KnitTech

Taken

I really look forward to spring/summer. I watch as a mated pair of Osprey raise their young. There are days, I get to see fuzzy heads with mom or dad feeding. On others, I don't see anything.

Grilltech and I kept talking how we should bring the camera and get pictures, because any day now our babies will be all grown up. On Friday, we both remember. And wouldn't you know it?

We can't see anyone.

Mom and Dad are flying around, but aren't interested in the least to pose for pictures.

After a while of chit-chat - for us - the kids stand up.

I'm still knitting. I've been doing some reading on the tantric puzzle top, and one of the chief complaints is it's not sturdy enough. Crap! So, the other one is on hold while I work the top in a cotton to see how well it works out for me. If I like it, I'll finish the pink one, other wise it's Frogtown.

Down the street:

Believe it or not, but I didn't have any supervisors while taking pictures. I wonder if I did it right...

List Day

Counted three cars at the bar this morning
Today, the shared drive is broken ~~yet again~~, so I'm trying to go to my happy place
One of the cow-orkers had her eyes tattooed, she's quite proud of herself
Grilltech is bummed, because this weekend is the competition and I won't let him go
Honestly, it has nothing to do with the fact he can't walk around the block
I do get a certain amount of satisfaction of telling the Gnome to fix it chop, chop
Database just crashed
GAH, this leadership thing is a pain in the ass
Seriously? I need to give you a suggestion of what to bring to a potluck?
I'm glad this week is mostly over

And because I need a little pick me up:

All better now!

Hawt!

Livin' the Dream

Yip, that's me. Livin' the dream.

Friday was the old team lead's last day. Anyone want to take bets of who the new team lead is?

Which means, I have to:

Be nice to people when they come whining to me that they should have blue paper, instead of pink*
Walk to the Gnomes desk four or five times a day
Spend the last ten-fifteen minutes of my day chatting the Gnome up
And answer questions the team may have**

Anyone, who has spend more than two minutes with me, knows I don't like dealing with people. And all of this comes with no increase of pay. Yip, livin' the dream.

* Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it's close.
** I did get to use Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Monday

Down the street on a hot summer day:

My new top:

The yarn is splity and slick. When it's done, it will be awesome!

It's too hot to do any and I'm recovering from an infection. Ick.

List Day

Counted two cars at the bar this morning
Today's sunrise is a lovely pink/orange/blue-gray
BBQer has a nasty cold, and I think it might be trying to jump to me
I left my sweater at home today, because it's been hot recently, now I'm missing it
Things you don't want to hear: the tool is broken and so is the back up one
Yea, sounds like everyone is having fun
It looks like rain might start falling anytime now, which is bad because car windows are down
Now it's cloudy and windy, only rained for five minutes
The 20 minute drive home was mostly sunny and clear
Almost an hour later and it's cloudy again
I'm using Lang Deauville(Rav) to make the top
When I'm done swatching - it would be smarter to use smaller swatches instead of 130 sts - and have more then ten rows done, I'll post a picture
I do have the PDF, am willing to share if people really want it
I need to go wake up Grilltech from his nap
Can't wait until next Wednesday

Posting, Optional?

I'm just going to pretend last week didn't fucking exist. This week, seems to be doing better. I mean - seriously - a short week due to a holiday and I took an extra day off to sleep in. Who could ask for more? I could ask for more, but it would seem ungrateful on my part.

I'm so easily distracted today, I was looking for the new pattern to show everyone what I'm working on and realized I needed to put up pictures of the finished sweater. Then, I couldn't leave well enough alone, I had to look at everyone else's projects. Because yanno, Ravelry is a huge time suck.

Anyway, I've started on a new project (Rav) for me. Don't have any pictures yet, but I did type up the pattern I'm going to use - it's called Four Winds Check. Right now it's was way to hot to work on the sock blanket, because summer has decided to make an entrance in our part of the world.

Interesting, the pattern is no longer available. Guess I'm very lucky that I downloaded it two years ago. Now let us pray I don't run out of yarn. Seriously, start praying to which every deity is on duty, because I purchased the stuff on E-bay four or five years ago and Ravelry says it's discontinued.

Anyway, after typing up the pattern, I was able to transfer it to the iPad, and boom! I'm good to go. Yip, life is good.

Oh, and can I get a chocolate shake with that? kthxbai

Color Me Done

Down the street:

Two supervisors today.

Sweater is done.

