Last week, a friend and I did something a little naughty, and a little fun, and treated ourselves to a little yarn fix. These holidays are dragging, and with 8 kids between us, this was a great little escape.
I picked up a skein of Ella Rae lace merino (not really lace, though, more a 4 ply.) and these two balls of Noro Silk Garden. They are wonderful contrasting colours, and I bought them specifically to make the Noro Stripe Scarf for my lovely new husband. I cast on a couple of days later, only to discover that they are TOTALLY different weights 
One is almost a bulky, and the other barely a DK. I could really kick myself for not checking in the shop, knowing Noro’s reputation. The pattern really does need a consistency in thickness of the yarn, to make the stripes seamless, so I will figure out what to do with it/buy a different ball at some point. It’s going into the sin-bin/naughty corner for a bit.
I have higher hopes for this.
