The news claimed that it snowed overnight 3 days ago...It's not even Winter yet! It's currently 39 degrees and raining. Gross.
So. Knitting.
I haven't really had much time to work on anything these past few months. I've been extremely busy with my two jobs. I had to quit at Michaels due to it just being too much work for me- plus getting up at 3:30am to go to work is no fun. No sir. So it'll be just Scrubs and Beyond for now...until I find a more stable job with a salary and benefits. *sigh* It really is hard knowing that your parents spent thousand and thousands of dollars on you for college, and yet I'm stuck in this rut where I can't get a nice job because all major companies want employees with experience, which I can't get unless I work for free (internship). And that's not happening because then who's paying for my food and bills?
So until Ty will be able to start his internship at the hospitals, I'm kinda stuck just working. Sucks, but I look forward to the day where I'm retired and living beach-side! Nothin' but hammock naps and Pina Coladas! Haha.
So, I've been really naughty with being enabled by my two favorite Podcasters- The Knit Girllls.
They keep recommending these awesome items and I keep wanting to buy everything! I bought a travel size kit of S.O.A.K. wash for my knits and yarn to soak in. But, honestly, I can't smell anything. It says use 1 tsp. per gallon of water...I dunno if I'm not mixing it up right or what, but when my items dry, they don't smell any different then before I soaked them. I have 6 more packets left and then I'm going to buy a bigger bottle of the Celebration scented- my favorite.
I also purchased a Lo-Lo Bar solid lotion from Bar-Maids in the scent Spiced Fig.
If this one works for my nasty cracked hands, the whole family is getting one (as Christmas gifts). And I swear I've used almost every kind of lotion out there and nothing works. It just all feels greasy and oily on my hands. I think I might make them all something as well. I'm not sure at this point but I have quite a nice yarn stash building...maybe cowls or hats?
Anyways, back to knitting. I've finished one item so far- a hat for a coworker. She requested it, so it's a Christmas gift essentially. Then as soon as I handed it over, another coworker got jealous and went off about how cute it was and how she wanted one. I used good handspun yarn for the previous hat...and I didn't have much of it left for me, so I'm currently working on another hat from store-bought wool (Paton's Classic Wool in Neutral Mix) and some handspun wool (Teal blue with purple spotting). It's turning out super cute, but I liked my first hat the best. Anyhoo, enjoy some pictures. :)
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| The first hat I made from handspun silk/merino blends. |
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| In my work clothes. >__< |
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| A Pug for comedic effect. <3 |
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| This and the one below is the wool I'm using to make the next hat. It's about 80% done right now. :) |
I also plan on knitting Ty some socks for Christmas. I found this awesome colorway buy Patons Kroy Socks called "Clover Colors". It's like a tweedy mix of greens, oranges, browns, and reds. It screams Fall, but he won't get them by the end of the season, haha.
I'm still working on my Shipwreck Shawl...and holy crap, I don't know hoe anyone did this with beads. I HATE it! It was completely fine up until I started adding beads...and suddenly 1 row takes an hour to do! Horrible. It better be worth all this pain. If not I'm selling it for $200. Haha.
Hope you all are enjoying the chilly Fall season!
~ Natalie
