Okay, here’s the deal. I found a penny last night when I came home from a walk. Then I found one when I came home today from my outing. I think that’s why the day turned out as awesome as it did; it was book-ended by lucky.
I offhandedly decided to check out a yarn store today on my way to a craft fair in Lititz, PA. It’s called the Ball and Skein in the Brickerville shopping plaza. Doesn’t sound like much right? However the place was packed and here’s what you see as you come in from the back parking lot.
This is the freaking courtyard.
And here’s public displays of knitting.
Not only that, I picked up 5 skeins of Ella Rae Bamboo silk that is heavenly soft and 50% OFF! What?! Oh hey, guess what? I bought a ball winder on e-bay that showed up. This morning. For my yarn. Yep.
His name is Ted. Doesn’t he look jaunty with his cocked hat?
So I got to work dragging my stool and supplies to the porch because did I mention it’s beautiful outside today? It’s beautiful outside today. Then my yarn went from this
to this
to oops
to this.
There’s a learning curve without a swift. Still, I got to know my yarn intimately (it sheds) and my ball winder (he rocks) and then I ended up with my first little yarn cake ever.
I’m so proud you’d think I built the damn thing from clay and spit and toe clippings. It’s that cool.
So despite the fact that I completely forgot it was knit in public day, the yarn gods smiled on me anyways so I could still participate in my own way. Now I’m going to wind more yarn and start eating some of the 4 pounds of candy I got at the Candy store in Brickerville.
Yeah.
