Options!

YAY! i just checked the mail and there were my Knitpicks Interchangeable Needle Set!!! - my xmas present to myself. should be a long time before i have to buy any more needles now!

New Year's Resolutions

maybe it's a little late to be talking resolutions but i've been thinking and i guess i do have a few this year. normally i don't do resolutions but i'm just thinking of it as things i'd really like to do, instead of just talking about doing them. so, knitting-wise my resolutions are:

1. knit rugs (Absorba & Bridgetown T-shirt Rug)
   
2. knit a sweater
3. use up my stash
4. learn continental knitting

that should keep me busy for a while. i was going to add 5. use recycled yarn - but i've tried to use some of it and decided i don't like it. i guess alpaca is a little too fuzzy for me. so, i'm not sure what to do with it. maybe i'll try to trade it.

i'm done with knitting gifts for a while - except the boy does need a new hat but that shouldn't take too long - i'm thinking Koolhaas.

to get me started i just purchased some yarn for Absorba. and i'm super excited since i just bought KnitPicks' Options Interchangeable Nickel Plated Circular Needle Set. so i shouldn't have too many problems making sure i have the right size needles for a project. the only thing i'm not too keen on is that there isn't a 16" cable - it's used a lot for hats. i've emailed and asked them what's up with that.

i emailed YarnCountry twice within the past 5 days about an exchange and still haven't heard from them. i can't finish my Foliage until i get another skein. so i'm left with nothing to work on.

ok, so i got my yarn yesterday...or the day before. but today was sunny so i could take a picture. it's so soft i can't believe it's 100% wool.


i had to make a trip up to weaving works today to get the needles for this project so i'll have something to knit on my trip.


and ofcourse while i was there i found some lamb's pride in a great color on sale for $3. this will be perfect for the ornaments i'm planning on making for xmas.