MAGPIE'S MUMBLINGS

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Friday, December 02, 2011

A day to remember

Today I was treated to my birthday present from one of my friends.  Yes, I am well aware that my birthday is in July, as is she!

Her gift to me the past two years has been a 'mystery tour'.  She picks me up in the morning and off we go to explore someplace totally unknown to me until we get there.  Today we visited a small town called Lakefield and explored all the shops.  Then she treats me to a nice lunch and more shopping (mostly looking for both of us). 

I picked up a couple of things for Christmas presents and purchased the latest 'Knit'nStyle' magazine because I fell in love with the sweater on the cover.  It's precisely what I would want to knit for myself and I was quite excited about it...until.....I went online to get the price of the yarn.  Oops.  At $79 for ONE ball (and I would need four!!) methinks I'll just frame the picture and look at it.  No way I could spend that much for yarn - especially when it would also need 5 balls of another yarn that're $9 each.  Nope, too costly for my blood, but nice to contemplate anyway.  Maybe if I win a lottery??

Anyway, I had a most fun day and have already told my friend that she is more than welcome to repeat the gift next year!

9 comments:

  1. Mystery tour - What a lovely idea. I think you should buy the yarn.....Just think, when you have knitted the garment, it will be worth huge dollars in an upsscale store. I think you should be a bit swanky! Be one of the "A" group! Begone frugality!

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  2. I have experienced that too expensive yarn scenario. Sometimes substitutions just don't give the same look. I say go for the less expensive yarn and make a great sweater that you will love.

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  3. What a lovely gift from your friend.
    Goodness that yarn is expensive. Do people really pay that much? I don't knit and the only yarn I buy is from the charity shops (to use in some kind of fibre art project).

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  4. Lucky to have a friend like her..give her a hug from me when you meet her next :)

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  5. ooh i must check out that magazine cover sweater pic, the yarn must be spun gold.

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  6. How big is that $79.00 ball? Ack!! I don't even think I've spent that much on a finished sweater! Let alone on a fraction of the thread.

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  7. What a nice way to send an "early" or "late" BD... Good to catch up with you again

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  8. What a fun day to have with a good friend. I am with you on the price of knitting yarn. You would think it is made of gold. I have a pattern for a knitted scarf with beads entwined and you need around 1,000 beads. Unless I find a very good buy - goodby scarf.

    What a DIL to bring you that gorgeous cake. It would be gone fast around here too.

    Hugs

    fredaB

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  9. well happy birthday to you....the Queen has two birthdays too!! You are in good company...and how will your stitching be if you are suffering caffeine withdrawals???

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