Stuff we did in Virginia.

We went to Colonial Williamsburg with my brother and sister-in-law.


Check out the brickyard - it's so cool.


We went to the beach at Yorktown (it's not a big beach, but it's pretty, and there are other fun things to do there, too).


We hung out with the family, and there was lots of talking and laughing and watching five ballgames at the same time. (Hey, I come by my love of baseball honestly.)

And perhaps a little yarn-shopping happened...Colonial Fiber Arts is, after all, one of the Other Fun Things to do in Yorktown. This photo shoot took place among El Fuego's daylilies after we got home.


The purple yarn is an alpaca/silk blend, and there are two balls of superwash wool sock yarn and a hank of fingering-weight silk/merino blend. Softest thing you ever felt, that last one is.

Also hanging out with El Fuego's daylilies are my purchases from Orchardside Yarn Shop in Raphine, Virginia. I don't think any yarn shop on earth is in a more beautiful setting than this one. Not that I took pictures of the mountains and the little creek and the local wildlife. What does the Yarn Harlot call it? Camnesia, I think. I suffer from camnesia.


But here's what I bought there: some chunky variegated wool, a gorgeous hank of Cascade Heritage sock yarn, and the peach yarn, which is 100% corn. Corn! I mean, I look at corn and think, "Mmm, that needs some butter and salt." But someone out there looked at corn and thought, "I can totally make yarn out of that." Amazing.

Not a lot of knitting got done; I knit 25 rounds on Pi Shawl, and a whopping 2 rows on Juno. Note to self: you do not need to take two projects on vacation.

My main project, now that I'm home, is to make myself finish Jules before I cast on for the Square Cake bag. Wish me luck!