Curiously, this break hasn't yielded interesting blogging fodder. Mainly because I've been s l o w l y trudging on the Icarus shawl from Interweave Knits Summer 2006, and despite clocking major knitting hours, it is not growing at a rate that is visible to the human eye. But I trust that in time and with the miracles of blocking, a shawl will materialize. One day.
As long as I don't go blind first. Knitting in BLACK LACEWEIGHT sure is tough on the peepers! I can barely see my stitches in the inky depths of black misti baby alpaca (I didn't choose this, I'm knitting it for a friend's wife). Thanks goodness for my Ott-lite!