Knock Knock....

Anybody remember me? I guess with the Olympics over, it's time to get back to normal. But damn what a let down...nothing exciting to watch on tv anymore. Aside from the skating, I really enjoyed these games. I think the new scoring system sucks and is ruining the artistry of figure skating. What Surya Bonaly was highly criticised for 12 years ago or so is now what skating is all about. SO many falls, it looks sloppy now. Oh well...that's just my opinion of it. I enjoyed the other games far more although I did love the skating exhibition. And I started to get into curling....it's really a lot more interesting than I thought. And through it all, I still really want to try luge! Now comes the countdown until Vancouver.

I didn't join the knitting Olympics although I did start another pair of Jaywalkers using some green yarn. I've been itching for green socks and I love this colourway. I'm on the gusset of the second sock now. There's a pair of socks that are rather unique looking that I need to find some solid sock yarn for...I think I'd like to tackle those next.

On these green socks, I thought I'd try something different and went with the Eye of Partridge heel flap. I think it doesn't show up too well in a variegated yarn. It looks a bit different, more dense but you can't really see the honeycomb effect too well.

Man, wasn't the Flying Tomato great? I love Shaun White!


That's really all that's gone on since my last post. My display shit the bed last Friday so I had to go buy another one. Really didn't need that added expense but I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.

So you can see I lead a rather dull day to day existence ROTFLOL! The Olympics come on and life stops. I don't answer my phone, I don't answer the door, I don't want interruptions. I told Chris if anybody rings me, tell them I've died. LOL! This dude loves his winter games!

Hope you all are well and I promise to catch up and stay caught up now. And now...for my sock....well, actually, it's up there on top.

Listening to: I Can't Stand It ~ Lita Ford

Entrelac at the Olympics

I'm sorry I've been neglecting my blog lately. I guess I get so wrapped up in the Olympics. I had to make an appointment with my tax preparer who is taking me on Saturday afternoon. I even told him to please hold on,I had to check to see what games were on the Olympics before I could commit to that time LOL! He was not amused, judging by his tone. Hey I'm sorry, these only happen once every 4 years.

Speaking of the games, I"m sort of mixed about them. I'm seeing no medal ceremonies like in years past, the figure skating seems to be all jumbled up, more so than I ever remember, they're not really talking to many of the skaters. Not that I'm only tuning in for the skating, I love almost all of them. I'm jus as rabid, if not more-so on the luge and ski jumping.

And have you gotten a look at the medals? I just saw my first one last evening. Man they look cheap. The look like spray painted CD's. Nagano Japan medals were beautiful, these look cheesy-just like Johnny Weir does LOL! God I hate him.

So contrary to how it sounds, I am really enjoying them. I'm sure I'll sleep for a week and a half when its over. I'm not used to staying up until 11.30 or later. I'm usually in bed by 9 or 9.30 the latest so my ass is dragging by the time I'm hauling it to bed.

I've been knitting an entrelac scarf off and on while the games have been going on. I did this in the mid 80's but it seemed easier and neater then for some reason. I should try switching needles, I've not done this on addi turbos before and that may be why. There's a sweater in an old issue of Knitters that has an entrelac yoke . It looks beautiful, the body is brown & the entrelac pattern is graduating shades of brown from dark to almost white. I'm debating weather to attempt it...it's not a 'real' pattern but is based on EZ's percentage system. I'll keep reading through it to see if I can figure out and if I can do it. I hope I can, it's a very handsome sweater.

Fine eyelash scarf, available at Saks

Modeling the scarf is Midnight....my ever-patient familiar. She had enough when I tried to turn the scarf into a babooshka, she was having none of that LOL!

This was Bernat Boa I had left over from an afghan. I dunno why I decided t make a scarf out of it, I suppose to see what it looked like...I'd certainly not wear it but it is the perfect size for Midnite. Parhaps she can wear it next winter, assuming we have a winter next year. The colour works well against her fur, yes?

I am the King of Boring Subject Lines

So why even try to come up with them? ROTFLOL! I guess I'm just not that clever anymore LOL!

Anyway, this morning I was surfing round and found Sock Bug. I got all excited only to discover that they seem to be done on two needles. Hmm....I won't do socks on two needles, I'll have to figure out how to do them on 4. I don't think it should be terribly difficult?

