I love fall, and what I love most about fall is staying warm with knitwear. (Surprise, surprise.)
I always intend on knitting sweaters, and I do, about one a year. But I get bored with the sweater long before it's done, or else it becomes too fussy for me to focus on, or I go somewhere and need a more portable project, or a baby is born and I need to crank out a baby sweater or booties in a hurry, or I get an idea I just HAVE to execute, or or or....well, everyone knows I'm anything but faithful to my projects.
But the type of project I love more than any other is socks. I've knit 40-odd pair over the last few years, and before that sounds like a lot, contemplate that historically, children were expected to turn out a couple of pair a WEEK to keep the family shod--40 odd in a lifetime is next to none by comparison.
Last night the urge struck, big time, to focus on a small, fussy sock project, but one that I didn't design or futz with. Enter the Embossed Leaves sock. (That's a link to a picture of a pair I made last year. For some reason pictures aren't loading in blogger right now. Hate it.)
It's a pretty pattern, well written (for the most part--I don't like the cast on or the pick up at the heel flap...so I changed those...don't look at me like that...) and entertaining. The pair I made last year were GORGEOUS but I refused to keep them...and man that was hard. They went to my Aunt Gina though, so I know they are well worn and well loved.
This year's pair is being made out of Lorna's Laces Shepherd sock in the colorway Edgewater. I don't know how well it's going to show the leaves, but I just love how the colors remind me of a fall sky--everything from the lightest blue to the darkest hues, with browns and greens of shadows thrown in...amazing. So I am selfishly keeping these, and in the meantime the action of knitting them helps me feel the stress melt away. I seldom knit any "sock" pattern twice (except of course for the plan vanilla version--shown here in 3 different yarns for Christmas presents a couple years ago)but that's how soothing I find this one.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Slacker!
I know, I know, I haven't published a post since May. What can I say, I'm a slacker. But now the fall is here, and inside hibernation is beginning, and since it's raining and I've already had my walk today....
The last few months, encapsulated: SUCKED. If you know me, you know I've been in poor health; without going into too much gory detail, my guts are poorly arranged, and so I'm in pain from food, and there's nothing to be done about it. So. If you see me and say "oh my, you've lost weight!"....don't think it's a miracle diet. I dropped 30 lbs this summer (which I desperately needed to do) but it was from illness, not choice; and keeping it gone (and losing more) is much of the same. Eating hurts, and in the words of the doctor whose patient said "Doc, it hurts when I do THIS!"....I "don't do that." I eat, I eat enough, I eat what I want; I just don't want much, and if I can get it in soft or liquid form, bonus. (Yay for soup season.)
Ok. Enough about that. I AM CRAZY PROUD OF MY HUSBAND!!!!!! He, with many of his writer colleagues, was recently published in the horror anthology "Open Wounds" (available here)and to kick it off was part of a very successful book signing and open mic event. I AM CRAZY PROUD OF HIM, did I mention that? He's also (along with the Lost Word Writer's Group) co-editing the "Potter's Field" anthology (publication TBA) and the group's next project, a horror anthology, is in the planning stages. In addition he is working on personal projects, though "none that I want blogged about."
Tessa has started her "3rd grade" year at DaVinci....still "Level 2" but in a different classroom then before (DaVinci levels don't really equate to traditional grades, but most of her work is at 3rd grade level and above). She is doing well, though reminding her to TAKE HER TIME on projects is a constant battle--we try to tell her that knowing the answers is no good if no one can read them or she doesn't write them down entirely. Most of her errors are of the "just want to get it done" speed through variety.
That's about it from here. Sorry no pics, my camera battery isn't holding a charge & needs replaced, and the funds haven't really been there to do so! I really should take care of that soon--what good is it having a great camera if you can't use it?
The last few months, encapsulated: SUCKED. If you know me, you know I've been in poor health; without going into too much gory detail, my guts are poorly arranged, and so I'm in pain from food, and there's nothing to be done about it. So. If you see me and say "oh my, you've lost weight!"....don't think it's a miracle diet. I dropped 30 lbs this summer (which I desperately needed to do) but it was from illness, not choice; and keeping it gone (and losing more) is much of the same. Eating hurts, and in the words of the doctor whose patient said "Doc, it hurts when I do THIS!"....I "don't do that." I eat, I eat enough, I eat what I want; I just don't want much, and if I can get it in soft or liquid form, bonus. (Yay for soup season.)
Ok. Enough about that. I AM CRAZY PROUD OF MY HUSBAND!!!!!! He, with many of his writer colleagues, was recently published in the horror anthology "Open Wounds" (available here)and to kick it off was part of a very successful book signing and open mic event. I AM CRAZY PROUD OF HIM, did I mention that? He's also (along with the Lost Word Writer's Group) co-editing the "Potter's Field" anthology (publication TBA) and the group's next project, a horror anthology, is in the planning stages. In addition he is working on personal projects, though "none that I want blogged about."
Tessa has started her "3rd grade" year at DaVinci....still "Level 2" but in a different classroom then before (DaVinci levels don't really equate to traditional grades, but most of her work is at 3rd grade level and above). She is doing well, though reminding her to TAKE HER TIME on projects is a constant battle--we try to tell her that knowing the answers is no good if no one can read them or she doesn't write them down entirely. Most of her errors are of the "just want to get it done" speed through variety.
That's about it from here. Sorry no pics, my camera battery isn't holding a charge & needs replaced, and the funds haven't really been there to do so! I really should take care of that soon--what good is it having a great camera if you can't use it?
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