My Own Little World

I know not too long ago I posted that I was going to post more, like I was doing in the spring, and then I fell off the face of the earth.

The truth is, while I have some things to post about, I haven't been knitting too much. I've alluded several times in the recent past to some health problems and sleep problems I've been dealing with, and they have been taking up most of my physical and mental energy. I'm hoping I'm going to be over this stuff pretty soon and able to get back to your normal obsessive knitting schedule, but until then let's just have a mismash blog entry.

I went to The Fold two weeks ago and it was everything I could hope for and more!! Jorah actually got more yarn than I did, but I came away with four skeins of STR Lightweight. It was very exciting.



The next weekend his folks had us up to Door County, which was about the most fun, relaxing vacation I can remember having ever. I slept a lot, it's true, but we also hung out, and Jorah and I drove around by ourselves on Saturday in the rain, finally landing in a sweet little yarn shop called Red Sock Yarn (where I bought some delicious looking Malabrigo Sock (my first Malabrigo, I haven't ever been attracted to it until now!), and on Sunday we took the ferry out to Washington Island.

Washington Island was beautiful - we went to the hotel and poked our heads in, and to Seiver' Fiber Arts Studio as well. Jeff got some Tuir on clearance (enough to make another sweater) and I got a book I loved when I was learning to weave at Oberlin - A Handweaver's Pattern Book.

On our way back to Madison on Monday we stopped at Spin in Sturgeon Bay, where I found some great stuff to make another Big Bad Baby Blanket (probably) for my boss, who knows she's having a baby, but doesn't know what kind, and is due on January 3rd. She's doing the nursery as a jungle, and I think this yarn is going to be perfect.



As far as knitting has gone, I finally finished the Dragon Socks! Work continues on the Lizard Ridge sample and the Big Bad Baby Blanket (slowly, slowly, I'm sleeping about 17 hours a day) but I'm just glad to have the Dragons done and out of my purse!



Now.

When we went up to Door County I sort of ran out of time to pack, so I just took three totes to the living room area and dumped in every single project I could find. I know for a fact that the socks I started for my brother were among them. FOR A FACT. They were sitting on the little end table, mocking me because I needed to rip back about 6 rows, and I distinctly remember thinking, 'maybe I'll fix these up there' and I packed them. Unsurprisingly, I didn't work on them while we were on vacation, and now I can't find them anywhere.

I've always been skeptical when people lose knitting, (how could you lose your knitting?) but now I have done it. Anyway, if you're up Door County and find a sock being made on 5 dpns from Midnight Derby Smooshy, and its about 6-8 rows into the heel flap, let me know, okay?