One More Thing to Spend Money On...

Have you seen these? I love my Options so much, but sometimes they can be a little slippery. When I spotted these new wooden needle tips, I had to order them. The colors are so fun! I know some people on line are complaining that the colors are too busy, but I just love them myself. I opted for free shipping on this order, so it could be a couple of weeks before the needles are here. A review will be posted once I get to try these tips.

Work took me away from home Thursday through Sunday for a meeting. I really don't like having to be away from my family over a weekend, but it's not a common thing. The benefit of not having to go to an office but being able to work from home the majority of the time is definitely worth the occassional inconveniences of traveling. It was nice to see friends, stay in a hotel, not have to clean up after myself, and not have to cook.

I also managed a little knitting time during the trip. I finished a Point Lobos Hat using the pattern from What If Knits. I used Noro Silk Garden. The hat worked up in just a few hours, and it looks great. Once I find where it went (somewhere in daughter's room), I'll post a photo.

I am also working on a chevron scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts in Plymouth Yarns Ms. Jones. I tried several patterns for this yarn including Dream Swatch. Dream Swatch is an awesome pattern, but this particular yarn wasn't suited for it at all. I think it's too slippery, because the elongated stitches looked really bad.