I saw this while having my coffee and it didn't sit well with me. Then I thought back to all the rumours of how e mail would no longer be free and we'd be charged for it. I guess I won't worry about this until it happens but corporate greed doesn't surprise me. Funny thing is, I remember the internet before there ever was such a thing as the WWW and a friend of mine went off the deep end when the WWW started creeping in. He was staunchly opposed to it saying the internet was never designed to be that way. He was a big fan of the old http://and the 6 mile long url of archaic addresses.

Enough of that crap...this has nothing to do with knitting.

Everybody getting excited over the Olympics? This will be the first once I've seen since the '94 games in Norway and I can't wait. Of course, it makes me want to run right out and try the luge and bobsledding and figure skating and ski jumping. I guess I get pretty close to ski jumping...kinda-sorta...with the roller coasters in the summer. Naaaa, I guess not really . Oh well...

Socks Done

Hell's bells I have the worst subject lines. I should have my buddy A come up with some for me. He always has interesting e mail subject lines.

I've just spent the past six hour scrubbing woodwork down and doing 60 loads of laundry. I'm tired now so I thought I'd post to my blog and then go do a bit of knitting.

Anyhoo....the Jaywalker socks are done, I finished those Friday evening. I really love these. They don't slouch down at all so let's hear it for bias knitting! I had attempted to start the Friday Harbour socks from Nancy Bush, however the cuff was not working out..couldn't get the second needle to work out properly so I pulled it out and put the yarn away. I decided to get the cable sampler sweater I had begun yet again and work on that. So that's what I've been doing since yesterday.

My mind must be getting old because I'm up to the sleeve shaping (it's a dolman sleeve) and it's taking me a while to figure out which way to work the charts as I cast on at the start of each row. It's funny, the first time I knit this I did it in the colour blocking it was designed in and was really excited. Now, I'm really not that excited about it. I guess I've done it too much. It's a good looking sweater, I just could care less LOL! If it works out this time, fine (I'll be shocked but happy). If not, I'm just throwing all the yarn out, not even going to attempt to save it. I've had it with this sweater.

I was stupid, I said this would have been brilliant in natural fisherman wool and I end up buying charcoal yarn for it 3 or 4 years ago. The original colours were stunning...all muted gem tones. Green, purple, blue and aqua. I do wish Aarlan yarn were still available as I still think even the yarn I have for this is too soft. I am using Jaeger Matchmaker yarn...Aarlan Royale is what it was designed in. My substitute doesn't look like it has the hand of the Aarlan but oh well LOL!

Jaywalking

Today was a good day. Chatted with Kae a bit in the early afternoon (Thanks Kae, that was fun!) and then got down to business and playing with my new toy. I got a yarn swift and ball winder this morning.


This thing is so much fun I could wind yarn all day. I think it's definitely time I start trying to dye some yarn now. Anyway, I wound some alpaca I had left over from the fingerless mittens, this yarn here from an afghan, a skein of Cherry Hill Tree sock yarn and that was it for today. I wish I had waited to wind the Socks That Rockyarn but I was too impatient and wound that the old fashioned way over two chair backs. The colourway, Fire On The Mountain was too hot for me not to dive right in.

Here is my Jaywalker sock so far.


I'm loving this. The colour is awesome and the zig zag pattern is way cool. The only thing I hate dislike about these is they are knit on size 1 dpn. The needles are so thin they feel like they're going to snap at any moment. They also make it harder to work the heel flap as the stitches want to slide off instead of slip over to the other needle. But I think these socks are well worth it. Can't wait to wear these.

Man I wish my gram was alive, I think she'd have a different opinion on socks now a days than the pair she did that got tossed aside.

Rockin' socks, wristband & hacking on a Friday

I guess I'm making up for lost time that I wasn't posting :)

First of all, I got the Socks That Rock yarn in the post today. I didn't expect it this quickly but I'm going to wind it and you know what I'll be doing tonight. Fire On The Mountain is the colourway. Also sandwiched between them is the wristband with that yarn I posted about yesterday. I can see why they discontinued it-you have to stop, drop and untangle every couple rows or it knots up.


I need to get me a yarn swift and ball winder. I do this the old fashioned way, with my feet LOL! Or sometimes on the backs of two chairs to hold the skein taught.

