On Friday, I skipped school and headed to Osaka for a day of shopping with Mariko who just happened to be visiting and in the area. It's not very often that someone is in my neck of the woods, and I was really happy to get to hang out with Mariko after meeting her on her last visit. Thanks to the Japanese knitters group on Ravelry, I found out about a new Yuzawaya branch in Namba that I never knew about, so it was first on our list. We headed straight there and I was impressed with its size and selection considering the place was only one floor! There I found the perfect button to finish off the Calorimetry that I whipped up last week.

The afternoon was full of shopping and walking around so when I finally got on the train home that night I was absolutely exhausted. But I soon forgot about my empty wallet and tired feet when I realized I had a big chunk of uninterrupted knitting time on the train home. Now I am almost done with my first endpaper mitt!