RUN!!!! MOTHS!!!

I can't think of enough nasty words.  It got cold here.  No, really, down into the 30s one night.  So I pulled on some socks, some lovely, wool, handknit socks.  And then I looked happily at my lovely wool handknit socks....

So unfair.  So cruel.  Really pisses me off.

I found another pair of handknit wool socks in the same drawer, with no holes.  Tomorrow I am mounting a major vacuum-out-the-drawers, closets, walls, carpets event.  All clean woolens will be put in zip-lock bags and, believe it or not, in the freezer for a week.  All wool yarn and fiber -- same process.  It'll take me a while, since the freezer does not have that much empty space, but eventually everything will have been treated and sealed safely away. 

And of course, I will have to knit more socks.  The sock yarn stash will have to be studied carefully for damage.

Knitting

Baby Laura's cardi is almost done.  And this picture even shows how gorgeous the yarn is.

I need to pick up the button band, knit button holes (uh oh) and weave in the ends.  Tomorrow I will run out to find some cute baby buttons.  The uh oh with buttonholes -- it is easy to make buttonholes but they don't always look too good.  Mine don't look too good.  I have to remember that this sweater will fit the baby for a matter of weeks, and remember that no one will remember the button holes.  They have to be functional, so they don't drive my friend Sue crazy.  Nothing more.

The yarn I bought for the Quercus cardigan arrived and I am very pleased.  Usually if I buy yarn online it is something I have had a chance to see and touch in person.  This time I decided to take a chance on one of the Valley Yarns, the store brand for the huge yarn store WEBS.  I read the reviews on Ravelry and decided to take a chance.  The results are very good.  The color, called Denim Heather, is a nice strong color, and the yarn feels nice to the touch without being the sort of texture that pills immediately.  Of course I want to cast on immediately but will finish baby Laura's cardi first.  That baby lives in Buffalo!  She NEEDS a sweater!

Spinning

I am continuing to spin the Confetti I showed you last week.  I also broke down and began using a drop spindle to spin this pretty stuff.

I couldn't resist.  It is too pretty.  I am spinning it on a drop spindle I bought last year at Kid n Ewe festival in Boerne TX, which is taking place again next weekend.  The maker of the spindle, unfortunately for me, actually took a full time job and is no longer making spindles and wheels.  I will have to see if I find other spindles of interest.

Weaving

My drawing class last week gave me an idea on how to handle the sky in the design for the tapestry.  In between bouts of vacuuming, sealing, knitting and spinning, I am going to try it out with pencil on the collage and see if it might work.  If so, I will post about it soon.

Cats

A cry went out for the cats to get their fair share of time on the blog.  I don't have any recent pictures, so here is an old one of Maggie doing her pre-Olympic clothes dryer routine.

Comments

[cheryl]

very cool cat, that Maggie should be entered in the cat olympics:) Isnt' it interesting how their favorite toys arenot toys. I just spent 20 dollars on a huge cat tunnel and they played in the box, no matter what type of cat nip product i have placed on it. I love the cat toy, they are scare of it. guess i have to wait till we get a new kitty, sad, i love that big gray cat tunnel., has kitty paws and tail. hmm. love your knitting, just starting on things other than scarves and blankets. Although i tried a stitch called entrelac or something like that, and have a scarf but want to do a hat but think i will try a hat with a normal stitch . Although the entrelac
is a very easy stitch to learn it just looks difficult. it looks like a bunch of rectangles knitted together. well i will have to bookmark your blog and check in. thanks for the intertainment and hopefully expanding my mind on the knitting.

[Kim]

Ooohhh...so sorry about those socks. Such a lovely color, too. Yes knit some more. If you need sock yarn let me know. I have some nice Blauband in blue and white; green and white; shades of gold; and then some miscellaneous colors. Gladly would send you some. I think you always liked Molly's blauband. Let's talk soon. Love the kitty photo.

[Judy]

Moths! They ate my favorite cashmere hoodie! Waaaaaaah. I thought I had just a little tiny hole in the front, and then I looked under the hoodie and Gaaaaaccckkkk. Not fair.

Just so you know you are not alone.