Posts tagged knitting
Hi… My name is Katie…
Jul 13th
… and I am addicted to yarn!
There, I said it. Phew! This has only become a problem in recent years. More so in recent months. Something about the creation process has turned my brain to mush and all I want to do is knit beautiful things… and then give them away! I think it’s a disease, really.
Today we hitched up the wagon and rode into town (which is what I like to say when we get off our butts and make the 20 mile drive into Macon) for 3 purposes: visit the storefront side of the Snackpants place of employment, take some of his work shirts to be embroidered with the company logo, and visit the yarn store that is sadly going out of business but happily has everything 50% off. SCORE!
This is my haul:
Cost less than $40 too, which is pretty awesome if you know anything about yarn. I got a LOT of the pink one, and the purple is the same brand. I think the light pink is going to become a lovely hat for myself, the green is alpaca and I have never used it so figured what the hey! The white looking ones in the middle are actually more of an off-white with blue highlights. Should be very nice!
The problem with going to the store to buy yarn with no idea what you will make from it. I find that it causes me to buy more things than I actually need (like I actually *need* any of it!) but it also causes me to find more things to make. Or something like that.
The REAL problem is finding homes for everything I make! I just don’t need 86 knit hats and scarves and baby hats and blankets and all that.
Time to run. I think Snackpants just called me a wench so I am going to punch him in the junk. Or at least threaten to.
*Cue the arrival music*
Jul 5th
That’s right! I have finished the baby blanket! I am actually quite impressed with myself, if I do say so… myself. Which I do. Have a look:
The magnificence! The splendor! The pink baby-ness of it all! It will please me to take this to my NICU tour on Tuesday to see if I can make it a donation, along with some of the hats that I have made. It’s always nicer to have a purpose in making these things, I think.
In other news, I nearly had a freakin’ heart attack last night when someone set off a really loud fire cracker that sounded like they were trying to break down the door. I had that momentary sense of panic wash over me until I realized what it was, knew I was being ridiculous… and went back to sleep.
Happy Independence Day!
Jul 4th
In honor of the 233rd birthday of the grand ole US of A, I am doing nothing patriotic. Because Snackpants is working and I have nowhere to go today! However, I did hit the grocery store earlier today to pick up a little American dessert:
Yellow cake, chocolate frosting, red, white and blue sprinkles… the only thing I cannot explain is the random bright pink icing in the middle. Regardless, it should be yummy after our dinner! Now I just have to figure out what we are eating…
To help escape my boredom while I watch reruns of Bones on the DVR, I am knitting a preemie baby blanket. I have a tour of the NICU coming up on Tuesday and have made some teeny tiny hats to see if the hospital will take donations, and am now working on a blanket! It’s not my first attempt at a blanket, but will be my first complete project once it’s done. It’s done in a basket weave, which looks far more complex than it actually is:
With any luck, it will be done by Tuesday so I can take it with me. Woo!
Happy 4th of July! Have fun and try not blow your fingers off with fireworks, okay??
