Thank, you Liz! As a thank you for the yarn I sent her a couple of weeks ago, she sent me a copy of Knitting on the Edge. Wasn’t that nice of her? (And, Liz, I’d send you an e-mail, but I can’t find your address–I really should just start archiving ALL my e-mail, I know–but in the meantime, I hope you see this, my public acknowledgment of your good manners. Your mother would be proud!) Thank you!

I’m actually still looking for the right lace pattern for my Chai shawl. I thought I had it a couple days ago, but while it was nice, I didn’t love it. I think now that I’ve settled on one from “Heirloom Knitting.” I actually liked the Horseshoe Pattern (aka Fishtail) since it would have done a nice little wavy thing at the color changes, but I’ve liked this Trellis Diamond II for a while. In fact, it was my first choice. I swatched it tonight and it seems like it will work out . . . this thick-and-thin yarn makes it a little tricky. Bigger needles helped, too. I don’t know if it’s the looser gauge or if it’s the fact that I’ve knitted this same yarn several times by now, but it’s much softer now. I’m loving it, in fact.

Next step is to (1) force myself to stop looking through pattern books which keep making me doubt my choices and (2) chart out the pattern with the shaping increases included–you know, the ones I have yet to figure out.

And, oh yes, no surprise here, but the consensus seems to be that the shoes I posted about yesterday are perfect!

Here’s a a funny link from Mirabilis.ca . . . about following the so-called “Jesus Diet.” I laughed, too!

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