The buttons almost match.

We've had days of cooler weather, so I'm still able to wear at work. Not at home so much. I'm ready for fall this year.

List Day

Counted four cars at the bar this morning
My sweater is done and I've worn it to work a couple of times this week
Looks like summer has finally made it to Idaho
Last night we had 1.5 hours of thunder storms
Grilltech is training in my area, so I can't talk plot bunnies with Captain Awesome and BBQer
Believe it or not, they both enjoy hearing how I'm going to make the player's lives miserable
Perky and Kommandant are going on vacation, we're bird watching
Would it be back to put Daizy out side and claim she left on her own?
Haven't made it to Green Lantern or Super 8, like we had planned to do in the middle of May
Yea, it's going to be one of those months
Did have a wonderful birthday.... Grilltech and I ended up with a pair of iPads
Yes, I did that well in Jackpot
Havac wants me to pay attention to him
The cats just want him to ~~die~~ go away

And Now....

... all I need is buttons and my sweater is done!!

Finishing

Down the street

Even Fran thinks it's a bright day

I've been sanding down the staff, soon I'll be switching to 150 grit

Soon, the tech kingdom will have two new queens: Prom (plum) and Harvest (apple)

I need to put in the neck and button bands, then I'll have a new sweater

Misheard Statements....

Kerosene on lice

Kerosene on legs (referring to a hyper active six year old)

List Day

Counted two cars at the bar this morning
I'm less than an inch away from neck shaping on my sweater
Might have it done by next week
Didn't I say that two weeks ago?
Who says, one can't be dangerous and yet feminine at the same time?
I'd forgotten how long it takes to do one simple thing when Excel's calculate now is turned on in a different book, because it affects all of them
It seems to be the day, nothing really want to work for me
We got home, and the garage door had been left open all day
Thankfully nothing was missing

It Should Be...

June 14th, but it's not.

Grilltech loves me.... (Nothing says love like a weapon.)

List Day

It was a bad night of sleep, last night

Counted seven cars at the bar this morning

They want two weeks of reporting data done in two days

Gut check says, it ain't happening

My cube mate isn't here today

That means loud music and dancing in my bay!

Adult beverages would be a nice addition, but that would get me frowned at

GAH! The new lackey is coming to me with her questions

It looks pretty dark and stormy outside, hope it clears up somewhat when I want to go walk

Heck, hope it's somewhat warmer when practice starts tonight

New boss is hoping to make some changes in the way some things are reported

Which directly impacts me

He's also a micro manager, which I'm not sure if it's related to he's new and insecure or a micro manager

Wow, it's pounding down rain again

I did manage to get the report updated, guess I was wrong

Grilltech took me out dinner, he's such a wonderful husband

Have a good night everyone

It Should Be...

For some reason I think it's Thursday. It's not.

I'm so disappointed.

Anyway, I managed to get a shard of glass embedded in my big toe. I got sometime last night and didn't get it out until this afternoon.

I'm debating my actions of going barefooted in karate.

It's Monday, the Tuesday Edition

It's so hard to come back to work after a three day weekend. Days of staying up until 2230 and sleeping in until 0800, really make getting up at 0430 suck. Course getting to work and finding the server is down really makes the day – well, yanno – suck.

I'm about two-four rows away from shoulder shaping on my sweater. Not quite stalled on it, but not racing to finish it. I know, I should just my butt into gear and get it finished. Because I'd like to wear it before it's to big.

Do You Know?

What happened on this day in 1977?

This came out

Yet, Another Post

I like to knit both sleeves and fronts at the same time. It's pretty simple, knit across then purl back. Patterns are easy to remember because I just did them 58 stitches ago. If I mess up on one, then chances are I'll repeat the same mistake onto the second item. Fool proof, right?

As it turns out, its a bit harder than I thought to knit both at the same time. I measured one and it came up 10.5. After some swearing, I'm ripping back four rows because I need to be at 10 even. I measure again, this time I'm at 9.5. Knit two more rows and measure again. This time it comes up 11.5. W. T. F?!

At this point, I hold up both fronts and notice the second one is about an inch longer than it's mate. W. T. F?!

I think it's going to be one of those weeks.

Monday

It looks like the world is still here. No one was raptured away. California didn't break off to form its own small country. (Which makes me very happy, some of my very bestest internet friends live in Cali.)

