Author: Laura

  • wtf, mate?

    So my computer/internet is being rather stupid at the moment. I took a bunch of photos tonight, and I’m going to give it another shot at getting them up, but we’ll see.

    Meanwhile…Build a Better Bush!

  • the week is over again

    How the hell did that happen? I swear it was *just* last Friday.

    I wanted to put up pictures tonight, but I didn’t get around to it. So it’ll have to be tomorrow night. At any rate, I’ve got projects comin’ out my ears here! I cast on for another scarf, this one for my cousin, in yummy turquoise-gold Manos. It’s going pretty quickly, and I’ll take it to work with me tomorrow in the hopes of getting through some more (at least on the subway or something).

    I also started a cabled scarf for either my dad or my grandfather, using Rachael’s pattern and Patons Classic Wool in “Dark Grey Mix”. I only got a few inches done, but it’s started. So now I have a couple of projects that I can grab on my way out the door…if I remember to grab the right size needle tips! Right now I’ve got 2 projects on 5mm needles (lotech and top down, but that one doesn’t count), two on 4.5 mm needles (must have and mini-charlotte), and one on 4 mm needles that I also need to use for the ribbing on the Must Have. Craziness.

    Oh, and I also worked on mini-charlotte and started my second sleeve of the Must Have tonight. All in all, a very knitty-ful day. Unfortunately, I’m starting to get freaked about school. I have a test in my Psychology of Language class next week, and after that there’s only 3 more lectures!!!! I can’t believe the term is almost over, and I’ve done pretty much nothing. I think I’m sufficiently scared now to actually get up off my butt, so progress in the next little while may be slow.

    Then again, maybe not! Christmas is fast approaching too. Must manage time. Also, must not fail school.

  • took long enough!

    My Jo Sharp Silkroad Tweed FINALLY came today! Yay! It’s so soft and nice. Yum, I can’t wait to knit with it…but that’ll have to wait for awhile.

    I’ve finished the first sleeve of my Must Have, neglecting all other projects. Actually that’s not quite true, because I knit about 30 rows of my Lotech sleeve in lecture tonight. At any rate, that sleeve knit up fast! I think it’s because the cabling keeps your attention and makes things go faster because you’re always doing something.

    I really need to get a move on those Christmas projects, though! I think I’ll start another scarf, since those are easy to take along with me to work on. I think for my dad I’ll do a Good Ole Cable Scarf, in Patons Classic Merino, and line the back with polar fleece. Actually, I think I might do something similar for my cousin as well, since I honestly don’t know what to make for him (he’s 20, same age as me).

    Today I realized that legwarmers really do keep me warm! I’ve been wearing my Manos legwarmers under my jeans/pants, and they prevent the cold air from going up into my pant legs. I’m thinking about making another pair for me (black classic wool) and possibly a pair for a gift, only I can’t think of a recipient! Perhaps my sister.

    Oh, and one more thing – Monica, we’ve gotten a couple of copies of Last Minute Knitted Gifts in, if you want to drop by and pick up a copy (that goes for everyone, really).