a condensed timeline

Okay, so my promises haven’t exactly come to fruition… in regards to posting more often anyway. So much has been happening lately. My weekends have been booked solid between work and, well, work. No, there have been some other things…

My family came to visit from VA the weekend before last which was wonderful and exhausting. I actually cried outside their hotel room after saying goodbye. It’s becoming more and more difficult to live so far away the older I get. Not only was it great to see them but their visit was very constructive in regards to Xmas. It’s not so easy to observe casual admissions for gift ideas when you live so far away. And as a crafter you must know that September is never too early to start for Xmas.

I’m also glad to announce that I’ve been able to resurrect tuesdays craft night. Dara and I have been trying for a long time to get this off the ground, but have been forced to postpone for one reason or another. Most recently its been because of the poor puppy (10 year old puppy, actually). She tore her ACL when she was jumping up to greet me…absolutely heartbreaking. Alyx and I were afraid if we had company she would get too excited and re-injure herself. Despite our grave reservations it looks like surgery is in Lexy’s future. Her spirit, however, is very much intact and we are unable to keep her from her usual movements.

I’ve been working overtime trying to finish projects for webs to work up store credit but seem to be spending it before it accumulates too much. Oh, the yarn. I turned in my first garment, the Malabrigo Vergara vest, today. I’ll post pictures as soon as they’re on my computer.

Last weekend I was lucky enough to participate in a staff only rigid hettle weaving course. We made a scarf out of Sheep Shop 3 variegated yarn. The results are so lovely, but now I’m a little fixated on obtaining a loom. Sigh. Pics of that coming up too.

Speaking of overloading the craft wagon….Alyx and I went to the Garlic and Arts Festival in Orange, MA this weekend. I’m elated from the experience if only because I discovered some lovely roving to begin my first spinning experience. I’m eager to start immediately since I know the same woman, from Winter Berry Farm, will have a stand at the Franklin Fiber Twist and I’d like to get some more.

My next post, it seems, will be purely pictoral…

procrastination

okay, okay...i hereby promise to be less, ahem, tardy with my blog posting. or, at least i'll try. when last we spoke i announced my employment at webs, which has been my great preoccupation as of late. I literally dream yarn day and night. i work with yarn, i come home to search Ravelry for yarn and patterns and dream at night about stocking and stashing. if before i could not be verifiably obsessed it is now very noticeable to the outside world. i may as well be branded, wear a scarlet Y, it's official and damning.
as far as knitting goes i've been tangled up in work for webs: swatches and now a full vest. all for the glory of store credit. it will likely be followed by hours of hand wringing and circling about the store stroking yarn and mumbling to myself. it won't be pretty. my indecision is boundless in the name of books and yarn.
about a month ago i signed up for the ravelympics hastily and without great foresight to the consequence. for those who are not familiar with such an endeavor i will explain. ravelry, the great online community, hosted a contest of sorts to finish "events" or various fiber related projects for the duration of the olympics. i signed up to make an intricate tweed sweater for my girlfriend (i know, i know, curse be damned), despite my aching wrists. thankfully my joint pain has abated, but only after the time of the contest has passed. sigh. i gave it a good try.
pictures of projects will follow, i promise.