Cheers and Growls

Editing this post to finally include the pic of my Fawkes Socks!

Man, I gotta get a working digital camera! Mine is acting to weird. You push the button and hold real still for about 4 seconds til you hear the click. I got several pictures of blurry floor before I figured out that it wasn't actually taking the picture when I pushed the button.
Anyway, finished my Fawkes socks last Wednesday after our knitter's group. They look and feel wonderful (if I say so myself). In place of a photo of the socks themselves (grrrr..camera) here is a pic of the yarn from the Wollmeise yarn shop http://shop.strato.de/epages/61425309.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61425309/Products/ss_00070/SubProducts/ss_00070-0002

So as not to reduce the number of ongoing projects, I started a sweater for dh.
I need a few projects to take with me on a trip next week, so the Nagini socks, the sweater (for those mindless knitting times), some fingerless gloves I just started and the BBS are being packed

Reading...well, actually listening to... "Mistress of the Art of Death" for the audiobook club in Ravelry. I am one book behind, but have "The Handmaiden's Tale" here to 'read' after this one.
Also got Terry Pratchett's new one "Making Money" to listen to in the car.
Audio books are favorites around here. I can clean, knit, whatever while enjoying.

I have reduced the number of possible patterns down to 6 (giggle) that I think I might use for the other skein of Wollmeise. I have heard alot of people say they like the Jaywalker pattern, but I have this really nice blue/black wool I bought at Knitter's Merchantile that would look good for those. I would tell you what the yarn is, but the shop wound it for me and the tag fell out and I can't find it! I realized I need to use it soon though. Its very tightly wound!!

Off for another fun day of cleaning, packing, and general trip readiness!

back to 'normal'??

DS is back in Germany, DH is off for his reserve weekend and BG is sick, lying on the couch with some tea and videos.
When I walked (ok ..stumbled) down for the morning coffee, I realized how badly I had let the house go this past week in order to enjoy DS's visit. Sooooo..I sprang into action. (after I checked emails, my groups in Ravelry, got a second cup of coffee and generally poo-pooed around) Logged onto my Flylady chats for inspiration and a good kick in the franny, washed clothes, stripped and remade the bed and generally freshened up the house. Now I can go knit with a peaceful mind. I even started a big crock of chili!
Got "Eldest" from the library on cd to listen to, reserved Terry Pratchett's new one to listen to next week. I love listening to audiobooks. Seems if I have to read an actual printed one, nothing else gets done. So this way I can clean, knit, bathe..whatever...to my heart's content.
Found a couple of new groups on Ravelry to join.
One specifically for Pratchett fans...how cool is that!!!! AND another for audiobooks! ahhh..there's something in there for everyone.
Another group I joined is for Wednesday Night Knitters...this is too cool! While our little group knits at Luck Bros, there is a similar group knitting in BC, Canada. Sort of makes a bit of a sisterhood thing going.

What a Week!

Visited DH's parents so they could see DS before he heads back to Germany.
DS's driving test...he passed!!! Now he can go back with his license and make his CO very happy. It would have cost about 2000.00 to get it there!
Finished sewing a pirate vest for friend's grandson to wear on Halloween.
Bg woke with a sore throat and was worried she wouldn't get to go trick or treating, but we made it. She looked cute in her witch's costume for a short while. Then the hat wouldn't stay on, the cape bothered her neck, so by the time we reached the 5th house, she was down to just her regular jacket. At least the weather cooperated this year.
Today we take DS and his GF to the airport to catch their plane back to Germany.
OLC will probably not make it thru the weekend.
OTN: turned the heel of the 2nd Fawkes sock, another few rows on the pair of BBS, 4 inches up on toe-up Nagini socks.