A Knitted Frenzy

Logs Logs Logs

Here we go!  One Log Cabin square done!

Oh my aching head....

I wanted to post about the log cabin blanket I started.  I was so inspired by the green log cabin blocks that Cara did (scroll down till you see all the greens) that I decided to make my own!  I like how she did all the greens but the yarn she's using is too pricey for me to make an afghan out of.

So I'm using Lion Brand Wool-Ease (that way it's machine washable too) in black; chocolate brown; a varigated color with sable, chocolate brown and forest green in it; forest green; and wheat.  I hunted down the block pattern and printed off the blank grid so I could play with patterns.  I have about 8 or 9 blocks sketched out so far.  I'll play with the rest or just do repeats when finish 8 (maybe....  maybe each block will be different!)

I finished my first block and I love it!  The pattern says in worsted weight, the block should measure 9".  Yaaahhhh, me and my loose stitches produced an 11.25" block.  Less blocks to knit, right?? 

I haven't taken any pics yet because I've been battling a migraine for now the third day and I took 150mg of meds last night and it knocked me down for the count.  I was in bed asleep by 9pm... very early for me.  Soooo, provided I'm still awake tonight, I will post a few pics when I get home from work.  Since it's summer and the light is still out when I get home (one of my favorite things) so I should have no problems.  :)  Stay tuned.

Jessie doesn't care if it's dark or light out... just as long as she has control over the rope toy.

Pretty Pretty

Miss Jessie likes to sneak up on people sitting on the couch and nose the backs of their heads.  I managed to catch her in the act.  Isn't she a ham?

And to continue our gratuitous furbaby photo showing, Miss Jessie is overtaking Mr. Sam in rope toy domination:

Temporary Depression Isn't All Bad....

Without creating a flash on the canvas, I managed to take a picture of the newest painting I completed last weekend.  It's dark and this is what it looks like on my wall.

I did mess with the editing features  a little to show you the layers and the shades of blue I used:

2 for the Price of 1

Have you ever been in two different but somewhat similar moods at the same time?  My melancholiness carried over from the weekend (though that particular mood produced a lovely painting now hanging on my wall) and yet I feel content.

Now at one time, someone once said to me that "being content" is almost worse than being unhappy.  Now how can that be?  Even though I feel melancholy, nothing feels particularly out of sorts and I'm okay with most everything in my life.  I think if the melancholy would just go away, being content might be even better.  Almost happy.

Now... what brought on the melancholy?  Hmmm, maybe because my divorce papers haven't arrived yet and I'm stuck with this wretched last name that brings up even worse memories of him and yet worse thoughts of he and his whore.  Maybe because I'm spending yet another Friday night watching reruns and eating the last of the Ben & Jerry's.  Maybe because I saw my engagement ring the other day and actually missed it, missed having it on my finger (I sold it to a relative -- she's making it into something else -- soon I hope).

I'm not despondent, or in a state of despair.  Just blue, sad, down.  There's really no cure for it except for the knitting I'm working on.  Unending stockinette stitch.  It's repetitive, makes for great TV knitting and it's comforting.  That's where the contentedness comes in.

I'm really okay spending Friday watching reruns and eating ice cream because I can eat it right out of the container.  I can sleep late in the morning and not because someone kept me up all night snoring but because I can.  I can run around my house in a too small t-shirt, mismatched pj capris with 8 day old stubble on my legs, chipped toe nail polish and I don't have to worry about anyone saying anything disparaging about how I look.  I can let my books pile up on the coffee table and ignore the vacuuming for a day or two longer because there's no one to complain about the mess.

I'm okay with all this because I think I'm finally getting comfortable in my soon-to-be 30 skin.  Even though I still believe I need to lose 10 pounds but only because my wardrobe would open up to all those pants and skirts in the back of my closet not because I have someone harping on me to lose the weight.

I'm okay with all this because I firmly believe there is someone out there waiting in anticipation to be my significant other.  Me, the current Me.  Not the new-improved Me, the Me I-could-be if I did this-this-and-this.  But Me.  And my yarn.  And my furbabies.  It's a packaged deal.

So the melancholiness is temporary and I think that why I'm content at the same time.  The blueness is part of the roller coaster I already decided I was okay with months ago.

Now if only those divorce documents would show up!

Pooosh de buttons!

I am such a follower.  Oh well.  Suck it up and take my quiz!

Showin' Some Love

Go.  Go right now and buy this for yourself and your loved ones.  It gives me glee each and every time I reach for my morning coffee.

Cheers!

iPod - The New Crystal Ball

I'm all about my iPod these days so when I saw this on Drew's blog and thought it was too fun not to try.

The way it works:
1. Put your iPod on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.

How am I feeling today?
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by Sarah Maclachlan (HAHAHAHAHA!  That's the first thing that's made me laugh all day...)

