I have pretty bamboo sticks!

I got double-pointed and straight bamboo needle sets :) I received 12 sizes of each, under $20 for  the 12 double-pointed needles and under $20 for the 12 straight needle sets including shipping. Ebay is a wonderful thing. I'm also really glad to finally have sets of double-pointed needles with 5 needles instead of only 4. 

I also started swatching (i'm trying to be a better knitter :P). 

I started a new project with a set of the double points - dragonscale wristwarmers :) and changed from the metal straights to bamboo straights for the needle case I'm making. Its made quite a difference. The metal ones hurt my hands after a few lines, I've been able to knit more with the new ones.