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April 16, 2009

its kind of like springtime

Its true! Winter is finally starting to make like a tree-

And leave. Ha.
Marcel is just glad he can go outside and have a good scratch without so many layers on.

He really doesn't like it when I stalk him with the camera.

Get the giant eyeball outta my face, man. Jeez.

So anyway, for knitting, Oso bought me some new sock yarn for making man-socks for him, in manly, but not overly manly colors.

Its hard to do any justice to the colors, but I like it because it reminds me of earth, sunflowers, leaves, tulips, robin's eggs, and blue sky- ok so yeah, in the scheme of things, hardly what you'd call macho.
Less girly than, say, lavender, probably. Moving on from there.

I made these squares for this Code Pink Mothers'Day thing.

Normally, I would think it was kind of a lot of energy for something that will most likely be entirely drowned out and go pretty much unnoticed. But I really like the idea of a cozy for the white house. Cozies for most things are lacking in this world, I think that's part of the problem. You know, the universal problem with everything. The problem of not enough coziness. Make cozies, not war. Hell, yeah! But I digress.
And I had this extra pink, extra pretty, extra ball of yarn. So I did it.

I made one green one too, because I emailed and they said they were running a little short on the green ones.

Oh, and here is a rare Marcel Action Shot- I got him off guard!

Rawr. Take that, greenie!!

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April 09, 2009

Out of hibernation

Sort of.
Somehow time accelerated again and the Knit-A-Log fell into suspended animation, along with me and Marcel. We're ok!
Marcel especially! Because- he's finally learned to use the dawg stairs that Mr. Goddamn Sunshine made for us so long ago! I am very proud of my boy! It happened mostly because there was a thunderstorm, and I was out, and he panicked and ran up the stairs. When I got home he was up on the bed, shivering. Also, I've moved the bed to under the window, thus, we now have a room with a comfy as well as functional dawg's-eye viewing platform. He can survey all the action and bark at potential interlopers, and, if he's feeling really feisty, he growls. Its really really cute when he growls.
In case you haven't seen it on my flickrs I have a few new knitted things, (and a bunch of artwork) some are finished, some are still in progress-
I am most proud of having finished one of these mittens for my Mums-

The pattern is from Spillyjane Knits and its called Polska. Its based on a Polish pottery mug, which the Mums happens to have also, and which she loves. So I had to make them!

Here is the second mitt, in progress-

Since I took that photo I've done quite a bit more, so its actually over halfway done.
I had never tried the colorwork before. Its not actually that hard. I always say that if you can knit with two needles, you can knit with four. And then if you can do that, you can knit also with two hands and two yarns, or 3, or 4! Its true!

I'm making a shawl, also for the Mums, which is an extremely belated birthday present (I'm a bad daughter.)-

Really, I wish I had a better photo of it. Someday!
My camera eats batteries and has chewed up and spit out a rechargeable set- its alarming. And inconvenient. Oh well.

Oso, in a feat of outstanding bravery and awesomeness, gave me yarn for Valentine's Day!! Now, what other man can walk into a yarn shop, unescorted by any female, choose sock yarn, and know to buy two skeins for making a pair, without asking for help? (Ok, yes, we know some of you can. You are exceptional, also, in the world of men. Just sayin'.) (A man who once stood, entirely naked, on the bow of a ship in the Bering Sea in winter!! That's how brave!!) Now, he was cleverly disguised as a knitter, in handknit Malabrigo hat and scarf! (in the yarn store, not in the Bering Sea. Just for clarity.)
So yeah, I made yet another pair of pretty plain socks but that's my favorite kind and plus I needed a train riding/dentist's waiting room/tv watching project. Thus-

Not super fancy, but definitely functional. And warm.
Will wool socks be helpful in the Apocalypse? I hope so. I've been thinking about the Apocalypse probably way too much lately.
I like to watch the Stimulator to cheer myself up. (warning- may not be suitable for sensitive viewers, adult language, that kind of thing! Seriously.)

Things are starting to come up in the garden, someday I'll post pictures, for real.

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