15% Discounts Make Yarn Diet Challenging

I have been contemplating the Mandy Yarn Diet. I have. And, I have been following it. Does sock yarn count?

Sarah, my precious friend who buys awesome yarn and pets it like the Harlot does her special stash -- as if her Debbie Bliss Cashmerino in lovely pastel colors were living beings -- has led me astray. She followed the instructions for Jimmy Beans Wool (one of my fave online shops) and I got a 15% discount. So...I had to get SOMETHING.

Here's what I got:

2 balls of Sock Yarn
2 sets of circulars to try a pattern suggested by a dear reader.

I showed great restraint. I am very proud of myself.

And... now for the photos I promised.

Photos as Promised

I know that I promised photos of the sock. In the last photo, I have included sock number one in order to prove that it is in existence. I had some fear of becoming a one sock wonder, but now that I have the hang of it, I am actually planning out my next pairs. I have three different sock yarns waiting to be knitted up into something fabulous. In time, my friends, in time.

I am now considering looking for interesting but not too complicated sock patterns. I am open to suggestions, though I know I have a sock book (I don't remember the title) and maybe there will be some in there I could try.

Oh, it is thank you thursday. I am thankful for Birdie's Mama and Papa, Lehu, Birdie, my kitties and Gracie, vacation time from work, autumn (it's almost chilly today -- yay!!), dishwashers, Irish Breakfast Tea with equal and skim milk, bamboo knitting needles, nice neighbors, computers, digital cameras.