Look What Came!

Oh, yes! The first installment of the Jane Austen Yarn Club arrived. This is the Sense and Sensibility sock yarn. The picture makes it look a little orangey. It's more reds, yellows and a little pink. The pattern is a scalloped cuff sock and it looks so pretty! I can't wait to get started...

... And I don't have to wait, because I finished a project! Yes, the Albino Bat mask is pinned to the ironing board as I type this, blocking out. (That's what smart knitters do when they've finished a project. You get it wet and pin it into the shape you want and leave it alone. When it's dry, it should retain its shape.)

And here are my Chunky Churn Dash blocks set with hourglass blocks. I think I'll call this one Whisper. I'll try and sew 'em together today. We'll see.

Finishitis Strikes Again!

So I finally finished The Red Thread. I wasn't able to obtain the "finishing kit" that Bent Creek put together, so I went through my supplies and found snaps and heart-shaped buttons. I think it came out pretty cute! I think that if you click the photo, you'll get a larger version of it.

I've started reading Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Okay, it's part of a larger scheme. I joined the Jane Austen Yarn Club. It goes for a year and every two months a new reading suggestion, hand-dyed yarn, and original knitting pattern arrives. I know, it's a total indulgence, so I paid for it out of my own money, not the household expenses... Besides, anything that encourages me to get reading these days is a good thing. I used to read a great deal. In fact, my parents used to claim that I was born six days early because I didn't have anything to read in there!