If it's on sale, it doesn't count

I'm being undone by rationalization, I know it. I bought more yarn today (imagine, at this point, a deeply ashamed face, like a puppy that just ate your steak dinner and feels bad, but happily full). Here's the story...

I had to get a new Addi Turbo to make Luc's Black Watch Cap (well, I had to get a new circular. I did get a Turbo because I'm spoiled by them and won't use anything else for round projects), so went off to Yarn Forward. Something in the air this afternoon, because it was busier than usual in there. So. Thinking on my way in, it's almost scarf weather, and I don't want to make a matchy-matchy scarf to go with my Tim Horton's toque, so maybe I'll make a complimentary hat (not matchy-matchy, but colour-friendly in different texture) to go with my in-progress Bohemian Dessert scarf.

Digression: the Bohemian Dessert scarf is made of Patons Bohemian in "Wandering Wine", which looks to me like Godiva milk chocolate truffles with raspberry filling oozing out. Desserty. Yum.

So, I found two colours of Patons Decor that are just enough different (a dark maroon instead of the pinky shade, and a gold instead of the chocolate brown) but still look nice alongside the scarf yarn (remember, my head will fill the intervening space). So. The Decor was on sale, 40% off (JOY!), and it's more of a Part II of the project (scarf-and-hat) than a new project as such, so it doesn't really count as buying new yarn for a new project. HA!

And, for further rationalization power, I paid cash for the whole works instead of using plastic. If it's cash, it's available money, not overspending. Right? Right... I'm so clever, I could kiss me. Instead, I worked on the Bohemian Dessert scarf this evening at writer's group (they're getting used to me knitting now) instead of the Hufflepuff scarf which I had intended to work on. But Hufflepuff is coming along nicely and should be finished tomorrow evening - maybe Friday. So I'm close to my planned knitting schedule.

Now I have to work the new hat into the schedule. Hrm.