Acquisitions

I made a few purchases this weekend.  My friend C needed to get to some crafty stores, so we stopped by the Wooly Lamb and Pennington Quilt works (which is right next door).  I had never been to the Wooly Lamb before, so it was interesting to actually visit the store. They had a big store with a lot of yarn, but strangely I wasn't drawn to much of it.  I'm not sure why.  It could be that there wasn't much of any hand-dyed sock yarn, and that's what usually gets me.

I was able to pick up some older Vogue and Interweave Knits magazines at half price.

It was nice to visit Pennington Quilt Works again.  I hadn't been there in awhile.  I was specifically looking for some backing fabric for a small quilt I've been working on.  This fabric seemed to fit the bill.

I also picked up some Amy Butler fabrics.  They're so fun!

But my biggest acquisition this weekend was a new camera!  I had been thinking about getting one for awhile.  I've started to keep my camera with me all the time, and my old one was a little bit too hefty to fit comfortably in my purse.  It also used 4 AA batteries, and I was going through batteries like candy since I started blogging.

This actually a step up from what I was planning to buy.  When I got to the store, this camera was on sale for the same price as the one I was planning to get! It only weighs 6 oz. (old camera was 11 oz.), and it has an optical image stabilizer, so lower light pictures will be easier to take!

Comments

[knittingphilistine]

Yay, new stuff!

[Linda]

Hi Kristy!
Half price knitting magazines? Did they have a good selection? I'd stop in for that. My one and only experience there, when they first opened, was not exactly warm and fuzzy. I was the only customer walking around the store. Two people, presumably at least one of whom worked there, sat at the table in the back corner, knitting and chatting. I sidled over there to nose around and see what they were knitting, said hello, and got a muttered hello from the gals and that was it. It didn't appear to be a knitting class, just two women knitting. No one asked if I needed help. Nuttin'. I wouldn't mind trying it again though. Since the ys at Princeton Shopping Center closed, I've been going to Pins & Needles exclusively, where I always feel welcome.

[Ariel]

Dude - optical image stabilizers? That's gotta be better than my none-too-reliable "try really really hard not to breathe or twitch during close-ups" method. Would love to hear what you think of it (and of course, looking forward to the pix)!

[Brenda]

What pretty fabrics! I hope you show us what you make with them. Have fun with your new camera!

[stacey]

half price - nice deal! that fall IK issue is a hot seller on Ebay for quite a bit, so you scored big time!

cute fabrics - love the little paisley!

[Jessica]

Nice finds and a nice camera! The wooly lamb is an interesting store, but definitely not my favorite. They usually have a good selection of needles and magazine though, as you found out.

[Tanya]

I just got back from OR and CA yesterday where I visited about 5 or 6 knitting stores. I was generally disappointed with all of them for either lack of things interesting to me (like handdyed sock yarn or a wide selection of regular sock yarn) or lack of warmth and customer service. The one store that I went into in Portland, Close Knit, was the nicest and I would have loved to have looked around more but it was the one time I didn't have time. I know a store can't be everything to everyone but it certainly made me thankful for my LYS!!!

[tiennie]

Great purchases!

[Carol]

You sure made out good! Love that fabric and now we can expect more pics right?;)

[Nora]

The Amy Butler blue/brown fabrics are gorgeous! You have good taste.

[Megan]

Ohh, great finds AND a new camera! I could definitely use some sort of image stabilization other than my elbows on knee technique. ;)

P.S. - That backing fabric is fantastic!

[Oiyi]

Nice score on the magazines!Love the Amy Butler fabrics! And congrats on the new camera! Having a new camera is super fun.