Anyway, Lots of stuff has gone on in my life since last year, and I mean lots. Let's hope things even out now!
I'm thinking of starting a podcast about my adventures in handicrafts, and I already have a name and theme song picked out. Orange Sweater, for both. My brother's band's song. Hee.
I'm also recording one of the books I wrote so my boyfriend William can listen to it (he reads very slowly due to dyslexia, and I love reading a loud, so it's perfect). I'm also right now writing a whirlwind book so I can have my first book rejection by age 21 (apparently the book on tape I'm making isn't good enough to get rejected... in my opinion anyway).
Also, I've discovered just how much I love to knit. I was all about crochet before, but lordy, knitting has taken me where crochet has not...
cables. Yes, there are cables in crochet, but they dont' look anywhere near as pretty as knitting has. Heh. I unfortunately don't have all the pieces to the current sweater I"m knitting here at my parents; they're still at my apartment. Otherwise I'd snap a picture and show you.
But i'll show you what else is on my needles, because almost all my hooks are at my apartment...
I'm knitting a simple garter stitch scarf out of yarn Bee Truffles. And those who know me know I am NOT a fan of pink. This scarf is for my year and a half old neice, Willow. She and her family (my sis, bro-in-law and her 4 year old brother) are coming around valentine's day. I knit her brother a scarf last year, so it's her turn.
I love how this yarn works up in garter. I didn't want to do stockinette because it'd curl and I didn't want to screw around with that. Besides, it doesn't need stockinette to look beautiful.
Plus, the yarn was half off. Oh Hobby Lobby sales...
Part of a boot sock. Note the heel flap! This is also my first pair of socks, EVER. It's for my boyfriend, William. I doubt they will fit well around the legs (he's skinny), but he could always wear them over another pair at civil war reenactments. It's from swish superwash wool from Knitpicks, and it's oh so soft!
I also made William a pair of gloves, but I have to redo one because the pattern had a bit of an error and I made two right gloves. Thankfully, I bought twice as much yarn (i ADORE Knitpicks) as I needed, so I don't even have to frog the glove to salvage yarn (but I probably will and make myself a pair of socks). I don't have the gloves here either, so... no piccie. I hate that four months ago I moved almost my entire stash and supplies to my apartment over three days, and now I have to move it back. Ugh. Oh well, what's the use of complaining?
And just because I"m silly, My pet ferrets!
Mal and Gypsy, respectively....