Tuesday, December 12, 2006

SSS


Okay. So. I knit a sock. This isn't the first sock I knit; the first pair was back in June and it like to killed me. For real, it almost put me off knitting forever. But I stuck it out, ya know? And then, for some reason this past weekend, I started getting this urge to knit a pair of socks...I dunno what's with me, but I had the pretty turquoise sock yarn from senior trip, so I went at it. And last night, I had a sock. (And a lot of stuff on my desk...)
But now...I have absolutely no desire to knit the other one. See, here's the thing. I know that after you wear a pair of handknit socks, you're supposed to never want to go back to store-bought socks. But I like store-bought socks. My handknit socks...not so comfortable...kinda itchy...And I don't like the way this one looks on my foot...I dunno...I like to just look at it, sitting there on my anthro. books, and be all like, "yeah, I knit a sock..." and I like when people came in my room and were like, "you're knitting a sock??"...but I just don't like wearing it...And it's not going to fit anyone else..So really, I'm wondering if I should even make the other one..At this moment..I'm thinking I'll just wait til the urge to knit socks hits me again..should be about 6 months..then I'll have a pair. Right now, I figure life's too short. Might as well knit another washcloth...

By the way, this is likely the last post for a while..or at least the last one with pictures...My anthropology final is tomorrow, and after that I'll be heading home to dial-up in the boonies...Dial-up and Blogger have been notorious for not getting along in the past..So unless I make it to a Krystal (which is tempting), you'll probably have to wait until January to see the huge stack of dishcloths I'm going to work on. And the progress I'm going to make on the mitered square blanket. I haven't forgotten it! It's at home! Where I am going to be..shortly! I've been counting down the hours until that final is over. Right now, it's 24.67...Then I'll be free! I'm going book shopping tomorrow afternoon! Yay! Also last weekend, besides the wierd sock urge, I had a strange desire to read a biography, something that would make me feel smart. I'm leaning towards Audrey Hepburn.

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Lazy


I finished another washcloth, but I don't feel like getting up and taking a picture of it..so I'll just post a picture of it halfway finished.. and a sideways picture at that..oh well..

I have nothing to do for the next four days except study anthropology. Woo-hoo. I have to ace that final.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

In One Week...


I will be turning this


into this

another view
That is only a portion of my dishcloth cotton collection; the rest is at home. It's not all tangled, at least not as bad as it looks all piled on my bed. But yeah, that's my Christmas break goal, use all the dishcloth cotton stash making warshrags for my (as of yet invisible) hope chest. We'll see how many ballbands I can do before I get completely burned out on them. And I still have my mitered square blanket (I left it at home on purpose after Thanksgiving so it couldn't distract me here, and to build my anticipation to knit some more on it) and I've got that sock yarn from senior trip. Oh yay! Blissful, guiltfree knitting. Coming soon!