Seriously, am I having a mid-life crisis?

First it was the baking, and now three beautiful hanks of Colinette Point 5 (in Monet)

It's hard to know whether my family and friends will laugh themselves silly or call me and ask in a concerned voice "So, how ARE things?" As it is only five weeks until a BIG birthday they may just shrug it off like they did when I knitted a cardigan for KelpieBlossom just before she was born. Except that this time instead of thinking "Aaah, nesting" they will think "Aaah, aging".

But, my friends, I have been INSPIRED. Ever since I spied the beautiful scarf knitted by Jane on Yarnstorm in Colinette Point Five (Sea Breeze) I have been trying to find the same yarn here in Australia.

Hardly anyone seems to stock this beautiful hand-dyed Welsh product. I finally found some at Sunspun in Melbourne. I rang the lovely lady there yesterday and she popped some in the post. My package arrived TODAY at 11am.

Now all I need is some 12mm or 15mm needles for a loose knit and I'm off and running. Except that here on the North Shore those that are Too Posh to Push are also Too Knackered to Knit and there is a dearth of knitting suppliers close by. My choices seemed to be either Spotlight in Dee Why or Rubi & Lana in Gordon.

And here is the main difference between my shopping experiences in Melbourne and Sydney. My wool arrived overnight without me even leaving the house. Yet this afternoon I drove in peak Friday "off-to-my-hunter-valley-retreat" traffic for 45 minutes to Gordon to arrive at Rubi&Lana by 4.40pm to FIND IT CLOSED. I think I'll give up and order the needles from somewhere in Melbourne, they should be here before breakfast tomorrow.

So, what am I going to knit?

A scarf.

Don't want to get too ahead of myself. Hopefully it will be ready by next Winter.


Update Sat 20th: Finally got my needles at Spotlight. Don't hold your breath; could be a while before I post a result...