Knitting....

[sublimatedangel]

Whee! No updates and then just fluff! It's an AmyJournal!

So I am feeling pretty confident about my happy little knitting self! I finished my learn-to-knit rectangle (to be used as a washcloth/potholder/random burgandy knitted rectangle) and have started a sweater! Yeehaw! I am concerned that it may end up too big. I was happily casting on for a good long while, then decided to figure out how many stitches I needed to cast. Did calculations. I had finished ohhhhh about double what I needed... and I just hate to waste all those stitchies! So I re-calculated with slightly different numbers and the needles and I agreed to compromise and drop down to 120 stitches across. Hehehe... so I am happily pursuing a nice basketweave/checkerboard pattern with decreases and increases to promote a shapely sweater.... mind, I kinda made the sweater pattern up based loosely around the one in the book... I feel like the mad doctor in his lab tossing chemicals around. Anyhow, it should keep me busy for a good long while, and if it's big, that's pretty much okay. Better than too small! Nice big comfy sweater goodness muahaha!

Been taking care of my Nate lots since he broke his toe. Also went down to Modesto yesterday afternoon to have a meeting with the people at the rehab hospital, to find out about Karl's progress & etc. Went well for me, although I will just never really understand how his family acts during times of stress... it's... foreign to me, that's all. But I feel good and think that in time they will too.

More family goodness scheduled for tomorrow... Trudi n Mike n Shannon coming over for dinner and most likely card goodness. Then gaming with the usual suspects on Friday. A sporadic friend (on again, off again) is playing at a local place here in Livermore on Feb. 1st... trying to decide whether to go or not. Might be fun, but I don't know if his band is any good or not, and it's not our usual thing... We'll see. My life has become pretty damn social the last few months. Strange, but good, I think. Though some areas seem to be waning that I wish wouldn't... still, I can't lay the blame on other's shoulders, I could take up a more active role in things if I made it a priority over others. Biddityboo, how's that for mirrored translucency? Next time I'll talk about the knitting and leave the pondering to myself.

Comments

[horrorvenus.livejournal.com]

You know, my Mom is quite an accomplished knitter and loves teaching and helping beginners. You should come over and soak up her vast wealth of knowledge. She'll probably give you stuff, too.

[sublimatedangel]

Ooooh, a knitting mentor! Heh, your mom just knows all kinds of stuff I'm just beginning to learn. At this point, I'm just learning all the basics from my learning-to-knit book, and that's going alot easier than I expected. Once I finish the sweater though, I'll be wanting more good projects, and the thing I have only has patterns for simple things to learn on - I'd love to come over and see what projects your mom has collected over the years, and learn some advanced techniques! And it's handy to know where I can go to ask questions if I run into problems (so far, so good) on the sweater. Besides, I don't see you nearly enough these days - are you going to be doing Sundays at your place like you'd mentioned when we made soaps? Maybe I can come knit while you guys sew...

[moon-heart.livejournal.com]

No no...you keep right on jotting down your ponderings...helps folks understand what you're feeling. I think you and I are feeling similar if not the same thing perhaps? Been wanting to talk to you (in general and about some specific things) but just haven't made the hook-up :( Soon, I hope! Tomorrow's busy, being Joyce's b-day and what not...lunch with James, shopping for present & cards, dinner...Friday have job interviews in late afternoon, but should be around earlier until I have to leave (around 2-ish my time?). Anyhoos, thinking lots about ya, and trying to get back into keeping the LJ updated more. Know I've been out of touch and now that the holidays are behind us, hoping to get back to a more 'normal' me. Talk to you soon, blueberry!

[sublimatedangel]

I misses you bunches too! *SO*SO*SO* glad you found Prince and that the job thing is going so well - I'll look for you on Friday morning if I get a chance. And a very Happy Birthday to Joyce! I hope it's fabulous.

Heehee, I don't even understand what I'm thinking half the time... then I write it down and have visions of people scratching their heads and thinking, "What the hell is she talking about??". But you understand me lotses so perhaps it's not that hard to figure out.

Stuff to do today for me too; Nate's Dr's apptment, shopping/chatting with my mom, and cleaning before people come over for cards. So I'd better get started! Lots of hugs and love headed your way from both of us.