It happens to everyone.  You know what I’m talking about. You learn something new.  A hobby. A sport. Whatever. Enthusiasm kicks in, and you go all out buying supplies, equipment…best of everything.
Let’s focus here.  Imagine that you just learned how to knit.  The realization that you could create almost anything kicks in.  The vision of beautiful, hand-knit gifts starts to fill your mind.  Scarves.  Socks.  Sweaters.  Hats. Mittens. Gloves. Have you been there? Do you know this person?
So there you are, plugging away at your 5th scarf…with some good, sensible …

In a quick post, allow me to promote Ravelry.  Similar, in many ways, to social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace, Ravelry proves to be a lot more interesting, and a lot more interest-focused.  You can search for patterns, people, designers, books.  You can see finished projects, UFOs, and join groups of knitters with similar interests.
You can find me on there as JavaStix (of course) and I love to hear about projects and yarn. 5 sheep.  All the way.