Author: Laura

I went to see a doctor yesterday, and was given a cough suppressant (an “antitussive”) which helped me wake up only once last night, rather than the every two hours the night before. Thank goodness. I’m feeling a wee bit better today, which is good because now I’ve got a ton of stuff to catch up on!

Still not much knitting going on, but I did start a scarf out of that Cashmere Luxury stuff the other day, in mistake rib. And I printed off the pattern for Mariah, so I hope to start that soon. Still gotta finish up the Must Have, though…perhaps today I have the energy (or just the sheer will) to block the pieces, or at least the body pieces so I can get the buttonband and collar done.

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Ugh. When I woke up this morning, I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Last night was really bad, so I barely slept. I ended up staying home, even though I really needed to go to school, and I’m taking tomorrow off work as well. I’m feeling a little better now, but I pretty much slept the whole day and I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE KNITTING!

As the boy said “Wow, you must really be sick!”.

All the pieces of the Must Have are done, but I don’t have the energy to block, sew, pickup 200+ stitches for the buttonband, sew some more. Plus since I didn’t have the chance to buy buttons today, so it might not get done for a few days.

My throat’s decided to spaz on me again, and I’ve been coughing pretty much nonstop for the last couple of hours despite cough syrup, cough drops, and hot lemon with honey. Bleh. Perhaps tomorrow I’ll stop by the druggist for some Buckley’s, possibly some of them fancy lotion tissues, and a magazine or sumthin’.

So here I was, thinking that tomorrow afternoon during my four-hour break (annoying, and I can’t work then anymore because then I’d always be 15 minutes late for my 6 o’clock class now that it’s farther away on campus) I’d set up in the JCR (Junior Common Room) of my college building and knit for awhile. But no, I should go down to Queen street and look for buttons for my Must Have! I’m most close to finishing this last piece – I’ve got about an inch or two on 20 stitches to go. So when I seam it up this weekend, I want to have the buttons ready and waiting to be put on.

I’m worried about the pilling, though. Classic Merino is pretty notorious for it, and I saw for myself when I saw the state that the grey-and-cream scarf I gave a friend for Christmas was in today. Sigh. Oh well, there’s not much I can do about it now.

Oh, another thing – what can I do with the yarn in this dull, uninspiring photo:

It’s 7 70 yard skeins of “Cashmere Luxury Chunky”, from A.C. Moore in the states. It feels really, really nice. I mean, the default is one or several quick-and-dirty scarves, but are there any other suggestions?