~In action~

My in-laws are here visiting for a few days. My father-in-law has a fancy-dancy camera, the type that dreams are made of. Anyhow, he shot several pictures tonight, including these:





I am fascinated by photography and paintings that depict the hands in motion, perhaps that is why I am so enamored with the painting in my blog header! It is quite an interesting study to see the different positions of my fingers in action!

~Ripple Fun~

The ripple afghan is still calling to me each time I sit down. Crocheting uses different muscles than knitting, and my hands are not used to crocheting so much. I think I would have much more done if it weren't for this fact. But that's ok...slow and steady is good!

~Joining the Ripple Crowd~

A friend and I met today at a yarn shop, and we spent three delicious hours in the store. Gorgeous yarn, decisions, and talking...what a pleasant morning!

I came home with Rowan 100% wool DK to make a ripple afghan!



I am so very happy with the colors, and can't wait to see it worked up! I'll be using the pattern "Soft Waves" from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns by Jan Eaton. Since the book doesn't give any indication at all of how much yarn to purchase, I don't know if the 11 skeins I've purchased will be sufficient. (I bought two additional skeins in duplicate colors.)