Luckily my job doesn't have a strict schedule, because due to some "kitten issues" I was very late today. Before I left for work I glanced into our empty, soon to be spare bedroom and noticed a wet mark on the carpet in the corner of the room. Of course my first thought was "Oh the poor little kitten had an accident", but as I began to clean the spot I realized that this was no accident. Next to the spot that I was cleaning I noticed a little dried urine stain, and next to that stain was another, and another. I cleaned a total of 20 little urine stains that went around the entire perimeter of the room!! My baby kitty is Claiming Territory!!! I thought that she was too young for such a thing, but even more mind boggling is that she would claim an almost empty room...no furniture, no food, no cat bed, only an exercise bike that is never used.
Before I left, I closed the door to the room & quickly eyeballed the rest of the house for stains (fortunately she was only interested in that room ). Now that I've shut the door on Scout's giant litter box, I have a growing concern for the safety of my new dining room rug. I've taken great care to protect the rug, spraying it with "NO-Scratch" every morning. On my way home, I'll stop at PetSmart to buy some "NO-GO".
As for knitting news: Apparently my order for the Mango Moon circular needles never went through. However I did receive my US 15 rosewood circs. I'm over halfway through my scarf & I will probably start the shawl tomorrow.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
scarf progress and a new project
I'm making progress on my 3 color seed & garter stitch scarf. I'm about a third of the way through. I'm not using a pattern, so the stripes are starting to look kind of random as you can see in the 1st photo. I love that yarn caddy in the photo. It's my second favorite knitting tool (destiny circs. being the first). As you can see, it keeps Scout from running off with a ball of yarn. It wasn't very expensive and I recommend it to anyone with cats.
Last week I bought some pretty peach-multi worsted weight yarn yarn that I plan on using for a triangle shawl. I figure that I'll be able to wear the finished product with either a black or brown dress (the only colors I wear). I'm still tossing around the idea of knitting another yarn with the peach yarn, but it needs to be a nice color combo with the peach & on sale. I also ordered 2 new pairs of circulars; 32" US 15 Colonial rosewood & 22" US 13 Mango Moon Buffalo bone needles with a leather chord. Both should arrive this week. I'm really excited to use the bone needles...I think that I'm going to like the feel of using them & the leather chord will have NO COIL!! My only concern is the longevity of the leather, it seems that it could wear thin then snap during the middle of some project...That would Suck!
Scout has become curious about "the great outdoors" and tries to run outside whenever the door opens. Luckily she still has short legs, so for now it's easy to grab her as she's running by. My fiance & I have been discussing ways to break this behavior. It looks as though arming ourselves with water pistols is going to be Plan "A". Scout has also become curious about all of my house plants as well as whatever happens to be on the kitchen table. So the houseplants have moved from their previous homes on the window ledges to top shelves & counters, and I really want one of these for my kitchen table.
Last week I bought some pretty peach-multi worsted weight yarn yarn that I plan on using for a triangle shawl. I figure that I'll be able to wear the finished product with either a black or brown dress (the only colors I wear). I'm still tossing around the idea of knitting another yarn with the peach yarn, but it needs to be a nice color combo with the peach & on sale. I also ordered 2 new pairs of circulars; 32" US 15 Colonial rosewood & 22" US 13 Mango Moon Buffalo bone needles with a leather chord. Both should arrive this week. I'm really excited to use the bone needles...I think that I'm going to like the feel of using them & the leather chord will have NO COIL!! My only concern is the longevity of the leather, it seems that it could wear thin then snap during the middle of some project...That would Suck!
Scout has become curious about "the great outdoors" and tries to run outside whenever the door opens. Luckily she still has short legs, so for now it's easy to grab her as she's running by. My fiance & I have been discussing ways to break this behavior. It looks as though arming ourselves with water pistols is going to be Plan "A". Scout has also become curious about all of my house plants as well as whatever happens to be on the kitchen table. So the houseplants have moved from their previous homes on the window ledges to top shelves & counters, and I really want one of these for my kitchen table.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
I need a nice shawl
Due to the poorly planned color scheme and a closet already overflowing with scarfs ( the feeling of accomplishment quick fix ), I'm going to scratch the second scarf.
::IDEA LIGHT BULB TURNS ON::
I'll add the yarn to my stash...just kidding. Well, not really. I do intend to add the yarn to my stash. But my bright idea is that I NEED a nice dressy shawl to pair with something like a little black dress...so that's my new project. Now, if I can escape from work for a trip to the yarn shop.
::IDEA LIGHT BULB TURNS ON::
I'll add the yarn to my stash...just kidding. Well, not really. I do intend to add the yarn to my stash. But my bright idea is that I NEED a nice dressy shawl to pair with something like a little black dress...so that's my new project. Now, if I can escape from work for a trip to the yarn shop.
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