Yarn tails - and tales

Friday I finished the body of my Lanesplitter skirt. I was so sure I was going to run out of yarn that I called my LYS to put another skein on hold, only to find out they didn't have any more of that colorway - much less the same lot! I sent a bunch of messages to Ravelers who have the same yarn in their stashes and was all set to buy half a skein (different lot) from someone. Then I decided to knit to the end of my yarn first. And look at that. I finished, with just enough of a tail to seam up the skirt! I'll have to get a different yarn for the add-on waistband, but the pattern recommends using a different yarn for that anyway. Whew! Close call, just like with my cabled vest!

That left me to face Sakaki, my Romi shawl with the big boo-boo. I unraveled the whole thing and started over, and by last night had surpassed my previous progress. (Yes, Virginia, it really IS easier the second time around.)
It's a tough red to capture accurately, but I had fun trying. :-) The cherry blossom is from our tree; the rose is from a Mother's Day tribute at church. I also got a pot of gorgeous tulips from my son and an orchid corsage from my hubby, which I wore to church yesterday and for a scrumptious breakfast out this morning. As Bill would say, life is good!

Happy Mother's Day from . . .