Lacy Karma

I was karma's bitch last night it seems. I didn't take any pictures of the mess that is one skein of Helen's Lace, but while at SnB last night, I thought that I would just go ahead and wind up one skein into a center-pull ball. So, I borrowed Jane's swift and went to town. I always wind my skeins into a ball first and then rewind them a second time so that if they are stored, the yarn won't stretch out as bad as it would if I left it in its original state.

I had said that I wouldn't cast on for the dragon shawl last night, but truth be told, I was probably going to. I was going to have a ball of yarn and needles there with me along with the pattern, so it was inevitable. So while I was winding the ball for the second time, karma slapped me in the face and told me to finish the damn slog before I go any further with the lace.

The first skein of Helen's lace is now in three smaller center-pull balls because it turned into one giant knot and broke on me three times. Thankfully, I bought two skeins of the stuff to be able to have enough for the pattern. One skein may have been enough, but I figure I can always use the extra for something else later on. Now it may be used for a lace scarf or something once the shawl is done.

So I went home after that and wound the other skein up into a ball to store it nicely. I swore I wouldn't cast on.

And I didn't. This is how this pattern is going to sit for a while until I can convince karma to leave me alone. I better work on the slog soon. I also am about to finish my dad's first sock for father's day.And here's a picture of the bobbin of llama I spun up on Monday. I'll be trying to get another bobbin done tonight so that I can ply them and have two more skeins done.

Yeah, it's blurry. The other good picture wouldn't load. Karma...

Oh, and if you see karma somewhere, give her a good kick in the arse for me...

Knit on...