Random thoughts cross my mind today....
For instance, I want to buy some of the beautiful pins I found at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store. If I was in NYC I would just spend a day at the Museum. It has been years since I was in NYC. SWCNLBN is from Upstate NY and folks from that part of the State wish that NYC would slide off the map, so we never went there, EVER. What a shame all those wasted years. Oh well, the past is the past and I am ready to re-discover places I have missed the last twelve years.
I have been knitting up a storm even though I have not added any pictures. I keep putting it in writing here so that you all will hold me accountable for the pictures. I finished the second Shur' tugal sock today and will do the Kitchener later when I am at home and have total silence. As many years as I have been doing it you would think that I could do it anywhere. Alas, no way. I still need to concentrate even with the wonderful key chain that Amy gave me in the last swap. The socks are so cozy. Lizzie did a wonderful job with the dying process and I am so glad that I was able to see it in process and then turn the hank into these lovely socks. I hope to get them soaked and blocked by the end of the weekend so that I can drop them off next week for the contest. Officially, we don't have to get them to the shop until the 23rd, but I don't want to tempt fate.
I have also been knitting away on the USS Lehmus-huivi. I had made it all the way up to almost twenty-five repeats when a small child picked it up and it slipped off the needles. Totally my fault. I did not have point protectors on it when I laid it down and I didn't have a life line in it either. With no wee little ones in the house any longer I hardly ever use point protectors, unless I am packing the project to transport it some place. As for not having a life line in place, there is just no excuse and I knew fate would get me for that. I wanted to cry; however, the parents were mortified enough so I just graciously picked it up and put it on the dining room table to fret over after they left. Aside from having to unravel it all and start over I learned a few very important lessons. Lesson one is to always use a life line with lace of this sort. Lesson two is to always use point protectors on lace of this sort. I am finally back at the twenty-five repeat place and need to get some pictures taken. It is stunning even though it has not been soaked and blocked. I can only imagine how wonderful it will look when it is done.
The Red Hot is in limbo. Why? I loathe and despise seaming. In fact if I didn't feel that way I could already be wearing it. When I am finished with the Lehmus-huivi I will be seaming it together. I must admit that the Rowan Calmer was a joy to work with and I am looking forward to making more things with it.
There are currently twelve other projects on the needles on my Ravelry Project Page. Wait, technically Red Robin is done except for the buttons. I don't consider it finished yet because I couldn't use it without the buttons. I must rectify that this weekend as well. Goals for the rest? You bet I haz dem. One of them is a secret project that will be finished in a week, no later than two. As soon as I'm done with that, I will be finishing up the Lehmus-huivi first so that I can get it to Lizzie. Next will be the Traveling Woman followed by the Multnomah. After that, I will get the Turn a Square done. From there it will be a toss up to get the ones with the least amount of work done so that I can turn up the volume on to the ones that will remain.
I really want to see if I can get 10 Shawls in 2010 done. I'm not sure if it is a reasonable goal, as I only have six completed that meet the requirements. The Lehmus-huivi, Traveling Woman and Multnomah would get me to nine. We'll see. I have a skein of Noro Kureyon Sock that may become a Citron but we'll see if I can get to it before the year ends.
I also wanted to toss out this link. I had to laugh at first but then I printed the flyer and thought about it a little harder. I think I'm into it now and will be considering the options so that I can participate. I also have items to send to Amy for her work as well.
Okay gang, I have rambled long enough....
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday
What does one do an a generic Fall weekend? It seems that as of late I have not been in the mood to be outside as much as I should have been. Fall is an odd time of year here in this part of Texas. The mornings have been crisp and I have enjoyed my early morning runs outdoors. The afternoons have been mild, for us that is always a plus. And the humidity levels have been low. All in all, the perfect weather to want to be outside doing something. But me, no way. I have felt like a slug, a mole or a bear that wants to hibernate.
