Sunday, January 24, 2010

Two forwards and one goalie

After having recently met my blogger friend Tara, I had the chance, yesterday, to meet another knitting friend I hadn't met before. Brigitte, who doesn't blog enough, is my friend from the Go Habs Go group on Ravelry. She's also the owner/dyer of a wonderful Etsy shop named Les TricotLores. She sells beautiful yarn, all with hockey-related names (mostly Habs players name), and all the profits go to the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation.

We met yesterday at the Second Cup for coffee. Much to my delight (and ok, because I had asked her to), she had brought the boys:

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Now, I know I'm on a sock yarn diet. But I've never NOT cheated on a diet before. And she has a yarn named after my favourite player, so what's a girl to do.

Meet Tomas Plekanec:

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Now with food diets, when I cheat, I don't eat just one piece of chocolate (which explains why I can't lose weight). I'll eat the whole candy bar and then some. Soooooo.... I also brought these boys home with me:

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Brian Gionta

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Jaroslav Halak

It shall be noted that on the day that I bought Habs yarn, the team managed a fantastic win, 6-0, against the Rangers. Coincidence? I don't think so.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Think of it this way: you donated to a good cause. You should feel good about yourself!

Clumsy Knitter said...

Oh wow, I don't follow hockey, but those are some niiiice colors! If you're going to fall down on a diet, that's the way to do it! :)

Anonymous said...

Well, if you're going to cheat and bring men home with you, I guess THAT'S the way to do it!

Tara said...

Ooh, that Brian Gionta yarn is pretty awesome. Is it self-striping? I might have to check this site out!