Going back to Basics old crap

Last night I went to one of our knit things. Before I left I was looking for a knitting project to bring. I felt utterly lost. Could it be that I am really done (at the moment) with all work knitting? That there's nothing that I have to knit? Don't even ask about socks right now, after knitting/designing non stop I can't stand them. What to knit, what to knit....

Looking at my basket I figured that is not really going to be a problem (D'OH). I am going to be a good girl and will try to finish old crap instead of starting new crap. So back to the Lace Shawl I cast on last year to be finished October 15th.....2005. Well, I figure I can try to make it till the same date in 2006, eh?


17 g of laceweight - or: the yarn that never ends.

I would have preferred a project in a neutral colour, but, alas, no old neutral crap could be found. My sincerest apologies for crapping out on Project Spectrum - still love the concept, can't make it work.

Is the colour "toast" neutral?

Decide for yourself.


I finally managed to finish something for myself that's not a sock and it almost kills me that this is all I can show you. (Yes, I know, it's blurry. On purpose.) The pattern will be only published next year - it's one of Véronik's. It's cute, girly and I like it a lot. And, best of all, I used yarn from my stash.

Tuesday

Long promised, finally, some yarn porn - isn't life exciting?


Mountain Colors Bearfoot in what they like to call 'Bitterroot Rainbow'

I've been very busy knitting socks, writing patterns, submitting, knitting samples...most of what other people (i.e. YOU) only get to see next spring. For me it is almost fall, 'Fall 2007' that is. Funny, that yarn business.

More fun stuff

1. "Your eyes are not that young and flexible anymore. You HAVE to wear your glasses ALL THE TIME." - Thanks, Doc!

2. Being hissed at by a pissed off, fat raccoon sleeping in a niche above the BBQ when preparing it for dinner (the BBQ, not the raccoon). Uttering a shriek that sends your husband into a laughing fit and then sending him out to deal with the problem.

3. Getting up - no, sorry, racing up every night at least once to close the windows because we got skunked again, while my husband apparently sleeps happily through any of that. (He will testify that I can smell one molecule of skunk stink and rise out of REM sleep in a second.)

4. Watching the weather channel upping the Humidex every day a little bit more.

5. Beautiful gifted "Mountaincolors Bearfoot". (pic to follow)

Miss me?

1. Germany did not win the soccer world cup. Old news, but still true. I figure we are even with the Italians now, Germany having won the cup in Italy in 1990 and Italy having won this year in Germany. As the Germans have done way better than expected, I have no reason to complain about the 3rd place.

2. I suck at knitalongs. No matter how lovingly organized, I'm no good at it. I can live with that.

3. Feeling hot, hot, hot.

4. I got sucked into watching "Canadian Idol". Blame summer-TV and my weak mind. I am upset (as much as I can get upset about a reality show where teens and twens get to sing their sometimes questionable song choices - though my opinion seems to contradict the judges' every time it matters...) that Sarah L. got kicked off last night. Which, of course, makes me wonder about who votes for what reason. It can't be about the singing.

5. Italian leather sofa. It's sincerely cool.


Since the weather is not, I am afraid to stick to it when sitting down. Will work that one out.