By Wendy on September 10, 2009
It amused me no end when I found out this morning that yesterday was No Cats Day on the internet. And what did I do yesterday? I did a blog post that was contained numerous photos of Lucy and nothing else.
No I am not a rebel. I am merely clueless.
So, some progress pix. The True Love Stole:
And the as-yet un-named sock:
Ribbing has commenced!
Thanks, by the way, for all the music suggestions you have submitted so far. Of course there are many of them that I already have, but there are also a bunch that make me think “Doh! I forgot all about that one!” I am compiling a list of must-haves so that when my iTunes gift card arrives, I’ll be ready to start a-downloading.
Today is Thursday, right? I am toddling off to NYC this weekend and won’t be back til late on Sunday, so don’t look for a blog post from me before Monday. I’ll announce the pattern winners in my music-themed giveaway then.
And have a great weekend, okay?
Lucy sez:
“Catnip party at my place this weekend. Bring your own mouse.”
Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged catnip, itunes gift card, music suggestions, party at my place, ribbing
By Wendy on September 9, 2009
I was off work today for an appointment, and got to spend a good chunk of my day at home, so I was able to witness firsthand Lucy’s busy day.
She started off with some happy wriggling.
This went on for a while.
But she did make time to critique my knitting.
This was apparently a very tiring chore, because she settled down for a nap after that.
But she woke up when the mail came, because there was a prezzie for her!
This is a “Plague Rat” and Lucy seems quite taken with it.
Lucy sez:
“Thank you, Quesselchens!”
Well, she would thank you if she were not too busy with her rat. 
Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged busy day, chunk, knitting, mail, plague rat
By Wendy on September 8, 2009
It was raining when I left for work this morning, and I actually saw some leaves on the ground! This makes me ridiculously happy — autumn is coming. But I’m not fooling myself. I’m sure we’ve got some hot weather ahead before it really gets to be autumn. Still, it is nice to have the illusion of autumn!
Since you haven’t seen it for a while, I’m posting a pic of the sock-in-progress:
This is Madeline Tosh sock yarn in the Malachite colorway. I’m loving this yarn. It’s got my favorite base — tight twist 100% merino. And it’s green! How could I not love it?
And it is being knit up very slowly. Since I’ve got a big lace project to work on at home, this sock only comes out during my commute. And more often than not, the morning commute only. The afternoon commute has been too crowded for knitting lately.
But I’m hoping to finish this sock by the end of the week and have the second sock started to take to New York with me this weekend. I’ll be at Knitty City Saturday evening for a book signing (5 – 7 pm), and Sunday for classes. I hope I’ll see some of you there!
Here, for Johanne, a pic of the shawl in progress.
I’ve named this design “True Love Stole.” Johanne will understand.
iTunes!
I just got enough reward points from my VISA card to order a free $50 iTunes gift card. Wheeeeeee! So soon I’ll be buying 50 songs from iTunes. Wanna help me out? Leave the name of a song from the 1960s to 1990s in the comments to this post and on Monday (September 14) about noon-ish my time I’ll fire up the Random Number Generator and pick some folks to win the WendyKnits pattern of his/her choice, which will be delivered in pdf format via email.
Doesn’t matter if the song you name is one I’ve already got — I just need some inspiration here!
Lucy sez:
“Treats, please.”
Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged hot weather, lace project, random number generator, sock yarn, visa card
By Wendy on September 7, 2009
Because I am busy working on this:
And Lucy is busy working on this:
Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged lucy
By Wendy on September 6, 2009
Spotted in my bathroom:
The fact that I am using the toothbrush thingie in my bathroom as a stand for my soda is a sign that today is Clear Out Day. I’ve been tidying up in one of the bathrooms, and I’ve got to have my beverage, right? I usually try to do some mucking out over Labor Day weekend. I get rid of clothes that have been marinating in my closet, never to be worn again, and try to generally reorganize things. Lookie here:
A new shoe organizer/cubby! Stuff like this makes me happy.
Clou Winners
The Random Number Generator has done its job and picked four commenters to win one skein each of Gedifra Clou. Those four are: Rose-Marie, Elsie, Sheryl, and Jan E.
I have emailed each of you. And a big thank you to everyone who left a comment.
In answer to an oft-asked question in the comments, the scrubbie does a nice job of being a scrubbie. It is softer than a nylon net scrubbie, but it certainly works. If you find the nylon net ones too harsh, you’ll like this.
Okay, back to the general muck-out/clean-up. But before I go, photos of my shetland shawl for Johanne, who would likely stop speaking to me if I neglected to post a picture or two.
And a close-up:
And a pic of what Lucy is doing this long weekend:
Posted in Wendy Knits | Tagged labor day weekend, one skein, random number generator, shetland shawl, shoe organizer
