I love the yarn in the picture. It's beautiful! I can see why you feel in love with it.

I understand about the washing machine. Pat and I had one die on us, and we bought a used machine. It worked fine. (We just couldn't afford a new one.) Then we got nearly new machines given to us by his brother. He'd bought a new house that came with a washer and dryer, but his wife wanted to keep the ones they had. So they gave the ones from the new house to us. SO nice.

I hope the sciatica wears off fast.