Back in Business

OK, the laptop is all right, I think. Finally, the charger plug thingy I needed (That's an industry term, by the way. You laymen may not have heard of it.) arrived this afternoon. I plugged it in and was relieved to see that it worked and there was nothing else wrong with my laptop after all. Whew! So I'm back in business.


Now, I did have limited access to the Internet for the past week. Not being able to access my pictures made it tough to blog, though. So I just kept waiting for the plug, not blogging. And feeling guilty about it. Why? Not sure, really, but I did feel bad about it. Tonight, I sat down to start this post and realized that I don't really have any pics ready to upload or sort or post. I'm going to pretty much post without pictures tonight. Not fun, right? But I'll tell you what I've been up to anyway. Please try not to point out that if I can blog without pics tonight that I probably could have blogged throughout the last week. I'm a little slow, but even I realize that now...


In knitting news, there is not much to report. I haven't had much time for knitting and when I did have time, I'm still working on the socks for Brian. Sadly, I did not finish them in time to post for October on the SAM knitalong, much as I tried. Once I concluded that it couldn't be done by midnight 10-31, it became harder to work on them. Mostly I sat around and sulked, annoyed at the socks and the absence of a power cord. I will take pictures and post them tomorrow, but you'll have to settle for a written summary for now. The first sock, as you know, is complete, and the second one is getting close. I just finished the gusset decreases, so now I have a rather l-a-r-g-e expanse of plain stockinette and then toe reductions. Not bad. I can't wait to finish.

Now, originally I felt bad that the socks are only plain gray, but here's the story. I picked gray to fit in with the Grey's KAL, and because I felt it was neutral enough that Brian would be able to wear them quite a bit, while keeping his manly dignity without lace or wild colors. When you put that much effort into a project, you don't want excuses not to wear them, am I right? Right. Well, turns out Brian thought they were sort of boring. Then I was heartbroken. I still worked on them, but I felt bad, and a bit guilty that they were too plain. Get this: a week or so ago, I was talking about my own socks or something, or maybe Bri just noticed them himself. But he realized that I wear my socks as...well, socks! Apparently, he thought they were just for cozying around the house or something. Like glorified slippers of some sort? Not sure. But the moment he realized that he was allowed to wear them anytime, as "actual socks" (yes, that's what he said), he was pretty psyched! And he was glad that they were so plain and neutral! So now he can wear them so much MORE!! Ha, ha! I am really not sure if my enthusiasm really comes through on this, but I have to say I am feeling much better about my yarn choice, and very pleased that he is so excited. Who knew a pair of socks could be this revolutionary?! Plus, the first one fits his foot to a "T"...

Really, there's not much else as far as actual knitting to report. I am "Ravelrous", and it's been occupying most of what little Internet time I could get this week. So what if that's not a real word? It's my word. Deal with it. I've managed to enter most of my projects from the last year or so, and most of my stash, too. I'm not too concerned with the "stash" that's already used for stuff...I just don't have that much time. And I've found a few friends, too, which is fun. Wendee, Megann, Jen, and Qutecowgirl are all on there.

The only other knitty news is that I've ordered some yarn for my daughter's mittens and hat, along with the Magic Loop book! I seriously cannot wait to figure out how to do two socks at one time. Please don't burst my bubble, but I think it will really help those socks speed along. The main reason I'm afraid to jump into a more difficult sock pattern (than plain stockinette, so I mean just about any sock pattern) is that I don't want to be overwhelmed and never finish the pair, you know? Hopefully this will help things. Perhaps I will try to make a pair of mittens first, since I know how to do them and they're quick and easy (ok, they're for a four-year-old, so this pair will be tiny) just to try out the technique. The order is not in yet. Please, please, please show up tomorrow...

I was going to tell you about my weekend, and some other new events, but I will wait, I think. Without any pictures, I'm afraid this is just terribly dull. I'll have to fill you in next time.