Okay, so I broke my Summer of Stash vows, kinda. This purchase (Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille) was one of my “conditions”, as long as I finished the thrummed mittens. I went to my LYS, I actually walked there, feeling generally bummed out about my car and then this wonderful yarn for useful things like washcloths was 40% off. I bought apple green, turqoise and pale blue. Happy colours, to make the car not sting so much.

Then, on my way back downtown after feeling generally bummed out about my shyness, I spied a used bookstore with the wonderful name of Baskerville Books. Now you may not know this about me, but I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan and have been since about age 12. Just the name was enough to make me want to spend money. Finding books I’ve been looking for (the long stories in almost the same edition I have the short stories in, a London theatre/Holes pastiche, and some of Adrian Conan Doyle’s stories) was icing on the cake. The cherry on top of the icing on the cake was that the store had a lovely dog in residence who bore no resemblance at all to the hound of the Baskervilles.

All this loot that will keep me amused for quite a while cost me only $40, which I think is pretty damn good.

Add that to my new favourite song (I’ve had it on repeat for a good while now) and I’m fairly happy right now.

The lace project is farther than that photo, I just didn’t take a photo. I almost have a whole cuff.