Catch up!

I'm trying, I swear I am, to keep up with my blogging.  Being back at work, logging projects on Ravelry and life in general seem to be derailing me.  Rest assured, I am here.  And if I'm breathing, I'm knitting.

Yesterday was a very large day, as it was capped off with an evening with the Harlot in Halifax.  I knew she was clever.  I had gathered from the comments of others that she was funny.

I had no idea.

No idea that she would have me snorting.  No clue that I'd feel starstruck to the point of stupidity (sorry, Stephanie!).  No inkling that it would just be the best night EVER.  250 knitters.  A new book.  A door prize.  Not too shabby for a small-town pharmacist.

The bad part?  I dug out my camera that morning, took off the photos, changed the batteries,

and left it on my kitchen counter.

Check out the blogs linked from the KOL blog for some very good photographic recaps of the evening.  Our t-shirts were designed by Rhonda, a professional illustrator, one of the KOL-ers, and the subject of at least two KOL girl crushes.

In regular life, I'm plugging away at the usual.

Thermal.  I'm actually past this point now, having divided for front and back.  Still adoring the pattern and the yarn, and well on track to have it done for my trip to TO in September.

Last weekend, we ventured to PEI for a family vacation.  This is the most vital packing a mom can do:

The Innkeeper at our resort was an avid knitter, and a sock knitter at that!

Waving Lace socks are done.  Sisu is off the needles.

[but I do have 2 more balls in the stash.  Ick.]

The olive green is for a resubmission, details to follow.

The poor Tofutsies has been knit and frogged several times.  I just can't seem to find the perfect sock that this stuff wants to be.

In on-demand knitting, I was led to the stash room by a certain Little Miss, who informed me she wanted "tall, pink socks".

The first one is now done, the second is halfway up the leg, and no, you're not hallucinating.  That's a washcloth on her forehead, held on by a tiara.  The kid has my fashion sense.  It's not good.

The stitch pattern is the waffle stitch from Thermal, and it's awesome for socks.  I added a small amount of calf shaping and a substantial rib cuff.  PSA for stubborn avowed cuff-down sock knitters:  these socks fit her like a dream, because I was able to try them on her at every point and fit them perfectly to her legs.

I'll share more photos when they're done.  I've been given a deadline of "Friday for show and tell".  Yes, ma'am!

Amy has a new friend, which means a new backpack recipient.  I ventured to Michael's for some cheapy Patons Classic for Emma, the little honey who likes purple.  (Hi, Helen!)

Still to come:  more 52 pair plunging, a "Happy Birthday, Darling Blog" redesign, and adventures in underpants.  Not nearly as racy as it sounds, unless Max and Ruby panties (gah...  how I hate that word) are your thang.

Comments

[Nicole]

Thermal looks great! I've wanted to knit that one, and it's getting harder to resist the more I see of it. Plus, knowing that it's a good stitch pattern for socks makes it harder (I've been wanting to do waffle socks for a while now).

[melissaknits]

I think she shows exquisite fashion sense. The tiara proves it.

I always pack the knitting FIRST!

[Laura Y.]

I love the use of hangers for sock blockers! Brilliant!

[Becca]

Hah! I thought I was the only one who hated the word panties. I call them drawers or undies mostly. Why undies is better than panties, I can't tell you.

Your Thermal is looking gorgeous.

My DD wants her next socks to be knee socks, too. Your gal has style, no doubt.

I'm going away this weekend and I've put far more thought into what knitting I'll pack than anything else.

[Terra]

I was recently listening to a CBC blurb on underwear humour (talking about why kids find it hysterical. Turns out its because "there is a bum underneath". Direct quote.)

Apparently the word "underpants" is the funniest (as in Captain Underpants in particular).

I would have to agree.

Signed,
Falafel Monkeychunks
ps. I still can't get over how photogenic your kids are. Its the eyes.

[Jennifer]

I NEVER use the word panties. Hate it. Why should women have such a koochi-coo name for underwear? The gender neutral word underwear works just fine for me.

It was great to meet the Yarn Harlot yesterday, but it was wonderful to meet you too!! It was well worth the trip!

[Alison]

Okay, I have to know. Who's crushing on Rhonda?

[Jen]

Glad you had a good time meeting the Yarn Harlot! And, I love your daughter's socks--they are too cute!

Have a great weekend.

[katie]

i love max and ruby - well, max anyways. ruby is a bit too much of a control freak. can you say "ocd"? splitsu??? oh no! the colours sucked me in! hope that you just got a couple of no good, bad to the ply balls...!