Starting Stuff

What better way to deal with stress than casting on? Of all the memorable things Elizabeth Zimmerman said or wrote about knitting, my favorite is: Knit on, with confidence and hope, through all crises. My way of dealing with stress and unwanted change at work this week was to cast on a Swallowtail Shawl.

I had promised myself I would not start any new lace projects until Mimosa is finished. But Mimosa is almost done. This morning I begin the last chart--22 rounds to go!

I also started this today:


Those are a couple of "babies" from my mother-in-law tongue plant. I repotted them this morning and will take them to work. My office has no natural light, but this is a hardy plant that isn't terribly high maintenance. So maybe they'll be alright.

It's a gloomy Sunday here in western Mass. Cool and rainy. Can't be good for the strawberries - I think yesterday was the lone sunny day in the entire past week. But I'm finding today's gloom soothing. I love looking at the fog rising over the Pelham Hills:



In art news: I've posted a new knitted drawing at Quotidiart. Check it out!

Now, time to work on Mimosa while listening to Sticks and String.