Sickness

The creeping crud has descended upon three out of the four people who live here at Chez Christine. Strangely enough, my husband (he who smokes too much!) is the only one who the sickness has avoided, instead it's just attacking those of us who are young and usually healthy and have all our hair!

I'll spare you all the whiny feverish, headachy details and any vivid descriptions of snot. See...I'm here for ya, dear blog readers. See how I'm always thinking of your comfort and amusement?!
Well, I have to confess that we might be a bit light on the "amusement" part of our program for a couple of days. Daughter and I were supposed to go out of town this weekend but it doesn't look likely at this point. She's heartbroken about it. I feel so bad for her.

Let's see.. how about some knitting!
My husband actually set foot inside a Yarn Shop with me the other day. I've been to this shop before several times, to the great suffering of my pocketbook! The shop owners just had the audacity to move DIRECTLY across the street from where I work. I may as well just have my paychecks forwarded across the street! Danger, Danger!!

I wasn't able to take as much time shopping as I'd have liked, but I did pick up three skeins of Drops Alpaca yarn in colorway #3800. It is a dusty plum/grey sort of color. I'm making the Diamond Fantasy Shawl by Sivia Harding.

I'm doing an unofficial knitalong with Bethany at Hickmama Knits.
In fact this knitalong is so unofficial and so random that I'm not quite sure she knows about it. Basically I saw her lovely version, realized I had the same pattern hanging about and decided to make it too. The term "knitalong" sounds so much better than "copycatting" don't you think? ; )

Here is the very beginning of the shawl. I agree with everyone who says that unblocked lace still on the needles looks like ass. And I know that bright orange lifeline doesn't do the color any favors either!
The pattern is super clear and a dream to knit and doesn't take too much yarn, a winner in my book.

Well, i'm off to medicate all the sickies and hopefully we'll get some nap time in! Back soon! *mwah*
04.06.06 @ 11:50 AM PST [link]