...for the first time EVER, I walked out of an eye doctor appointment without a new prescription. My eyes didn't change, which is shocking, since I've gotten a new 'script EVERY TIME I've ever gone to the dr!
The only sad thing, they dilated my eyes, which means no knitting until it wears off...boo.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Motivation, or the lack thereof
Go ahead. Ask me what I should be doing today. The answer, of course, is go buy stuff for dinner and more garbage bags, tidy up the living room, clean up the kitchen, wash and put away over the fridge the old dishes, and was and put away the new ikea dishes in their new home. Plus I have an eye appointment this afternoon, so I really ought to get moving and do stuff. But I don't WANNA...I'd rather sit like a lump and knit for a while. And this is after sitting and watching crap tv at kate's last night for a few hours and knitting...I just love this sweater too much.....
Monday, January 21, 2008
a whine and a cheer
Ok, first, the whine. Bought some new lotion for my face the other day from my favorite cosmetics counter at Macy's (shut up, I do too own makeup...I just never wear it!) that's supposed to be lighter for daytime wear than my usual moisturizer. Well, after 2 days of use, it turns out I'm horrifyingly allergic to it. It was on my face approximately 5 seconds before it felt like my face was on FIRE. 14 hours later it still hurts, even after washing it off immediately and putting some calming lotion on it. ah well. At least I can return it (mom checked for me today)
Now for the cheer. Big big cheers to Kate Gilbert, for her damned clever pattern, Cardigan for Arwen. I'm presently knitting the left front, and was a little verclempt over having to keep track of two different cable rows (so I thought). But I was wrong. I misjudged the pattern, and her cleverness. The first part of the sleeve is shaped by short rows. By the time the short row shaping is done, both cable panels are on the same row. Just damned clever. Much love to Kate, and the pattern.
Now for the cheer. Big big cheers to Kate Gilbert, for her damned clever pattern, Cardigan for Arwen. I'm presently knitting the left front, and was a little verclempt over having to keep track of two different cable rows (so I thought). But I was wrong. I misjudged the pattern, and her cleverness. The first part of the sleeve is shaped by short rows. By the time the short row shaping is done, both cable panels are on the same row. Just damned clever. Much love to Kate, and the pattern.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
new skills and an update
So last night I learned the fabled "cabling-without-a-cable" trick from the lovely Kate. What makes this even more impressive is that she was able to deftly show me how to do it, despite the events of the earlier part of the day.
The super cool thing about this is that I no longer need to worry about having a spare needle with me to cable, nor juggling 3 needles at once. Truly, a cool thing. Yay, Kate! (she didn't invent it (right?) but she was patient and gracious enough to show me how to do it!)
I've also TOTALLY thrown the resolution out the window. I've already accepted 3 projects for other people, and we're only 3 weeks into the new year. Granted, one is for a friend's wedding (how can I turn something like that down!?), but still. Craziness. Though my Arwen sweater is coming along rather nicely...and much faster with the new cable skills.
In other knitting excitement, one of my pictures was chosen to be used on the Ravelry website! It's the picture of the elephant pacifier clip. Hooray! (and it's not even the original pattern..it's modded!)
(ok. I think this is disjointed and random enough...no more blogging first thing in the morning...)
The super cool thing about this is that I no longer need to worry about having a spare needle with me to cable, nor juggling 3 needles at once. Truly, a cool thing. Yay, Kate! (she didn't invent it (right?) but she was patient and gracious enough to show me how to do it!)
I've also TOTALLY thrown the resolution out the window. I've already accepted 3 projects for other people, and we're only 3 weeks into the new year. Granted, one is for a friend's wedding (how can I turn something like that down!?), but still. Craziness. Though my Arwen sweater is coming along rather nicely...and much faster with the new cable skills.
In other knitting excitement, one of my pictures was chosen to be used on the Ravelry website! It's the picture of the elephant pacifier clip. Hooray! (and it's not even the original pattern..it's modded!)
(ok. I think this is disjointed and random enough...no more blogging first thing in the morning...)
Sunday, January 6, 2008
A year of knitting for me...
I'm not usually one for new years resolutions...too easy to break, and usually fairly trite. I'd rather get my act together and fix things that need fixing, simply because they need fixing, or changing, not because I've hung a new calendar on the wall.
Anyhow.
As a result, I suppose, of not one, but TWO trips to Webs for their annual sale, I now have two sweaters worth of new yarn...for me! I've spent a lot of time over the last couple of years knitting for others, and knitting almost nothing for me. (Even stuff I've knit for me I don't get to keep...see people's exhibit a, my lavender socks. Mom has them now.) So this year I'm going to try and knit more for myself, and a little less for others. Not because I don't enjoy gift knitting, but because maybe it's time I get something out of this too (aside from enjoying the process of knitting itself).
