I think this will be the most boring of the driving....not that it wasn't pretty. There was some nice scenery as we headed out of New Jersey on 80W. But once out of Pennsylvania, it was flat, flat, flat, which bores me to no end.
We pushed a bit and made it....not as far as we would have liked....but to Springfield, OH where we checked out the less expensive hotel options. They were totally sketchy. Like the place in Davenport, Iowa where we stayed last year....well, I guess I didn't write about it, but it was horrible. The pool was filthy, food wrappers everywhere, the smoke detectors were disconnected in my room, there were no toiletries and the woman at the counter was super cranky when I asked for some....and I read some awful reviews involving drug trade at this particular place and people walking into a room splattered with blood. Not a good night. So last night we opted for a slightly nicer option and it was worth it. Even $10 can make a difference.
We ran into a lot of bad thunder and rain storms on the way, once into Ohio. After checking in, we went across the parking lot to Cracker Barrel (of course) for a tasty meal. And we just made it back into the hotel before it really started coming down again. Poor DB had to run back to the car for his contact solution....and was drenched.
Storms aside, it was a fine trip. We got decent mileage though the hills killed it a bit. About 40 mpg. The SRS light has gone back off, after coming on briefly yesterday morning. I got some knitting in while DB drove, so maybe some day I will finish this baby blanket!
Today we are heading for St. Louis. It will be about a 6 hour drive....my plans include hanging out at the pool so far. Hopefully we'll have good weather, although here it looks gloomy and soggy.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
almost (almost!) there....
We spent just about all day yesterday moving everything but the road trip stuff into my dad's car and trailer to take up to CT. Aside from a flat tire issue that brought us to meet several really nice people, it went really smoothly. (Note to self: write nice reviews for aforementioned businesses. Bad review for Garden State Honda who charged me to fix everything but the (under warranty) problem I came in with...and then didn't help me at all with the warrantied safety issue.)
The cat went missing briefly. I freaked out. Who wouldn't? How cute is she?
Dear boyfriend found her wedged underneath the couch....she had crawled up into the arm of the love seat somehow. She's staying with mom and brother until I return. Well, even then, she and I will still both be there until we go to Montana. I miss her already.
I have a lot of stuff. Not really furniture, just boxes and boxes of household things, pictures, lamps, kitchen stuff, etc. Knowing that we're moving (realistically) at least two more times, I am probably going to hold a huge yard sale and sell a lot. Because packing up a whole household every year is stressful.
DB and I then drove back to NJ for our last night here....in an empty apartment. (Again, aside from all the road trip stuff.) We picked up pizza from Star Tavern (which we will also miss!) and sat on pillows and a blanket on the floor and watched Harry Potter. This was around 8 or so...after eating we nearly fell asleep on the floor. We inflated the air mattress, and aside from being very squeaky, it wasn't too bad. Especially considering how exhausted we were. So practice camping went well. Now we are up bright and early, with plans to stop at Dunkin' Donuts, pack up the car, shower and finish cleaning the house (not much left to do there actually - just bathroom, fridge purge and polishing the floors).
We have a variety of first destinations, depending on how tired we are. The earliest would be Dayton, OH, second is Columbus, OH and third (11 and a half hours away) is Indianapolis. I'm guessing it will be one of the first two.
Off to caffeinate! And hopefully get on the road soon.
The cat went missing briefly. I freaked out. Who wouldn't? How cute is she?
I have a lot of stuff. Not really furniture, just boxes and boxes of household things, pictures, lamps, kitchen stuff, etc. Knowing that we're moving (realistically) at least two more times, I am probably going to hold a huge yard sale and sell a lot. Because packing up a whole household every year is stressful.
DB and I then drove back to NJ for our last night here....in an empty apartment. (Again, aside from all the road trip stuff.) We picked up pizza from Star Tavern (which we will also miss!) and sat on pillows and a blanket on the floor and watched Harry Potter. This was around 8 or so...after eating we nearly fell asleep on the floor. We inflated the air mattress, and aside from being very squeaky, it wasn't too bad. Especially considering how exhausted we were. So practice camping went well. Now we are up bright and early, with plans to stop at Dunkin' Donuts, pack up the car, shower and finish cleaning the house (not much left to do there actually - just bathroom, fridge purge and polishing the floors).
