I did receive a fabulous package from my Knitty Secret Pal. Just check out all of the goodies.
Habu Geelong Lamb, and every knitting notion known to human kind, and glow in the dark Silly Putty! By the time I took a photograph I was using the darning needles and the stitch markers. How could she have possibly known that my last needle that I usually keep somewhere in the dark crevices of my couch had gone missing? I've obviously got the best Secret Pal ever.
I know I'm supposed to be resting my arm, but I couldn't help casting on for the Tilted Duster by Norah Gaughan in the new Interweave Knits. I am using Valley Yarns Berkshire in Dark Teal. It's a great pattern. I probably won't finish it for a while, because I have promised myself (and my mother) that I will not knit for a least a week, maybe two.
I've had the yarn for a long time. I was using it to knit a fitted cable sweater of my own design. Once I had knit up the body I realized that it was ludicrous. I live in Texas. The only reasonable way for me to use wool yarn bigger than DK weight is in a garment that can be easily taken off, like a cardigan or jacket, but it does look kind of nice, see.
My only other news is that I finally got on Ravelry. I'm loving it. It has made me pull out all of my FOs and WIPS, even some very old and neglected ones. I also finally figured out how to turn off the flash on my camera. I know that it's ridiculous that I've been struggling with it for over a year without figuring it out. I have a problem finding easy solutions to simple problems. But at least now I will have better photographs.
