A Little Yarn On The Side

To summarize how MY day went...... did you know it was possible to set the smoke alarm off while ironing?????

So, there are 57 days left in the year.....which means I can buy yarn in 58 days.  Of course, since I have only used up 57 skeins of yarn so far this year, there hasn't been much of a dent in the stash overall, so the question is......... Do I Continue Cold Sheeping in 2010? I'd like to say I have grown & matured enough to be trusted with the option of buying yarn without going on a total free-for-all with the Visa, but I'd like to be taller too, and that hasn't happened either. My original plan was to buy yarn for one sweater each for Andy & I, then go back to cold sheep, but that little naggy voice in the back of my mind that is always SUCH a kill-joy has nicely reminded me that I still haven't finished the Kauni cardigan, which was my reward yarn for LAST year.  I'll probably just Beginend up ignoring Little Miss Buzz-Kill, but that does raise an interesting point. Before I started the FIRST year of Cold Sheeping, I bought--well, and insane ...

....you would be absolutely correct.  Since the costumes turned out pretty darn well, if I do say so myself, I have been taking it a bit easy on the crafting front.  However, one can only rest on one's "laurels" so long before one's "laurels" get sore, so...... meet the November Project of the Month.  Flannel pajamas!  How amazingly appropriate, don't you think?  There may have been a little peaking when drawing out of the project bin, but a project is a project.  The fabric is washed & I'm in the process of ironing it now.  In general, I love having a front-loading washing machine, but it can really turn long pieces of fabric into some serious knots. Not forgetting about my Double Dog Dare challenge, the Kimono Shawl has moved to the forefront The alpaca cardigan is super-close to being done, but I'm going to set that aside for just a little bit to see if I can channel the momentum to finish this project within November.  There are s...

They are done, finished, and have been worn!!!!!  (And without losing any parts of Andy's costume even)  The finished pirate look: And I finally wore the Dorothy costume I finished last year: Complete with the basket, Toto, "Witchy Water" for any Wicked Witch-type emergencies, a bottle of poppy killer, and a travel guide, because Dorothy probably learned her lesson about being prepared after that first trip to Oz. We attended a fabulous party last night--getting home around 1:00 AM, so today I'm feeling more like Cinderella's pumpkin than anything Dorothy.  A good day for some knitting......

Really, how many times has that actually happened for me? Remember the October Project of the Month? Ta-da!!!!  A simple little blanket, and my first ever tied quilt because in general I don't really like tied quilts, but on the second-to-last day of the month, I can learn to be flexible. ..... Theo was so thrilled to be sewing again that I actually had to scoot him away from the machine a few times I will never understand how the cats can be positive that the vacuum cleaner equals certain death, but they are both completely unafraid of the noise of the sewing machine.  Personally, I've sustained more injuries from sewing than vacuuming......but that could have something to do with how often I do each one, come to think of it.  I finished the blanket early enough that I had time to finally finish the ribbing on the alpaca sweater. I thought I had taken pictures of my first attempts, but apparently my pride intervened.  I decided to change the neck of th...

My little sidekick is in deep disgrace this week. Now you may not be able to find it in the picture but there is a live bird hidden in the greenery.  This planter resides here which, being inside the house, is a rather unfortunate place to have a bird.   Especially when the bird isn't bright enough to notice the open door below, or to even notice the arctic air blast coming into the house through the open door.  Nope, it took a step ladder, a feather duster, two humans, and this   to catch the darn bird. Jjust in case you ever need to know this, covering the top does actually decrease the number of times a frightened bird will fling itself against a Rubbermade container while your spouse frantically looks for something large enough to slide under the container to carry the bird outside and away from the cats.  Not eliminate, but reduce.  The bird was able to fly away after Andy released in into the yard, though it may be suffering a little post-tr...

Planting the garlic in 32-degree temperatures before the snow came, and baking whole wheat bread.  And it turns out that one doesn't sufficiently warm you up after the other.  Go figure.  Tomorrow is Finishing Friday!  Whoo hoo!!!