This is what it looks like outside, so there will be no wonderfully naturally-lit photos this week.
Instead, you get to marvel that my carpet has actually seen a vacuum cleaner in recent days (I love my Dyson).
I’ve gotten quite a bit of work done on Robin’s “Theoretical” sweater. He has named it the “Theoretical Sweater” because I’ve started attempts but never finished. I think this is the farthest I’ve managed to get, to date. The body is sitting at about 8 inches long, and I cast on a sleeve for those times I need something quick-like to work on (7.5 inches).
I’m also working on a sock design that you can’t see yet as I don’t know if it will be submitted to a knitalong, or whether it will just be released when I say it’s released. All I can really say is this: Malabrigo. Oh yes, I could happily knit with Malabrigo all day. Even better? Malabrigo and BEADS. The label on the tube I’m using says “Gunmetal”, and I think they’re downright pretty.
Aside from that, I’m getting ready to start my September socks. Since we’re going into the last quarter of the year, getting closer to Christmas, it’s time to think about socks other folks would like to recieve. This month’s choice is Stephanie Pearl-McPhee‘s Earl Grey socks, which I’ve knit before with great results. Manly-type socks require manly-type yarns, so we went shopping today.
Some folks are happy with Trekking. It stands up to pretty hard wear, looks attractive, and softens up nicely in the wash. Others (like Robin) veer off and bring me more Malabrigo. As I said, I’m totally not going to complain about knitting with Malabrigo. He can bring me Malabrigo anytime he likes.
My other work-in-progess that I almost never talk about (my weight) is back on. I’ve been having real trouble with this for all sorts of reasons. I’m not going to shift blame entirely off my own back, since I’m the person who decides what food goes into my mouth and how often, and how I work it off. I think that things finally came to a head in the past week or so, and both the Husbeast and I have decided that we need more good meats and veggies and less processed stuff that tends to hang around.
So…just a warning that you’ll probably wind up seeing more food and diet related posts. For those of you who like seeing vegan-cupcake posts, I’ll just let you know right now…my way of eating doesn’t include cupcakes (too much sugar) and I’m the farthest from vegan you’ll get. Probaby the closest I’m getting to cupcakes is my RSS feed. 😉
Now I think it’s time to cozy down and play with some more yarn. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else is up to!
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