More sock stuff

Yesterday while watching Xmas movies with my roommate, I finished a pair of plain socks. So i was left with a "what do I do now??" feeling. So I cast on for another pair of socks. I dug up my old Robyn's Nest sock club patterns and found the yarn that goes with it. I'm now on the foot of Paddy's Lucky Clover Socks.

I'm starting to appreciate my well stocked sock drawer :D I'm also enjoying the fact that there's less yarn in my stash. There's still enough yarn for me to make socks for about 10 years but still, it's less than last year.

The traveling guy is still in town. It's nice for now, but I know he's going to leave. My mother, my roommate, my best friends and a few other people have suggested that I might have a bit of a commitment issue since I can't get away from travelers. That's a possibility...

:D

On a roll

Well Bella's Mittens are done! And I have to say that they look good! I'm a little sad because my ginormic hands wouldn't fit in them (they'd need an extra horseshoe cable repeat) but I guess that's a good thing since they're going to the other K tomorrow as a belated birthday present. I've actually been thinking about making her a complimentary hat for Xmas... Guess we'll have to see if I can muster something up. If you have any suggestions, send them my way!

What am I knitting next? Well, I don't really know. I could start Ene's Scarf or the Swallowtail shawl. Then again, I could also do with more socks. One can never have too many brightly colored socks!

What to do?!?!?!

Wow

I forgot how satisfying it can be to finish knitting projects! I finished a pair of Fetching with the rest of the Araucania and I thankfully have enough left to make another pair. My mother saw the first pair and well...took them. She said "Hmmm! I like them, they match my hat. Thanks!" Anyhow, just before Halloween was the other K's birthday (recap: she and I have been friends since we were 8, went to Ireland together and she met me in France last summer...Plus we live 8 blocks away from each other :D) and she requested a pair of "Twilight" mittens. So we went to Ariadne and picked up some Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky in Charcoal heather. I CO the first mitt at work last night at 6. By the time we closed up at 10.30, I was all done except for the thumb. I know, shocking! I may eventually have to make another pair for myself.

What else can I tell you? I went on a date recently. It went really well but nomadic men are the bane of my existence. Enough said...

That's it for me!

So...

I took a mental health day today (hee hee!) and spent all day chillaxing with Serge, books and movies. I managed to finish Rivulet scarf and since there was a whole bunch of yarn left over on the barely touched 3rd skein, I CO for a pair of Fetching. It'll make for a nice holiday gift to someone!

post-halloween post

I love Halloween. It's always fun! My lady posse and I hit up a local pub and checked out the fellow freaks. One was a "B-girl", one was a greek goddess and I was Twister. Like the game. It's not super original but considering my personal recession, it was easier to paint on spots on a tank top than to go out and buy a costume. Anyhow, it was a success and this morning I woke up with a sliiiiiiiight hangover and a serious sore throat. I'm laying low with some tea, a blanket and some knitting. Serge is ignoring me today and meowing at the top of his lungs while staring at the closet door.

I eventually have to get my ass in gear since I have to go to work later on, but at least I can knit while there :D

OH yes, for the Montrealers out there, please go vote so that we can shake off the whole "Montreal is the new Palermo"-thing...

let's talk about the scarf

So the Rivulet scarf is coming along quite well. I'm only starting the second skein and it's already 30 inches long! I'm really digging the yarn although I have 3 skeins of Araucania from the same dye lot and they're all seriously different colors. Oh well...It's a scarf. Speaking of which I think that I'm only going to need 2 skeins for the scarrf so I'm trying to figure out what to make with the third...some mittens? Fetching? I don't know...any one skein suggestions out there for something completely awesome?

middle of the night post

So the Rivulet scarf is 15 inches long and I'm having fun with this one. It's an easy pattern and I'm liking the way it looks even though my gauge is a little looser than recommended. I'm also working on the heel of a plain sock. Once this one is done, I'll be going back to patterned socks since Cookie A.'s book is just calling out to me again. When I bought it, I decided that I'd make every pair of socks in there. I'm going with the order of the book, seems easier that way. I've also collected a SERIOUS collection of sock patterns so...maybe I should be making those instead of plain boring socks...

Anyhow!

Today at work, I made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with about 20 kids. My suggestion, never bake with such a large crowd of curious hands...such a mess!!!! But we really did have a lot of fun!

In answer to the comment on my last post, yes I am on twitter (supermitaines), feel free to join me and read the random stuff that pops into my brain.

Night!