Chug Chug Chug

CHug CHug CHuging along on My Swallowtail! I am now firmly into Chart 3! Only 4 more rows to go! (Then to more charts...) I hope to get a lot done this weekend. Maybe Rebecca will have a finished shawl early next week! To help keep me motivated, I've joined the Swallowtail KAL. Most people seem to be finishing up this bad boy really quickly.

I really like the way the "nups" look. They are a little fiddely, as you have to Purl 5 together to create them, but I perservere. I am so glad I got the new KP's options needles. I LOVE them. Granted, I only got this size, as to try them, but I will definately get more. The P5 tog's would SUCK with any other needle. It looks more like a surgical instrument than a knitting needle.

Well, I must get back to work. It's time for lunch!

the Rest of the PrOn and some Swallowtail Action!

Here are the rejected photos from earlier.






ahh. so much yarn. I need to stop by Ikea tonight to pick up a new container to hold all of my new yarn. I was already overflowing! I think it might be time for a yarn diet....


How about some actual knitting?
I didn't *quite* finish my Mystery Stole. I am 4 edging repeats from being finished. But, my yarn arrived for the swallowtail shawl, and since that has to be completed for a dedline, I had to stop and work on that. Also on hold until the swallowtial is completed :the mystery socks. Must finish something! Too many projects! ALL LACE ! Must stop dreaming of lace! I am through 12 reps of Chart 2. Only 2 to go before I switch to the Lilly of the Valley Section!
And with a little tug.

I was concerned that it wasn't looking delicate enough for a wedding, but then I gave it a little tug and a little stretch. I think it will open up nicely. (Keep you fingers crossed! And don't tell the bride I said that.)

S.E.X. and the PrOn to prove it!

WOw. Oh WOW! I went the Farmhouse yarns open house sale! Oh DEAR GOD! iF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HER YARN YOU ARE SO MISSING OUT! Now that I am finished shouting...

Carol Maritn has a sale a few times a year at her house, where she sells off back stock and discontinued yarn. TWO TENTS filled with rubbermaid bins of yarn at the wholesale price - $9 per skein (retail $18). Also, she has sweater hanks for $50 (retail $120!!) The best part is the garage. In there are all the test runs and discontinued yarns. They are fill a bag for $79. I came away with........ $750 worth of yarn for $136!!!!!!!! I filled a bag and bought a sweater hank. On with the PrON!
My bags...
The sweater hank- yep one giant hank of bright teal wool single ply yarn.

One lone hank of autum spun - destined to be a scarf for Christmas present.
3 hanks of Summer spun. I have three hanks of this in a dark green from previous S.E.X. . They might be combined into a garment....
3 hanks of this multi colored wool. Light WOrsted weight,I think. SHe had lots of this. I don't have a clue what this will be. Maybe a stole.
4 hanks of really soft merino. SO soft. SO soft...
SO this is my picture limit, evidently, according to blogger. this is what you are missing...

8 hanks of orangy wooly fun. DH will be the recipient of this future something.

8 hanks of Rosey wooly fun. Maybe a sweater? Maybe a felted bag with felted accessories?

4 hanks of teal / blue vaigated wool. Felting? Don't know.

I'm going to post them later....

A little update on my mystery Sock

As you can imagine, I get a little nervous and twitchy when I have too much going on at the same time, so I am trying to wrap up a few WIP's before I start the wedding shawl for Rebecca. I've been mainly working on the Mystery Stole, and am done with side one, and cranking through side two. I would post a pic, but I kind of want to have it blocking so the real look of the piece is apparent. You'll just have to wait. It is a mystery, after all. he he.

But, I did finish sock #1 of my Mystery Socks on Thursday, at Stitch and Bitch. I am not having second sock syndrome, I am just focusing on Mystery Stole. I probably will cast on my second sock soon. I like to work on socks as a break from "big lace" projects. To the pics!


I really like this pattern. It is super easy to memorize, and quite attractive. The heel is different than any I have wortked, thus far. The flap is in stockingette, and the turn is a "v" shape - which you can see in the last pic. It fits well, and I like it, I just had to pay attention to the turn. How dare I be forced to think!

Also, a quick shout out to my SP! Hey! I still haven't guessed! Thanks for everything! You are awsome!

