I can’t believe the amount of time that elapses between posts these days. Between work and the kids, it really comes down to knitting or blogging. Recently, unfortunately, the blogging has been given the short shrift. I’ve composed a dozen posts in my head, but actually sitting down and typing doesn’t always happen.
While I was in NYC on Thursday, I wasn’t able to represent. Damn. Judging by all the posts, I missed some good fun. Looking forward to MDSW all the more now. Especially since the folks have already agreed that they’ll watch the children for the weekend enabling me to go unencumbered. I’ve been debating between staying with my sister in Lancaster area or getting a room near the fairgrounds again. I’m leaning towards the hotel, probably the same one I stayed in two years ago with the twins. It was a nice place and convenient to the grounds. Oh wait, I think I’ve got the answer. I head out to sister’s house Friday night and use that as my launch base Saturday late morning. Hit the fairgrounds Sat afternoon and then to the hotel for the night with the fair the main event on Sunday. There we go. Sounds like a plan to me 
While potty training has, in the past, been less than successful around here, we’ve finally made a breakthrough with Kat. I took Kristen’s suggestion of M&M’s for potty success. Though the bag sat unopened for close to a month, it has finally worked. That’s not to say that we’re down to periodic accidents, not by a long shot, and the boy doesn’t even try, but at least Kat is starting to get it. I got the first "I have to go potty" out while shopping yesterday! We’re close and maybe this week’s vacation will do the trick.
Speaking of which, due to the sale of the school building probably, they’ve had to reschedule their spring break from the first week of April to next week. Fortunately my work is flexible enough that this isn’t a problem, I can’t imagine what someone with a less flex job has to face. I’ll be home thru Wednesday so I’ll probably be scarce but you never now.
In all that, I have been knitting. Icarus is now halfway through Chart 2. Love it, but it comes out of the bag and can’t be commuting knitting any more. Its no longer the mindless knit it was. It is a pain to photograph and is certainly at the shapeless lump of floss stage so any further photos will be at the finish line.
I finally cast on for the second STR sock yesterday morning. I knit on sporadically during the day.
Friday night I finished the second sleeve for Setesdal. Yesterday during nap, I cast on for the body. I had some serious brain farts in trying to get 154 sts into a 2×2 rib. Took me three tries, but now I have 3/4" of ribbing done. Geez…
I managed to actually finish something too. On Monday (3/19) I finally got to the end of the Swallowtail Shawl in the Sea Silk that I started a while ago. Its now sitting in the pile of lace that needs to be blocked. Someday. Maybe today if the twins cooperate. Ha ha ha.
Having seen a lot of links to Loopy Ewe, I finally went and bought something myself. I had to get the German Stocking pattern and some Louet to knit them. High in the queue these babies are. Service was super fast. I’ll definitely be shopping there again.
The pattern indicates 3-5 skeins are necessary, but I figure with my little skinny feet that I should be able to get by with the 3. I seriously hope so, I only bought 3 
I have a few other projects in the prep stages too. I’d like very much to knit the Mitered Square blanket from Mason-Dixon. I ordered Mission Falls Cotton from Purl in a variety of colors. It was on sale cheap and currently winging its way to me. Its a cute blanket and I like the idea that each block doesn’t get larger as in the Log Cabin. I’ll probably supplement with some other yarn I have in stash. I recently did a little spelunking and came up with forgotten packs of Rowans All-Season Cotton, some Cotton-Ease, and quite the cache of TLC Cotton Plus. Put together, it should make for a good blanket.
Time for more coffee and a little knitting…
Craft on!
12 responses so far ↓
1 Claudia // Mar 25, 2007 at 11:22 am
Wow, those socks look fantastic!! Can’t wait to see your progress!
2 Carol // Mar 25, 2007 at 11:23 am
The knitting definitely should pre-empt blogging. It’s way more fun. Besides, the knitting is the reason for the blogging and if there is no knitting, there is no blogging….and so on, and so on….
3 Dorre // Mar 25, 2007 at 11:37 am
I love those stockings… knitting is totally more important then blogging…
4 --Deb // Mar 25, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Well, you’ve certainly been busy! And, I know, Thursday sounds like it was fabulous fun, huh? Oh well….
5 Ina // Mar 25, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Definitely knitting > blogging. Hope the school situation doesn’t become disruptive for the kids, not to mention the parents.
6 Jessica // Mar 26, 2007 at 9:02 am
I’m with you on the knitting vs. blogging thing. It always seems like I’m struggling with which to do first since one kind of feeds the other. I really like the sweater sleeves. Can’t wait to see the rest.
Where did you get your seasilk for the shawl. It beautiful now and I know it will only get better after blocking. 
7 Nancy // Mar 26, 2007 at 10:03 am
The knitting versus blogging thing is always a dilemma but the knitting should always come first!
I did a lot of knitting while on vacation last week but I barely opened my laptop.
8 Kim // Mar 26, 2007 at 10:49 am
Swallowtail is gorgeous! I love that colorway. Bring it to SnB so it can get a proper fondling. I can’t say enough good things about Sheri at the Loopy Ewe and the wonderful customer service she provides.
9 Fugacity // Mar 26, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Hey, the M&Ms have to work, my parents used it on me. Plus it can’t be all that bad look how I turned out… On second thought maybe taking my advice on anything might not be the best idea
10 Christine // Mar 26, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Your shawl is gorgeous! Blocking is what takes me the longest in a lace project… I hate it, but I love the result. Glad to hear that you’re going to make it to MDSW this year!
11 Janette // Mar 26, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Yeah Kat!! We started with the M&Ms as reward for going potty. Then she started “going” just for the treat. We had to switch to tattoos on the tummy to celebrate each day dry when the M&Ms started to wear off on their effectiveness. I got 50+ temporary tattoos in girly flowers, fairies and such for $2.99. They did the trick, finally!
I am so jealous of your tiny feet! I have a single skein of Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock that I don’t know what to do with. My LYS only had the single skein and it was the first time I’d seen it there…so I had to purchase it.
12 Lisa // Mar 27, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Yeah, I remember using the M&Ms also.
Love all the projects! And I’m really jealous of your small feet – coming from someone who wears a size 10 shoe!! I’ve been looking at some of Cookie’s patterns and picked up some Gems from Stix-n-Stitches last time I was there.