First off: winners! Congrats to April and Noas’ Libellule! Though the competition was not at all stiff, I hope you both enjoy the CD! And the crazy sweater blueprint that seems to be included. I’ve sent an email so we can figure out address details.
In less exciting news, I’ve been slowly but surely working my way through another stripey project. As you might notice (or I might have already mentioned), I totally swiped the color scheme from weaverknits’ yellow on yellow scarf. The lemony yellow (= sauterne) works so well with the kinda avocadoy yellow (= frank ochre) and the Malabrigo is fabulously soft as always.
Now that the rows are getting longer, progress is slowing down … in fact, I might have picked up a long-forgotten half-finished basic stockinette sock the other night. I’d forgotten just how satisfying the almost instant gratification of the basic sock can be — perhaps I should get back to working on filling my drawer for winter? Besides, socks make the best gifts.
Socks aren’t the only new project around here: just last week I picked up a fancy new computer with a really big screen. It is perhaps my most awesome acquisition in quite a while. So big. So shiny. It required some desk reorganization and I still don’t have everything set up, but so far — I am thrilled. Now, if only it would write my dissertation for me.
I also picked up a drying rack at Target. So it’s been all big news all the time lately.
And now it’s time to get the day started. Happy Friday! (Wait, how did that happen again? Sheesh. Summer sure does fly right on by.)
brokeknits 
Yipes, stripes! Love ’em. Mmmmmalabrigo is always awesome.
Isn’t having a new computer just the best feeling? I still love working on my “new and fancy” Mac (now two years old, but still just leaps and bounds above every other computer I’ve had).
Whoohooo!!! Sorry belated winning dance..