I'm freaking out-not sure if I'm being scammed or just over reacting to SPAM. I rarely go into my photography site anymore as I've not taken pictures in a long time. Long story short, in my web mail for my site, there's a note from someone on eBay asking about an item I'm selling. It looks official but I have never sold anything there and I would certainly not use my web site to do so...nowhere in the note was my registered eBay name. The thing that is spooking me is the note was addressed to me at my web site, infrared visions.com That seems a little too coincidental, no? I've since turned mail off for that web site and I spent hours yesterday changing all my passwords. Ordered my credit report this morning and nothing is wonky there. I sent a copy of the e mail I got to ebay to see if they can figure out what is going on.

No, I did not reply to the e mail, I've been phished often enough, especially by fake Pay Pal e mails that I don't reply to them period.

Which leads me to say sometimes technology sucks!

I feel better now that I got that off my chest LOL! Now it's time for lunch, then winding this yummy yarn.

Listening to AC/DC ~ For Those About To Rock

Aran Afghans

Ok folks, here 'tis. One shot of the afghan and one of the Inspector making sure it's up to snuff. OH...BTW-this is Midnite..making her official Blog debut. Don't tell her she's cute...she's already got an ego the size of Texas.


Listening to I Don't Believe In Love ~ Queensryche

New Find

First, I want to thank you all for the great comments on the seed stitch jacket. I can't remember when I made it but I'm almost 100% positive it was something my mom saw in a Herrschners catalogue and I got it to make for her. It had to be sometime in the early 90's, maybe 93 or so. I wonder if I still have the pattern for it?

Last night while we were sitting on the sofa watching Murder She Wrote, I found this in my stash, Lion Brand Sensations. I can't find it in their catalogue so I guess it's not being made anymore. It feels soft a lot like suede. There's only 87 yards per skein and I'm wondering what I can use it for. It's a worsted weight. I was thinking a funky pair of fingerless mittens but I'm not sure it'd be comfortable. Any ideas?

Being up at these odd hours, I went and got myself sorted. What else is there to do at 5 AM? LOL!



be sorted @ nimbo.net

Blooming Borders and seeds

I mentioned a while back, I think in reply to Rain, about a seed stitch jacket I made my mom. Here's a photo of it. I can't remember how many years have past since I knit this but it has to be quite a few since I have no memory of doing all that seed stitch. I can vaguely recall being overjoyed at doing the cabled border. The colour is great and my mom looked good in this.

At the moment I'm trying to get the Aran afghan presentable. A couple of my blocks 'bloomed' when I cast off which I'm guessing I probably did the cast off too loosely. Or maybe a combination of too loose a cast off and too tight when knitting the block itself.

Which brings me to the Great American Aran Afghan. My blood ran cold when I discovered it was the same sort of project...garter stitch border around the block. I'm very curious if the results would have been any better doing a provisional cast on and keeping the bound off stitches live. In the end, you could pick up all the bottom and top stitches on a big circular needle and knit however many rows that you need to as you'd have started right in on the pattern. THEN going back and weaving the strips together.

That sounds as clear as mud, huh? I'm embarrassed to post photos of the afghan as my putting it together didn't do it justice.I think I invented a few new swear words in the process too LOL! I think I need to break down and buy that finishing techniques DVD I saw in one of the magazines round Christmas time. Some things go together perfectly but it's stuff like this that shakes my confidence.

Listening to Restless Gypsy ~ W.A.S.P.

Finishings

Jesus I dunno what's been wrong with me. Just seem to have withdrawn. I need to snap out of it and get back to the land of the living. The snow is falling like mad-something I think I need to feed my soul, so it's a good day to work on projects which is what I think I'm going to do.

The Aran afghan is done :-) I need to sew it together and will post pictures later. I'm pretty jazzed about that.

In other knitting news, I needed a new pair of slippers. I went through two double soles on the green ones I knit way back in November. These new ones are from Elizabeth Zimmermann's book Knitting Without Tears. I love these, I think the point on the toe is a riot. They knit up extremely fast and you basically knit a square and fold it to form a cuff and the foot. I ran out of yarn which is why one has a blue foot and the other is plain oatmeal. I'll be making lots more of these.

Here's also the socks I made for my friend, I still need to send them to her. I don't think she's reading at the moment so I guess it's safe to post 'em.

