Mood:  not sure

Noro Sekku version of Almost Lace.  Publishing knitting patterns is very rewarding although it takes an amazing amount of time doing not so fun stuff.  The conceptualizing and the knitting are great.  The writing, arranging test knitters, getting the pattern cover graphic design done, finding mistakes, printing and publishing on website.  This stuff is WORK. 

Another limitation is that I have to use commercially available yarns (that won't be discontinued soon)  to submit to magazines and also they make my patterns sell better.  This is big trouble for me is that I like to dye and/or spin my own yarn. 

But I bought this very lightweight Noro Sekku so that I could have a version on display at Wild Purls, my lys, which sells my patterns.  The trouble is that I like it so much that I wear it all the time and don't want to take it to the store.  It works well with my wardrobe of casual clothes and it is so light that it is perfect for airconditioning on these hot days. 

One last whine from me is that some publishers don't want you to have shown pictures of your designs in Ravelry or on your blog.  So this delays me from blogging which I already had enough trouble getting done even before I misplaced my camera. 

 Linda