Bought some stuff.

On Saturday (the 13th) My Dad and I went to a Gem and Mineral show in Bakewell at Lady Manners School.

It's the only show I get to go to now, having no car. But I had a lovely time looking at bits of rocks.

Got a few mineral samples and a couple fern fossils that came from a coal mine in France.

The prettiest thing though, is a 16" string of bronze freshwater pearls (5mm) that only cost me £5.
I now have to figure out how to string them to their best advantage. I've a few ideas - including the standard knotting on silk thread (I'm thinking a soft brown or soft pink).

I'm off to look at the few photos that were taken at the show. Maybe I'll upload a couple.

Later.

Yee-Hah!!!!!

I've been waiting and waiting. . .and waiting.

I ordered 18 balls of Sirdar's Snuggly Baby Bamboo yarn from Texere Mill for a sweater - they didn't have enough balls - so Texere sent off to Sirdar to get more yarn for me (18 balls so I'd have all the dye lot the same). Sirdar didn't come through. So Texere tried again. . .and again.

Finally. Today, after waiting about a month, I've got my yarn!

Whee!!!!

Now all I've got to do is finish a project (any project on the needles), start the shawl knit-a-long and get through the first clue set and then I can cast on this sweater.

Squee!

Night!

Quickie.

Urg. Too much to do now (not really). Busy on ravelry. Knitting black wrap. Started working on second set of endpaper mitts (fingerless mittens)again since I've finally sewn in all the ends on the first pair. . .
Got the first clue for the "Secret of the stole" knitalong and I've still not figured out how to put the button for it on the side - never mind about that. Not cast on the knit-a-long yet. I will in a couple weeks.

*pulls hair out*.

I'll be back at the end of the month. Got entries to type up for another journal.

*sigh*.

Bye. I'm off to do a couple rows on a mitten later.