T-1Day til Turkey time!

The hours are counting down til the big day, and for the first time ever, I'm not going home. There were several factors surrounding this dicission. Part of me is kicking myself for not going, but it's too late now. So last weekend, I knit a turkey (pictures to follow) and got a wonderful (and yet stupid) idea. I am not one of those people who knits people gifts for christmas. Mainly because of the same problem I had with all the babies... hard and fast deadlines. It makes knitting more stressful. But for some reason this year I am feeling artistic. A friend of mine is getting a painted Bar sign, and now I've come to the idea of personalized christmas stockings. This isn't just putting someones name on the stocking. That's a bit boring. I'm talking about doing something thats more unique. One friend is getting a black and gold CU stocking. Snowflake on one side, CU on the other. Another is gonna get something along the lines of a stocking with the doctor who tardis on one side. There's an orange one in my head too, and a Charlie Brown one that's made from recycled silk and looks a bit rough. There is no way I can finish all of these. I'm hoping to finish two of them (plus the painted bar sign) before christmas (or since I'm going home for christmas, before I get back and throw a holiday party) Hopefully all will go well and smooth. Plus it gives me something to do while I watch other people cook thanksgiving dinner, I can just sit back, smell the goodness, chat about whatever, and knit away.

Pink....so not me

So when I was buying some yarn and other art/craft projects, I saw this cute baby blanket, puffy yarn, and orange. There was only one color option, so unisex orange made sense. I thought it might be a cool addition to the baby basket for Brandon and Angie (especially since Brandon has an orange obession)... well it arrived, and it's pink. So I'm trying to make it work. The blanket can go to my boss because he's having a girl... but, well the baby is going to come early, and the yarn is hard to work with... so I'm stepping away from the pink. Who knows, maybe one day I will get back to doing something that's so puffy and so pink.

For now I think I am going to work on finishing up my skirt, then maybe move on to something christmasy, or even my couch blanket. But for now...the baby stuff is going to rest for a while.