Tuesday, August 12, 2008

COMPULSIVE YARN BUYING



Ren gave this to me and laughingly asked if I wanted to post it on the blog...........it is SO true:

..you go to a yarn store with a friend and you usually carry more yarn out of the store than your friend when you leave.

..you wake up the morning after, unable to remember how much yarn you bought, how much you spent for it, or where you stashed it.

..you inexplicably grab hanks of yarn from store shelves just to touch and smell; you occasionally talk to it.

..you've bought the same pattern book or knitting supply at least twice without knowing it.

..when you go to the yarn store after work, after arriving home late, you lie about where you've been, telling your SOs you were at a bar.

..you are unable to travel to a new town without a quick scan of the Yellow Pages and a not so quick checking out of the local yarn shops; in fact, you often tack on a day of travel and bring an empty suitcase--just in case!

..you've moved to larger homes just so you have more space to stash your stash.

..you've bought yarn simply because it was on sale.

..when at a garage sale, the first thing you look for is yarn/knitting supplies.

..you have been reprimanded on the job--for knitting.

..you and your SOs have "discussed" your yarn buying and knitting habits.

..you've trained your SOs not to talk while you are counting and to wait patiently while you finish that one more row.

..you've mastered knitting in the dark (at movie theatres), at red lights while driving, and, of course, while doing just about anything else.

..panic sets in when you are out in a public place with nothing to knit.

..you have lied about how much yarn you've bought.

..you have devised grand and devious schemes for getting your yarn in the house to avoid your SOs scrutiny.

..your yarn buying has embarrassed your family or friends.

..when a stranger walks into your home, his or her first words are usually a comment about your yarn.

..you have at least six projects beside each place in the house where you are known to sit and sleep.

..when a shop owner has been unable to locate a certain item in the store, you are able to find it.

Hope you enjoyed these and I'm sure most of you can identify with at least one.....maybe, many more!!!!!!!

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