Quickies again (I hope)
Okay, been a while since I posted, so lots to talk about. Hmmmm…where to start?
Well, knitting. Hmmm. I started a modified dot check cardi for my friend using the Reynolds Tucson in my stash. I say modified because I’m doing it as sort of a cross between that pattern and the Hexacomb - fewer garter stitch rows, but with color variation, for the hems, and a short, cropped cardi overall. Not sure yet whether I will do the full collar or not, might just do the garter stitch rows as shown on Hexacomb. Only time will tell if this is a good thing or a disaster. I got through the left front last week, except that, just when I was on the last few rows before binding off the neck, I realized that I had reversed the RS/WS way down at the ribs or so. Sigh. I finished it off anyway, and briefly considered duplicating the error on all other pieces, but UGH - I like it better the right way, so I will frog that one if I have to, or otherwise just keep it as a template for sizing. 
Went back to the nice craigslist poster’s garage last weekend and picked up some more yarn I never heard of - it’s called Cuba, and I can’t remember who made it, but it looks beautiful - I got lots of red and black, and had hoped to use it for a Stargazer sweater, but it won’t come up to gauge. Still, it will reside quietly in the stash until I find something to do with it. I scored 16 skeins of the stuff (10 black, 6 red) and two sets of sz 3 circulars (one Addi 16″, one Inox 40″) for $26. Pretty cool. Except that the Cuba is splitty…and that gauge thing…
On a non-knitting note or two - GO D-BACKS!! 11-4 on the season so far, as of yesterday. Woo-freakin’-hoo! And the Red Sox? Well, they had a *really* bad day yesterday, so let’s not talk about that. LOL! Damn, I do so love baseball, but I never get to watch it - I won’t pay for MLB Extra Innings, even if I could get it from my cable company - $200?? Yeesh. I do get MLB.TV on line, but can never get a hold of one of the two computers in my house with a decent graphics card to watch. Grrrr.
Under the heading of shameless plugging, a good friend of mine is involved in a worthy charitable endeavor - she is the adoption coordinator for a ferret shelter here in the mid-south. The shelter is a rescue and re-homing organization, but also deals quite a lot with ferrets who are not appropriate for re-homing, either because they are ill or older, etc. If you have ever been interested in ferrets as pets or are just one of those people who’s a sucker for a cute little face, like me, please visit their website, www.theferrethaven.org, or at the new blog I talked them into starting, http://www.theferrethaven.blogspot.com/. The blog doesn’t have much up yet, but try them again in a couple of weeks.
Ok, guess I’d better get back to work now, huh? Not much going on today, just waiting for people to reply to stuff I’ve sent them. Sigh…