I saw these Jaywalker socks done up in several of these colourways so I think I'm going to order some of this yarn. Most expensive socks I'll own to date since you need two skeins. I just love these socks though. I was reading several people have made these on Addi needles. Ummm, I love Addi Turbo but there's not a cold chance in hell I'd attempt socks on them. They're wonderful for sweaters and mittens and whatever else you want on two needles, but that's just me.

Listening to Gogol Bordello ~ Gypsy Part of Town

Coming Along

Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted! No excuse for it...Just been sort of out of it. The weather here in Boston has been totally crackers! It was Spring-like today. That's been throwing me for a loop. While I don't enjoy shovelling snow, I'm not sure I like a balmy winter either.

'Nuff of that. Ben listening to some knitting podcasts and my Sirius radio, geez I love that! It's awesome to sit on the sofa and knit whole listening to an old time radio serial. I keep thinking there used to be a Dennis the Menace one but I'm not positive.

Which brings me to...the Aran afghan. These are all the blocks, well most of them.The seed stitch one came out double the size it should have. I'm not sure if I'll re-do it (Sorry Janet) or if I'll improvise another block or just complete the afghan without it. I really don't enjoy seed stitch.

Wish I could start stitching this together now but it needs to be blocked first and I'm not sure how I want to arrange it.

Now I need to go catch up on reading some of your blogs. :-)

Mundane Friday

So today I am taking down all the Christmas decorations. I hate this. The whole house looks so magical and safe ad happy all lit up and all the decorations around and then it goes back to being a dull, boring place. I'm enjoying a glass of Absinthe while I take them down.

In knitting, I am doing the last block of the Aran Afghan, the seed stitch block. Now I just have to go back and make one more of each block and I can sew it all together. I can't wait...it looks really nice. I still need to mail the socks out to my friend for her birthday which was 31 December. I've just been in a funk for the past couple weeks. I keep telling myself one good way to look at it is that roller coaster riding season is fast approaching but then I think of all the magic of the holidays and I think "to hell with the coasters, I want Christmas to last forever" LOL! I know as soon as Great Adventure opens and I get my ass in a seat on a coaster I'll be happy.

On another note, I got myself Sirius on Monday. I did not get it for Howard Stern, I got it because I am so totally and completely disgusted and fed up with all the advertising on FM radio it's not even funny. I got a home unit so I can listen at home. You know, I never realised how much I missed listening to the radio until I got this. They have several hard rock/heavy metal stations, there's an 80's station, they have old time radio shows like The Shadow and Our Miss Brooks that I have missed hearing since the early 80's. There's BBC radio (music and news), Canadian Broadcasting, Comedy channels, Martha Stewart (one of the major factors why I did buy it). I guess it's appropriate to say I'm happy as a pig in shit with this. My radio has been on from 7 AM until 4 PM every day.

Absinthe 101

OK, I'm not quite sure where to begin. A few of you wanted some inside info on Absinthe so I'll attempt to present some. This is largely based on what I've read and first hand experience as I've been drinking authentic Absinthe for the past 4 or 5 years.

There is much said about the Green Fairy, much of it false. It is not a drug, you will not hallucinate or get high from drinking it. This probably got started as Absinthe is made from wormwood, one component of this is a chemical called Thujone which has a molecular structure similar to THC, the active psychoactive component in marijuana. It is not illegal to drink, it is, however, illegal to sell in the USA. The FDA bans the type of wormwood Absinthe is distilled from as it is a known neurotoxin. It can cause convulsions. I suppose, as with any other alcohol, it would be possible to have hallucinations, however to approach level of intoxication one would most certainly be courting alcohol poisoning and death.

Absinthe has also been blamed for many incidents ranging from the killing of spouses to Van Gogh cutting off his ear. This is interesting because it's often not mentioned that Van Gogh was fond of eating his oil paints and sipping his turpentine. I suppose it's easier to blame Absinthe rather than whatever the consumption of cadmium and lead and whatever else was in oil pints back then.

