Out sick

I really did want to post to my blog, as I had a very exciting knitting weekend, but getting sick seamed to be a higher priority to my body. Blame them body, not the mind. I'm on the mend, so I'm back at work, and able to post once again.
I really need to get Internet access at home.
First up, I cast on for The Secret of the Stole, to be known as "SotS" from now on. The first clue went by really quickly, and I am in LOVE with the Lacey Lamb yarn. It is so wonderful to work with. It felt a lot like Misti alpaca when I was knitting, but the knitted fabric is so sproingy - this stole will grow a lot when I block it.
Onto the pictures:

The cast on edge has two points! The instructions say to knit them at the same time, one from inside the ball, one from outside. When you get to where they join together, break the outside of the ball yarn, and continue with only one. I decided not to do that. Mostly because I didn't want to screw with my ball integrity. All you lace knitters know what I mean. I ended up knitting the left point, breaking the yarn, then knitting the right point, and joining with the right point yarn. Same basic idea, and way less yarn tangle stress. It turns out that I had a good idea, since about half way through the first point I had a major yarn barf episode, and had quite a wad to untangle. It would not have gone well if I had two ends to deal with in the mess.

I tried to stretch the lace out a bit. Of course it is rainy and grey when I want to take pictures. It can't possibly be sunny. So far, the pattern in easy to knit, and not to fussy. We'll see what Friday brings!
On Saturday, I did a bit of yarn shopping. I know. I wasn't going to until Rhinebeck, but it was a 40% off sale! 40%!!! I want to knit Colette for my NaKniSweMo project in November, and was hoping to buy the yarn at Rhinebeck. Well, I was nervous that I wouldn't find any, or enough of what I liked. So, to the Yarn Garden Sale I went. I bought 15 skeins of Elizabeth Lavold Classic Al in Aged Oak for the sweater, and two skeins of Universal Yarns Pace, for what else, socks.

On Sunday I went to AcMoore's 25% off your whole order event, and bought half of the yarn for my Road to Golden Sweater. I got all the contrast yarn. They didn't have enough in any dye lot of the color I want to use for the body.

Then I got sick.
On Monday, I couldn't do anything that required movement beyond moving my hands while laying on the couch, so I did a gauge swatch for the Colette Sweater.

I think it will turn out nicely. It is a challenge for NaKniSweMo, as it has lots of pieces, and it has lace, so it is perfect for Lacevember. Now if only I can keep from casting on....
Yesterday I just putzed around with my gloves and my socks. I hate being sick.

I must diet.

Absolutely must. Not food wise. No that's not true. I should do that too. But most definitely in a yarn way. I cannot control myself, as evidenced by my Monday binge.
It all started innocently enough, as I was "just going to Saybrook to pick up some contrast yarn for the cactus sweater." Already finished with the body, it would be a shame to not keep working on the sweater. But, my contrast yarn was too thick. "I'll see what they have on sale" (insert big laugh right there)
Well, of course Noro was the best choice, and I put three skeins in my arms.

This is when I should have walked away. Instead, I went back to the patterns to find DH. The patterns are beside the Sock yarn. Well, you can guess what happened next.

That, my friends is Filitura Di Crossa, Maxime. Pretty, squishy, and right in my arms. Then, just to round out my insanity, I bought a chibi. I am forever losing yarn needles, and it was time to buy some more.
Is this where it ends? Oh no my friend.
Next DH and I went to Sit n Knit. "I'll look around" "I'm not really looking for anything".
Somehow, two skeins of Lacey lamb ended up in a bag in my backseat! Seriously! 1600 yards of Lace weight just jumped into my car after it stole my Credit card and payed for itself.

Completely puzzled by this, I went online to see if others were experiencing "Yarn on Credit violence". No other reports were coming up. "I'm safe," I thought, it won't happen again.
Then, yesterday, a box arrived! What the heck?! From Knitpicks?! Oh yes indeedy. I got this:

That my friends is the Yarn for Lesley's Christmas present, and yarn for swatching for sweaters that I am not going to start for at least 4 months!
Oh, and two skeins of sock yarn!

and some needles!
I've got to change my passwords. (the yarn knows it....)
In a fit of rage, I decided to scare the yarn into behaving by poking holes in my Booga Bag. Don't tell the yarn that the holes are supposed to be there.

It took me a day to knit, a day to felt, and a day to dry. Then it took two weeks to poke some damn holes and feed the strap through. Feel free to roll your eyes generously.
I also finished up sock #1 for my September Socktopia Socks. I hope to have the pair done over the weekend. We'll see. I might have a fighting chance if the yarn doesn't attack.