Back to the Usual

It's a sad day today for me. My BF left this morning for the airport to go back to Alberta. Her brother and his family are leaving later today. So it's back to the same old, same old. We'll be heading to the camper tomorrow afternoon. That'll be interesting -- no campfires. As of yesterday noontime there is a ban on open fires within 305m of wooded areas across all of Nova Scotia. We haven't had rain in ages, and there's none in the forecast for any time soon. The news said that unless we get "significant rainfall" the ban could last til mid-September. No roasted hot dogs and marshmallows this weekend. :( Right now it's cloudy, and we're getting a few showers. Actually, it's raining kinda hard. That's a good thing. Oh, it stopped. Gotta love Nova Scotia!

Ma's vanilla sock made with Patons Stretch Sock in sugar. Standard 2.25mm needles, 60sts.

The baby dress I'm making. Hope to have enough for the bonnet as well. Booties would be nice, too, but if there isn't enough I won't be heartbroken or anything.

My progress so far on the baby dress. Definitely not a quick knit! Six repeats done so far. And this is just the front!

Pillars of Atlantis, sock one.

Fortissima Socka has gone down in price. Now instead of $17.95 it's $14.95. I have ordered three new colors as well as three new colors of Austerman. (All with the Knit Niters in mind -- they'll just love me! I know their soft spots and colorways.) The company we used to get the Austerman from no longer carries it. One of the other companies, one we don't get a whole bunch from, carries it now, and they don't do variety bags. Our order with the new Bernat Sox should be here any time now, too.

Happy knitting!