Mom's Vintage Gloves

With all of this Holiday knitting to do, what do I do? Plan to give away a pair of gloves that could make a really nice Christmas Present. They are still a present, but now thay are a "You claimed them at the beach, so they are a thank you for taking me with you on vacation" present. :)

Some specs:
These are my Vintage Knit Along Gloves, adapted from a Vintage 1950's pattern by The Kitchnerbitch. They are knit in Artyarns Utramerino, size 0 (2 mm) needles. It took me just over 1 ball of yarn.

The top picture is the closest representation of the color. The second shows the pretty little hem and the lace pattern on the back of the hand, and the third is a view of the palm of the hand - not terribly exciting, but you can see the row of yo's that increase the thumb gusset. It think it is nice, delicate detail.

I really like these. I think I will make another pair for myself, after I get my Mystery Stole 2 Completed, my Mystery Socks Completed, and My Friends wedding shawl completed. So, in like... the end of September?

New Projects abound!

This blurry picture is the start of my Mystery Sock. I finished the kntting on my Vintage gloves last night, and was bored, so the Mystery Socks got their start! Maybe my blurry pic keeps it a mystery still for others considering this pattern...? Yeah. That's the ticket....







The other new project - or I couldn't have said "projectS" in my title - http://www.interweave.com/knit/interweave_knits/Galleries/bonus/fall_2006/swallowtail.asp

From the new IN - Fall '06 the swallowtail shawl. I am making it for my friend who is getting married in SEPTEMBER (EEEP!) and didn't think about the fact that she might not be warm enough at an outdoor wedding in a sleeveless dress. I didn't get to go to her shower, so I am making her a shawl. I will be a kntting fool. I ordered the yarn today from Knitpicks. It is the laceweight Bare - paint your own. The color should be really close to the color of her dress - and if not - it's dyable! I will hopefully have all other projects OTN when I get the yarn so I don't feel tempted to work on something else. DH, luckily will be going back to work next week - he is off this week - so I will have my evenings free of "entertainment".

I suppose this means I am buying her wedding present.....

Clue #5 finished! One more to go!

By this time next week, I will (knock on wood) be very close to, or finished with, my Mystery Stole 2! I do think I am going to keep it for me, but you never know. Sometimes I realize I need a gift for a friend and something I've made would be "perfect". We'll see. Now to the pics!

This is just a slight stretch to see the pattern more clearly. It is going to go really big when I wet block this thing! The second pic is a close up of just clue #5.

On the Vintage KAL gloves... I've made progress this weekend. I ended up being 4 fingers short of two gloves. hmmph. So off to the yarn store I go! poor me. Anywhoo... I got my yarn, and am nearly finished with glove #2. I have the pinky finger and the thumb left to knit, then block, then turn under the hem. Not too bad! No pics. It looks the same as the other glove, only with no thumb and half a pinkie.

Did I get out of the yarn store with just my needed yarn? heck no. I bought two skeins of Misti Alpaca in a lovely celedon. The second pic is a better reperesentation of the color.

Every time I've gone in this store for the past 3 months I look at this yarn. I finally bought it. Frankly, I could never wear this color. I'd look soooo I'll. But, I have a friend to knit for for Christmas that would love it. I think I am going to wait to cast on for it until we start to turn fall around here. A nice springy green thing to work on in the beginning of the blustery brown-ness of fall will be nice. Now if I can only resist...

Oh! I also found a pattern that I will be knitting for my youngest brother for Christmas. It is a knit elvis wig. I bought the brown sheep yarn for it on Saturday!!! He will die when he gets it. He LOVES Elvis, and regularly does an Elvis impression on his radio show - as well as birthday appearences. Granted, he is not a profesional by any means, he just likes to have fun. ( I should say he loves to torture his friends and relatives) This wig will be a proud part of his Elvis collection.
http://www.theshed.co.uk/elviswig.html#patternurl

That's it for now. I'll see if I can't finish up the knitting on those Vintage gloves tonight!

Mystery Socks!

My name is costumechick. I'm a KAL - aholic. At least I am becoming one. I am currently in two, but have just joined a third. The new one is the Mystery Sock KAL. The premis is that you pick a sock pattern with no picture. Since you don't know what the finished sock will look like, it is a mystery. I think I have decided on Viv's lacey socks from www.knitlist.com I swatched last night with my new Wildefoot yarn. Now just to wait for the KAL to begin!

Mystery Stole Clue #4!

