Merry Christmas

And again Merry Christmas! We might even have a white one this year. I think that I will drag my sorry butt out and make a snowman if we do. That is in between presents and making dinner. We are having a turkey breast this year-never tried one of these before. We have so much waste with a whole turkey that we decided to try one of those breast only things. You still have to cook it.

I have already gotten most of my gifts. This is the first time in years I have wanted anything. I got a new convection toaster oven and a blender. Such a personal thing you know. Oh and a small bag of yarn from Joanns. Ten skeins of their sensations collection"Cosetta". I wanted this to learn to knit mitered squares with, and two skeins of Tesoro in lavender for a scarf to go with my new sweater coat.

We went to the antique shop the other day and I found a real find. A small vinyl case of boye needles. They were labled knitting pins. There were five sets of single point needles in sizes one to five and five sets of dpns in sizes one to five. Three stainless steele stitch holders a small steele case with tapestry needles in it and a pair of top quality german made sissors. This was one of those complete sets of needles from probably 30 to 50 years ago. They didn't look like they had ever been out of the case. It had little slots for all the needles and accessories. It looked brand new-and I got it for $5.00!
I thought that was a pretty good bargain. It makes me want to knit socks and lace.

I am still working on the dragon and hope to finish it soon. My eyes begin to bother me and I had to give it up for a bit. When the headaches are gone I will go back to it.