I can hardly believe it – I’m 3 1/2 repeats done with the Basketweave section on Hanami, roughly 1/5 of the way through the stole! Whee! I’m really enjoying the knitting on this project, it’s just the right balance of engaging and soothing. The crisscross diagonals are regular and it’s easy to see if I’m on the right track, yet with a 32 row repeat with something different each row I’m not bored with it yet. =) Progress pics soon, when I’m less lazy/there’s daylight! I’m really enjoying the yarn too, and the needles! Haha, you can tell I’m a happy knitter.
In other news, I’m slightly sad to have finished a really great PC game, Knights of the Old Republic. It’s part of the Star Wars franchise, but set thousands of years before the movies’ timeline, so no movie characters appear. The technologies and costumes used look different, but many beloved Star Wars elements are there – loyal and adorable Wookies (walking carpets who did occasionally get in my way during the game!), deep space battles, lightsaber battles, Force powers, and an engaging and fun storyline. This game was much more than a nostalgia trip though, it’s a great product that stands on its own feet – the storyline is long and complex, you meet several charismatic humans, droids and aliens who join you as allies, each of whom have background stories of their own which impact your experience of the game. Best of all, the game takes the battle of Light and Dark lying at the heart of the Star Wars to a personal level – you can be as nasty or as virtuous as you want to be, and your alignment with evil or good drastically affects events in the game! It’s a big departure from the linear adventure games I usually play, and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole ride! It regularly (at least once in a 1-2 hour session) lagged on my laptop, so knitting was a great companion during those minutes of unplayability 
Since I’m done with the game, I’m using my leisure time checking out new knit blogs, among them Eunny Jang’s old blog, Grumperina and Amy. Eunny’s in particular was very inspiring. She’s my age or a bit younger, but she’s knitting beautiful and really complex lace and Fair Isle patterns, as well as designing complex stuff for free as well as for press. It’s all done in blistering speed too. Judging from the comments on her blog, this prowess isn’t related to years of experience, so it’s either an innate talent or a mindset for fearless knitting. She seems to think it’s the latter, so that’s quite encouraging! Anyway, what I’m getting to is that, with a few FO’s under my belt, and a proper lace project well in progress, I’m starting to feel like a proper knitter, not just a dabbler! *grin* Here’s to more good knitting years for all!
yes , that’s a good game .
i finished it three time being good,evil and nutral
still unbored to play it