February 4, 2007

Oh Yeah....

I over dyed the purple/grape from yesterday's pic with some black cherry. It's darker and purplier than regular black cherry, which is to be expected I guess!

I finished one Pedicure Sock and am pleased with how it turned out. I've got about three inches done on the second one. Found out my daughter really was upset I was using the yarn as she liked it so much she wanted to make something out of it. Guess the next time she has a day off we'll have to make some more!

You've heard me talk about my best friend, F. Here is his blog, Little Cricket, and a pic of the Pinwheel Sweater he's making for his MIL. Isn't it gorgeous? And it's probably been frogged so many times we could populate at least three ponds! F's a perfectionist. I am, too, but I give myself more permission to have boo-boos that he does.

Well, I didn't do as much housekeeping yesterday as I should have, but I did do some. Guess I'll work a bit on it today....and then again maybe not. My daughter gets off early today so I'm planning on making a run to the library. I may or may not have jury duty on Tuesday and I want to have a good book with me if I have to spend the day there. On the website for jury duty it says: Anything considered to be a weapon or that is deemed unacceptable by Security, will be confiscated and/or dealt with appropriately. So I don't know if my knitting needles will be considered weapons or not. And it's up to the discretion of whoever is on duty that day. Maybe if I have something on my plastic Denise's I won't have to worry. Now, what to knit? What to knit?

Oh, remember a few days ago I said I'd recorded Nora Roberts' Angel Falls on Lifetime? I watched it last night. Yup, I'm glad I read the book first (and it's well worth the read). As usual, too much info to put in the movie and lots was left out. However, I can't tell if someone hadn't read the book if they'd "get" the movie. There is another Nora Roberts movie on this week, Montana Sky which I recently finished (and was good, too). I've set up the DVR to record it. I'm sure it'll be a typical Lifetime movie which means it's not all that well done, but.... something to listen to while I knit.

January 29, 2007

Well, I started on the Gunner's Cap, did my gauge swatch, figured out how many sts to CO, and it was too big for me. That's it above. All was not lost, though. I did knit a hem on it (rather than sewing it in later as the pattern suggested). So I learned a new skill before utilizing the old one of frogging!

Then I CO on this hat! It's just a regular hat done in black and white stripes. Nothing spectacular, but, hey, it's still pirate!

So, I did a bit more reading yesterday. I realized that Nora Roberts' Angels Fall movie is on Lifetime tonight. So I dove into the book and got a good 100 out of 450 pages read. I'll save the movie and watch it after I finish the book. In my experience, most books are far better than most movies made from the books. My favorites are those that are both good. Like the Harry Potter ones. Although soooooooooooo very much of the book is not in the movies, the movies do tell a complete story. Practical Magic was another one that was good. Much was left out of the movie, but both were very good stories.

I cleaned up the house this morning. Not fun with a sore back (chronic) and a hurting knee. But, it's vacuumed, swept and cleared off. Looks much, much better. My knee, well, it still hurts if I twist it or sit still too long. Takes a minute to walk the stiffness out of the tendons. Tendons do take a long time to heal, so I imagine this knee and I will be much more conscious of each other than usual for awhile.

The vacuuming is such a hassle. We have a little vacuum...made for clean ups rather than cleaning. And the carpet was new when we moved in. So it sheds, and sheds, and sheds. Makes my chow

look like a shedding amateur! But, I worked at it and worked at it and for the next few hours, the rug looks good!