Restless Knitter

I’ve gotta stop reading other Atlanta area knitting blogs.  The Purly Gates is going to reopen on Monday, and there will be a sale.  (I should REALLY resist the temptation to go over there since I still haven’t made a dent in the stash.)  AmyDe will be giving more info on her blog later tonight.  For someone who doesn’t like driving out of her own little comfort zone, I seem to be willing to drive when I see the words Sale and Yarn in the same general area.

Really, I just posted this so Jane would have more yarn to pack

While I was trying to decide what to do about Poinsettia, I cast on for something else.

This is the Prairie Blanket by Oat Couture, one of the patterns I picked up at the moving sale. Determined to use up some stash yarn, I’m using Lion Brands Pound of Love. I wouldn’t say the yarn is terrible, but I so wish I’d not set up my stash with so much crap. Live and learn.

I did finally make a decision about Poinsettia, and that is to make it a bit smaller using the Zephyr. I really want to use up some stash. I’ve loved this yarn since I received it (Thanks Donna!) and have been dying to use it so dammit, I’m gonna.

I did try doubling the Zephyr but I didn’t like the way it looked. What do you all think? Should I go up another needle size or will the stitches be too open for the pattern? (Keep in mind this isn’t blocked, just stretched a little so I could take a picture.)

Things are a little out of kilter here at the house of RK. One big thing, which unfortunately I can’t go into, is weighing heavily on us. Making big decisions is never easy and this was one we were both kind of struggling with. I’m hoping all the decision making can be over with tomorrow.

Daughter went to the doctor and she’s definitely preggers. They think she’s 4-5 weeks. She had an ultrasound but because it’s so early, there wasn’t much to see. Except, there were these two little dark spots. And my grandmother (not the evil one) was a twin. But, it’s too early to say there’s actually two in there.

I did get Poinsettia and I swatched with Zephyr. I don’t think it’s going to work. The way I see it, I have 3 options

1) I can double the purple Zephyr I have since I have enough of it to do that

2) I can use smaller needles with the pink and have a small lap shawl

3) I can buy yarn

Decisions decisions

When hubby left for work this morning, the spring on the garage door decided it would like to be free from it’s job. We’re not talking a little spring, we’re talking a heavy duty spring that stretches 4 feet, or something like that. In it’s attempt to escape, it used the hood of my car as a landing spot. There’s a huge coil mark of missing paint, along with 3 dings. Damn spring. I got an estimate and the damage is $50 over our deductible. So, do I go 4 days without a car and pay the whole thing out of pocket? Or do I let insurance cover it, get a rental car out of the deal, and watch my insurance rates go up? Another freaking decision.

This won’t interest you if you aren’t in the Atlanta area, feel free to click away.

Strings & Strands is moving.  They’ll be in their new location June 1st.  In the meantime, they’re having a moving sale.  Of course I had to buy something.  How rude would it be if I left empty handed?  I only bought a couple of patterns (half price, yay!) so it wasn’t that damaging to the wallet.  Because, you know, I don’t have enough books/magazines/patterns to keep me busy for a lifetime.

My poinsettia pattern isn’t here yet.  I really want to get started on it.  Everyone is going to be ahead of me in the game.  Waaah.  I’ll catch up though!