Spreading the Madness and SBQ

On the knitting front--I have started the second sock in the "Chutes and Ladders" pair(six sox knitalong) and I fully intend to get a picture of said sock at Niagara Falls before I leave next week. My sister has successfully cast on, knit, purl, knit/purl in the same row, and cast off--now it's onto her first project, a dishcloth/washcloth!!

My Mom and I set out this afternoon to check out one of the knitting shops here in the Buffalo area--"Yarn It All". It was a cute place with lots of space for classes and if you are into novelty yarns and acrylics then this is the place for you--that being said I have 2 more shops I'd like to check out before I leave. My Mom got a pair of clover circulars--I keep telling her she might find them more manageable(we've had some trying moments in my quest to get her knitting--she knows how to knit and purl, but we've had some "debates" on casting on and pattern work). She also got the portable Vogue knitting book--I have it and it has been a huge resource for me. We wrapped up the day at Barnes and Noble where I got Socks, socks, socks and the Shawls and Scarves book from Knitters. All things considered it was a pretty cool yarn free day!

Today's "Stitching Blogger's Question" is:

Do you think that you stitch neater on Evenweave than you do on Aida
cloth? If so, why?

I don't really know if I stitch neater on evenweave but I think that stitching done on evenweave looks about a thousand times better than stitching done on aida. I guess that maybe I do stitch neater on evenweave because you have to be more aware of your tension; on aida you can yank away until your heart's content. :)

Happy knitting and stitching,
aloha :)

--am I the only one who is bummed out that bloglines is down--sheesh :)

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