Random stuff

It always takes a little while to get reoriented from being away.
I'm working on some more socks, I'll post a picture of those later, but for now, just some episodes:

When at knitting on Monday (I only stopped by for 15 minutes) I was asked by a coworker how much longer she needed to make scarf she's doing on a deadline, I looked at it and said "it needs to be about 3 times this length."
[small strangled scream from coworker]
Another knitter present laughed and said "you really should give her good news before you say something like that, you know."
Smiling, I laid the incomplete scarf back down on a table and spread it out so I could show how the length would be altered by blocking so she'd understand my estimation and said "I'll buy you some chocolate in a minute, and you're going to need to make this about 3 times longer."
That seemed to go down better.

Second episode - I went grocery shopping today and got everyone's seasonal favorite CANDY CORN.  We all fight like wild dogs over it.  Just as we're getting ready to go read before bed, I'm getting the cat some treats and my husband is petting the cat in my arms, feeding him treats.  He then goes to the counter and picks up a piece of candy corn.  The little one gets all excited and his dad shrugs and pops  the candy corn into our son's mouth.  Only a millisecond later does the kid realize he's got a cat treat in his mouth.
In fairness, according to the little one, cat treats "don't taste like much, actually".

Done - stole

As modeled by my mother. Lined with blue velvet.
I so hate working on a time deadline. I'll do the sock too.

Fish

Finally getting a chance to take a decent picture of this stole and post it.  The center back panel will have 2 fish, facing opposite ways, when it's done.
I also got some feedback from folks who knit here at work.  The backing, it needs to be something soft, and dark, so like dark green or black velvet.
Sadly, you can bearly see the beads in these pictures.  Once it's done, I'll take pictures outside.

See where I'm going with this?

It's starting to come together for me.

Yes, it looks like a "thnead"

And right now it's all wonky and uneven because its not blocked or backed and you can't see the beads, but it's getting there. I'm working both ends at once so I can make sure I get length and motif placement right. That's what I keep telling myself ...

Fall Back done

I really enjoyed this pattern, hope they work for the auction. I'm now back to working on the fish shawl for the first auction.

Eating at TRex

Dinner

We went to the luau at the Polynesian resort.



Yesterday we went to Blizzard Beach, today Typhoon Lagoon.
Hooray for sunscreen.

Vacation

Bonnet Creek Hilton right outside Disney

Die, Yuppie scum!

Something my dad was fond of saying, back in the day.
So, tonight, sitting in our new chairs, playing Scrabble on the IPad and watching the kids play soccer. I work on socks between turns. I had made the spouse a sandwich of prosciutto, mozzarella and basil for dinner which (when combined with all the other stuff mentioned above) inspired "when the hell did we turn into the yuppie scum of the new century?"
Here are the socks. I can still make nice socks even after selling my soul, I guess.

Fall Back

First one done

Spring forward

Is the pattern but in honor of Daylight Saving time and their color I should call them Fall Back. Making them for a silent auction a local horsefarm is having (they work with therapy horses and austic children). My model volunteers there, so she asked if I'd donate a piece or 2.  This is a link to their flyer for the event - if you're in the area.  Sounds like a  lot of fun and a good cause.



I also just realized I'm doing the pattern wrong. Hmmmm

From the game today

Once again, too hot to knit, but not to take pictures.  That mouth thing he does when he's concentrating on doing something physical, that's all me.  Have I ever mentioned I failed out of ballroom dancing classes?  True story.  Fortunately, this kid doesn't take after me so much that way.

Once again, not dead

But busy. 9th birthday. Start of school for the little one, start of soccer, 5-day virus for him, then for my spouse, start of school year at work, promotion, fighting the virus myself, and today two soccer tournaments back to back. Here are the empty fields between games, my guys are using the facilities. Driving in the car I hear The Splendid Table and people talking about making veggie burgers and wonder whose life that is.

One down

Man, imagination sure makes nice, soft socks.

Sadly, I am unable to knit

At practice





Because it's 100+ with the heat index. How sad they look - yes, I'm sitting on a towel because the grass is itchy and full of ants.

Or, not

Well, time is not on the side of my dying the shawl today. More like shopping and cleaning.
And being carefully watched whilst eating cereal for lunch.

Picking up

It's been a while, sorry.
Okay, I'm on pair number 5 of wedding socks



and I have started the first side of the shawl.



Since it's just straight knitting it's very dull. But you can work without looking which is good for movies. We watched _The Blind Side_ with the little one. Whatever you might think of the book and movie, it can make for an educational moment with your 9 year old.
The shawl will be okay, I've never done that much Swiss darning before and I need to pick the right fabric.
Tomorrow is a day at home, I might get the peacock dyed if time allows.

Delays

Redoing my center for the new shawl - I changed yarn.

Fish to graph