Thursdays are for Frogging...

In finishing my Dress Code Wrap yesterday, I found that my inkling that it "looked a little big" was quite the understatement. The drape of this yarn was quite different that what was used in the pattern I loosely based it after. A circus elephant could have fit it, still having enough room for his trunk. I swear the damn thing was HUGE!

After patiently ripping out half the cast off last night, I had a breakdown at midnight and threw the whole bloody thing in the trash. I am still not done with it though - I will pick up some new yarn today... THAT yarn had bad chi.

On a brighter note, today is my last day working at the University! My department is taking me out for lunch...

Also, I threw in some guesses for naming some of cosymakes new handspun the other day and she picked one of mine! Woot! I get 10% off - I think I am going to order her book. I love the embroidery on her pieces.

Have a wicked Friday and enjoy your weekend!

Lunchtime is for Knitting

This is my last week at the U of M and due to holidays and my coworkers taking me out for lunch on Friday, today was the last day that Sarah and I will be lunchtime knitting **sniff**.


I will miss it - as I've gotten used to having a fellow knitter to share my obsession with over the noon hour. Plus the atmosphere at the University is conducive to knitting...


I think the few minutes when we took these two pictures was the only time it was sunny today. Sarah - I promise I will keep an eye out for positions in Library Services at the School Division and I will see you at SnB.


Now off to my exit interview...

Sock it to Me

My Baudelaires are finally finished! Woot!

I think if I hadn't finished these this weekend, someone would have had to cart me off to the asylum down the highway in Selkirk...

I like the look of these better on my foot than laid out flat. I am not fond of the way the toe looks pointy - I probably could have gone back in the beginning and adjusted the increases to make it more rounded; however, hindsight is 20/20.


The Regia Galaxy is a really sweet yarn in that the colours make these cool rings when it is knit up - it shows really well on the bottom of my foot. This yarn would probably make a great plain sock too.

My very favorite part of this sock is the cute itty-bitty cable that runs up from the ankle.

Being a forgiving person (for the most part) - I have forgiven the socks for the bad chi and have moved on to my next project. They have actually come in handy the last two days as it has been pretty chilly here and having my finished socks with me, I could slip them on to keep my feet warm.