School has started!

I know, I know I am very tardy again.  Life around the Tempted house has been a little topsy turvy lately.  Summer break is over and usually we would be sending DD off to school every morning, but this year we made a different choice, we enrolled her in Virtual Middle School.  So far it has really been fantastic, she has all A's, except for French and has completed about 1/3 of the Semester already.  My point is that it has really changed the way things happen daily around here. 

I used to have my days free to dye dye dye, not so much now.  I am having to plan things a little more and not let a moment that can be used get past me.  This is not something I am very good at.  There are other issues involved, I am waiting for the shipments of 2 of my yarn bases and am crossing my fingers that they will be here in the next week or 2. 

I have started a few more projects in the last few weeks.  First, DD has managed to comandere my Girasole and since I really want it back and I wanted to make this anyway I cast on "Order to Chaos" By Wendy Johnson.  I am really enjoying it!  At this point it is a dark green blob (sitting on the completed back of my "Twist").  I know you may not be able to see them very well but those are the stitchmarkers that Muriel sent me last week.  I know I am her sister, but really I do love them they don't get stuck in my yarn and have not picked at my yarn at all. 

I have been a very blessed knitter this week!  Way back at the Spring Fling I took some Glam to Allen of Numma Numma, her daughters like it a lot she tells me.  Nothing really all that special just a little sparkle for her girls.  Well last week I had the chance to send her a message and she asked for my address, last friday I got 1 skein of 'The Usual' in 'Whaddaya have' and 2 skeins on a Special Edition 100%  silk in 'Black Cherry'!  Seriously, how cool is that!!!  Then, Keri of 3AM Enchantments is here for a visit and she never comes to visit without an armload of goodies.  She brought a birthday present of size 7 Signature needles.  I took that as a sign that I needed to cast on another project, the Lace Ribbon Scarf, well what would you do if you got 2 skeins of hand dyed silk and a pair of Signature needles? 

 Keri also made me a needle case/bag/holder.... she made me a really cool thing! Might want to keep an eye on her Etsy shop, I think I heard her say that she might make one or two for it.  Did I mention that it matches my Bordello Emily bag!  Then she dragged in a full laundry basket FULL of Destash yarn, I may have snagged one or two. 

Tomorrow, 3 more knitters will be decending on the Tempted household for a weekend of dyeing and knitting fun.  Courtney, Laura, Muriel and little Ivie will be here too and I expect a wonderful time will be had by all. :-))

Wishing you all happy knitting!