Yes I have been gone for quite a while. Well Justin took for about 5 weeks for work and I settled into a completely lethargic state of lots of tv, some knitting, a visitor and some traveling. Anyway I guess I should do a wip update first and then move on to less embarrassing things.
1. Basic Black
The back, both sides and almost one sleeve are finished. I am not in mad love with the yarn (debbie bliss merino dk) I find her stuff to be over priced for the quality. I have chosen to do the sleeves in the round up to the sleeve cap because well makes sense to me. Who would want to seem up sleeves?
2. Leyburn Socks
Frogged. Cute pattern but off the food the sock was distored by the slip stitch-ness of it. I enjoyed it at first but I felt this mounting dread of SSS so I decided to do a simple garter rib instead.
3. Scrunchable Scarf
Moving along. I did end up purchasing two additional hanks of malabrigo just in case. I know its completely different dyelots but I’m hoping by alternating skeins one old, one new, one old it will work out.
Ravelympics
I am unofficially competing in the wip event. Laugh at me as I attempt to finish up existing projects! I know I will. I have the buttons to sew on wicked, basic black, the garter rib socks and the scarf. Considering recent events I think its going to be entertaining as I flail away and fail.
Wicked
I decided that in the end I would never wear it so I have given it to my mom. Which is funny because she is TINY (4’11″ and not even 90 lbs) . I am not tiny but she swears the fit will be fine with a turtleneck.
The Big News
We finally bought a house. It’s kinda funny how things turn out. I always look at houses. Anyway back in May there was this one older home I was totally in love with. Not so much from the outside but the inside was really nice. It sold. So Justin and I said you know if we’re going to be here we should probably look at buying. I didn’t think where we live now would last us another three years. Size wise I mean besides I’m sick of paying someone else’s mortgage. Anyway one day I decided to get over my snobbishness about Oak Grove and see what was available there. So I looked and saw an interesting subdivision so that night on the way to knitting Claire and I went and found one that was unlocked. I was very impressed. It sounds like small things but they were things you don’t often see around here like actual tile not vinyl in the kitchen and wood or laminate in the living room. So that weekend I dragged Justin out there and he liked it too. It’s also even closer to where he works now. So we looked at a bunch and eventually it came down to two floorplans. Then he left for his trip. So when my mom came up I dragged her out there and we spent oh about an hour in each house discussing their various pluses and minuses. Anyway the general consensus was one had a fabulous upstairs and master bedroom but the rest was meh. The other had a great first floor but the upstairs was meh. So when he got back we discussed it and went with making the fabulous first floor less meh upstairs so we added a bonus room. The other one did have this neat lofted sitting area/office that the one we chose didn’t but over all its a better house. If you want to see the one mine will be based on click the house below to see the photo tour I took.
Tomorrow I’ll show off my yarn acquisitions and go over other things.
Heh, sticking to the old ribbed pattern. RIP Leyburn socks.
The first floor in the house you picked IS quite nice. I love the tile in the kitchen…it looks like it might be actual stone? Congrats on buying a house (although I already knew about it).