On the karate front my knees are getting stronger - code for - they don't hurt all the time when I walk. I've been feeling up to knitting, a good thing in my world. I've over shot the length I've needed to be, so I'm tinking back four rows. Not exactly fun, but it means I'll have a sweater soon.

And now onto the awkward section of the post:

The other day, Perky and I are driving past Auntie Em's house. I hand the phone to Perky to call Em, to see if she wants to come to dinner with us. Perky does, they're talking and I hear a long pause then Nooo then a continuation of the conversation. Perky hangs up and says, I didn't know how to answer Is she (referring to Perky) pregnant?

To be fair, all three of us Perky, Eldest and I sound exactly the same on the phone.

List Day

Counted six cars at the bar this morning
I forgot to set my alarm last night, but did manage to wake up on time
Our department is in flux and at times it makes me crazy
Course then, I'm also known for making others crazy
Tonight is practice, I'm ready to Beat People Up
Damn, it's only 1015, I was thinking it was 1115
I tried to cut my finger off last night while making dinner. I'm very happy I didn't because it would making knitting difficult
Wasted an hour of my time researching something that someone else already knew
Sigh
The cat needs to have her claws trimmed

Best of Intentions

I was going to post on Thursday. Blogger was having issues. Figured I would post on Friday. Blogger was still having issues. So, today is my day to post.

Monday seems to be the day of downed server at work. Couldn't do much of anything until it was fixed. Managed to get some side stuff done, but that's about it.

The weekend went fast. Really didn't want to get up this morning or stay at work for that matter.

OMG

I've made some changes in my life and you guys may have noticed it. I'm getting out and doing more. Did you see the pictures of the flowers? And karate. Can I just die now? I can walk around the block. Heck, I can walk around the block for an hour and be fine. Put me in a horse stance? In two seconds, I'm wishing for death. To be fair, it's only my first week AND I'm only doing for an hour at a shot, instead of the usual two. But still....

Another change is I'm running Shadowrun. It's like plotting a book, but on steroids. (By the way Amy, I can't figure out why the hero had an assassin sent after him. It's making me crazy.) I've got plot hooks I'm setting up now and some of players are talking about new characters. (GAH!) Comment to player: I don't kill characters, I fuck with'em.

So between exercise and gaming, my knitting time hasn't been what it used to be. I've got a hat sitting on my desk and the sweater the back is done! Now I need to start the fronts, and I'll have a sweater!!.

I'm not blowing you guys off. Seriously, I'm not. I'm just off spending karma learning new skills.

P. S. Donna Lee the socks are almost ten inches long (total), it's the angle of the photo.

May the Fourth....

...be with you. Happy Star Wars day!

I'm Alive

I've been busy, just not blogging.

Waiting for the storm. Uggy will be in hiding soon.

Shhh, don't tell the knitting, but I've been doing some out side activities.

Grilltech bought me some flowers - pansies my all time favorites!

Finally put the zipper in - just don't ask to see the seam.

Fran had to check the current WIP sweater. She's right, I'll need to tink back a row.

Grilltech's new sock. Started the cuff on the second one. They're actually a very dark green, but look black.

With any luck, I'll get back into the swing of blogging.

List Day

Counted one car at the bar this morning
Monday morning had six
It seems to be one of those days for everyone here
Both Convert and BBQer were late this morning
My neck is still very stiff and painful
Grilltech ~~threw~~ dropped his coffee cup on the ground
The soda machine wouldn't give me the drink I wanted or my change back
My system wanted me to update to the latest version of Java, so I did
Now some of the work applications aren't working correctly
Won't mention how much time I've lost tracking down the correct archived version to make them work
Excedrin is a miracle drug
I think it's raining, can't really tell for sure
The falcons, I watch on the drive to and from work, are back
We took off the electric blanket and last night was downright cold
Not sure if I'll put the electric one back on or pull out the heavy quilt

List Day

Counted ten (!) cars at the bar this morning
Grilltech forgot his bag, so no gym for us tonight
He also didn't remember to bring home his coffee cup last night
It was a bad morning at the tech house
I somehow managed to set the permissions to a directory, so certain members can't access it
Some people are pretty unhappy right now, including me because it needs to be fixed before I leave
Here's a hint: I have no clue of how to fix it and the people who can are dodging me
The week is mostly over, mostly
Dinner is cooking and tonight is Wipeout

Monday

Spring view down the street, I can see sun light.

I had Uggy being my supervisor this round of pictures. She's trying to figure out what the gray cat down the street is doing.

