I recently ordered some new goodies from my favorite online knitting store, KnitPicks.com. While browsing their website, I found a rose gold DPN case, a knitters journal, a book of knitting patterns (100 Knits: Interweave's Ultimate Pattern Collection), and some yarn for a future project.
I am so excited about the knitting journal - I stumbled across it by accident. I have been thinking it would be fun to keep track of all of my knitting projects in a journal type thing, but I didn't realize it already existed! There is space to document the specifics of the knitting pattern, who the project was knitted for, and sketch the completed item - or glue in a picture 😉, etc.
I'm also excited about the yarn! It was a bit of an indulgence. 😁 The yarn is Andean Treasure, 100% baby alpaca yarn, and it is wonderfully soft. I'm planning to use it to knit the Dahlia Cardigan by Heather Zoppetti. It's a really interesting pattern. The front has a nice drape to it, and the back has a beautiful lace flower. My mother-in-law made it for herself, and it is truly lovely. I'm looking forward to getting started on it myself.
The rose gold DPN case is going to be such a lifesaver. I'm still working on figuring out how to store all of my knitting tools in an orderly way, and this is going to help. I have a bag with lots of pockets that I'm using right now, and all of my DPNs are in their original packaging and shoved into a pocket. It is not easy to find things quickly. Once I put my DPNs in this new case, I will be able to open it up like a book and look at all of the different sized needles I have. Yay!
I have only leafed through the book of knitting patterns, and I'm hoping to give it a more thorough look soon. It looks like it's going to provide me with many years of inspiration for future knitting projects. 😂
Happy knitting!
