argonauticae:

Things That People Have Said To Me Since I Started Working In A Yarn Shop

• “i need more of the rowan felted tweed, i’m making some first-world-war balaclavas and i’ve run out”
• “i’m making my husband an x-files themed jumper for christmas and i can’t find a good colour for the spaceship”
• “do you have any wool/acrylic blends on sale, i’m making hats for the seamen’s mission to give to sailors and i know they say to use acrylics because they’re cheap but it gets awfully cold at sea and i worry”
• “i need some black wool for gloves, but it has to be flame-proof because i’m making them for the beltane fire-jugglers”
• “could you see if you have another copy of this pattern for a baby shawl, i’ve knitted it in different colours for all of my six children and twelve grandchildren but it’s started to fall apart a bit"
• [from a blond, six-foot surfer dude] “yeah, do you have any really light needles, i’m going backpacking around argentina and i want to do some socks while i’m on the coach but there isn’t much room in my rucksack”
• “which of these colours do you think would be best for a knitted corgi”
• “do you have any patterns for dog hats”