as i was wandering around some section of the store (can't remember now), i passed an endcap with big, huge, gigantic skeins of mainstay yarn (which i thought WM had discontinued). there were a few colors including lavender, black, blue, yellow and this weird white that really looked like an extremely pale gray. they were on sale for $3.96 each. i checked the yardage and it was over EIGHT HUNDRED YARDS (891.75, to be precise). i kid you not. 5 of these jumped in my cart too. i mean, how could i leave 'em in the store?! that's almost 4,500 yard of yarn. enough, as my momma would say, to sink a battleship. here's proof:
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moral of the story: if you just -happen- to be at your local walmart, and you just -happen- to see this yarn on clearance, and some of it just -happens- to jump into your cart, it doesn't count as S-E-X. it counts as yarn rescue, which, in my book, is an act of charity. i hereby declare myself the founder of the YArn Rescue Network (YARN). knit on.
in other news, get a look at my adorable baby nephew in his new hat:
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i am SO happy that it FITS!!! i was all worried that it would be way too big, but see? there was nothing to worry about after all. YAY! auntie is gooooooooooood. i deserve a pat on the back :-)
Awww, how cute! {both hat & baby}
ReplyDeleteTake care!
Ok, I'm already "Claiming" first dibs on "any" left-over pieces of yarn you may wanna give away!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a nice weekend.
Take Care!
~Cinnamon Purls~
Oh, and one more thing, you know I will always make/send a "thank-you" gift! ;)
ReplyDeleteCinnamon Purls~~~~~o/
OH MY GOODNESS! IS THAT NOT THE MOST YUMMIEST BABY IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just gawgeous!
ReplyDeletecreoleindc...
ReplyDeletethank you! i actually can't wait to have children of my own because, as you can clearly see, there is an abundance of "cute" in my family's gene pool :-)
~mz