We have a variety of first destinations, depending on how tired we are. The earliest would be Dayton, OH, second is Columbus, OH and third (11 and a half hours away) is Indianapolis. I'm guessing it will be one of the first two.
Off to caffeinate! And hopefully get on the road soon.
Friday, June 25, 2010
*tear*
Haven't knit in over 2 weeks....maybe more.....because packing is consuming my life. And stupid car problems :-P
Save me......
Also, on top of this, all the goodbyes.....it's been a really rough month.
Next moving trip: getting a van/truck, etc.
Anyway, I'm very sad to be saying goodbye to everyone at internship....and maybe not so sad to move, but it's still hard and stressful.
Hopefully more....good news.....later. Off to fill more boxes. Three letters: FML.
Save me......
Also, on top of this, all the goodbyes.....it's been a really rough month.
Next moving trip: getting a van/truck, etc.
Anyway, I'm very sad to be saying goodbye to everyone at internship....and maybe not so sad to move, but it's still hard and stressful.
Hopefully more....good news.....later. Off to fill more boxes. Three letters: FML.
Friday, June 11, 2010
changes and things
I'm getting to the point where this blog is about to come back to the traveling topic, where it all began....[cue flashback music and fade out]....
Not that I'll be discarding the knitting portion. I just haven't been making any marked progress on that end of things in my life....I must be the slowest knitter ever! And, also, I haven't been home too much, so that could be part of it. Or at least at home, at leisure.
But the blanket continues....I knit some in the car on our way to and from Saratoga Springs for a girls weekend with Mom and sister. I enjoyed some time in the steam room, a mineral bath, a massage and facial.....ahhh! It was all kinds of wonderful and relaxing. There have been renovations since we were there last and the new lounge is great!
Anyway, the knitting goes on. And meanwhile, I've been thinking about this whole moving and road trip thing. It's rather exciting getting to plan yet another road trip....though difficult to choose where we'll go! We will definitely go down the Pacific coast....but I also want to see: All the parks in Utah (and maybe Arizona) we missed....the Loneliest Road again....maybe back to Great Basin....Yosemite since DB hasn't been there.....the Bonneville Salt Flats....
So, everything, basically. Watching the PBS National Parks documentary isn't helping either. Also, I want to become a park ranger, again. I'm thinking, practice psychology for like 20, 25 years....then maybe join the service. Or go back to college for a degree in Fiber Arts. Either way....
With all this planning about moving and living and so forth I've been thinking a lot about where I'd like to live, ideally. This year in NJ has convinced me I am not cut out for the suburbs, at all. We have been talking a lot about moving back to San Francisco and I think I would be happier there. But, there's a part of me that still wants what would be basically be a homestead or self-sustenance farm somewhere peaceful and surrounded by relatively untouched nature. What I miss about the city is the community. You don't find that in the suburbs, at least in my experience. I've met some of my neighbors here and they are really nice, but there is an isolation here that you don't find in a lot of urban neighborhoods or in small country villages. Even with the isolation of the country, when there is a community, however rarely it convenes, there is support and warmth around the common experience of country life. And in the urban neighborhoods - like where we lived in San Francisco - you get to know the shopkeepers and business owners, your neighbors and even some of the homeless. So, the suburbs aren't for me. It looks like we will be city-dwellers, at least for the next 5 or so years. DB is not much of an outdoorsy person (though I will be working on that during the road trip). Funny, despite our mutual introversion, we both miss the community we had in the Inner Sunset, all the people we met over the years.
Anyway, just musing....off to watch more of the National Parks documentary! I live an exciting life here...nothing like knitting, wine and some educational programming!
Not that I'll be discarding the knitting portion. I just haven't been making any marked progress on that end of things in my life....I must be the slowest knitter ever! And, also, I haven't been home too much, so that could be part of it. Or at least at home, at leisure.
But the blanket continues....I knit some in the car on our way to and from Saratoga Springs for a girls weekend with Mom and sister. I enjoyed some time in the steam room, a mineral bath, a massage and facial.....ahhh! It was all kinds of wonderful and relaxing. There have been renovations since we were there last and the new lounge is great!
Anyway, the knitting goes on. And meanwhile, I've been thinking about this whole moving and road trip thing. It's rather exciting getting to plan yet another road trip....though difficult to choose where we'll go! We will definitely go down the Pacific coast....but I also want to see: All the parks in Utah (and maybe Arizona) we missed....the Loneliest Road again....maybe back to Great Basin....Yosemite since DB hasn't been there.....the Bonneville Salt Flats....
