Long time no blog

Wow -- sorry about that. I had no intention of just sort of disappearing from the blogosphere there. Part of it is that work has been a leetle crazy lately, and partly because of that (but also partly because of my shiny new PSP), I've been leaving my laptop at work lately. I'm really trying to carry as little stuff as possible back and forth -- otherwise I end up laden down like a little donkey, and it's just a pain. Sometimes literally. So, anyway, back to blogging.

Welcome to Michelle (who came here after seeing the Yarn Harlot in the AYYAB2U shirt), and to Ramona #2, who is another Frayed Knot. Glad to have you both! Hi to Ramona #1 and thanks for the Easter wishes. I loved the cartoon and giggled the first time I read it...then it was open in one of my tabs for awhile and I read a few more times and realized about the fourth time that I actually hadn't gotten the joke before and it was even funnier. :)

I've been meaning to mention for awhile this sock pattern I came across recently. I can't remember how I found her...I think a link on the Yarn Harlot, maybe. Anyhow, go check out the Whiskers and Paw Prints pattern. I'm planning on breaking out the Lisa Souza Petroglyph for these...for the first pair, anyhow. I frankly cannot fathom how this pattern is not up there with Jaywalkers and Pomotamus as socks that everyone knows/blogs about and feels like they must knit at least once. They have what looks like some pretty challenging stitch patterns going on, and they're cute as hell (look at the picture of the bottom of the foot! Could you just die?!?!) To be fair, I feel no urge whatsoever to knit either Jaywalkers or Pomotamus. My judgment in these matters may be a tetch skewed.

Also, I won some yarn from Eve for helping her out with her research for her thesis on humour (it's spelled right -- she's Canadian). I had a heck of a time deciding, but finally went for a skein of Cider Moon Glacier in Pumpkin Pie.



Thanksgiving socks (scheduled to be done next Easter)! I had just gotten a skein of same in the Silver Pines colorway from Sheri over at The Loopy Ewe, and this is the first sock yarn that I have ever just needed to touch. I have not been able to bring myself to put the two skeins away with the other sock yarns that are patiently waiting for my attention...I'm just letting them sit there next to the couch so I can rub them on my cheek (and occasionally Becky and Kit's cheeks) whenever I feel the urge.

In knitting news, I got the first of my Dad's socks done (except for the heel, which is like an hour's worth of knitting, and I'll do both heels at the same time), and I'm hoping to get the other one done this weekend when we go up to Boston. 8 hours in the car plus several hours at the ballgame, plus no baby to take care of at night (though we will be keeping a watchful eye on the two sweet dogs we're going to be sitting for, but they're pretty self sufficient) equals LOTS of knitting time. I am also making progress on my stepmother's gift...except that now I've decided that I really want to give her the socks I'm making for the Hill Country Yarn design contest. The color is perfect for her, too, I think (not saying more because I know she and my dad read this). I started my mom's socks, too, but I'm going to have to rip them out because I'm pretty sure I don't have enough yarn for a nice pair. Not that she wouldn't appreciate little anklets, but I'd rather get something nice for the heels and toes and do up a nice pair for her. So that's what I'm gonna do. I've found a couple of stitch patterns to incorporate into the HCY pattern, so I'm going to try to get those charted tonight. I think both are going to require quite a bit of modification. At least it's not lace.

Finally (this is how I get you to read the whole thing), your Becky Fix!

She is, can you believe it, going to be a whole year old in a couple of weeks! I can't hardly stand it. She can hold her own bottle now; we're transitioning her to whole milk; and she's got the concept of "uh-oh!" down, but can only say the first syllable, which is pretty hysterical. I keep hearing, "Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!" from the kitchen when I'm washing her bottles and I peek in and see that she's dropped a toy and is looking for it.




This is her new friend, Tallulah Turtle, courtesy of Grandma Tedi. Tallulah giggles maniacally when you press her foot, and used to scare the pants off Becky, but now they're bestest buds and it's awfully easy to get big laughs and grins out of Becky when Tallulah's around.

posted by Laura Y. @ 10:21 AM