Math is HARD!

So I've been working on the pinwheel blanket, and I have no idea how much yarn it's going to take! According to the little excel spreadsheet someone made up for it, I've used one skein of cascade 220 and the blanket is already 23 inches in diameter. Now I know that as I add stitches, it gets bigger, thus taking up more yarn as I progress, but.. I don't know... that just seems really massive for one skein of yarn. Even if there are 220 yards on it. I know I bought enough, I do have 3 skeins total. I just keep wondering if I think I'll actually use them all or not. It's a crap shoot I guess. Ah well. Dog sweater for Siris if I don't I guess. :)

Today I finally finished the dust ruffle for the crib. I ironed it and everything. And I finished the crib sheet too. Then I started the curtain panels. I just have to do the bottom hem and pocket on the one, and then the hemming (all sides) and top pocket on the second one. Then. I. Am. Done. Whew!

So, now that the cat is out of the bag, so to speak. I can post. Those Appletini socks? Not for me. Nope. For my friend Jen. I gave her the completed one last night. I was hoping to have them done by our Saturday get together, but... she's a knitter. She understands. :) So, I'm going to bust butt and get the second one finished ASAP. At least I know they fit!

Today looks like a lazy day. I hope. Might get out to do some yard work. Or not. Who knows? I'd like to just sit on my butt all day, but then again, I've been doing that a lot lately. :) Something I should should really do first is go clean the bathroom. Eh. We'll see.

TGIF!

Let's see what's new and happening....

I started a baby blanket for the little seamonkey last night.Size 8's Cascade 220 Superwash I picked up at Yarnover this year. I bought three skeins, so we'll see how big this thing gets. It's the Pinwheel Baby Blanket. So far I loves it. But, when it gets huge and it's taking me 80 hours to do a round, we'll see. :) It's my "I need to knit something for this baby, but I don't want him to come out early, so maybe if I take awhile he'll stay in a bit yet" project.

Next thing I've been working on is my Appletini Embossed Leaves Socks.
This is the second sock, up to where I need to start the heel. I love the colors. It's Scouts Swag.

That's really it I guess. I'll be cooking up a cake today, for my friends birthday shin-dig tomorrow. Um.. some knitting too maybe?

Had my 36 week check up yesterday. Things are fine, and he's dropped down, which is why my girl bits hurt where there previously was no hurt. so, now it's just the waiting game I guess. But he can't come before the 19th. My doctor is on vacation until the 19th. :)

Snow? Again?

Okay. This isn't funny anymore. I'm seriously sick of winter. I think I should pack up the doggies and my hubby and move south.

Anyway, so my plan for a snowy Saturday was as follows:
Stay in house
Watch movies
Eat Cookies

Good day huh?

I also uploaded 3 tubs of yarn on ravelry. My stash is scary. Seriously. It's out of control. I still have more to post, but, the more to post part isn't getting smaller and smaller.

Erm...

Maybe there is something to this nesting thing. I didn't take a before, but here's a after.


Yeah...

Oh, and if anyone can guess what color that Manic Panic is.. you get a cookie. :) It's totally going on my head on Monday. Responsible adult? Yes. Yes I am. Responsible adult not currently working (or employable) who's scared of turning into a soccer mom. That's me!

I've been accused of nesting.

But I'd like to think of it as getting to things that have been put off for way too long, now that I've got the time. (and before the baby comes.)

I've got my craft room cleaned. Yay! Also, I turned the hallway linen closet from the "closet of shame" back to the "hallway linen closet."

See, I'm forgetful. And I have a dog that loves yarn. Sometimes I forget to put away the knitting I'm working on before I go to bed. And then, he finds it the next day, and unravels it everywhere. I cry, and pick it up and put it in the closet until I can deal with it. I've got many a project stalled for that very reason. Want a list?? My Rhiannon socks. Morale builders. The pink and yellow socks. Oh, and as of lately, my Appletini socks and my Husband's jitterbug socks. I've also got my swatch from Enny's Vest to deal with. Someday. Not today.

Anyway. I took the yarn, and untangled it, balled it up with my winder, and I'm good to go. Well, all except the vest and the pink and yellow socks. The socks are upstairs, and was too lazy to bring them downstairs to work on.

Anyway, I put yarn away, and put projects together. And I started a tub that I'm calling "the UFO box of SHAME!" for projects that have been sitting way way too long. I cleaned. I frogged. I organized. I feel good. I also searched Ravelry and found some patterns that will work with the yarn I have. I loves ravelry.