So, everything, basically. Watching the PBS National Parks documentary isn't helping either. Also, I want to become a park ranger, again. I'm thinking, practice psychology for like 20, 25 years....then maybe join the service. Or go back to college for a degree in Fiber Arts. Either way....
With all this planning about moving and living and so forth I've been thinking a lot about where I'd like to live, ideally. This year in NJ has convinced me I am not cut out for the suburbs, at all. We have been talking a lot about moving back to San Francisco and I think I would be happier there. But, there's a part of me that still wants what would be basically be a homestead or self-sustenance farm somewhere peaceful and surrounded by relatively untouched nature. What I miss about the city is the community. You don't find that in the suburbs, at least in my experience. I've met some of my neighbors here and they are really nice, but there is an isolation here that you don't find in a lot of urban neighborhoods or in small country villages. Even with the isolation of the country, when there is a community, however rarely it convenes, there is support and warmth around the common experience of country life. And in the urban neighborhoods - like where we lived in San Francisco - you get to know the shopkeepers and business owners, your neighbors and even some of the homeless. So, the suburbs aren't for me. It looks like we will be city-dwellers, at least for the next 5 or so years. DB is not much of an outdoorsy person (though I will be working on that during the road trip). Funny, despite our mutual introversion, we both miss the community we had in the Inner Sunset, all the people we met over the years.
Anyway, just musing....off to watch more of the National Parks documentary! I live an exciting life here...nothing like knitting, wine and some educational programming!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Dispatches from St. Louis
Well, here I am in St. Louis. Sans baby blanket.....
I've knit about 13 inches so far. Nearly halfway there! Let me just note, however, that the last few weeks have been horrendously stressful. I'm moving in a month....and nearly less than that since we will leave the last weekend in June (hopefully) for Montana. Have I packed a thing? No....and I still need to sell the dining room set (a.k.a. vintage wrought iron patio set masquerading as a dining room set) and the glass and metal L-shaped desk (a monstrosity I somehow thought would be sleek and modern....it's not). In addition to a few other pieces. The rest needs to be packed and either shipped out here to DB's family, or brought up to CT to mine. I'm regretting having set up the apartment so much.....pictures and curtains, other objets d'art.....so much! Fortunately, DB has declared himself the moving czar and will be handling most of it. I do have delegated responsibilities of course...but he is manning that ship. That helps tremendously, especially given how much stress I tend to put myself under when I am in charge of things.
I am also, somehow, supposed to complete my dissertation by August or September. I have three participants so far that I will be interviewing in June. I still need at least 7 others....and I will be away the entire month of July and part of August. So, I'm not sure how this will be possible, and I sort of understand, but not really, why I must be done so soon if I actually plan to graduate far, far away in May 2011!
And, it is the end of internship...I've got 4 psychological evaluations to complete, a school visit to make, cases to close, paperwork to do....treatment plans galore and so on. Plus termination...is termination....and difficult.
Things feel extremely compressed and I am just overwhelmed. I look at my calendar and basically every weekend here on out to July when we leave is blocked out with events and such. Nice things....but stuff to do, places to go. I am stressed! This past weekend, I had a headache nearly every day, all day, that no medication or rest, cold compresses, etc. could touch....and by Monday I had a sore throat and developed a cold that kept me home half the day on Tuesday and all day Wednesday. Probably I shouldn't have gone in on Thursday, but I hate missing sessions this close to termination and I have a lot to do! Ugh!!!
This brings us to the baby blanket. I got home Thursday night (stayed late at work until almost 8) and made an executive decision. (I am the knitting czar, of course.) It would not be worth the extreme stress of trying to finish the blanket between 8 on Thursday evening and noon on Friday when we would leave....in addition to still having to pack and all that. I did not knit on Thursday or today at all. I decided that I would finish the blanket in good time, do a good job with it, not stress myself out even more, and ship it off upon completion with a nice note. There! That simple piece of self-care I think did me extremely well.
Thus, here I am in St. Louis with DB, no baby blanket...and two very clogged ears from the flight/cold recovery....but semi-relaxed, at least. Hopefully my hearing will return to normal by tomorrow, but if not we will stop at the clinic....anyway, no pictures of the blanket, as it is far away right now. It is coming along nicely and aside from not being able to finish it in time, I am very happy with it. I love the stitch pattern and the yarn and colorway are working out well. It's soft, with good stitch definition and just a pretty, warm color. ...will post pictures when I return and finish it! Until then....buona notte!
