At s’n’b on Saturday there was a bit of yarn aquisition. First a box of Vintage Hues. It seems I can’t resist this yarn. I tell myself it’s for weaving, but really the project that comes to mind is this:

It seems coats are my current obsession. Preferrably crocheted. More on that in another post. Unfortunately I’m about 16 balls short of being able to make this and, if online stores are to believed, the yarn is discontinued.

The black Dale Garn is definitely for weaving. Though I haven’t finished the Leftovers Blanket, I stop now and then and admire the way the black weft interacts with the different colours. I’m particularly liking it with the varigated blue-green-purple yarns, which I have a couple of balls of. I’m thinking using a different twill pattern – one that I came up with on my sampler scarf.

Yesterday I went to the Camberwell Market, where I picked up the buttons shown above. Two possible kinds for the Alex jacket, plus the usual extras that caught my eye. I also bought this:

And, yes, it was the coat on the cover that caught my eye:

Though this one also got my attention:

Though aran weight and garter stitch? Not sure about that. Strangely, I kinda like these intarsia postage stamp pillows:

But I can only daydream about new projects. I have so many waiting in my queue. Last night I finished another SES hat:

Knit on 3.75 needles, it’s a bit closer to a normal hat size. I figure the bigger one is for a guy with a big head – or lots of hair! Unfortunately I’m about a quarter of a ball of orange short to make another one. Though… it just occurred to me there’s a child’s size. Yes, that’s what I’ll do!