Well, the proposed lunch today didn’t quite go off as planned.  I thought dad was picking me up this morning and apparently he thought I was picking him up.  Clearly our wires were crossed.  I’ll catch up with him and my uncle later.

As yesterday was a day without appointments to attend or errands to run, I finally got a start on my new cool-weather stole.  It was color that finally made up my mind for me.  Big shock there :)

The squash/pumpkin color is Paton’s Merino worsted weight that I dyed a couple of weeks ago.  The copper is Peer Gynt DK which started life as a salmon pink and was also dyed.  The variegated yarns are Manos del Uruguay bulky.  I hesitated about trying to put together all these different weights of yarn, but the colors were so appealing to me, that I decided to go for it anyway.

I split the difference on needle size and went with a size 8 US (5.00 mm) and so far things seem to be working out reasonably well.  It’s going to look like Indian corn when it’s done, but that just ties it more firmly to autumn and winter.

Besides, I had to find something (besides dithering!) to do while I’m waiting for my lace weight and needles :)

Chatters is on for Saturday evening!

Hope to see you there!