I have had pictures for a new post for a while now, I take new pictures, I put pictures on Flickr for Ravelry yet I don't blog. I have pictures now though.....

I started a new project I couldn't resist, Bee Fields I love that their are different sections and it is going quite well so far. I can't stop knitting it, I want to see what the next section will look like, hopefully soon!

I have been working on some other things here and there, I finally finished the front of the Cabled Boat neck, only sleeves to go!!! Before I started the Bee I was still working on Tilly's Garden, feeling the need to wrap up some of my lace. I also botched a pair if slippers, they fit me they were supposed to fit a men's 14? A little too much felting. I am off for a weekend of knitting with all the local girls I am so excited!!! Knit, eat, knit eat.

Knitting Nightmare.

What is the absolute worst thing you can think of to happen to a knitter, a knitter with a large stash? Yep water, a flood (well a shower running for hours and hours covering every floor in your single story home). I was out of town for 4th of July and while I was out this is what happened to my place:

There was carpet on that floor, all gone. Luckily most of my yarn was not on the soaked now removed carpet. There was a small amount on the floor that will hopefully dry out in time, one skien is part 2 of my Mystery Stole 3, please dry, please!!!

Just a few hours before finding out about this lovely remodel of my home, I did take some very fun pictures of current projects, here is a small taste of something optimistic to end with. Estonian Stole I have been working on.

I said I was not going to go nuts on Mystery Stole 3, Friday morning I didn't even know the first clue had come out, had not thought much about it other than signing up for it. Last year I went a little crazy, obsessed, or as I like to say efficient with it. 3-4 days of each week last year was spent on Mystery Stole knitting, taking away from other knitting. I had not even thought about yarn or swatched. But I present you..... This is attempt 2, the first one I had to rip out from row 65 or so. Otherwise it would have been done Saturday. So much for not being overly efficient with Mystery Stole 3.

The yarn is Rio de La Plata sock yarn, in a maroon bison color, I just happened to purchase this at Colorful Yarns Friday evening. How convenient. Huh?