I have a thing...

Do you see this? Looks like one lonely skein of Rowanspun DK in Burnt Orange, doesn't it?

You are right.

I got it from my local Hobbycraft outlet this morning, spied it in a sale bin and pounced. This was quite a surprise to me because the yarn selection at Hobbycraft is usually pretty slim, and reductions are rare. This was not terribly cheap, but cheap enough that I couldn't resist.

Fine, no problem, right?

Only... the skein is not really all that lonely. It has 10 mates to keep it company. ALL the mates it had in the sales bin, in fact.

Add to that the unplanned purchase of 10 balls of Jaeger Shetland Aran in almost the same colour, that I talked myself into yesterday, and you have orange overload.

I better come out and just say it - I have a thing for burnt orange yarn. I LOVE the colour, want to cuddle, it, pet it, squeeze it.

This is a relatively new thing. OK, so I have this old orange crochet tank that I still wear in the summer, but apart from that my wardrobe is orange-free, I swear! But there is something so bold and warm and just plain delicious about the colour that lately I don't seem to be able to resist.

The thing is only, how many sweaters, hats, scarves, ... does a person really need in the same colour?!