Knitting

After long saying I would never knit, I have finally actually completed a couple of knitting projects. I never seem to be able to remember how to do various things (like purl or bind off) so I bought a copy of Coats Knitting Made Easy CD from Hobby Lobby. I like being able to replay certain sections over and over so I'm sure I've gotten the technique.

Of course it doesn't help that this means I have to buy more yarn or more knitting needles. I have scads of knitting needles inherited from various members of my family plus a couple of handfulls I've purchased over the years, intending to learn how to knit. So there I was in Hobby Lobby AND Michael's today, buying more yarn. OK, I already confessed to hubby that I bought more yarn today -- I just didn't tell him I bought another pair of rosewood knitting needles (clearance - US$9.99) and 6 balls of Aunt Lydia's Classic Crochet Cotton (on sale - US$1.29 each). At least all of the yarn I bought today was either already on sale (US$3.39) or on clearance (US$1.00)!

Now I just need to set aside a large plastic box somewhere so I can stash my completed Christmas gifts and still find them to gift them this year!