Booty!

I convinced the hubs to drive me to Michael's today so I could pick up some yarn. Thank goodness he did too, because he was the one that noticed the $1 ribbon bin tucked under the eave before we even walked into the store! On top of that, he plunged his arm all the way down to the bottom of said ribbon bin and got me all the good stuff! I love my husband! The top 5 rolls are definitely older, but no clue how old. They're in great shape & are very classic, which is an even bigger score for $1/roll. The bottom 3 are definitely new/trendy, but super cute.

From the top:

• Brown satin w/white boxes on the trim
• Light mint green, ribbed
• Butter yellow, ribbed (thin)
• Green gingham
• Navy satin (wide)
• Light blue w/diamond pattern, ribbed
• Black w/white fleur patterns
• Brown w/multi color polka dots, ribbed

There were a ton more, including one which said "EASTER" all the way around, and another which said "FROM THE MR. AND THE MRS." Neither were my cup of tea, but I'm sure they'll make some lucky buyer just as excited as I am for my find (or the husband's, as the case may be)

As far as yarn goes, I could have done better. I probably should have hit up JoAnn's, but if I had, I wouldn't have found all that $1 ribbon! I suppose the trade-off was a less than stellar yarn-buying trip. I ended up with just a couple rolls, only 2 of which were the exact brand of yarn my pattern called for. The other rolls are just some similar weights that some of my patterns call for.

From left:

• 2 rolls of Lion's Brand Wool-Ease, Oxford Grey (per the Boyfriend's Hat pattern)
• Sugar & Spice 100% cotton worsted weight in Lime Stripes
• Sugar & Spice 100% cotton worsted weight in Yellow
• Naturallycaron.com bamboo blend Light worsted in Green Sheen

I also bought some craft paint to cover an old & slightly hideous picture frame I own. I realize now I should have taken a picture of the "before", but alas I was too excited to start painting it. I will show you an "after" picture when I've decided I'm happy with the final result. I also picked up some much needed sawtooth picture frame hangers - which will turn my tabletop frames into wall frames (which we desperately need because we don't have a lot of tabletops!)

Now that I've got my "official" Boyfriend's Hat yarn (which my husband would like me to note is, in fact, not for a boyfriend at all, but rather him: my husband), I hope I can finish off a real one tomorrow (or later today, as it were). Wish me luck!