More of the same

It's still very hot here in Houston. Way too hot to run around to the yarn shops – the heat index was supposed to be around 110°F today! Yeeowwwch!

I've spent more time working on organizing my patterns than doing needlework these past several days. I've already used two boxes of 200-count plastic pages to store my patterns. If I have time tomorrow before I go to my usual Thursday Ravelry meet-up I will run by Office Depot and pick up another box.

I need some more 1.5" binders also. It's hard to believe but I've already filled up one binder with crocheted snowflake patterns! And I haven't even run through all of my flash drives, CDs, or zip disks to consolidate my patterns yet! WOW!

As I go through things in the house, I keep finding UFOs. Most of the time I manage to find crochet hooks, knitting needles, and patterns with the UFOs. Occasionally, however, I'm not so lucky. Today I found a Crochet Market Bag I started in pale yellow Bernat Handicrafter cotton. No hook or pattern with it. I think I was using the Lily Sugar'n Cream Crochet Market Bag pattern for it. Fortunately, I was able to locate that pattern on line via Ravelry's pattern database (I love the pictures!) so I think I'll be able to finish it up fairly easily. It only lacks the strap and upper edging to be completed. YAY!

Then there's the issue of the pile of UFOs that I just need to weave in the loose ends. I hate doing it and procrastinate until, well, you know. Maybe I should just put them all in a large box/basket and keep them handy to work on while I'm watching TV some evenings.

Thrift Store Score!

I know I shouldn't have gone to the Goodwill Clearance Store by my house but I just couldn't resist today. And I'm so glad that I did go. I really scored today:

• One 6" wood embroidery hoop
  
• One 8" wooden embroidery hoop
  
• One 9" wooden embroidery hoop
  
• One 10" wooden embroidery hoop
  
• Two scroll needlework frames
  
• Several packages of embroidery and needlepoint needles (none of which had been opened!)
  
• Cathy Needlecraft Inc. Candlewicking kit, Welcome #7801 – a pillow with a pineapple design on it (never opened!)
  
• Cathy Needlecraft Inc. Candlewicking kit, Royal Splendor #7812 – a pillow with a floral design on it (never opened!)
  
• A Faberge needlepoint egg kit including frame, canvas, fibers, and pearls
  
• A 1 gallon bag of DMC perle, embroidery floss, and tatting threads in various colors
  
• Several cards of fancy (read: expensive) needlepoint fibers
  

Woo hoo! All of this for under US$9.00! (And I've already started work on the pineapple pillow in candlewicking!)