So, my fiancé and I were talking about what we are doing with this year’s tax returns… firstly, we are saving a large portion of it to put away for a house, and to improve our credit ratings as we save, so by the time we are taking out a home loan, we have fantastic credit. We know the banks aren’t as free with loans as they were a year and a half ago, but nor are they as restrained as they were six months ago, so things are looking good there.

We also want to just leave a portion of it in our bank account, to take care of any surprise expenses. We do this every year with a percentage of our tax returns, and has been quite fortuitous on a number of occasions. We’ve also joked about an offshore bank account, but we don’t think that’s really necessary, I doubt we’ll have to go on the lam at any point, and that’s the only good reason I can think to have one at this stage in life.

Now, after all that, there are a few expenses to be paid up, and then, after that, there is some left over, probably around a hundred pounds, and that is all for me to go get fabric and yarn… with that sale, can you imagine how much fabric and yarn that is!? I am so excited! It’s like Christmas for me when this store has this sale, they have some of the loveliest fabrics. Their jersey is some of the nicest I’ve ever seen for sale, and they have some lovely wool flannel. They also have great faux fur, which works really well for this cute little cape pattern.

As for today’s knitting pattern, Rebecca Danger of Bunny Nuggets fame has put up another awesome pattern, this time for Monster Chunks. I must say, I can’t wait to have stacks of these awesome little critters on my desk!