I would like to get knitting stuff, you know, YARN and knitting notions, that kind of stuff, not that the membership to Costco was not welcome, or the jam tart pans, nooo, I loved them! However, you now know that I'm madly into knitting now, and I need/want some stuff to go with it. Yes, last Christmas, you gave me your late mother-in-law's knitting needles, and God Bless You for that.
However, unlike Lil, I can't count to any degree of accuracy. I need those counter things, no, not the the counting barrel. I have those and I don't use them. This is why. At every row, you have to STOP knitting and give it a twirl. That sucks, it breaks my concentration/speed and makes me forget what I'm planning to do on the next row due to the ADD.
What I want is the row counter thingy-a-jigy. It's simple, it's a chain of loops that fit onto the needle with numbered beads in between. At the next row, all one does is to use it is move the needle into the next loop. These come in sets of 1 Thu 10, and 10 Thu 100. I want both. It at all possible I want the ones that have the rainbow beads you and Lila used to make those chandler earrings with.
Also I want some stitch markers, ones marked K2T, and D (Decrease), and I(Increase), also because of the ADD.
These things are rather cheap, even I could afford them. However I want to give you the ability to make me squeal with delight. You will find them on Etsy.com.
The second thing you could give me is yarn. This is the price increase in presents. One skein will make a scarf, or sock, or a hat, but a sweater needs like a 1000 yards, and in general that's like 6 skeins.I like rainbow colors, but you should pick colors you and your family will wear as I will promptly turn them into presents for you all. I would suggest Knitpicks.com (I have become a yarn snob, and want only natural fibers. . .sorry). They have a variety of yarn in different weights. I could use fingering weight and also DK weight. Compared to other places, their wool prices are comparable to acrylic yarn. Super washed yarn is treated so it can be washed in the washing machine and dried in the dryer (hint, hint).
The third thing I could use is interchangeable circular needles. This is a kit that has like three different lenghts of cord that attach to a sets of needles in progressive sizes. In other words, I could knit a a sock, a hat, or even a sweater, by just changing the cord to a different lenght. However I should tell you these are rather expensive. But they would last me for the rest of my life.
A cheaper alternative, is bamboo needles off Ebay. Way cheaper. They are not switchable, and don't last like metal ones, but they are even affordable for me. They come in bundles of needle sizes with the same lenght of cord. In other word, needle sizes between 3 to 14, all with, say a 24 inch lenght cord.
Then there are books on knitting. I need a stitch dictionary. I would like it on my Kindle, but I'm not sure whether the diagrams will show up legibly. These also are affordable.
I thank you for your patcients with my various manias, and heres hoping you will get lots of use out of this one.
Love your sister.
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