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  • We Got the Spirit!

    beginning of school spirit hat
    beginning of school spirit hat

    I started a new hat again! This time, it’s a plain stocking cap, in my daughter’s school colors. I plan to make a white band, and then write “Lady Hawks” in duplicate stitch on the front. I’m so bad at secrets. I was trying to keep this as a surprise for my daughter, but could not. So now she knows, sooner than I originally wanted her to. Oh well… at least she squeed with delight at the very thought of having her own custom hat in school colors. She said when her friends see it, they’re all going to want one. To which I taught her the appropriate response:

    “My mom can teach you how to knit.”

    You go, girl.

    Not much else going on. I’ve been in a bit of a funk for the last couple of weeks and I’m not feeling well. I have even less energy than usual and I would rather just crawl into bed and sleep for a week. Must be that Seasonal Affective Disorder kicking in. Ah yes. My favorite time of year.

    I gotta snap out of it quick, though. Just found out today that my DH’s entire family will all be in the same zip code for Thanksgiving Dinner… OURS! Egad. That’s the one thing about being in a wheelchair that makes life interesting sometimes. My house is the only one that is wheelchair accessible so everyone comes here. Not that I mind, except that my house looks like one giant attic that needs cleaning out. Wish us luck; it’s going to be a long month of house cleaning. But SO worth it in the end. I love my husband’s family.

    Tegan says:

    cat sitting inside a hat
    cat sitting inside a hat

    I’m off to bed early for a change. Catch you next time I’m more awake!

  • What Am I Knitting?

    Is it a kitty collar?

    cat with head through knitting on circular needles
    cat with head through knitting on circular needles

    Nope!

    It’s a square, believe it or not, knitted in the method of Vivian Hoxbro’s Domino Knitting technique. See? The corner is beginning to form:

    domino knitting, beginning of square corner being formed
    domino knitting, beginning of square corner being formed

    This first square is HUGE, with the sides being 72 stitches wide. I’m using Noro Kureyon yarn, and I am thankful that I have more than one ball of this color! I think I’m going to need it. What am I going to do with this square, you ask? I’ll tell you soon, but for now I need to finish my experiment and see if what I’m envisioning in my head will work.

    Tonight I gifted the had I finished the other day to my friend Carrie. I’m so happy that it looked perfect on her! The hat was not deep enough for my own big head and so it looked weird on me. But it looked great on her and it will be a very warm hat to wear on cold Colorado winter days.

    Anyway, I’d better go for now. I’m so tired that I can’t keep my eyes open, and my typing is horrible! You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve had to go back and correct my mistakes. I’d better quit now before it gets worse. Besides, the debate is on and it is my duty as an American to pay attention. Goodbye for now!

  • FO Report: Yet Another Hat

    Yet Another Hat completed
    Yet Another Hat completed

    Project Name: Yet Another Hat
    Source: Lifestyle Top Down Hats, No Swatch Needed
    Yarn Used: Noro Kureyon
    Needle Size: 4 (!)
    Date Started: September 20, 2008
    Date Completed: October 12, 2008

    Notes: I don’t have much to add here, except that I like this one best so far of the three that I have tried to do. Still I feel that I am on a quest for the perfect hat for me. Haven’t quite gotten there yet, though. But I know who this hat will be perfect for. Shhhh…. I’m not telling.

    New Project

    Recently I started knitting the Hypoteneuse Wrap:

    Hypoteneuse wrap just begun
    Hypoteneuse wrap just begun

    As you can see there’s not much to see yet. I’m hoping it’ll be done for Christmas.

    For some reason, I still feel pretty crappy. I’ve been fighting a bit of an infection for a couple of weeks and this one I think is taking the wind out of my sails. Sorry I’ve been so scarce lately. It has been hard to blog when I can barely keep my eyes open. Hopefully soon it’ll be back to normal around here.

  • Under the Weather

    Can’t believe it’s been almost a week since I’ve blogged. I’ve been feeling crap-ola due to an infection and now due to the powerful antibiotics that I’m taking.

    I am knitting, but not much, also sleeping not much, and very much looking forward to the three day weekend and hopefully some rest.

    Hopefully I’ll be back soonish!

  • Autumn Knit

    Today, being the first Saturday of the month, the Bowie Borders knit group had our monthly meetup. As usual, it was a lot of fun!

    To view the photos in larger format, click the picture once to go to its thumbnail page, then click again to embiggen. I have no idea why WordPress makes you click twice.

    Ann also joined us but left before I could snap a photo, and Carla, who was visiting us for the first time. She was knitting a sock with some Wullenstudio yarn that was a gorgeous bronzy-brown color. There was another woman in the store who saw the group of us knitting, and came over to ask about our group and whether she could join. Of course we said yes! And we’re looking forward to seeing her next time.

    Speaking of next time, our group has decided to meet twice next month to accommodate everyone’s schedules who wants to get together. So the gang will gather on November 1 and November 15. Hope to catch everyone in November!

    Back to the knitting…

    P.S.

    Did anyone notice that the Yarn Harlot commented on my September 29 blog post? My heart is all a-flutter! What a cool surprise that was. Go look!

  • In the Irish Way…

    Goodbye, Mommy S.
    Goodbye, Mommy S.

    You know how when certain people enter a room, you just know it, even when you don’t? That was how it was with the mother of one of my best ever childhood friends. This week, I’ve had to say goodbye to her. It isn’t easy, but somehow I knew the day would eventually come. She’d been battling cancer. In just about everywhere. For more than four years. Enough already.

    There was nothing in life that was ever so serious that it didn’t require some sort of joke. In fact, Mommy S., as I called her, has the distinction of being the person to tell me my first dirty joke. I was 11. Seriously. Are you ready?

    “Ever hear the one about the gal with three boobs?”
    “I don’t know, but I bet she was fun to dance with!”

    Being the sheltered 11-year-old that I was, I didn’t get it. In fact, this joke was told during my friend’s slumber party. And I remember that most of us didn’t get it. Until, that is, Mommy-S. danced around the rec-room where our sleeping bags were spread, gesturing in that certain way until our mental light bulbs clicked on. I can’t remember who laughed harder, us or her.

    I could always count on her to make light of just about anything. She threw great parties, went nuts with the decorating at holidays, and loved her Irishness. I loved that about her, too. She’s the one who made me love Barbara Streisand. I can still belt out every song from, “My Name is Barbra,” at the top of my lungs. (I still know every word to “Suite Zoo,” which was sung very loudly and off key by the gaggle of girls at that same slumber party.)

    Most of all, she loved her children. Loved them in such a devoted way that I have seldom seen it displayed by other mothers. I know they have such huge holes in their hearts right now, which I hope over time can be re-filled with a lifetime of happy memories.

    Mommy S. said she didn’t want a funeral. She’s Irish, after all, so throw a party, she said. I’ll do that tomorrow. With the Streisand blaring, and thinking of all the off-color boob jokes I know.

    Speaking of Boobs…

    It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Ladies, you know what you have to do. Go do it. I’m making my appointment in the morning.