Thanks for the kind words on yesterday’s socks. They came out so nicely, didn’t they? Just enough texture to be interesting, but not enough to take away from all the pretty colors.

Sundara’s even going to add them to her gallery. Isn’t it nice when the yarn-dyer likes the finished product that much?

Now, I’ve done something unprecedented and joined my third knit-along in three days . . . The glitch, though, is that it turns out, my stash isn’t qualified after all. Margene and Norma have started the “Trek Along With Me” KAL, whose main requirement is to make a pair of socks out of Trekking XXL yarn. Which I thought I had in my stash, but, no. It turns out that what I have is Meilenweit Mega Boots. A perfectly nice yarn, but NOT Trekking. (Although, look at it. You can see why I was confused, huh? Considering I bought it last October? Doesn’t it kind of look like a skein of Trekking?)

Of course, Margene and Norma have already been nice enough to put me on the list, so . . . I think I must go shopping, huh? Gosh, that really is dreadful…. Edited to add: Phew, all this shopping! I’m exhausted now, but there will be some Trekking, color #105, on the way….

Meanwhile, I am officially on vacation, even if it doesn’t feel like it yet. I don’t have to go back to work for a whole week, though, so . . . yep . . . vacation. Tomorrow, though, will pretty much be running errands and such. Oh yes, and packing. After I do my laundry. Yep. Lots of fun tomorrow! But seriously, the real fun will start Sunday morning, when we leave for the Vineyard. Please, keep those good weather wishes coming!!

And now, let me just give a moment’s thought to my dearly-departed Katy. Gone five years today. You can read some of my earlier posts on her here, here, and here.

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