Scene: Mom's house, yesterday evening.
Mom (coming up with a bag of white yarns in her hand): Here, I bought these to make this [waving six pages of pattern] but I couldn't figure it out.
Self: Ooh, lace-weight. [Fingering them] Hmm, two different kinds.
Mom: I don't remember what that one is.
Self: It feels like merino and something.
Mom: This one's really nice, alpaca and silk. [Pause] I bought it to make this.
Self [looking at the pattern] That's a lot of charts!
Mom: Yeah. All that back-and-forth between the lace patterns, ugh. I think I started it three times before I gave up. I thought maybe you could use the yarn for curtains or something for your dollhouse.
Self: Well, thanks!
Mom [rustles through the bag to find the one remaining label] Yeah, Knit Picks Shimmer, 70% baby alpaca and 30% silk. Really pretty wrap, isn't it.
Self: Would you like me to make it for you? [Wryly] 'Cause I need another project. [David, half-reading an old Readers Digest, rolls his eyes.]
Mom: Yes!!
[Later, at home]
David: That was really slick of your mom, the way she got you to make that lace thing for her. Just like Tom Sawyer and whitewashing the fence.
Self: Oh, man —
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