The Monkey is done. I totally f’d up the grafted toe–can’t seem to get the hang of it–but I’m still happy with it. Peggy was right. The finished sock weighed 25 grams and the remaining ball of yarn weighed in at 70/65 grams. Pictures tomorrow, when we return from the Faire.
Toe Started
I started shaping the toe of the Monkey last night and will probably finish this sock at knitting group today. Yay! Then I will only need to knit one more. Great.
A Stay of Execution
The Monkey is no longer on time out. I ripped back the two rows last night and will continue knitting on it today. I am still on the fence as to whether I will actually knit a pair of Monkeys, however. I really do like Peggy’s suggestion–I’m going to check to see how much yarn is left and maybe I will have enough left over for a pair of Jaywalkers. We’ll see.
It’s not like I’m never going to be able to knit up the Jaywalkers–I have plenty of other yarn I could knit them in. Funny story… The other day I tripped while surfing the web (oops, my credit card slipped out and, oh my gosh, I typed in the number and clicked send) and I sort of purchased a little of this (arrived yesterday) and some of this (hasn’t arrived yet, but, c’mon, it’s on sale. What was I supposed to do?). Then there is this my sister gave to me for my birthday. Any of these yarns would make beautiful Jaywalkers. I just can’t stop thinking about the Jaywalkers Peggy is doing. Seriously, I’m obsessed with them. They. Are. Gorgeous. Peggy, I’m sorry if I’m embarassing you.
It seems like there should be some sort of knitting commandment: “Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Blog Neighbor’s Jaywalkers” but I just can’t help it.
Time Marches On
I realized today that my adorable little 10 week old kitten is now 15 weeks old and hence, no longer an adorable little kitten. Sadly, he is now a tween, a mini-cat.
He has reached the age where indoor cats must start learning manners. I find myself saying things like “No, you may not jump up on the table and shove your nose into E’s cereal bowl while he’s eating,” or “No, you may not piss on the towels or in the bathtub just because your litter box is not as pristine as you like,” and “No, you may not run out the front door as soon as it opens.” Then there’s my personal favorite, “No, you may not wake me up at 4 am by biting my ankles.”
Doozer spends most of his day by either napping or terror-assing around the house, by either sleeping peacefully or ambushing everyone who crosses his path. Currently, his favorite hiding place is under the dresser in the foyer. Yesterday, I was hamstrung. If he were a tiger and I were a gazelle, I would have been tiger food.
I have to say, I love this little kitty and we are so glad he is part of our family. He fits in so well that it feels like we have always had him. The hardest part so far is that he seems to like Isaac more than he likes me.
That’s okay, though.
A Shakespearean Dilemma
Everybody in the knitblogosphere seems to be working on either Monkeys or Jaywalkers. Chasing Bunny has got a picture of the Jaywalkers she is working on. She happens to be doing these socks in the same yarn and colorway that I am knitting my Monkeys in and now I am faced with a dilemma. My sock is on a time out (again) because I screwed up (again) one pattern repeat before starting the toe shaping and I need to rip back two rows. That’s fine, I can do that. But Noodleknit’s Jaywalkers are just. so. beautiful. I think I must have sock envy because I really really want to rip back the Monkeys entirely and knit the Jaywalkers. To Rip or not to Rip? That is the question.
Feeling an Itch
It’s Faire season. My kids need Faire clothes. Faire clothes cannot be knitted, but they can be purchased. Is it wrong to spend $25 here when I could sew something myself for less? I can’t decide.
Tagged
I was tagged by Jen D for the Seven Random Things meme. The rules are you have to list 7 random things about yourself and then tag 7 others, directing them to your site to get the rules.
Here goes:
1. I have a fear of elevators. I can get on them and ride them, but any strange strange noises or unusual motions (like bouncing, swaying, etc.) can cause me to have a panic attack.
2. I lost 23 lbs using the Weight Watchers Flex Points system.
3. I met my husband on AOL in 1994 (before the vast majority of people even knew the internet existed).
4. I share a birthday with Tori Spelling and Wee-Man (from the movie Jackass).
5. I am an avid (rabid?) fan of Doctor Who. Ten is the by far the best, even though he does get kind of manic and shouty from time to time. I would have the biggest crush on him except for one thing–he’s too thin for my taste. No kidding, he’s a twig.
6. I am currently reading Terry Pratchett’s “The Color of Magic”. It’s funny. I really like it. I couldn’t get into it the first time I picked it up, but now I’m really enjoying it. I don’t read as often as I used to, seeing as how I’m not really able to knit while reading. I’ve heard that it can be done, but not by me at this time. Speaking of knitting,
7. I love, love, love knitting. I know this may be indicated by the very existence of my blog and hence not very random, but seriously, I love it. I can’t get enough of it. I would eat and knit, or bathe and knit, or do chores and knit, or sleep and knit if at all possible. I am seriously, severely obsessed.
So, no you know 7 random things about me. FYI, a Google search of “Seven Random Things” returned 1.98 million entries. A search of “7 Random Things” returned 73.6 million.
There are No Coffee Filters
About a year and a half ago, I bought one of those giant-sized bags of coffee filters at Costco. I think there were something like 500 in the package. I remember feeling pleased that it would be a long time before I had to even consider buying coffee filters again. I also remember a vague idea that I might become so accustomed to having coffee filters in the house that I’d probably forget to buy them when we finally ran out.
A couple of days ago, I said to myself, “gee, we’re running low on coffee filters. I guess I’ll need to dig some more out of the back of the cabinet.” Of course, I didn’t do it right away and I got distracted and I forgot about it completely. This morning, the children woke early (and I stayed up late). I put the TV on for them and stumbled into the kitchen to make a pot of Motivation. Filters? None. That’s fine, I’ll just climb up on this chair and dig them out of the back of the top-shelf cabinet. Shove the cookbooks out of the way, move all the rolls of aluminum foil (why do I have so many rolls of aluminium foil?), shove the cookbooks back to the other side, and start to feel frantic. How can we not have filters? I bought that huge thing. Where could they be?
Then realization began to set in. I’ve been awake for an hour. I’ve tossed all the cabinets my kitchen. There are no coffee filters in the house. We finally ran out and I had become accustomed to having them in the house, neglecting to purchase any more.
I have not had my morning coffee. This day is not going well.
Update in the Gallery
I finally posted the pattern for my little felted purse and matching card holder. Check it out!
Memorial Day Knitting
I did get some knitting done while sitting at the parade yesterday.
Here’s the Monkey sock:
When we got home, I cast on for Isaac’s Halloween costume.
Yes, you read that right and yes, that is Red Heart Yarn. You see, Isaac wants to be a bat again this year and the bat costume I sewed for him 2 Halloweens ago a)does not fit him well and b)looks very ratty from almost constant wear. Since I don’t sew anymore, I figured why not knit a costume? I bought 5 huge skeins of Red Heart super saver (on sale $1.99 each) which should be MORE than enough to knit him a hat with ears and a batty-looking cape. Cool, huh? I should also have enough yarn to make a matching costume for E.
I know, I’m a geek.
Knitting Interrupted 
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