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Mmkay.  So I seem to recall mentioning that I re-cast the BSJ on with some Lorna’s Laces and some unnamed black yarn that, in its dubious past, may just be 100% acrylic.  Well, it’s still percolating.

Not long after I hit “Publish” on that post, I made the decision to head down to m1.  I walked in to find that Bess had received an order of Madelinetosh worsted that was to die for.   I promptly staked my claim and headed home to start work.  My only concern was whether or not I’d have enough yarn to finish.

Well…apparently not.  But luckily for me, there was still some of my colour/dyelot when I returned on the weekend (we were looking at wheels…I love my spindle, but it’s so SLOW!).  The second skein is now joined, and I’m almost done.  I’ve gotten past the part where you knit 10 ridges in the middle before picking up stitches for the final few rows.  Yay!

It looks gorgeous.  No pictures will be posted until after Yule, however, so that all the folks who will best appreciate seeing it in person (I’m looking at The Family here…) can do so.  The name I’ve given it (Creamsicle BSJ) is kinda an apt descriptor.

In other news…that sock I mentioned last night?  Finished.  On to #2!  My goal is to finish the pair this week so that I can move on to the next pair.  No picture of the finished product again, pretty much due to the same reason as the baby sweater.  However….you may wish to head over to Indigo Moon and salivate over their fingering weight 100% merino, because that is the lovely lovely yarn that I’m using. I’ve even included a picture of the household mascot with the bare yarn.  I can’t enthuse about it enough.  It feels like heaven on the fingers, and it knits up surprisingly fast on size 2.5 needles.  If I wasn’t pretty sure that I’ve shot my yarn budget for the month, I’d get more.  Because it’s worth it (plug plug).