Shut Up & Knit!

Sundays Are For Socks

Sadly, my current sock in progress is too small to show.  Sadder still, the socks I sent our Joan have not yet been photographed because she's busy having a life without us.  Not that I wanted to go out to lunch with ALL of them today but a girl likes to be asked.  Ya know?

In place of socks, how about a reminder that I know what I'm doing?*

975 yards of 2-ply lace weight handspun yarn from 4 oz of merino/cashmere purchased from McMullin Fiber Co. at Etsy.  Btw, she's having a sale right now...

I loved spinning this fiber.  It's 80% superwash merino and 20% cashmeres.   Kate does a wonderful job dyeing and keeping the fiber fluffy and happy.  Not all dyers know how to do that, ya know.  In fact, I could tell you shocking stories...

No idea what I'll do with it yet.  I have time as I'm still in full on sock/cable mode these days.  Well... with the occasional non-sock no cable project thrown in.  Just to keep me honest or something...

Meanwhile, we had a mild thunderstorm last night.  It was wonderful to watch the light show and then to fall asleep to the sound of fat raindrops hitting the roof.  It may or may not rain more today.  I'm good either way.  There is less pollen in the air now, thanks to overnight rain.  The yellow jacket is dead in the mailbox.  And I am loving my new sock.

What more could a girl want?

Happy Sunday, everyone!

xo

*Those fat jealous bitches need a reminding from time to time, ya know?  Btw, can you believe they still come around to see what I'm up to?  I know I'm fucking amazing and they will never be as good as I am but jeez...  Have some pride, FFS!

Cables continue...

I knit our Joan another pair of socks.  It's the Goose Girl pattern again with some slight mods.  Love that pattern.  Although, having knit 6 items from that chart, I'm taking a tiny break. 

To spin...

Cashmere singles

Look at the sky...

Reminded me of our Margene for some reason

And trying to enjoy the moment because, in the end, that's all we have.

February 1

Deb commented the other day asking if I was dead.  Okay, not really but kinda.  Ya know?

Not dead.  Busy, tired and waiting for our Joan to take photos of the German mitts.  Yes, I did just throw her under the bus.  It's okay.  She knows there's no rush.

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Kelly asked if I was spinning and I had told her, at the time, that I had stuff drying.  Now, it's dry...

800 yards of Sheep Share.

Slightly more blue but whatever.

It's 2-ply lace weight. I think it was 4 oz but nothing was labeled and I'm too busy/lazy to weigh it.

I love the yarn.  Loved spinning it.  Love.

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Sophisticated ::  Lady
2. Pelicans ::  Ronnie Reagan's neck
3. Flat ::  Shoes
4. Cheekbones ::  Flawless
5. Possible ::  Anything
6. England ::  Home
7. Jacket ::  Yellow
8. Sunflower ::  Spain
9. Hungry ::  Hippos
10. Accent ::  Fake

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Did you know about this?

Mrs. Squishy started this thing for the New Year Mitten Knittin'.  I guess it is continuing into this month and perhaps beyond.  I don't know anything.  I'm just a name on a blog button...

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Recently had to steal batteries out of vibrator for the cable remote.  Then there was nothing on tv that night.  Isn't that how it always is? 

So far so good healthy-wise. 

After having to spend way too much time at the HMO's pharmacy last week, I started drinking store bought (don't judge me) Plague Tea and eating wasabi peas.  Yeah, don't ask.  It's working and, while the tea is disgusting, I'll be carrying on with it for a while. I cannot afford to get a sick.  I cannot afford to be running a Plague House either for that matter.  Ya know?

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Yes, Cindy, I am still spinning that amazing red cashmere/silk for our Margene.  I keep thinking that I need to ask her what kind yarn she wants when I'm done but keep forgetting to ask her.  Hey, Margene!  Skinny lace?  Lace?  Skinny sock weight?  Thoughts?

No idea what I'll spin next because it's going to take a good long while before I finish the cashmere/silk.  I'm okay with that.  I'm back in the groove with the spinning after a mitten induced break and I'm enjoying it.  Of course, spinning fabulous fiber helps. 

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I'm struggling a bit with how I see people these days.  What face they put forward.  What they do and tell folks about.  What they think matters.  Etc.

While I am in no position to judge anyone, I keep finding myself doing that and I've got to figure out what I'm going to do about it.  Self-aggrandizing, self-important, self-serving, fake... 

Y'all get the idea.  We see it all the time and it's up to each one of us how we deal with those actions and those people.  Since living under a rock really isn't an option, I have some pondering to do...

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Aren't all y'all glad I posted?  :p

Bordello Returns!

Remember this?

It arrive in my world on Oct, 28, 2009.  Yeah, think about that for a minute.  Our Joan turned it into beatiful batts for me because I knew that that colorway would be better for me if it was blended.  After 18+ months of nagging, she also made and sent me more batts from the two braids of the same colorway/fiber that she had.

1220 yards of 3 ply and 97 yards of 2 ply leftovers from 12 oz of 80% merino 20% silk fiber.  It had to be 3 ply because the fiber I sent her was naturally a different dye lot than the two braids she had.  I love what those batts turned into.

Now I need to find a pattern for it...

There's a lizard in the living room

1600 yards of 2-ply lace weight from 8 oz of manky slightly felty merino/bamboo.  Yes, there's a story.  I'm still deciding if it's for you or not.

Not to worry!

I'm planning on plying this yarn again this weekend, which means you'll be seeing it again and that means there's still a chance you may hear the story.

Why am I plying it again? 

Because it will make a nicer yarn if it was slightly thicker and the twist had a chance to relax a bit more.  Also because the yarn is going to go live with our Squishy and I can't ask her to knit that much skinny yarn.

Yes, I have finally smartened up and now am giving my crap home-made yarn to people I love, appreciate and who matter in my life.  No more sending it off to randoms who don't get it.  What was I thinking?!

When I say "in" the living room, what I really mean is "last seen in" the living room.

Don't even get me started on the dear friend who was asking if there had been any lizard kisses in the middle of the night or if anything (or anyone) had been found in my shoes.  Yeah...

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to cabling while watching cable.  Someone's got to do it, right?  ;^)