Even though I'm a beginner knitter, I'm already showing signs of being an addict. Having one project on the go is NEVER enough, there must be multiple projects waiting in the wings. My Booga Bag is barely underway, and now I've collected what I need to start a Sophie Bag. Maybe it's the plight of the artist-at-heart, the incessant need to create, whether it's knitting, painting, photographing, baking, designing, or gardening.

Oh and my Bully Woolies "Round Tote" Kit arrived at my LYS. As a newbie knitter I sure am adventureous! That's me though, once I find a new obsession, I'm unstoppable.

I also tried my hand at making stitch markers. Most of what I got was on sale since I wanted to see if I could do it before investing in expensive pretty beads. The beads I got are faceted glass and are quite nice. It's a good thing they were on sale. Gotta love Michaels.

In the photo above, you can hardly see the stitch marker on my Noro Iro Booga Bag because by some freakish coincidence, it totally matches the lines of colour in the yarn!

I went on the hunt for 100% wool sweaters at our local thrift shops. My plan is to unravel them into balls for knitting. I want to see if I can experience the satisfaction of having nice wool for a few dollars. We'll see though if I can actually figure out how to unravel them! Well a simple google search came up with this site which might help: The Recycled Yarn Tutorial. I also found a great site about washing wool sweaters that I wish I had found before I washed the first 2 items. I did them in the machine (whoops!), and used Woolite which is actually a no-no, and they came out a little fuzzy. Let's just say they'll need one less run in the washing machine when it comes to felting whatever I knit them into. Either that or I'll truly felt the sweaters and use them for cutting up into flowers etc.