oldest yarn contest, on the needles, and arthritis walk

okay, this will be a jam packed entry for me. once again, please forgive the lack of capitalization, typing one handed makes the shift key harder to reach. first, i'll start with the oldest yarn in my stash. My pal in my very first swap, SP8 , sent me this beautiful Lorna's Laces yarn, and it's so soft and beautiful that I just haven't found the perfect project for it yet. For those of you locals, can you buy Lorna's Laces in any local shops around here? I wasn't sure about Gourmet Yarn or SWAK.
Also, I wanted to show you guys what is on the needles right now. unfortunately this will be on the needles for awhile, as I'm having carpal tunnel surgery on wednesday and I have a feeling knitting will be difficult for a little while. as usual my picture taking is horrendous (but I'm taking a digital photography course in may intersession, so hopefully I can finally get this flash under control)! the pattern is "Almost Argyle" and is shaping up nicely even though you can't tell from the picture. i learned the "latvian twist edge" which you can kind of see on the cuff.

here you can see a picture of me talking about the arthritis walk at a public forum last week. anyone interested in participating or donating can do so at www.normanarthritiswalk.kintera.org I don't know why this section is underlined, but i can't figure out how to fix it.