And yes, there will be a yarn version coming and the numbers will be ugly, although the yarn itself is lovely but meanwhile...
I don't think we generally buy a lot of stuff. The occasional jigsaw puzzle, or book, or cat related accessory but we're not out there every day spending money like it's going out of fashion. That said we do ease up a bit on holiday and buy things we probably wouldn't buy if we weren't away from home. Here's last weeks
First up are some pin badges, the new fridge magnet substitute to remind us of where we've been
more details of the steam train trip and our visit to Conwy to come soon.
And here's the miscellany
If you're reading this and you live in the UK you will need no explanation for the fan; if you're outwith the UK, suffice it to say that last week was very very very hot. My brother in law bought me the fan in a lovely woodcraft shop in Beddgelert while I was desperately trying to work out the best way to cool down my face and hands in the nearest loo. It's very effective; no wonder they use them so widely in Spain. At the front there is a pair of ear-rings that I treated myself to at the MAWS Craft centre where Lay Family Yarn are based. I bought a pair last year, different ones of course, but I always had a little niggle that said I might have preferred the ones I bought this time around. Actually to be truthful I'd have preferred the style of the ones I bought this time around but in green, and in fact that was what I went looking for. However I had a brief a chat with the owner of the business and apparently she's currently unable to source green pearls. So I bought the blue ones instead, which will probably be more useful given that I wear a lot more blue than green.
On our way from the cottage in Wales to the place we were staying for the retreat the OH suddenly said, 'Do you know, I think we're near that great cross stitch place we went to last year'. How he knew I had no idea since we'd been driving for miles past interminable green fields with green hedge edging which all looked the same , and neither of us remembered what it was called so he can't have looked it up in advance. (The Nimble Thimble if anyone needs to know the name of a fabulous cross stitch supplies shop with good prices on DMC threads and the best selection of american cross stitch charts you will see outside the US.) That partly explains the cross stitch kit; it's not actually cross stitch but a counted thread band sampler. I have two others in the same series, one is even finished, framed and hanging on a wall in the house ( wonders, never, cease etc) and as I felt a bit obliged to buy something this was a good choice. Or will be if my eyesight is spared long enough for me to get round to stitching it.
Finally there's a basic weaving kit. This was bought in a wool shop in Conwy which had been recommended by a friend . I'd had a look at their website and thought well, I could treat myself to some Lykke needles since they are stockists, and also get one of these little weaving kits and give it a try. Fortunately or otherwise, they did not have Lykke needles in the sizes and length I wanted so that saved me a bit. And despite the owners best efforts at 'if you buy one of those weaving kits you can have another at half price' I restricted myself to one. To be honest, it wasn't hard.
Lest you be wondering where the OH was in this orgy of self indulgence he bought himself some boring track stuff for his railway and a set of lovely little trucks for it too.
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