and 1 month later

I do believe it has been about a month since I blogged. In my defense I do have 3 to keep up with. You my knitting friends, one for my close high school/college friends, and one for professional networking. Add in working 3 jobs, keeping with the house, cats, newspapers, and magazines, well it just doesn't happen. So the highlights of the of last month. (sorry no pictures today)

Let's start with knitting:
Mom's Sweater-she tried it on and the underarms are huge!! So I painfully brought it home where I am now re-doing the first sleeve ( I could only bring myself to rip one out at a time). Because I didn't want to do it right away, I did what any sane person would do:

I cast on a pair of socks! My friend Kristin dyes this really yummy sock yarn, and I am doing it in the Friday Harbor Pattern from Knitting on the Road. It is going quite fast and is keeping me interested.

I also started spinning, well started again really. I had tried to learn this summer and just bombed. So last month some friends and I trecked down to Esther's Place where we all took a drop spindle class. I came home hooked, it having clicked this time. I also came home with 8oz of Churo and 4oz of brown Alpaca to spin. The Alpaca is my goal fiber, mmmmmmmmmm. It's a fun hobby all the family can enjoy, including the cats. Bombuls pulled out the drop spindle from my bag to the middle of the room, plus a next of pre-drafted fiber. I took back the spindle, she got to keep the roving.

Other news:
I started a new day job after it became clear the "hiatus" from my 7over7 was becoming permanent. I needed something flexible enough to allow me to do theater, so while it doesn't pay as much I have joined the team at my LYS and Consignment shop.

I opened Syliva, which is a great comedy about a dog. However there is adult language, so not a family show. The worst two scenes are when she see's a cat, and when she is in heat. I won't go into details, but if you are in the Chicago area let me know!!

My crown seems to have taken well. At least I can eat with out massive amounts of pain.

Easter weekend was fun. My college roommate and her boyfriend Nick were down looking at apartments in Chicago, so the 4 of us got to hang out and catch up. It was nice to catch up with an old friend, I so can't wait till she is closer!!

hmm, I should probably post more often so my posts are shorter! well hope you enjoyed the latest installment!! Pictures to come soon, promise

-peace