New Yarn Store!

You know it's going to be a good day when you find a new yarn store. This store is fabulous. It's downtown where I work and it's just beautiful. Floor to ceiling yarn and such a great atmosphere and the staff there was wonderful. However: I love Sarah Jane's and I don't plan on giving up on her. There is a knit-in on Friday and I plan on going. Knitting Off Broadway is fantastic, but I have a feeling most of the knitters there check their gauge. I will feel more at home in Sarah Jane's.
As for my cabled hat endeavor, I am in desperate need of yarn. I love that orange color and I don't want to tear it apart, but it's for the best. Maybe I will take it with me tonight (Chris and I are going to his best friend's housewarming party. They have a cat...) in case he feels like staying longer than necessary.
Chris is up and we're ready to go.

Finally!

Okay, so for the third post of the day, I give you:

My Lion!!

Now that my picture has FINALLY been posted, I can continue on to my next issue:
I am feeling creative.

I have decided to make a "wish list" of projects I want to make and hopefully at some point during my life span I will be able to complete some of these. For right now, I am going to search the web for some super hot patterns and find some way to link them here. Now, I should be done for the day unless I happen to speed forward and finish my cable hat. Unlikely, but hey, I started blogging again, so anything is possible for today, right?

:)

The Guilt Continues

Well, as for my cabled hat, it's coming along swimmingly. Actually, the damn thing is falling apart. I love the orange I'm using, but I discovered that I don't have enough to finish the hat by far. So, I'm deciding whether to rip it out completely and buy new yarn or emergency stripe it. Hmm. These are pressing questions indeed. When beginning the first round, I didn't pull my yarn tight enough on my purl stitches (the ribbing worked is P3, K3) and the gap between the first and third needles is pretty grotesque. However, I am finding it difficult to just say the hell with it and rip it out. Why, you ask?
1. I've never made anything cabled before. I don't want to get this far (I've just completed my first chart which I now need to repeat twice more) and just rip it's guts out. I'm too attached at this point.
2. It's true that I've never cabled before, but I know the function of a cable needle. I also know that you can cable without needles. I also know that you don't actually have to go out and buy some fancy shmancy cable needle. However, never in my years as a knitter have I heard of anyone using a crochet hook as a cable needle until now. Yes, that's right. I've been using a size H crochet hook as my cable needle. And you know what? It does a darn good job.
So you see, I am having a rough time ripping it apart and starting over. I really would like to go out and buy new yarn for it. Something hand-dyed or fuzzy. I really don't have the money to do such a thing, but I really would like to.
As promised, I will post a picture of my amigurumi lion I worked so tirelessly on.

Lies. I can't upload a picture from here. I must go, I have to go get picked up by boyfriend. Damn car dying...

Guilt

Oh my, how I feel the guilt of never blogging anymore. Trust me, I feel absolutely awful and I plan on keeping up a little bit better this year than I have in the past.
New knitting:
I started a blanket. True, it's a crocheted granny square "patchwork" type blanket, but I figured if I'm going to have my own place from now on, it's high time I settled down and made a blanket.
Amigurumi!! I have started making my own little yarn menagerie, and I couldn't love these little guys any more! They are super easy, super fun, and super customizable. I took a "dude" pattern and turned it into a lion with some sparkley gold yarn and some dark orange. I actually HAVE a picture of this project, so I can actually show the world what I've been up to.
I'm gonna make an orange cable hat. I have been knitting for years now and I haven't made a damn thing cabled. What better than a super cute orange hat? I printed off my pattern and will hopefully have it finished by the end of this weekend.

In other news, I'm finally moved and settled and starting to learn what it's like to live with someone. It's crazy. I really enjoy it and I'm sure there will be many happy days to come with my love.
In other, more heartbraking news, my car has officially died. The engine had been having trouble for weeks now and I knew it was only a matter of time before the poor thing finally gave in to the temptation of an easier life as chop shop parts. A junk yard payed me $150 for it, which I found incredibly generous considering the shape my poor car was in, and it has now been crushed into scrap metal. It breaks my heart just thinking about it. Chris has to drive me around everywhere now and I feel awful because his car is really bad on gas mileage. I won't feel so bad after I totally clean his car this weekend and give him $30 for gas money.
New jobs, new place, new car...
Since when have I ever acted this much like an adult? Geeze, this world sneaks up on you.

I think I have some more to say, but I have a math test I need to go take. Yuck. Wish me luck, for I shall need it.