Posts Tagged ‘Knitting’

I wish I was a better knitter, in all meanings. I wish I was better at the art of it and I wish I was better about doing it. I know if I did it more I’d get faster, and I could do it while sitting around. But alas, I do a few rows, grow tired of it and set it down. I especially miss knitting when I see all the yummy yarn I have that hasn’t been touched yet. Perhaps in the winter months I can get back to it.

Soon to be socks.

I’ve been knitting this particular pair of socks for well over a year. I actually had to special order yarn for it since I didn’t buy enough (ugh). But it will be done before the year is out. The other sock (it’s mate) is finished and just waiting to be worn. So I finally picked up the needles again and got to work.

Only the foot left.

Yarnity yarn

I finally visited my local yarn shop to have them special order some yarn for me so I can complete a pair of socks I’ve been making forever. I was also able to pick up some more yarn I needed to complete this scarf I’m making…

I love buying new yarn!

The never-ending cold

So I’ve now had a cold of some sort for the past month. It’s ridiculous. I’m beginning to wonder if I actually just have allergies. I’ve never had allergies in my life and I’m not used to my nose running so much, but things change right? It doesn’t help that it’s completely and horribly dry here. It’s drier than I ever remember it being in Colorado. This winter has been horrible. I’m dying for some snow and there just isn’t any on the plains. Thankfully our mountains are getting snow so our drought won’t be too bad this year. Hopefully.

TV and other entertainmenty things

A couple things to note here…

First of all, I’m re-watching Lost from the start with a friend who has never seen it. It’s been a ton of fun to go back and watch. We’ve come a long way on that show. It’s amazing how little we all knew back in season one.

Second, DOOL is picking up again. Sami is back in town and finally sharing scenes with EJ, so the board is picking back up again and it’s fun to chat with my online friends. On that same front, I’m delighted to report that I’m now following Alison Sweeney on twitter. She’s so great. She’s even replied to me, which is super cool. Now I always joke about how my friend Alison is doing this or doing that.

Current annoyances

I freaking hate these Comcast commercials. They drive me up the wall. It is completely horrible. It almost makes me want to get rid of my service.

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I’m totally pissed that U2 isn’t coming to Denver. What the hell? All day I’ve been blaming Pat Bowlen and the stupid Denver Broncos for somehow interfering because of the stadium use. But I really have no idea why they aren’t coming here. I’m bummed out to say the least. Chances are they will come in the summer of 2010, but that might not be soon enough for me. So I might go up to Vancouver and see them with my friends Amanda and Jeremy.

Changes around the house

My household is expanding a bit and it’s been a nice shift. No longer can I be completely lazy and messy. It’s also pushed me into making some changes around here, like relocating the cat box. This might not be permanent, but it’s shown me that I don’t have to live like a hermit. It’s not bad to have someone around the house again.

I’ve been making this scarf for a while now but I ran out of yarn. So I went to my LYS (local yarn store) and picked up some more red for the body of the scarf. Now I don’t have a reason to not finish it!

It's going to be a long scarf!

I continue to make very very slow progress on my knitting. I wish I was faster at it. I’m always amazed at some of my knitting friends who finish projects all the time. I’m not slow at the actual knitting skill, I’m just slow between stitches and especially between rows.

Intarsia knitting lessons paid off.