I used to subscribe to a bunch of different knitting mags (Knit n' Style, Vogue, etc) but found that I consistently liked the patterns in Knitters the best. So it's the only one I get now. I'm with you on loving to go to the yarn shop (and we have a great one in town), but it's also such fun to be surprised every other month or so with some great new patterns in the mail. I also like Interweave Knits, but so often their stuff is too funky for me, or more time consuming than I'm willing to commit!
But is there anything more fun than wading through patterns to find just the right thing to do with your new yarn? I like the pattern hunt as much the knitting!
Becky