Hitting the Shops

Glad you're feeling better now, Holly - but isn't it too early for holiday shopping? You must be a very highly organized individual. And the reward (UK candy) seems well worth it.

I actually did a bit of shopping last night. Look what I got!



I had originally gone in to look for this but they didn't have it:


Not available at any of their chains in Toronto (I'm talking about one of these mega bookstores). Boo. Hiss.

I also saw the new Debbie Stoller book you got - Son of a Stitch and Bitch" - but didn't buy it. In light of the recent disaster with JJ's vest, I'm only going to knit stuff for myself from this point forward.

Wanted also to show you my winter coat, which I think you'll appreciate:

Who can be depressed wearing this? Would you believe a friend of mine gave it to me because she had bought it, didn't like it and went and bought the identical coat in black instead? They wouldn't take back the pink coat, so one day she says, "I hope I'm not offending you, but do you want this second-hand coat?"

Offend away, my dear. Anytime. Please. (This is a down-filled coat, by the way.)

The scarf, I knit last year from a Fleece Artist kit. So perky!

And here's a link for you from one of our big humourists up here, Rick Mercer, on what wimps Torontonians are to you about the winter weather.


Have a good one - and don't be TOO organized!

Kristina

c-c-c-c-c-c-cold comforts!!!!

Thanks for the inspiration to head out and buy boots, Holly. Having just read your blog post about big yarn bargains (and are you sure you aren't Canadian, by the way? Zombie prom while drinking beer? Take off, eh?), I think that I will have to brave the cold and get out to the bus stop - with my shabby old winter boots.

Your new yarn rocks as well. I'm so jealous that you can find Mission Falls (Canadian, by the way!) for $2-3. Here it costs $6.00. I made both of my Tomatoes with Mission Falls!!! If there is such a wonderful bargain wizard yarn tenant in Toronto, I haven't found it - and, believe you me, I have tried.

Do send me that membership card - you never know when I will cash it in! On Friday I go to pick up my passport... look out, America!!!

My other news: I have a king size headache from trying to graph a lace pattern which I am submitting to Interweave Knits (who made the mistake of saying they like getting stuff from new designers) tomorrow. This without a knitting design program and with shameful drawing skills to boot. I have the blood of approximately 10 trees on my hands at present, due to the fact that it seems I don't believe in doing things in pencil either (and, as such, don't have one anywhere to be found). You probably heard me swearing from all the way down there.

This has, of course, cut into my quality housecleaning time.

So, I'll just have to spend the afternoon boozing...
...er, of course I meant "knitting", instead. My housewifely duties (if you don't count working on the cardigan for JJ) today will consist of making a big-@$$ pork roast that I bought at Loblaws for some reason. The equivalent of eight pork chops for two people. What was I thinking?! I also have some (real, the kind I get paid for) work to do. Yawn.

Best head out to the Shoe Company before I exhaust myself thinking about it all.

Cheers,

Kristina