After seeing Carrieoke's cute Green Gables, I went over to the Zephyr Style website to check out their patterns. And I ended up sending them $5 through paypal for Ms. Marigold. (Ordering patterns online and through paypal is so simple and easy... of course when the download actually works it is simple and easy. But the Zephyr girls are super nice and quick and emailed me an attachment.). The yarn (in the pattern) is KnitPicks Elegance, which I thought about buying, but then it seems for a summery top that 70% alpaca might be a bit warm. Plus, I didn't want to wait for an order to come in to start knitting, so into the stash I went. And out came the leftover cone of Berroco's Glace from Sexie. Of course I didn't get gauge, but meh! I'm just knitting a bigger size because I've probably got enough Glace for 3 of these. I started it Saturday night and have been making quick progress. Unfortunately as you can see from the pic, I only have short circulars to work with, so it is a bit squished up.

Terby asked what it was like knitting with the linen for the towel. I haven't had much problem with it. It feels a little weird and stiff, but it transforms into something soft as the fabric grows. I'm really looking forward to washing it to see how it turns out. Maybe different brands are more problematic? I'm using Euroflax on metal needles and not having problems. Anyone else have experience with linen yarns?

And finally for today... we should all be thankful for the little info button on the TV that can tell us exactly what horrible thing we are skipping past. This was a movie from 2003 called "Leeches". The summary states "Mutated leeches terrorize a college campus after feeding on blood tainted by steriods." Oh, SciFi channel, thank you for making us laugh!