12.05.2005

the new knitty is up, which is always a horribly distracting thing for me. instead of focusing on what i'm currently working (not to mention projects in the wings), i start planning yarn purchases for all of the new stuff i want to make. tsk, tsk.

however, i saw that stephanie had a new (very cute) pattern, so i went to her site to look around and came across this pattern for a neckwarmer thingy. very cute and it only uses 125 yds of yarn. can't beat that, really. i need to see if i have any yarn that will knit up to 22 sts and 34 rows to 4" on size 6 needles before i buy it.

xmas knitting is going ok. i "lost" my weekend knitting book, along with my size 5 24" circs and a huge-ass washcloth i had made as a present. i have no idea where they could be, but i'm 99% sure (after having my memory jogged by another knitter) that i had them all together. i'm taking wednesday off to do a bunch of cleaning / purge / organizing / decorating, so i'm hoping to run across them then. wish me luck!

xmas knitting and shopping are going well. i still have a few things to finish up, but i hae a lot done. here's a quick tally:

::finished
5 scarves
4 armwarmer sets

::started
cathode (i just need to do the ribbing on the collor, but i'll need to buy another pair of size 5 circs if i don't find them on wednesday.)
scarf for john (it's not a xmas present, so i can post about i here.)

::not started
armwarmer set for A (i have the yarn, though.)
something for Y (probably a scarf / armwarmer set)
2 washcloths for R (i think i might need to buy some cotton yarn for these.)

::need to buy
a small box
gift certificate

so, yeah...not too bad. i've gotten distracted by the skully sweater (from stitch 'n bitch) that i'm making for myself because i'm able to just mindlessly knit, knit, knit. i was to either start the armwarmer set for A or work some more on my brother's scarf tonight. the gauge on the armwarmers is about 4st/inch, so they'll knit up quickly.