Knit Sisters

Somehow, against the overwhelming odds of actually finishing anything over Christmas break that you set out to do, I have finished the black and white superwash 2-ply.

                                  Pictured here next to my lazy Kate.

I like the way this turned out, and it went pretty quickly, all things considered.

I received two knitting-related gifts this holiday:  two books from my sister-in-law, Pam.  You know a person really loves you when they go ahead and get you the knitting books/yarn/fiber that you ask for, even though you know they’re secretly thinking that you need more knitting books/yarn/fiber like you need a gangrenous limb.  Thanks, Pam!

I haven’t truly perused Knitting Beyond the Edge yet, so I don’t have too much to say about that.  But Victorian Lace Today…oh, my!  There are some gorgeous shawls and scarves in this book.  I think my interest in laceweight mohair has been revived.  (Not that it was ever really dead.  No, not at all.)  I begin to have a little inkling of what to do with the Alchemy Haiku.  And that laceweight sage-green mohair.  And the laceweight alpaca.  Hmmm, I know of an Ebay seller that has lots of Henry’s Attic yarns, including many different laceweights.  And then there’s the Knitpicks dye-your-own yarns….

It’s a sickness.

P.S.  On second thought, I did receive another knitting-related gift from my mother and father, which will bear fruit later in the year.  More on that later in the week.

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