The Insanity has Begun!

The insanity, that is, Mystery Stole 4! Nartian had her Clue 1 well underway when we got together to knit this afternoon. I had come to a screaching halt on my SSiii when I found an extra stitch and tried to fix that one area without frogging. I may have to frog, but it sits for now.

I finished knitting up the one skein of Silky Wool for Carmen, then couldn't remember where the rest of the yarn was! So that project stopped on Saturday. But alas, I found the rest of the yarn and wound the other 4 skeins and am good to go.

So back to the Mystery Stole 4. I was too lazy to continue swatching my pathetic red Cashwool, since I had dragged it around in my bag, it had fallen off the needles and it was looking pretty hopeless. But I wanted to see if the Olive Gold-lined crystal beads would work with the red. The silver-lined light grey probaby would have been nice, too. But THEN Nartian noticed how nice the Olive Gold-lined looked with the "Wet Stone" colorway of Yarn Place "Gentle". Me being the olivey-greeny lover I am, I must confess it took little to steer my course right to that combo!

Though difficult to detect, there are beads on this swatch! The topaz were too warm/orangey, while the silver-lined Rosaline worked well...

So it has started, though I'm barely into Clue 1! And SSiii is on a little time-out.

And so I ended up with this! Talk about 'Mystery'-my yarn and bead choices were literally a mystery to me for the longest time, try as I may to swatch and plan it out a bit!

And what have I been doing lately, rather than accomplishing more than this with my knitting? Dare I say, I've been all absorbed in the election! Obsessed almost, though I have curbed myself a bit! I'm just thinking that with being PTA President and having started a non-profit and being Executive Director of the College of Business Intership Bureau at San Diego State for a year...heck! I should've run for President! What's WRONG with me??? Shall I go for Governor?

OK, I'll stop. I'm a mess!