Now, I hurt. But I blame that on the yard work I did yesterday, not so much on the yarn. Yarn can't ever be at fault.

Monday Monday

My Monday has been... well... not as dreaded as they have in the past. Well, except for that dentist appointment I went to this morning. I had been well over a *cough* year and a half since I went in for a cleaning, and since my insurance ends on the 30th, I thought I should go. Good news, no cavities. Bad news, my teeth STILL hurt. ow ow ow. So yeah. Puttered around the house today. Did laundry, and the dishes and took a 3 hour nap. Because I could. :)

On the knitting front I have the toe to finish on my socks I started last weekend. I'm using Appletini from Scout's swag and the embossed leaves pattern and I loves it. Hopefully I shall finish the toe and start on the second sock. I'd like to get them done, so I can work on some older knits, like Maya's sweater. I want to cast on for a baby blanket for my little seamonkey, but I'm waiting until May 1 to do that, and I'd like to be guilt free and maybe (please god?) have Maya's sweater done by then. I can dream, can't I?

Almost Famous!

Dude. I made it on Franklins blog. And I'm right next to Lucy Neatby! Dude.

Yay! Done!

Ignore the goofy face. I think I must always look like that. :)
Me and my almost 34 week belly and a completed Mommy Snug. So happy.

Went to yarnover. Met Franklin. OMG. He is so sweet and cute, I just wanted to put him in my pocket and take him home with me. Now, I am all yarned out. I think I need a nap.

Hells to the Yeah.

I finished my Mommy Snug. Hells yeah. Okay, So I wanted it done my the 6th, and I just had to sew one sleeve to the body, attached the buttons, weave in the ends, and then do the neckline. And... well... I quit. Because I am a quitter. :)

So, I sat down and did it today, because then I can wear it tomorrow when I go see Franklin at the Yarnery. At least I'm pretty sure that's where he's going to be. Damn, I better make sure, since I am the driver and what not. Oh... double damn. He IS at Yarnover. Not the Yarnery. Good thing I checked...Ack! NOw I fear for my wallet. :)

I read on the ravelry that someone finished the neck edge with an i-cord bind off, and I totally stole that idea. I used the handy tutorial off of Knitty. I loves me some i-cord. Loves.

So, now that I'm unemployed (long story) I find I have time to do all the stuff I never did have time for before. Who knew? :) Not only have I spent time looking for a job, I also have gotten a butt load of cleaning and organizing done. So nice. I might just be ready for this baby after all. After lunch I'm going to head over to the temp agency to update my resume. Then.. who knows. Knitting? I think we're going out to eat tonight because it's my SIL birthday. Woo! No cooking tonight.

ugh. Still stressed out about the whole ordeal, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel I guess. I'm still freaked out about my insurance, but we'll figure something out...hopefully sooner rather than later.

just keep knitting....

Ack! Must. Finish. Mommy Snug. I've got the front, back and one sleeve done. I'm at the elbow of the second one. Think I'll make it by the 6th of April? I've been taking it to work and sneaking in a few rows on my lunch. I was home sick yesterday but spent the whole day sleeping. so I only got an hour or so of knitting in the evening done. Keep your fingers crossed!

Other then that, it's just been more of the same. Trying to scrub the house down for the shower, keep my head down and out of the drama, and trying to figure out how to take a nap at work.

Random update.

First, look at my car!Yeah! I still loves it. Even if it's a mom car. :)

Next, baby socks!
They're for a girl at work that's going to have her baby on Friday.

What? Baby? Why yes. There is one in my belly. Want to see? This is 28 weeks.

There. That's all I got.

Just step away from the yarn.

I did! I walked away! I had the pretties in my shopping cart, and I put them back and left. Aren't you proud?

So yeah, go buy the vesper so I don't. I don't know how long I can hold off.....

So, 2 weeks ago we bought a car. A Chrysler Pacifica to be exact. It's such a mom car. I almost feel like a grownup!

Also, Braxton Hicks = total suck. I'm beginning to worry about this whole... how the baby is going to come into the world part of pregnancy. I may have to start telling everyone I see in scrubs that I want drugs. Lots of drugs! :)

Civic duty? Check!