I've knit about 13 inches so far. Nearly halfway there! Let me just note, however, that the last few weeks have been horrendously stressful. I'm moving in a month....and nearly less than that since we will leave the last weekend in June (hopefully) for Montana. Have I packed a thing? No....and I still need to sell the dining room set (a.k.a. vintage wrought iron patio set masquerading as a dining room set) and the glass and metal L-shaped desk (a monstrosity I somehow thought would be sleek and modern....it's not). In addition to a few other pieces. The rest needs to be packed and either shipped out here to DB's family, or brought up to CT to mine. I'm regretting having set up the apartment so much.....pictures and curtains, other objets d'art.....so much! Fortunately, DB has declared himself the moving czar and will be handling most of it. I do have delegated responsibilities of course...but he is manning that ship. That helps tremendously, especially given how much stress I tend to put myself under when I am in charge of things.
I am also, somehow, supposed to complete my dissertation by August or September. I have three participants so far that I will be interviewing in June. I still need at least 7 others....and I will be away the entire month of July and part of August. So, I'm not sure how this will be possible, and I sort of understand, but not really, why I must be done so soon if I actually plan to graduate far, far away in May 2011!
And, it is the end of internship...I've got 4 psychological evaluations to complete, a school visit to make, cases to close, paperwork to do....treatment plans galore and so on. Plus termination...is termination....and difficult.
Things feel extremely compressed and I am just overwhelmed. I look at my calendar and basically every weekend here on out to July when we leave is blocked out with events and such. Nice things....but stuff to do, places to go. I am stressed! This past weekend, I had a headache nearly every day, all day, that no medication or rest, cold compresses, etc. could touch....and by Monday I had a sore throat and developed a cold that kept me home half the day on Tuesday and all day Wednesday. Probably I shouldn't have gone in on Thursday, but I hate missing sessions this close to termination and I have a lot to do! Ugh!!!
This brings us to the baby blanket. I got home Thursday night (stayed late at work until almost 8) and made an executive decision. (I am the knitting czar, of course.) It would not be worth the extreme stress of trying to finish the blanket between 8 on Thursday evening and noon on Friday when we would leave....in addition to still having to pack and all that. I did not knit on Thursday or today at all. I decided that I would finish the blanket in good time, do a good job with it, not stress myself out even more, and ship it off upon completion with a nice note. There! That simple piece of self-care I think did me extremely well.
Thus, here I am in St. Louis with DB, no baby blanket...and two very clogged ears from the flight/cold recovery....but semi-relaxed, at least. Hopefully my hearing will return to normal by tomorrow, but if not we will stop at the clinic....anyway, no pictures of the blanket, as it is far away right now. It is coming along nicely and aside from not being able to finish it in time, I am very happy with it. I love the stitch pattern and the yarn and colorway are working out well. It's soft, with good stitch definition and just a pretty, warm color. ...will post pictures when I return and finish it! Until then....buona notte!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Speed knitting, not so much
We're going on Memorial Day weekend to see new baby. I need to finish this blanket....only 30 more inches to go!
That is all.
Can I do it???
That is all.
Can I do it???
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Where I am....
As far as knitting goes, I do know the answer to that. Other things, not quite so much.
I finished the cabled bag! I did the sewing part today. I'm not so great at sewing, but I think it looks alright. Sewing the straight stitches with the machine to form the lining wasn't too difficult, but sewing the lining to the bag was more difficult. I realize now I should have waited to add the handles until after attaching the lining, but eh, it's okay. Annnnd I should have added the snaps to the lining before sewing it in, but I think it worked out. The only issue now is that they are very strong magnets and I'm afraid they will tear the lining a bit as they pull against it. I'm working on weakening them, but not too much luck so far. However, all in all, I'm happy with the project.
Still working on the baby blanket. I was able to borrow some needles that are much better. I ended up ripping what I had (cast on row and a half) and casting on 40 more stitches just to get a bit more length. Right now I'm at the garter stitch border, so it's just knit, knit, knit. I'm watching Season 3 of The Tudors so I should have plenty of knitting entertainment while I plug away. I am determined to finish on time!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Speed Knitting?
Can I knit a baby blanket in a month? Let's hope so....