So I finished Clue #4 on Monday Night. I got a slow start, since I was away until Saturday Evening, but Dave printed out the clue at work so I could start it when he got home. Such a nice husband. I pinned the increasingly giant stole to my bulliten board at work. So, no natural lighting, and the one side is squished because the needle is too short to stretch the piece flat - BUT you get the idea.



As far as an estimate of size, I'd say it is about 50" x 24", unstretched. I do love this yarn and the pattern thus far. Dealing with two balls of yarn is a little irritating at times, but I haven't let it get me down!

Now on to the yarn....

The Trekking is from the begiing of my Vacation. I went to A little Yarn Shop in Ocean City New Jersey called the Knitting Niche. The owner was very nice and she had quite a selectuion for as tiny as the store was. She was out of size one needles, but offered to lend me her personal pair if I needed them. I didn't really, I was just going to pick up another pair. My Youngest Brother rode bikes with me to the shop. He was totally bored waiting for me to look around -but he did enjoy the rocking chair he was sitting in. The owner even comented about how nice he wasto come with me and wait for me. Yea. He's a sweet kid.
The Wildefoot is from Knotty Girl in Fairfield, CT. I stoped there on my way home. Traffic was SO backed up on the highway that I decided to call information for the # of Knotty Girl. They were open, so I swung by. The store is a little far from my home, but it is a good stop to make if I am that direction. Knotty Girl is truely a great store. Lots of different kinds of yarn, and lots of different $$ of yarn. I've never tried Wildefoot, so I bought some!

Well, I am too hot to continue, so that is all for now.

Ah vacation....

I have made it back from my long needed vacation. A whole week at the beach with nothing to do except knit sleep and eat. I had a great time! And to top it off, when I came back I had another package from my Secret Pal!! She sent me silk hankies!! I cannot wait to get a better spindle and spin with them. Frankly, they are so pretty I could just look at them in the bag forever!
mmmm. silk.

On my trip I mostly worked on my Vintage KNit Along gloves. I got the right hand finished, and the left hand is ready for the fingers. I worked on these on the beach. When I finished the right hand, my Mom asked to try it on. She said it fit wonderfully, but the left hand could be slightly shorter in the fingers because her left nails are shorter. SHe totally claimed them! That's ok. I can always mae another pair for me.


I still need the block them when I finish the left hand, and to turn under the cuff hem, but I think they will be lovely. When I make my pair though, I am going to kitchner the fingertips instead of pulling through the last 6 stitches. When I was working on these, my Grandma asked me what I was making. I said, "gloves". She looked at them for a minute, then said, "you know, mittens would be easier." "err. Yes, but then they wouldn't be gloves." My grandma is so practical. She makes me smile. BTW - the bulge in the wrist on the left hand is my watch - the cuff isn't flared.

The next pic is a really bad one of me Mystery Stole. I am currently finished with clue #4, but this is the finish of clue #3. I took this awful picture just to document the end of that clue. My Post of the completed clue #4 will be much better - I promise.Lot's of MS2 members don't like the "solidness" of the design, but I kind of like it. It will be nice and warm. Besides, I have lots of times I could use a less lacey wrap.
Oh yea! I also went to two yarn stores on Vacation! I will post pictures of my new yarn tomorrow. Start being jeleous now. I'll give you a hint. One ball is trekking, and the other two are Barefoot...

The happy Icarus Dance!

"Put your wings like this..., Put your wings like that..., shake your tushie in the air..., yea go ahead and stare..."
It is official! Last night at 11:30pm I wove in the ends on Icarus. This loverly bit of knitting is for my Mom for Christmas. I started it in the truck, on the way to Kentucky for my Cousin's wedding, on June 16. I would have been finished on July 9th, except for the yarn problem. (You can read the earlier post if you must)

This is the unblocked yarn pile

Now to the blocking
Ok. So the last one is upside down. Sue me. You can see the relative size of this beauty! FYI - that is a 6ft x 3ft table.
Pretty. And so soft in KP Alpaca Cloud. My Mom will love it!
She will Love her socks too. I finished those last week, and completely forgot to post about them! I haven't blocked them yet, but I will when I get back from VACATION! Who whoo! I am going to the shore for a week, and plan on knitting like a fool, sunning, reading, sleeping, and eating. I cannot wait!!

Clue #2 is finished!

I love a sense of accomplishment.