I think that it was part of some weird depression and it just had to work its way out of my system. Thankfully, it has done so. It happened to do so on a Monday of all days, but I'll accept that and move onwards. Funny how the mind and the body work against us, regardless of what we plan. These two devices hold their path and make us deal with them before allowing us to move on the path we thought we wanted.
At the moment, I am sitting in the Crane Garden in the Dunn Tower of the Methodist Hospital. For the next two days I will be sitting here with a laptop as part of my job. Hospital lobbies are interesting places indeed. I am camped out with knitting (Shurt'ugal Socks) and a book (The Victorian Internet) as well. Sitting here on the laptop does not garner much attention from onlookers at all; however, when I start to knit or read that anonymity disappears. Even the dogs that were here for a while got less attention than I did while I knit.
Normally, knitting allows me to blend in. I'm not sure why it seemed so foreign in the setting today. Usually people get comfort from watching me knit. I can only surmise that today it evokes memories of a lost loved one and has made them a wee bit melancholy. I do not take it personally, I just observe and forge on. At the moment, there is a wonderful piano concert being played in the lobby, so the voices have lowered and the mood has lifted. The Starbucks seems to be the loudest noises to be heard.
Back to the weekend. Friday I left work at 12:30 PM and headed to Upstairs Studio. In was hoping that the gals there could kick the funk right out of me. No such luck. I did enjoy their company and had a great time fondling yarn combinations for a hat. I headed home hoping that the cats, dogs and SF would be the answer. No such luck. SF was out on the motorcycle. The dogs were happy to see me for supper and a trip outdoors but not much else. The cats, well, after all they are cats and it is my job to serve them. I headed to bed at 7:30 when not even more knitting or any reading could snap me out of it. I felt doomed.
It is amazing what the power of human touch and TLC can actually do. At some point in the night SF pulled me up against her and I slept like a rock against her back until 9:00 AM. That may not seem late, but I normally get up at 6:00 AM on Saturdays. After we ate, we had a heart to heart conversation, which both of us had been avoiding but knew we needed. After we were done and in agreement, it felt as if a HUGE weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Both of us looked relieved. We decided to get cleaned up and take the motorcycle out.
We went to the Mucky Duck to get concert tickets for the November Sisters Morales show. From there we went to Casa Buick GMC to test drive a vehicle so that I could get a free tee shirt and get registered for the Terrain that will be given away during this year's Lone Star Rally. I test drove and Acadia. I love it but it is a gas hog and is really expensive! From there we took the scenic way home. It was almost 7:00 PM when we got home and the dogs were way past due for their supper. I fed them and SF got our dinner ready. We didn't even turn on the TV until almost 8:00 and that was just to see some of the college football scores. We were both so tired that we went to bed at 9:45.
Sunday was just as wonderful. Again that comfort of sleeping up against the one you love. We slept until 9:00 AM again. If the dogs and cats could have taken care of them selves I think we would have stayed in bed longer. Alas, that is not the case. After breakfast, we agreed that I would do house work and she would tackle the palms. So the day went. We both seemed happy and back on the same page. The evening was quiet and we spent quality time together before we both drifted off to sleep. She will be out of town the rest of this week, leaving very early Tuesday morning. I will miss her now that we are "back to normal".
I have been knitting up a storm and now that I feel better I'll get some pictures up and post about all the projects.
Have a great week and don't forget that no one can read your mind. If you have something to say, please say it. You will feel better and it could be the very thing that the other person needed to hear as well.
I think that it was part of some weird depression and it just had to work its way out of my system. Thankfully, it has done so. It happened to do so on a Monday of all days, but I'll accept that and move onwards. Funny how the mind and the body work against us, regardless of what we plan. These two devices hold their path and make us deal with them before allowing us to move on the path we thought we wanted.
