I ask you.

Is this little darling not as good a reason as any to abandon my attempt at project fidelity?



I had finished a couple of things and frogged another, so I was perfectly entitled to cast on something new as a reward for my patience and dedication. Right? Right.

Let me tell you how the scarf kit came to be in my possession. I attended the Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters' Fair on Saturday, dragging my entire family along as usual. If you are thinking that I have an unusually patient and indulgent husband, it is possible that you might be correct. In fact, I have reason to suspect that I'm going to get Victorian Lace Today for my birthday, though I tried to keep a discreet distance when he stopped at the booth. It's a biggish book and didn't fit behind his back very well.

Anyway, back to the scarf. There were about a million door prizes given away throughout the day, and naturally I didn't win any. I don't call myself The Unluckiest Person On Earth for nothing, you know. But among one of the very long lists of names was an old friend of mine whom I hadn't seen in years. I sent the husband out to the door prize place to hunt her down. And because she is a Very Nice Person Who Doesn't Knit Lace, she gave me her door prize! It absolutely made my day because I was really trying to be frugal but hated to leave practically empty-handed. THANK YOU, NESS!

Details about the lovely scarf: the yarn is 80% Polwarth wool and 20% silk, and it is quite possibly the softest stuff on earth. The pattern is called Along Came A Spider. And it was donated by Rovings, who are probably very nice people too though I don't know for sure.

And also in the running for the title of softest stuff on earth is this alpaca from Green Acres Alpaca Farm. These two hanks set me back a mere twenty bucks and were the only thing I bought. Honest.



And that, my friends, is how I managed to emerge with some nice stuff for very little money, and also how I came to fall off the Finishing wagon. Oh well, it had to happen.