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Sock Yarn Bath Sunday

It's a hat. 

Yes, another blue hat. 

No, I am not becoming one of those people.

Yes, that is a really yellow tub. 

Storms do give us amazing sunsets, and since there was no tornado in my back yard, I don't mind. 

It poured with rain most of Saturday.  It was dark, chilly, and perfect for my state of mind.  Today, however, is all bright blue skies, fluffy clouds and singing weeds.  If it gets warm enough for all that home-made yarn to dry, I'll be okay with this turn of events.

There is a lot of home-made yarn sitting around looking damp these days...

I think I have figured out my gauge issues. 

With crochet, only time will tell, but it's looking promising.  I have a lot more of those little babies to do, but it's too squishy to go outside, so it might be okay.  ;^)


Happy Sunday.

Madness Takes It's Toll... twenty-five cents please

 

Found that photo on my phone the other day.  No idea where it came from, when it happened or why I took the photo, but whatever.  Thankfully, the little mysteries don't really bother me anymore.

Perhaps that's because I'm a troublemaker.

In other news, the Malabrigo is going well.  A beloved friend has had some wonderful news in their professional life and I could not be happier or more proud, and a box of truly lovely fluff has arrived at my door.  Trying to think about socks for summer, spinning for the Tour and if anyone would really notice if I faked my own death.

Happy Friday, people!

Before the storm

Amazing sky before the drizzle rolled in.  Now that the drizzle has rolled out for at least the day, the sky is all bright blue and boring again.  Who wants to see that?

Meanwhile, I finished the pink sleeves of doom.  Trying to figure out if I am keeping them or giving them to a cold friend.  If I give them, there will be good quality photos.  That would be a nice change of pace, no?

Saturday errands with an eye towards getting back home to watch Helix and restart the new knitting project.  I'm having row gauge issues of all things.  I can fix it.  I just have to change the pattern a tiny bit.  There's also a spinning experiment I want to continue working on.

A girlfriend sent me some locks to spin.  Okay, I think they're locks.  I'm still new at all this.  I'll take photos, question her a bit, and we'll talk about it next week.  Who knows?  I may even have a plan for the CrankyPants Games by then.

Don't hold your breath, though.

I'm having trouble deciding what's best for me.  It annoys me when what I want is not the best choice and I know it.  Story of my life...

Happy Saturday, people!

Closing In...

On 1600 blog posts.

On 30,000 comments.

And on a real change of season.

Happy Saturday, everyone.

November 2

It's all bright blue skies, turning leaves and promises of frost here.  The frost can't get here too soon for me.  I do love a good killing frost.

Somehow, I survived the end of October and the first Day of the Dead*.  Day 2 isn't much of anything because I decided to stay home and not make the horrifying trip to The OC and the cemetery.  It's going to be  a long time before doing two days of duty to the dead down there seems like a good idea.

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Orange County (California)?  /icky shivers

I did turn on the heat.  For a little while.  Hard to rationalize running the heat for just me but I'll get there.  Cold does that to a girl.  Have a fabulous headache from the scented candles, which I am NEVER buying again.  One would think that high quality candles would be less offensive, however, one would be wrong.  Mom's little alter filled out nicely.  Although, it's a bit of a blend of both of us, but I guess that's okay.  It's been that way for a long time now.  Well, it was...

Knitting cat toys, ignoring a Keep Joan Warm project because my hands hate the yarn, and waiting for new yarn to arrive.  Still thinking our Helen's suggestion of making that last sweater as a cardi.  I really do like that idea and it would be simple enough to do, I think.  Plus I have handspun that could work for it.

Having the mixed feelings about the upcoming time change.  I have enough sleep issues on my own, thanks.  Just thankful that most of it will happen without me doing anything.  The mircowave will need to be reset but I never changed the time on the stove, so I feel slightly ahead of schedule.  Yes, I've been doing time zone maths in my own kitchen all summer.  So?  It's not like I cook in there or anything...

 

*Although, did make the mistake of walking into the grocery on the 1st.  Very quickly realised WHY the grocery store was packed, got my cheesecloth and got the hell out.   Btw, my little corner of the burbs may have cornered the market on old people.   o.O