Tangles

Secret Pal time again

I have signed up for the next round of the Secret Pal swap. Just finished updating my questionnaire and looking forward to getting my partner matchup.

I thought that the hexagon afghan would be finished today, but have decided that it needs to be at least one row wider. That means at least 11 more hex units need to be made up before I can call this one done. I'm not too happy about it, but will soldier onward and get this thing done soon. Here's a nifty new Ravelry tool to link you up to the project page for this afghan. Sorry if you aren't a member yet, but you should be if you are a yarn crafter!

Have I seen it all now?

I will admit to being surprised to see a stroller for cats. This woman was behind me in line at Petsmart this morning. She had two gorgeous white cats inside that contraption. I love my cats, but I draw the line at taking them shopping--sorry Oreo and Shorty, but I'm picking out the cat food without your assistance. I saw another woman with a little dog on a leash. She had this strapped to her chest:

Just a little slice of life here in the Real Orange County.

Yikes!

How can it be 2 months since my last post.  I really don't have any reason for the long absence.  I just haven't been in the right mood for posting, I guess.  I'm just going to start a list and hope that nothing important gets left out.

The Twist sweater is almost done.  The main body pieces are finished and waiting to be blocked and seamed.  I hope to get the blocking done this weekend.  I'm doing the collared version, so finishing shouldn't take long.

I started a pair of basic stockinette socks in a great yarn from Noelle's Noodles.  The colorway is a special edition designed for Eat.Sleep.Knit, one of my favorite yarn sellers.  I'm also working on a special top-secret project for my swap partner in the Loopy Ewe Swap.  The hexagon afghan is looking good--I'm about one third of the way finished.

I joined a knitting group!  We meet at a local Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf shop on Tuesday nights.  It's been lots of fun getting know a nice group of knitting friends. 

At the end of this month, I'm taking a week of vacation.  My brother and part of his family will be visiting.  My vacation extends until June 2, which is the date for the Dodgers Stitch 'N Pitch night. 

The Project 365 photo series is going well, but I did forget to get one photo this year.  One oops in four months doesn't seem too bad, right?  Most of the other items on my 101 in 1001 list are stalled at about the same spot as the last update.

Thanks for hanging in there until the end of this long post.  I just have one more thing to put down on my list and it's a biggie--I'm getting a spinning wheel!  She's named Julia and you can read more about her right here.  This might be one of my crazier ideas.  My attempts at using a drop spindle and a Spindolyn have been less that successful, so I'm not sure what makes me think this will work.  I'm up to the challenge and determined to make some yarn, though, so wish me luck o.k?  UPS should deliver early next week and I will definitely post some photos.

Since I don't like to make a photoless blog post, here's a nice shot from Roger's Gardens last month: