I can only say that I was sucked into a whirlwind we shall call finals. My last final was on 5/24. I then got a week and a half (which, thankfully, contained a three day weekend) to recover before jumping in for summer semester (i.e., a 16 week semester crammed into about 8 weeks… oh, they say 10, but looking at the class schedule it’s more like 8). But, only one class (Records Management) this semester, so it shouldn’t be too bad. Besides, need to keep on the ball to prepare for another 3 classes in the fall *crosses fingers* if I can get into them (stupid classes only offered in the fall).

Amazingly enough there has been actual knitting. I finished the baby blanket on Friday. Now, it’s just a matter of seeing how long it will take me to wash it, pack it up, and send it off. I have also done a baby hat and one, as yet unsewn up, baby bootie for another baby shower I am going to this coming Sunday.

Somewhere amidst all this I need to swatch for the Icarus Shawl. I have a pretty dusty rose 100% tencel lace weight yarn I picked up at Stitches West that I’m hoping will work its way into a lace shawl for the wedding I’ll be attending in August. I have exactly 2 months to do the shawl as of…. well, as of yesterday. I finished my sister’s shawl rather quickly and that was all lace, all the time. The Icarus Shawl has a top portion that is st st with the occasional double row of yarnovers. We’re not going to talk about the fact that I have not picked out a dress for this wedding yet.