Brrrrrr! Part II

Back to the deep freeze; at the moment its 10 degrees with a wind chill of minus 9! I am officially ready for spring, so please, just bring it on anytime! It's supposed to be this cold all week, so I'm planning to do any errands I need to do in one go today to limit my time freezing outdoors as best I can for the rest of the week.

Yesterday was wonderful! I made my way to the yarn shop for the much anticipated 40% off sale! A woman greeted each new arrival at the door with a loud "Welcome!" and a white shopping bag, and I had mine filled in very short order! Yarns that I would normally pass by due to their expensive price tags were now affordable, and since I was using the gift cards I received for Christmas and my birthday, it was guilt-free shopping! Among the yarns I bought were 3 different hanks of Malabrigo, 2 balls of Rowan "Tapestry" in rustic, 2 balls of a gorgeous angora from France, and several others. I have enough yarn to keep me going for quite a while, all thanks to my gift cards which were really great gifts to receive.

One thing that troubles me is that I came across a bin (called the "Orphan Bin") for single balls of yarn that were the last in stock, and each was being sold for only $5.00. In going through the bin I came across, at the very bottom of the pile, a hank of Tilli Tomas spun silk in a deep red color, just gorgeous yarn, and which I knew was very expensive. I couldn't believe that it was being sold for $5.00, but it had lost it's original tag, replaced with a hand-written one, and so I happily placed it in my shopping bag and made my way to the counter. When it was my turn to have my purchases tallied, I first took out the Tilli Tomas and showed the woman at the register (I believe she's the owner of the shop), and told her that it was in the "Orphan Bin", to make sure that it was correctly in the bin, and not placed there by a customer. She was shocked! ...and she turned to a young boy who was helping someone else and asked if he'd put it in the bin, and he said "Yeah, it was the last one" She replied, "But it's TILLI TOMAS!!!" and playfully tapped him on the top of his head. She made a joke of it, but I'm sure she was upset. Still, she honored the $5.00 price, though the hank should have sold for $30.00, and I thanked her...but all the way home I felt as though I should have offered it back, not feeling at all comfortable in profiting from an innocent mistake. I think I'll bring it back...

Petit Manteau update: The right side of the front is up to the sleeve increases (oh no, panic mode again)! and it's really beginning to look so pretty! I'm hoping to have it finished, with the velvet overalls, for the baby shower which will be this coming Sunday. Wish me luck!

Have a lovely day!