Knits

Well it’s not quite finished, but I’ve tried it on twice now and it fits! I don’t have to break my ankle in order to maybe get it on my foot properly. Huzzah! And it is nice and snug, but not constricting unlike the pair of I-don’t-remember-where-or-why-I-got-these-but-they-are-good-gloves-that-I-don’t-really-need gloves that my mother left here for me that I decided to use since SUMMER HAS APPARENTLY BEEN AND GONE BACK IN APRIL and it’s been damn cold cycling to work in the morning. I put them on and tried to manipulate my keys (as in simply hold them) and found that I was obviously losing blood flow to my hands. She has left me gloves made for people with little, tiny hands which isn’t surprising since she has little tiny hands (and feet). It’s too bad she’s always too hot otherwise knitting her socks would be easy since it’d be like knitting babies booties haha. (As far as I know, mom doesn’t know this blog exists.) I had to fish out my gloves that I’d put away along with the other “winter” gear. I guess Spring / Summer is the new Winter just like Brown is the new Black, eh? So yeah, these should definitely fit my sock pal whose foot is a bit smaller than mine.

ANYWAY - I had hoped to finish the sock tonight, but I took another nap. Yes. I did. I took a nap. Now if only when I awoke from said after-work nap the cats will have been good and prepared dinner or at least graham crackers and milk, then I’d be set, but no. I’ll be working on it a bit more tonight so hopefully tomorrow it will be done and I can start on the next one or another pair of socks. I don’t know. I need knitting for Sunday when I spend the day in London knitting at various locales w/ a fellow ex-pat and teaching her to knit socks (HAHAHA hilarity seeing how well all of my knitting projects work out). Also, I need LOTS of knitting for next week as I go off to Ireland with The Boy. He will be speaking at a couple of different geek meetings / conferences so I’ll have some free time.

But also, here’s some pictures of my yarn from the Yarn Chef. She specially dyed the orange for me to match the green. I am very much considering the Chevron Scarf, but don’t those colours look very nice in a pair of black Mary Janes? Not only did she send me two giant skeins (~460 yard each!) of nice yarn (even The Boy stood there and fondled it and said how nice and squishy it was!!), but she sent me two fancy stitch markers and a recipe.

The green is called Are the 70s really gone? (he!) and the orange is Pumpkin mix

Right, I am obviously sleep deprived or very excited that

1. Tomorrow is Friday which is always good (I actually like Friday’s at work)
2. My sock is working and I’m sort of making it up as I go
3. Saturday I’m doing something very girly
4. Sunday I am having a girl’s day out
5. Monday is the only day I have to work next week and then it’s off to Ireland
6. Seeing Travis (yes, again) at the end of June w/ three friends

because I have managed to turn down FREE YARN (although it is going to my friend I taught to knit so I think that allows me to look through it, right?). A woman at work just moved and had stored some stuff at her mum’s including some quantity of yarn which she offered up and I laughed and said “NO WAY I have way too much already”. I mean, obviously I need this vacation.

This picture has nothing to do with anything, but I’d been meaning to take a picture of these brilliant red poppies that come up every year here. I’m from California so I’m used to seeing the hills covered in orange and gold coloured poppies this time of year, but these red ones are just amazing. Alas, with all the heavy rain and wind we’ve had the last week I think they are meeting their end a bit sooner than usual. Boy did I get stared at when taking this picture - bicycle tossed on the ground, wearing all my kit, clambering up an industrial site haha.

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