A little progress

Edit: Republished to get the fonts right in Firefox.

Whoa .. long time, no post over here. Our whole household has relocated for the summer and is now lodging at mother-in-law's - for two months! It remains to be seen whether we are all sane at the end of July. Fortunately I've been blessed with a very tolerant MIL so I am not too concerned. And, as every knitter knows, needles and yarn have already appeased many a stressed-out parent/child/child-in-law. Hence the aforementioned blue bag now accomodates a fairly substantial "survival stash" in our new temporary home.

Some progress on the shawl has also been accomplished:

I'm about halfway through it lengthwise, but workwise most of it still remains, and progress is pretty slow now that the rows are 300+ stitches and increasing all the time. It's a very enjoyable knit, though: challenging enough not to get boring. Here's a closeup of the center motif:

The color's not right when it's held up against the light, but this one should be pretty accurate:

Florica really is one of Novita's better yarns. It's loosely spun so a bit splitty, but apart from that it knits up really nicely in lace patterns.