Today is Friday the 13th.
That means it's Ask the Yarnista day.
Why? I don't know. It just is.
It is because I decided it should be about 30 seconds ago.
I used to do a monthly feature called The Yarnista Answers Your Questions, and I'm in the mood to start again.
Leave a question in the comments here, and I'll do my best to answer it.
Here's one to start us off:
Hi Sharon,
I have a question, and I'm hoping you can help me. My wife loves your yarn, and has a large collection of it. I want to get her a little something for her birthday coming up, but don't know which color to choose. Can you make any recommendations based on my wife's order history? She wears a lot of black, but I don't know how that translates into yarn.
Thanks for the help.
P.S. Thanks to you, terms like "merino" "kettle dyed" and "yarnista" are regular topics of conversation at our house. Just thought you'd like to know.
And here's my response. I've removed any name hints so the sender's wife can be truly surprised.
Hello,
Thanks for your email. I know and love your wife, and can certainly steer you to some colorway options she might enjoy.
I then inserted colorway/yarn information here. No hints, I don't want to spoil the surprise.
I'm sorry you have to talk about yarn at dinner all the time.
Wait, I'm not sorry.
Talking about kettle dyeing is perhaps bit fluffy, but there are far worse conversations one could have over a meal. The dog is sick, for example, or my crazy relative is coming to live with us indefinitely. Honey, I've gambled my retirement money away, or I keep forgetting to tell you, but the basement has a foot of standing water. I accidentally broke all your fishing rods, or the very nice IRS agent stopped by and said the house looks like we've done a lot of work on it.
All in all, merino wool is a fairly innocuous, mildly pleasant topic in a frenetic world fraught with peril. As for conversations regarding yarnistas, I'm afraid I am of little assistance in that regard.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Sharon
Your turn! What's weighing on your mind? It certainly does not have to be knitting/yarn related (although it can be). If you're wondering why Oreo cookies are so delicious, for example, I might be able to help you there.
If I don't get to your question today, I'll try and answer it in a future installment.
P.S. Doing a bunch of Carpe Yarnem stockings this weekend. Check here regularly for updates.