Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

Things I am thankful for:

1.  Kevin.  He makes my life better in so many little ways, and I am still burbling with joy to be marrying him.  I love you lots.

2.  The rest of my family, both by blood and by choice.  I could not live without you and your support.  This does not begin to cover the thanks I owe to all of you.

3.  My pets.  Kitties to cuddle, and ferrets to crawl up my sleeves.  Without their love and the laughter they give me, my life would be poorer.

4.  My job.  It's not perfect, and never will be.  However, I love doing it, and it's nice to have something solid and mine in the midst of this crazy year.

5.  Knitting.  I come back to it again and again.  When I'm happy, I knit.  When I'm sad, I knit.  When I'm lonely, I knit.  When I'm bored, I knit.  Without you, my hands would twitch and I would be infinitely less stable.

6.  The material things.  Home, food, heat, water, electric, internet, phone, nice clothes, stash yarn.  Taken for granted every day, but would be sorely missed if I could not have them.

7.  The little comforts that make the days better.  Trader Joe's peppermint Joe-Joes cookies (aka "the crack cookies"), sparkly eyeshadow, excellent loose tea in large quantities.

I hope you are as blessed as I am this Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Really really really busy.

My life is feeling complicated right now, although mostly in a good way.  Big changes are in the works, but they are not yet internet safe, so I have little to say.

Here are some simple ribbed socks I knit.

Gypsy Knits yarn.  Beautiful stuff!
These were supposed to be for me, but I knit them in best friend size.  She won't mind.  I may have to buy more yarn in this colorway.

I have also started working on another pair of socks for me.
The yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy.  The color is closest to true at the bottom of the picture.
 These are Jaywalkers, except that my printer was being dumb and didn't print the whole pattern.  So sort-of jaywalkers with lots of modifications.  But they fit MY feet, so I'm happy with them.

Still pretty, though.  Lots more blue/green than this shows.

A regularly scheduled blog will return after New Year's.  At that point, I should be able to discuss all the big stuff.  And there will, no doubt, be lots more knitting.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I've been busy.

It's not much of an excuse, even if it is true.

I've been knitting.

It's a scarf in poor light, but you can kind of see the sparkles.

And another scarf out of this:

I swear it's more yellow and less green in real light.  The scarf is pretty and soft.
I finished a pair of socks.

Seriously, the colors are terrible in these photos.  This is a basic sock made out of Panda Cotton.
I've knitted most of another pair of socks too, but those are at school and I don't have a picture.

Oh yes, and one other thing.

I got engaged last weekend :-)
The love of my life Kevin proposed this past weekend.  In case you're wondering, it's a sapphire.  He's a geologist and I quote, "Diamonds are boring.  They're just carbon."

We are stupid happy, and I've been busy.  Happy November :-)