I finished clue #2 on the Mystery Stole 2 project on Sunday night. It is a really fun knit. I don't have to pay too close of attention. (Mostly just have to make sure I count correctly.) This picture is of about the same quality as my last one, but oh well. I'm not sure how to get a better one with only two hands. I don't have a clue how I will photograph the next section, as I am out of bulletin board.

This is what I did at the beach on Friday.

I have started my Vintage KAL lacey gloves. I am using Artyarns Ultramerino, and size 2 needles. The yarn is great. The pattern is easy to follow, but - of course there is a but - I'm having trouble with the size. I'm on gauge, but they are HUGE. I mean HUGE. I could put both hands in one glove. I do have small hands, so I was figuring that I could give them for gifts if they were too big. I don't know of any basketball players that need fushia lacey gloves, though. Maybe I will frog and try again on 2mm needles. I'm afraid they will be too stiff then, but size 1's will still be too large I think. err.

On a very excited note, my awesome SP7 sent me two boxes of fun - with a promise of a #3 on the way!!!! Take a look at the pictures. Prepare to be jealous.

TWO bags of coffee. One is my own special SP7 blend. Just for me! They smell soooo good. My car, my office and my house smell like awesome organic coffee. Even my DH, who really doesn't like coffee, was in awe of the scent.

And YARNY GOODNESS! This my friends is my new child, Schaeffer Anne. She is pink and purple and green and blue. She is wooly and mohairy and will make beautiful socks when she grows up. Her new best friend is the stitch markers my SP made just for me! If you hadn't of told me they were your first, I would never had known! So pretty!

Big thank you's to my SP! You kick @$$!

Mystery Stole Progress

Well, I didn't finish as much of my Stole on monday night as I would have liked. I did finish side one, but had to stop to make a swap item. I am swapping on the knitty message board for my yarn to finish Icarus. Although, last night I did manage to get quite a bit finished. This picture is through row 38. Not much to go now! I will definately be finished before the next clue comes out tomorrow.

The color on this pic is bad, but it is the only way I could get any detail. BTW - that is my corkboard in the backround. I do think the K3tog made for more even clovers - for me - and will continue to use them. I can't wait to see this sucker blocked!

The moment has passed

It's ok. I'm cool. If you can belive it, after my post from yesterday!

Last night I started my Mystery Stole. I false started twice, but I suppose 3rd time's a charm! The first time I cast on too many, the second time too few. WTF? I was thinking? I was counting 99 when I purled my foundation row. k2, p95, k2. Why then on the first "real" row am I 4 short?!

oh. the designer put the two edge stiches on the chart. *smack forehead* Let us learn to read the chart FIRST, knit second. Anyhow. It's all correct now, and I'm up to row 30 on side 1.


Lovely little wad.
I gave it a kinda stretch below.

the stats:
I am using Valley Yarns 2/14 Alpaca SIlk in eggplant, with size 3 Susan Bates needles. The first clue is 50 rows long, with a provisional cast on. I used the one from Knittinghelp.com. It is the one I use for all of my toe up socks, so i didn't have to research much. It works by casting on and knitting through the end of the clue 1 chart, then undoing the cast on and kntting through the end of clue 1 again. I had planned on using two sets of needles so i don't have to use stitch holders, but my needles are still in Icarus. I think my plan has altered to the following:
1. knit Mystery Stole side 1 to row 50.
2. If the LOVELY KarenP, who graciously is trading me for some more of the Alpaca Cloud yarn I ran out of -in the same dyelot (!!), sends me the yarn by the end of side one, I will put down MS2 and resume Icarus until it is finished.
3. Should I not receive the Alpaca Cloud, I will use a holder for this clue only. I will knit side two, then finish Icarus. Only picking up off of the stitch holder once won't be that bad. I, again, will be behind the KAL, but, so far, the MS2 is a really quick knit. It is amazing how fast 99 stitches goes when you have been knitting like - zillions at the end of a triangular shawl!

Finally, some yarn prOn.
This is 5 skeins of Mix blend alpaca mohair from an e-bay seller. It is three strands of yarn together, and is nice light worsted weight. DO I have a project in mind? Of course not. But it is cool!

SON OF A BI$%!*@)#@

I cannot be held responsible for my swearing. I have had a really rough weekend. No, nothing tragic in my life, just plain ole' pain in the A$$ knitting badness. First a picture...
"This looks like Icarus", you say. "Why is it still OTN?" Well, BECAUSE I F^#*&(!ING AN OUT OF YARN! This never, NEVER happens to me. I really do knit smack on with published patterns - if not a little tight. I always have leftover yarn. Never in a million billion years did I think I would run out of yarn! 8 stinking rows left! %&*(^!!
It did not help that DH was faux sympathetic. I shouldn't say that - he does understand, but it took him a while to "get" why I was so pissy. I suppose I should tell the whole story...

