I just have this sinking feeling....

Ever feel that way? Like the world's about to crash in on you, but there's no real reason for that sense of malaise? I guess it's just generalized stress, I've got work, baby, two older kids, house, mortgage issues, marriage, etc. etc. There's just not enough time to do half the things I plan on doing, let alone write to this blog.

I'm so worried with work - I've got lots of work to do, but no time to do it in. And when I do have time to work, I don't FEEL like it, because from the minute I get up in the morning until I go back to bed at night (usually the wee hours of the morning), I'm doing all the non-work stuff that keeps the household running. My husband god love him tries to help, but reading downstairs when I need to work and baby is being a night owl isn't helping.

And I don't have time to knit. It's killing me, I have a blankie for my brother's new son in progress. This is as far as I've gotten. Of course I'm a moron and decided to increase the border and do seed stitch instead of garter stitch, which is way nicer, but takes twice as long. And I get to pick up about 200 stitches on each side once the blanket and do seed stitch to match the end I've done. OMG. OMG. I'm having an anxiety attack just thinking about it.

The baby is due in 5 weeks, I am a quick knitter, but I need to be spending an hour a day on this thing if it's going to get done, and I'm not. It is Not. Going. To. Get. Finished.

But I got a fun new pattern for a cotton fish! You can kind of see it here, though DD is attempting to eat the pattern. I got some Blue Sky Cotton to knit it with, I was wary because it was cotton, but it's knitting up so soft and squishy and easy. I'm super-impressed.

I'm thinking of making one for DD and one for my niece (and big sister to be). And pack, work, move, and take holidays with my kids at the lake. Keep on dreamin', lady.

Oh and I got some gorgeous sock yarn - aren't those

#1 needles adorable?

Minor detail: I've never knit a sock. This yarn was only $6 USD. It's not superwash, though, but I loved the colourway so much I had to have it regardless. Hey, I can handwash socks, right?

I did finish one project while we were in

Minneapolis, though - just a soaker made with

wool that DS and I dyed together using kool aid. The pic only has one cuff done, but I did the second one as well. And I couldn't weave in the ends, because my needle mysteriously disappeared. Crud. And I uploaded a pic, but it's disappared. Screw it, I've gotta get back to work.

I just remembered...I have a blog!!!!

This was supposed to be a more frequent thing. Here's hoping, at least I'm not giving up entirely and slinking away, that counts for something right?





I've been doing some kool-aid dyeing with awesome results Here's a pic of DD2 in a pair of picky pants capris (supposed to be longies but I got really tired of doing the legs). I used cherry, strawberry kiwi, orange, and blue raspberry kool-aid.

I used the short row technique for the butt shaping, and seed stitch for the cuffs. I also extended the waistband for about 5 extra rows, I find the waistband on this pattern doesn't fit snugly enough for my liking - this was an improvement.

Also on the needles is Katja - in Bernat cottontots baby blue, a pair of longies (stuck on leg #2, go figure) in Noro Kuryeon #153 - ok that these are on pause since the wool is totally inappropriate for anything but winter - it was just so beautiful I had to start knitting it the second I got it! What else...oh, I'm just weaving in the ends on a cutie blue (kool-aid dyed) soaker with white trim and my first crocheted cuffs, it turned out so sweet, but BIG - when am I going to learn to do a damned gauge swatch - especially on soakers, they always seem to be ok for size until it's time to graft, then I'm all, "oh crap, this thing is huge!". Anyway, I'm going to felt it and pretend I meant all along for it to be an overnight soaker. I'm using the little turtle knits pattern for this one,

And I'm sewing an opk strip for DH. Total pain in the ass. It's like 72 panels alternating red and white and what I'm making looks like total poop compared to the pic in the panel. I'm going to try and finish it tomorrow and post pics.

Gotta go - time to do DH's taxes. Wheeahhaaaa.