

" It's a fine weight black yarn with multi-colored metallic threads and sequins.

It's Michael s' Loops and Threads Payette yarn in a color called "Mirror. No yards of ruffles and lace for me! Then why have I become fascinated with knitting lace? It doesn't make sense, but I'm doing it and it's all because I found some yarn that I fell in love with. I'm the type of person who's never liked too much folderol. (We won't discuss the thirty new skeins of yarn that came home with us.) Since our recent road trip down to Bisbee meant that we weren't traveling by air, I could take my entire knitting basket along, and it looked right at home by my chair. Now I have to plan which books and which knitting project(s) come along with me when Denis and I go on vacation.

Taking up knitting again after a few decades has complicated something for me. It's a much better thing to do than wish we had an electronic gate on our driveway so Denis won't drown when he comes home. With the sound of rain outside my window, I thought now would be a good time to tell you about more of my knitting and watching crime programs on television.
