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Magic loop!!!!

I'm so pleased with myself... I was getting frustrated with DPNs while trying to make my handwarmers (Fetchings) so I dragged out my large circs , pulled up knittinghelp.com and got going! After getting a little confused when I had to set it down a few times, I got the hang of it and I dare say... I don't think I'll go back to DPNs unless I really have to! I'll probably keep one project on DPNs just so I don't lose that skill but, I think I'm seriously hooked on the magic loop method.

I'm making more progress on my slouch hat. It's really starting to look good now!

Just now, I got to thinking about how I used to buy yarn. Wool Worth's (I used to go to the downtown Cleveland one...) used to sell mill ends from popular yarn manufacturers at really great prices. Yeah, it was all acrylic but I got a lot of bang for my buck. I could get a pound of yarn for about $4 and the colors were sweet. Sadly, that store closed a long time ago.

Now, I'm trying to look into buying mill ends but so far, I can't find any store locally that sells them :(

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