Absinthe addiction....this is possible as Absinthe does not affect a person the way most other spirits do. The Thujone in Absinthe acts as a buffer which allows one to imbibe far more of it than is possible with say Vodka or Whiskey. When you drink Absinthe, you do not get the cloudy, heavy feeling that alcohol normally produces. It does quite the opposite. While drinking it, your thoughts become clearer, you feel very energetic and open and free. Not weighted down and heavy like if you were drinking another spirit. Your speech often does not become slurred. This is NOT to say you are not buzzed or under the influence. You certainly are....it is the Thujone that is acting as a buffer so you are not feeling it like you normally would. You are NOT free to drive a car. It is this buffering effect that makes Absinthe a bit more dangerous. However, let me be the first to say I have been drunk on it once and it will never happen again. An Absinthe hangover is like nothing you've ever felt before. It scared the hell out of me. They say that the worst hangovers to have are those produced by dark spirits such as whiskey and brandy and that lot...that is a walk in the park compared to an Absinthe hangover.

If you write, paint, draw, etc. Absinthe CAN bring that out and the great artists of the past often produced their best works while drinking it. I can attest that it has this effect on me at times. It is a very pleasant, warm, happy sort of feeling. I'm not sure how else to describe it other than to say it is not at all like any other liquor.

There is a product on the market called Absenta that is legally sold in the USA. I tried this before trying authentic Absinthe and can only say it is an over-priced bottle of Anisette in disguise. It does not taste anything like real Absinthe nor does it look like the real stuff. Authentic Absinthe is a green hue but it is not emerald green. Save your money.

As for safety, I cannot comment on this. It is made from an herb that is a known neurotoxin. The level of Thujone is not anywhere NEAR what it was back in its heyday. Most today contain between 10 mg. and approx. 40 mg. of Thujone. Canada allows the sale of it as long as the Thujone is under 10 mg. I've read back at the turn of the century when it was popular, it was as high as 230 mg. The alcohol content to reach this level would have been positively insane. Currently, what I drink is 144 proof which is plenty strong even diluted with water as it should be. NEVER abuse it by drinking it straight or neat. That is not how it was intended to be sipped. As far as I know, it is a Czech brand which I have never tasted and wouldn't as all reports I've heard regarding Czech Absinthe is it is rotten and foul tasting.

Personally, I am not concerned with weather it is safe or not. I'm far more concerned with inhaling second hand smoke and the damage I did to myself by smoking 20+ years than I am what Absinthe may or may not do to me. It is a risk I am willing to take and I take it knowing full well nobody knows. However, it has been legal in England and Spain and there are no reports of Absinthe induced maladies.

What it tastes like...it is much like a fine wine. It has a complex flavour that continues to develop in your mouth and in your throat as you sip. It tastes heavily of Anise at first but other flavours can be detected as it unfolds in your mouth and on your lips. It's a very pleasant experience.

Oh yeah...why it was outlawed in the first place. In a nutshell...the French wine makers are to blame. Absinthe could be had for about a nickel a glass back in its heyday. Because it was so wildly popular, the French wine makers were running scared that this could put them out of business. It was all political.

This is why to this day it burns my ass that the ban is not lifted on this yet our Government allows the sale of cigarettes which kill not only those who willingly partake of them which is fine...but everyone around who is subject to second hand smoke is a victim of the ugly reality of what cigarettes do. Having been a smoker for most of my life (I quit last August), I resent that I am told I can't drink Absinthe because it MAY or MAY NOT harm me in the long run. But it's a proven fact that what I did to my body by 20 years of smoking most certainly did harm me for life. If they want to protect me, protect me from a proven harm (cigarettes) not from a drink that may or may not be harmful.

I hope I answered your questions, if I left anything out, just ask :-)

Happy 2006

I had a good post in my head when I woke up this morning but have been rushing round like a chicken with his head cut off. Hence, I have no clue what I was going to say as dawn broke across the sky.

I guess the best thing to do it to wish you and yours a very happy, safe and prosperous 2006 from me and the Green Fairy.

I am spending the night in the house, away from the crazies or should that be, the crazy is staying in the house? LOL! In any event, I have a bottle of Absinthe that is calling my name. No, not the same one that's in the photo. I hate that stuff but the bottle is cool. I've not enjoyed this since the spring and I really need this. This is another year I won't be ringing in the New Year at the Rainbow Room in New York. Perhaps one day while I'm still young enough to enjoy it I will be able to do that. So I've thrown on part of my tux for the Green Fairy. Works for me :-)

Cheers! Here's to a productive 2006!

Imma WHAT?

You are a Nocker!! Inspired by the Gnomes of
legend, you have a natural love of building,
repairing, and dismantling things. You can
quite literally turn trash into treasure. But
as things would have it, everything you make
has some little flaw, which causes you no end
to frustration. In life, dont let yourself be
so caught up in the flaws of life that you miss
out in its beauty.


