Luscious Lichen

I've plied the hank of Lichen Louet Merino/Silk top.  I just love this fiber and plan to buy a bag of every color eventually.  It is such a joy to spin.  Just luscious to feel.  I did not catch the depth of color in my pic.  It is really a beautiful olive with lots of shine.  The Lazy Kate works beautifully and I'm so glad I bought it.  I had a bit of a scare the day it was delivered though.  The mailman left it in the middle of our driveway right smack-dab in front of the gate.  My husband did not see it and drove right over it!  Unbelieveable it did no damage to the Kate.  I did take pictures of the mangled box before I opened it though.  Just in case. 

Amazing, isn't it?  I don't think his tires went over it, just the undercarriage of the car; but still.  He did file a complaint with the post office.  We have a huge mailbox the package could have fit in and we have a hook underneath to hang a package in a bag.  Either one could have been used so we encouraged them to inform the driver to use those options instead of in the middle of the driveway by the road.
I must admit I've been pretty focused on the spinning this past week and haven't knit much.

This stand has a mystery green/rust merino/silk I had purchased at a sheep and wool festival (spun on the minispinner) and two spindles of the bronze bamboo ready to be plied.

I'm working on the purple bamboo on the spindle as well.

I've put in a few more rows on Teagan's Pirate Queen's Booty Bag.  Just starting the crossbones on large skull.  (apologies to my buds who don't like skull and crossbones)

I've also knit a few rows on the BeeFields Stole but don't have a pic.  It's kind of useless to photograph lace before it is blocked.  Just looks like a pile of yuk.  It's coming along nicely though and I'm into the second skein of the MadelineTosh Winter Wheat.  SO lovely to work with.
For anyone who likes Knit-A-Longs, BadCatDesigns is starting a lace KAL with instruction to make a lace sweater to fit your individual proportions.  Apparently it starts out as basic shawl construction and morphs into a sweater.  I don't know exactly but I love BadCat's designs and missed out on the last KAL so jumped right into this one.  There will also be several shawls and/or scarf all for the price of $17 to join the group.  You can find out more info on the blog link above.  It is called Metamorphosis.

Thought for the day:  The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.