Box of Knitting Needles

Oh, I almost forgot! My sister and I went to some yard sales this past weekend and got a whole box of knitting needles for 5 bucks! Score! Granted, most of them were aluminum, but I can deal. You can't beat a couple hundred dollars worth of needles for 5 bucks! Barb, Amber and I split them up. Here are some of my picks...

New Knitting Books!

I got some new knitting books for my birthday...check it out! (Thanks Barb & Rae!)

Family Reunion Knits

I knit up a few things for the Family Dinner that was on Oct. 6: dishcloths for my Aunt Michelle (Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth), a scarf for my Grandma (garter stitch using the Bernat Bamboo yarn), a couple of Golden Snitches (one for my cousin and one for Ambra), and the hideously ugly green shawl (now finished and given to my nieces for "dress up").


And, here's a full length picture of the scarf...


And, a picture of the kiddos digging for chicken nuggets, which apparently now can be harvested from the ground...

My Pretty

I started a new scarf today, which shall be christened and referred to from this point further as "My Pretty." My sister and I have been reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire as the first book of our new two person Super Fast Readers Book Club. My Pretty is not green and has nothing to do with Oz, but that is where my head is, so that is what it is called (and it is very pretty). :)

Anyway, I went to a lunch meeting in the same shopping center as Great Yarns here in Raleigh, so I couldn't help myself and popped in. I ended up with a couple of skeins of Plymouth Boku (sort of a less expensive and easier to find version of Noro) in a very pretty burgundy and green colorway.


The pattern is Wellenreiter by Iris Wilde. It's very simple and quick to knit, while being pretty enough to keep me entertained. It makes me happy and I think it will end up being the first project I keep for my very own. :)