beaver like!

dang i've been busy. eased back into schooling after the hollydaze-that was a feat in itself. sometimes i wonder if the breaks are worth it. seems so hard to start back up again.

let me start this post by showing you what i had to buy myself the other day:

"oh cute"-i can hear you saying. but that's not the point! (note the word bolded above) well. i'm not very happy about this purchase. these are not prescription glasses mind you. i don't wear them-athough maybe i need to be- but that's another story. these are freakin reading glasses. yes, magnified reading glasses-the kind you get at the grocery store. you know-the kind for "aging" eyes. yes, i've come to realize that i can't read the ingredient labels on food, medicine or supplements and i've shied away from books with small print. yep. age happens. sigh. at least i was able to get some fun ones! daisies how appropriate. and only $3.99.

i was amazed how much easier knitting was while wearing my new spiffy lenses. especially when i started the lace on my Fairwind Cardigan.

it's a fabulous pattern and my gurls and i are doing a knit-along, which we started back in November. okay as you can see i'm not very far-but hey the holidays hit and all good intentions flew out the window. i'm knitting mine out of cascade 220 heathers in a honey mustard colorway. the picture doesn't do it justice. out of the 5 that are participating you can check out the blogs of birdsong and mama spider to see their progress and yarn choices. i love seeing everyone's color and fiber choices.

i also finished my boy's holiday socks. they were supposed to be a gift for the Winter Solstice but now they were finished for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

these are made from cascade 220 superwash wool in his favorite color: grey. they were thuja inspired. but i used size 3 needles, casted on 48 stitches and did the k3, p1 pattern every round.

my dear friend anne always sends me yummy luscious yarns for xmas. waiting to open her gifts is excruciating. i can barely stand it. this year among the skeins was some Malbrigo Rasta-OMG! heaven in a ball i tell you!!! soft chunky squishy merino!!! this stuff rocks. with one skein i made this awesome neck warmer. knit on size 15 needles-i knit this in a day!!!

been doing a wee bit of spinning lately. not as much as i would like though.

within the last year i've decided that pink isn't so bad after all. i have a strong growing attachment to it. wow! life is stranger than fiction sometimes.

crafty update

i interrupt the central coast vacation posts with a crafty update! besides gallivanting around california i have been busy in the crafty sector. i'm finding it very hard to focus on the this post but i'm trying to get my mind off the fact that i have the worst case of poison oak i've ever had. short of peeling off my skin or killing myself i've tried all remedies i know of- except a trip to the doc for a heavy duty cortisone treatment-which i'm sure i need. i've been suffering for a week straight-it's so bad i have the chills and feel like shit. if no improvement by monday it's off to the doc i go!

i forgot to add the benedryl to the assortment-didn't touch the itching but gave me a wonderful heroin type nod that allowed me to sleep at night. man that stuff is potent! for the safety of everyone around me i only took it night. had to stop taking it....making me weird out.

before looking like a leper rowan and i made ceramic buttons at a ceramic studio at willow springs-it was great fun and i want to make more! thanks for your guidance penelope!

they look like candy huh? here's a better look:

i finished the baby vest made with my hansdpun merino yarn.

away from home i was able to finished my tidepool socks.

in case you weren't paying attention-i actually finished a pair of socks-yes, a pair-2 socks!!!! instead of getting bored and never finishing the 2nd sock i persevered. you can't see me-but i'm doing a little happy dance:) i love them so much i have to post another picture. love the picot edging.

the yarn is from hazel knits in the sweet crush colorway. washable merino-yum!

being that the colder weather should be heading our way i immediately casted on another pair of socks-worsted weight on side 3 needles- my favorite needle size for socks-i hate knitting with tooth picks! this yarn is a washable merino as well, from orange flower.

geez- what a crappy picture! will update soon-promise! before i go slather my body with slime i wanted to show you what grew in our garden this year-and we didn't even plant it!

what a treat!!!