February 11, 2005

  • It's needles to say that knitting is my new addiction.  
    (pardon that awful joke.  i've been sick the past few days.)


    For three weekends and some of this week, I've been venturing into this fine art of stitching.  My first two weekends of knitting were spent on making collars and a lopsided cap with earholes for Basil. 



    (this is Basil.  As you can see, he needed a replacement for that orange peel on his head.)


    Last weekend, I started to make a practice scarf, but I ran out of poolstick thread, and turned it into a wristband that was custom made to fit Claire's "baby wrist," instead.  (I would've linked her xanga page, but she abadoned it.  I would've linked her myspace page instead, but I don't know her user ID#).  



    (This is Claire's wrist, wearing the couture wristband I made for her.)


    Right after that, I decided that to make another wristband for Micah (same linking issues as with Claire).  This time I experimented with two colors, which wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, though it was kinda hard trying to keep the loose strings separate (I had to keep adding on new pieces because the thread wasn't long enough--with either color).  Louie was eyeing it for a while, but it was two wide (not in circumference) for his wrist, so instead, he's gonna pick out the yarn/thread/whatever and colors for a wristband I'm gonna make for him.



    (This is Micah's wristband, and that is Micah's spread-eagle-toes behind it.  He seems to have a thing for his own feet and toes, but that's another blog.)


    I also started my first major knitting project, a slit scarf, which ended up at about 2 1/2 or 3 inches on Sunday, but since I've been home sick since Wednesday, it's grown to the following:



    (The slit is already in there, and I'm pretty proud that you can't see it.  Hm.. that ball of yarn looks kinda like yak fur or something.)


    Do you like my "cow jumped over the moon" pajamas?  This is my almost third day in them (don't worry, I did take a shower last night... or was it the night before?).  I just got off the phone with Yori (Louie & Claire's mom) and apparently I do have the flu.  It's a new strain that isn't really accompanied by a fever, but that does include body malaise (feeling weak, tired, achey) and a scratchy-itchy throat that can lead to hoarseness.  At least I know it's not Mono or CFS (Chronic Fautigue Syndrome) or Hypochondria. 

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