i have moved.
on needles
i’ve been trying not to abandon projects these days, so i’ve only got a couple of things in progress. i’ve been working on this sweater on-and-off lately. it’s a lot of stockinette stitching, which is nice because it’s easy to pick up and put down when i’m at work. i’m using harrisville designs’ new england shetland in peacock for the body, and the yoke in pearl and black.
sweater body.
stitching closeup.
sweater sleeves.
i’m pretty happy with it so far. it feels really nice and it looks like it’s going to fit well, which is always a plus. i’m getting excited to start the yoke, it’ll be a a nice variation from all of the simple stitching, but i’ll have to find a new carry-along project.
i also just finished these little baby hats for my friend allison: 
she’s due any day now and i’m also planning to whip up this little sweater in white and blue.
and finally, while not knitting related, here are the little owlie cupcakes that alyssa and i baked recently. we were the musical hosts at the scurvy dog a couple of wednesdays ago, and showed up toting my laptop and a gigantic box of baked goods that included these little cuties:
i named this one owen.
i’m off to do some reading and enjoy the rest of the evening.
knit through this!
well, it seems i’m back after having fallen off the face of the earth yet again. unfortunately, this time it was for much longer than i had planned. i’m not where i thought i’d be when i thought of my future around this time last year. i had a plan, it fell through, and while i forced myself into a pretty great plan b, i haven’t been able to kick that funk just yet.
i’m not in brooklyn like i thought i’d be. i’m back in providence with an awesome roommate and the same fat cat. i’m holding some semblance of a life together, but mostly being bratty because it isn’t quite what i expected. i’ve been going through a lot of that one-thing-works-out-and-then-another-falls-to-shit stuff. and as a girl who was often judgmental of others with romantic troubles, i take it back entirely. boys can make you stupid and weird-headed even in your mid-twenties.
i’m working full-time in a completely non-career related job and it kind of sucks the life out of me. i’m stuck with the night shift for at least a few more months, and while for the last few hours it’s slow and i can knit on the job, i feel like i do nothing but sleep, get up, go to work, go out and drink, then do it all over again. having money is nice, but i miss my freedom.
but! in order to escape all of the not-so-greatness i’ve been barely pushing through, i’ve been writing a lot. and then i thought, “hey, why not bring my blog back, too?” i’m hoping that maybe if i at least share the silliness of my projects and the little things that happen throughout my day, that i’ll feel like i’m getting my life back. for me, this is an operation: PROJECT KNIT THROUGH THIS! because i will knit myself out of this funk and into something else.
p.s. – everyone go out and listen to lights right now. i’m obsessed.
almost-november resolutions
it seems that i’ve dropped off the face of the earth. i feel that way, too. i’ve been non-stop busy since september first and i’m still playing catch up. so, in honor of getting things done, here is my list:
– finish packing!
– find missing school books.
– really get some work done on my final thesis.
– start christmas knitting.
– update this blog with photos of FO’s.
– block the pile of things that need blocking.
i’m sure there’s more, but that’s all i can bear to think of at the moment. blah. life is tough.
