Package!

I got my Yarn today. I'm so excited. We had a small winter storm today, a lot of snow!! Because I work retail I went in later to work, there was no sense having 4 e-employees when there were no customers. We had les then 9 customers an hour, it was really slow. So I'm sitting at home waiting to go into work, when I hear the screen door slam, I know it isn't my upstairs neighbor, I can hear his music and him yelling, so I know it must be the mailman. I was right, there sitting on the porch was a lovely box from Lisa Souza.

I'm almost done winding the first ball when I have to go into work, so I m excited state I brought the yarn to work. I don't work with any crafters, so I know they won't be too excited, but I had to tell someone! They give me the normal "that's pretty, your so weird" They don't understand how exciting yarn can really be. Only one girl was close to understanding, I'm slowly wearing her down to learn to knit.

Work went by slow, but it was only 4 1/2 hours so not that bad. I managed to get stuck only once driving home, our very lovely city did not do any snow plowing today, why, when we only got at least 6 inches of snow, and nobody can drive. Reminding me why I’m moving Texas. Luckily I don't work tomorrow, so plans are to finish winding my yarn, and knit up a couple gauge swatches.

I finished my baby sock, was so proud of myself. I'm going to try a toe up sock now. I'm going to do both at the same time and toe-up so I can just make it as long as I can until I run out of yarn. This aught to be interesting, I’m using the universal toe-up pattern from knitty. The reason is my feet are size 11, just a little big, and with this pattern I can make socks that big! At least until I can become better at patterns and knitting to adjust the other fun patterns to my size. Mandy at work (The one I'm trying to talk into learning) Says that if the socks are too small she'll take them. She actually really wanted hand knit socks, and I think she would appreciate them. She is pregnant, and when she finds out what sex the baby is going to be, I want to make a matching pair of socks. I have until she is due in June that might be enough time for me.

Well another long post, I'll cut this one off now. Hope it finds you well. Take care


On the needles: Gauge swatches
New to the Stash: My Lisa Souza came!!
In The Player: The Chronicles of Riddick, directors cut.

Violet's Pink Ribbon

Wow, it's been a busy month. Unfortunately that busy has not included knitting.

I did manage to finish the "Ribbed for his pleasure" but haven't done a thing since. I froged my sock I was working on, thanks to my cat deciding it was a play toy. I started a baby sock, as I have little free time, I decided that a small sock was a great way for me to learn socks. I only have 4 rows done.

I've also joined my first Knit-A-Long. Violets Pink Ribbon. I've yet to find a pattern that I'm going to use, but as I just ordered the yarn, I have a while to decided. I joined this for my first Knit-a-long, due to the greatness of the community and the relaxation of using whatever pattern you like. I also have a huge history with Cancer in my family, my favorite aunt from my dads side that raised him just had her own Breast cancer scare, but she is doing great, then a couple aunts from my dad's birth side had bouts of cancer. This is definitely a Knit A Long I want to be a part of. Besides one look at the colorway Lisa Souza designed and I was hooked. I highly recommend everybody check out the yarn it is a gorgeous colorway and you also help with Violets "my insurance sucks" fund. I purchased the Supersport yarn, but it is also available in Sock! and Sock Merino. That ends this commercial break.

I have yet to open my sushi wallet kit, it is sitting pretty on my desk. No reason other then the fact I have been sick, still am, and no time for knitting. Well that's all for now, I'll try not to take a month off between posts again.


On the needles: Baby Socks
New to the Stash: Lisa Souza's Violets Pink Ribbon, Lisa Souza's Emerald City, Both Sport Weight.
In the Player: The Devil Wears Prada, then Boondock Saints.