With Andy camping and a solo weekend yawning before me, I grabbed the yarn I bought specifically to finish the poncho only to discover,

it was the right color but the wrong yarn. It wasn't even a yarn that would "get by" as the recipient is bound to be machine washing the poncho and a feltable yarn would be a disaster. Discouraged, I went to bed and read of knitters who checked the labels before leaving the store.
Saturday morning I made a half-hearted stab at cleaning the sewing room--a feat only to be attempted by the truly brave at heart--and found

Remnants!!!!!! I have kicked myself over and over for being silly enough to keep little tiny balls of leftover yarn and for once I have been truly, TRULY thankful for this obsession.
The poncho is done done done done done done done done done done done done done done....

and I, flakiest of knitters, have finished 8 WIPs in a row!!!!!! And people say miracles never happen!!!
I also spent some quality time with the sewing machine, and almost have 3 Halloween bags ready to be sewn together,

and two of them aren't even overdue yet.
Theo and I finally washed and blocked the red toddler sweater

and then spent some time drying ourselves and the counters off.
And in unrelated news, Craft Warehouse has totally ignored my existence, but a very nice woman named Barbara emailed me back from
Jane's Fiber and Beads said they had the beads I was looking for--though they were called something else altogether so I don't feel silly for not being able to figure out for myself whether or not they had what I was looking for--and that they had 3 tubes left. Visa in hand, I immediately called and ordered all 3 tubes. I have no idea how many beads that will be but I am taking NO chances by now. We still have half a pair of pajamas at Chateau Sutton-Goar because we can't find one lousy yard of fabric, so we do not fool with "just getting by" any longer. Fleur has been saved!!!!!