Monday, June 30, 2008

The Weekend

I went on a special shopping mission on Saturday to buy just four balls of yarn to knit another scarf.......
I picked out the plain grey, and my mum picked out the grey and brown fleck....

....but I couldn't help myself and I had to sort throught the remnant bins and search for bargains. I also bought some more pins and yet another pair of knitting needles for myself! Then of course, I received an email Saturday night letting me know that there was a 20% off sale today (just my luck).

Then at the local shopping centre, I just happened to park my car near the sewing machine shop....so I just had to go in (it was calling my name). I didn't realise that they sold fabric and haberdashery as well so I picked up a few fat quarters that were on sale for $1.50 each and some other bits and bobs.....


Then on Sunday we went for a lovely drive down to the Surf Coast to check out some holiday houses for summer. Now that I can knit, I have a car craft! Perfect for boring freeway driving (of course I wasn't driving, I was just the passenger)!

This is the beach at Breamlea....it was still beautiful even on such a dreary day.

What a lovely weekend!

10 comments:

Sherrin said...

You make me laugh! I know when I read a post of yours that starts with "I just popped into Spotlight to grab this one thing..." that I am going to see a lot of fabric and tales of rummaging through the remnant bin for bargains!! :o)

Marita said...

I was driving home today and there was a car spot right outside the oppy...it was fate, I scored some lovely fabric. Glad I didn't know about the Spottie sale.

Jenaveve said...

Man, you are another one of those lucky people with a built-in-bargain-radar! Great collection of remnants!! Yeah, I would never have thought to look in a sewing machine shop for fabric.

A Spoonful Of Sugar said...

More grat finds! Love that fabric with the cherries on it, and the yarn is lovely! I always look through the remnant bins but never seem to find anything much...

Nikki said...

That's some haul you have there! Well done. Always good to find a bargain or ten!

mill said...

What a great stash you gathered on the weekend. You must have the best fabric collection.

Kate said...

Nice bargains! Great that you can knit in the car - I can't seem to manage it.

Drewzel said...

Yay to the Surf Coast! I love it in the wintertime.
All that wool you bought looks sooo yummy!

JustJess said...

You and Spotlight!! Great that you have found another fabric store - super-cheap fat quarters too!! It sounds like a lovely weekend.

Sasparilla Sue said...

Those darn remnant bins do me in everytime!! I can't stay away from them. I really like that black & white number you picked up. Ahhh, grasshopper, your bargain hunting skills are unsurpassed by us mere mortals!