a gift...

so... there I was on a Sunday afternoon

admiring my new purchase that had come a couple of days ago

and promptly disappeared into the pile of stuff that seems to sit in a certain spot

(and just refuses to leave....get smaller...bugger orff....go away...no matter how many times I beat it down)

and looking up how to read knitting charts online and getting grumpy

again!!!

.................................................................

when I saw the

shawl I lust after

I looked for some yummy yarn

and found it on Knit Picks

if you don't know Knit Picks 

or you don't have a special "yarn provider"

go

they have lots and lots to choose from and the prices are good too

always a help in filling that basket!!!

anyway

I was admiring this

merino/silk blend

 Gloss Lace

Winter Night

and dreaming of making the shawl

................

husband must have heard the 

SIGH

and 

on his way past the door asked if something was wrong

you know with the

computer

of course

I said no

 just lusting

-over what now-

he asked

THIS said I

like always

-so get it and learn as you go

and get some yarn

looks like you need more-

:P

I already have the yarn

I said waving the 

merino/silk blend in the air

I already have it and the new needles too

-so what's the problem-

....

well, that broke the spell I had been under 

and 

I decided to check the e-mail

and there 

was 

a 

gift 

for 

me

from Andi

my favourite knitter 

:)xx

all I had to do was click on it and it

showed up on 

Ravelry

all ready for me to cast on and begin what will be a journey of the knitting kind

Andi bought me 

the pattern 

(so I shut up about it and get on with it!!!!!!!!)

so I'm off

after doing what I HAVE to do

I'm sitting down and starting it

in there somewhere is the pattern... but it's a little shy

I grabbed a bit of yarn and cast on and tried the chart

it worked

!!!!

mohair is not the yarn to use ... too fluffy!!!

then, there was the mohair ball staring at me

(I bought more than one of these babies!!!)

too fluffy

and I did it again

and it worked again

so

it works.... let's see if I do!!!!!!

:) :) :) :) :)

thank you Andi 

you are just the

♥♥♥ sweetest  ♥♥♥

MWAH!!!

(knit knit yo ssk k2tog yo knit knit knit)