Where does the time go?

Yipes. Has it really been nearly two weeks since last update? I've been simultaneously very busy and not very busy at all. When last I wrote, I was bound for the Magnetic Fields, and that was a wonderful time.

Work has been work--lots of turnover, which means fewer people but the same number of projects. I'm so snowed under at this point that it doesn't matter--40 projects or 60, I can still only do 5 or 6 at a time.

Super-short week this week, thanks to today being a holiday, and I'm bound for San Francisco on Friday. There's a big old Pirate Party there, and I need to get my costume's skirt hemmed, so I'm going to keep this short.

In knitting news . . .

Finished: The piratey baby hat is all finished as of this afternoon. It's adorable. The acrylic yarn looks a little bit cheap, but it's non-allergenic, which is the important bit. It's also a little bit big for a newborn, but being an August baby, he/she likely won't wear it right away anyhow.
On the Needles:
Skully: The back is cast-on, and the bottom "hem" area of garter stitch is just about done. This will make a most excellent plane project for this weekend.
Fiona: So close it's almost criminal. The pocket is knit-up and sewn on (couldn't quite figure out how to attach it as I went by picking up stitches--next time, next time)and the flap is complete. Now it's just applied i-cord city.
Colinette Throw: Has stayed in its lovely hand-knit bag quite nicely, thank you.
Party-Time Apron: Knit one more row of seed stitch to straighten out my stitches that got all wonky from the tear-out experiment. This one's going to require some concentration, at least for a while.

Obligatory Cultural References
Reading: Still Quicksilver. Though it's a bit heavy to take on the plane. I'll take Astonishing Splashes of Colour (the next Book Club book) to CA if it arrives on time, otherwise, I think I might take The Little Friend on the plane.
Listening to: Nothing at present. Except for the bratty kids next door who have firecrackers left over from yesterday.