I finished the knitting on the cabled bag, but I've been putting off the sewing part. I need a new needle for the sewing machine. And...I've never been too good with sewing. I can do buttons and that sort of thing, but I am a little terrified of the sewing machine. So the knitted part of the bag awaits. It's pretty and soft though! I added two more rounds of the cable pattern to make the bag a bit bigger and closer to the measurements given in the pattern. I don't think I knitted too tightly, but I did use smaller needles. I think it worked out. I know the sewing part will be easy once I get going - just straight lines - but between having to go out to buy a new needle, figure out how to use the thing and so on, I'm not feeling too inclined to do it right away.
I started the baby blanket, with the pattern from Knitting To Go, the Lozenge-Look Baby Blanket. I'm calling it Lemon Drop since I'm knitting with a pale yellow yarn. I had originally been planning on a different pattern and when I bought the yarn, I bought needles for that pattern, not the Lozenge-Look one. I do have size 7 circulars, but they are only 16 inches. And they are bendy, sticky plastic. I have only cast on and knitted about halfway into the first row. Also added to my list: metal needles, size 7, 29 inches.
The baby, DB's future niece, is due at the end of May. I hope I can finish by then. I've been looking at patterns for me and it's hard knowing they will have to wait a bit. I found a pretty wrap-look dress that I'm trying to figure out how to add longer sleeves to....a few sundresses....sweaters....and I'm even thinking about learning how to knit socks!
My overwhelm in life is showing in my knitting ideation....Here's where things are: DB got into a school in Missoula, Montana. I was feeling quite on board with this until it was final and then the distance part really hit me. I really wanted to be nearer to my family and friends and start establishing a career out here. However, somewhere along the road this year, he and I did start talking a lot about moving back to San Francisco. So I'm already in the direction of moving eventually. It's just so soon. I may stay around here until after a friend's wedding in November, to give me more transition time. But then I will be away from DB and I'm feeling like that will be really hard. He is home for me now....so I have some figuring out to do and goodbyes and whatnot. Of course it's getting to be termination time at work, so that just adds a whole other layer to all this.
Off to sleep. I'm presenting at case conference tomorrow and will need to be on my toes for that and the rest of my day. At least yoga is at the end of that. Between the yoga, DB and my good colleagues, I don't know where I'd be right now, things have been so hard. Hopefully the knitting will also help!
I finished the knitting on the cabled bag, but I've been putting off the sewing part. I need a new needle for the sewing machine. And...I've never been too good with sewing. I can do buttons and that sort of thing, but I am a little terrified of the sewing machine. So the knitted part of the bag awaits. It's pretty and soft though! I added two more rounds of the cable pattern to make the bag a bit bigger and closer to the measurements given in the pattern. I don't think I knitted too tightly, but I did use smaller needles. I think it worked out. I know the sewing part will be easy once I get going - just straight lines - but between having to go out to buy a new needle, figure out how to use the thing and so on, I'm not feeling too inclined to do it right away.
I started the baby blanket, with the pattern from Knitting To Go, the Lozenge-Look Baby Blanket. I'm calling it Lemon Drop since I'm knitting with a pale yellow yarn. I had originally been planning on a different pattern and when I bought the yarn, I bought needles for that pattern, not the Lozenge-Look one. I do have size 7 circulars, but they are only 16 inches. And they are bendy, sticky plastic. I have only cast on and knitted about halfway into the first row. Also added to my list: metal needles, size 7, 29 inches.The baby, DB's future niece, is due at the end of May. I hope I can finish by then. I've been looking at patterns for me and it's hard knowing they will have to wait a bit. I found a pretty wrap-look dress that I'm trying to figure out how to add longer sleeves to....a few sundresses....sweaters....and I'm even thinking about learning how to knit socks!
My overwhelm in life is showing in my knitting ideation....Here's where things are: DB got into a school in Missoula, Montana. I was feeling quite on board with this until it was final and then the distance part really hit me. I really wanted to be nearer to my family and friends and start establishing a career out here. However, somewhere along the road this year, he and I did start talking a lot about moving back to San Francisco. So I'm already in the direction of moving eventually. It's just so soon. I may stay around here until after a friend's wedding in November, to give me more transition time. But then I will be away from DB and I'm feeling like that will be really hard. He is home for me now....so I have some figuring out to do and goodbyes and whatnot. Of course it's getting to be termination time at work, so that just adds a whole other layer to all this.
