A new war is waging...

and you don't want to be caught in the cross needles. Yes, that's right, I'm talking about Sock Wars III. I received my Top Secret Dossier on Friday with the name of my victim and am knitting my fingers off.

I admit I had a rough start with the pattern, as many other warriors did. But I think I've finally gotten it..at least I've got something that I think is right and it's pretty so we are gonna go with it. There will be pictures but not today as I'm in the home stretch of completing my first sock. (and there is the fact that although my camera has arrived, I no longer remember what I did with the cord) The second sock should go much faster.


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On another note, can someone tell me how I would go about responding to comments? I always enjoy getting emails from other bloggers to whom I have commented. But for the life of me, I can't figure out how to send my commenters emails and it is making me feel rude.

Caffeine Test

I finally got my camera back so I'll be posting some actual knitting content soon. In the meantime....how much caffeine have you had today?


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Best laugh you'll ever get

I was just listening to Brenda Dayne and nearly spit tea out of my nose when this song got going. This is not from the current episode of Cast On it is actually from Episode 9, but I'm just now starting from the beginning and listening to them all. For those of you that have already heard it, it's time you laugh again. For those that have never heard this...don't drink anything while you listen. And when you are done...don't forget to play it for your husband so he can laugh too.

The Harlot Singers

As I'm sure everyone else has already seen these it's sort of silly that I'm posting them but just in case you didn't click those links on Stephanie's blog, here they are. You gotta listen because they are so funny!





And saving the best for last:

Just a little

There really isn't much going on here, just working on the same few projects. I added the Pomatomus sock last week and now that I've finally got the pattern figured out I'm just about to start the heel of the first sock.

I know it is pretty short but I'm making them sport length because that is what the recipient likes to wear. And because I'm really hating the yarn. It feels very rough and scratchy and the swatch I washed didn't soften up...so I'm unhappy with it.

I've been doing just a bit of other crafting this week as well. I saw these on another blog and just had to have one.

As knitters we always need to be able to jot down changes to our projects, ideas for new designs ...or heck the grocery list. These started out just like the blue one in the back of the photo and now I think they are destined to go to swap partners.

I also made a few scissor charms to take with me since I'm going to a scrapbook retreat. We'll see if the ladies there think they are as cute as I do.


Imbolc (mystery shawl 7) is growing, I'm working on clue 3 now but almost done. The larger the chart got was starting to mess with my eyes and I kept messing up but I think I finally found a way to keep my place. And I'm so proud that I can at least listen to podcasts while I work on it so it's not as much of a quiet knit anymore. Sometimes silence is deafening.


Well that's all for me for today. I promise I'll be posting again before I leave next week.

Now I've seen it all

If you haven't heard about the pregnant man take a look at the link. Mr Beatie used to be a female but had a sex change operation. He chose to keep his sex organs in hopes of having a child some day...and now he's made history.

ooo shiny moment

That's what I had last week when I went to my LYS. I'd been drooling over some Malabrigo worsted in the Little Lovely colorway and finally couldn't take the pressure anymore. I bought 3 skeins and headed home to make myself a bag. And that is how this:



became this:

pattern: Booga Bag by Black Sheep Bags
yarn: Malabrigo worsted, Little Lovely colorway
needles: US 10.5

It actually only used ones skein and a very small portion of a second so I immediately cast on for a second bag. Naturally the second bag is going much slower than the first, it's been sitting around all weekend looking pretty but lonely. I'll definitely finish it up this week though.

There hasn't been enough progress on the Mystery Shawl to take a picture. If you click the link, you can tell the mystery has been revealed and I'm just a slacker. I'm already looking forward to the next mystery shawl which starts next week I think. Guess that means I need more laceweight.

Hubby, MIL and I spent yesterday at the Tempe Arts Festival and had a great time. I really don't do well with heat but I survived and it wasn't that bad. They were so impressed that I didn't drop dead after just a few minutes...but I did stop at the first booth I saw selling hats and got a wide brim hat for the day. (it'll come in handy during pool season too)

I picked up some really great artwork that I have sitting right in front of my computer. I don't know where to put it because I want to see it all the time, I just love all the colors!

See what I mean? All of the colors are just so bright and pretty. I wish I had remembered to pick up one of her business cards but alas, I didn't.