Well, I sure have been knitting a lot, though I have not showed you folks anything. I seem to be poised in mid-air with several projects. I have a pair of afterthought-heel socks in Bazic Wool (fat washable sweater yarn), waiting for one last heel to be completed. I have a Lily Chin bra, one cup done, one almost done, straps and band still to go.

I am maybe a third done on the back of my Lucy Neatby Equilateral Vest. I was worried about the vest for a while. When I knit the triangles, they look sort of pooched and too small/tight. But twice I’ve wet and blocked my knitting on this project, and both times everything laid out flat and to gauge. So I need to just stop worrying, I think!

I have several plans for my knitting machine. That is something I need to have a big block of time to do, I like to get it done in one long session so I can remember what I’ve done from start to finish. Since I’m in a learning curve here, it will be a few weeks before I’ll be able to fit that in.

I also still need to dye wool for my Arial Tee. I did the gauge swatch but the yarn is not my colors so I’m going to overdye it with purple (no surprise… purple fixes many ills). When? Beats me.

Because this weekend I’m doing the Great Lakes Folk Festival, and then I have merely two days at home before I go to teach at Michigan Fiber Festival (MFF, sometimes called “Allegan” for the town where it is held). Woohoo!!!

So for now I have dropped all personal knitting. I am back to full-force work load and am knitting sample socks for some classes I have coming up (not just MFF). And it sure looks like I’m working into more and more polymer clay, it is getting more fun as I teach more and more classes. This time at MFF I’m teaching Fiber Tools, we’ll make handles that fit our hands very well, either for Crochet Hooks or Orifice Hooks (for spinning wheels). I’m excited about this.

Off to finish a Turkish-Style Toe-Up sock. Have a lovely weekend!

Photo is me knitting Equilateral Vest in a garden in Washington DC last Wednesday. I’m wearing a batiked/embroidered caftan I bought in Kenya. Thanks to Brian for the photo.