Updates.

Someone commented to me last week that I haven't updated in a while so I decided to get off my butt and update. A lot has been going on and I haven't had too much time or energy to type up things that have been coming to a frothy boil in my brain.

Suffice to say things have not been going well. In non-knitting news I've been unemployed for almost a month now and have been looking desperately for a job. (If anyone knows of a vacant computer help desk-type job *please* let me know about it.) The other major component of my non-knitting misery is that my sweetheart (the Boy Thing) lost HIS job shortly after buying a car and has had to use the money for a trip we were going to take to Chicago in May to keep his wheels and to pay for the insurance and stuff. What it boils down to is that I won't get to see him until September and I last saw him in early January. ;.; Also, my own car is broken on the driver's side door. It won't open or close. The passenger side rear view mirror also was taken off by an orange barrel. The repair shop has ordered the parts and will be fixing everything on Friday... $75.00 for the door and $85 for the mirror.

As far as knitting angst goes I put The Sock out of its misery (a tribute is forthcoming once I'm at home and have the pictures for it) and cast it on again. Also, the red EZ Circular Pi Lace Shawl I had cast on has a major "oopsie" in it in the middle of section II (I can stick my whole hand in a place where there should have been a YO) and I haven't been able to figure out how to fix it yet.

Good news, now. I finished a pair of pale pink Fetching gloves which I had intended for my little cousin but the gauge was off on the second one, making it a good 3/4 inch smaller... so the good news is that I'm keeping them for myself and my cousin will be getting a book. After wearing them for a while the difference isn't nearly as noticeable. I also managed to finish sewing up the yellow baby kimono I've been working on for a while. A little collar and ribbons to secure it shut and I'll have the cutest baby jacket ever. I also finished an original design for a felted evening clutch-style bag in red Lion's Wool. I have to felt it still, but hopefully it'll be cute with a big black button. I'm also freestyling a purple neck warmer in bulky baby alpaca and eventually a felted vase in Lamb's Pride bulky for my knitting needles.