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December 28, 2006
Pondering sans pictures...
I hope everyone had a great Kwana-Chana-Yule-Mas this year. I have to say, I did pretty well. While there's no boyfriend or hubby to shower me with gifts, there's always the 'Rents. And they came through. I got enough cash from the family as a whole to order another drum carder or a new wheel. But I'm not going to do that... tempting as it may be. But just what to buy... it's so tough. I look through Spin-Off in the bath tub and dream. I browse KnitPicks and other fiber/yarn sights like it's porn. Like you don't!
A few things I'd currently like to buy:
- The book 'Heirloom Knitting'
- The book 'Latvian Mittens'
- KnitPicks Options knitting needles
- An insane amount of fiber from Little Barn Inc
- More sock yarn
- A lace flier for my Traveller
- An iPod (see? Not everything is about spinning and knitting)
- A new kitchen table
- A tattoo
Sigh, what's a girl to do?
Mom loved her doilies. I couldn't figure out at first how I'd wrap them up. Then genius struck. I went to a thrift shop ad bought the most horrible Christmas album they had (in this case it was the Osmand Brother's "We Sing You A Merry Christmas." The last thing on earth my mom would every listen to. She laughed pretty hard when she opened it. All in all, a great holiday.
My next big lace pattern is a Niebling table cloth from a Burda Magazine. I'm going to see if I can bribe the German exchange student staying next door to my aunt with knitted goods to translate the short written instructions.
Posted by Holly at 09:01 AM | Comments (1)
December 16, 2006
I suck, I know
So it's been nearly three months since I've posted anything. What happened to me? Was I abducted by aliens? Moved into the witness protection program? In a coma? Nah, none of that. I've just been busy. And lazy. Busy because I started a new job 2 months ago and I've been very tired. Getting up at 5:45 a.m. everyday is crap. I don't like it at all. Only one more week though, then I'm going in at 11. I can't wait.
I have been knitting throughout though. I've completed my Rona shawl, which I've never posted pictures of. That's okay, because now you get to see in in all its glory. It was a nightmare to block though.
I've also been knitting doilies for my mom for Christmas. One is complete, and the other should be done tomorrow or Monday. It's Egeblad from Yarn Over. I absolutely love it.
I also ordered a drum carder today. It's the Strauch Petite with brush attachment. I really can't wait until it comes in. I'm already dying fiber to blend into batts. Once my alpaca stash comes back from Wooly Knob, it's going to be on! One of the first projects I have my eyes set on are the Nordic Lights socks from Spindlicity.
I'm tired, and I'm going to work on my other doily now, but rest assured I'll be posting more frequently. My New Years resolution is to post here at least once a week.
Posted by Holly at 10:47 PM | Comments (1)