New Knits for Memorial Weekend!

Yay!  I'm all packed for heading out on a road trip to the boyfriend's friend's wedding!  It's going to be exciting to be sure and most of what I need is all set away along with a few knitting projects to bring with me on the drive to DC and the flight back.  I'd prefer to drive back but alas, work deadlines puts me at a standstill to return.

Still, a vacation is a vacation and I get to knit for a good long while which may mean just enough time to do some heavy knitting.  As a result, I've packed up 3 knitting projects.  My first is the "Good Morning Sunshine" shawlette which is nearly finished.  Just nearly 18 rows left then a bind-off.  My second project is Patusha's "My Heaven" shawl in Alpaca Cloud Carob Heather and Patons Australia's "Cloud Drift" shawl in Shadow Tonal Golden Glow.  Both of which I haven't started but I set aside the yarn for both along with the printed out patterns and appropriate needles to make do. 

I'll admit...when I went to my lys, a cute shop called "Knit 'n' Knibbles," I was planning on a quick in and out mission for a pair of US 2s but it's been a year since my first and only visit to the shop and I was very impressed by my second visit and all the goodies that were available that I made out with a new skein of lace yarn.  This is a win to some regard for managing to avoid buying potentially the roving that they expanded into and the knitting books on sale this week.  Lordy...and the staff were amazingly knowledgeable about the yarns and blocking techniques for the available yarns in regard to open lacework!!  Knitting squee, this makes me so happy.  I'll have to pop by again after I knit down the stash again.  :D