I have no title today as I just can’t think one up. I woke up this mornign with a doozy of a headache living behind my right eye so I’m going to quickie post some bullet points:
- My project at work is progressing nicely and I’m pretty sure I’ll hit my deadline with it. Yay. Employment is a good thing when one has kids and a yarn habit.
- Birchington is progressing nicely as well. I’m using Addi Turbos in US4 for this and the points are just too dull. Not to mention the needles a bit slick. I did some major surfing for new needles and decided to try the ebony circs at WEBS. The points look decent and well, ebony is way neater than bamboo, right?
- Since I couldn’t order just needles from WEBS, I had to do a little browsing there to justify the shipping. Yeah. That’s the ticket. Believe it or not, but I’m pretty sure that this is my first ever order from them. I got 6 skeins of the Artyarns Supermerino in color 124 for Clapotis. I know I pegged the beautiful peachy stuff from Cummington but heck that has to be spun yet and with all the completed Clapotis out, I WANT ONE TOO. Clapotis will jump in the queue to next after Birchington is done… or the baby gift for Marina. Whichever comes first.
- Birchington, at least on Addi Turbos, is a terrible project for knitting on the bus. Especially when one is already queasy with a headache.
- My head hurts. Did I mention that?
- I also picked up a skein of Cascade 220 in black for a little charitable knitting.
- Speaking of charitable knitting, I need to get back to the hats I had been making for the preemies in the NICU from which my twins graduated, the same hospital that I stayed in for more then 8 weeks on bedrest.
- I have yet to start that poor sock.
- I finished reading Wolves of the Calla and very much enjoyed it. Now I’m trying to finish off some half read stuff, including this, before the new Harry Potter arrives (hopefully) on my door on Saturday.
Craft on.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Janette // Jul 12, 2005 at 2:55 pm
Gosh, I’m sorry to hear about the headache. I keep a script in my close proximity at all times for that sort of thing. Mine tend to be the left eye. I’ve found a can of coke (unopened at first) is fabulous to place on a headache eye. I then drink it because I’ve found the caffeine and sugar have an odd medicinal effect.
2 Maryellen // Jul 12, 2005 at 6:28 pm
Hi: I hope your head feels better. Mine hurts too must be a thing going around thecyber worls. Love the art yarn. Envy envy. I did the quiz and I’m either practical realistic and should be a farmer or creative and should be an artist. All that science down the drain. Where your folks shocked and appaled when you didn’t persue a career in the law? Mine are well just my Dad as Mom is dead, still want to know why i didn;’t become a nurse like all the other women in the family. I can’t stand well people somehow caring for the sick is just not my speed. I’m so not social.
3 mamacate // Jul 12, 2005 at 9:45 pm
Oh yes, most definitely the ebony circs. Those are now my preferred lace needles. Champagne taste…well, you know the story. After going through three or four different needles, Birch has landed squarely on a new pair of those, and is quite happy. The points and joins are better than most bamboos I’ve tried, and the finish is really nice. You chose well!
Once again. Hope that headache goes away fast.
4 Deb // Jul 12, 2005 at 10:36 pm
I hope your headache is feeling better! Baaad headaches are terrible things . . .