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.

Turkey Day

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am in Manning, South Carolina with my family. They are all out golfing this morning. I don't golf that well so I'm home playing on the computer. I'll probably work on my socks for a little bit too.

With my parents moving (I live at home) here (Manning), I've been looking at townhouses. I think I've found the one that I want and put an offer on it Tuesday night. They counter-offered yesterday so I need to figure out what I'm going to do. It's 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath, one car garage, end unit in a col-de-sac. It's easy to get to the highway's from there too. There are other units for sale in the neighborhood that are listed cheaper. So I dunno. My third grade teacher is my agent. Speaking of which I need to call her to discuss my next move.....

This picture was from a while ago. Miss the college days....

Here I am!

I know it has been way too long since I posted last. No excuse really, I just haven't thought about it. I spend a lot of time on Ravelry and I love it! It has really expanded my knitting world. I just need to stop looking at it while I'm at work....

I have good news - I turned the heel on my first sock!! Second time is a charm. I even tried it on and it fit great. Add to Christmas list - more hours in the day.

I also hand wound my first two center pull balls. The first one looks pretty good. Second is not so pretty. But I think it will work. I am definately getting a winder though, next 50% off JoAnn coupon.

I take the next part of the CPA Nov. 20. I take Audit, which is what I do, so hopefully I'll pass. Still have not gotten my score on the part I took Oct. 1. Grrr... time is running short.

I had a rough day today. So today's pictures are things that make me happy.