Knit, knit, knit! Simply knittastic!
Even though I had to record the first part of the show twice (Audacity ate my files!), I think that the latest podcast might just be the best show ever. Check it out and let me know what you think! Pointy Sticks – Episode 13, The Pink Show.
I did a guest chat with Staci which makes up most of the show, and it amuses me to no end. We had a great time doing it, and I really think it shows! We will definitely be doing more of those. The craziness! What fun!
Tomorrow I get to go to Galveston for a knitting retreat at the fabulous Tremont House. The same hotel where we had our wedding reception, so I love that place. But the BIG part of the retreat? Our classes on Saturday & Sunday are being taught by NANCY BUSH!
NANCY BUSH!!!
(Author of Knitting Vintage Socks: New Twists on Classic Patterns
I’m so giddy already – and it hasn’t even started yet. On top of meeting and learning from Nancy Bush, I am going to hopefully interview her too! Wheeee!
There are more details over at PointySticks, along with early details on the upcoming contest for the 1 year anniversary of the show. Check it out!
By the way, in case you didn’t know that I’m posting all the knitting stuff over there now, there is a post about the Faith Jacket finally over at Pointy Sticks. In case you were curious.
I truly love how the news the past few days has been all ice storm and nothing else. Yes, it is freezing – literally – down here in Houston, and you would think if you turned on the local station that that is the only news in the world. Mike went to the grocery store on Monday afternoon and he said it was a madhouse, as all the people stocked up for the BIG FREEZE.
Then it didn’t rain like they expected, and today was just bitter cold (with the windchill), but not frozen like they thought.
It was a good excuse to get out the crockpot and make chili and sloppy Joe’s. (Not for the same meal! The chili was yesterday, the sandwiches with some beer cheese soup were for today.) I actually kicked Mike out of the kitchen long enough to make two meals! Well, he made the soup, but I made the rest.
To help me keep warm with the big freeze, I’ve been a very busy knitter. Friday night, we went to EJ & Sherry’s house to watch Clerks 2 (the adults watched the movie, not the kids – they were upstairs playing video games and learning the Overwatch team composition) and I swatched for Elaine’s Tempting sweater. Saturday, I realized that if I knit really fast, I could have a sweater to wear in New England when we go there for a wedding in 3 weeks, so I started swatching with the Brooks Farm 4-Play for that. Once I finished that, I cast on for the Cambridge Jacket (the men’s sweater in the IK summer ’06 issue – the one with the Icarus shawl in it) and I’m over halfway done with the back. Sweet! If I keep up the pace, I should have it done with time to get the zipper in before we head north. I’ll post more details about it and the progress over on Pointy Sticks.
Thank you to everyone for delurking, and I will be back online more tomorrow. For now, I really want to try to finish the back of the sweater. Just one more row? (The cry of all knitters when we really want to get something done!)
While working on the Faith jacket, I always had quick, portable knitting to take with me. I mean, come on. It is basically a lot of short garter stitch scarves. I can knit them in the dark.
The Faith Jacket is now done. All 50+ ends are woven in. It is ready to wear as I type this.
We are about to leave to go to EJ & Sherry’s house to watch a movie. Of course, I want to take light knitting along with me. Something that requires no concentration really, just knitting. I finished weaving in ends just over an hour ago, and so now I feel lost.
I must admit, I’m sure there is a skein or two (or twenty) of sock yarn around here that I can grab and take with me. But I just feel weird without my Faith jacket strips. I think it is time to cast on the Brooks Farm 4-Play scarf!