Talent

No, I'm not bragging. I just wanted to show you what's possible.

Amazing, no? And now that you've seen the impossible, now it's time for helping me choose the beauty shot for this lovely shawl. Please tell me which shot is best. If your choice is "none of the above" please give me a better idea. This is Palm Tree Straight On and this is Palm Tree Angled and this is Door.
Whatcha think?

Elves. Ghosts. I am not Responsible for this

Baltic Sea on New Earth Stole

I finished knitting, I wove in the ends. Now, I've been told that plant fiber--in this case, sugar--doesn't require blocking. However, as I one day expect to wash the thing, I figured I'd better get it wet before chopping off the endsie bits. So, I soaked it about fifteen minutes and put it outside on towels. I only stretched it a bit. I'll find out when it's dry if I should have been more rigorous. But as it was so pliant as I was working on it--and again that thing about plant fiber!--I'm guessing pinning won't do much good.

In the Garden

You know how sometimes on TV a lawyer in a drama will say, "She felt compelled to..." whatever? Well, I felt compelled to stitch on this thing. As though I was being pushed to cross-stitch. By the Ghost of Cross-Stitch Future. Anyway, I got a lot more done.

Therese's Leftovers

And on the quilting front, I'm ripping out a really bad job of quilting I did. Wrong thread color, irregular work... it was just... uh... it wasn't me. It was elves. Unskilled elf labor that infiltrated my studio while I was out partyin... uh, feeding homeless dogs. Yeah.

Winnah, Winnah!

Battlestar Galactica Fleet Power Battle gave me another mission: to do a project using 900--or more--yards in a project. Some people are doing several projects that use the yardage that way, but I figured it's time for me to stretch my wings. I am making a lacey stole! The Urban Dictionary defines stole this way: "To punch someone in the face." ... That's not what this is. This is more of the rectangular shawl type of stole. It's called the Baltic Sea Wrap and can be purchased for download (It's a PDF--I want you to know before you click!) here. Ooh, wouldn't it be cool if somebody was knitting along with me? I'm about 25% done and I've figured out the groove.

And in contest news...

I used my random number generator to decide my winner (drumroll from the froggie band, please!) and Beth is the winner. Beth, please get in contact with me through Ravelry or the comments to claim your prize. I'd contact you, but you're blocked. Boo. But yay! If I don't hear from you by June 19, I'm rolling the random number generator for a new winnah.