What I Didn't Do!

I know that most of you don't struggle with the impulsive yarn buying challenges that I deal with... and most likely you do not have enough yarn in your stash already to knit a cozy for your house. But I am feeling proud and wanted to share with you what I did not do today...


I did not buy the Mission Falls Wool that I was coveting for "Gathering Intentions" (I have stash for this), nor did I buy the Handmaiden Lady Godiva or Sea Silk I found on sale (I don't know what I'd do with it yet), I did not buy any Koigu that I found on sale, and, I did not take a nap (the killer winds are wiping me out). On top of all this, I did get a pattern from my LYS for the frogged Artyarns Supermerino Handpainted Stripes (ex-camo sweater) in my STASH! AND, I did not buy the oh-so-soft Sirdar Snuggly for a yet to be determined baby gift while I was there! I feel like I could take on the world!

Have any of you seen this yet?

I've linked this picture to the creator's original "guidelines". And although I like their thinking... I'm going to try to count sock yarn as well.

BTW - I want to emphasis the use of the word "guidelines" here as opposed to something more rigid like, say, "rules" or "requirements" as I am too prone to rebel against anything more oppressive than "suggested guidelines".

I'm putting this button on my sideline mainly to encourage (and shame) me from buying more yarn. If it helps you out too, all the better. (Now I just need to get over the fact that the pretty yarn colors in the button make me want to buy more yarn.)