New Stuff

I picked up two skeins of Misti Alpaca chunky yarn from Main Street this past Saturday. I couldn't stop petting it! Sooooo soft! I agonized for a short time over what I should make with it. I knew I'd be using huge needles and wanted to maintain the loose loft the stuff has. I also knew I wanted something I could snuggle into. So rather than make a scarf, I made a cowl. (Yay, circular knitting!) I just cast on however many stitches until it 'seemed' about right with my #17s and knit away. It is very snuggly. I only used one skein though. The other one awaits! I'm thinking a hat. That way I can pull the hat down around my ears and the cowl up around my cheeks. You'll only be able to see my smiling eyes from behind a fuzzy screen of white. hehehe!

I've also, *gasp*, ordered yarn! For a garment! *gasp, gasp* I picked out some nice stormy blue for the Petersburg vest from Rowan 42 (I think). I...must...learn...correct...gauge. Must, must, must. Arg.

Hey, I'm hungry.

I've been cheating on reading Tale of Genji. I know, beat me with a soba noodle. Instead I've been carefully rereading the first Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn book by Tad Williams. I say carefully cause I've reread this book so much it's literally falling apart in my hands! And I have a sneaking suspicion this is my second copy. *blushes*