So this happened ...

 Wow.  Three posts in March and then total silence through April and most of May.  To explain it, I will claim that I have been monagomy-ish of late.  

Which is to say … I have been knitting steadily at the store on a test knit afghan for a friend.  I am using Gathering Yarns Harvest Heathers in five colours, and I am loving the design and the yarn.  I am currently approaching the half-way point, so I am pleased.  Pictures will follow when the design is released.

I am knitting on another afghan at home.  This is a commissioned piece for a client of the store.  She wanted to make a wedding present for a grandchild, but was struggling with the pattern.   There are twelve balls of wool provided, and I am currently working my way through number eight. 

This is a Mary Maxim pattern and yarn.  The client is a very nice lady … and the yarn is an alpaca blend … and cables.  You folks know how besotted I am with cables. 

And the  there is this new project:

  I … sprained my ankle again, and did such a fantastic job that I went to the emergency room.  I knew I would need some distraction and entertainment so I grabbed the sock project bag.  The yarn is Claudia Hand Painted Yarns in the Addiction fingering weight base, and the colour is Muscadine Wine.  Previously I had remarked that my trusty Addi needle had finally been consigned to the retired status (after hundreds of socks and 15 years of service).  I did, however, have two 24” needles in the proper size.  While I CAN work magic loop socks on a 24” needle, it is stressful for both the needle and the knitter.  Also, I knew I would need something a wee bit brain-bendy for distraction as I waited in the emerg.  

Socks TAAT are mot my fave, but I can do them.  Socks on two circs is a better way for me than on one needle.  Especially when I need distraction.