I had a day off on Friday, making for a nice 3 day weekend. My plan was to hit a sale at a LYS, see Pirates of the Caribbean, go to the Library to print my Mystery Stole Pattern, go to the beach and FINISH ICARUS! Why finish, because I wanted to start my Mystery Stole. I like to do KAL's when others are knitting- not after they are done. No fun there. Anyway, back to the story... I get up on Friday, go to the LYS. Pick up Yarn for my Vintage Knit Along Gloves - 2 skeins (I cannot decide which color I like best) and a skein on Sock yarn.


The glove yarn is Artyarns Ultramerino in a deep teal and a deep fushia colorway, and the sock yarn is Cherry Tree Hill, in Nantucket colorway. Nice. after the yarn store my DH and I sat in a coffeeshop and I finished my first sock for my Mom's pair of Child's First Socks. (smile) forward movement = good. SO we head to a Geek store for DH. He goes in. I tell him to take his time. I'll sit and knit outside. Knit Knit Knit. hmm. It seems like I am not going to have enough yarn... well, laceweight it deceiving. It's fine.

Off we go to Pirates of the Caribbean - awesome, BTW - go see it. The show we wanted to go to was sold out, so we got tickets to the next one. An hour to kill? Knit Knit Knit. Mention to DH that I have yardage concerns. "I'm sure you have enough". Let's go to see the movie.

-Insert minor irritation here. - When one goes to a popular movie on the day it opens, you get there really early. I went in to grab seats, while DH did the snack line. I had 45min (!) to sit before the movie started. Of corse I didn't bring Icarus - to big for the movies, but i did bring my socks. 45min in a good amount of time. I can cast on and get quite a few rows finished before it starts. But for some reason the theatre didn't have the lights on in the house! You could barely see to find a seat, let alone CO. If I would have known I would have CO in the parking lot. I can knit in the dark, but CO without twisting is hard. grumble grumble. The movie made up for my missed knitting time - mostly.

Next I head home. I rip out the CO from the movies and re - CO. Knit a few rounds of ribbing so I am ready to pick up my Take-along project whenever the whim strikes. Back to Icarus. Knit knit knit. hmm. I am really getting concerned about my yarn...

Saturday. DH has planned the day. We will go Downtown. I can print off my Mystery Stole Pattern at the Library, we can get lunch, see the Shakespeare exhibit at the museum, then head to the beach. ok sounds good. Shakespeare exhibit - way cool. Lunch - very yummy. Library - WTF! Closed! On a Saturday!! I hate this library. They change their hours randomly. Evidently, for the month of July they are only open from 9-5, M-F. I didn't go on Friday, because they are usually closed on Friday. ERRRRRR. It's ok. I probably wouldn't be able to start the MS2 until Monday anyway. SO off to the beach. Knit, knit knit knit. flip. knit knit knit. "seriously. I'm running out of yarn" "just keep knitting. I'm sure it's fine."

At about 10pm I ran out of yarn. (insert many expletives) This is the conversation that followed.

DH "Can we go get some tomorrow?"
me "no."
"Is the store closed"
"No. I got it on-line"
"Nobody has it here?"
"NO. It is an online only company. I can't buy it anywhere."
"Can you just get more?"
"Probably, but the dyelots won't match"
"Does that matter?"
evil sideways look
"Oh."
grumble grumble grumble
dh "do you need to finish it for some reason?"
me "YES. It is for my Mom. And she knows I am making it."
"Are you giving it to her on Saturday?"
"...no. It's for Christmas."
"Christmas!? You have plenty of Time."
"I'm going to bed"

SO Sunday comes. I get up. sit down on the couch, and remember - I am out of yarn. Shit. DH asks what I want to do today. grumble - finish Icarus, dumb$$ grumble. I tell him I don't care. He suggests going to the coffeeshop. I can knit as long as I want. "KNIT WHAT? I AM OUT OF YARN! MY MYSTERY STOLE PATTERN IS NOT HERE!" "well, you can knit something else..." "I don't want to knit something else! I want to finish my stupid shawl for my MOM!" After my tantrum, I calmed down. We went to lunch, then to the coffeeshop. I worked on the aforementioned socks. One whole shawl / stole knitting day wasted. I did get the whole leg done on the second sock, and half of my yarn balled for the Mystery Stole, so it's ok. I guess.

