Winter has returned with a vengeance here in Pittsburgh! Most of the week our temperatures have been in the 50’s and this morning we have a dusting of snow covering that is covering a rather nasty bit of ice and it appears my YakTrax will get their inaugural use today!

If you are heading outside today, I hope you have lots of warm woolens to wear!

And, speaking of woolens – I got the loveliest package from Lerwick yesterday. I was amazed by the heady sheepy aroma of these yarns and this is the first time Sherman has ever been remotely interested in yarn! While that odor might put some off, I love the minimal processing of this yarn. I can feel the lanolin, and this will be a lovely wintery treat to knit with! I am not good at all at putting together colors for colorwork, so I defaulted to the colors that Amy Christoffers used for her Pheasant Pullover. Wow, I am so glad I did! This brown has the most incredible depth! As you can see, swatching has begun and I plan to cast on this weekend!

Do you ever feel “multi-project guilt”? You are not alone and I read the most interesting work around for multi-project rotation this morning – The Gideon Method!

I fell in love with Kristin Drysdale’s Solveig Cardigan both the gorgeous knitting and embroidery and the story behind it… knitting and Edvard Grieg, who knew?! End note… here is one of the loveliest renditions of Solveig’s Song, in case you are interested! This sweater has great potential to be my “summer knitting project”!

And, in case you do not feel the lure of colorwork, and sweater are not your thing… did you see Melanie Berg’s Kleine Schwester – “Little Sister” of Rheinlust?

That is all I have for today – I hope you stay warm and have some knitting to fill your lap! Have a good weekend and I will see you back here next week!

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