Lace!

So since I have oodles and oodles of time, I decided that I should start up some more time consuming projects :)

This is the Storm Water Shawl from Handmaiden. I actually purchased some Handmaiden Sea Silk yarn in this gorgeous blue/green colourway, but decided that this Cherry Tree Hill Yarn was calling out to me when I was putting my latest acquisitions away (if it's neatly put away, it doesn't count right?). The repeats are pretty easy, but I think I may have shifted things over for a couple of repeats. I've been counting, and I wonder if it is that I'm not shifting things but that the pattern is shifted over one? Well, when it's blocked we will see how it looks.

Pico is the most well behaved cat around yarn. I know she really really *wants* to play with the yarn, and barring one small mishap (she knows what I'm talking about), she has been really good about staying away from all the temptations scattered around the house.

Also decided to try out some of the hand dyed stuff that I have been producing. Last week I did a bit of purple and green on some Treehouse Yarn that felt very very nice and squishy. I have never really been fond of mostly white socks, but I thought I would give it a try.

I'm still not fond of the mostly white, but I'm willing to finish the socks to see how it goes. On the plus side, I really like this Treehouse Yarn. It's squishy, knits up fast, and is only splitty when I have messed up and need to frog or redo some bits.

Some random Pico pictures.

Pico squishing herself into the first Kitty Pi I made for her, even though she barely fits, she loves sleeping in it. She was really concerned one day when I moved the Kitty Pi out of her reach. Nothing makes her happier than to be sleeping in her little Kitty Pi right at my elbow while I'm madly typing away at the computer. Once in a while, she will reach out with one paw, touching me on my arm, and suggests changes to what I've typed. (No, I refuse to admit that I'm turning into an eccentric cat lady)

Some Heirloom tomatoes from the farmers market. Aren't they gorgeous? Pico certainly was interested in them.


On the plus side, I've finished the Berry Bush socks!. They turned out slightly larger than I wanted them to be (ie my Bro's size 10 feet can wear them comfortably), but they are nice and squishy and I like how the colours wrap and pool on the body of the sock. I'll have to take some pictures at some point.