September 2008 Archives

I've been plugging away, here and there. Working on Tundra Rib Sock siamese twin - I really must replenish my handknit sock stash before the cold weather is here. In fact, it's nibbling at my heels now. This week is going to be on the cool side. And I'm certainly going to need these in a special place soon. Yes, I get to tag along with hubby to one of those destination places where millions of tourists visit every year. It will be nice to have a mini-vacation and I'm so looking forward to it.

I have an upcoming project Lacewing Shawl by Ann Hanson. I'm supposed to make a shawl for my mother. So, I've been spinning up some nice coopworth-alpaca roving. I need 1300 yards - I hope I have enough roving to accomplish that goal. I also hope to get the spinning done before we go to that special place. Which means I'll have to get up when hubby gets up so I can spend some time with the spinning wheel. Why do I do stuff like this that end up with me getting run down ragged?

I finally have not one, but two FO to show for August. Mr. Greenjeans was actually finished over a week ago. I simply washed and laid it out on the living room floor. I only needed to stretch out the sleeves a bit so that these would hit my wrists. I really loved knitting this cardigan, even if I did have problems with the sleeves. I wish that I'd made it just a bit bigger, and may do so with my next Mr. Greenjeans (yes, planning to do so). All that is left to be done is to put on a button. I don't have the perfect button yet. But maybe I'll find just the right one at Britex Fabrics.

Yes, dear readers, yours truly will be going to San Francisco at the end of the month. Hubby's company wants him to take a 3-day workshop to be held there. So, I get to tag along and I just have to find things to do to amuse myself while hubby's in class. Yippee! The plan is to fly in early enough that hubby and I will have one whole day to explore, and spend time with his sister Sally and her family and his brother Rick; they all live in Sacramento. It'll be great to see them.

Of course, I'll be taking my laptop and I need to remember to pack my camera cable so I can upload photo. (Don't forget to get started on that trip list. - Ed. Yes, ma'am.)

I don't usually get too political here. But, I'm really shocked by sexism in the media. And dare I say, sexism from the very folks who should theoretically be the least sexist. Nobody is perfect, not even me.

I now return y'all to regular programming - "Let's All Decide What to Knit Next . . . So Many Choices, So Little Time", now playing at your local station, Batman time.