Kiss My Knits!

The disastrous adventure in question. Very long.

I wish to apologize to my D&D comrades for my rash actions, which ultimately led to our horrible, grisly deaths. Especially the Elf.

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Sincerely,
Dwarf

P.S. – as my punishment, this morning I was awakened by my daughter throwing a mass of knitting which she had un-knitted onto my face. Karma is grand.

I had a cold when I knitted the sole of the first bootie. I’m pretty sure any germs would have died by the time it was done, but just in case, I washed them in hot water and two drops of lavender oil this morning, the lavender oil having some antibacterial properties.

Now the booties smell like a wet sheep that’s been rolling in lavender. It ain’t good, people.

I’m going to give this poor child a complex.

Finally finished a project. But really, I had to, before the baby grew too big! Here’s another view to show the sole, done in seed stich.

The pattern is a combination of two bootie patterns from “50 Baby Bootees to Knit.” Buying the book may have been overkill, but enough people are having kids now that I’ve gotta be prepared! The yarn is Lana Gatto “Feeling” which is 70% wool, 20% silk, 10% cashmere. I got it on sale at Angel Hair Yarn in Nashville on the way home from Simucon this year, and it is soooooo soft! Perfect for any kind of baby wear, but way too expensive unless it was half off – which this was! Woo, I win!

What did I learn from this project? I learned more about the ‘feel’ of fair isle knitting, which is how the hearts were created. Next time I think I’ll be able to make it more elastic. I also learned that I really like working with little needles (size 2, 2.75mm), so I’m really ready for the next person who wants a baby project. Fortunately, a friend here in town is 6 months gone, and I’ve got a lot of this yarn left.

Here’s hoping the recipient of the booties likes them. I know I enjoyed making them, and thinking about this wonderful person!

I’ve spent my fair share of time in TV writing, but lemme tell you, NEVER was I so foolish as to actually type out what I may have been thinking, just in case I was stupid enough to forget to delete it.

Having said that, check the next to the last paragraph here.

Apparently, the writer has been fired, the link is gone from the station’s website, and the station manager has issued bajillions of apologies.

Yes, I am amused.

I ran across this auction and just had to share. My question is, how the heck can it be that the person who listed it didn’t even mention that it looks exactly like O Captain My Captain? Did she really not notice? Or is it just me that wants to stroke its head and whisper sweet nothings into its ear?

ETA: My husband, who apparently has time on his hands at work today, sends this to me. Damn, this would have been great to bring to Simucon!

We got a letter in the mail today. Apparently we are in violation of City Code Chapter 10 “Health and Sanitation” or a particular subsection thereof.

In a nutshell, our grass is too long. The cutoff (so to speak) is 12 inches, which I think we’re probably just a hair shy of.

Now we have seven days to cut it or we’ll be fined or some such. Rather, we have seven days from last Thursday, and it’s raining now. I called to get an extension.

I asked the woman at the city office what would have prompted this, whether it was a neighbor complaining, or someone driving through the neighborhood, or what, and she said it could have been either.

The thing is, while we do keep to ourselves, we’re very reasonable people. We’re friendly, wave to the neighbors, know their names (except the new folks) and exchange mail and such when it gets mis-delivered. We have one neighbor we’ve known for 30 years, whom I stop and chat with often. One other keeps an immaculate lawn, but seems like a nice guy when we speak. The other has just moved in and I think is in the process of renting the place. I’ve gone over and said hi, though, and welcomed them in.

So why on earth would one file some sort of action against us instead of just coming over and saying, “Hi, we’re trying to rent the place and would like to you to keep your lawn tidier to make it easier,” or “Hi, I’m worried that your crabgrass is overrunning my lawn,” or “Hi, it’s really bugging me that your lawn is overgrown, would you mind trimming it?” We’re not going to go medieval on anyone. Honestly, folks.

I don’t know what ever happened to going with the direct approach first. Give people the benefit of the doubt.

It’s raining harder, and it just fits my mood. Ah, well.

In fairness to Vaschon, whom I mocked last week for rolling a 1 when shooting at kobolds, I have to post the following. Same cavern, kobolds again, except this time we got the drop on them. A couple of rounds have passed, and the cleric (Deryka) has made it to melee.

Cut because it’s long as heck.

So I mentioned on Cadaya’s journal that I had been part of a play by e-mail D&D game that flopped before we even saw combat because the GM just suddenly stopped mailing. Today he wrote to tell us what was going on.

Hello all, I am finally back after a few days (weeks?) in the hospital.

(name)

I don’t know about you, but I now feel much better about all the crappy things that are going on in my life. I mean, yeah, family troubles, PDD daughter, mounting bills, drugs for depression… but at least I didn’t get treatable illness that progressed to leave me with no rib cage.

Yes, definitely feeling better about life.