I have been quite absent.

I know I have been gone for a very long time. I have been knitting but it is Christmas knitting and I am not going to finish on time this year but the person receiving the final gift with be understanding that they will unwrap an unfinished project because they are cool and flexible. I cannot post any pictures of these projects for fear of ruining the surprise.

I have been reading a lot lately. When my hands ache I chill out and either bake or read. I made AWESOME vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting today. I got the recipe from More From Magnolia and they are really good. Even though they were made from scratch they were still very easy.

Back to reading. I finished reading The Masque of the Black Tulip which is book #2 is a series and I enjoyed it as much as the first one. Can't wait to read the second. one. I have also finished the first three books in the Uglies series, I really like teen books. They're easy to read but I enjoy them. Speaking of good teen books, everyone should read the Twilight series. Some co-workers talked me into reading them and I went through all three of them in a matter of about a month and a half. They are that good. I love vampires too. Right now I'm occupied with Julie and Julia, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and Shattered Dreams. The first two are funny, the second one is really quite sad. Well it's one am so I should get some sleep.


P.S. I know most people link to amazon.com but I work for B&N. Plus some of those books are on bargain.

sooo.....

I finally got an invitation to join Ravelry which is quite exciting. Ravelry is for knitters and crocheters alike and is quite addicting once you start browsing it. I have yet to create my notebook and fill it with beautiful pictures of things I have made and are making but that will come as soon as I get a moment to sit down and start working on it. Hopefully on Tuesday. The delay in a posting is due to the fact that I have been far too busy to write. A friend came to visit last week so I spent as much time as possible with them thus taking away blogging time.

Till Tuesday then.

After...

The euphoric feeling right after you get a hair cut is gone. This doesn't mean I no longer like my hair cut. Just the opposite. I still love my new style however I'm past the "feeling on top of the world" deal. Right now I'm just chilling out and waiting for the new Harmony sock needle set to be released. I saw the metal ones Knit Picks came out with and I fell in love with them but decided to hold off on buying them for some reason. I am really glad I decided to wait. I want the wood ones now. They are just so very pretty.

I have great plans for these needles. Great plans indeed. I plan to knit two very special pairs of socks with these needles. Monkey and Pomatomus. Those are some cool looking socks. And I bet they are a blast to knit. I am looking for the right yarn to makes these with.

Guess what I did......

Life is Wonderful

While Wednesday brought me a chance to meet someone I admire. Thursday brought me yarn. From the outside of the box it doesn't look like anything exciting. However open it up take out the contents....

8 skeins of Baby Alpaca/Silk/Merino for gifts. I couldn't help myself I had to get started.

Bulky wool for a felted gift.

And lace. Merino lace for another gift. In a way the contents of this box are kind of exciting. But not near as exciting since I am really itching to order me a Bohus sweater kit. I'm saving up for that. That will be an after Christmas expense.

While I was enjoying my new yarn I all of the sudden came across a small problem. There is no room for the new yarn in my yarn bag (the one that sits in my room. The rest of the yarn is in my attic and bonus room). I simply have too much in there.




Soooooo. I laid it all out on the bed. I realized that I have to decide what I can keep, and What must be put somewhere else.
Here's a better view.


That would be a lot of yarn. And I know I know. I can't knit it all at once, but that's why yarn stashes exist. Because knitters CANNOT let go of their yarn. Especially not wool. The yarn was divided up into two groups.

Yarn that is for projects for Christmas. This yarn went into the blue yarn bag. This yarn will be given my full attention until after the holidays when hopefully everything I set out to make this year was indeed knit and given to their intended recipient.

And of course yarn that I have no intention of getting rid of but cannot pay attention to now. That yarn went into the box the new yarn came in and has been placed in my closet to avoid distraction. The box is closed. So I don't have to look at it and long after it. I am now officially on a yarn diet. No more new yarn until I have completed my Christmas knitting. Basically that comes down to NO MORE NEW YARN TILL JANUARY. Maybe. If I get enough money saved for the sweater kit I want from Sweden and it's still December. I'm buying it. BUT NOT TILL DECEMBER!


..... maybe......