The Temptation of Retail

After using up the first skein of Big Twist Living in the colorway Confidence I switched to a thrifted skein of Impeccable in my stash in the colorway Sunny Day. I knew from experience that I was going to need more yarn in a complimentary color, so no problem.

As I expected I ran out of the Impeccable, and chose another thrifted skein of Red Heart Super Saver in the colorway Saffron to finish the last row. It's a near-perfect match. Then I went online just out of curiosity to see if they still sell Big Twist Living anywhere near me (most of the yarn I thrift is discontinued), and found out there are four brand new skeins for $6.49 each at a Michaels about 45 minutes away from me. I also know I don't have enough of the Red Heart or the remaining skein of Confidence to finish the shawl.

Temptation promptly grabbed me by the imagination. Why should I dig through the stash again to try and color match that solid yellow a third time? I can finish the wrap the way I want.

The thrifty side of me: "I'm not going to buy the new yarn. No matter how much I love it, the colors of it, and how cool the wrap would look with finishing in the Confidence, it's too much $$$."

The artistic side of me: "I can finish it with the Confidence. It'll look amazing. I resisted buying anything from the latest Premier sale, didn't I? I'll buy one skein. Or two. Two would be better."

What will I do? Stay tuned to the blog find out.

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