Apr
So…
There is not a lot to report other than: I LEARNED TO DO CABLES! I finally, after making row after row after row of knots, landed on the proper way to turn regular knit stitches into beautifully braided cables. Oh, what joy to use that gorgeous double pointed needle! I love, love, love it! I taught myself to do cables about fifteen minutes after I taught myself to purl properly. Previous to these needle craft revelations I was only capable of a very basic and often times lumpy garter stitch. I had the wonky long, loose stitch at one end of each row and sometimes my rows were identical on both sides, and sometimes I would have two or three rows of stockinette and then more lumps and bumps. But now, oh yes now, now I have beautiful patterns and repititions of the stitches I am actually INTENDING to do. My little heart swells at the thought. I guess I am more accomplished at the ripe old age of 25 than I originally thought, because 24 has not been a waste, I am richer by two dogs and now posses the knowing hands capable of knitting properly. My life may not be complete, but it is certainly more interesting.
So, time marches on and I’m actually getting sort of excited about my birthday, that happens to fall on Friday for the first time since I’ve been of legal age. My 21st fell on Easter Sunday, and it’s been pretty steadily down hill since then. However, this year it falls on a Friday, and I am not at a conference for the Honor Society, I am not at work, I am not new in a town full of strangers and it’s not any major holiday. This year, I have the day of and the next day off, I have money in the bank, I have friends with whom I will be celebrating, and most importantly I have zero expectations and all I really want out of the day is to NOT GO TO WORK FOR ANY REASON. And as luck would have it, I do the schedule, so I get to do just that. All is well.
I am enjoying a foofy cocktail, and I will be watching a new episode of House shortly. Tomorrow I need to mail off a package to a swap partner for Craftster, then I have some math homework to do. Thursday afternoon I think Mike and I are going to catch a matinee of the Aqua Teen movie and of course, snuggle down for the night to watch Greys Anatomy and Ugly Betty. Since my social life basically revolves around the television that is the extent of my week. Except of course continuing work on some new swap items for a different swap partner, and working on the bag I’m making Phylicia (one of my employees/friends.)
The wound on my hand is healing nicely, I am officially free to knit and crochet again (obviously) so that’s good. And, of course, I was able to go back to work, though admittedly I would have rather to forgo work and go straight into days on end of crafting.
So we’ve put down our registration fee for the Knit n’ Stitch cruise in September, but we’re on the waiting list because it was booked up, but we’re third on the list, so hopefully we’ll get on. I’m super excited about it, though if we don’t get to go, I’m going to roll the money that I’ve saved over to try to take one of the overseas knitting trips I’ve seen advertised (like Debbie Stollers trip to TUSCANY! Ye, Gods, I wish I had known about that a few months ago so I could have started saving earlier.)
Dinner is on, so I’m off.
