Vegetative State

I really feel like I'm not doing much of anything but sitting in front of the computer with my basically brain dead knitting. Feather and Fan is as close as one can get to miles of garter stitch and not fall asleep from boredom. With all that said, this shawl really is fun to knit. I've been pretty much been changing colors at each pattern repeat. It's using up small balls of leftovers at this point.

Now I have to decide what I'm going to do when it starts to get really long stripes...I have probably 150 sts on the needles now and when it gets to be 400 or so it's going to take a lot of yarn to make one stripe. Most of the skeins I have that will accommodate a pattern repeat that big are in neutral colors: black, white, tan, brown, etc. All were acquired on Freecycle or the resale shops. Maybe I'll have to buy a few bright colors to alternate with the neutrals.

Is anyone else interested in participating in my PAY IT FORWARD? If so, let me know and put the info on your blog!

It's still cold, although the rain seems to be out of the forecast till closer to Christmas. We seem to be developing lots of fog, though. It was really kinda scary driving yesterday. Although visibility was about a half block, which should, if drivers are paying any attention at all, not be a problem, but when drivers are used to clear weather about 360 days a year....they just don't seem to make allowances for "weather". Anywho, fog yesterday and fog today according to the Weather Channel.

Pay It Forward

I am accepting the Pay It Forward challenge I found at Ari's blog.

"I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog(s) requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog."

What about you? Wanna accept the challenge?

Are you behind on your gift socks? This might be the answer!

Okay...let's see. I finished up the fulled slippers for my Eldest Grandson yesterday!


And I fixed the Republic Hat. The pattern failed to note that a row of even knitting was necessary when doing the decreases. So I frogged the crown and redid it. And added a crocheted embellishment.


And, of course I CO a new project. Simply because the pattern intrigued me.
The pattern has purl rows which I eliminated mainly because I was more interested in the technique than the ribs. I think this is a great for a spaced dyed or variegated yarn.

Youngest Son and I cleaned up the back yard as the weather people say we have a big storm coming in from the Gulf of Alaska. It should be hitting the west coast today and us tomorrow. Lots of rain.

Speaking of the back yard....remember me talking about our citrus trees? Well, boy, howdy, do we have citrus. Absolutely tons of lemons and lots of grapefruit. And they all look ripe. We've picked a couple lemons already and they are pretty good. Tarter than I like, but definitely good lemons.