And more work....

I'm sleepy today. I had to work Sat 9 to 6 and Sunday 11 to 6:30. Plus it's about 45 degrees in the audit room. I think they do that on purpose.... I got my Chewy Spaghetti Blue Plate Special sock club kit in! Amazing package! I'll put a picture up later. I just wanted to complain a little bit.

Where I Earn My Keep

So this is the time of year where I earn my keep as an Auditor. We worked until 10 each night this week, Friday until 5, Sat 8:30-5.... And I brought work home. I am exhausted. There was a birthday in there somewhere.

No progess on the SotSii. 5 rounds on the sock. Oh well. I did get money from my parents to pay for my new tires on my car. I love them. I can actually drive the speed limit in the rain again. I also got money from Michael to pay for half the GPS I wanted. It's the Tom Tom 720. Supposedly you can program to recognize your voice so you can say the address of your destination.

The January Pick Up Sticks sock kit is one of my favorites. It's all shades of purple!



I was thisclose to not signing up again too. Feb is still up in the air.

Secret of the Stole II

Thought I would update the picture to show my progress. I hate working late at night because I don't have time to work on anything... I guess only 2 more weeks on this client, then it should be a little calmer through March.

Up to row 35. Lightly stretched it's 18*15*5. I think it's a good size so far, not sure about blocking though. I didn't swatch....

Snow Days

Finally we have snow in Atlanta! It snowed on Wed. but I was in Macon (where it just rained) so it didn't count then.

And it's still snowing. So I'm working on the Secret of the Stole II, clue 1. It's my first lace project, so of course I'm using fingering weight yarn. I'm about 13 rows in, out of 104.... But I LOVE the yarn. It's Bristol Yarn Gallery Buckingham, an 80% baby alpaca 20% silk. The color is a light plum.



Also got my yarn winder and swift in the mail this week. I might wind something just because I can....

Besides knitting, I am going to actually wipe down the kitchen so I can put dishes away. Me and Michael hang out on Sat nights, but with the snow and the temp still dropping, I hope he can make it over here.

Clubs

I love sock clubs. I especially love the WoolGirl sock club and kits. I received my "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown" sock kit this week. Besides the yarn, pattern, and stitchmarker, she sends us chocolate, a cute notecard, and a handmade pouch to carry the WIP with you. Of course I signed up for the Easter kit too. Here are the lovely pics.

The Kit


The Yarn


The Bag


I can't really tell what the pattern looks like on the photo though. I'll have to wait until people post FOs on Ravelry.

Oh, and on the house front.... Nothing is cleaned and nothing is put away :)

2008

It's hard to believe it's January again. I haven't thought about any resolutions for this year. Maybe to save more money....

I close on my house tomorrow, and I'm excited but scared at the same time. Big commitment! But I love it and I can stay there for a while (i.e. if I get married and have a kid).

In knitterly news, I have an inch done on the second sock. I want to finish before I start my next sock, which is BMFA Socks that Rock in January One:



I'm not sure of the pattern yet though. But I want to keep it top-down. I'm thinking Hedra from Knitty. We'll see!

Year End

I think I need to get better about this... It's been over a month.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I am enjoying my 17 days off work. I don't go back until Jan. 7. In that time I have to pack, hire movers, close on the house, unpack, and get settled in the new house. Oh and I might take the CPA again in there. This is probably the hardest test I have ever taken. At least I can re-take it as much as I need to.

For Christmas I got a yarn winder and swift! It has not arrived yet though so I am patiently waiting the UPS truck.... Yea right. It's killing me waiting! I want it now! Of course with the moving and everything I'm not going to have time to knit much.

I also got Pirates of the Caribbean 3, $250 in gift cards for Pier One, a bath set, the new Michael Buble cd, and other little stuff. I really want a GPS so I might get one myself next week after I close.

I signed up for a Christmas Yarn Exchange at pickupsticks.ca and got my pal's yarn in last week. It's the Handmaiden Fine Yarn Casbah sock yarn and it is GORGEOUS!!! This is my 3rd skien of it and I can't wait to knit with it! I need to figure out a pattern I want to do. Do I make socks? Or give in to the Clapotis frenzy? Maybe a lace scarf? It's yummy and I want to use ALL of it. Here's the pic.



I think today I'm going to work on getting my stash pictues in Ravelry so I can start packing it up.