New project

I've had some purple (read PURPLE!) alpaca that I bought a while ago because I liked it. I did not have a project in mind at the time. Since then, I have been looking for a pattern for this yarn. Today I finally found a pattern I like that will work. It's the Flower Petal Shawl on the Elann.com website. I started working on it tonight, and it is working up well. I am really liking the way this pattern is going, and the yarn is lovely to work with. Now I have something to switch with my socks.

It's been a while since I posted. I have not been knitting too much. I may have burned out a little with the Olympic knitting, plus Sarah was home on spring break so I spent some time with her. She and I went over to Mississippi for a few days to visit my Mom and sister. We brought back some things from my mother's house that were being stored at my sister's. (My mother's house was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.) I brought back a huge garbage bag of knitted dresses that my mother made probably back in the late 1960's or early 1970's. Most are acrylic yarn, but the amazing thing about them is that my mother did not use a pattern. She just got an idea in her head and started knitting. When she was done, she had great looking dresses or suits or coats. I don't think I will ever be that proficient at knitting. The other fun fact about my mother is this: She is almost 91, and she is still knitting. It's great. I hope I do as well.

I have been working on another pair of socks. This pair is the black pearl colorway from Lorna's Laces. I just passed the heel on the first sock.

I have been trying to decide what to do for my next big project, but have not come up with a plan that excites me. I will keep looking. I have to have more than just socks going, right?

What's new

I finished the Sursa scarf. It's a monster. Lots of ruffle. It will probably have to wait until next winter to be worn considering it is 80 degrees here. I started another pair of socks with Lorna's Lace sock yarn. This one is called black pearl. I will try to post some pictures later.

I also bought some more yarn last Friday. My LYS had some lovely Italian merino in a charcoal gray at a really nice price. It's lace weight, and I knew this when I bought it. I thought it would make a pretty lace shawl. I do not know what I was thinking when I did this. I tried to work with it this weekend. First, it did not want to be wound up into a ball. I had a heck of a time winding it. I should have known this was an omen. I finally got it wound. I had to break the yarn several times to accomplish this. So I decide to try the Yarn Harlot's snow drop shawl. There is no way this is going to happen. I can hardly see the yarn let alone the stitches. I will go blind if I try this. Maybe it was just my mood over the weekend, and I should try again, but I am going to wait a while before I do.