I Can't Be Trusted To Go To Michael's Anymore

I was just going to get some dpns to finish a hat. That's all. I promise. I even had a 50% off coupon so I didn't have to feel guilty about buying some new needles. I didn't even veer off to touch yarn. I just went straight to the needle aisle. And I was doing so well... I really was.


But then, right before I reached the needle aisle, I see this endcap display... Bernat Soy Yarn for $2 a skein! Well, now. I can hardly be blamed for picking up a few skeins of that. I mean, how could I not?

On the same display they had Bernat Alpaca, a really, super-soft yarn, in this manly color. Not on sale, but it was right there. And I've been meaning to make T a scarf...

Now, at this point, I am feeling slightly guilty. I mean, I really did just come in for dpns. But not too guilty, right? I mean, it's just a couple of skeins. Not like I'm taking food out my kids' mouths, right? So I just continue on around the corner to where the needles are.

But then, I see Bernat Max is on sale for $3! I almost pass that up. And then I remember when M saw this yarn and was really excited and wanted a scarf in the green color. This was, of course, after I'd made her about 10 scarves, so I said I had made her enough scarves, but if it was ever on sale I might get some. And, well, her birthday is Thursday of this week...

Oh God, what was happening to me? I had to get out of there! I grab my needles, throw them into my now-full basket (and really, who gets a shopping basket when they are just there to get some dpns? I think there was something subliminal going on), and make a break for the door.


Suddenly, some variegated worsted leaps off the shelf and into my basket! And then some baby yarn in pink! Then in lilac! My God! Will it never end?

Finally, I make it to the checkout, where T sardonically asks, "Do we need to buy another storage container too?"

But I can't be too hard on him, really. After all, I went into Michael's to get this:

and ended up with this: