Thanks, Readers

I put a Sitemeter on my blog to see if anybody was reading, versus me talking to myself, like I do a lot! Thank you for continuing to check by frequently, even if there are no new entries.

I tend to choose something, do it very intensely and then move on to something else, constantly switching and circling. I sewed clothing for a long while, then shifted to quilting for several years. I discovered knitting a few years ago and obsessively knitted tiny purses, moved into scarves, then shrugs, sweaters, now it is shawls. I dug out my tiny purses from the storage closet and am carrying them again, eyeing my stash of "frou-frou" yarns that I use for them. Do we see a circling pattern here?

I also recently began to not be so obsessive about my knitting and actually wanted to sew again. So I have been digging all my sewing necessities out of storage boxes, opened up my sewing table, lifted the serger off the top shelf, and am stitching again. I actually have my mind set on making some pretty aprons. Am reading a "henlit" book and the two ladies in the book are starting a business called "Ruby's Aprons" and I do wish they had a photo of that apron!

My part-time job also kicked back into gear so I am gone from home a good bit, making some yarn money!

But I wanted to take a minute and say thanks for continuing to check my blog to see if I had anything to say. I only write in it when I am in the mood, and, as you can tell, my mood tends to be very mercurial. I also hate to take photos, put them into Picasa, then TRY and find the things on the computer to put into the blog. I would love to be able to plug camera directly into computer, push a button and have the photo appear in the blog!!!

Pleasant Surprise

I have been knitting away on the periwinkle blue cotton half circle shawl and assumed I had MILES to go. It gets wider and wider and one row takes quite a long time and I tend to actually fall asleep halfway through. I had worked on it off and on, mostly off, since it is approaching winter and this is a spring/summer shawl. But I want the needles that are in it for my merino wool shawl that is needed for winter! I thought about ordering another set of the Bryspun needles, but decided to be disciplined and finish the shawl instead!

I had not been counting rows on the shawl, since the pattern is extremely simple and there is no need to count rows. I thought I had to finish this set of repeats (to make the "V") and then do another set. Forever. Last night I decided to COUNT my stitches in one of the wedges and, lo and behold, I am on the LAST wedge repeat and in about 20 more rows will be able to start knitting the fishtail points.

There is a photo of the beginnings of the shawl further down in the blog.