Now leaving Scarfland, population 1.

Whew. As cute as Harry Potter-style tube scarves are, remind me never to do two full-size ones at the same time again. Ack. So glad to be finished.

Finished:
Rubby’s Sekrit Scarf: Blocked, fringed, monogrammed, and with its new owner in New York. He was thrilled with it, as, I hope, the ultimate recipient will be. I’m a sucker for young love.

Shelly’s School Spirit Scarf: Blocked, fringed, and delivered to a very happy sports-watchin’ mom.

On the Needles:
Yet another Sekrit Project: The yarn? Kelly Green Butterfly Super 10 cotton. Three point seven five out of seven squares complete, and if I hadn’t been wishing about my gauge on threes, I’d have five. I had to go up to fives to get the dang row gauge to work out.

Imprisoned in the craft nook:
Party-Time Apron: No change.
Devan: No change.
Sock: No change.
Lite Brite: No change.

In the hoop: (and gathering dust)
Merry Cox Sailor's Huswif: No change.
Joe and Sally Snow: No change.
Wedding Snowflake Hardanger: No change.
Floral afghan: No change.

Obligatory Cultural References
Reading: The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara. I had to read this book for AP History class waaaaaaay back when (1990/91), and remembered it being a good book, but not something I truly dug. Now its up for book club, and I’m reading it all over again. I’m hoping the story grabs me soon.

Listening to: First 10 random iTunes tracks:
Ride Across the River, Dire Straits
Galactic Mason, Bran Flakes
Listen to What You've Got, Idlewild
The Sorrowful Wife, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Wasted Life, Stiff Little Fingers
Peaches and Cream, Beck
Triple Trouble, Beastie Boys
Slicker Drips, White Stripes
Pigs Will Fly, King Missile
Every Word, Belly

Trundling ever onward.

Scarfward ho! It's been more of the same around here, lately--scarf, scarf, scarf. That's why I've been kind of quiet. A HORRIBLE cold didn't help matters either. Here's the update:

Finished: Baby Love Baby Blanket. Except I turned it into a cute little seamless raglan cardigan when it became completely obvious that the blanket wouldn’t be complete anywhere NEAR on-time. It turned out wonderfully—A white cardi with a red stripe above the ribbing on the body and sleeves, and another red stripe around the raglans. Cute red buttons finished it off, and it’s just as sweet as can be. Delivered to the mom-to-be prior to baby's arrival, so it all worked out.

On the Needles:
Party-Time Apron: No change.
Devan: No change.
Sock: No change.
Lite Brite: No change.

In sad news, the preceding four projects have actually migrated back upstairs to the craft nook, where they are unable to glare at me and make me feel guilty while I work on:

Rubby’s Sekrit Scarf: Fifteen stripes out of nineteen. I’ll say no more, as it’s Sekrit.

Shelly’s School Spirit Scarf: Thirteen stripes out of nineteen.

Yet another Sekrit Project: The yarn? Kelly Green Butterfly Super 10 cotton. It’s cast-on, and about an inch long—I’m hitting gauge perfectly on size 3 needles—and gauge is important, since this project has three different knitters working on it.


In the hoop: (Don't even ask. I haven't touched my embroidery)
Merry Cox Sailor's Huswif: No change.
Joe and Sally Snow: No change.
Wedding Snowflake Hardanger: No change.
Floral afghan: No change.

Obligatory Cultural References
Reading: Completely slacking on the reading front. I just can’t bring myself to start anything, so I’ve been doing crossword puzzles and reading Entertainment Weekly in bed at night instead.

Listening to: First 10 random iTunes tracks:
Pink & Blue, Outkast
Pride (In the Name of Love), U2
The Blues, Eartha Kitt
Another Girl, Another Planet, Mighty Lemondrops
Baba O'Riley, The Who
Someday, The Strokes
Achin' To Be, The Replacements
Back to the Old House, Smiths
Breathless, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
All Worked Out, Semisonic