One Crazy Fiber Lady

I hope everyone had a nice weekend.  I sure did.   Yesterday was the perfect mix of friends, snacks and wool.  Jessica and I spent the day at Deb’s house spinning, nibbling and talking.  We wisely decided it would be best to schedule when the folks could watch the monkeys so I was without two small appendages.  A wonderful afternoon!

Saturday I spent some time with my little girl alone doing errands.  It was really nice spending time alone with Kat.  The downside of twins I feel is the lack of one on one time.  But that may just be me.  Alex opted to stay home with the folks rather than shop.  It was pretty successful outing as I managed to get everything on my list done:

1. Toyota dealer for new plates and registration
2. J.Crew to get a gift box and check out the Crewcuts at Riverside Square (bought two sweaters while I was there)
3. Storage Unit to get the portable dvd player as I’ll be driving out to PA for the holiday and I didn’t splurge for the built in when I got the new car
4. Close Knits (conveniently located between home and the storage unit) to check yarn options for baby blanket.  Fondled but didn’t buy
5. McDonalds for lunch
6. ACMoore for baby blanket yarn. More on the blanket later.

It was then I got the little girl home for a nap.  Having finished the fourth of the teacher scarves during Battlestar Galactica (still my favorite show along with House), I was able to get started on a new project.   While we all know my love of ack-rylic, it does have its place in the
world.  I’m making the Moderne Baby Blanket from Mason-Dixon Knitting for a
friend’s impending son and well the baby ackryilic isn’t terrible.  I
got some of the Bernat’s in a Sport/DK weight.  With Kat’s help I was able to pick 4 different but complimentary colors.  I made it through the first two blocks and well into the third by last night.  Sadly, since I commute with the feller who is the impending father and I hope to make this a surprise, I can only work on it at home.  Sorry, no pictures of it as yet, but maybe tomorrow.

In the meantime, I needed commuting knitting.  Ariann has seen a resurgence.  The body is knit in one piece from the hem to the armpit.  I hit that magic armpit last night and started the first sleeve.  I’m magic looping the sleeve as I seriously hate DPNs in a US8.  This is the current state of the sleeve as it lounges on the corner of my workstation.

Saturday night after getting the twins down for the night, I sat in my desk chair knitting.  I looked over at my vastly empty bed when I noticed little Sara curled up sleeping.  Was she on the bed?  Oh no.  Not this weird cat.  I spotted her on the night table of all places!  Cats are definitely weird.  I have a double sided pillower topper hand made mattress and where does she lie?  Wooden table top.  Yeah. 

Now for the construction update.  By the time I got home on Friday, the roof was indeed off the lower half of the house.  They had built the platform that would serve as the floor for the addition and were ready to frame the walls.  Saturday they arrived bright and early.  By the time they left, the walls were all up and were even sheathed.  They are starting on the roof rafters today.  Fingers crossed that we have a roof by Thanksgiving!  I took this as I loaded this kids into the car this morning. Zipping right along!

Craft on!