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Presents (from myself)

I may have mentioned before that I lurve getting things in the mail. Today I got two packages!

Last week I ordered a bunch of supplies from Knitpicks (but alas, no yarn!).

I (finally) bought blocking mats (I’ve been using destroying my yoga mat), and some t-pins, and also bought two sets of point protectors (I hate when I have a few too many stitches on DPNs and they keep sliding off), and also a stranding guide for color work (it was only a dollar so I thought I’d try it out).

Knitpicks haul

I’d also wanted to start a notebook type thing for keeping track of pattern notes, yarns used, charts I draw up, etc., but I could never find one that was big enough, had a large enough spiral, and had an elastic band. Until I actually looked for one on Amazon and found one that had everything I wanted.

Notebook

It even has three different types of pages (lined, graph, blank)! It’s basically perfect. I think I’m going to do notes on the lined section, chart sketched on the graph section, and project pages on the blank section.

Notebook

I especially wanted the elastic so I can tape in yarn samples and ball bands and it’ll still hold together.

Now to dig through and catalogue my epic mess of scrap yarn..

Presents (from myself)

I may have mentioned before that I lurve getting things in the mail. Today I got two packages!

Last week I ordered a bunch of supplies from Knitpicks (but alas, no yarn!).

I (finally) bought blocking mats (I’ve been using destroying my yoga mat), and some t-pins, and also bought two sets of point protectors (I hate when I have a few too many stitches on DPNs and they keep sliding off), and also a stranding guide for color work (it was only a dollar so I thought I’d try it out).

Knitpicks haul

I’d also wanted to start a notebook type thing for keeping track of pattern notes, yarns used, charts I draw up, etc., but I could never find one that was big enough, had a large enough spiral, and had an elastic band. Until I actually looked for one on Amazon and found one that had everything I wanted.

Notebook

It even has three different types of pages (lined, graph, blank)! It’s basically perfect. I think I’m going to do notes on the lined section, chart sketched on the graph section, and project pages on the blank section.

Notebook

I especially wanted the elastic so I can tape in yarn samples and ball bands and it’ll still hold together.

Now to dig through and catalogue my epic mess of scrap yarn..

Distractions.

It’s Thursday! Which is my Friday. Which means that while I’m physically still at work, my mind is already taking a day off.

I’m being torn in two by the prospect of free time. Part of me is relishing the idea of cozying up in bed with Beatnik, Little Birds, and Peaks Island (oh dear lord, I’ve started to refer to them as though they were people..). That part is imagining steaming mugs of hot chocolate and pajamas being worn all day.

The other half of me is imagining speeding off to Jo-anns with the coupon they just emailed me and attacking the yarn section with it. This is the same part of me that just bought two patterns from KnitPicks. Specifically, this one and this one. In my defense, I’ve been looking for a nice bootie/slipper pattern on Rav for ages and have only ever run into booties for babies, which, while they are adorable, could really only fit my big toe and are therefore useless. And the bag is really cute. -squee-

And technically the slippers are crocheted, which isn’t even knitting, so it doesn’t really count as cheating on my current projects.

I guess I’m going yarn shopping.

Hmmmmm now I just have to decide what color to do these in. I’m thinking of doing the bag in a baby blue/lime green combination but I can’t decide if that’s too cutesy/springy for my wardrobe. And I have absolutely no idea what color to do the booties in. Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to make eight pairs in different colors. (I’m only half-joking.)

In other news, I went to Border’s last weekend determined to buy a knitting book but left empty-handed because I had no idea what to get. Any suggestions on must-have knitting books? I’m not really looking for anything specific, just anything with nice patterns or good tips.

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