Knitting

The one where she feels

June 6, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

better, more at home in her skin. Today just started out as an uphill climb, not wanting to go to work, not wanting to stay in bed, not wanting to care and caring anyway. Then, like always, by the time I’ve had my coffee, read the paper and gotten ready for work, my attitude had adjusted for the better and I was OK. Amazing.

Here’s a preview of my Ipod sock. The yarn is left over from a pair of socks and I love the color. The blue makes me think of well broken in, well loved blue jeans. Here’s what I have so far –

Just barely got a photo, my camera has gotten way to0 bossy, it doesn’t say “please change battery”, it tells me “change the battery”, no please, no thank you, no nuthin’. Bossy-ass camera.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Knitting

The one where she’s had a

June 5, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

lazy day. That is, her body has been lazy, but her brain’s still running full speed ahead. This is nothing new for me, I’m always (pretty much) in this mode, but lately, I’m feeling a little burned out. This whole thing with my parents, along with a close friend who is making really, really bad choices is about to take its toll on me. I hope that we find a place for Mom and Dad here in the next week or ten days, but things like this take time and we’re definitely feeling the crunch.

I got just a tad distracted from the Slippery Sock today, working on my Ipod sock, but they’re both coming along pretty well. Could part of my problem be caused by having too many WIPs and not enough FOs? Hummmm……. nope, don’t think so, not me, not the Nothing In Moderation Chick. Uh-uh. No, I didn’t think so. ; p New word coined today – under overachiever; how’s that for an oxymoron?

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. Emile Zola (1840-1902)

Knitting

The one where the first

June 4, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

Slippery Sock is complete and I’ve started on the second. I love the cables and the way the colors really pop.

Mr. Iknead got me a new Ipod for Mother’s Day, the newest model with 160 gigs. I decided yesterday to knit a cozy for it, I’d like to keep it looking shiny and new as long as I can. I decided on Doggerell Designs Dragonskin Itouch Cover, which is a free Ravelry download. I’m not clear on the ins and outs of copyright infringement so I won’t post a photo, but it’s easy enough to check it out on Rav. Speaking of Ipods, this is my third one and am still convinced that it’s the best investment electronics-wise (is that even a word?) I’ve ever made. I keep mine going on the average of seven hours a day during the week, usually listening to audiobooks and music when I work out. I’m reading/listening to an intriguing book at the moment, The Boy With the Cuckoo Clock Heart, by Mathias Malzieu. It’s quirky and offbeat, two things I look for in books and now that I think about it, pretty much everything else. The more oddball and eccentric, the better I like it.

I’ve been playing around with the idea of another blog and have just about decided to go for it, posting on Saturdays about things that interest me and grab my attention, freestyling I suppose you’d call it. This idea is sounding better and better. What am I waiting for?

The best and most beautiful things in life cannot be seen, not touched, but are felt in the heart. Helen Keller (1880-1968)

Knitting

The one where her WIP Wednesday

June 1, 2011June 2, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

project just makes it under the wire. Nearly finished first Slippery Sock. Here it is

Apparently my WIPW post last night went wonky and most of it vanished off the cyberface of the world, so this is a repost. Just when I was starting to get comfortable with the whole posting picture/editing thing. Dang.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)