The other day I was headed to get my car washed and discovered that the Ben Franklin Habitat (ha, Franklin Habit-at, haha) store was plastered in "going out of business" signs. You know I absolutely need nothing from a Ben Franklin type of a store, even if it's hugely on sale, and in fact I've been working hard to unload crap at the Goodwill, but of course curiosity got the better of me. Because I don't read the papers much, I never know what's going on around me -- it's better that way, trust me -- so I have no idea how long this has been going on, but probably not too long, because though there were some completely empty aisles (I suspect certain departments such as the fabric was job-lotted out somewhere), there was still a lot of stuff left, and the discounts were only 20% off for 99% of it, with a sign that said 40% off books, but there weren't enough left to even bother looking. And it was not hugely busy, either, just FYI.
Anyhoo, I was tempted to pick up some Cascade 220 superwash in various reds, (they had quite a few) and had some in my hands, but decided that at 20% off, they weren't worth it and put them back. I've always felt 220 Superwash is overpriced, (though it is a nice superwash, I'm just not that big a superwash girl) and even at 20% off... well, meh. Instead, I bought regular Cascade 220 in a great brick heather kind of a color.
Great color, less expensive than the superwash, and though it's not machine washable and maybe a teeny tad less soft, still it'll be nicer and more fun to knit, I think. Of course it's destined to be another Red Scarf, but that heathery color is going to be so fab I might want to keep it myself. I am so bad like that.
When Diane H. was visiting a couple months ago, we shopped in Montpelier, and I fell in love with the shop model of this:
This picture does NOTHING for this wrap, I'll tell you. The shop model is done narrower, with only two buttons, and in a tan color that is
♪ a-MAZE ♪-innnnng!! ♫.
And the yarn is so soft and elegant and drapey, I'm tellin' ya - it's gorgeous! I tried it on and it looked tres chic and elegant, but I decided I wanted to make it a bit longer (also the narrow version) and omit the buttons, wearing it with a black shawl pin that I also bought at the time. I had to order the yarn, and it arrived just in time for my birthday (what luck!), and also just in time for the arrival of this stunning wooden shawl stick from My Margene.

I can't wait to wear this. But of course I'll have to knit it first. Not sure when that will occur, but every time I walk by the yarn, I yearn to knit it, so that's got to be a good sign. The pattern, by the way, can be purchased here.
When I was in Utah last spring, you may remember I bought this wonderful turquoise necklace. I've been searching ever since for the right earrings to go with, and I was almost ready to give up. I couldn't find the right disk-shaped pieces of turquoise, the right casual feel, in any turquoise earrings. Then one night I decided to see what I could find on Etsy.
Hot damn. The color is not quite the same, but they wear very well together. The only thing that would make these better is if they had matching, but not too matchy, little pieces of those red coral chips dangling off of them.
I luv these so much I'm hardly even annoyed at all by the liberal use of the twee word "luv" in all of the seller's notes and stuff.
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