I'm already feeling like a terribly productive knitter, and the year is only 6 days old. 2 projects done and another cast on (for those of you keeping score at home, the double cable scarf for Molly's birthday, and an Odessa hat for me are done, and I've casted on the Arwen cardigan in dark blue....very excited!)
here's to another year of knitting, only this time around, more for me, and less for others.
Anyhow.
As a result, I suppose, of not one, but TWO trips to Webs for their annual sale, I now have two sweaters worth of new yarn...for me! I've spent a lot of time over the last couple of years knitting for others, and knitting almost nothing for me. (Even stuff I've knit for me I don't get to keep...see people's exhibit a, my lavender socks. Mom has them now.) So this year I'm going to try and knit more for myself, and a little less for others. Not because I don't enjoy gift knitting, but because maybe it's time I get something out of this too (aside from enjoying the process of knitting itself).
I'm already feeling like a terribly productive knitter, and the year is only 6 days old. 2 projects done and another cast on (for those of you keeping score at home, the double cable scarf for Molly's birthday, and an Odessa hat for me are done, and I've casted on the Arwen cardigan in dark blue....very excited!)
here's to another year of knitting, only this time around, more for me, and less for others.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
It's the biggest Dick's I've ever seen!
As said by me while leaving Peabody tonight with Kate and Sarah after dinner. I was, of course, referring to Dick's Sporting Goods, and the one there appeared to be 2 stories...just huge. Though really, it's funnier without the explanation.
Today was my second trip out to the Webs sale in Northampton. Saturday was spent with Carol, obtaining my Christmas present. Today was spent with Kate, spending more money on yarn. I now have enough yarn for 2 sweaters, and 2 hats, plus a new set of addi turbos and a sweater defuzzer. I also got yarn for a present which won't be given until the second half of the year, but the yarn I wanted was too good a deal to pass up (over 50% off regular price. SOLD.)
Following the trip to Webs (which was lovely and child-free, though I had, once again, a fiber overload and was a bit overstimulated...as cool as it is to be able to wander in the warehouse, it's a bit dangerous for me...the shelves are high, and piled with yarn, and there isn't anything in my immediate view that isn't yarn and I sort of OD...) we headed out to find some lunch. We'd originally decided on Bertuccis in Amherst, then decided to try Spaghetti Freddy's, and was thwarted there by their lack of lunch. In navigating Kate towards Amherst Center, we passed the Hangar. Yes, that would be much better for lunch. So I got yarn and wings from 2 of my favorite places, with one of my favorite people. Yup, successful afternoon.
We headed back east after lunch, collected the lovely Sarah from Logan, and headed northward for dinner. After some awkwardness on the part of the young man seating us (us: hello. him: did you say you wanted to place an order for take out? us: no. we want a table. him: what? kate: we'd like to eat now. him: oh. (sprinkle in some obvious flirting with Sarah, even after he mentioned the fact that he had a girlfriend ("my girlfriend has that shirt" yes, thank you.) we had a perfectly delicious dinner at Vinny T's, and headed home. All around, a good day, and I've just finished stringing beads on for an Odessa hat....but i think I need to sleep off some of the yarn coma first...
Today was my second trip out to the Webs sale in Northampton. Saturday was spent with Carol, obtaining my Christmas present. Today was spent with Kate, spending more money on yarn. I now have enough yarn for 2 sweaters, and 2 hats, plus a new set of addi turbos and a sweater defuzzer. I also got yarn for a present which won't be given until the second half of the year, but the yarn I wanted was too good a deal to pass up (over 50% off regular price. SOLD.)
Following the trip to Webs (which was lovely and child-free, though I had, once again, a fiber overload and was a bit overstimulated...as cool as it is to be able to wander in the warehouse, it's a bit dangerous for me...the shelves are high, and piled with yarn, and there isn't anything in my immediate view that isn't yarn and I sort of OD...) we headed out to find some lunch. We'd originally decided on Bertuccis in Amherst, then decided to try Spaghetti Freddy's, and was thwarted there by their lack of lunch. In navigating Kate towards Amherst Center, we passed the Hangar. Yes, that would be much better for lunch. So I got yarn and wings from 2 of my favorite places, with one of my favorite people. Yup, successful afternoon.
We headed back east after lunch, collected the lovely Sarah from Logan, and headed northward for dinner. After some awkwardness on the part of the young man seating us (us: hello. him: did you say you wanted to place an order for take out? us: no. we want a table. him: what? kate: we'd like to eat now. him: oh. (sprinkle in some obvious flirting with Sarah, even after he mentioned the fact that he had a girlfriend ("my girlfriend has that shirt" yes, thank you.) we had a perfectly delicious dinner at Vinny T's, and headed home. All around, a good day, and I've just finished stringing beads on for an Odessa hat....but i think I need to sleep off some of the yarn coma first...
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