It's been a while...

I went to my first non-guild Knitting Meeting this week. There were only three of us but it was really nice.

We met at a local book store. Since I think it's important to support the shop allowing us to hold our meetings at their facility, I ordered a piece of cake and some wonderful herbal tea. I also purchased a magazine and a box of the yummy herbal tea to be able to enjoy it at home.


I'm sure I was the oldest there, which wasn't really a problem. It was unusual but refreshing. EA was knitting mittens and EC was knitting a prayer shawl. I took my Cork yarn to start a hat, so I'd have something portable that wouldn't take up a lot of table space.

I'm looking forward to the next meeting!

Button made by Donna (Yarntomato)
I've decided to join a Crochet-Along. It's for making a Ripple Afghan. I haven't decided which ripple pattern to use but I've always wanted to make a Ripple Afghan. If you'd like to join, information can be found here.

I'll post a picture of my yarn either later today or tomorrow. Right now the camera is in the car and I don't have the energy to go get it. Also, lately, I've been really dissatisfied with the picture quality.

I'm also very excited about the new line of yarns at Knit Picks! Prices are great and they've even got some alpaca yarns. They've even added a new feature where if you click one of the Knit Pick Brand yarns you can see different projects that are recommended for that particular yarn.

I think I may try one of the alpaca yarns for a shawl. There was no white alpaca lace weight but I'm hoping one will be added soon. I ordered a little bit of black for a small stole/shawl so if I like it, and shawls are as enjoyable as I'm hoping, this could be the beginning of something great!


I've taken the Fair Isle sweater out of the knitting bag but sadly have not done anything else with it. If my health continues to improve and I find some energy, I'm going to try to find my place again in the pattern.

It's going to be good year for knitting and crocheting. I can feel it.


Re: Comments
To the seven people who left me comments on the last post, I sincerely thank you. I have never gotten 7 comments before. I know there are people who have been knitting for a long time, buy lots of yarn, and/or know lots of knitting techniques that get lots of comments all the time but for someone who has only been blogging for a few months, I'm extremely honored.

Lu, Ginger General, Madalyn, Maureen, Melissa, Jenni, and TopperArnold, I thank you. I am enjoying interacting with other knitters and I'm looking forward to all my projects, no matter how long they take me to make.