Pattern: Scaruffle by Bess Haile from The Knitter's Book of Yarn
Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta, idena Mohair Lux (60% Mohair, 40% Akryl, 50 g = 180 m) [sent to me from Norway]
Size: As written
Yardage: 1 skein
Needles: 3.00 mm and 7.00 mm bamboo circulars

This is a great pattern and I know I will be making it again. It shows off a special skein of yarn so well and goes really quickly. My gauge was a little tighter than the pattern suggests because I decided to go with the needles I had on hand instead of waiting for new ones to arrive (I should have thought that through a little more) so my scarf is a little smaller than the one in the book and the garter stitch has a little more structure. It still drapes very nicely and is currently decorating the hooks in our front hall (it's just too cold to wear it outside yet).

The colour of this yarn is really difficult to photograph. If my exposure is pretty good the yarn looks black; if the yarn is colourful the rest of the photo is over exposed. In real life you can see the colours clearly when it is bright out but not quite so well when it is dark.

We got married on Saturday, July 14th at 3:00 pm. It was a lovely sunny day and we were surrounded by friends and family. The ceremony was short and had everything important and meaningful without being flowery or wordy. This was very good since I was impatient to see Rob; Saturday morning wasincredibly long from my point of view (I’m sure the people setting things up will say differently). Right after the ceremony we went and got slushies (it was hot) and then drove back for pictures with family.
 
The reception was great. Rob had set up all the music and we had lots of fun things to dance to, including a few tangos. The food was delicious and the wines were the perfect compliment. Our cake decorator did a fantastic job and everyone enjoyed eating the cake after it had been cut.
 
Our goal was to have a wedding where everything was enjoyable and comfortable with a bit of a family barbeque atmosphere and I think we managed it. Very special thanks need to go to our parents and attendants for taking care of all the details and miscellaneous things that came up. I’ll put some pictures up here as soon as I’ve got some.
 
The picture above shows my shawl and purse. The are both patterns from Romantic Style by Jennie Atkinson. The Lace Shawl was made with two skeins of Rowan: Kid Silk Haze and 7.00 mm needles. The Buttoned Bag used about one and a half skeins of Rowan: Pure Wool DK and 3.75 mm needles (3.25 mm for the handles); the bag is decorated with mother-of-pearl buttons and glass beads and lined with fabric left over from my mother’s wedding dress.