When we left on Monday we had high hopes about stopping at the yarn store in Columbus. Who could think of a better pit stop? Well it was mildly disappointing although they did have a good stock of basic yarns. I stocked up on some Lamb's Pride so I could make a pair of slippers from Knit One Felt Too and maybe some more over mitts. I am going to felt my heart out this week--if I can fit it in, that is. Not knowing what my washing machine situation will be in Japan, I'm going to have to put a moratorium on felting for a while. The trip to Indy went smoothly, but I was so tired by the end of the trip that this was all I managed to knit on the drive home:

I can't wait to see what these look like when they're felted! Right now it's huge and reminds me of something out of a Dr. Seuss book.

I haven't knit anything striped like this before, but I really like it! The only thing is that I have a FEW ends to weave in before felting (and another slipper to knit while I'm at it).

In other news, today I stumbled upon the peanut variety of Ginger people brand ginger chews at our local natural foods store. I discovered the original ones last summer at the gift shop where I worked, but I had kind of forgotten about them until recently. These are SO good. If you haven’t had them before, run out and look for the original ginger ones in the green bag. Hopefully the peanut ones will prove to be tasty as well… but we’ll just have to see.