Off to sleep. I'm presenting at case conference tomorrow and will need to be on my toes for that and the rest of my day. At least yoga is at the end of that. Between the yoga, DB and my good colleagues, I don't know where I'd be right now, things have been so hard. Hopefully the knitting will also help!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
a couple of projects for me!
I went a little camera-happy with this one, trying to capture the color(s) and the details of the pattern (the faux-cabling and little purl-bumps). So lots of photos!
I did bind-off a bit too tightly, but not too tightly, fortunately. There is definitely a difference between the cast-on edge and bind-off edge though. Still fits.
I'm really happy with how this came out - I think it will be soft and warm for cooler days. And, I love the pattern and colorway. It also matches my Valentine Mitts. This pattern might go on the list of possible gift ideas - it is so lovely, fun to make and relatively easy. It also went quickly, though I did stretch out the process longer than it needed to be. I actually had a few days last week where I was too stressed out to knit. Weird.
For now, I'm working on another new project for me: The Christine Bag. I've got the super bulky Wool-Ease in "Linen" - very neutral and pretty. I bought a pair of black wooden bag handles and some pretty fabric to line the bag. I originally was going to use 17s because I know I knit tightly. I bought a pair of circulars to use, cast on and started to knit with them, and it just wasn't going well. Messy, uncomfortable and no way was the cabling going to be visible. So I switched to 15s as suggested even though I was concerned my gauge would be way off. It's hard to tell so far and there isn't an actual gauge given for this pattern, aside from the final measurements. So I'll go by those and add rows if I need to. I can't wait to finish - and it is going quickly. I'm a bit tired of the purses I have now....my current one is too small....and I don't want to go through the process of shopping for one and settling. I'm excited to have something I really like and can customize. Off to knit some more...then warm restorative yoga tonight, yay!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Long time, no write
Lots of not-so-great things going on and I think maybe hardest of all is that DB and I are still waiting to see what will happen for next year. He got into school in a couple of places, but we are still waiting on one more which should notify this week. Likewise, my postdoc should notify this week, too.
The problem is, I am behind on data collection for my dissertation and it would take a lot to pull off finishing the dissertation to graduate in August. Ugh. So even if I get it, I might not be able to accept it. If that is the case (or if I don't get it at all), I'll be following DB wherever he goes, more or less. I might have to stay in the area for a bit to finish data collection, but ideally, I will finish that this spring either way. It is exciting, but also scary not knowing where we will live next year!
Knitting-wise, I finally, finally, cast on for the Woodland Trails Cowl. I'm kind of in love with the pattern....it is turning out so lovely, even in its unblocked, sort of bumpy, funny form. I'm knitting it in Knit Picks Yarn of the Andes (colorway: Iris Heather), the same yarn I used for my Valentine Mitts. Pretty, pretty, pretty!
I was concerned at first that the yarn is a worsted, not aran. It's not a huge difference, but with my wacky gauge issues, I hesitated a lot before finally casting on. I'm using size 9 circular needles and at first I thought my gauge was too small, then too big, but then I realized it was just right. A Goldilocks moment. I was fortunately able to ask a fellow Raveler about her choice in needle size for a similar yarn and that helped as well.I've also been plugging away at DB's cashmere hat. It's getting bigger and does appear to be big enough to fit his head this time. I'm not as motivated to keep going at a good clip on this one because it is a dull pattern and it is out of season for him to wear anyway....but I'll keep it going slowly anyway in case I need something different to do.
Next on my agenda is a baby blanket. Actually, first, I want to do a purse. Or both, at the same time.The baby blanket is for DB's brother and sister-in-law, or rather, their daughter due at the end of May. I found a pretty pattern in Knitting to Go (picked up in the Border's bargain section) for a "Lozenge-Look Baby Blanket." I'm going to do it in a yellow cotton worsted. I wanted a natural fiber that could be machine washed and dried and Bernat's Handicraftier is it.
For the purse - and I actually do
Anyway, that's where I am, knitting-wise. Otherwise, eh. Trying to be accepting of the not-knowing right now. It's hard. I did start taking hot yoga classes and that has been extremely helpful. This week I have a few appointments that will interfere with my classes, but I'm still hoping to make at least two. For now, I need to sleep. I'm starting a new testing rotation tomorrow, because, yes, I need more stress in my life.
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