Even more scrubby goodness

So, it's just another washcloth, but I love this pattern - it's the 'diamond brocade' from 365 Knitting Stitches a Year Perpetual Calendar that my DSis gave me for Christmas...
And look, no more twisted stitches!! I may have mentioned this before, but the metal needles really worked out a lot better for me than the wooden ones...


And this is what else I spent most of the day doing (in between responding to pitiful cries of "Mommy, we're hungry!!", "Mommy, I don't want to watch this cartoon, will you change the channel?", "Mommy, he's being mean to me...." and also talking to my sister, my husband, and my BIL, and doing dishes and... never mind, you get the picture...)




I don't buy 'good yarn' often enough to justify getting a swift and ball winder, but I really wished I had one today. There's about 1000 yards of this stuff. I will not be doing this again... well, maybe I will, but not for just anyone ;) This yarn is going to be something for my friend... I've known her for about 15yrs, so she's worth the effort :)
I haven't figured out what I'm making yet, probably a cardigan of some sort or another. Something very simple, for sure, to show off the yarn - this stuff is luscious. 100% cotton, just heavier than laceweight, really, and it has a really tiny slubby boucle to it. It's called 'Twirly', which is pretty appropriate. Whatever I end up making, I had better not screw it up, because this stuff will be a major PITA to rip out.

If I were sharp and pointy...

So, this is what kind of knitting needle Quizilla says I am....

You are "turbo" charged.Fast moving and classy, you get things done with
power and grace. Your expensive tastes can
be deceiving, since what you really value is
quality and efficiency. As you're careening
around those corners in life, finishing a
dozen knitted objects each month, stop and
smell the roses. Don't miss the beauty of
process!

What kind of knitting needles are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

I'm cool with that... ;) I may not finish a dozen things a month, but I definitely try!!

See? I really am twisted...

I have been having some problems with my knitting...I was working on a project that I can't talk about yet :D and ended up rowing out - every three rows or so, I would get a gap in the stitches. I figured out it was because I was twisting them, went back and looked at some other projects and realized I'd been twisting them all along. I can't seem to stop. I know it seems simple enough, but when I knit the 'right' way, or even in combination knitting, it seems like the stitches lie oddly and feel too loose... when I knit them the way that feels right, they end up twisted. At least they're consistently twisted, but still... So, do I do it 'right' and hope eventually it starts to feel normal, or do I just live with being twisted? Ahhh, decisions... I have discovered that I can knit the stitches correctly in the round, but not flat - oh well, life (and knitting!!) would be boring if it was easy!

Here are just a few of the things I've done lately...
Washcloths for DSister...

This one is chevrons - it's kind of hard to see....

This one is diagonals... they should be nice and scrubby!

And here's a Fair Isle flip-top glove I'm doing for my BIL... they were supposed to be his Christmas present, but I didn't like the way they turned out the first time, and ended up starting over...these are much better!!

Short and sweet...

OK, I sat down and wrote a wonderful, well-thought out and carefully consrtructed post describing the events of this past Monday night, but I've tried to post it 3 times and the &^&^*% computer keeps freezing up when I do, so here's the quick version...
DH and I went to Philly Monday night to see Flogging Molly. They were awesome. The bands that opened for them (The Rolling Blackouts and Scotch Green) were unimpressive and very cool, respectively. Here are some pictures.

I hope this computer stops freezing up, because I spent a LOT of time writing up a nice blog entry about it, and I am really ticked that I can't post it. That's all for now.

I can't seem to find my marshmallow-eating polar bear....

And why, you ask?? Because it's snowing.

A LOT.

Which means that of course the children will want me to spend most of the morning tracking down their various scattered pieces of winter clothing and get them dressed so that they can play out in the snow... only to have them decide ten minutes after they get outside that playing in the snow isn't as much fun as they thought it would be - it's cold and it's wet, and they're wearing too many clothes to be able to move properly and they'd rather be inside where it's warm. I will then spend another hour getting them out of their cold wet clothes and dressing them again in clean, dry clothes, after which they will demand hot chocolate with marshmallows and cookies and all sorts of other junk foods that they insist are the only things standing between them and incipient hypothermia.
Oh, who am I kidding, I love the snow. It muffles the sound of the traffic immediately outside our front door, it makes the trees look pretty again, and it forces my dear husband to do demanding manual labor... what's not to love? I'll be able to gaze lovingly at him shoveling the mounds of snow off his truck while I warm my hands on a steaming hot cup of coffee - and then I will realize that I am actually out there helping him shovel, and wondering why the hell something so pretty is so ^%$# heavy....
So, to all my northern friends, I commiserate, and to all my Southern friends - yes, I really do like it better up here.
Seriously.

It's my first time - be gentle...

It's not like I'm completely new, I've messed around with some other blogs here and there, but nothing this serious... So just remember that, and be nice to me, okay??
I think I'll be able to get this whole blogging business down pretty quickly, but just in case, I'm always open to helpful hints and suggestions, and I may at some time or another desperately beg for help. Fair warning.
Be prepared for wild subject changes and completely random thoughts - or for me to obsess for months about one topic.
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For the privacy of my family and friends , I am not naming names. Please do the same if you post comments, etc. OK, now that all of that is out of the way, I can get down to doing what I really do best - babble on endlessly about absolutely nothing. Thanks for visiting me - enjoy!!!