I decided to pick one of the simple, understated sweaters from Quick Baby Knits by Debbie Bliss and go with it. I also decided that Rowan Cotton Glace, which I used for two other baby sweaters, was going to be the perfect yarn—a little bit of shine, delicate stitches, and (typically) hypoallergenic cotton. I looked at yarnmarket.com, but skeins are $7.15 each there, and I felt that if I tried, I could find it cheaper.
And thus I ventured onto eBay, and made my very first eBay purchase ever. The pricing was cheaper ($5.50/skein) and shipping comparable; what pushed me into hitting “buy now” was the color. Just a quick glance told me that I liked “Bud” the best.
But it’s a no-go.
I wasn’t fully prepared for just how BRIGHT the Crayon yarn is. And when you put the red, orange, yellow, green, and blue together. . . . Well, if it isn’t baby gay pride. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) But then I started thinking about my boss.
I just got word from a high school friend that his wife is preggers, due in May. This puts my total up to 5 babies by June/July! (I might not knit something for one of the pregnant coworkers, though how hard is a pair of bootees? I do love them so, after all.)
I’m so anxious for my Crayon yarn to arrive. I can’t track the package, though, so I have no idea where it might be. Keeping my fingers crossed that it arrives today, but maybe I’ll just get started on all the bootees for the folks who won’t get bigger deal stuff. So far the list stands at:
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