Hi Secret Pal!

Woo hoo- I heard from my secret pal today! (Hi Secret Pal!) She seems excellent, and according to her she is stranded on a desert island with only Wilson the volleyball for companionship. Oh, and her computer, which I must say is extremely convenient- now she can order sunscreen and bikinis via the internet when she needs to, plus umbrellas for all of the coconut drinks that she must drink.

I have been practically chained to my desk for the last few days writing a proposal for a big e-learning project and making animated tape measures and stuff for another project, but in between the tape measures and the formal writing I did manage to get just a tiny bit of knitting done. I re-did my cardigan button bands (it was a no-go on the holy intervention) as applied button bands and went down a needle size too, which worked out to look a lot less sucky than the original. I knit the collar separately too, and am about 1/3 of the way through sewing it on using the free loop back stitch method illustrated so well by Skinny Rabbit. So finally, it is almost done.

And, guess what I got in the mail yesterday (besides a 3d studio max training guide)? Yep- it's a vintage Patons Beehive yarn holder. Ooooooh aaaaaaaaahhhhh. My yarn will feel all snuggly in there.