I bought a turkey baster at the grocery store today, to use for “Dyeing Wool with Powdered Drink Mixes” per Creative Knitting January 2006 page 63.
My DH was helping put away groceries … which he NEVER does … and when he saw it he said … “I thought we were having ham for Christmas Dinner” I said … we are … he just looked at it and said … ok.
I didn’t even try to explain … but I laugh every time I think about it. :lol:
Edited Title from We are having ham for Christmas dinner
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Were having ham too!
lol i saw that subject and thought “wow that’s random…all right” :rofling:
silly husbands…trying to understand! :rollseyes:
I was thinking of other things I have purchased at the grocery store for knitting …
bamboo skewers - sanded and topped with polymar clay for knitting needles
string licorice - we used it at our Kids Knit Christmas party to have a cast on contest and a tie the most slip knots competition (along with the bamboo skewers… as is out of the package, not sanded)
Electrasol 2 in 1 tabs and Slim Jims - the tube “boxes” will make perfect knitting neelle holders once I knit and felt a cover
[size=3][color=red]M&M’s[/color] - row counters … thanks Hildie … [color=green]BEST [/color]knitting hint I ever got[/size]
fancy ended toothpicks - little knitted swatch for gift tags
plastic bags and containers - always checking the size to see if needles will fit
Anyone else knit shop no matter what kind of store they are in???
What did you buy … I probably need one too!
Please explain… although M&Ms never last in our house, no matter how big the bag! :lol:
I use plastic food containers to hold my dpns and other small items. M&M minis containers hold yarn needles. I also have a toothbrush holder that I use for my crochet hooks. It only has 4 holes, so it’s useless in our family {our house ranges from 6-9 ppl!}, and it looks kinda cute on my desk with the hooks sticking out of it!
Debbie those are brilliant ideas. I have to admit I have never looked with knitting eyes in the grocery store, but I will have to try it now. I have lost about 6 tapestry needles so now I have them on an old credit card size from the fridge magnet, no more cats stealing them or magical disappearance.
Please explain… although M&Ms never last in our house, no matter how big the bag! :lol:[/quote]
aah that’s the best trick ever…ya have 20 rows to knit, line up 20 M&Ms…finish a row…eat an M&M! 
Oh this would never work in my house. Either a cat, a dog, or a husband would walk by and swipe one off the table. I’ll have to come up with something no one likes… 
Sounds great… in theory… in my house, either my DS or DD would get their hands on them and screw up my count… just like they do WITHOUT the M&Ms!!! :roflhard:
I used chopsticks from resturants for dpn’s. I had to take a pencil sharpener and get the other side to about where the other one is and then sanded them down. They work like a dream too:)
lol i think you have to do what y’all do when they want something from you the way it is…“wait until i finish this row and then you can have one!”
How about lima beans? 
I like lima beans! :rollseyes:
I am ALWAYS looking with knitting eyes. Sometimes I even look with other eyes too. Ooo that paper would make great stationary. Or that box would be a great CD holder. Those crates would make great shelves. I guess I have recycling eyes. :lol:
Same here, feministmama … My current theme in the library is Warm Up with a Good Book … EVERYTHING that resembles cold or snow or winter or burrrrrr … becomes part of the theme. Part of the reason I chose it is so I can use mittens and scarves and some of my knitting childrens books 
Debbie dont tell me your cold in florida? It is 58 and my roommate has a sweater on and the heat running, meanwhile I am in shorts and wondering why he and the cats are bundled up with 3 blankets on his bed.
OMG 58 degrees??? I’d be NAKED!
The M&M trick came from one of the women I used to S&B with (I’ve abandoned them for YOU ALL, hahaha). Wouldn’t little shots glasses of wine work just as wel, though?
BEANS???
I mentioned beans because then no one else would take them.
My mom use to do the M&M tricks with my sister when she was little to get her to work harder on her homework.