So I’ve made the move here from a previous blog.  I wanted a little more freedom to spread out and be a little more crazy about all of my knitterly things.  I think this place is going to work out much better for me and my stitches.

Lady Eleanor has been sitting in waiting for about 2 months now.  The thought of having to block her made me sick to my stomach.  I’m not a fan of blocking.  In fact, I think it would be safe to say that I detest blocking.  I would rather shop at Wal-Mart on a Saturday afternoon than block a piece of knitting.  But seeing her peek though the clear plastic container that houses my WIPs everyday for the last two months has left me feeling guilty.  Not to mention all of the crap that I’ve been getting from the girls at knit nite…  So, I sucked it up yesterday and dove right in.  Knowing that she was going to be a beast to block, I decided to invest in a blocking wire kit from Knitting Notions.  Thank god for that.  It was awesome in that it kept the straight edges and made it much easier to be consistant with the sizing as I blocked it.  However, it was still a pain in the arse to block.  It took me an hour and a half to thread the wires through the edges, lay it out and pin it.  Of course, I had to move it twice as it was far too long and I was having problems finding enough space to lay it out.  So, here she is in all her pinned out glory…

She’s still a little damp, so it’s probably going to be tomorrow before she’s dry and ready for fringe.  I must say, I do feel an immense sense of relief knowing that the hard part is now behind me.  Of course, it would have been nice if I had been on the ball and taken care of this step 2 months ago when I finished knitting her.  I might have been able to have worn her a couple of times before it started getting warm.  

Ah, well.  I’ll wear her anyway.  I’m crazy like that.

In sock knitting news, my simple socks part deux: the Noros have been completed.

I love these socks.  And I’m impressed that I was able to pretty much get them to match each other with the striping.  Go me.  I know that a lot of people don’t really care for the Noro sock yarn, but I must say that I love it!  I’ve always liked the rustic look that you can get from wool at times and this particular yarn in this particular colorway really embodied that.  I’m really going to love these socks next winter.

Of course, I’ve started my next pair of socks already (I’m becoming a sock whore).  Pictures of them to follow…

For now, bedtime.