At the moment, I am sitting in the Crane Garden in the Dunn Tower of the Methodist Hospital. For the next two days I will be sitting here with a laptop as part of my job. Hospital lobbies are interesting places indeed. I am camped out with knitting (Shurt'ugal Socks) and a book (The Victorian Internet) as well. Sitting here on the laptop does not garner much attention from onlookers at all; however, when I start to knit or read that anonymity disappears. Even the dogs that were here for a while got less attention than I did while I knit.
Normally, knitting allows me to blend in. I'm not sure why it seemed so foreign in the setting today. Usually people get comfort from watching me knit. I can only surmise that today it evokes memories of a lost loved one and has made them a wee bit melancholy. I do not take it personally, I just observe and forge on. At the moment, there is a wonderful piano concert being played in the lobby, so the voices have lowered and the mood has lifted. The Starbucks seems to be the loudest noises to be heard.
Back to the weekend. Friday I left work at 12:30 PM and headed to Upstairs Studio. In was hoping that the gals there could kick the funk right out of me. No such luck. I did enjoy their company and had a great time fondling yarn combinations for a hat. I headed home hoping that the cats, dogs and SF would be the answer. No such luck. SF was out on the motorcycle. The dogs were happy to see me for supper and a trip outdoors but not much else. The cats, well, after all they are cats and it is my job to serve them. I headed to bed at 7:30 when not even more knitting or any reading could snap me out of it. I felt doomed.
It is amazing what the power of human touch and TLC can actually do. At some point in the night SF pulled me up against her and I slept like a rock against her back until 9:00 AM. That may not seem late, but I normally get up at 6:00 AM on Saturdays. After we ate, we had a heart to heart conversation, which both of us had been avoiding but knew we needed. After we were done and in agreement, it felt as if a HUGE weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Both of us looked relieved. We decided to get cleaned up and take the motorcycle out.
We went to the Mucky Duck to get concert tickets for the November Sisters Morales show. From there we went to Casa Buick GMC to test drive a vehicle so that I could get a free tee shirt and get registered for the Terrain that will be given away during this year's Lone Star Rally. I test drove and Acadia. I love it but it is a gas hog and is really expensive! From there we took the scenic way home. It was almost 7:00 PM when we got home and the dogs were way past due for their supper. I fed them and SF got our dinner ready. We didn't even turn on the TV until almost 8:00 and that was just to see some of the college football scores. We were both so tired that we went to bed at 9:45.
Sunday was just as wonderful. Again that comfort of sleeping up against the one you love. We slept until 9:00 AM again. If the dogs and cats could have taken care of them selves I think we would have stayed in bed longer. Alas, that is not the case. After breakfast, we agreed that I would do house work and she would tackle the palms. So the day went. We both seemed happy and back on the same page. The evening was quiet and we spent quality time together before we both drifted off to sleep. She will be out of town the rest of this week, leaving very early Tuesday morning. I will miss her now that we are "back to normal".
I have been knitting up a storm and now that I feel better I'll get some pictures up and post about all the projects.
Have a great week and don't forget that no one can read your mind. If you have something to say, please say it. You will feel better and it could be the very thing that the other person needed to hear as well.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Friday Fill-Ins #194
1. My favorite month is November because it starts to make me feel like nesting and doing even more special things for those I love. Not to mention my mom and SF were both born in this month..
2. Fall knitting is like a fresh breeze.
3. I love to sniff freshly wash and dried clothes.
4. Eggs Benedict is what I like to have as a treat for breakfast.
5. The hobby I enjoy most is knitting.
6. A new Wizard of Oz is in the making, oh my!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting to bed early, tomorrow my plans include as much time outside as possible and Sunday, I want to sit pool side and knit!
