I told dh I was going to Yarnover. he starts singing:
Yarn over across the universe
always knitting stockinette cuz we don’t know how to purl

yeah. it makes no sense. but then, neither does the original song (Star Trekking). at any rate, everytime I think of a yarnover, I’m going to get that stuck in my head. thanks.

so yeah, Yarnover was fun. I resisted yarn. I dropped $45 on patterns instead. mostly they’re for purses/bags, some of which are felted. which is weird, cuz I thought I wouldn’t make them. cuz I don’t use them. and I didn’t think I’d get into the whole felting thing. but these patterns were ones I liked. I bought the Starburst bag pattern from Just One More Row. and one for a little wristlet that’s got a cable design across it (forget who that one’s by. will check and edit it tomorrow) - both of those from Zandy’s. and one for a little beaded & felted coin purse (forget who the vendor on that was, but I resisted the sock yarn they had that was mighty tempting). oh, and one for a little felted basket, which looks really cute with a planter stuck in it (from Clickety Sticks). and then I found the snowman pattern collection. I just bought the two basic snowmen patterns. figured if I ever made the snowmen, I’d go back to get the patterns for more hats/accessories. (those I got from The Yarnery. I think.)

so yeah, lots of knitting inspiration. and then I went to JoAnns and took advantage of their weekend sale - got some of the missing sizes for my dpns & 16″ collections, a small quilting ruler, a couple of cute fabrics that will become something for my sister one of these days, and a few other things. all on sale.

in other news, we bought both the Vibe & the Jetta and traded in dh’s car in the process. (I have a Jetta! happy dance!). and someone came and bought my old car on Saturday. (more happy dancing). it was a good weekend. except for all that rain. (which can take a leave of absence at any time)