Wise Budgeter

Wise? Or boring? Probably both. I have bought no yarn this month! Not even cheap Sugar n' Cream for dishclothes. No needles, either. Because I am starting a new teaching position I will not be getting paid until the end of September, which means I have to be very careful with my summer school money (thank goodness I did it or I'd be in big trouble). I have given myself a weekly budget for the first time ever and sadly, it does not include yarn or related supplies. Especially this week, with its added expense of dry cleaning. I think this is why I am having so much success with my UFO's. This lack of yarn buying is forcing me to work with what I already have. I am almost finished with the Broad Street Mittens and I am working on my herringbone lace scarf. Those are my two main projects right now but I think I need to cast on socks for a project I can take in my purse; the mittens I have to look at the pattern often and the scarf I lose track of what I am doing when thinking about other things, so these, though small, are not good for travel. Luckily, I have more Cascade Fixation in my stash! Yes, I think I must go cast on now. I am amazed I made it this long without doing so!