A Bluestocking Knits

To cover the rather pathetic lack of knitting content, I can only offer that we have actually been sight-seeing since Grandma is here, e.g., the Big Buddha on Lantau Island,

the riches of Stanley Market,

the Flower Market in Mong Kok,

and an emergency detour for new shoes when Julia’s literally fell apart in the middle of the street.  Not to mention a playdate that somehow swelled to gigantic proportions — ten preschoolers, ten! — and most of another afternoon folding and ironing laundry.

We also managed a trip here yesterday,

Mui Tong Wools Co., in Bonham Strand in Sheung Wan.  The street had been rather off the beaten path when I was there last, and has been lately transformed into an absolute chaos by roadworks, so I hardly recognized it.  I was about to walk right past when Laura said, rather wearily, "We’re going here, aren’t we?"  They were having a sale, 20% off, so it was rather crowded, but Mom and I both managed to find something nice without much effort (!).

Here are my latest acquisitions: from left, four balls of Anny Blatt Mérinos in a lovely soft lavender, and four of Jaeger Alpaca 4-Ply in 393 Damson, a plummy reddish-purple, very pretty; five skeins of Cleckheaton 8 Ply Crepe, an Australian superwash wool blend in a tweedy teal; five balls of Filatura di Crosa Soft Wool, an angora and extra-fine merino blend, in 516, a smoky grey; and the three balls of Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Infusion Kid Mohair in 617 Rosehip that I’d ordered online, for the "Misty Garden" scarf.

I am nearing the end of the second ball of the Matchmaker 4-Ply on the "Forbes Forest" scarf — it is a fairly easy knit, though slow-going since we’ve been busy with other things.  I’ve had a rather intense craving to read this past week, too, so I finished "The Far Side of the World", curled up all by myself with a cup of tea, one rather cool morning.  Bliss!