well. saturday we hung out with jake’s highschool friend brian, and had a fun time. we ended up talking about politics, accidentally…i swear it. he is a super conservative republican (no offense republican readers, unless you are ann coulter, in which case…), and i guess i forget how some people really believe that this war has a point, and that oil is a justified reason for letting so many people lose their lives and not just leave the country already. that and his belief that most americans just want something for free…everyone. sigh.
by that point i had the migraine back anyway and jake, who had worked that morning was sleeping on the swing next to me, so i was able to end it that way. which was good. i am old enough not to bother discussing differences with people. no point. none. so i had a rough night on saturday. i woke up sunday, jake made pancakes, the first time for him, and they were awesome! and then fell back asleep, and basically slept the entire day, waking up around 9p and falling asleep for the night a few hours later. insane. i didn’t call my dad for dad’s day, because i was in a world of my own, and asleep. and i didn’t call today because i feel like a big arsehole.
so that big order is due in about 2 weeks, and i still haven’t gotten my sock yarn or fiber, which i need to dye in order to spin the yarn. not good. i made a small order from another place which will hopefully show up soon, in the meantime.
tonight, i am watching hell’s kitchen and i looooove gordon ramsay! so evil in the kitchen and then when he is outside with them, he is so charming. did you know that he was a professional footballer in scotland before he was a chef? wha? that one has the bite to back up the bark, i reckon. i wouldn’t want him to kick my arse. it would not be a good thing.
it is thundering outside and starting to rain and i love to hear the rain at night. love it. the only thing better is the sound of the ocean.
i sat down to spin some big fluffy wool/mo/sparkle/etc batts i carded up and my legs hurt so much, they are still cramping, that after about an hour, i limped out. it is driving me nuts to not have the stuff i need and then i have been feeling like i am a million years old. and i am only 1000 years old.
and here is peeps with the beginnings of a sock…her face looks so incredibly freaky…no? she looks like a gremlin or something.
oh, does anyone have a good and easy way to graft a toe on a top down socky? i got “sensational knitted socks” this weekend and it has patterns written for dpns and 2 circs and how to alter the size. it looks really good and thorough. i actually finished a sock, all the way to the toes! and used the stitched method and it is crappy. my fault, but still. so…advice?
smooooooch!
n.
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I haven’t forgotten about that sock pattern, I will get it to you this week, I swear! The way I graft my toesies together is with Kitchener stitch. knitty.com has a good step-by-step if you need it!
no worries…i got a whole book! i may go and check out the knitty help…mine looks like a toe with a hole in it. not cool.
Hi Natasha,
I use Kitchener also. It makes an invisible seam as long as you remember not to pull too tight. If you need some help. let me know and we can get some coffee and sew toes.
“Sensational Knitted Socks” is a great book. I’ve had mine for about a year and I still feel like I haven’t even begun to tap its potential. So far I’ve liked every pattern I’ve tried and most of them are easily altered for an afterthought heel.
Sorry you’re having a hard time of it lately. Hope you feel better soon.