Fiberaddict's Fiber Fumblings

and the weather outside is frightful. How's that for mixing song lyrics? :grin:

Am within 1" of starting the toe on Sweet Geek's #2 sock. Yeah...the socks I started before we headed to Terlingua last year. Yeah, my wrist hurts.....here's the deal:

I figure, the doc TOLD me to do range-of-motion exercises for a month. The same exercises that did no good before; in fact, they made the pain WORSE. So....if I am supposed to do something that wrecks my wrist more (logical conclusion, yes?), I might as well end up with something tangible out of it. Right? Right.

So....the kids each have a new hat. I have a cushy Calorimetry. Sweet Geek will have a pair of socks. Soon as my Knitpicks order comes in (STILL Hasn't shipped, that lying Customer Service girl....) I'll have a new hat. While waiting on my KP order, I'll knit up my xmess prezzie from my SIL - she gave me a pair of skeins of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Socks Stripes, in "Funky Stripe" (google it...I can't take a photo - it'd break my camera. Seriously.) I LOVE wild socks....this yarn? Is....well......bubblegum pink and lime green. :shudder: My feet will be *heard* a mile away. :grin:

I'm thinking Cookie A's Monkey socks...we'll see. They should go fast - 64 stitches on Size 2s. :fingers crossed:

We're hoping there's no wind this weekend..the boys put together Himself's rocket-with-space-shuttles last night, and will be assembling Sweet Geek's rocket-with-helicopter-blades tonight. :silly boys: They want to watch things explode! :snicker:

More later - I wanna get this sock finished!

so, of course, I have a lunch date with my man. :grin: The day is looking up!

There were actually 20 rockets in the tubs. There is also a *lot* of spare parachutes/shock cords/parts...so we're set to go. For $1. :shakes head in amazement: We've got plans for Saturday - there's an Indian Pow-Wow and Dance Circle we'll be taking pictures of - and we're going to run by the Hobby Shop so Himself can personally thank the owner for the bounty.

Spent last night working on the charts for my hat. I have them all worked out - She Who Shall Not Be Named (with the initials AS)'s Celtic Needlepoint book came in handy for the large motif. The border will be the wave pattern (like on the KnitPicks hat), the large motif is going to be a square knot, the medium pattern is a "chain-link" knot, and the small, top motif is this interesting star and bar type pattern. They all fit within the total number of stitches...but my row count will be off. My hat will end up a bit longer, but hey - that's cool with me! :grin: BTW, hand-graphing knots sucks...I spent more time erasing squares and changing the color than I did actually filling in the blasted things. :sigh:

Now, we wait on KnitPicks to actually SEND OUT my order. :sigh: I think I'll be calling them in a bit to see why they haven't....and to see if I need to spring for expedited shipping. I want to start my hat, dammit! :lol:

Supposed to be 60* today, and 41* tomorrow. We'll see...it's 32* right now. Yes, I'm cold. I *need* a warm hat.....:grin:

Yesterday was a fun-filled day. Finished Himself's new hat....well, I have a LOT of photos to post, so I'll do cuts, OK? :grin:

( Himself's New Hat )

( In which you understand the title of this post )