A new day, new stuff to do. Have to get knitting, have to fix my car, have to find a new job.

Wow, it's been alittle bit of time.. i suck.

Sudoku

Ok, I know the March Of Dimes Sudoku is wonky, but if you really want to play, right click on the blue part, and select "open frame in new tab" or "open frame in new window". then play to your hearts content.

Babies

I've joined the march of Dimes to help raise money for premature babies I'm hoping to raise $1000. I can never bring back Christopher, but I can help someone else not have to make the choice my sister had to make.

The last few days of Christoper's life

Resolutions

Well, I have a few. I guess

Finish the projects I have set out for myself in knitting.
As far as now, that is:
-Mom's Scarf
-Slippers for Dad
-Slippers for Dad2
-Rick's Hat
-Red Shetland Lace Shawl
-Green Laminaria
-Belle Epoch-inspired sweater
-Use up all the acrylic in the stash to knit baby blankets or sweaters for afghans for afghans, or the interfaith donations here, or for some sort of charity.
-Fair Socks!


Cook More, less packaged crap. (Bread!, Noodles!)

Quit Smoking (I only smoke one a day every couple days or so, not much at all)

Continue eating well

Walk every morning

Learn something every day

Take time every morning for reading and reflection. No matter what. EVERY MORNING



Let's see how I do with keeping these

Woe is me, and such

The boyfriend is in San Diego with family for New Years. I am all alone. Boo hoo. So, I'm going to be baking and cooking, and knitting my little heart out. NOW WITH PHOTOS!

I've made up my mind on the red shawl. It's the Shetland Lace Shawl, all the way. The edgings are going to drive me nuts, I know it, but I love it so hard. I've begun on the first edging on the first side, and I'm three repeats into the TWENTY-ONE per side. Sigh.

I've also been working on my mom's birthday scarf.

It's going to be beautiful.

I just hope she got enough yarn to make it the length she wants.
I pinned out a bit on the bed, to see what it would look like after blocking.
She'll love it.

We have a meeting with the church's college age group on sunday. It's the first sunday of the month, so we do a potluck and game night. I'm planning on making some Challah for the day, plus extra to freeze and eat. I freakin' love Challah.

Knitting...

I got a huge whack of yarn for my birthday and Christmas. I know what I'm making with some of it, but I have a bunch of really really thin laceweight that I want to do something with. I have a few ideas, but I don't know what I want to do.

I lovelovelove the "Spiderweb shawl" from Victorian Lace Today,
but the loopy lace for the border, the brioche pattern, I hate what it looks like when I knit it up. Plus, the yarn would look silly knit up on 7's.


It would either be the Shetland Lace Shawl from A Gathering Of Lace,


or the "Three Cornered Shawl in Clover Leaf Pattern" from Victorian Lace Today.
A beautiful example here




I'm going to work some swatches, I guess, and figure out what I'd actually like.