Yarn Along, in slow motion

Woot! It's yarn along day and I actually knew it before Thursday. The time has been zoom-zooming by and we've been caught in the whirling vortex of exhaustion otherwise known as vacation.

Now that May is behind us, we can settle in and find a new routine. We've gotten the wanderlust out of our systems {maybe} and life is getting sorted, full checklist style. In addition to the checklist, I'm hosting a KAL. Yep. Because I need more things to not get done when I'm supposed to!

This KAL has been, let's say "premeditated." It is premeditated in that I did think about it a wee bit before jumping in with both feet, but it is not meticulously planned with two weeks lead in time to give you a chance to find all the perfect items to aid in a successful KAL experience. Like murder. I thought about it long enough to decide to do it, but it might not be a great idea just now. Please, just roll with me here.

Basically, in my last episode of the podcast, I said I wanted to knit two-at-a-time socks. Then the lovely Lorelei said she wanted to do the same but toe-up, and suggested we do it together. I was stalling because I hadn't the proper needles, but then fate smiled on me and I found just what I needed in an old tin at an antique mall. And BANG! A KAL was born.

The two-at-a-time KAL will run June 1 - July 31 (That means, start TODAY). If you would like to join in, you can find all the details in my Ravelry group. If not, that's fine, too and Lorelei will win all my prizes. She won't mind that one bit.

So why is there a set of DPNs in the photo above? As I've been spending an insane amount of time in bed these past two days, nursing my ailing back, it occurred to me that I might want to do a swatch since I'm using brand new needles and yarn that I've never tried before, too. The resulting fabric was floppy and see through, not at all what I need it to be for a good pair of socks. So, Amazon to the rescue and in two day's time I will have a circular size 0 instead of this size 1.5. So I've started this tippy toe f my first toe up sock on these trusty lil' DPNs and will transfer them when the other needle comes.

Won't you join me?

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I'm listening to Come Rain or Shine by Jan Karon in audio, and to be honest, it is falling a bit flat for me. It all seems rather drawn out and repetitive. Why is the book so long? Just tell me about the wedding already!

In "real life" I am trying to wrap up the Poisonwood Bible, and I am hopeful that the story doesn't get any worse. It is already worse than I can bear, hence the three month hiatus. Really. People. So mch sadness.

And in really real life, I'm reading two borrowed books {from Nailya} about knitting history and shawl techniques. Both are fascinating if you can get over the fashion faux pas of the late 1900's: Knitting Around the World and Shawls and Scarves.