Crafty Girly

I have a good reason to not be blogging lately. I finally finished the Stepson Sweater from hell, but I haven’t taken pictures of it yet. I know, I need to, but I haven’t. I’ll try and see if I can get him cleaned up enough tonight to put it on and snap a picture. I’m gonna warn you though, it hasn’t been properly blocked yet. I attempted to steam block it, but I haven’t been able to wet block it yet. Hopefully this weekend I’ll get the chance.

Since I finished that project, I started the Drawstring Chemise from the latest Interweave and let me tell you, the lace at the bottom is already giving me all kinds of issues. I got so frustrated yesterday with it after I had ripped back for the fourth time that I threw the stupid thing across the living cursing at it as it flew through the air. My boyfriend laughed at me, and the cat thought she had a new toy. It’s pretty comical now that I think of it. The best part is that the problem I was having was my own stupid fault. I should have read the pattern notes and I didn’t, so when I kept getting to the end of the third chart row I kept coming up two stitches short and that’s just the way the lace is. I could have smacked myself when I read that.

Right before this project I had terrible startitis, and it has since been quenched by this frustrating lace.

I did find something super cool while I was blog surfing today. I ended up over at Boogie Knits and found this post for a crocheted swiffer thingy for the Wet Jet. O.M.G. this thing just seems as if it’s too cool for words! I have plenty of kitchen cotton laying around the house after the Absorba I knit, so I’m thinking I’m going to use some of it to make this. The best thing is you can just take it off when you’re done and toss it in the wash and voila! It’s as if you have a new swiffer pad without spending big bucks and contributing to the downfall of this planet.

I haven’t been spinning as much as I would like lately. I just haven’t had time with the camping and the finals I just took and all. It’s been pretty hectic around the house lately, but I’m thinking I’m going to start spinning again real soon, especially since I should be getting a shipment of fiber from Spunky Eclectic real soon.

Oh, and I made a purchase today of some really good stuff. Let’s just say that I want to work on my craft room more then ever now. More on that later.