I just looked up how to make homemade tortilla chips, which would involve making homemade tortillas, which is an attractive thought since I can get masa harina dead cheap around here, same for corn oil.

Very nice!

Go Theodosia (re headhunters, although homemade tortillas sound good, too)!

And thanks, -t. This is my second interview with the IL people, so I figure a pantsuit won't be too out of place.

After finishing a couple of pillow covers, I was thinking about picking up a new crafty hobby, maybe learning to knit. My upstairs neighbor said she'd be happy to teach me and suggested I check out a local knitting shop for starter supplies. Holy cow! Knitting is clearly for the employed. $12 for a skein of cotton yarn? (I'm allergic to wool, and acrylic also makes me break out.) I could buy the mittens I was going to learn how to make for less than that.

After finishing a couple of pillow covers, I was thinking about picking up a new crafty hobby, maybe learning to knit. My upstairs neighbor said she'd be happy to teach me and suggested I check out a local knitting shop for starter supplies. Holy cow! Knitting is clearly for the employed. $12 for a skein of cotton yarn? (I'm allergic to wool, and acrylic also makes me break out.) I could buy the mittens I was going to learn how to make for less than that.

Try the chain stores. They're usually a bit cheaper, and if you sign up for their email lists, they'll send you coupons for stuff like 40% off all the time. Plus, check the stack of ads at the front of the store -- those will frequently also have coupons.

Yes, you can get decent but cheap yarn at Michaels, or JoAnn's or other big box stores.

You can get a good range of needles and stuff at Goodwill for lime 10 cents usually.

Try the chain stores.

There are chain knitting stores? If you have a moment, would you mind suggesting some names, please? Googling "chain knitting store" doesn't really bring up much of anything.

ETA: Oh, you mean chain craft stores? OK, I'll see what the non-Hobby Lobby stores have. Thanks!

Oh, right, I still haven't gone to Michael's for my theoretical baby blanket yarn. I better get on that soon, the shower is in two weeks.

Yeah, I don't knit too much, but I buy most of my stuff at Michael's or Jo-Ann. There's just one local store near me, and nearly everything they stock is wool, which I can't use.

Speaking of Michael's, I can't decide if I want to decorate for Halloween in some way, and I need to decide that for sure before I randomly wander in there and spend a shitton of money.