In the mail was a package, in the package a book:
Lace Style: Traditional to Innovative, 21 Inspired Designs to Knit

I am interested foremost in the pattern called Tailored Scallops.
It is featured on the cover of the book:
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The yarn used is Tahki Yarns Kerry, a wool and alpaca blend made in Ireland.
Aha, so I know this yarn.

At some point I ordered one skein of Kerry to see what it was like. Being on sale, it had caught my eye. It was orange and became some stripes when I made the Tubey sweater from Knitty.

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Although I very much liked the color, I didn’t form a strong opinion
of the yarn, other than noting that it wasn’t very soft.

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Now Webs is having a sale on Kerry with only one available color. I wasn’t ready to commit, and I had other yarn agendas too. When I placed a Webs order, I ended up with a sampling of several yarns. Amongst them was a lone skein of Kerry. The color suited my tastes and I began to knit.

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One skein got me this far. Now, inevitably, I am jonesing. And poor Tailored Scallops is on hold. She does not lack lots and lots of company. She does, however, complain of her name and I cannot say I blame her. With some deference to her origins, I’ll rename her Taylor Calliope.