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Today I’m working on the daunting task of ripping another batch of my waytoobig cd collection to my iPod. I’m about 2/3 of the way through (I’ve been working on this since February 2007, when I purchased my iPod) and the end still doesn’t seem to be in sight. I doubt that I’ll ever get though all of them, but I gotta try. You know? I consume music like it’s food. I listen to so many different genres that I can’t even keep up with my tastes at times. And then there are so many who enable me to discover new bands, songs, albums… it multiplies exponentially. One of these days (and I fear it may be soon…), my iPod will be full and then I’ll need a second one.
On the knitting front, the red hearts socks are fin.
The shibui knits sock yarn is wonderfully squishy and a bit heavier weight than some of my previous sock yarn escapades. But I really like it and I’m definitely adding this yarn to my regular sock stash purchasing. Again, this pattern is crazy simple and the chain of hearts up the side of the foot and ankle is adorable. Hmmm… I just used adorable. That’s not a very “me” word. Odd. But strange adjective aside, I really like these socks. They are making it more and more imperative that I buy those mary janes so that I can show them off.
And since the red hearts were finished, I needed a new sock for the needles. So, I picked up the yarn that was given to me for my birthday and started some vanilla socks. The variegated color begged to be the focus, rather than a fancyschmancy stitch pattern. And as a bonus, vanilla socks take no time at all to knit up. What I’ve accomplished so far is the result of drunken knitting on friday and the purdue/notre dame game on saturday. These should be finished quickly unless I get distracted by something else (which ALWAYS happens).
The leaves are changing here and autumn is about to be in full swing. I couldn’t be more excited about it! Soon, everyday will be eye-candy day. I’m going to need to start taking my camera with me everywhere. And, I’m going to get to start wearing scarves and fingerless gloves… probably by the end of the week. This is the best time of the year.
Just got in from morning coffee with my dear Joe. I love Joe. While I find it funny that we both ended up in this same town, I can’t imagine being here without him. Cheers to old friends!
So, saturday is before me and I’m still at a loss on how I’m going to spend it. A drive to civilization sounds like a good idea as I could desperately use a bookstore, grocery store and Target. But that means gas. And time. And the realization that Christmas is 3 months away has suddenly appeared, meaning that I need to start haulin’ ass if I’m going to keep my promise to only give handmade gifts this year. So, I need to plan. And I need to be realistic, as it is common knowledge that I tend to set my goals a little too high at times. Plus there’s the Twilight swap… I’ve too many ideas. And my swap partner is so awesome that I can’t help but have a gazillion ideas. Edit, Jenn. Edit.
Oh, I almost forgot! Weekly spindle pr0n:
Oh yes. BGD, your spindles are like heroin. It’s a murano glass flower top whorl spindle and it might be my new favorite. The weight of the glass whorl is so perfect. One of these days, I’ll put down the spindles long enough to get some knitting done. Hopefully this happens soon as Christmas knitting is the big dark cloud hanging over my head and I don’t think that handspun yarn is a practical gift for non-knitters.
A quick update: I need to get back to the red heart socks. I’m done with one sock, and I have a good start on the second sock. I just need to make the time to finish it. Ahhh! Too much and not enough time to do it all!
So, I should go be productive, right? Affirmative. And I should not let the Twilight board on ravelry suck me in. Because if it does, I may never get anything done…
So yeah. We all knew that I couldn’t keep my vow to not start a new project until I completed 4 of my current WIPs. BUT my new project is for a good cause. I’m test knitting. It’s a most groovy scarf for the lovely troismommy over at ravelry. It’s called Tourniquet.
It’s knitting along quite quickly, actually. And I rather love it. The charcoal grey and red together are stunning. I wish that I had not been so impatient and had ordered some better yarn for it. But I really wanted to get going on it, so I just used some wool/acrylic that I had in my stash. (luckily I had the right colors!) It’s all good though. I have an excuse to knit another one! I had hoped to have it finished today, but I got a little distracted by an afternoon nap (I haven’t taken a nap in sooo long. It was blissful!). But it should be done in the next day or two. It’s going to be wonderful for this winter.
In other news, I’ve ordered another Butterfly Girl Designs spindle. SOMEONE STOP ME PLEASE AS I AM OUT OF CONTROL! I keep buying spindles (plus I’m in the middle of making two… I’m making the whorls out of fimo clay. I just need to run to the hardware store for some grommets.) And don’t even get me started on the knit picks order that I’m about to place. Must. Buy. More. Yarn. (that will sit in my stash for a few months before I even give it a thought, only to then go out and buy more yarn) I needs it… my precious!
Back to the Tourniquet.
The fiber has gotten out of control for me. I’m frustrated that I’m not finishing anything, but at the same time, I have too many (for me) projects going. It’s causing severe project ADD.
Currently, I am actively working on the following: red hearts Socks, embossed leaves socks, long long lacy gloves, newly fallen snow (spinning), alpaca laceweight (spinning), that effin’ cormo (spinning), the remainder of drunk bunny (spinning), and macabre (spinning).
So, I’m not letting myself start another project until I finish at least 4 of what I have listed. Yeah, I laughed out loud as I typed it. We’ll see how long that lasts…
But, I did get my new spindle the other day.
It’s a top whorl paula shell spindle from Butterfly Girl Designs. (I love her spindles!) It weighs 0.5 oz and is perfect for lace. I’m spinning the newly fallen snow batt on it right now. It’s a merino/silk/icicle blend and it glistens. You can kind of see a hint of the glistening in the photo. It’s spinning up like a dream.
So, now I’m off to work on …one of my projects as I wait for True Blood to start. Seriously. I’ve got to finish something before I go crazy.
I’m in going through some serious sock knitting obsession right now. My most recent yarn shop excursion ended with an armload of shibuknits, koigu, and silk garden sock. I even received some unexpected sock yarn for my birthday last week. I want to knit practically every sock pattern that I see on ravelry and I have even been sketching some personal pattern ideas that have been swimming in my head. Socks, socks, everywhere. And I still haven’t worn a pair of socks outside of the house since last April when I went to see the Yarn Harlot.
I finished the Noro striped socks. Can you say love?
Seriously, I’m hopelessly in love with these socks. I don’t care that it’s 90 degrees outside, I just want to wear them everywhere. I need to make another pair of these. And they were surprisingly easy. Alternate stripes, afterthought heel. Easy peasy.
And here’s my newest sock: Red hearts.
This pattern (A Pair of Hearts Socks by Donna Pye) is super easy with a little twist. Plus, how can you not love the cute cliched hearts in china red Shibuknits? If I ever find reason to celebrate valentine’s day (which is doubtful), I’ll wear these socks.
