I think the common thought around here right now, and for the past several weeks is ‘worn out’. Stress over things not being here, not being done, and the like have taken their toll. I can’t tell you how many projects are on the needles except to say that I’ve started new ones whenever problems have arisen that I’ve needed to be able to think through, which is much easier for me to do when my hands are busy.

All other things aside, one really great thing happened last week. We found the lady of our dreams.

Meet Milly a.k.a. Mystery Meat. She’s 4 month old bottle baby who was rescued pre-natal from her mama by some very good people.

Last week she came to live with us with the intent that Vash really needed some cat company. She lasted two days being in her own room 24hrs a day, and then the two of them decided that she needed to be part of the family full time. That was an amazing moment, it’s the first time that Vash has approved of another cat so quickly. They’ve been doing well together ever since. It helps that she’s very sweet and not neurotic unlike some of the other cats we’ve tried out in the past. She has though, brought on a lack of knitting recently…

sleeping in the knitting basket. How do you move something so sweet?

Instead I’ve been painting my office to ward off some of the stress. Pictures to come when it’s done.

Here’s hoping that this week will have the resolutions that I’ve been waiting for, and will in turn be a much better week.

cheers!
-Danielle

Lately I’ve been wanting small simple projects on the needles. Projects that aren’t dependent on specific measurements since mine are getting smaller, hence the stack of small shawls with interesting construction. This one is maybe one of the more clever ones. It’s Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Pi Shawl, but I chose to only knit half a pi(e) since the yarn I chose was in short supply. I’ve shown it on the blog once before, but here’s the finished piece:

One strand of merino lace that I over dyed a year ago, and a beautiful silk lace that I’ve had the pleasure of using once before. I love the rich reds that just glow on these yarns. I really enjoyed working with them while knitting this great pattern. The gull stitch pattern pattern at the border was just interesting enough to keep my attention, while being something I could pick up and put down easily.

I have a rather large undertaking that I’m working out the details of right now. Since I like knitting small-ish shawls, I’m planning a large scale project of knitting the color wheel in a series of about 18 shawls over the next couple of years. So far I’ve got 4 knocked out of the way.

Oh! Exciting! Next weekend I’m going to Fiber U to take classes for the new company which will be launched at the beginning of August. I love having a final date.

{contracts; late night reading}

{employee of the month; contemplating finding him another employee to dump some of that time consuming lounging work onto}

{ooo! such pretty colors}

{fuzz butt}

So close! It’s been an anxious and exciting few months.