I first heard about The Sampler via Craftypod. To subscribe to The Sampler you have to go to the webpage on a certain date and time to sign up. This is not the easiest for me to remember so I’ve been trying to subscribe for several months with no success.

Last month I was finally in front of the computer at the right time. I signed up and got my first Sampler the other day. Here’s some of the goodies I got:

The Bitch blank card rocks and will be used for a friend’s birthday. The octopus patch is pretty clever. The sushi keychain is so adorable and is my favorite. Two arty blank cards which is nice because I never have any when I need one.

Looking through my goodies I discovered so many indie shops I had never heard of. Yay! The Sampler was neat but it’s only little stuff. Wouldn’t it be cool if we could get yarn ball samples or fat quarters of indie fabric? Maybe that’s unrealistic but I wish it were possible.

About that knitting… I’m having trouble. Abbey and I still can’t figure out the next few steps for the sweater. We’re thinking of going to the LYS to plead for help. I’m going to search the web more to see if anyone else has run into problems.

Thebes and I were out of town last weekend so I barely got any knitting down. However, I’m up to the ribbing for the sock and hope to get it done this week.

Prana has gorgeous markings. This picture shows his back off.