Look! Pictures!!!

The first sleeve for Matt's fair isle is done... sorta. I accidently cut two yarns that I hadn't woven in yet, and they are currently unraveling. Nice, huh? (Note to self: don't get cocky... especially late at night just to get something done). I'm hoping I can fix it with a little duplicate stitch (and maybe a little spit splicing).

However I confess that wool right now is NOT fun. The Shoalwater was such a perfect knit for this time of year. Light weight, fairly simple and practical for Right Now. So... let's try an other lace project:

Crochet Lace Shawl
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That's a simple rectangular crochet lace shawl that I'm designing. Oh, crochet is so much easier when there's no shaping. The yarn is absolutely stunning (photo doesn't even come close to doing it justice). I'm using Fearless Fibers merino laceweight yarn (ya, go buy some. Now. I'll wait). I love the way Deb does the rainbow dyed yarns... the colors are so subtle with a great impact. Perfect for this project. I've stocked up on most of her sock yarn colors (but Cindy, you don't knit soscks... ah true, but beautiful yarn is beautiful yarn.)

So I'm doing a little of this and a little of that... cycling thru projects.

Hey, speaking of cycling (heehee, nice segway, eh?), Matt's team decided not to do the Tour de 'Toona so they'll be doing the Grand View Crit tomorrow. Matt and Tim decided to do two races (3/4 and the 1/2/3), so I'm not going. That's a loooooooong day. They figure all the 1 and 2's are racing up in Altoona this weekend so they have a good shot! Here's Matt at last year's Grand View:

Grand View Crit 2006
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Looks like Health Net is having a great 'Toona, but Rite Aid is having a disappointing race. However, Rite Aid did make the cover of Bike Culture magazine!!