Apology . . .

Sorry I've been out for so many days - I caught death and have spent a good portion of my time in between posts fending it off. Having said so, I've also managed to get a little bit of work done. I'm four rows away from finishing a kind of cross between a knitted hat and a knitted headband I saw on Knitty.com called Calorimetry in this tweedy magenta yarn I found in the $2 bin at WEBS. Granted, it's a little hard on the fingers and not all that soft (at all) but I figured, eh, even if I never wear it, it was a little project that taught me about short row shaping and cost me two bucks - and gave me something to do while I was sick.

Pictures to come. I promise.

Halloween

So . . . Just thought I'd share what I did for Halloween.

(Sorry it's so late, but I just realized that I never posted this . . .)

But first I've got a bit of a confession to make: I didn't like my sweater. The Orange One. I had hung it in the closet and refused to wear it for anything. But then Halloween came, to my college town, and apparently, students here like to go trick-or-treating. Now, being a diabetic, I haven't even considered the yearly candy-run since around middle school, but what can I say? People in my house dragged me along. (I orginally hadn't intended to get any candy but this sweet old lady wouldn't hear of it and actually went in her house and brought me out a bag!!)

Anyway, I needed a costume in a hurry, and, flinging open my closet, I saw the orange sweater. My mind smiled.

Two black construction paper eyes and a mouth later and I was out the door.

The First Stirrings of Rebellion

I have spent the last couple of weeks in a seemingly endless search for the perfect sweater pattern. I have still not found it, but suddenly, that's okay, because I have seen a new horizon. That horizon is called "the wonderful world of design." I have purchased a book - the book is called Knitting from the Top and it is by Barbara G Walker. I have placed 13 balls of Elisabeth Lavold's Classic Al on hold at WEBS, to be retreived (most likely) on Tuesday. I'm thinking Henley-style - maybe with some wide ribbing for a hint of shapeliness. I might even consider tossing a hood on it . . . merely because I really like hoods. Or perhaps a little bitty pocket somewhere. The possibilities are endless, and what with my Christmas WEBS giftcard on the horizon, I think I'll get started right after the thermal.