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The one where I learn

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something special about today:  It’s the Persian New Year; Happy New Year everyone!  Dr. B, a dentist where I work, hands out $2 bills on the New Year, for good luck.  You save them for good luck throughout the year.  Interesting, huh?

My new sock project is decided upon and I have now moved on to the yarn decision.  It’s so hard to choose between yarns, kind of like trying to choose between your kids.  Each one has something special to offer, I think.  It’s Coupling, from Knitty Summer 07 issue.

Here’s what I decided yarn-wise

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Jitterbug Paint Box.  I think it will be perfect.  I wonder how it’s going to stripe up?

You can pretend to be serious; you can’t pretend to be witty.  Sacha Guitry  (1885-1957)

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The one where she talks about

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the book she just started, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston.  Just a few pages in, so the jury’s still out but I think it’s going to be a keeper.  I do that with books, there are several, both real paper and ink and audiobooks, that I read over and over, savoring.  The Stand is one, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is another.  Never get enough of those two.

I (finally) truly got going on the Brittany Jumper.  It only took me a weekend. My problem was the eyelet pattern around the hem.  If you get off even one stitch, then all the eyelets after get all whopperjawed.  Since it’s 208 stitches around, well, entire days can be swallowed up in casting on, knitting, swearing, frogging, casting on, knitting, swearing, frogging.  You get my drift.  Here’s what little I have so far.

A little closer

 Here’s the angel I’m knitting it for –

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
 
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The one where her last entry

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for 2KCBWDay7 is about where and when she indulges in her passion.  It’s easier to list where I don’t knit; I knit at work on my breaks, in the car (but not driving), anytime I have to wait, in the evenings after work.  I usually have something else going at the same time, if not TV, then an audiobook.  Most of the time I have a small project in my purse, usually pretty mindless, fiddly stuff and lots of interruptions aren’t a good mix, which I found out the hard way.  Knitting’s a great ice-breaker I’ve found and if you really don’t want to be disturbed, it’s a really good “deep in thought” moment maker. I’ve met the nicest people over yarn and needles. 

Eskimimi, thanks – a dip of the needles to you, you made it all happen.

I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.  Goldie Hawn (1945 –     )

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The one where she states her 2KCBWDAY6 dream

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of learning Fair Isle.  Like this

and colorwork like this

Ooh, ooh, and spinning.  I want to learn to spin, too.  This will be as soon as I can talk Mr. Iknead into getting a couple of sheep, seriously.  (Like that’s ever going to happen).  A girl can dream can’t she?

The road to hell is paved with adverbs.  Stephen King (1947 –     )

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The one where her 2KCBWDAY5 post is

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A Tangled Yarn Haiku 

                                                                                                                     

My yarn’s a hot mess

Where’s my knitting mojo now?

Quick!  Hide the scissors!

You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head.  Matt Groening (1954-   )

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The one where her FO

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Friday offering is actually ready before FO Friday arrives.  I finished the Catnip Socks on Monday and have been anticipating posting them today.  Take a look, please –

Not so great but better than nothing stitch pattern closeup –

On the lookout for a kickin’ sock pattern, any suggestions?

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.  Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

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The one where 2KCBWDAY4 asks

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where are they now?

The Pinafore Dress is in Fayetteville, AR with Susannah

These socks live in my sock drawer here in Little Rock

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So do these

These are my newest FO, Catnip Socks, they’re waiting for a nice bath and block, will then join the others in my sock drawer.

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.  Georg Wilhelm

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The one she comes out

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of the (stash) closet.  How do I manage to wrangle my yarns into submission organization?  Step right this way for 2KCBWDAY3 –

The snowman tin has assorted circs.  I know that for sure.  My system is that I have no system.  But I’m working on that.

Last up, my Stash O’ Shame –

which holds projects that I started and ran out of steam on, projects/yarn that I hated but not enough to frog and rewind the yarn and projects that I screwed up so bad that I couldn’t bear to face them, yada yada yada.  Perhaps a motivational quote is in order.

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.  William H. Sheldon

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The one where she

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has to really think about her first entry in the 2nd Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week 2011.  Have I learned any new knitting skills in the past year?  The one that stands out really isn’t a new skill, but one that I’ve gotten a lot better at.  I suppose what you’d call it is FO assembly, sweaters in particular.  I love to knit sweaters, but hate putting them together; they always turned out wonky.  I worked on doing a better, neater job and while I still don’t like doing it, I think the practice has helped.

For your viewing pleasure, I bring you last year’s baby sweater:

Can’t make it bigger.  Trust me, I’ve improved.

Recent FO:

Again, too small.  Crap.  Again, you’ll just have to trust me.

Thought:  Why does man kill?  He kills for food.  And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.  Woody Allen (1935-     )

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The one where she thinks

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she may have had as close to a perfect few days as she’s ever had.  I did most of the things I love to do – I baked bread, went yarn shopping, worked on my Catnip Socks and made a pot of soup (shrimp bisque if you must know).  On the sock front, I have only an inch or so left before I start the final ribbing on the cuff.  I could probably finish them tonight, but tomorrow is a work day and I know myself, if I stay up later that I know I should, I’ll pay for it tomorrow night and Tuesday, so, I’m putting the brakes on tonight with the intention of finishing them tomorrow.  I do have my next project picked out – another Minnowknits dress, this one called Brittany Jumper – here’s a pic

I may use this yarn –

It’s Fibranatura Cottonwood, 100% organic cotton, the color is called Cindy, #41109.  It’s more of a coral color than it’s pictured. 

National Knitting Blog Week kicks off tomorrow, I’m going to give it a try; I enjoy blogging and reading other’s blogs.  Should be really cool.  I’m always interested in seeing other’s blogs.  I can always learn something.

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?  Dr. Robert Schuller

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The one where she returns

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to Yarn Mart for the sale and buys more (!) yarn.  I also bought some nifty stuff called Lavishea Lotion Bar.  It’s a solid cake of soy wax and unrefined shea butter and is the best stuff I’ve found for my dry as a bone hands and doesn’t leave them greasy.  I can pick up my knitting again without worrying about transferring gunk to my precious yarn.  Speaking of yarn, here are my newest additions:

The first is Kollage Yarns Sock-A-Licious, color #7801, which happens to be a pretty shade of what I would call Terra Cotta, 70% superwash merino, 10% mulberry silk, 20% nylon.

The second is Fibranatura Cottonwood, 100 %organic cotton, color #41109, Cindy, lot #8/1115.

This yarn is more of a coral color in real life.  It photographed pinker than it really is.  I think it wants to be a Minnowknits dress for the Papoose. 

I made a pan of Lemon Bars last night, just had a taste for them.  Mr. Iknead likes them with his coffee in the morning.  He’s alway appreciative and only complains about his waistline.  : )

Always be a little kinder than necessary.  James M. Barrie (1860-1937)

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