At the moment I’m working on two separate projects. One is a shawl for a November KAL. It’s knit in 10-2 Tencel from Yarntopia Treasures. My colourway is New York, which is a blend of Lilac, Raspberry, and Eggplant. Here’s a sneak preview of the yarn. It’s really lovely and has an amazing shine to it.
Details on the KAL will follow in the next week or so. It will not start until after the Mystic Earth KAL is completed.
The other one is a present, so I can’t be too specific. If you are really curious, you can see pictures on Ravelry (because I know the recipient is not a member there – but this is an open blog that I know is read by a certain someone). The yarn is Paton’s Classic Merino, and I’m using 4.5 mm needles. Pictures to follow here.
And then a little rant….. I ordered 4 books with knitting patterns from Germany on Sept 4. Of course I’ve been impatiently awaiting their arrival. After two weeks I was checking my mailbox daily, hoping they would come, but no luck. For comparison, I ordered a few things from Sweden around the same time, and a partial shipment arrived within a week. The rest of the shipment came the week after. Anyhow, once a month had passed I emailed the vendor asking what the status of my order was. Apparently she had decided that since she was out of one of the books, she would delay the entire shipment until she received that book from the publisher. She was expecting to receive the book in the middle or end of October. Of course, she made no effort to notify me that she was planning on delaying my entire order for up to 2 months.
I suggested that she mail out the partial order now and the missing book later – as is customary both with Amazon, Chapters, and most other vendors I have purchased from. I received no response to my email except an automated notice today that 3 books have shipped, and the rest of my order has been canceled. Not sure what to make of this, but I suppose I’ll have to find another vendor. And I won’t be a repeat customer at this place.
In other knitting pattern news, I also ordered a copy of “The Best of Interweave Knits: Our Favorite Designs from the First 10 Years”. The Forest Path Stole has an amazing construction. Now I just have to learn how to knit entrelac. I think a small entrelac project is coming my way in the near future (post secret-project-number-2). Perhaps a scarf or a triangle shawl. I saw a few really nice ones on Ravelry. I just have to decide what kind of yarn is appropriate.
And I think I’m almost ready to continue on my Autumn Cardigan. My fingers are really a lot better now, and I’ve had a little bit of Fair Isle knitting to do since the summer, so perhaps it will be ok. If only I can find the right tension again. 
