It's F-ing cold out there...

It was so cold on Sunday, I almost got frost bit running from my house to the van, and when I say that isn't very far, I'm not kidding on the cold. I had to run to my parents (a whole 5 miles) to finish our taxes and of course the van is on E, argh, so I had to do that on the way too. When I got to my parents place I was a bit worried about my calves (there was just about a 3 inch section below the knee exposed)(I know, I'm stupid) that was really tingling, not good. But at least they didn't stop until I was inside instead of outside where it would have been frost bite then. Some days I seriously need to think about things a little better.

I'm still working on the shawl, but not as much as I should. I'm going to make a point of working on it this afternoon, I really need to get it done so I can do other stuff, like finish the mittens for the girls and stuff for T and maybe even something for me, as well as the socks for my m-i-l and the scarf for Gran and oh yeah all the stuff I promised for my mom, argh, argh, arggggggghhhhhh. I need to knit faster and maybe an extra pair of hands, and the need for less sleep and more hours in a day, oye friggin vay.

It's HERE...

The Winter 2007 Interweave Knits cam in the mail today, YIPPEE!!! Funny I also got my new check cards and checks, good day for the mail. Of course all this good mail karma means that my children are being exceptionally whiny, it's awesome.

So I'm think I really want to make the Celtic Tote, and I'm thinking maybe the yarn that is supposed to be used for it would be cool too. I don't think I've ever used the yarn suggested in a pattern before, so that would be really neat to do.

I finished the Tasseled Earflap Hat last night (sans tassel) for hubby, I decided to frog the whole thing and reknit and it looks a lot better. I'll take pictures tonight when he gets home, and now there is a request to make the Calorimetry for him (he uses it as a face guard) in the orange because he is feeling a bit on the colorful side with a green face mask, orange hat, and dark blue fingerless mitts. I guess it's just too much. We'll see.

Calorimetry Repurposed

The Infamous Fingerless Mitts for Hubby

Pattern: Fingerless Mitts pattern
Source: Twin Rib Fingerless Mittens/Wrist Warmers by Dawn Adcock but I made quite a few changes for my hubby's special needs.
Materials: Cascade 220 Heathers | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool
Original Purpose: Purchased for this purpose
Source: LYS, I can't remember which
Color: Heathered Blue | Color Number: 9414 | Lot Number: unknown
Needles: unknown size (Knitpicks)
Started: January 24, 2007 (?) | Finished: February 18, 2007

These were a pain to knit and seemed to take a lot longer than they actually did to knit because of mistakes and nagging from the hubby.

I am alive...

Sorry about the lack of quality posting, but busy, busy, busy. And not wanting to do all that is making me busy, procrastination, procrastination, procrastination. Hence being on right now, when I should be sewing. But I don't want to sew and I really dont even feel like knitting all that much, I'm just tired. So off to do what I dont want and T is just going to have to deal with the messiness of our kitchen.

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More Snow...



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Also I will be gone all next week so I'm going to be way behind on all my reading and mail. I'm going on a family vacation down to Mississippi for Gulf Wars an SCA event.