Finally, Here is a picture of my still balled Mystery Stole Yarn. sigh.

I Lied.

I am posting a picture today. This is what the yarn delivery man, er - the mailman brought me today, at work.

The First Book of Modern Lace knitting, the Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting, and two skeins or Lorna's Laces shepherd Sock in periwinkle. (That's more purple for all of you following my current color streak) I did a little blog reading today, and while I am not participating in Project Spectrum, I found out that July is "purple" month. How appropriate.

I of course see three projects I want to do right off the bat in the seond book. I cannot even look at these anymore until I get home tonight after SnB. Seriously. I won't knit a stitch! The yarn has plans though... I think It will become my Vintage Knit Along Lace Gloves - unless I find some machine washable grey, fingering weight in a nice purpley dove color before I start...

Well, no pictures today, as it is more of the same, but I am happy to report that I am on row 7 of Chart #3 on my Icarus. According to my calculations - only 38 rows to go! On the downside - there is no way I am going to finish this tonight. So I am stuck trying to decide if I should put off Casting on for the Mystery Stole 2 until I finish Icarus - probably this weekend, or knit them at the same time. Er. My logical brain tells me to wait until I finish Icarus to CO for MS2, then i will have both sets of needles ready to go, and a devoted brain. But, I can only knit on one side of MS2 at a time, so by the time I m ready to knit side2 I should be done with Icarus... right?

yeh. Me brain thinks I have more time to knit than I do. Well, at least more time to knit lace than I do. I can only knit until around 11:45pm with lace. After that I am too sleepy and must work on socks.

I think I will torture myself and finish Icarus first. I can read the clue for MS2, and ball my yarn to take a break from the finishing. I'll only be a couple days behind!

ah 5 day weekend

There is no bliss like that of having 5 days in a row off for the price of 1.5 personal days. Especially when it doesn't rain the whole time - and you get to go to the beach and knit. This is what I did for 5 days. I went to picinics - (3 of them), movies (2 of them), the mall ( 2 of them), watched WonderWoman (whom I love to death!) and Justice League on DVD, and went to the beach. I knitted at home, at the movies, at Satrbucks, at Panera Bread, and at the beach. Why so knitterly committed? well, I am TRYING to wrap up my Icarus Shawl to get the needles back so I can work double ended on my Mystery Stole. I was knitting like a crazy person - even after all the Corona at Frankie's BBQ. I admit I was a tad concerned about that when I woke up on Sunday, and had to rush to the living room to check on the damage. no damage! I can even knit this pattern with a little buzz on! On to the pics!


What is that you see? It looks like the pattern changed? It HAS!!!! I am finally through the chart 1 nonsense and onto Chart 2. What I like about this pattern: the last three charts are only done once! Lots of percieved accomplishment! I am 2 rows from the end of Chart 2. I would be finished with Chart 2 if I had been knitting more last night, and eating less Cheese-its (The white Cheddar are awsome!) and Ice cream. No not together. They were seperate snacks, but neither condusive to knitting.

Since I have been furiously knitting on my Icarus, I have not made much progress on my Mom's Child's First Socks. I am on the toe of sock1. Yes 1. Normally, I should be on the toe of sock2, considering how long these have been on the needles. I just haven't been travelling for work much - as it is summer, and home knitting is all Icarus devoted.
Check out the wicked bend on my addi 0's. These are my first socks on these needles! Also, take a look at the tarnish near my thumb - no it is not a shadow! The tips are in shadow, but the ends are tarnished. Man I can eat through finish! It is a completely useless superpower.
I do have to wrap up this toe and cast on for the second sock though. I need to have easy knitting for SnB this week. I hate to stop in the middle of rows, and Icarus is getting too long in rows to complete more than two during SnB. Then I have all this time at the end with nothing to do. I hate casting on at SNB though - I cannot seem to count properly, and get all twisted up. It is much easier to have a project ready to pick up and knit.

I just don't think Icarus is going to be finished by Friday when clue #1 comes out for the Mystery Stole - unless I somehow turn it into "work". I am a costumer, but I don't think I can pass it off to my bosses...although, my direct boss has the week off... We'll see.