Annnnnnnd a feeling that will last all through the year...
Oh, Billy Squire. How you rawk. How I suck, because f**k f**k, f**k, I had this entry DONE and lost it. This is the first time this has happened and WOW DOES IT SUCK THE BIG ONE. I want to throw up. Yeah, my time's not valuable or anything. GRUMPY!
(grump). Klaralund is done.
We are in NC for Christmas which we did early, cause of my work schedule. Therefore, I can know show you the Klaralund I made for my mom.
Knit with Noro "Silk Garden" which despite it's twigs and easy breakability I still like it ok.
Smart Aleck
I came home to find my sister wearing this:
However, the lil stinker gave me yarn for Xmas. Good sister.
I never said I wasn't a follower.
Like everyone else on the planet I'm knitting some Jaywalker socks. I almost didn't, cause they lost their flair being all over the knitblogweb, but I saw Carrie's and AM's in person, so I had to. And if Cara has knit like four pair, well, what does that say?
Uh Oh. We got a spinner.*
I made the teeniest skein of yarn:
This was from random roving sent with my new Charis spindle, recommended by Bobby of the super fabulous Thuja socks. Fortunately for me, I think I got the last one at Kendig Cottage. I love the spindle so far. I am getting better at it. But overall I still suck. This yarn is 2-ply and of course is thick and thin and feels scratchy and uneven, but whatever. I MADE YARN!!!! WOOT!!!!
Here's a pic of it knit up into an ?elf scarf? pen cozy? crappy way-too-thick-to-use-bookmark?
Hope you all enjoy whatever holidays you celebrate! I'll be working through the Christmas holiday. THANKS for the kind words about Madli's Shawl!
* anyone who can tell me what I'm quoting wins HEK blog-reader of the year.
Long time no blog.
Well, it's been a mite busy around here. But all for the best. I have a job, a signed contract, and the house closing seems on time, for Nov. 1st. Stuff with my current job has been wrapped up. We have a moving plan. We just might make it to GA after all!
I will say that I am SICK of filling out forms for my new job. If you don't want to fill out endless forms saying the same thing for like 10 different groups, then don't go into medicine. I'm glad for all the background checks, but sheesh! If I have to fill out one more form I'll scream.
Then I'll fill it out, and send it in. SIGH. ;-)
More importantly!
The Klaralund, she is almost done! Here's a pre-sleeve-seaming look:
I am really pleased so far. I think this is a sweater I will really enjoy. It's hard, because I go to all this trouble to knit something, and it fits, but sometimes it's just not me, you know? It's frustrating. Molly and I were just grousing about this.
But not this sweater, I think it will be great.
New stuff.
Just for Becky is a picture of the OUTSTANDING Phil Ruban I bought from her to make this tank:
Becky, here's a close-up.
And, I re-started this ribbed sweater from Vintage Knits.
The thing about this is, when I first cast on like a year ago, I made the medium size. I realized about 11 inches into the back that it didn't fit, it was too small! I was sad and frogged it. NOW, after my running and weight loss, I am making the small, and it will fit. I'm so happy!
And for our next guest, a man who needs no introduction:
This is Fisher. He just turned 12. But he still loves boxes.
Next post, I will show the finished Kate and describe the neck issues and the fixes. Till then!!