Damn naps...

So Kristine, Steph, Lara, and I are FINALLY done with inventory at the shop! While I was invited on a movie-date at ChezKristine, I was so beat that all I could do was go home and pass out. (Trust me, if I was that tired, I can imagine how Kristine must be feeling right about now...) Literally, that's all I did. Pass out, and woke up in time for Project Runway. (Priorities, you know.) Of course, how did I celebrate the end of inventory? Like this, naturally:

Yup, I opened a bottle of wine that Carol gifted me AGES ago (see Carol, I finally did it!) - which, by the was is FAB - and picked up a few somewhat mindless things to work on while vegging in front of the TV, hoping that ass Santino would be "auffed" this week.

Can anyone tell me what this might be??

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? (Hee! I love that damn movie... but I digress...) If you said "Well, it looks like it might be the beginnings of a toe-up Jaywalker", you'd be right! :)

As Steph is beginning her first set of Jaywalkers (Steph, notice I said "first" - these things are pretty addictive!) in some gorgeous Koigu she picked up at the shop on Saturday, I started thinking about making another pair. This time in Koigu and longer. So, I head on over to Cara's to find some directions on adapting the pattern to toe-up socks. Yes, I know that I've converted a ton of patterns for various things before and should be able to do it no problem... but remember, I said that I wanted a mindless knit. If someone's already done the work for me, then I don't have to think about it. LOL! But nothing is that easy. :) I cast on, did my short row toe and set up row for the pattern... I worked across the first pattern row and realize that I'm not going to like it for me. (There are a few differences in the stitch count and way the pattern looks. yes, I'm picky damnit. Y'all love me anyway. Hee!) So I spend the next 20 mins trying to figure out how I can adjust the stitch counts to get the numerous chevrons on fewer stitches. It worked, and I am generally pleased with the look. Plus, it's Koigu. I *heart* Koigu. I so wanted to keep the socks I made for Black Olive for myself, but I was good. And now I'll have some Koigu socks of my very own. ;) Why cast on for another pair just as I finished a pair? Well, I'll be taking a trip next month and wanted to make sure that I had a pair on the needles before I left. (More details on that later.)

Also worked on tonight: my Ibenholt. I love this cardigan, despite the 300+ stitches. Yes, this still qualifies as a mindless knit since I'm still in the twisted rib bit. Talk to me in a couple of days, I'll probably have another story to tell. :)

Isn't she pretty? I just finished the first ball of the Cashsoft tonight and can definitely say that I love working with it. By my estimate, I've got 3 more twists before I'm at 4" and can start on all the charts. Hopefully, I'll get some knitting time in on it in the next day or so... I can only knit a few rows at a time since I'm purposely knitting tighter on this and have over 300 stitches to knit each row. She's going to be beautiful, though. And probably done sometime before next winter.

Inventory itself was fine. Tiring, but fine. We would get a bit punchy at the end of each day, which would result in things like this:

See how perfectly I matched my outfit to my newly finished socks?? Aren't they pretty?


Beware of the owner when she's got the Louisa Harding ribbon in her hands... See how I'm hiding at the other end of the table? Or maybe I was laughing... I don't remember, lol!

I know, I mentioned a trip earlier... Kristine was great and let me have a long weekend off next month so I can head out to LA to see the boy I mentioned a couple of posts ago. For those that are interested, the date we had went well. Very well. Of course, he lives on the other side of the country. So, there's that. Hence the trip. :) So, since I'll be spending some time on planes next month, I needed a small project, right? After he left, we've spent the time emailing and texting each other like mad. He's a nice guy and seems excited to see me, so all is good, right? Right. He's even shown interest in my knitting. You know, asking questions - and actually listening! (Maeve and Erin can attest to this... they've met him.) So he's definitely earned some bonus points, lol.

ETA: I just realized that I never referenced the title... When passing out and taking an impromptu nap, be prepared to be up all fucking night b/c you can't get back to sleep. Even after a couple glasses of wine.

Comments

[Carol]

Toldja so on the wine. I know my wines.

[Carol]

And since someone didn't reference it above, it's a Jefferson Winery Chardonnay Viognier.

[Rossana]

Have a fantastic time on your trip!!! Woohoo! I really like the color of KPPPM you're using on your second pair of Jaywalkers. I did switch from my Brittany DPNs to my addi turbos and am LOVING it!

[Erin]

The best part of meeting the boy was when he tried to talk knitting. Sure, he had no idea what he was saying, but it was tremendously adorable :)

[Shanti]

I like that KPPM you're using too... But you already knew that, didn't you? I was considering Jaywalkers when I realized the stitch count was just not going to work out for my foot and my gauge on size 1s. Can't find a full set of 0s since I broke one and didn't feel like waiting. If you worked it out over fewer stitches, please share!