there simply must be a cure for it...
so many have suffered from it...
many never recover....
I am suffering from a terribly severe case of it and I am......
afraid,
very, very afraid.......
castonitis. shudder.
three in one week......and another lurking, calling,
arrrrgghhh...aahhhh! HELP!
Saturday...a day for...what? Cleaning? Watching bad TV? Napping? Knitting? All of the above, perhaps? Who knows?
Well, most likely a trip to my LYS (where I work part-time, but haven't been in all week due to the aforementioned unpleasant ob procedure) for yet another set of needles. I swear, if I ever counted all the needles I have purchased, it would be embarrassing. I haven't yet bought a set of Denise or Knit Picks Options, because I would just be like a couple of the other gals at the shop -- they have two sets of empty Denise needles.
sigh.
The life of a yarn addict.
just a few pics of WPI's....
Chevron Shell (with Bella Boo)
Chevron shell progress
Close-up of pattern on Dragon Fin vest
Dragon Fin vest progress
Well, I guess it simply must be admitted -- I decide how I feel to a fair degree based on what the weather is like -- if it is sunny and nice, I generally feel pretty good; if it is grey and dreary -- I feel like crap. Today is sunny -- a little cool and quite breezy, and even though I am still having some not so light cramps, I think I feel pretty good. I wonder sometimes if people who live in big cities are so afflicted by natures caprices?
Haven't picked up the pointy sticks as yet, but I have been reading the new issue of Knitters; did the crossword (well, some of it anyway); and played a few games of Freecell. I really want to go and mess around down at the Southside, but I just don't know if I am up to that, especially since I will be taking Mother shopping tomorrow. I'll give it another 1/2 hour or so and then decide.....
toodles.
While I am a through and through believer that if you knit you should knit with the best yarn you can afford (I do work at the LYS, you know), I did not start out that way. Once upon a time I bought (shudder) acrylic yarn from the local Hobby Lobby. Well, there was a ball of boucle and a ball of ribbon yarn in the same color families (bright, springy colors) and I thought, what the hey -- and I cast on 30 stitches and knit up the cutest little shawlette in one afternoon! Woo hoo! A complete knitted garment in one afternoon -- it don't get any better than that!
I would have worked on my other wpi's except that I had a LEEP done on Monday, and I think I overdid it yesterday, because today I have been cramping something terrible -- so much so that I broke into the horded prescription pain pills that I like to have on hand for such occasions -- and while they worked wonders on the pain, they do make me, ah, well, stupid. No pattern stitches for me -- simple garter was the best I could hope for.
I really hope the LEEP took care of all the dsyplasia -- and if it didn't, I'm ready to simply have the hysterectomy -- no more chillen for me! I'll wait on more grandbabies -- and while I dearly dearly love the one I have, I'm happy to wait a while on more -- although knitted baby things are sooo adorable!
Well, it's Lost night -- and tomorrow is Grey's. Life is good.
Well, we just survived an Easter that began with a 27 degree morning -- and a high of, oh, all of 45! And today the high was nearly 70 -- only two days and a 25 degree difference!!! My azaelas were ruined, and my Japanese threadleaf maple got zapped as well. I hope the strawberries make it -- I was sooo looking forward to having fresh strawberries!
As for what's on the needles (and finished items):
Almost completed the cover wrap sweater from Spring 2007 Interweave Knits
I used Rowan Summer Tweed, color Cape, color 511 . It turned out beautiful, except for the fact that I made it too big for me -- but it should fit my daughter if she will just but wear it! It is not a pattern for the newbie -- there is a LOT going on with this pattern -- side shaping at the same time as front edge/neck shaping -- and all the while you're supposed to keep the pattern (which, btw, the pattern DOES NOT tell you how). But a fun knit nonetheless.
Also on the needles -- a chevron pattern shell from the June 2007 (arent they just a wee bit ahead?) Knit-n-Style 
. I'm using "Tropicana" in pinks and greens -- it is coming along well!
Also, I'm attempting to design my very first garment -- a vest that I am knitting out of Mountain Colors -- with the dragon fin pattern from BW 2nd Treasury -- with a small cable twist on the front edges -- we'll see how the neck and armhole shaping goes before making any judgment.
Also started this week a simple cotton top, knit in the round up the armhole, using K1C2 "TyDye" gorgeous stuff!!
Well, that's it for today!
