I finished Rhomylly's Marram hat on St. Patrick's Day. Being able to knit without fucking up is one big advantage to not getting drunk out of your mind on St. Patrick's Day. :) The following day, I frogged my Vernal Equinox shawl back to the last lifeline and put it back on the needles, so I could start the CORRECT chart (Clue 4). I worked on it over this Vernal Equinox weekend, particularly on Saturday morning while at my friends' house when they were chatting with an architect and I had nothing else to do. It's a pleasure to be knitting lace again. This chart has a very simple pattern with a short repeat, so it's not too taxing to the brain, and I feel like I'm making progress quickly. I am becoming very fond of the yarn color as time goes on, and this really is a lovely pattern. I still don't like the fact that the yarn is SO loosely spun, and so splitty as a result. I think that in future, I'll be more aware of that sort of thing. I didn't really know quite as much about yarn when I bought that stuff a year and a half ago.
Speaking of yarn, I'm really looking forward to Sanguine Gryphon's new releases! I hope they go on sale soon, AND that I don't forget about this and miss all the colors I like best. That happened with the last release. Their stuff is pretty pricey--$28/skein for most stuff, as far as I can tell. I think I'll stick with a single skein of sock yarn (they have the most yardage) to make a shawlette. Haruni, maybe? Oooh. Or Traveling Woman. Or something.
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