News from the Seaside

I am pleased to report that the sock pal knitting is improving. Both reducing the needle size and the number of stitches were necessary, but I believe the size is now correct. I'm enjoying the eyelet diamonds pattern, too -- there's just enough going on.

Words don't adequately express how delicious the Lorna's Laces is. This is my first time knitting with it, and it is such a pleasure. Soft, and with such lovely color changes. This colorway, Seaside, calls to mind the most gorgeous beaches, the sort with gnarly pine trees clinging to rocky shores.* It's nice that the yarn is so wonderful, because these needles, my only 2.25 mm circulars, were clearly forged of Satanium in the fiery furnaces of hell.

The Adamas shawl was going well for awhile, and then suddenly extra stitches began mysteriously appearing on my needles. Gnomes? Anyhow, last night, in a fit of pique, I ripped the whole thing. I contemplated starting an affair of my own with Kiri, and then I repented. I'll go back to Adamas when I've made more progress on these sock pal socks.

* As opposed to the sort with gnarly college boys clinging to their Rolling Rocks.