Don't be a lobster / Friends are best!

I am a terrible bloggeress. No cookie for me.

However! This has been a busy 10 months! I have moved in with philosophy people (Donovan, Corinne, and thee famous Antonomous) along with several floofs (Sebastian and Dr. Patchwork of Tweekin). I'm ridiculously happy!

I am not doing my thesis anymore! Instead? Comprehensive exams, and attempts to adjunct with a Mistress' Degree, upon their completion.

I have been devoting serious time to my craftworks, and have completed at least 20 projects over the last 10 months. All of which have been gifted away, but I'm hoping for some forth-coming pictures.

The list right now:
- Finish Second Red Sock of Beauteous Simplicity (pour moi, bien sur!)
- Jayne Hat for Sergeant Carl -- Before Yule, as his last wish before being sent to Iraq is to vomit Egg Nog over our balcony wearing said hat. Needz Yarnz for dis. Also? Pom-poms! Great fun!
- Fingerless and knuckled Gloves for D-van.
- Glamourous scarf for Queen Gaby. CROCHET! Oh yeah. I learnt it gooder!
- Still haven't done that man-scarf for Antonomous.

My main goal is to deplete the stash, right now. I also have to seriously consider beginning to sell projects, great or small, in order to fund stash renewal goals. I made a serious score at a yard sale a while back... for $7 I got seven stuffed gallon ziplocks of fiber, roving, handspun (by yardsaler) and commercial yarn of quite lovely quality. Queen Gaby's scarf is largely coming out of that stash and my own handspun efforts from years ago. Sergeant Carl is procuring a real live spinning wheel pour moi, la petite knitrice! C'est vrai! Je suis tres heureuse! Totally sweet.

I want to become more involved in the fiber commuknitty. Knetworkz iz importunt. There are a few blogs that I read eagerly (presentsknits, yarnharlot, and Eunny, mostly) but I should stop being so shy about my interest in their projects and progress. I'm an accomplished knitter, I just don't know where to begin when it comes to designing. So I just accumulate skills. I turn a mean heel! And can finish socks at rates that defy reason, given enough techno, gimmecoffee, and the lovesac (c).

Self-reliance! Commuknitty! Focus!

Happy New Year!

New Year's Resolutions:

This year, I will start my knitting blog. (Sweet! Done already!)

I will devote more time and energy to improving my craft, and sharing it with others.

I will learn to crochet if it kills me. And honestly? It might. Seriously. I almost strangled myself the last time. My poor mum had to extricate me. The yarn felted from my copious tears of sorrow and distress.

And, whilst speaking on the subject of things that just might kill me, I will complete my master's thesis in philosophy on Kant's theory of education. Yes, really.


I will develop my writing style outside of philosophy, my usual comfort zone. I will learn how to better communicate and teach through my writing.

Gratitude. I will show more of this. And give others reason to show more, too.

Current Knitting projects:

N.'s scarf is finished and lovely. Pictures soon.

Scarf design for Antonomous. Something rugged and manly. (For full effect, read in deep voice.) Man-knitting is hard.

"Twin Peaks" glove ideas. Intarsia may or may not be involved. Expect updates.

What's blue and gray and functional all over? A birthday gift for C-Man, that's what.

Also, Sooz. Sooz's birthday also approacheth. Something Red, Black, and just a little evil for the heavy metal queen.

Stags and Owls. And graph paper. For the making of stags and owls, of course.

KANT! (I wonder if knitting his face into a scarf would count towards my thesis? It would certainly be creepy!)

More later. Twin Peaks = now.