Pretty, pretty!

Lookie what I got! (Please ignore the really bad picture, and the glare in the really bad picture.) Susan from The Elegant Knitter sent me these pretty stitch markers as a Thank You for doing Mystery Stole 2! There are 21 stitch markers, 20 are a pale, creamy color, and one is red. They are on loops of sterling and are perfectly sized for lace knitting (or possibly some really fancy socks.) The great thing is that I plan on knitting a shawl after I finish knitting the Mystery Stole and all of the patterns I'm considering will require stitch markers! Isn't it great when someone reads your mind and sends you just what you need? Thanks so much Susan!

Ramius would like to thank everyone for all the complements. He also wants everyone to know that he loves big dogs, and while he's never met a puppy, he's pretty sure he won't have any trouble from the little guy. Ever since we first got Ramius (he weighed a whopping 2 pounds as a tiny kitten) he's been playing with big dogs. He played with Bear, our Golden as well as my In Law's Golden, Casey, and their Black Lab, Ben (total dog weight - 240 pounds) all at once and thought it was wonderful. Last summer he met my In Law's new Golden, Zach, who was full size, and Ramius just walked right up to him, purring the whole time and rubbed against Zach. Zach fell in love with Ramius too. I'm sure he'll be pretty happy to have a sidekick again.

I've also started the second half of the merino/hemp top and I got a lot done on the Mystery Stole, but I can't show you that! Have a great weekend and I promise I'll find something interesting that I can show you!