I'm not even supposed to be here today!

For reasons that I won't get into here, I'm at work on the first day of my vacation. I'm currently waiting for reports to run so I can go home, hang with the hub, do some knitterly things (I hope!) and so on. Of course, I'll also have to work some from home tomorrow, which just even more depressing. I was really looking forward to having one day off where I didn't have anything to do. At all. Nothing. I could prep for Otherowrld, or not. I could knit, or not. I could sew, or not. I could spin (since I have a class next week and haven't spun since Becky was still immobile, so it seems like I should make sure I still know how), or not.

Alas, it was not to be. Instead, I'm working today and part of tomorrow, I have a couple of appointments I have to get to, my mom's coming in (which I'm excited about, but I really was looking forward to a day all by myself) and there are some OW tasks that absolutely must get done. So I'm in a pretty sucky place. At least my boss didn't go to Vermont.

Also, my fun bulky oversized sweater? Done, cast off, not so much with the oversized. I have to see if the yarn can be ripped back, and if so, I'll just knit the next larger size (at least I won't have to rip back the arms -- I can just add some length). I ended up with a full ball and then come left over, and frankly, I'm not sure where I went wrong, as I measured and got gauge and everything. Sigh. Story of my life lately.

The Wrap Front Sweater is almost done -- one more pattern repeat to go on the hood -- but I effed up the shaping on the second side of that, too. For that one, though, at least I effed it up so it's wider than it's supposed to be and can compensate in the seaming. I'm going to try to machine sew it together. Wish me luck.

I've got stome stash pics and kid pics to post later (maybe tomorrow if I get everything else done?). Oh, and I've decided to go as Sarah Palin for Halloween, with a t-shirt listing the top 10 reasons you should vote for me -- things like:
10. I believe in family values (for other people's families)
9. Oil rigs are beautiful and I pledge to place some in each and every state park
8. If I win, every third grader will get extra credit ::wink::
7. Hunters will no longer have to stalk their game -- helicopters for everyone!
6. I'm a hockey mom -- you can tell by the lipstick
and of course number 1: I'm HOT!

Once I get the t-shirt made up, I'll link here and donate all proceeds to the Obama campaign.

Man, I can't wait to get to Otherworld!

posted by Laura Y. @ 2:53 PM