Oogyknitter

Guess what day it is??????? I am still incredibly joyful about the amazing experiences I had this past weekend with dear and vaccinated friends.  I had unmasked coffee with a local friend on the patio of a bakery/deli, and I think we'd still be there if I didn't have to dash off to pick up supplies for later in the day.  Which is when the Ws came for a visit and dinner!  We sat both outside and inside, ate perfectly ripe and fresh strawberries, sang, and consumed the Balti Baseline.  And hugs all around! There is a different vibe in person.  I'm not sure if I can identify it or even explain it, but it's something like the relaxed silence inbetween parts of conversation.  This seems a bit subdued over the phone or internet.  It was so lovely to have a full day of this! I continue to enjoy my introverted work experiences and meeting virtually with distant friends as well! I didn't get in nearly as much knitting as you might think.  But I did discove...

TGIF yet again!!! What do you call it when you work on only one knitting project at a time?  Serial knitting?  Knitting monogamy?  Knitogamy?  Dexter?? If I post another picture of my test knit, it will look exactly the same as it did last week except now it's a bit longer (taller?).  And I finally started a new yarn cake about three inches ago!  I still have a long way to go, and will probably have to admit that I'm not going to make the deadline (that is, if I also want to keep the job that keeps me in yarn and wine!).  I still can't believe I've managed not to work on anything else, and that also includes spinning, dyeing, and machine sock knitting!! So instead I'll share a picture of our new rocks (I believe their proper name is lake stone?): These will go mostly next to the foundation, where there are mature plantings and existing rocks.  We're waiting for the painters to paint the house first so that we don't have to re-do a whole lot from t...

TGIF - again!!!  Where did the past week go????  I can tell you, I've been doing a lot of: test knitting, working, working, and trying to be a good test student (working!).  I do have some measurable progress: (Another terrible picture, LOL) This is the test knit I'm working on.  It looks a million times better in the daylight of course.  This yarn has many color dimensions - there's blue and teal and black, among other things, and it just beams!  The yarn is a bit rustic but the fabric at this gauge is lovely (even though I find myself picking out the occasional small piece of hay).  I've been coming up to the end of the first cake of yarn for days - someone the yarn is reproducing at the core and I just can't seem to get to the end of it!  I was hoping that would be a good milestone but it continues to be elusive. I have not knit on anything else, nor have I engaged in any other yarn-related crafts.  This may be a first! In wildlife news - ...

So Happy It's Thursday!  I hope this finds you safe and well; we're good here.  And busy!  Oh my!  I'm enjoying my new job but it really gets in the way of my knitting time, LOL!! And the past couple of weeks have been super busy.  Oogyparents came to visit this past weekend, so there were the preparations (things needed cleaning, menus needed planning, supplies had to be procured) and of course the visit.  I like to feed them like kings when they're here, so I'm pretty sure I washed every dish in the house at least once a day!  One evening I got careless and burned the back of my hand whilst taking something out of the oven (if you can even imagine that - it takes a special skill!).  But we had a blast, and the weather was amazing. Not only that, but I now have TWO knitting deadline projects! The first one is a test knit for Green Mountain Spinnery and made with their Lana yarn in Noche.  The pattern is a lovely open cardi with 3/4 length ...

Hello on this Tuesday!  I hope this finds you safe and well; we're good here. These arrived in the mail yesterday, courtesy of Neuro: Now, don't let some of these colors fool you - what they appear to be in powder form can sometimes be very misleading!!  But some of these are super bright already!  We're going to have a blast!!  Thank you, Neuro!! (There will be some less vibrant colors at the ready as well, in case anyone wants to make hubby socks.)   In wildlife updates - I don't really have any, but there have been hummer sightings in the area recently, so I just cooked up a bunch of hummer crack to fill the feeders later today.  It will be fun to see those little zoomers again! 

Hello on this sunny Saturday!  I hope this finds you safe and well; we're good here. For the first time in several months I find myself on a Saturday without any looming deadlines (there are always deadlines, of course, but some of them happen sooner!).  I spent last weekend finishing up my practicum work for school.  Today I give you the Casapinka KAL shawl from last fall: It's been so long I forget what I was calling this!  Of course it looks way better in real life.  The multi-colored yarn is some handspun I had been saving for a special occasion, and the others are leftovers from other projects that I already had in my stash.  It turned out beautifully, and I can't wait to wear it! I continue work on my latest Casapinka project and various socks inbetween.  I don't have much else to show right now, but there are a couple of recently-planned projects coming up that will jump to the front of the queue once very soon. It's ceased raining momentarily (...

TGIF on yet another blustery day!  I hope this finds you safe and well; we're good here. I finally blocked the second of the first set of CSM socks:  I continue to knit away on stuff, but still not much to show for it.  I've got some other blocking work to do, so perhaps there will be new pics soon! I learned earlier this week that the only thing keeping me from GRADUATING this May (with an M.P.H.) are all the check boxes for my practicum requirement.  I've done all the work, but the faculty advisor needs to check the boxes.  Fingers crossed! My new job is going well and I really enjoy working with the people I interact with the most.  It's a great mix of alone-work and informative meetings, all of which I do from right here (or just to the left of right here which is where that monitor currently sits). We've had a bit of rain lately so not much to report in terms of wildlife.  But things are greening up so I expect there will be fauna to accompany all...