My local Stitch and Beach has decided to have a KAL, ( knit a long) and the pattern we seem to have agreed on is the wildly popular and oft downloaded February Lady Sweater by Pamela Wynn of http://www.flintknits.com/blog/?p=151 . I appreciate how she gave a big acknowledgement to Elizabeth Zimmerman
Its a wonderful pattern that seems to have no end to the links and groups of people who have made it. At last count 5379 current different projects on ravelry and 8789 Queues.
I found some lovely  malabrigo,  this blue is like looking at the ocean on a really clear day, they call it Azul Profundo its knitting up like a dream, still working on the garter section but i'm loving watching it come together.   Also picked up EZ's Knitters Almanac 
Yes I checked gauge, and I'm sure I am dead on I hope.
Anyway thanks to my friends at Long beach Stitch and Beach I"m knitting again and truly enjoying myself.
Hope to post more as things get done.
Oh I also did work on some earrings and stitch markers I need to post this to maybe tomorrow now its way past bed time sterling and copper lots of fun. ok enough for now. night all