Today my team at work held their annual holiday outing.  It was nice, but the best part was a gift certificate to Borders.  I love that store!  I know, it’s not exactly a “find”, but if you haven’t picked up a book in awhile, you ought to check it out.

Speaking of books, I did find two new ones today at the most awesome local knitting store, String of Purls.  The first is Vogue Knitting Quick Reference, and it’s basically a bible of stitches and techniques.  I know that there are a lot of web sites out there that give the information for free, but it’s nice to have something I can carry with me and stash in my bag with the other knitting supplies.

The second is called itty-bitty hats, and it’s dedicated to, you guessed it, baby hats.  My sister-in-law is pregnant with her first child, so it’ll be nice to be able to give her something hand made for the baby.  Plus, a good friend of mine who is a big knitter sells her baby hats for like $50 a piece!  I can’t believe people will actually pay that much! 

As long as I was there I picked up some circular knitting needles, and double pointed needles.

For those of you who know someone going through a nasty divorce, this would make a great holiday gift!

I actually found this quite awhile ago, but James Lilek is always offbeat and funny.  He’s got tons of fun stuff to peruse on his website.

Finally, I have both bought and received gifts from the Wine Country Gift Basket company this year.  Ghirardelli chocolates for my very good friend, and a wine and cheese basket from Aunt Peggy!