Yesterday was my wedding anniversary: the husband and I have been married 23 years now! But I have to say, I like celebrating things better when we’re not in the midst of the pandemic. It was too hot and muggy to do anything outside, so we decided to mask up and try visiting an antique mall, one that’s big enough for people to be socially distanced inside. It was … partially successful. There was space, but there were also more people than I expected, and I felt like I was being crowded or rushed whenever they were behind me. There was a sign that masks were required, but we saw a ton of people wearing them under their noses. We saw one woman just wearing a plastic face shield. It wasn’t a relaxing environment for me, and I felt bad being tense and anxious when we were trying to celebrate. I did find something cool, though!
It’s a yarn swift!! I have an Amish-style swift that the husband made me years ago, but I had to get this one too. As soon as I figure out how to attach it to the table without damaging the wood, I’ll be testing it out. And I’ll be testing it with my new LolaBean sock yarn! (Yes, I realize this is a tenuous connection to Sock It To Me Monday, but I’m rolling with it.)
My obsessive Instagram habit paid off and I snagged one of the Jimmy the Model sets from LolaBean Yarn Co.! I just love watching their videos, and of course I love the yarn too. I’m trying to resist the urge to cast on. It’s hard.
I don’t know about you, but my weekend went way too fast. Maybe Monday will go fast too?
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Hey, sock yarn will become socks, right? (Maybe.) So it totally fits.
Happy anniversary!
Oh yes! It will become socks as soon as I finish the socks I’ve already started! And thank you!
Yay socks!
Happy Anniversary!
A friend and I were just discussing how half wearing a mask is ridiculous. Some people just don’t get it, until they do.
Lovely yarn! I pretend Instagram doesn’t exist. My stash is already bulging:)
Yes, ignoring Instagram would help my budget for sure! But it’s the only happy social media I have, so I’ll keep it for now!
Cool swift 😁
Thar was a great find.
I find it so hard to understand that people don’t want to look after each other by doing something as simple as wearing a mask.
Same here. Of course, I’m also so much a rule-follower that if a business tells me to do something, I’m just going to do it!
Happy anniversary! And woo hooo for the yarn swift find, that was lucky.
Happy anniversary! And congratulations on your find and the cool yarn 🙂
Happy Anniversary! I’m sorry the day was a bit stressful but at least you have a new yarn-related find.
Happy anniversary! I’m glad you all were able to celebrate, even with the weirdness right now in the states. I love the yarn swift, and of course the yarn!
Happy anniversary. I put soft pieces of felt on the vise of my swift to keep it from marking up a table.
Great idea! I’ll give that a try!