Somehow I got the idea that it would be fun to start up a stitch and bitch group for my condo association, which has around 800 people. The Events Committee loved the idea, so I’m on starting November first. I think it will be fun, actually: we get to use the association’s club house, so I don’t have to go very far, and I’ll get to meet more of my neighbors. And I’ll have to find something to knit other than the fuzzy scarf I’ve been working on for the last year and a half.

My first project is going to be the Shimmer shrug from the Winter 2003 issue of Knitty. I ordered yarn from Elann – Pegasus, a cotton and rayon blend (in black, of course) – and wow, was it ever a good price at $2.48/ball. The order came to less than $25 ($17.36 for 7 balls of yarn, $6.10 for shipping). They’re a Canadian company. I wish I’d known about them when I lived there.

UPDATE: Less than 24 hours later, the yarn is already in the mail. Speedy! I only wish that Elann would send an email on shipping, rather than forcing me to sign into their web site to look at the order status – but I can live with that.