Month: September 2004

I just felt the need to be heard for a moment. Not much on the knitting front today. Got about 8 rows done on a circular poncho I am doing. It’s up to about 216 sts now. Increasing 4 sts every other row. I will post a pic after it gets mailed to its future owner. Don’t want to spoil the surprise!

So other than that I only have 2 baby hats done for the shower tomorrow night. Just not motivated to do much else. So they will get the hats & hope they are happy with them. I may get them a little smell-good stuff to pamper themselves after the babies come screaming out of them & they are thinking ” what have I done??” ~ Can you tell that today was a hard day with my screaming hooligans~

I ordered some scrumptious yarn to soothe the raw nerves…koigu, noro, cashmere, summer grab bag, winter grab bag. I hope it arrives in a timely manner because I am just tired of waiting over a month for yarn!! Not happy, 3 orders still have not come that I am waiting for. Another 2 orders are coming from Canada & I won’t see them for at least 2-4 more weeks! AAAHHH!!! Too bad my LYS just doesn’t have what & want or am willing to pay.  In one of the knits for home books, can’t remember the name of it just now, there is a ruched blanket….oh lordy….I must make it & I have some silk yarn coming just for it. That is the canada orders….I don’t know how I will be patient for that one. I think I will force myself to finish a few of my outstanding projects before I dive into the blanket.

List of current projects:

~George’s sweater- 1.5 sleeves left, then sewing

~Sadie’s handpainted yarn sweater-1.5 sleeves left then sewing

~Sadie’s labrador sweater-only needs sewing

~Argyle pinks sweater-1/3 of back done is all

~Stripey sweater- broke a bamboo #2 needle so things came to grinding halt until I replaced it. Back is complete, 1/4 of an arm is done.

~Ribbed neck poncho- 14″ done, needs to go down to at least 23″ or more.

~Few hats here & there. Nothing important or rushed.

I am sure I could dig & find about a dozen more projects that I have put aside…oh that reminded me.

~Colinette ab fab throw- 1/3 done

~Vogue cross neck tank- finished back, frogged back, now just cast on ribbing for back. This may be a springtime project.

Um….thats all for now. I do actually complete projects…just not the ones that I put down for months at a time. My goal is to finish the poncho, the stripey sweater & George’s sweater before I start on the ruched blanket. High hopes but I think I can muster the strength.

Whew! Wish me luck, not that that has anything to do with anything…ciao!

Who could knit in HOT weather like this? I knit about 6 rows on a baby blanket today & couldn’t handle any more. I think it would be smart to maybe do something like a bucket hat out of some cotton for the time being. I forgot to post about knitting on Monday. 3 new girls! Yay! So our group is growing & I think we are getting a really good mix of people. It’s good to expand ones’ acquaintance group to more than a dozen people.

Also today I got an EZ book at the libraray. Haven’t ever used a pattern of hers so I am excited to actually dig into the book, the first few pages got me hooked.

I have this problem, I am trying not to buy any more yarn or start any new projects but I can’t stop myself! I just started a baby blanket for a shower on Friday & a poncho for my daughter (it may also end up a baby blanket depending how long I go with it, I haven’t decided).

I abandoned my husband so I should go & do bedtime. Kids a-calling!

Thank you Goleta Union School District for accepting my children into your fold once again. I am now a grounded, capable “homemaker” once again. For the last month there I was pretty sure that there was a huge possibility-let’s say 9 out of 10- that I would officially go crazy!

Alas, the great gods at the public school district put all of us crazy moms at ease & took our children from us. Whew! That was a close one. Now to knitting…

I started, and finished, a cute little bag this weekend. Felted, I will post pics. I also did a keyhole scarf using boucle wool from hand painted yarns, in color velvetgrapes. Nice & fun to go with the trusty jean jacket this fall. Actually it’s more of a winter coat here. Especially with the heat wave the past week, our balmy 70degrees flew up to high 80’s & some 90’s. Not good with 60% humidity but if you live in the east you don’t feel too sorry for us out here in beautiful Cali.

So now I have to go do the forced baby shower gifts. Super soft, chunky blankets are the key to the quick projects that all gush over at these events. So off I go, I get one hour until the last kid is home & my peace is gone for another 17 hours. Once again, I love school!

Like I needed another money siphoning hobby! But I just knew that I would love to spin. Jayme brought her spinning wheel & a bunch of drop spindles to the Java Station on Monday night. Holy crap!! I am in love, I bought & received (thank you for the fast shipping & service Annie May) a spindle & 1.5 lbs of roving fibers in the most amazing colors. So last night I used the green multi and did a few yards. I am just so happy to be able to make my own yarns! I am really going to experiment & see how many weights I can get using my 2 oz. spindle. So for Christmas I know what I want!!

Other than that I am just working on the colinette absolutely fabulous throw. Love it! At first I hated it & put it away after 6 rows. I pulled it out feeling guilty that I paid so much for it & not worked on it at all. Now I am about a quarter of the way done with it after just a few hours work. So I have new found delight in colinette. Not that we all don’t already know how fabulous colinette is!

For shame! I still have not put the pieces of the labrador sweater together. I will get it done today or tonight, if I make that statement then I will really feel like an ass for not doing it!

We are going to my sister in laws for dinner tonight to get a good visit in before school starts next week. WOOHOO!! School starts in 6 days! My kids need it, but I need it more! You mean my house will be quiet? The only time it is quiet now is when there is a crime happening. Like, cutting of things that shouldn’t be cut, or coloring on things that shouldn’t be colored on, or eating of things that aren’t to be eaten. Yup that about covers it. Speaking of too quiet, I should go!

I posted a new photo to knittingphotos.

I posted a new photo to knittingphotos.