Confession...

Hi Melissa...
I don't think you read this normally, but hopefully you read my email and have found yourself here.

Have you seen the green Kiri at Valentina's? I was thinking you might be able to use one, possibly in an off white wool/silk blend, not quite so fuzzy as Kid Silk Haze. I have about 15 rows to go, but then will have to block the %&*@*!! out of this thing in order for it not to look like a crumpled up tissue.

Of course, were I a better suprise artist, she would be done and showing up in box at your front door by now. Just so we're clear on things, if this doesn't work for you for with The Dress, we'll find some fun color to dye it for more casual usage. No biggie...I'm thrilled to have learned that I can knit lace in any event. Actually I can now knit lace on the subway. I'm feeling pretty clever with the lace.

Kiri here conspired against me by hiding out in my storage bench (where I normally keep linens, not knitting) for most of the month of March. Otherwise Miss Thing would be pinned like a butterfly to a blocking board by now. But she hasn't escaped her fate that easily...Muahahaha.....

Yes!!!!

I've been meaning to get some photos up....but that won't happen until the weekend. Work is very intense at the moment. Not bad, just keeping me wrapped up. However, I have to share...

I found all the missing knitting! V. long socks, Kiri, a strip of Manos afghan, and my alpaca order. All were in a big bag together, that I "cleverly" put into this storage bench of mine the night I drunkenly moved the Stash. I am such a "genius:....hah...

I know tonight... she blogs

So, I am back in the country, and so much has been happening that I have been neglecting to feed the BlogMonster. Let me try to recreate the "joy" of the first half of March.

*A four day trip to Hong Kong. One day flying, two days working, one day flying home. 13 hour time difference. During said flights, knitting a bit of Clapotis, and knitting a lot more to finish the 13th pattern repeat of Kiri. All I have to do now is the edging! Why is there a photo of Clapotis but not of Kiri? Just wait, and all will become clear...

*Moving into my new apartment (!) a mere 12 hours after landing back in JFK. This in fact was truly joyful. No sarcasm. After waiting for 4 months to get into the new apartment, I am so thrilled with it, it's not funny. Also, I had movers getting my stuff out of storage, so I was just directing, not lifting. And paying an arm and a leg for the privilege.

*Watching the kittens get acclimated to the new apartment...see below for the joys of the New Window.

*Moving the rest of my stuff from my Mom's to my new place in a series of late night cab rides after late nights at work. One of which being on last Friday night at about 3 am while drunk. The moving of the Stash...

*Realizing that I have no furniture, due to my decision to not move any furniture that I don't like. Ok, not NO furniture, but no dresser. And a lot of clothing. I do work in the "Fashion" industry after all. This is resulting in trash bags of clothing EVERYWHERE.

*Did I mention working lots of late nights?

*Renting a van last Sunday when the BF and I realized we both had more straggler items than we could ever hope to move in any number of cab rides.

*Discovering last night, while sorting through the Stash that certain items have not made it here from my Mom's. These items are:
(1) Newly received gobs of alpaca from Elann
(2) My completed, but ends not yet woven in V. Long Socks
(3) Kiri !!@#!@!!!
And Mom's place is pretty completely cleaned out, so if these things aren't here, they are very likely to be in some cab's trunk. Like, for example, if a slightly drunk, slightly tired person were to have left one bag of yarn and knitting in a trunk Friday night. After carefully picking the most important yarn and kntting to leave behind. Truly it's remarkable that Clapotis beat the odds.

Of course there is still the vague possibility that Kiri et al will show up in some bag of clothes that I packed in a daze. But eternal optimism aside, this really looks like the end of the lace knitting experiment and the long socks.

Goodbye for now...

Just a quick note from the airport to share the joy...I was able to take my knitting (Kiri, Clappy, and some Regia Silk that I think wants to be diagonal rib socks) through security and my 16+ hours of impending plane time will be productive. Although I am also travelling with a nasty cold and a bottle of Nyquil, so we'll see who wins. I'll be back Saturday night, moving (finally!!!) Sunday, and may regain sanity and internet around mid-month.