So, to cheer me up, my car drove me over to one of the local yarn shops after work today and the following leaped into my arms:
South West Trading Company Oasis in Purplexed AND Stacy Charles Ritratto in #76. A closer look:
Obviously I still need to work on my photography! These two yarns are going to turn into the Lotus Blossom Tank (for me!) and a shawl (for a gift!). I just couldn't resist that purple and the Stacy Charles yarns have been calling my name for a while.
In other news, I've signed up to take part in the Mystery Stole #2 knitalong over at yahoogroups. When I first started knitting, I really got "into" lace, starting Branching Out and signing up for both Mystery Stole 1 and Mystery Shawl 1. (Did I mention that my brain also thinks I can knit 24 hours a day?) Work pressures drove me to distraction so my lace knitting got off track and I took them all off the needles. I am hoping I can stick this one out! I do have a friend in town who has also signed up for the new mystery stole and is doing the icarus shawl (in Sea Silk!!!
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