How I Spent My Spring Vacation
Knitting
We'll do this first because there's so little to say. I did little knitting over the break, finding myself all too often removed from the vicinity of the knitting or engaged in non-knitting friendly activities. What little knitting was done was not on the projects I swore I'd work on, though, so I suppose I'm keeping the WIP spirit alive!
But first, a view of the offensive Pippi.
As you can see, the striping changes radically. At this point, though, I feel that continuing and finishing one sock will let me see what I'm really looking at. I've come so far! I can't stop now!
My new project is really an impromptu torture device. Behold the magic of the Pi Shawl!
Those are size 0 needles and that is size 10 crochet cotton. I am insane, and will likely only have a doily for my troubles. But I'm learning about the shawl shaping, so I guess that's a good thing. It's fun, but the smallness is somewhat frustrating. I've got a couple of skeins of laceweight (red and black, one shawl's worth each), so I see a couple of real shawls in my summer knitting future.
Studies
I did do a bit of reading. Kipling's Kim, which I'm still reading, a couple of computing books, and more romantic poetry. I'm not going to be ready for my exams.
I came across no new knitters on my own, but I did hear of a great one from Aven which I'll be adding to the list. A colleague also suggested I take a look at Chekov, so be on the lookout for the first play!
Friends
I did get to visit with my adopted family in Suwanee. On Monday I ventured there for an evening of yummy pasta, wine, and Mah Jong! An excellent way to pass an evening, and my friend Steph and I made plans for a follow-up at a nearby Barnes & Noble on Thursday. Here's Sarah Grayce playing with the B&N train.
What a cutie! She's so energetic and enthusiastic...and talkative! We had to cut our visit short, as Steph's older daughter was feeling ill, but it was good to hang out for a little while. Someday, perhaps, I'll post pics of adults too.
Kitties
Zeus and Merc, as usual, were looking for lovin' in all the wrong places. But they are such sweet little devils!
Here's Steve giving Merc a bit of a scolding...I'm sure he deserved it! :-)
Comments
Welcome back. The Pippi socks are radical. Did you see a swatch ahead of time? I love the colors. It is the color sequence that is not what one would expect. The Pi Shawl looks beautiful. Is that a fancy stitch marker? I look forward to seeing it blocked.
Posted by: Kathleen | March 15, 2004 07:51 PM
I had only seen the colors before doing the Pippi's--no swatch. They're a gift for someone else, and I sent her to an online color card to pick the yarn. When I got the yarn I figured it would produce thinnish stripes, but I just didn't think ahead to the calf decrease on the sock. I love both stripe patterns, but together they're kind of a train wreck.
Thanks for the shawl compliment! The pic isn't the best, but it is kinda pretty. The stitch marker is actually a prefab card decoration I bought at Michael's. I got a dozen little flowers and a dozen little stars for about 4 dollars total. They won't fit on needles larger than size 8, but that's OK with me!
Posted by: Anita | March 15, 2004 08:47 PM