A real post, with content and everything

Okay, sorry about last night's post. But really, turning on the computer and typing eight words was all I could manage with my head full of snot and my brain full of antihistimines. Confidential to Erica: Bite me. Today I finally managed to get the pictures ready for uploading. I'll be taking some knitting pictures later this evening, so hopefully those will be going up tomorrow.

Becky Fix:

It's been way too long, so here are some fresh pics full of poppety goodness. We just went for her six month well visit, and she's 19 lbs. and 30 inches! She's still right on her growth curves, and just the cutest thing ever. She's been (mostly) sleeping through the night, and super easy the past few days which has been nice with Chris and me both sick. Without further ado, here she is:







Knitting? What Knitting?
Yes, there has been some knitting. But I didn't get anything done at the retreat due to a combination of booze and illness (more illness than booze -- I can knit drunk, but not miserable), and haven't done much since. I did cast on for this scarf:



and have done 4 repeats. I estimate that I will need to do 12 more repeats to make it long enough for its intended recipient (that's one repeat inthe picture). Hopefully that will leave me enough leftover yarn for either gauntlets or a hat. I've also cast on for another scarf, and I am seeing my plans for using scarves as my walking projects dissolve around me. See, I'm doing all of these really cool, interesting scarves from Oddball Knitting and I'm afraid they're too intersting for me to knit without looking at the pattern. I have hopes for the Herringbone scarf -- it's only a four row repeat, and I think I might be able to see the pattern in the knitting once I get it going. After one repeat, not so much. The lacey one in the picture is definitely to complex for me to follow without the pattern. I always have a harder time following lace than other stitch patterns.

Speaking of Christmas knitting, I'm having a dilemma about some things I've knit for the Dallas branch(es) of my family. See, I was doing all those hats out of that yummy alpaca, and I'm just worried that they won't get enough weather to really appreciate the hats. But I don't know what else to make for them if I don't do the hats. Suggestions are welcome -- encouraged, even.

All right, I'm off to cast on for another pair of socks (they're a gift! A gift, I tell you! Though I did just get my shipment of STR, which includes a skein of X-Mas Rocks that I intend to make up into socks for myself to wear this Christmas...). Wish me luck -- the other pattern I was going to use for this particular pair of socks just didn't work out for me. I'm going to try the Snicket Socks from MagKnits this time around.

posted by Laura Y. @ 2:46 PM