Will I get far in life?
Pueblo Nuevo by Buena Vista Social Club (New town... huh... does that mean I'm moving AGAIN?)

How do my friends see me?
Where is Your Heart by Kelly Clarkson (oh my... that's not good)

When will I get married?
Safe and Sound by Sheryl Crow (uh huh... not liking the theme of this meme so far...)

What is my best friend's theme song?
New by No Doubt (not sure what that means)

What is the story of my life?
Fear by Sarah Maclachlan (I think I need new musical selections on my iPod... that or my iPod is out to get me)

What was high school like?
Golden by Switchfoot (really? Well I must have misplaced my rose colored glasses then...)

How am I going to get ahead in life?
El Tango de Roxanne by Moulin Rouge Soundtrack (yaaahhh... I don't think that one's going to get me out the front door tomorrow)

What is the best thing about me?
Homeward Angel by Moby (well... that one's nice)

How is today going to be?
Addicted by Kelly Clarkson (that is very omnious for this evening's activities... explains a lot)

What is in store for this weekend?
Standing Still by Jewel (super... just how I spent last weekend)

What song describes my parents?
Hold on by Sarah Maclachlan (being that my original parents are divorced, this might explain a few things)

What song describes your grandparents?
The Good Times are Killing Me by Modest Mouse (right... again, divorce here)

How is my life going?
Swing, Swing by The All-American Rejects (if only)

What song will they play at my funeral?
Breathe by Anna Nalick (how ironic)

How does the world see me?
Electric by Luscious Jackson (nice... I like this)

Will I have a happy life?
I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash (HAHAHAHAHA! How true though....)

What do my friends really think of me?
So Much I by Red Hot Chili Peppers (haven't really paid attention to this song so not sure how applicable it is...)

Do people secretly lust after me?
Lucky Kid by Sheryl Crow (lol)

How can I make myself happy?
Witness by Sarah Maclachlan (not sure what this means)

What should I do with my life?
Slow Cheetah by RHCP (again, not sure how applicable this one is)

Will I ever have children?
Don't Tell Me by Avril Lavigne (apparently, I'm in for a surprise... super)

What is some good advice for me?
Jackson by Johnny Cash (so I AM going to be moving soon....)

What is my signature dancing song?
Laker Girls Cheer by Monte Python's Spamalot (yah, not even close)

What do I think my current theme song is?
Love is a Marathon by Teddy Geiger (if you know my romantic track record AND this song, you know how very true this is)

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
Crash by Gwen Stefani (given my current driving record, this is also true)

What type of men/women do you like?
The Dark of the Matinee by Franz Ferdinand (I'm frightened)

What kind of kisser are you?
Naked by Avril Lavigne (LOL at the song title alone)

What's your style?
White Trash Wedding by Dixie Chicks (I'm seeing a theme that I'm not sure I'm happy about)

What kind of lover are you?
My Doorbell by White Stripes (oh my)

What would be playing on a first date?
Without You by Dixie Chicks (yikes)

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Turn a Square by The Shins (great)

***Edited to add: I think my iPod hates me.

Pink May Not Be the New Slipper

Behold...  a fuzzy pink slipper...










It's the monster slipper without the monster from Stitch n Bitch Nation.  I used Cascade bulky is ferocious pink with Lion Brand screamin' pink fun fur (I swear on all things knitterly that I detest fun fur but I couldn't help it with these slippers... slippers are allowed to to have fun fur, right?)

They were ginormous pre-felting and they are ginormous still.

This one at least came out to the right length.  Its mate is on its fourth hot water bath as I type this.  Gah.  Not sure if these are going to be wearable.  Thank goodness they're just for the house.  (Sorry for the horrendous color in the pic... there's only so much I can with yellow laundry room lighting and antique photo editing software.)

TRUTH OR DARE

On to bigger and better things...  like my sock yarn stash.

Now I didn't get all crazy and creative with my photographs like Miss Wendy did way back when.  Mostly because my dogs refuse to learn how to work the digital camera.  So here's my stash anyway :

How many socks worth of sock yarn do I have here?  I think 13.  Maybe 14.  There's a few Lorna's Laces, a couple Cherry Tree Hill's, Socks that Rock, Sundara, Knitpicks, Brown Sheep, Regia Silk, an unknown brand and Baby Ull. 

Oh but did I mention this isn't counting the socks I have on the needles?  I think we're getting closer to 16 pairs if we count that way.  And I didn't photog the skeins already wound up... so we're at about 20 pairs right now.  Did I mention the sock of the month club I just signed up for too?  For the next six months?

I think I have a problem.

"Hello.  My name is Kim and I have a sock yarn addiction."

"Hi Kim."

The Thesaurus is My Friend

Over at Cara's place, she posted a fun meme.  Let's see what happens here:

Please leave a one-word comment that you think best describes me — it can only be one word long. Then copy and paste this into your blog so that I may leave a word about you.

Cheers!  :)