Stitchery Shopping with a List

We are fortunate to have the stitchery shop, Kimat Designs in our area. I usually shop by appointment as the shop is in their home and they have many vending events that they're out for. They're very accommodating with orders from their website, via email, or phone. I usually email my needs and unless I need to peruse other items in their shop (like I did today), they'll leave them in the mailbox for me to pick up and I just eTransfer the money. 

Today after stitching I went over there to get the Weeks Dye Works threads I needed to kit up Miss Hazel and Clovis.

Last night I went through my stash and determined what threads I was missing for my upcoming projects. 

I store my DMC floss in FlossAway bags but my hand-dyeds in Ziploc snack bags. I also have all the colours in my stash listed in Files on my iPhone.

These pieces are pretty small  - no more than 6" high so I found a nice remnant in Kim and Meagan's remnant box that I'll split into two 10" x 9" pieces - one for each project.

I stitched Miss Maggie Mae on 36 ct, one over two, and toyed with the idea that the coverage would be better with 40ct but this 38ct is a good compromise.

While there, I also bought a variegated pumpkin colour for the Primrose Cottage 'Autumn Quaker' - Sleepy Cat from Cottage Garden Threads, an Australian company. Wouldn't you just love to be one of the people naming the colours?

I always have a self-threading needle handy for those annoying last bits of threads that need to be tacked down. Usually I weave the needle under threads on the back, pop the thread into the top of the needle (some needles have side entries), and pull through.

I've used Clover Self-Threading Needles before so went with them again. The pack comes with a variety of sizes. I prefer the thinner ones.

I've put the threads in the respective pattern bags and am ready to start any one of the projects. Probably Miss Hazel will be the first one.

I was pretty proud of myself that all my purchases were for a specific project or purpose and not just stash enhancement. I've been looking at all my stash and realize that it certainly doesn't need any more enhancement and shopping for specific items I need is how I plan to operate from today forward. 

Then there's my yarn stash. On Thursday, as part of our outing in The Big City, we visited EweKnit. The yarns were scrumptious but I really wasn't compelled to buy anything after having had a good look at the bins of yarn I already have. I do plan to start another Holden Shawlette. It will be my third or fourth. 

These are a couple I knit a few years ago. I actually wore it today.

Any tonal yarn would work. The lacework would not show well with anything 'busier'. A good wet blcoking really opens up the eyelet holes.

It's a really easy pattern, good for knitting whilst watching TV. One skein of fingering weight/sock yarn is perfect for the project. It might be a good one to take on my upcoming trip as it can be easily rolled up and stuck into my carryon bag. Barb, Judy, and I will do somewhat of a knitalong.