Some yarn and a digital camera. I think I’m going to beg and plead and maybe cry for a camera. I’m good at the getting my way. So are my sisters, so it must run in the family. Since my birthday is Friday, I probably won’t post again until the weekend. I’ll update you on what good presents I got.

The knitting has been slow around here lately. I’ve started my new job, and I’m training my replacement at my old one. I couldn’t knit much on Monday with the Bengals on Monday Night Football (crazy husband!). The poncho is still going. I tried to start the Lopi Lace scarf, but I had problems with the yarn overs. I can do a YO, but I was confused about it (I can’t even begin to explain my stupidity with it) so I had to frog it out. Again and again and again and again. I’ve now figured out what I was doing wrong, but I’ve yet to cast on again.

I got my yarn for Clapotis on Monday. Yarn Market delivers super fast. I ordered Thursday afternoon and got it on Monday. I’ve ordered from there previously and it was just as fast. I held my pretty pretty yarn and petted it and yes, I sniffed it. It doesn’t smell as good as the Reynolds Plymouth Heather that I’m using for the poncho, but it’s nice… real nice. I’m drooling as I sit here and type. Mmmm, silk and merino yarn, mmmmm. Okay, I’m back. The yarn came in a hank. I hate hanks. I’ve destructively tangled 2 hanks of other yarn. I so don’t want to do that to my pretty yarn. I can’t afford that. So I’m scared to start Clapotis since I’m terrified that I’ll kill my yarn. Mmmmm, silk and merino yarn, mmmmmm.