Life's a Stitch

True for knitting as anything else. I love the tools of knitting. Among my favourites re my digital scale (so I never have to guess about how much yarn I have left) and my newly acquired yarn winder.

My daughter’s boyfriend gave me a generous gift certificate for Joann for a recent special big birthday. Timed with 40% off coupons or free shipping I turned it into a magazine, the Knit Stitch book, the Purl Stitch book, Chibi bent darning needles, a shadow box frame and the above mentioned yarn winder. Thank you, Mitch! Recently I sprang for the swift and am anxiously awaiting its delivery.

A most important tool for blogging is the digital camera. Mine is a Sony from way-back-when when digitals didn’t come with a viewfinder, just the screen that is difficult to see in bright settings. Went to an electronics store yesterday that had an updated Sony (optical zoom) with a reasonable sale price. It bugged me that you couldn’t look through the viewfinder without leaving nose prints on the screen. I’m still contemplating the purchase. You’ll know it happened when the quality of my pictures takes a leap forward.