Knitting, Sci-fi and other stuff...

      I've been working steadily on my swap project.  I finished the knitting as of Friday morning.  I just finished washing and blocking out the item along with the second pair of Drops of Spring Mitts.  I still have one more step for the swap project.  The yarn I used, Briggs & Little Heritage, is a minimally processed rustic wool, so what I made is a bit rough to the touch.  It's not a next to skin item but none the less, I want to do a lining with fleece.  Back on Monday I didn't feel like working on the swap project and I had picked up that new dishcloth cotton, so I whipped up a quick round dishcloth.                       The new yarn I grabbed was Peaches & Creme Stripey.  The skein put up is a little bit different from the Original line, but its the same yardage.  I actually looked at the labels for the Stripey after I knit the round dishcloth.  The Stripey is milled in China whereas the Original in Canada.  According to the label the Stripey is worsted, bu

     I didn't do a ton of crafting this past week, but I did some.  I finished up the knitting on the second pair of Drops of Spring Mitts.  I still want to wash and block them. I want to do one more pair with Indiecita, Whales Road and Solis.  I don't think I have enough Whales Road to do both mittens so I may have to buy a new skein.... oh what a terrible prospect.  Ha ha.  I finished these off because I needed the size 6 needles for the swap project.  I'm about halfway done with that project now.  That's all the knitting I've done this week.        Today I went through Liara's clothes and sorted out all the too small stuff.  Well, not all of it as some things needed to go through the laundry.  I took three totes of clothes and shoes over to my aunts house today.  She'll be going down to visit her oldest daughter who has two daughters younger than Liara.  They get all her hand me downs.  While I was sorting clothes I also put away the summer st