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More socks

I guess I've been lazy and haven't really posted since I got Haloscan commenting installed on here. Truth be told, I'm in the middle of another pair of socks for a friend. I'm not sure if she keeps up with this blog or not (Are you reading Winnie???) so I'm not posting a photo of them. She sort of knows she's getting them but she wo'nt see what they look like.

Since that's about all I can write for now...here's a meme:

Tuesday Twosome

1. Top two Favorite Movies.
The Exorcist and Full Metal Jacket

2. Top two Favorite Actors.
Brian Bloom and Gary Sinise AND Viggo Mortensen (I can't choose between them and you can't make me LOL!)

3. Top two Favorite Actresses.
Linda Blair and Jodie Foster

4. Top two Favorite TV Shows.
The X Files and Friday the 13th: The Series (see a pattern here?)

5. Top two Favorite TV Musicians.
Mike Oldfield and King Diamond

Listening to: Under Ice ~ Kate Bush

Fingerless Glove

Well, I did it. Sort of. I'm not real pleased with the way it turned out. It's a bit too tight (it was for a woman's hand) but the stitches sort of spiral between thumb and the index finger. I did start on the second one but it will be a fingerless mitten...no fingers on the second one. It's too tight and this alpaca yarn is too expensive to just leave the gloves laying around. Without the fingerless fingers (LOL!), it's a perfect fit.

I'm also trying to figure out if it's worth the risk to try Haloscan for the comments instead of Blogger's on default comments. Anybody using Haloscan, have you had any problems or troubles getting it installed or working? I was all set to do it when Drew (The Crochet Dude) told me about it but after reading their web site and some of the problems you can run into, I decided maybe I didn't want the added headache.


Listening to ~ Mein Schmertz, Lene Lovich

Winter Solstice

I know I'm a day early but I wanted to wish everyone a very happy Yule now so I don't forget tomorrow.

That said, I got a nasty bug over the weekend. I went to Boston on Saturday and had to have picked something up on the train. Lots of people hacking up all over the place. It hit me at 2 AM Saturday night/Sunday morning. I had a fever just high enough to let me know I was sick but not high enough to put me into a fever delirium and man, did I ache! Just getting back to myself today.

Anyway, I was too weak to even pick up my needles over the weekend but have been looking for a good pattern for fingerless gloves. Anybody know of one? I had one but not being well versed in dp's yet, I'm not quite sure how to re-work the pattern which has got to be wrong. It's ok up till the index finger but where it tells to start the index finger is actually at the pinkie end of your hand. I wasted expensive alpaca the first time I tried them, I don't want to waste anymore of it but I would desperately love a pair of alpaca fingerless gloves before winter is over.

I think tonight I'm going to just work on the Aran afghan. I'm still not feeling 100% so will take it easy.

Oh, the graphic above....there's a gallery of many similar types here at Witch Way. I love the organic feel of these.


Listening To: Saturday Love ~ Cherelle

Aran Afghans, Socks and books of Poetry

First, mega thanks to Dave who helped me locate my comp book with my poetry! Keep that gift in shape Dave!!! I'm happy I have it back.


I'm working on an Aran afghan that Knitty Gritty had on some time ago. It's rather simple, just 7 different blocks to a total of 16 blocks to make a lap sized throw. I mainly did this to use up some yarn my mom had. I like the way it's looking. I'm not looking forward to doing an entire block in double moss stitch-that gets boring but I can lean my head back and close my eyes while I do it...sort of zone out or something. I'll probably have to come up with my own block to finish it as only 7 patterns doubled is 14 blocks and it calls for 16.

Knitty Gritty also did a show on socks today. It seemed she mainly followed the Universal Sock pattern I've been using. I thought she said there was supposed to be variations on the toe decreases and a heel but I can't find it on the site. It was fun to watch anyway. Her knitsters had some cool socks. I really liked the chick in the middle who had a Greek Key going round her instep. I may need to chart that out myself so I can knit a pair. I think I'll download the pattern as she was calling these slipper socks and I'd like a pair like this. I'll find a nice worsted wool and knit them up.

I think I'm gonna go make another Latte in my Tassimo and get back to my afghan.


Listening to Piano in the Dark ~ Brenda Russell