Started sleeves on my sweater, had almost twelve inches done.

Decided I didn't like the fabric, so I started over using size eight needles and a pattern instead of making my own up.

Finished my socks, these are iridescent dragons. (The yarn is purple train wreck, very awesome stuff.)

You know it's bad when...

A phone call to the Eldest to wish her happy birthday goes something like this:

Me: Happy Birthday!
Her: Hmmm thanks, but it was yesterday.
Me: No, it's today. (Frantically looking at a calendar, because I don't want to be voted Worst. Mommy. Evah.)
Her: I know my birthday, you even wished me a good one on facebook.
Me: I did?
Her: Yes!
Me: Oh, I really wanted to make sure....

There is no way to recover from that. I wouldn't make a very good Temporal Witch (or Time Lord).

We're back

We made it back last night. Today was a slow relaxing day trying to get everything caught up before going back to work.

And we're off!

Okay, we'll be off soon as the kids get here...

List Day Double Shot

Counted elven cars at the bar this morning
The moon was obscured by clouds this morning
I've got seven more hours before my day is over
The sweater is off the needles!
But it's a size too small for me, so Perky is getting it
She wants a zipper in it, so she's going to need to talk her Grandmother into sewing it in
I've been poking around looking for patterns, I think I found one I can replicate
Now, I've just gotta wind the skeins
And swatch...
Watched Battle LA, really enjoyed it
Good night all!

List Day

Counted three cars at the bar this morning
The moon was almost full and low on the western horizon
I've been watching Daria, the best line ever? I don't have low self esteem, I have low esteem of others
Grilltech says, I'm very much her
Roxie posted a really sweet link of nesting eagles
Today's sunrise is very bright & clear and back to about 0800
Stupid daylight savings
I'll be happy when this week is over, I can't seem to do anything right
Okay, the rush of why hasn't this been done seems to be over
I'm glad this week is mostly over

PI

Happy Pi Day everyone.

I enjoyed coconut cream.

Waiting

It's a gray day, we're waiting for the rain to start.

Fran doing quality control checks.

What does all of this become?

An Angry Bird...

What else have I been working on?

A sock for me.

Blah

I'm feeling much better this week. Yesterday was a good day. Heck, I can't really even complain much about Monday - other than the fact it was Monday. In a little less than two week's we're going on vacation. Look out Roxie, Perky and I will be in town soon.

In other news:

I have been knitting, but don't have pictures
I did go back to bed on Friday
The car is up and running again and didn't cost the GPA of a small country!
After 14 days of not getting on the Wii, I didn't gain weight
The real test will be today, because I do think machines lie

It's Been One of Those Week's

Ended up with the ~~plague~~ cold that's been going around the area. So when I was feeling 100 times better, then all of a sudden, my nose wouldn't quit running. I knew I required medical and the person seeing me agreed.

Training is done. I can do it, just not so sure I've got the paranoia she has. Is it paranoia or self preservation? Maybe its a knife's edge of both.

This morning, I didn't want to get up. Could have turned the alarm off and drifted back off to sleep. (I was dreaming I was hiding from a serial killer in a department store. A very fearful dream, but sure beats getting up.) Instead we got up and did the usual routine of drop him off, while I go pick up Friday's breakfast. Because they make it fresh, I turn the car off - it's quite the wait at times.

Only. The. Car. Won't. Start. GAH!

Call Grilltech then I call Convert. Grilltech calls me. The cook comes and pushes the car out of the middle of their drive thru. Eat breakfast, because I've got nothing better to do. After 15 minutes, I try the car again.

It works! =^.^=

Call Grilltech who promptly tells me take it home!

Can I go back to bed?

Remember?

Anyone with a smart phone knows the Angry Birds:

Are you aware of there was a peace treaty?

I was out taking pictures and Fran had to come check it out.

What's she looking at?

That's right, it's an Angry Bird! (Rav)

Monday

Spent most of the day being someone else's lackey. This time around, I'm way happier because I'm actually doing what I need to be trained on. Instead of knitting and generally wishing to do something else, anything else then listening to a cow-orker drone on and on.

We did our taxes yesterday - we're getting money back. Since the tax deductions moved out, my greatest fear is we'll end up owing about eight or nine hundred. It comes from the same nameless place as I'll run out of yarn. ~~I just won't mention that sometimes, I do run out.~~

Dinner is almost ready and my overlord is trying to get me to feed her good food. Maybe she'll get lucky.

