Cold weather and Knitting go together.....

Ok, before I break into song and mangle the words unnecessarily I will stop that line of thinking. It is COLD here, my girlfriends in Arkansas assure me that it is in the 30's there too and I believe them but I also realize that is about as cold as it gets in Arkansas and this is just fall here! The kids don't really believe how very cold cold can be so they are in for a treat this winter I think!

I went to get gas on my way home from taking Katie to school this morning. $2.14! Can you believe that? It only cost me $43 to fill my van. Anyone want part of the action on the new bet I have going? Bets will be taken to see how low gas will get before the election next Tuesday. I am thinking at least $1.99. Bets will also be taken to see how fast it will go back up after Tuesday! We can make side bets regarding whether it goes up faster for which candidate too! Personally I will be filling up on Monday evening and I am thinking of purchasing a few dozen gas cans and prebuying like the gas stations do, only I won't raise the price on myself when I fill my tank with gas I have already paid for!


I am finally knitting again! In the past two days I have knit a hat and scarf that will be for one of my girls for Christmas and yesterday I spent part of the afternoon winding 22 hanks of yarn into balls for my new project. I have been dreaming of this sweater since last winter when I bought the pattern book. Malkini from the Mirasol collection. I am pretty sure I am going to look just like her in it too, all drapy and skinny!The yarn for this puppy is so incredibly soft and it is a hoodie too! While Miski was too expensive for my taste last winter, it was a bargain on Ebay so I am jumping in. I still haven't started Rogue and my excuse will be that this yarn is so much more inviting to knit. Have you ever knit with Jameison Wool? That stuff is scratchy and I am sure I am going to have to take it in small bits if I am going to get that rogue done! I am knitting it in a heathered green with cream and brown for the fair isle parts. I will make sure to post pics as soon as the twins fess up to who stole my camera! You would be proud of me though, I SWATCHED it! And came out right on guage too! I was thinking I may even to up to String of Purls and join in their stitch and bitch today since I am going to be knitting anyway and that is where I bought the pattern!

Ok, I may have fibbed...

So that really wasn't my last post here! Actually it was if you consider the *new* blogger a different site! Ok, I feel better! I have been using typepad for my blog since last year and it was too expensive and too much of a pain in the behind to post to if I wanted to make changes to the layout! So...I think I will be back here! I know that there are people that are having trouble with blogger and picasa and Hello working together but I think I can manage that!

If you haven't managed to get here from my sister's much more read blog...go read it! She is an amazing lady and she is sharing her journey to health and her struggles fighting cancer with us from her new blog! She is a way better writer than I am and it shows in her blog! What is funny is that my parents and other family members are now blogging and reading up on what is going on with Sandi. For a long time they didn't know or care what a blog was and couldn't care less about RSS. See mom and dad, I am not crazy, it is a good thing!

I have been doing way more knitting these days, which I am sure makes my husband happy since he can see all of this yarn sitting here. Honey, I am knitting it as fast as I can and I vow not to buy more until I have made a dent in what is there! I did in fact cast on for a new project yesterday and it is using all stash yarn! I didn't have to run out to buy anything! I am knitting the felted yoga mat bag from last minute knitted gifts and seeing as I have a bunch of Nashua Wooly stripes leftover from another project it is going to better use now! Right now there isn't much to show, but as I get a little further along I will post a picture!

I am also still working on the capelet for Sandi. I just needed a second project. I can't seem to work on one project at a time. When I get bored with one I need somewhere else to go! I love this project though, I have a pic on my other blog. It hasn't changed much, it has gotten longer but the idea is the same, I am almost to the shaping so it will get more interesting soon I promise! I guess Sandi, if there is any benefit to the weight loss you have had to endure that it is cheaper and faster to knit things for you now that the smallest size will fit! Thank you for taking my knitting budget into consideration!

Ok, I need to go post a farewell post at the other blog, Link is above if you feel strongly that you would like to see it, there are more pictures there until I get it all migrated back!