Last weekend I picked up a yarn kit at my local yarn store, Untangled Purls. With the current climate, it felt like a clandestine, furtive meeting. I knocked on the door (the phone was temporarily down), she hustled towards the door, she handed me a mysterious package, we both looked around to make sure no one had seen us….or at least it felt that way.
They’re doing a current promotion (I suspect both for revenue and because they are bored out of their minds) where you suggest an artist or a specific work of art, choose from a range of price points, and they build a kit that is valued at more than you paid. I went with Alphonse Mucha, but in hindsight I should have asked for Edward Gorey. Not that I’m complaining about Mucha, though. They gave me a few skeins of Manos Del Urugary Fino in a range of grays and blues, and a larger skein of Manos Del Uruguay Alegria in a slightly faded red, and the pattern for Good Vibes by Nadia Cretin-Lechenne. They also tossed in a mybaggee see-through project bag, a cute little lip-balm, and a rosemary sachet. I was slightly concerned about the bag at first, only because I thought sock needles might poke holes in it, but now that I spend some time with it I don’t think it’ll be an issue. Not a paid promotion, of course! Just me raving about a cool new project, and a great way to support my favorite yarn store! If this carries on for much longer I’ll see what they come up for Edward Gorey.