This was the last week of regular classes. Next week is finals. Been very very stressed.

I even have a couple of photos to post, one of my Asiatic Lilly and one of a Hibiscus, but I can’t get them off the camera. *grumble*

I have been knitting. I’m past the 576 stitch section on my Pi Shawl and knitting merrily along. That’s all I’ve been working on lately though.

I’m not going to be able to go to summer school (not enough financial aid to even cover the tuition) so I’ll get to knit some this summer I hope.

Hopefully I’ll have some photos to post tomorrow sometime.

If you ever see that the monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery are going to be in your area you really should go. The multiphonic singing was amazing.

This was taken when the show was done and the monks were cleaning their stuff off the stage. The monk in the picture was the oldest one there and I think the leader. They said that he was one of the 216 monks that escaped from the original monastery in Tibet when China invaded in 1959. He was there when they opened the new monastery in 1969 in India. I wish I had gotten his name.

I got a really cool sterling silver prayer wheel pendant and a couple of bumper stickers.

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Specs:
Cobweb Shawl by Emma Crew from magknits
Handspun Merino Superwash wool from Verna (she sent roving..I spun the yarn)
Size 9 circs (Silvalume - I think)

There’s a couple more photos here and they are actually more true to the color. It’s lavendar.

I have a bit of the yarn left and I think I’m going to see if I can make Branching Out from the leftovers. It may not work out, but it will be good practice.

I think I’m addicted to lace now. A wonderful lady.. DeAnn (shawl goddess!!) posted on the Knitters Review Forums that she had some lace patterns free to a good home and I pm’d her and she’s sending them to me!!! My needles are ready to go!!

While I was gone on the trip I got a wonderful RAOK from Cindy.

Sorry for the crappy photo, but aren’t they lovely!! I can’t ever have enough stitch markers!

OH..happy news about the Pi Shawl. I was surely going to run out of yarn. Yarn that was so lovingly gifted to me by Jen. I was all depressed because I really wanted to finish the shawl. So anyway..lamenting the fact that I would have to buy some more…but didn’t want to pay the full price..(hey..I like the good stuff, but I’m cheap) I searched around the internet. What did I find?? A sale Baby!!! OH yeah! $3 off per ball. Just so you know, 5 more lovely balls are on their way to me so that I can finish the shawl. Last time I checked they had just departed Massachusetts.

Oh..and I’m working on a hat for the Dulaan Project. Norma inspired me. So I picked up some of my leftover handspun stuff and started knitting this morning. Photo upon completion.

(what’s with the linkage in this post??)

I think I have beach on the brain…

The wave and shell wrap that I’m working on.

..and close up.

It should block out and be a bit more open and wider when I’m done. I’m loving the color of this yarn.

The cobweb shawl is now blocking out on my sewing area floor (it’s actually part of the living room) Hopefully I’ll have photos of a finished shawl tomorrow!!