Guess what I bought myself???????

GUESS GUESS GUESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Crystal, guess!!!)

An Addi Turbo! Wooooooot! (30", Sz2)

I stopped by Mass Ave Knits and picked one up on the way home from FACE tonight. So, I played around a bit with the Magic Loop Method. Its not too hard, but just awkward; however, not maybe not as awkward as 5 dpns.

GRRRRRRRR

Well I finally cast on my WCTP hat. I'm done with the border but my circular was giving me fits at the joint so I bought a new one today at Hobby Lobby since they were half price. They only had ONE in the size I needed (Boye Balene) and it wasn't exactly what I wanted. I bring it home, move all 128 sts to the new circ and it BREAKS on the 2nd row!!!! I am so disgusted. I also didn't like the "perfect points" because I move my needles with my fingertips alot and my poor finger is soooo sore from it, even after only two rows. *sigh* Now I am just knitting the sts back onto the first circ, but I'm really wishing I had just went to the LYS and bought an Addi... I just might have to do that this weekend.

UPDATE: So I drove to the better Hobby Lobby in Greenwood and they had exactly what I was looking for - yay! The joints still suck but they will just have to do until I get the KnitPicks ones or an Addi I suppose. I did pick up Sydney a tiny little counted cross stitch project and also a little wooden loom. Then I had to swing by Meijer and they had some Lion Brand chunky yarn on clearance for $.50. I'm hoping she can make herself a scarf with it and her new loom.

I hate Wal-Mart...

I don't know why I continue to go to Wal-Mart. We boycotted it for a long time and then they put one in right by us and its just too convenient now. *sigh* Anyway, I went tonight because I had to get art supplies for a book report project for tomorrow, some cheap yarn, and a prescription for Charles. Well, the idiot pharmacist didn't put our insurance information in the computers right and told me the insurance was not in effect. Once he figured out he was a moron (after 40min and 2 phone calls) and set things straight I was good to go - back to the frikkin' front of the store to wait in line for another 10min!

Anyway... I came home with some cheap RedHeart Sport yarn in black and red, and a Peaches & Cream cotton skein in "Fiesta Ombre". I really want to make about a dozen or so more dishcloths, but we'll see how long that takes. The red and black yarn is for the WCTP hat. I don't want to spent money on "good" yarn until I see how well I do with the pattern.

ALSO... I bought some dowels and made some homemade dpns. My kids lost my sizer but I estimate they are about a 10.5. They aren't quite finished yet (need more sharpening on the points and more waxing). And the dog already chewed on them lol - welcome to my life!

Lunch at "Cracker Beller"

"Cracker Beller", which you might recognize as the more formally called Cracker Barrel is a favorite meeting place for us and my parents. Its near the halfway mark between where we live and its a "drop off" and "pick up" point for when kids are transferred between our homes. Today Ally came home and we had lunch before spending the afternoon in a dreadfully packed Colts-crazy Wal-Mart looking for the perfect fabric for the needle holder/carrier my mom is going to sew for me. We picked out a really cute green fabric and a brown bow. I drew her a rough sketch of what I wanted. I am really excited to see the finished project. :-)

Shopping Complete

I did good, ladies and gentlemen! I spent less than $7! Not too shabby for 2 sets of needles, some tapestry needles, stitch markers, and 2 skeins of yarn, huh??

Hobby Lobby Half Price Needle Sale

Uh-oh, I'm in trouble...

Laura from my knitting group here in Indy let us know that Hobby Lobby was having a 1/2 price needle sale. Oh COURSE its the day AFTER I buy those birch dpns that I find this out lol. Oh well - but I'm obviously going to buy some anyway - I mean really, what's a girl to do??? Say no to NEEDLES --- at HALF PRICE??!?! I think not!

One problem though... I really don't know what sizes to buy. I don't wanna spend much money so I want to get the biggest bang for my buck.

Here is what I have so far:
SPN: 2, 3, 5, 6 (2 sets), 7, 8, 9 (2 sets), 10.5, 17
DPN: 0, 2, 3, 4, 6
Circ: 3(16"), 6(29"), 8(29"), 10(29")

My thought process is that I should probably get dpns to match my circs, but I just don't know. I've been looking online at some patterns I want to make and it always seems I have the wrong size for any project I want to do, which seems really odd since I have a ton of needles already. That's the way my luck is though.

Looking through the WCTP pattern I am short a sz1 16" circ needle, so I will try to pick that up. Maybe a sz3 spn and a 10? I guess I'll just have to see what is there when I get there. I have buyers anxiety already!! LOL