1. I'm going away for a long time. I will be on a plane. Clearly I must take much knitting. Sweaters, however, are not particularly portable. Socks are portable. I must have sock yarn. (Flaw in this point: I already have sock yarn).
2. I'm stopping by a yarn store I've never been to. Seaport Yarn is fairly fabulous. Clearly I must support them. (Flaw: Buying yarn simply because there is a yarn store in existence is a dangerous way to live).
3. The Point has a sale. (Flaw: There is no flaw. This is a serious sale. Really, I'm amazed at my restraint).
Here is what I bought:
From Seaport Yarns, I now have:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUf7dt_XjrXavq8EukdNO2FFPx35EX7JL2ydC_usgph2IIO_zviRhJ5uJnN3sSGvIU8hS88O8gDApYWg_RQz7aCL4YVVnvM3iHp4I2cMSAfhsxIOdnt2OOLGg5ThY-UseJdt9GoibyTdo/s200/acquerello.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuuRATp2wosh7Kri-1YZeBnuPLyFTESlYa55LsfsiAZSxX1YFhQ4uoFQ2bVRaHnaOt1LMEfyos5Oa7M5a2qp2Tw-HtFuRXhyzVhquEg1YLNRgKTEsQKMpfBZW40SY_6saRwjQBKeNLU0/s200/pine+woods.jpg)
Pine Woods Yarn Wool/Nylon Sock. The colors don't particularly excite me (a little staid, I suppose) but I've been dying to make Rivendell, and here's a yarn that is simply begging to be Middle Earth.
From The Point, I now have:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMqpgWgSrk7KCpvxTTONZXihJAAfYEN44fwi_9P1dyl2hHC9d8etVJ8tXwXTZZgJasPuVY1cep7UfoCIl1Cbc8dqCRaf87-AlxdaDKHVSlLGPGtm2J81nX4bjDK8vCOVtnRM09s-m13I/s200/tofu.jpg)
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I think I'll be finishing Wellfleet, the sock I already have on the needles, and I'll take Spina di Pesce. Or Rivendell. Or both. Can't be too careful.
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