List Day

Counted four snowy cars at the bar this morning
Spent the day training a lacky - it appears I'll be having her until next Wednesday
I went from three rows to four inches on a sock
Drug Grilltech to the bank to look in the safety despot box
What we wanted, wasn't there, it was buried on my desk
Along with an unopened Christmas card from Amy
I'm feeling pretty much like a bad friend
Which is odd, because I spent my work hours feeling like a crabby dorkfish
Speaking of dorkfish, while the lacky was at lunch, I was trying to get next week's forecast set up
Can you see where this is going can't you? I did this week, instead of next week
I had to correct this week and get the following week's data done
Next week, I have different lacky... you'll never guess who
Tomorrow is Procreator's last day
I'll be able to catch up on reading everyone this weekend, since I'm busy ~~knitting~~ training at work
Because it's all I can do to keep from grabbing the mouse and screaming you're doing it wrong!!
Think I can turn the heel tomorrow?
Good night everyone and Big Balls!

I've Been Busy

Today has been a bit of an odd duck. Rain, snow, hail, wind and sunshine. While I took pictures, it was windy and hailing.

My sweater is coming along. I'm at the yoke and back in the excitement of it's a sweater for me!

A hat for Thunder Mountain Traders.

Grilltech's new socks. They would have taken a bit longer, but I had a lacky today. Will most likely have her for the rest of the week.

Made a baby sweater for a cow-orker, I hope she likes it.

Grilltech asked for a Jayne Cobb hat. The first one I made wasn't quite what I wanted, so I made another second one. Both Baby Bird and Grilltech love them. The hat actually went to Eldest's husband, but Baby Bird snagged it running around wearing it.

List Day

Counted five cars at the bar this morning
It's a crazy here at work
A new software roll out for some of the floor for some people
And east coast bad weather for others
I'm not liking this month's YOSS, so I'm knitting a plain sock
Okay, I'm finishing the plain socks I started last month
The problem with listening to sound tracks? They make you want to watch the movie... all 111 hours of it
Not sure which is worse, the sickening floral or the overpowering cinnamon smells
Its been a quiet week, the Gnome is in training
Told Procreator if he closed the curtains I. Would. Hurt. Him. But the sun is beaming straight into your eyes!
Only 1.5 more hours of my day to go
I need to make a pom-pom
And I need to knit another hat

Stolen for Roxie

Roxie put this up on her blog and I've decided to emulate her:

So, for a bit of frivolity, let's import a facebook silliness to blogdom. I want you to leave a post telling how you met me, but I want you to lie. If you have posted for me on facebook and want to repeat or re-enter the lists with another lie, please do. And, if you would like, I will go to your blog and do the same. With all the active imaginations in the area, this turns out to be a lot of fun!

Everyone ready?

List Day

Counted three cars at the bar this morning
Tuesday's sign read: 1 dollar off Tequila and Wednesday there was only one car
Uneventful drive in, no animals dashing across the road, people pulled over, only one slow driving Chevy pickup
Yip, it's going to be a day, buttoned my sweater wrong
Grilltech is crabby
And somehow yesterday, I broke the HUGE-ASSED forecast spreadsheet
OMG! There was two bright SHINY diamond color spots in the sky....
I kept trying to show BBQer, but he wouldn't look in time
The clouds are being swept to the south today
Usually, when I see This pattern is available for $0.00., they mean free...
BBQ'er didn't get his paycheck when he should have
The HUGE-ASSED forecast spreadsheet which I was working on last night and had a bunch of zero's where it shouldn't have, fixed itself today... I'm very relieved
Seriously? You make me walk across the floor to ask me a question the person right next to you, had already asked me - ON HIS WAY TO SEE YOU.
Two hours of my life I'll never get back, and I'm still waiting for the upload to finish
The guy I was training, really appreciated being able to watch a green bar try and move while he surfed the net
BBQ'er didn't like it when I told him, They must have fixed the glitch
My left hand is itching like mad, is that $$?

Almost Here

Spring is coming. Sure some parts of the country are buried under two feet of newly fallen snow and frigid tempuratures.

But here in Boise? The signs are simple and easy to see. A couple of trees are budding. Crazy, I know. It's not even March yet. The sky has been starting to get lighter, earlier and earlier. It's starting about 0715-0730 instead of 0800.

