After calling Barbara back and acting like a normal human being - we had a conversation and everything! - I jumped online to catch up with some blog reading. Bopped over to JenLa, where I discovered I've won the lottery. That's right! Today La posted the winners of her De Feet of Cuteness contest (oh my! the cuteness!), and the photo of Maggie's toes won one of the Lottery spots. I'm tickled pink. Maggie is, of course, nonplussed.
The CPH news is good, too. (Heh, I crack up every time I write CPH. It makes me think of the PCHers, the bad boy gang in Veronica Mars. Tattoos! Motorcycles! Leather!) After an angst-filled weekend doing all sorts of random swatching, I cast on again and things are progressing much better this time around. I've knit the ribbing on US 7s, and am using US 8 Addis for the body. It's early days yet - I've only knit 6" of the back - but it looks like I'll have an adult sized sweater when I'm done. Maybe even one that'll fit me. Bueno.
Sorry about the crap photo. And please be kind about the ribbing. I tried everything in my power to make it behave, but it just won't. But before I sound all sorts of crazy and continue talking about it like it's a recalcitrant teenager, let's just say it is what it is and move on. Marvels can occur in blocking, right?
A big thank you goes to Liz at Crossroad Knits for posting the instructions on "how to do ribs so they don't look like you knit them drunk." While my CPH's come out tipsy no matter which method I use, I've tucked this gem away in my tips 'n' tricks grimoire, as I know it'll come in handy down the road.
And all you Black Water Abbey fans - go check out Moth Heaven's Celtic Dreams. Isn't it delish?
Oh, yeah, and I've started my sister's Flower Basket. After the CPH drama, it's a dream. Lovin' the red Koigu.Yes, today has been grand.
8 comments:
Well, we can blame the yarn fumes, even potential yarn fumes, for the lapse. It's ok to not know what you buy, mehitabel's ET does it all the time. It's always nice to have a surprise or 2.
So glad you had a wonderful day!! You deserve it. All in the cosmic balance!
Congrats on Maggie's Toes winning! Those cute tootsies deserved to win. And of course, you would have to rub FBS in my face too. I can't handle all of my project envy and I can't keep up with doing the FBS with you too. I want to knit everything you're knitting. Argh! What am I to do... Go knit CPH of course.
Aren't great knitting days the best!! I'm glad you had an awesome stash enhancement, project progression, lotto winning day. The CPH is coming along well, I'm still LOVING that green!!
Thanks for the post! I'm beginning to have blog cravings bigtime. Sigh. And you're going to be so happy with the SG yarn, hee, hee.
I'm glad about Maggie's Toes winning, but Midnight's Elegant Pawsitude didn't even make the finalists. She's pretty mellow about it, but she's pointed out that if I'd sent the picture of her paws on the ground, where the little tufts on them make them look like Dr Seuss feet, would have won.
Oh yay, I'm so happy to hear things have looked up over there after the CPH incident! And I'm glad to know that Maggie's toes won- it really can't get much cuter than those things!
Sounds like you had a good day after all--good score! I am afraid, though, that you have caught my Evil Twin syndrome. Mine has been busy buying shoes lately. She discovered Zappos. Sigh. Need to rein that woman in! And congrats on the Maggie's toes being the cutest of the cute! It will be fun to see what you get when your Unwind order comes in!
This sounds like an absolutely wonderful day, and mind you, you've so deserved it! How great!
And congrats to you and Maggie for winning, now, how awesome is that?
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