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11 January 2006
I'm sorry Secret Pal! I'm sorry!
I am so sorry Secret Pal! I'm going to give you the answers to the Secret Pal 7 Questionnaire just as soon as I explain why I haven't already done them. Oy. First you'll probably laugh, but then you'll want to cry.
Here goes my week:
On Friday I was in a car accident. Actually, I was hit. It was a low impact thing, no one was hurt. I was in the left lane, advancing to turn, and the guy in the center lane decided he needed to be in my lane, where I was, but he didn't look before he turned. So he got my car on the passenger side, from the front all the way to the back.
I had to drive up to Ft. Washington, PA with my father to go to the Philadelphia Gift Show (which OBVIOUSLY isn't actually in Philly, but who's really paying attention) on Saturday. We came back the same day, so its a looooong day, with just me and dad, which usually leads to some sort of unpleasant fireworks. Fortunately there really weren't any, which is odd, considering I had a headache that had been around for days AND I got my period.
I spent Sunday doing paperwork that I had been putting off.
Monday, I was supposed to go to some customers, but I never made it out of the house. I was on the phone with the company I lease my car from, and the insurance people all day. I have to go to the Geico insurance adjuster NEXT WEEK. Sheesh. That and I had to get plane tickets and a hotel room so I can fly to Atlanta this weekend for the Atlanta Gift Show. Yes, I could've booked earlier, but my father didn't make his mind up until late last week that I was definitely going. It'll be Saturday to Sunday, but now I've lost yet another weekend. And there's basically trade shows every week from now until mid February, so I don't know when I'll see another.
Yesterday, I was everywhere, trying to make up for Monday. Which wasn't so bad. I just didn't get time to go to the grocery store, but hell, that'll wait.
Today. Today's the kicker. We went to bed late last night, I've been struggling with the Crusoe Socks. Had to frog them once, and I had finally casted back on with 60 stitches yesterday and started again. I'm using Fleece Artist merino for this and she originally used Koigu, so either Koigu is much stretchier than I give it credit for, or she has teeny tiny feet, because 40-44 stitches never made it past my toes when I tried to try the first go on. Anyhoo, we went to bed around 1:30 am and I was woken up by Conan around 4:30 am. Usually this means he just wants to get off the bed and get a drink of water. Well, around 5:30 am I was awoken to a horrific smell and an upset Conan. He had had an ass-splosion on the bed (he's done that only once before, both times I didn't get up when he tried to get me to, and both times he didn't mean it). So of course I get up, take EVERYTHING off the bed, clean clean clean the floor and take the dogs out. I start the washer and that's when I notice, WATER COMING FROM UNDER THE WASHING MACHINE. That's not good. So I check the hoses, I look everywhere, hoping its coming from the back, or something, because UNDER is never good. Nope, its coming from under the washer and its a fairly good amount of water. So I finally find someone who can come out tomorrow to look at it. Just the "diagnosis" is going to cost me almost $100. And on top of it all, I think to myself, oh self, maybe I should move the basket of clean laundry off of the floor and out of the way of the potential water. So I do, but somehow manage to poke myself in the eye with my laundry. So now my eye hurts too. Geez. And Conan has started coughing on top of everything, and he's a bit out of it, so I'm even more worried about him. I'll be sleeping light tonight, huh?
On the upside, I DID get that paperwork done finally, and faxed off to the people it needed to go to. But I didn't get to go to the post office, which I desperately need to do. And I still haven't sent off the crappy 2006 Pattern a Day Calendar that I promised to swap with this woman on the Knitlist. I received the handspun yarn she swapped for it today. Crap. So, now I have to do that tomorrow too.
So anyway, hopefully you are only on the laughing stage.
Now I'll post the SP7 stuff.
1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand?
Yes. I admit it. I've been known to use acrylic stuff, but I much prefer natural fibers. Blends are ok, but more wool than nylon/acrylic/poly-crap please.
2. Do you spin? Crochet?
Yes. I do both, though mostly I knit. But I have a wheel and once in a while I'll spin something. Just not recently.
3. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
Storage? What's that? Actually I have a Circular Solution and a Double Point Solution, and my straights are kept everywhere and in some needle rolls.
4. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
I've been seriously knitting for about a year now. I'd consider myself to be of an intermediate skill level.
5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
You bet yer bippy I do. Here.
6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
Coffee. But I love white gardenia too.
7. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
Too much so. I'm trying to cut down. Momma's gotta diet. But you can't go wrong with chocolate. Or chocolate covered coffee beans....mmm. I also like Goldenberg's Peanut Chews. But who doesn't?
8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
Not much. I can fix things, and once in a blue moon I'll make a card or something, but mainly its fiber stuff.
9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I have an MP3 player and I'll listen to just about anything. I haven't been listening to much music right now.
10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?
I love green. But if its bright or has a sparkly thing running through it, I'm hooked.
11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I'm single, with 2 fur children. Conan and Sydney. Both boys.
12. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
Anything but ponchos.
13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
ALPACA ALPACA ALPACA. Did you get that? I'm in love with handpainted and/or handspun stuff.
14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
Polyester. Rayon. Man made goo.
15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
Socks and lace. This week.
16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Anything. I haven't found one that I don't like to knit yet. But I haven't tried everything, so I also don't have a favorite either.
17. What are you knitting right now?
3 pairs of socks and a lace shawl. Don't ask. Just know that I'm going to stick to Queen Kahuna's way of doing things, or I'm using dps from now on.
18. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
YES. I. DO. The more useful the better, because I like to show them off.
19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
Circs.
20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Give me my addis. Otherwise I'll use my Denise set, thank you.
21. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
Both, but I'm looking to upgrade to a wood swift and a jumbo winder.
22. How did you learn to knit?
When I was about 6. My mother and my grandmother. But I had no concentration then, so I was never any good.
23. How old is your oldest UFO?
I guess about 6 months. Maybe longer. Its the Bevin Tank.
24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
I like my dogs. Otherwise, armadillos.
25. What is your favorite holiday?
Halloween, or the 4th of July.
26. Is there anything that you collect?
Armadillos.
27. What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
Interweave, Vogue Knitting
28. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on?
I want Big Girls Knit when it comes out. And I want to add Elizabeth Zimmerman to my knitting library.
29. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?
I want to start doing intarsia and fair isle.
30. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
I wear a 7 1/2 to 8 shoe. I have an almost 9" ankle, and the same with the ball of my foot. I have better measurements someplace.....
31. When is your birthday? (mm/dd)
March 18th.
There you go Secret Pal! Hope that helps. Now stop crying about my day and get back to knitting!
21:40 Posted in Blog , Doggie-poo , Knitting , work | Permalink
Comments
I had the exact same problem with the Crusoe socks. I think the designer must be a terribly loose knitter, because there was no way 44 stitches were going to do it for me either. I did mine in Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport, and ended up with I think 64 stitches. And yet still, they are just barely big enough for me. I love the pattern, but there are definite math issues.
Posted by: Amy | 18 January 2006