Flocks of Robins have been seen flitting about. Not a couple of Robins, but 25-50 of them at a time.

The final omen? Last night, I found a Lady Bug on my shoe lace. A Lady Bug!

Spring's coming, and I can't wait.

2/5th of the Week

Today's post started out as a regular one, but ended up really disconnected and scattered, so I turned it into a list
It's appears that blogger crashed today. Which really sucks, because I read everyone while waiting for the computer to crunch its numbers.
Guess this means I have to work today
Last night was a bad night of sleep at the Tech house. Neither one of us really wanted to go to work today, but someone has to flip the calendar to a new month.
BBQ'er is snuffling, which really makes me want to turn and tell him, blow your nose
Only ten more days of Joy - the loud talker - left, she's taken a new position within the company
The sun has now cleared the artificial mountain (another building) and is pouring it's golden light straight into my eyes
This week's goal: at least four days of exercise
Procreator's last day is the 10th
One of the many things you don't want to hear your boss say: I'm really sexy today (He really said: I'm really excellent today)
I'm blaming the high wall and his use of the Austin Power's voice, plus my lack of sleep from the night before
It's your hand, Buckaroo
Turns out Procreator's last day isn't the 10th, but the 18th!
Okay, is the day over yet?

List Day

Counted four cars at the bar this morning
Had a bit of an upset stomach the past two mornings
Grilltech has put in his order for "his next $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ socks"
I figure I've got plenty of time before those socks are even something that can be considered
It hasn't been foggy the past two mornings, but cloudy
I wish it was only 9 to 5
Best statement ever: Knitting is not my hobby, its my post-apocalyptic skill set
I've got a headache brewing, I'd rather not have

What I've been doing

Down the street. The past few mornings we've had dense fog, thankfully it's burned off by mid afternoon.

I've reworked the mitts. Added a thumb gusset and really like the fit.

Fran had to come see what I was doing, because I can't do anything without cat supervision.

Grilltech's new sock. He likes the darker greens.

Almost finished my first skein of yarn, I was worried I might not have enough to finish. I have two less than half skeins used on the sleeves, plus two unused. I'm feeling pretty good about this sweater.

List Day

Counted five cars at the bar this morning
There was a a jogger going by at the same time, but I don't think they were jogging away from the bar
A couple of days ago, I was feeling pretty twitchy. Today it's more deflated
I've almost finished the first new mitt
Dad really liked his socks
Joy, the loud talker I had moved away from now sits behind me again
I almost miss the other building
GAH! Fucking lack of communication on other people's part pisses me off
Second day in a row of the sun rising to (mostly) clear blue skies
And someone came and closed the blinds, so I can't see out side anymore
Grilltech is passing a kidney stone
Hmmm, I'm a Taurus now

Done...

Saturday rained most of the day. I needed to get pictures, so here is down the street:

Perky make me a pair of socks for Christmas:

They fit really well and wore them to work twice last week.

I finished the mitts. While very nice, they're not quite what I'm looking for so I gave them to Perky to give to her MIL. I figure I'll make another pair based on these.

Made these for Dad's birthday next week. (YOSS)

List Day

There was only one car at the bar this morning
I'm now moved into the new building
Longer walks to get to the break room and bathrooms, but I guess in the long run it's better for me
When did I become the sane one at work?
Finished Dad's socks(rav) last night
Then started my mitts (rav)
OMG! Seriously? I don't want to be in the middle of other people's crap
There is a lone sentinel goose a-top another building
It's raining today, instead of snowing!
At the gym it will be biking and small routine of strength and weight training
Must resist urge... to purchase... another peacock shawlette... since I still haven't knitted the first one
Remember, training is good, even if it's basic steps already known to start with

52 Weeks of Goals

Instead of making several broad sweeping resolutions, I've decided to make 52 weeks of goals. Simple attainable goals. Last week it was no eating from the vending machines. (Failed on Thursday.) This week's is four days of gym.

Oh yea, that's what the gym feels like.

YOSS

YOSS (Rav) YOSS (non Rav) is off. I finished up a couple of orphan projects - well not really orphans - before I started my YOSS socks. I've chosen St Brigid's Carnamoyle Stockings. There is enough of a pattern to keep the knitting interesting. The needles and yarn are huge which makes the whole sock a quick knit.

However, it does appear the pattern was written by a novice designer. There are simple errors that would have been caught if test knitters had helped out. A pattern correction out there, but it should be in the pattern.