The knitter who I'm secret pal to should get her yarn soon. This is fun. I picked a lovely, deep purple skein of the yarn made from corn fibers. It's just amazing the materials that are out there to use! I already know what my July pick is going to be for her. Stay tuned. I hope if she makes something with it she'll forward a picture. I love seeing how creative people are.
I know I've been telling people my next project is going to be socks. I've been collecting information, how-to, various patterns, a few skeins of yarn... however, the skein I was going to start with, when I tried to roll it into a ball, carefully removing the center strand, did not want to unwind easily and now I've got a pile of wool/acrylic blend mess. I'm sorting through it and trying to get it wound into a ball (sadly, this skein for socks has 440 yards!). I've heard of these nightmare skeins that just don't want to seem to play fair. Anyway, while I try to piddle with that, I decided to try another go at doing a prayer shawl for our local group Knit 1 Heal 2. The pattern I settled on utilizes the Feather & Fan pattern and I think it will be pretty when finished using the LionBrand Homespun I had on hand for a prayer shawl. More to come on that project!
Again, a huge thank you to my Secret Pal! She's pretty terrific and I look forward to hearing from her some more.
