I may need an intervention

Having a little bit of an affair with yarn these days. It's so lovely to have a small-ish, portable project to work on while waiting for kids or hanging out with Gary at the end of the day. This is the latest - a cabled cowl.

It has been immensely satisfying to work on and I am so in love with this yarn - Madeline Tosh Jade. Just the right amount of yellow undertones and the green is such a gorgeous shade. If I could afford to make a whole sweater out of this, I would. But I'm so happy to have the cowl - not complaining one bit!

Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to spending the day at my *gasp* sewing machine tomorrow for the Portland Modern Quilt Guild all day sew. I'm working on some more paper piecing and patchwork, which I will be happy to share. I promise that I haven't abandoned my fabric!

I've also been doing a small amount of teaching/sharing with a friend who has never made a quilt before. It's been a very interesting experience and once I get my thoughts about it all sorted out, I'd love to share more about it here.

Go do something creative! It will make you happy!

Knit Night

Last night I got together with a small group to do a little knitting. It's always fun to craft with friends and share tips and stories while working on projects. I mostly worked on a pair of socks for my husband. One sock is done and the other one will probably get finished up today or tomorrow.

I also managed to cast on for my next effort: a cabled cowl. All yarn is Madeline Tosh and I just have to say that the sock yarn is really lovely to work with - not at all scratchy for 100% wool. I love it.

Do I dare admit that I'm starting to create a yarn stash?