The mitten-in-progress learned some Economics tonight
What mitten, you ask? Flying under the blogdar, it’s Austermann Step (the yarn with Aloe Vera and JoJoBo Oil in it) that was intended to be a sock for those first couple inches of ribbing, and suddenly screamed out to be a mitten. What can I say? I do what the yarn tells me.
How’s this for sexy?
It’s especially sexy when you note the pile of crap on Wifey’s bedside stand (I’m not trash-talkin’ here. mine is equally gross), the half-scraped wallpaper behind the lamp (which represents every wall in our bedroom), the Wall Street Journal on my computer, and lesson plans on Wifey’s computer. Yeah, we’re hot.
September 6, 2007
With two weeks of not blogging, there are more stories to tell than little Ms. Mafia has time to write up. Grad school has started, and the administrators repeated over and over again the importance of setting low expectations for our non-work & non-school obligations. Because I always do what I’m told [snicker], I’m here to set some low expectations.
Will I blog less? Yeah, probably a lot less. Email less? Yep. [as if I was ever good at emailing.] Comment less? Yes. Knit less? I’m afraid so. Spin less? Uh-huh. [she pauses to shed a tear.] Perhaps I’ll switch to a photo blog? Or post less frequently? I don’t know. For the next month or so, there will be changes, and I can’t anticipate what it’ll look like ’round here.
But I know one thing — I’m not going to stop blogging. After 2.5 years, it’s part of my life, and I would really miss you guys. In fact, I may need you now more than ever.
I have knitting pictures on my new computer, so stay tuned for those. In the meantime, here’s a heart-melting Nora picture and some yarn p0rn.
Med Student Kristen bought this emerald cone for me during the early days of the stash bust, and it lived with Cate for many moons so I could honestly say that I didn’t own it. But I’ve taken a flying leap off the stash bust wagon, so why not just confess. I present two pounds of pure tweedy emerald lust:
It’s mine. I love it. I can’t wait to use it. And while I contemplate an appropriate DK pattern, I’ll knit up a pair of Marina Piccolas with this Jaeger Matchmaker (which are sitting on the cone to emphasize how truly enormous the emerald lust is). Beth enabled the Jaeger purchase and we’re about to begin a wee two-person-Marina-Piccola-public-transport-KAL, so hopefully these won’t take too long to complete.
For additional lusting, go see Beth’s amazing Shetland Triangle and Cate’s stunning Autumn Rose sleeves. Enjoy!
September 4, 2007
