Why yes, I AM still knitting these days, contrary to my current obsession with my sewing machine. I've been steadily working on the Dainty Bess scarf that I started on my trip to SAFF; this is an older picture, but the only thing I had on hand. It's twice as long as that now.

The laceweight that I bought at SAFF and had custom dyed for me arrived last week, and y'all. Y'ALL. Ms. Melanie does one kick ass job of making my yarn super pretty.

She asked what I wanted, I gave vague direction in the way of "silvery gray", and man, oh man, did she come through for me. The base yarn is from a very small company that wasn't even on Ravelry and it's 100% silk laceweight. I have no clue what I'm going to do with it as of yet, but trust me, it's going to be something spectacular. I can't just use that on any old stole, you know. It's too pretty.

However, the next few weeks are dedicated to this:

I have cross stitched stockings for my family, and my daughter's stocking needs to be done. We're a few scant weeks away from The Big Day, and I'd like to have this hanging there for her on Christmas morning. I've got a LONG way to go on it, though, so knitting and sewing are going to take a backseat to this until it's done. And then I think I may never cross stitch again – this one broke me. There are a bajillion little color changes and tiny details that, while pretty, make me twitch a little as I'm stitching on it. I'd rather knit a wool thong than do THIS again.