And so ends another month...

Gosh, I am amazed at how the month just flies by when I'm not paying attention!  I can't help but think, where did the time go?  Can't I just have a week of it back??

You may ask what I've been up to this last month that has had me away from the blog.  Apparently not so much that the excuse sounds good, but enough to make me feel like I've been doing more than I have...

Recent projects this month:

I finally sat down and finished my dad's socks.  You know, the pair that was supposed to be for Christmas that will now be for his birthday.  They turned out nice, and I really like them!  Its a pattern called "Masonic Lodge".  No, I did not have to stay in a locked room and only knit them at night under an oath of secrecy.


About midway through the sock, I ran out of yarn.  You know, no matter how much you plan, you never plan on something like that when you order yarn.  I thought I had enough yardage, to find out that my former favorite yarn distributor makes only 137 yards in this particular weight yarn.  WTF.  Really? Even with 2 skeins, that is only half a pair of socks.  Apparently their whole approach is "make them buy more, spend more".  Thank you, I did not need that. 

On a side note, I now have enough yarn left over I could potentially make him a hat as well.  We shall see if I feel particularly crafty.  Hats usually knit up quick unless I have 4 other projects going.  For that matter, same with socks.


For project #2, which is still in progress, I cast on a pair of socks for myself for the Sock Knitters Anonymous KAL (knit-a-long).  Yes, I've become a huge Ravelry-er.  Its my version of Facebook crack.  Except you have patterns to knit and crochet.

The socks I will make mine (maybe) are a pattern called Clover.  I chose to make it in a verigated orangey colored yarn.  It was on clearance and I stocked up because I fell in love with it. 

Clover is a lacy pattern with "tight" cabled pillars down the middle of the lacy parts.  I have fudged up on them, but without looking inch by inch over the length of them, I doubt anyone would notice.  And if anyone did notice because they're scrutinizing my work, they would hear from me just what I think they should do with the time they waste scrutinizing everyone else.  Oh, sorry, guess this isn't soap-box-a-thon.  

Then the last project I've been working on is my son's double-knit hat.  He wanted one just like his dads, in red and black.  Well its been a work in progress since oh, November.  Its taking more time to make because a) his head is so dang small compared to his daddy's, and b) well I've been side tracked by other things, and c)  I'm working at work and now at school too, so its been a bit of a struggle to find a happy balance of knitting, school/work, housework, kid work, etc etc.  But I've finally started on the decreases, so when I do sit down and work on it, it should be finished in no time.


Oh, yes, I have started school again.  Going to go for the Medical Administration Field.  Or really any administration field.  Right now I'm taking all online classes for the Microsoft Office Professional suite.  Power point, word, excel, outlook, access.  With a side of accounting thrown in.  Busy work, but its worth it to expand my job outlook right?  At least thats what I keep telling myself.


Throw in a visit from my brother from Oregon into January, and that is my month in a nutshell.  Busy, busy, busy.  And here comes February around the corner.  Jeez, where does the time go?!  If anyone out there ever creates a device that either sends you back in time, or slows the time down around you so you can get more done... Or even a cloning device, I'd greatly appreciate the chance to use it first!


Everyone have a great rest of the month!