I realized the other day that I have never done a knit along.  I have done the Tour de France knit along but that was a little different.  Everyone knitted their own thing.  I've never done one where everyone knits the same thing. 

This is about to change and in a big way.  I joined the Evenstar kal over at A Few Stitches Short.  Susan is writing a circular shawl (another thing I've never done) pattern based on the Evenstar pendant that Arwen wears in the Lord of the Rings.   It's a beautiful pendant and the shawl promises to be beautiful as well.  It's a mystery kal so we'll only get a part of the pattern at a time.  Every two weeks from Feb 12 until May.  I ordered a cone of cashmere/silk/merino in white.  I wanted to make it white or silver.  I resisted the silver with sparkles.......

I figure I'll be able to start on time because although the pattern for Sock Wars comes out on Friday (at 8 pm my time) I think I'll be dead by early Feb so my needles will be clear and ready.  Oh, and Pk made dinner plans for us with some friends on Saturday night.  I asked him what he was thinking?  I'll need the time to knit my sock weapons!  (We're having dinner at a Korean restaurant with some friends).  I'm taking the socks with me. 

Otherwise, things here are quiet.  Work is busy but it often is right after the holidays.  I think I found two local knitting groups and I want to check at least one of them out.  I really would like to have some local people to knit with.  It always sounds like fun when I read descriptions of people getting together.  I want that, too, so I am going to push past my inclination not to go to someplace where I don't know anyone and at least show up once.  It's a challenge for me because while I'm not really shy, I don't do groups where I don't know anyone well.  I tend to sit by myself and keep to myself.  I figure, at least in this group I know I'll have something in common with everyone there!

Oh, and btw, if you want to join the Kal?  Signups are open until Feb 5th.