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Aha! It's working today.
Yarn: Fleece Artist in Midnight (old base sock yarn)
Pattern: Lichen Ribbed Socks from Knitting Vintage Socks

Nothing.

Well, I was going to post a photo of my finished Midnight socks, but Blogger isn't cooperating right now. And I can't show you my work-in-progress today because it's a gift. At least I'm blogging, right? (Or does this even count?)

Destination: Yarn

Three days. Twenty yarn stores. Details here.

If I didn't have small children I would so totally do this.

Baby names

While I would never name my daughter Metallica, I must say that I am so glad that I live in a country where I can name my child whatever I want to. Apparently in Sweden the government gets to approve or reject name choices. That's just ridiculous.

A wee tiny sock!

First off, I need to apologize to The Imperfect Knitter that it has taken me so long to post this.

I got my wee tiny sock (by Royal Mail)!


I love it; it's absolutely adorable. She even sent along extra yarn so I can make it a pair! I plan to use my wee socks as Christmas tree ornaments. Thank you so much!

A request.

Our friend Stephanie died about two hours ago. She was a beautiful young woman both inside and out who has been battling lung cancer for about two years. On Saturday night a tumor ruptured one of her arteries and the doctors were not able to do anything to stop the bleeding. Please pray for her family; she was only 15 years old.

Six weird things

Six weird things about me:

1) I always save the best for last. So much so that if I have a handful of nuts, crackers, etc., I will eat all the broken ones from smallest to largest before eating all the whole ones. And if I'm eating cereal that has macadamia nuts in it I will eat around them so that the last bite or two will just be nuts and rice milk.

2) With both pregnancies, my linea nigra has shown up three weeks after giving birth.

3) Sometimes I get an irresistible urge to drop everything and go floss. Just because I feel plaque-y.

4) I chew primarily on the right side of my mouth. I make myself chew on the left side sometimes for more "even wear". Not like chewing food actually wears down your enamel, but still.

5) I always create patterns with the eggs that are left in the carton. It bugs me if I can't make it perfectly symmetrical.

6) I can't stand to eat chalazae, so I always pick them off and throw them away.

So what are six weird things about you?

Works-in-progress Wednesday

Not much going on this week knitting-wise. I did get started on M's (new) socks:

They're Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport in turquoise.

I also made my Wee Tiny Sock (click to view a larger photo) :



This is Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in berry. Check out all the wee tiny socks at the Wee Tiny Sock Swap Flickr group!

Free coffee!

Tomorrow, March 15th, from 10 a.m. to noon Starbucks is giving away free 12 ounce drip coffees.

Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR!

Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age. -Booth Tarkington

And many happy moments are made while rocking one's daughter. For the past two years (yes, F turned two last Saturday), I have been rocking my daughter in this chair, picked up at a garage sale for $20.
I have been cushioning it with a bed pillow and a throw pillow (for the back and seat, respectively) and while it hasn't been the most comfortable, at least we didn't have to take out a loan to buy a nice new glider (have you seen the price for a good Dutalier?).

On F's birthday, my dear friend and excellent seamstress Holly surprised me with this:

The fabric is gorgeous.
I haven't quite gotten used to it yet; I still find myself craning my head forward in order to avoid resting my head on the wooden frame. I love sitting in my glider so much now that this morning I had my coffee and knitted in F's bedroom while she played. Thank you so much, Holly!