I head to a conference tomorrow, bleh. Don't get me wrong, it will be beneficial for me, but I am a home body and dread leaving my babies :(
His Majesty doesn't take care of them the way I do. I fear I will return home after 3 days away to find an overrun and very stinky litter boxes, sink full of dishes, trashcan full of pizza boxes and empty chip bags, socks strewn (some chewed, some missing) throughout the house, empty water bowls, and hairball tumbleweeds wafting across the floor.....uhhhhhh can you tell I've been there?
I just finished packing, but more importantly I finished picking my knitting projects. I know it will be a short trip, but you never know what you may run into....so I'm taking a scrappy yarn scarf (just a linen stitch scarf), a pair of fingerless mitts, and a beret :) and a big coffee mug!
I will miss my babies :( keep your fingers crossed that their daddy lets them on the bed so they don't feel sad.
Oh yeah, I tortured myself by googling yarn stores where I am going and there are 2 BIG ones that I will not get to visit...boohoo!
a net "bird's nest" could be found throughout the venue....a net bag stuffed with yarns, strings, and fiber to hand outside and provide birds with nesting supplies. Such a great idea.
Not SAFF related, but I found this great book at my local Ollie's store yesterday afternoon and I love it. $2.99, such a deal.
Yep, sitting in an infectious skin disease session of the conference and a lady asked about my shawl. She wanted to know if I knit for people, I said usually not....people don't want to pay for my time let alone the yarn. Anyway she asked how much would I charge for the one I was wearing, I threw out a number, she bought it....right off my back! I was thrilled...more money for SAFF next week!
I did come home to a package, fun! I bought a Namaste bag with circular needle holder and buddy case from Ravelry and I am in LOVE with them! Now, I need to fill them up with yummy projects :)
But better than all of these things...I came home from my conference to my babies!! Puppy hugs and kisses are the best!
This is a great, fast project!! It has become my go-to fingerless mitt pattern. If you need a quick knit gift and have 75 yards, this is your pattern.
I still have more pink left, 113 yards to be exact....and I am going to go with a different mitt...thinking a little cable action. I also want to try something else with the other cake of handspun I have left....so more Ravelry surfing will be happening for tonight!
And because I had a project bag full of little scrap yarn balls that I could not part with I cast on a linen stitch scrappy scarf....but I am going from side to side, because I do not have the patience to knit this puppy lengthwise!
