Smitten with Knittin'

I love Sunday's. It snowed all day yesterday and was one of the kind of days that I look forward to but are all too few and far between. It was warm and cozy in the house and there were huge flakes falling from the sky. The only thing missing was a crackling fire in the fireplace but lo and behold a few weeks ago we ran out of wood to burn. First time in 10 years of living in this house did we run out and sure enough the week after we had a nice blizzard and was snowed in for 3 days- bummer - but we survived and will really stock up next fall.

I decided against the armwarmer's as mentioned in the previous post and decided to start another shawl from "Greetings from knit cafe" By Susan Mischer and Victoria Pearson. I had started this shawl awhile back and while


it is a really fun and mindless knit I strayed away from so as to not get bored with it and went on to other things. I have went back to it but am in a dilemna as it has grown too long for my 29" circulars. I am in desperate need of at least a 47" circular to carry on with it. So what to do?? I need to search some internet sites and find one-

I cannot have idle hands so I started another one ( I am waiting on my Noro to get here for the sweaterwith anxious anticipation).

Since it is done in stockinette stitch it is so roly poly and this is the best shot I could get of it while holding it down with one hand and snapping the pic with the other. It is on size 5 needles and is slow going but it is a nice relaxed knit to watch tv with- gawd, I wish I had season's 4,5 and 6 of The Soprano's. Ok , I regressed there for a moment. Anyhoo - it is with my "no name" ebay yarn which is soft and extremely different from anything I have ever knit with before (other than my cute MP3 cozy) . Updates on that project later...

I have managed to find and purchase a copy of Sensational Knitted Socks.
I will soon be knitting my way into sock oblivion I am sure- this is all so new and fun and exciting I want to try EVERYTHING now! I just have to learn to pace myself and take it slowly so I don't lose focus. I am going to go now and do a little chanting before I sit down to knit awhile. G'day!!!! C ya! Hmmmmmm!