Yarn Pr0n

It's so much faster to stash than to knit... I found these oddballs at FIT yesterday and just grabbed a couple. The labels look old and yellowed, and state " Cotton Crepe: Made in Holland: A Fashionable Dress Yarn". Very interesting. I had no idea what to make so I reached for the conservative brown over hot pink. Now, I'm thinking I'll make some more string bags for Christmas and what not. It would be a nice project to stick in every now and then to break the blanket monotony.

Progress Report

Here is the baby blanket progress since last I posted. It is pretty boring work, but hard to mess up when I'm already brain dead from work. I didn't post last weekend, having done nothing exciting enough to post...

But this weekend marks the beginning of a brand new knitting group, made especially for all of us geologists in Houston! (and anybody else that wants to come...) It will be held on a recurring basis, every Sunday at high noon at Waldo's coffee shop in the Heights. (1030 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77246) Check out Waldo's on Yelp.

My New Favorite Store

I love love love Japanese crafts and I'm also triple amorous when it comes to a good 100 yen store (that's a Japanese dollar store to the uninitiated). Ichiban Kan in San Francisco was my previous favorite, and I thought there was no way I would find one in Houston. But luckily enough, we have a ginormous FIT Japanese Store. They have everything I expected, like aisles of tupperware, bento accessories, dishes, and stationary (sweet!). They also have a decent craft section with cheap knitting needles (plastic or bamboo) and some little kits which I could not resist. See above for a sampling of my purchases including the FIT bag you purchase for 2$ and get 5% off every purchase after that with the bag!

Find it at 9889 Bellaire Blvd.
Suite 251
Houston, TX 77036
(281) 201-1360

www.fitjpstore.com

Knitting by my Lonesome

I am a lonely knitter. I really had a great time meeting new people in Santa Cruz through the good old craftiness and figured I could do the same in the Lone Star State. Alas, the schedule of a miserable grad student is far more flexible than that of a content corporate shill. I love my new job to pieces, but I get tired by the end of the day. When I get up and hit the road at 6AM, I don't have enough steam left to find and enjoy a 6pm knitting group. All of the ones I have found so far in Houston are on weeknights. Perhaps when I get more settled I could start my own weekend group, but for now, I knit alone. This current project is a blanket with a very simple lace pattern that I can chip away at for an hour or so a night.