On the way home from work today, the woman sitting next to me on Metro asked me about the needles I was using to knit my kilt hose (wooden Options), and we struck up quite a conversation about knitting, Britain, knitting in Britain, kilts, and the like.  And, as if that weren’t good enough, the woman sitting directly behind me piped up about how glad she was that my seat mate asked about the needles because she was curious too.  And then she added knitting in Peru, Andean spinning techniques, and yarn types to the discussion.  So the three of us talked on the Metro (people don’t talk on Metro) about knitting all the way to Vienna.  Knitters rock.

Remember the linen quilt?  Well, that small version with the black leaf-printed blocks is sitting upstairs with a back on it, fully machine-quilted.  All it needs is some binding and a home.  And, after months of searching, I found something to sash the big version with.  It’s amazing what I can get done when I only have to go to work a few days a week.

Coincidentally, the second in the pair of kilt hose is now as far along as it was when last I ripped it, so it looks much like it did in that post with the linen quilt.  And the edging on the sock yarn blanket is moving along quite well.  I’d show you, but I don’t know much about sunlight these days.   I keep whining about that, I know. Remind me about missing the sun next summer when it’s trying to cook me again.

Also, I made bags and then shipped bags to their new owners.  I don’t think I’m approaching the online sales thing with the right mindset–sellers grief must be pretty rare, right?

I am, however, approaching Books for Ears with the right mindset.  I added a review of The Master Butcher’s Singing Club and Jeanne added one for Anansi Boys.   I hope people are reading, but I don’t have a clear idea of the stats yet since the site is new.  I hope it goes over well, though.

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