Tidying up

Well, a lot has happened since my last post.  So here are updates.
I did finish the KAL. But I broke my leg 2 days after the last post and so I had a bit of time on my hands.  I got shingles 2 weeks later so that slowed me down and is still slowing me down.  The pain can be incredible.  But my leg is healing nicely and I can walk on it again.

The postcards got put on hold as it was hard to think about things but I have a batch of 16 ready to drop in the mailbox now so I'm getting back to it.  I went back to work 3 weeks ago and that's been hard slogging but I'm working on it.

My inkle loom is still warped and I only have done what I did the day I warped it.  But I'm wanting to get back to that once I can bend a little bit better.  The shingles are around my middle so any muscle movement there makes the nerves twang and hurt again.

I hope I am improving as this is making me feel very old.  So wish me luck and we'll see what else I can get done..

My first kal!

I decided to do my first kal (knit a long).  I picked a design by the wonderful designer, Tian, Knit Designs by Tian.  It's the Endless Night Shawl she just released.  The kal starts February 1st so I think I'm ready.  The yarn I picked is some handspun I had.  I'm not sure when I did the spinning but I bought the fiber back in 2010. It was the Spunky Club Kentucky Derby Norwegian wool from March 2010.  Good thing wool doestn't go bad.  Or not easily if it's taken car eof. It kind of looks like one skein is spun a little thinner than the other, or maybe just plied more badly.  👀  Oh well, I need to use up yarn.  Much of what I've spun in the past I've given away.  Since I'm a process spinner/knitter, I'm not that attached to something after I've finished it. So it will be nice to use up some.
I'm excited for this.  Wish me luck.
Here is the yarn...