I've been pretty busy last week - a couple of knitting classes to teach, some homework for an upcoming class, hanging out with my peeps, and going to a book reading.
My manually striped sock is progressing well. I'm past the heel now:
This is Grant Lawrence. He's the author of the book at the book signing. The book is titled - "Adventures in Solitude: What Not To Wear To A Nudist Potluck". It's a memoir of his adventures in Desolation Sound - a boat access only recreational area. I really enjoyed reading it. The book reading was lots of fun. He showed us a short home movie and his wife, Jill Barber sang a few songs. I got my book signed and he graciously posed with my sock for a picture. While I was taking the photo, I heard a laugh behind me and it was Grant's Mom. She told me that Grant learned how to knit when he was young. Maybe holding my sock will inspire him to start knitting again?
Christmas knitting is zooming along. I have just a few finishing touches to make on the yoked sweater - weaving in the remaining ends, knitting the button bands, and sewing on the buttons.
It looks so darned cute!
Hubby is going out of town for a Yahoo conference so we spent most of yesterday catching up on housework and watching a few rental DVDs that I wanted to return today. I didn't feel like working on one of my WIPs so I cast on a new pair of socks for myself.
My MIL gave this alpaca/bamboo blend to me a few Christmases ago. I find alpaca incredibly itchy despite the fact that I'm not sensitive to wool. I've been wanting to make something nice with this yarn but the only place where I can tolerate wearing alpaca is on my feet.
Gladys has been playing around with yarn dyeing so I dragged out a few skeins of yarn this morning to over dye. I had this pretty blah skein - off white & beigey tan. Three packages of Kool Aid later (2 Changin' Cherry and 1 Berry Blast), I've got this:
It reminds me of beach glass in the sand. I like it.
After being terrorized by Ricky this week because her favourite sleeping spot is on the rug right in front of the litter box (Ricky cannot resist smacking Phoebe when she's lying there), Phoebe's found a new favourite sleeping spot.
It's an ootch too small for her butt and her tail & back leg fall off. I should go and get another one and glue them together. Or would that be spoiling her too much?
4 comments:
I hate mosquitoes too! They always find me. Love the baby sweater. I'm not a fan of alpaca either, but blends are O.K. and Baby Alpaca is very nice too. You should get another couch of Phoebe, she's not spoiled at all!
I can't believe a mozzie was waiting for you but I had a good laugh!! And I think Phoebe needs a bigger bed!! I have some Buffalo wool that crochets into great cat beds!!! I'll bring you some if you like.
Wow, you have been busy! And... it's November. How you managed to find a mosquito, I don't know, but I also dislike the little suckers. They seem to love me beyond all mortal reason -- if another person is standing next to me, I'm the one who gets stung.
If you did make that lsrger Phoebe probably wouldn't like it. It's funny how they like to squeeze into or onto things and have body parts falling over the edge. Go figure. They know when they are comfortable.
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