So that's what goes on in her head

I drove out to the 'burbs this afternoon and picked up the pattern, and the store had Plymouth Encore on 20% discount, so I got the yarn for at least 2 bears, the pattern, some yarn for something I'm designing in my head, 2 pairs of needles, and my sister's afghan pattern for less than what the recommended yarn for one bear would have cost. Yay!