KNita KNittin'

I was bored...

..so I clicked on an Etsy ad on Ravelry...
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I bought 12 oz of green roving.

Shit.

Silly Nita....

...You're supposed to take pictures of the things you knit and give away BEFORE you give them away!!

DUH!!

So...yeah, no photo of the baby blanket finished product because...well, I just kinda didn't do it.  I'm hoping that the blanket hasn't yet made it to its destination in hopes that I can get a photo snapped of it, but we'll see.  Sorry folks. It came out very nice and very soft after I washed it.  Classy will make a WONDERFUL cardigan, I'm sure.

Went to late night knitting at the LYS on Saturday where I had my wheel diagnosed for "clicking".  Thanks again, N, for helping me out and tightening a screw or two...I need to get me a small sized tool for maintenance of my wheel.  I really have gotten to like spinning and am working on another spool of some more of the Lorna top at a much more consistent "lace-weighty" type of thickness, and it looks good.  I can't wait to ply them when I'm done.  Also picked up another bobbin for the wheel, and 2 skeins of purple "Classy" (am unsure of the name) for my niece who's birthday is today.  We celebrated this on Saturday at her request.  She's turned into quite a neat kid for 16!!  She sure takes after me.  She's into music (percussion) and she's smart.  Need I say more!!   My sister who lives in D.C. is also having a birthday today!!  Mine is at the end of the month!  Whee!

Saw "Wanted" last night.  I think my taste in movies has changed.  I LOVE the nonsensical, "that could never happen" type of movies.  I didn't know it was based on a comic which made it that much more fun.  It was fast paced and totally cool.  If you like movies like that, go see it.  Played Ping Pong with long time bud R...(shaking fist raised in the air)"YOU WON THIS ROUND, BUT I'LL BE BACK AND CHALLENGE YOU TO ANOTHER ROUND..DAMN YOU!!"

...we take our "pong" seriously  :)

Squee!!

There was a package on my doorstep when I got home from work today.

I had forgotten I'd ordered it. 

Got me a nid-nod!!  I re-skeined my handspun...and whoa...nice.
I wish you could see it...
I need batteries!!  :)

FO and WIP's...

Within the next 6 hours, the new baby blanket will be completely finito...sans a good wash in the machine and a weaving in of the few ends...yay me!!  Took me just over a month to complete.  I'll take a pic of it completely blocked later, but this is what I'm yakkin' about.

It's way big, but that just means it'll be loved well into toddler-hood!!
Dun, Done and Dunne!!

I've had to go through my stash a few times, and have found projects, I done forgot I had.  I started a lot of scarves for other people a while back including the 3 on my project page at Ravelry for myself.  I haven't updated it lately so I think I'm going to do some updating, and some FO-ing for a while, before I start casting on for these myriad x-mas ideas I've all of a sudden can't wait to start...dammit

P.S. for LKD:
When are we gonna pick a pattern/yarn for the big boy??

Spinning & Stevie

Firstly,
I saw Stevie Wonder last night.
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, and did I say Wow?

Wow.

Secondly,
I did some more plying before the concert.

I think I'm getting better.

It came out awfully more balanced than I thought it would.
I'm also discovering that I have the capability to make some pretty decent laceweight. 

Though I think my goal now, is for consistency...I think I'm just a skoche above laceweight as a size I'm comfy with.

 

Yeah, I like.