2. Fall knitting is like a fresh breeze.
3. I love to sniff freshly wash and dried clothes.
4. Eggs Benedict is what I like to have as a treat for breakfast.
5. The hobby I enjoy most is knitting.
6. A new Wizard of Oz is in the making, oh my!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting to bed early, tomorrow my plans include as much time outside as possible and Sunday, I want to sit pool side and knit!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Finally Friday
Okay, so it is October 1st! Today officially starts Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Just a brief fly by to update the happenings at Chez RubyRingz. The weather here is WONDERFUL. My morning runs have been conducted outdoors and it feels so much more healthy than running on the treadmill. The evenings are a sheer delight and enjoying a cup of hot tea while reading poolside before bed is beyond words.
Knitting has been transpiring as well. The Red Hot was going well until the sleeves. Sleeve One was finished and I thought is was long but paid no attention. I was mid-way done with the second one when I realized that I was going to need a seventh skein and that just didn't seem right. I measured the first sleeve and it was about seven inches too long. The pattern is very poorly written and I should have caught on to that sooner. So, I ripped out the first sleeve back to the transition point where the lace turns into the stockinette stitch and laid out my own increase pattern and am now almost to the portion where I begin the binding off and decreases for the cap. Obviously, this means that it was not finished in time to be considered part of the KAL that I was participating in. I am a bit disappointed but I will survive.
I have also been working on the Bamboo thread shawl and the Sock Competition entry. They are both coming along nicely. I have no new pictures of the shawl but I will get some soon. As for the socks, I will not post pictures until I am ready to drop them off for the judging. I want them to remain a secret until then.
Okay, back to work so that I can get everything done and begin a relaxing weekend.
Just a brief fly by to update the happenings at Chez RubyRingz. The weather here is WONDERFUL. My morning runs have been conducted outdoors and it feels so much more healthy than running on the treadmill. The evenings are a sheer delight and enjoying a cup of hot tea while reading poolside before bed is beyond words.
Knitting has been transpiring as well. The Red Hot was going well until the sleeves. Sleeve One was finished and I thought is was long but paid no attention. I was mid-way done with the second one when I realized that I was going to need a seventh skein and that just didn't seem right. I measured the first sleeve and it was about seven inches too long. The pattern is very poorly written and I should have caught on to that sooner. So, I ripped out the first sleeve back to the transition point where the lace turns into the stockinette stitch and laid out my own increase pattern and am now almost to the portion where I begin the binding off and decreases for the cap. Obviously, this means that it was not finished in time to be considered part of the KAL that I was participating in. I am a bit disappointed but I will survive.
I have also been working on the Bamboo thread shawl and the Sock Competition entry. They are both coming along nicely. I have no new pictures of the shawl but I will get some soon. As for the socks, I will not post pictures until I am ready to drop them off for the judging. I want them to remain a secret until then.
Okay, back to work so that I can get everything done and begin a relaxing weekend.
Friday Fill-Ins #193
1. My back is looking strong and sexy these days as a result of the work outs at the gym.
2. My hair, while cute, is looking wild.
3. Leaves are falling all around, the places where my friends live but not here in my part of Texas.
4. I'm working on tactics to help stave off forgetfulness.
5. Healing is sometimes hard but to move forward, one must process, forgive and move for to let it happen.
6. Knitting on three projects at the same time and reading my third book for Banned Books Week is what I've been up to lately!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a quiet evening finishing up my last Banned Book Week selection and time with SF, tomorrow my plans include a long overdue ride on the Motorcycle, knitting on the USS Sock Competition entry and College Football and Sunday, I want to enjoy the wonderful weather and be spontaneous!
2. My hair, while cute, is looking wild.
3. Leaves are falling all around, the places where my friends live but not here in my part of Texas.
4. I'm working on tactics to help stave off forgetfulness.
5. Healing is sometimes hard but to move forward, one must process, forgive and move for to let it happen.
6. Knitting on three projects at the same time and reading my third book for Banned Books Week is what I've been up to lately!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a quiet evening finishing up my last Banned Book Week selection and time with SF, tomorrow my plans include a long overdue ride on the Motorcycle, knitting on the USS Sock Competition entry and College Football and Sunday, I want to enjoy the wonderful weather and be spontaneous!
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