So I actually got picked to be on a jury yesterday. In a criminal case. I was totally freaked out, but it was really interesting and I'd totally do it again. I am still on call for the rest of my two weeks, so I have to call in every night after five to see if I have to show up.

Monday there was a little drama, at the metal detector. I had the choice to ditch my metal circular needles, or walk back to my car in below zero weather and leave them there. Yeah, guess what I did? I handed over my needles. They were only susan bates, so.. Whatever. I brought only bamboo needles today. They let them pass. So, you can get on a plane with metal needles, but not in a courthouse. Just in case you needed to know. Thankfully I did have back up knitting yesterday. And I only got to knit for a few hours. Poo. Today I got to knit during breaks. So it's all good.

Too Cold!

It's too cold to do much today. I did go to the grocery store, and almost froze to death on the way home. We made our Green Chicken Chili for supper, and I've just been sitting around updating my Raverly page.

I finished the first of my husbands' socks. This was taken yesterday afternoon.
I finished it last night while watching the food network.

Also finished (well, except for the weaving parts) are my Vesper Socks.
Have I said that I love them yet? Because I do. I love them. They are the first ever socks that I have knit (and finished) for myself. Considering my stash is like 98% sock yarn, I better knit myself some more. :)

So for the next 2 weeks I'm on jury duty. I have to go in Monday morning. Can I tell you I'm freaking excited? It'll suck to make only 20 bucks a day, but I can knit while waiting. KNIT!!! I'm so happy you have no idea. I'm going to bring my mommy snug and probably the 2nd sock for my hubby. So. Excited.

Yes!

Check it. I totally got the fabric for my nursery today. (image stolen from craftyplanet.com)
This is going to be the main selection. When I get in it, I'll take it to the fabric stores and find some others that go with it. I'm planning a quilt, some curtains and a crib ruffle. So cute!

On a not so exciting note, our heat is screwed up. Again. A few weeks ago it went out, and hubby and his uncle fixed it, buy getting a new thermostat. Well, it's not working again. Poop. Hubby is going back to home depot, and uncle is coming back to poke around again. The heat will kick on, run a sec or two, then kick off. The temp is sitting at 63 degrees. Me and the dogs are under a blanket in front of the fire place. Thank god for that.

Musing on knitting monogamy

You know, it's really funny how much knitting you get done when you focus on one thing. I've been dragging around the sock for almost a week. I've turned the heel, and I'm working on the gusset. Yeah! And, this is with a size 12 sock. Of course, now that I've been good for a week, I had to pick up something else to work on. I've got a BSJ sitting around that I started, and now I want to get this done for charity.

But still, focusing on one thing really gets you progress. Go figure!

Anyway, I don't think that BSJ is going as fast as it should. Probably because I have to stop and count every 2 seconds, to make sure I haven't screwed up again. It's not that it's hard, it's not. I just can't seem to ever get the decrease in the right place.

Anyway. That's about all I've got for tonight. I haven't looked outside lately. Are we snowed in yet? Please? I want to stay in bed. All day. That would be grrrreat.

Okay, why does my check spelling button not work? why???

I guess I lied.

No pictures of the vesper socks. I haven't woven in the ends yet. But, I shall post the socks I started tuesday night, after I had finished my vesper socks. They are socks for my husband. He picked out the yarn on our vacation. It's jitterbug, in the Sea Breeze colorway.

The yarn isn't quite as yellow as it appears. My colors are off due to night photography. But whatever. You gt the idea.

We got the insurance check in the mail last week for my car. (Finally!) And so now begins the fun of car shopping. I think currently I'm leaning towards getting a Ford Escape. Haven't test driven one yet, so I don't know if my hubby will fit in one, but they're cute and get pretty good gas mileage, and I think we should be able to fit 2 dogs and a baby in one. It doesn't seem like such a scary step up into a larger car than say, getting a mini van. :)

My brain is full of random thoughts.

And so, dear readers, I shall fill you with random thoughts.

I finished my Vesper socks. I shall take pictures tomorrow when the sun is out and I find my camera. I think my husband still has it after vacation.

Vacation was fun. It was the best ever. We ate lots of food, I met his friends (they like me!) and I got pretty yarn and jewelery. Which, I shall take pictures of, when I find my camera. (see above)

Have you ever heard of the movie Fido? Oh. My. God. I do love me a good zombie movie. But a good Zombie movie, set in circa 1950's? Hi-larious! Seriously. Due yourself a favor. Add this to your netflicks cache.