finish it or frog it?

So the Friday Harbor socks look great and I only have one lace repeat left, so I decided to try them on....

THEY WON'T GO OVER MY FOOT!!
So the question I pose to you is do I finish and hope that blocking will fix it(they are wool) or do I frog and make something else?

You decide do I frog or finish?

mary

my commute just got a whole lot better

I thought I was in trouble today when the train conductor came up to me and told me I need to move to the back of the train. He laughed at my face and made me move..

Turns out there was a group of ladies with pointy sticks back there!! That's right, there is a whole group of us riding the same train, all knitting away our commutes!! We have decided we are the late night knitters club, hehe. The conductor saw me working on my Friday Harbor socks and thought I would enjoy the company, he was right. :) I love this small small world!!

I have been so busy I haven't posted, between 2 jobs and my garden, plus keeping up the house, ahhh!!

still the cabled sweater I was working on is done except for the ends being woven in. I also have one of Scott's 2 socks done, and am turning the heal on my Friday harbor sock, woo hoo! I am not, repeat NOT allowed to start another project until at least one pair of socks is done!! I am trusting you guys to keep me to it!!

More later with pictures

PIctures as Promised

As promised pictures of the sweater with the new sleeves. Mom still hasn't tried it on yet, but they look a whole bunch better. I took out a good two inches.

















And after working so hard to re-do the sweater sleeves, I needed a little instant gratification, sooo.....Kitty Dishcloth!! Knit up in one afternoon, woo hoo.















And from the Sunday DeKalb Stitch and Bitch, what happens when you combine beer with the challenge to make the worlds smallest sombrero???
















hmm, hat or pastie?? you decide

FINISHED!!

I would just like to say that my mom's sweater is finished!! Pictures coming soon!

My Next goal is to get the Dahlia sweater finished by my friend Kristen's finishing/going away party on Friday. hmmm 2 days to finish a cabled skirt and sleeves, can I do it?

Just a quick one to say...

I only have three inches left to finish the sleeve on my mothers sweater!! It's been very discouraging having to re-do them, but thanks to my new addi-turbos I am almost there!!!

my views on liberal hippies, and myself

Well, it's official, my collegae hippie wardrobe is gone to the consignment shop. *sigh* It was time, I hadn't worn those shirts in years, and I really don't adheare to the "hippie" lifestyle anymore. Still no more long flowy sleeves (save one black one I kept for haloween). It's signifcant really, a material symbol of the emotial one I have been undergoing. And it got me thinking about hippies today, and how most of them are full of utter crap.

See I stil consdier myself a hippie, at least in my belifs of this country and our current president. However I'm the hippie I was, like I told my mom the other day, my hippie style has evolved, I no longer where loose flowy "earthy" clothes, sit around smoking pot and talk about what is wrong with the world, instead I wear chic stylish clothes, bought at a mall, don't smoke pot, and actually DO something to change the world.

Most hippies today sit around bitching about the economy, and who is in office. The complain about "the man", and "comercialism". They refuse to shopw in a real store, and consider me "cooproate" because I shop at New York and Company and Macy's. They of course only shop at thrift stores, and not upscale one's like mine either. See we carry designer lables, like Ralph Lauren, Ann Taylor, Coach, and Prada!! They take all the money they save by not buying nice clothes and spend it on weed. Then they get to high and sit around talking, but because they are high all the time they never actually do anything!!

Now I may be "coorprate". I may wear shoes with heels, high one's at that. I may wear dresses, and slacks that cost more then 10 dollars, and actually have a name on them. I may carry a kate spade purse because it looks cute and can carry all I lug with me everywhere. I do weare product in my hair by Fekai, perfumes and make-up, and yes I work for "the man" as opposed to indie theater. However I also fight for the causes I belive in. I get done with a ten hour day, and then I go and canvas my neighborhood and ask people to vote for my canaditie. I get one day off and I spend it at the clinic, helping women who are exercising their right to not have a baby get past the zealots who would stop them. I am able to give funds sometimes to charities and causes I belive in, because I work and don't get high all the time!!

So who is the really hippie here, who is the one who most embodies what the original hippies started? The one who does nothing, or the one who works for change? The one who sits home, or the one who marches on the city concil meeting with 300 other people? The one who says nothing to her congressman ever, or the one who walked door to door to make the difference of 5 points to get her canadite elected? Yes the orginal hippies were about being close to the earth, free love, and yes drugs, but they didn't sacrifce change at the alter of sex and drugs. So to all you modern day hippies who do nothing, drop the name, you are nothing but a bunch of dirty stoners who can't hold a job. When you are ready to play with the big kids and make change come talk to me.

-ciao
Maria

all about the pictures!!

You know it's been a bad week when these come out of my oven. Sarah and Abbey I have eaten some for you guys too!!



This is the sweater I am working on for the store. It doesn't look like much yet, but I am enjoying making it.

The socks with Kristin's yummy yarn. you can order your own here. I highly recommend it, colors are gorgeous and it knits like a dream. Also she's a friend of mine, and I want her to do well. :)

Ahh spinning!! Here is the churo on my drop spindle, after I have plyed it. I measured it out to be 20.5 yards of double ply, and I haven't finished the first 4 ounces yet. The best part is, it looks like yarn!!
And your middle of the week happy. How to keep your cat fluffy!!