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In sock news (wait, I have sock news??), I knit a Thuja sock with the Gypsy Girl Creations yarn that Jinann so kindly sent me. Aren't the colors pretty?
The colorway is called "Goblin" and I love it! Check out the slip stitch heel flap:
Very cushy, no? Well if the picture were better, you might be able to tell. I've turned the heel on the second sock and may be done by tonight. It depends on if there's room on the Metro train to knit. I've gotten pretty good at knitting while standing on a moving train. (Hint to mobile knitters: Remember Inigo Montoya's Scottish fencing guru and use the wall; leaning on it isn't as good as a seat, but it leaves your hands free for swordplay, er, I mean knitting. but that only works when we're not packed in like grumpy sardines.)

Mom and I are going to Chicago in the summer to visit family. I oh-so-cleverly timed the trip to coincide with Stitches Midwest. I can't decide which class to take. Bohus, maybe? Such small needles though. There's also Reversible Cables. I've always liked cables so it should be interesting without being too intimidating. Then again, I could go totally crazy and sign up for the two day Danish unpronounceable sweater class. Flying to another city to knit with strangers for 12 hours seems a bit over the top, doesn't it? Can anyone think of a good way to rationalize this? Hmmmm, I could just call it a family reunion, with an organized knitting component. Yeah, yeah, that sounds good.