It's kind of amazing how much I can get done when I'm on a tight schedule. This weekend I had a work party Friday night, a 14 hour bus tour on Saturday, and Sunday I woke up early, cleaned, had friends over for knitting time and even fit in time to talk with my mom and dad. Not the busiest weekend ever, but the amazing thing is that the apartment is clean, the dishes are done and I did a lot of knitting!

I really thought I was a slow knitter, and marveled at my friend Becky's speed when she has been powering through her Sesame sweater lately. This sweater is just the kind of mindless, no time for mistakes because my eyes are glued to the season premiere of 24 knitting that fit into my weekend just perfectly.

I'm using Knitpicks Merino Style and I have to say that I really like it! I read a lot of different reviews, but decided that the price was right so I'd give it a try. It hasn't been splity, the yarn and fabric is just the right amount of firm and stretchy... I have no complaints, and it feels like that has been pretty rare lately! It's worth ordering a color sample though, because I really thought I was getting a two-toned dark grey striped sweater and it's much more black and white. Still fine with me--ought to fit into my wardrobe just fine!

I'm also thrumming along at a good pace although the making of the thrums is slowing me down a fair bit. It's really enjoyable although the roving looks so much like hair (the exact same shade as my hair in fact) that it was grossing out all my friends yesterday. I'll work on finishing a mitten shortly. I have a great new lifestyle thanks to an effort to stop staying unnecessarily late at work. It's fabulous! More time to keep my home neat and my social life under control which of course all adds up to more knitting time. It doesn't get any better than this!