Today, a color theme...

can you see it? And even the cute lil' "Harajuku Girls" bag that Purple Rain Knitter gave me matches the theme!
It's all about green! These three projects are the projects du jour, and probably of the week...I'm barely half way through the first clue for Mystery Stole 4. Carmen still has a ways to go. And--what's this? A sock? Now where did that come from? Certainly I couldn't be starting another sock?! ;)

Truth be told, I am starting another sock! Accidental, really...You see, I was admiring the Grace Note socks on Ravelry; the pattern isn't released yet. The author sent me the draft version, so I decided that I'd better knit it up now so that I can properly thank her for the pattern and give her some input. So that's my story. And I'm sticking to it! Yarn? Socks that Rock medium weight in Falcon's Eye.

Beads! Beads! More Beads! Cake!

I can't believe I FINALLY got the whole 1750 yards of Laci wound into a cake! And without the help of the Jumbo winder, since I had returned it and hadn't gotten around to borrowing it again! Nartian was right-go S L O W... And here it is!


I think alot of the driving force in finally getting this wound is that my beads arrived!

Above, Laci is shown with the three bead choices (left to right): Colonial Gray-lined Crystal, Orchid-lined Crystal, Gilt-lined Peach. Off the bat, I think a NO on the peach. The Silver-lined Rosaline is in the background and I think would be a lovely choice, except they didn't offer it in the 6/0 size. The ones in the background are supposed to be for the MS4 KAL and are size 8/0.

So now I REALLY have to swatch!

Always falling short! (...or, what the ---- am I thinking?!)

Falling short on time. Falling short of intelligence-I signed up for two more stole/shawl KALs! Which brings me to the third FALLING SHORT: laceweight yarn!

So I'm on spending hiatus, no? YES! I decide it would be soooo fun to join yet another two KALs! The Secret of the Stole III is about to start, and Mystery Stole 4 started taking sign-ups! Am I losing my mind? I signed up for both and am now mentally rummaging through my stash. OK, my Blue Moon Fiber Arts "Laci" that Lara gifted me will be PERFECT for SSSiii! Generous (1750 yards, baby!) yardage! And the right color for SSSiii! But doesn't it figure that MS4 calls for just about 'anything goes' on the color part, states that beads are 'non-optional' and the 4 skeins of Optim I own have 246 yds each to them! Yeah, 246 yards! People-that's 984 yards total-I did the math...I think the second largest amount of laceweight I have (or something close enough for substitutions) would be 800 yards! And the rest would all be around 350-400 yards! OK, I just remembered one other skein--I'm holding out hope-let me revisit my skein from The Knittery and I will return with the verdict. Keep your fingers crossed for me, though I seem to recall that it is around 1046yds (though 1046 is something I may be willng to take a chance on!)

So Nartian and I are both embarking on this two-stole journey! But, as many of you know, she would be the one to place bets on! Join us on this journey if you aren't already signed-up--maybe you can help push me along!!!