I'm back from a months vacation in Alberta. I met up with fellow knitters at Hulberts cafe in Edmonton on a sunny Saturday morning. I did lots of yarn shopping in Rimbey and in Edmonton at Rivercityyarns. I managed to buy the ball of Noro that i needed to finish my jacket and completed the sleeve. Watch out for a photo of the jacket coming soon -i have to darn in ends! I also bought Cat Bordhi's book, A Treasury of Magical Knitting and 2 skeins of Louisa Hardings Sari Ribbon to make a moebius scarf. Scarf samples were on display in the store and they were hard to say no too! I have perused the book but haven't tried the moebius cast on yet. My Rimbey purchases were Astra colours in blues/purples and greens to make a blanket for a boy. I also bought some sale yarn to knit scarves and on sale dishcloth cotton to make cloths and bath mitts to give to my daughters and friends as gifts. This mindless knitting works for me as I travel in the car; visit around the campfire or the kitchen table. At Rivercityyarns I was taken with a Holli Yeoh baby sweater on display so I bought the pattern and some yarn which will work for girl or boy. The first expected baby has arrived and she's a girl called Izabella. I was able to meet her and her new parents just before we left for home. She'll be visiting the Island in September so I'll have the Holli Yeoh sweater knitted for her by then.