My new camera! What an ordeal to get it, though. But first… new things I’ve finished. (Gee, I love finishing things.)
First, a baby set. The pattern is here, the yarn is cheap acrylic, but washes well, so is good for charity knitting. This will go to the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation along with the rainbow sweater, blue Tomten and anything else I get finished this month.
Next- socks! The pattern is from Knit Net, but I can’t find my notebook of sock patterns so I can’t tell you what it’s called. Dimples maybe? Darn. I just had it, now what did I do with it? The yarn is Wool-Ease sport weight in Boysenberry, #5 needles, but I should have used #4. Couldn’t find those either. I did join the Six Socks Knitalong, so more socks on the way.
And now for the non-knitting news.
The Great Camera Saga I researched what I wanted on the internet (inexpensive but good) and decided on the camera. Low and behold, the next week Office Max had it at the lowest price I'd found with a free 64 mb memory card. I drive over to pick up my new toy, and they've sold out. The manager was very nice and said if more didn't come on the truck the next day, she would have one sent from another store. I go home and pout. Next day I call to see if it came in and a young man sez sure, they have two. I rush right over and they don't have one. The manager gets the young man out who apologizes for just checking on the computer and not looking on the floor for the actual product. The manager sez she had one sent UPS and she'll call. I go home and pout some more. Last week I get the call and rush right over... again. They can't find the camera. They try to give me the wrong camera. They find my camera. They don't know I get a free memory card. They're out of that memory card. So I get a free 128 mb card! I'm a little happier. On the ride home, DD#2 ripped open the 2-way radios I had also purchased while I double check the receipt. I got the wrong 2-way radios.
Curb Shopping Extravaganza So I'm walking around the block Friday morning and notice the long neglected house on the corner is being fixed up and piles of stuff are on the street. I pass over the mason jars gray slush and the 1950's style hairdryer and the box of broken alarm clocks, but I stop when I spy boxes of fabric. Do I grab and run? No, I go home and get DD and the car and come back for the big haul. It's damp from rain the night before so I take it home and start washing. 13 loads in an extra capacity washer! I have 3 laundry baskets piled over 3 feet high. Now, one basket is all polyester doubleknits which will all be sent a friend whose sewing group can use it for charity projects. Most of the rest will be used for blankets for the homeless shelter and clothes for Aid for Orphans. Now I have to find a place to put all this stuff!
Garden Shot Kindly ignore the dead vine on the trellis. We accidentally killed it transplanting a rose. Please imagine it a deep green and covered with tiny, fragrant white blossoms.
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