because i’ve done nothing truly exciting. and by ‘nothing exciting’ i mean nothing that doesn’t involve bloodletting.
oh, and i’m officially not allowed to be a mom. when you pop out a kid, the hospital does these PKU tests. that involve, you know, some blood. and since the baby is still so very wee at testing time (between 24 and 72 hours after birth, is when the test must be performed), the test of choice involves a lancet (spring loaded sharp object), a baby heel, me, and some absorbent paper.
i desire more practice. which is why i’m not allowed to have kids.
anyway.
february’s socks were completed on time. however, they currently reside in moi’s sock drawer. which is in southern california, and i am, you know, not. so, as soon as our california correspondent gets on that, you can see those.
march’s socks were not done in time. and i’m willing to bet neither will april’s socks. because, while i am riding the rain to work, people look at you funny when you whip out your knitting. like, they give you a long, hard stare. so, i also carry a book. and the book gets me stares, too. sure, it’s about a cholera epidmic in the 1800s, and it says something about sewage on the cover. people tend to shy away from the word ’sewage’ before 9am.
anyway. april’s socks are progressing slowly. we’ll see what happens.
so, for those of you that show up for the knitting, here’s the march socks:
the yarn, while nice, is a bit too stripey. i’m hating yarns that are stripey right now. so… yeah. they fit just fine. they sit just shy of my kneecaps, which is longer than i really wanted. as you can see, the short bursts of color in the yarn meant a lot of pooling/ striping action. enough that you can’t really see the pattern i used, or the awesome foot shaping.
they’re very comfortable. and this picture shows the leaf pattern i used. it’s kind of like those pictures that were popular in the last decade. you know, where it was just a bunch of random-looking colors, but when you focused and relaxed, you saw a sailboat or something. i mean, supposedly. i never saw the hidden pictures personally. i guess i’m just special that way.
i have other projects that have been completed this year, and i just haven’t gotten around to getting pictures of them. so, since i have good weather happening, i should get on that.
and with that, i end abruptly. thanks for stopping by.
