I ended up not feeling like knitting on the shawl. Sure I did a row or two but its boring. A 2 row pattern -one of which is knit- repeated over and over and over again in a dry silk/wool blend just didn’t float my boat. By dry I mean like handmade paper kinda scratchy and earthy instead of smooth as silk silk/wool blend. Still the promised photo:

I did feel like working on something cushy and soft. I really wanted to make some half finger gloves like the ones in Weekend Knitting but I don’t own the book and am too under the weather to think. It’s on my list of to buy. So is Scarf Style. I looked through both of them at bookstore but didn’t pick them up even tho they appealed to me strongly because I don’t usually buy pattern books. I should have. Anyway I trolled around my stash for a while and came across some handspun WW merino yarn purchased via Ebay many many years ago. The seller no longer sells her handspun which is very unfortunate. Her yarns convinced me once and for all I absolutely positively had to learn how to spin. Its a beigy color called Sandlewood distributed by Ashland Bay Fibers. I admit I am not into beiges and browns but the energy of the yarn just grabbed me. I am making some fingerless mitts from Homespun Handknit. I have owned this book since it first came out in the late 80’s and worn it through several times over. I have also knit more projects from this one book than all my other books combined. Here is the first one almost done:

Have a great knitterly day you alls!