I’m feeling compelled to watch Grease 2 since I cannot seem to shake that song.

So Ladybug started kindergarten this morning. I went ahead and walked her in today instead of dropping her off partly because of the ginormous bag of school supplies she would have needed a wagon to tote in otherwise and partly for my own piece of mind. For the past 2 years she’s been a trooper with preschool so I’m hoping we make it through the first day unscathed and happy. She had breafast with her class and was chatting happily to them when I finally took my leave. Thank heavens she’s not shy! I think she’ll be just fine.

I did finish Cupcake’s socks and started Ladybug’s–I cannot believe it took me so long to cross over to the dark side of sock knitting. I still prefer plain Jane socks for relaxation but at least they’re socks right? I do have to admit that my sock queue has grown exponentially and I’m hoping I’ll be able to get all those promised pairs done by Christmas.

Oh…and I finished Aer-#2 elemental design. Here are a few details to tide you over while the pattern is being tested. The yarn is Rowan Kidsilk Night if you are interested and the hoodie requires 1150 [1300, 1450, 1600, 1750, 1910, 2065, 2215, 2370] yards in case you happen across any great sales.

I’ve been working diligently on Ladybug’s Blithe but it wasn’t ready in time for day 1. When I dropped the bomb that I would be using the original yellow Blithe as a sample to take to TNNA she immediately seized upon the opportunity to squeeze another one out of me for her personal wardrobe. We of course changed our minds on the yarn and color several times, finally settling on Malabrigo Silky Merino in ankara green which is really lovely.

And since I was already ordering why not add some more Malabrigo to the box right? Sandra shipped me these last week some time. I just swoon for Malabrigo. The black silky merino is for something I’m currently cooking up for myself and may offer as a pattern, and the green sapphire is for a Nottingham sample. I love the fresh green color.