Resistance is Futile

You cannot escape the cuteness. We will assimilate you.

P.S. Send treats.










So, I was thinking I should maybe mention my knitting once in a while. I'm only going to talk about what I'm currently knitting cause the thought of all of my unfinished objects makes me break out in a cold sweat.
Apparently, my brain is trying to kill me. Sweltering hot days, more to come, and instead of going on with me lovely little highly portable sock, I cast on 449 freaking stitches to make a shawl. Yep, a shawl. Just a couple of weeks before I am due to start another shawl for the Harlot's Olympics. No, I don't know what's wrong with me, either. Anyhoo, it's the second Faroese shawl from Folk Shawls, and I'm knitting it with two strands of two-ply from the incomparable Marta's. This woman has an unbelievable way with colour and I have quite a stash of her solids and multicolours - it's like having a painter's palette ready and waiting. For this shawl I'm using one strand of solid purple and another strand of solid green. It's looking gooood. I will take pictures tonight.

In other news, after today I have a four day weekend. Which will be good. Tomorrow will be 40C. Which will be bad. I just do not cope with the heat, it really screws me up. But - airconditioner! Cooold air! Not hoooot air!

Good thing for the day: My new shawl. I am itching to go and keep knitting on it. Which is good, as the rows are currently 449 stitches long. Sigh.

Bad thing for the day: Being totally and utterly weak yesterday afternoon and succumbing to Brooklin Hand Spun's
Monet Sock Yarn. I am such a sucker for hand dyed sock yarn. Budget?? What budget???