Where did they go?

I've got Axel Rose crooning a slightly modified version of Sweet Child of Mine stuck in my head.  It goes something like

Where did they go?
Where did they go now?
Where did they go?

Oh, oh
Where did they go?

Oh,
Where did they go now?

Where did they go?

Oh,
Where did they go now?

No, no, no, no, no, no
Sweet needles,
Sweet needles of mine

I used to be the proud owner of five or six sets of every single sized dpn known to man and now, I find myself knitting a toddler hat without enough needles.  I have 2 pet peeves/OCD factors when it comes to dpns.  One, I need five needles.  Four to hold the stitches & one to knit with.  When I knit on only three, I get ladders, no matter how tightly I tug on that beginning stitch.  Secondly, I hate, hate, hate, with the passion of 1,000 suns, having the needles overloaded with stitches.  I'd rather knit with 18 dpns hanging off the project than have too many stitches on each needle.  

So, here I am, knitting a toddler hat with four #6 needles instead of five and the needles are overloaded and the stitches keep slipping off the ends.  I can't find another #6 needle anywhere in the house.  

Where did they go?
Where did they go now?
Where did they go?

Oh, oh
Where did they go?

Oh,
Where did they go now?

Where did they go?

Oh,
Where did they go now?

I've checked every drawer, every project bag, the couch cushions, and even under the car seats.  No needles, although I did find almost $10 in change and some very stale popcorn.  Yesterday, I caved into the frustration and instead of blogging or knitting, I went to the store to buy another set of #6 needles.  Guess what I came home with.

#7 needles.  I came home with fricking #7 needles, not #6.  Argh!  I'm seriously thinking about taking sandpaper to them & sanding them down to be sized 6.

#todayonmyneedles

So, due to the frustration & time spent searching & shopping, not much knitting has been happening.  The black & silver cowl continues to grow.  It's actually growing fairly rapidly considering the amount of time I've spent on it.  That's sad in a way because the yarn is SO wonderful to knit with.  I wouldn't mind if that project dragged on and on for a while.  Indian Feathers is progressing rather slowly, but that's okay too.  As long as I get the next 18 rows knit before April 1st, the project will be on schedule.  And then there's the hat.  It would be a much faster project if the stitches would stop falling off the blasted needles.

Looking on the bright side....  If I don't take sandpaper to the new set of #7 needles, I can return them.  And if I return them fast enough, I can take advantage of the sale the store was having.  They had bunches and bunches of glass beads on sale as well as Lion Brand's Fishermen's Wool.  Fishermen's Wool isn't exactly pretty, but I like it for everyday use items like hats & mittens.  It's affordable, strong, doesn't itch and still has it's lanolin.  Oh and did I mention beads were on clearance?  I bought a bunch.  Of course, a year from now when I find the right project for them, I'll be singing, 

Where did they go?
Where did they go now?
Where did they go?

Oh, oh
Where did they go?

Oh,
Where did they go now?

Where did they go?

Oh,
Where did they go now?

By the way,

Happy Valentines Day!

Got any special plans?  We'll be celebrating at home.  It's supposed to rain all afternoon then drop down to 4 degrees tonight.  It sounds like a disaster in the making.  We'll just stay home, cook something on the grill (the worse the weather is, the more my husband likes to cook outdoors) and hang out in front of the fireplace.  Knitting, of course.