- Thanks for sharing your desktop and icon stories this week!
- I think I’m only going to have nightmares about one or two cases.
- I’m looking at you and your theory that your husband uses icons as his wallpaper, Kristi!
- After Mayhem’s plea for black cat books yesterday, several of you suggested the Midnight Louie series by Carole Nelson Douglas.
- Forgot about that one! I actually have Catnap, the first book, which combines knitting and black cats.
- Then I remembered another black cat book – a free ebook by Cat Johnson called Black Cat.
- Mayhem’s definitely not old enough to read that one!
- Oh, and one intrepid commenter attempted bribery by offering to write a book about black cats for May, should May influence the contest outcome. O_o
- Speaking of knitting (I did! Really! Look back a few bullets and you’ll see!), some of you have expressed concern that I no longer knit.
- Not true!
- I do still knit, albeit very, very, very slowly.
- I continue to have neck and back pain; knitting for more than very short periods definitely aggravates things.
- So, allow me to present the Eternal Sock of Eternity that I’ve been working on for, um, six weeks or so.
- I’ve started the cuff ribbing!
- Why, yes, this is the first sock of a pair.
- What’s your point?
“What the heck is that thing on the floor?!” -Chaos
“Oh, look, unattended yarn. My favorite!” -Mayhem
The yarn is Trekking 100 and the stitch pattern is Charade. I think. It’s been such a long time since I started it… 😉
I forgot to mention that thanks to you I’ve got a lot less crap on my desktop! (And nice sock!)
.-= elspeth´s last blog ..Monster Hospital =-.
At that rate, I can knit socks faster than you 😉
Knitting? WOW! 😉
Is that some of the yarn you bought at Romni? I’m not gonna say a word about your speed.
What did you do to your neck?
.-= Brigitte´s last blog ..Well Hello There! =-.
Sorry you neck is interfering with knitting. i’m sure computer use doesn’t help either. Hope it improves and then you’ll have another sock by next winter….
.-= mary lou´s last blog ..Since You Asked =-.
Sorry you are having pain. Hope you feel better soon. I have a skein of Trekking 100 tucked safely in the stash. When my first pair with it wear out, I’ll make another.
Better to knit slowly and intermittently than not to knit at all.
:: realizes why Chris has been posting so much, erm, “romance” reading lately – too much time on her knitterly hands ::
.-= trek´s last blog ..lpsz =-.
Well, look how lovely your socks are that you are making! I so hope this clears up. Or what will the kitties play with?
.-= Carolyn Crane´s last blog ..Some things nobody told me about being a debut author =-.
right now i’m grateful that book isn’t a larger format or we would be able to see that guy’s bad parts
.-= furiousball´s last blog ..real X’s in my eyes =-.
Chris- Is there no end to the debauchery? I was hoping for a nice, innocent black kitty story, and we get Mr. 6-pack.
.-= Lorraine´s last blog ..You Don’t Want To Know =-.
So, does that mean the second sock may be done by Spring? 😉
I’ve noticed increased joint discomfort in the cold months – when I want to play with wool… Kinda SUCKS big time
You’re knitting!?
.-= margene´s last blog ..At the Moment =-.
🙁 Sucks that you are in pain. Nice looking sock though.
Unattended yarn is eaten spaghetti style in my house. *I’m looking at you Katie*
hah! Mayhem, we are watching you!!
Wow, yea.. umm… I think May maybe a bit to young to read about that black kittie.. just look at that cover… Cover her eyes!!!!!
Haha it is nothing like the Scarf of Eternity that took 13 months 😉
.-= blodeuedd´s last blog ..Review: Mr and Mrs Fitzwilliam Darcy – Sharon Lathan =-.
Those will be very pretty socks–eventually! I hope your neck and back stop giving you trouble.
May, step away from the yarn!!!
.-= Brenda´s last blog ..FO: Norfolk Island Pine Cowl =-.
Oh, lovely colors there!
.-= Kat with a K´s last blog ..(Not) on Bradley Whitford’s mustache =-.
Knitting! Yay! We can now have the Adventures in Sock Photography we’ve all been waiting for!!
I do hope your back/neck pain gets better soon.
Also, I forget if the kitties are black (I know one of them is not for sure) but Taunya Huff’s “Keeper” trilogy has cats in it. And it’s safe for May to read – has romance of the sweet kind and not so much of the steamy, NSFW-book-cover kind. (AND it’s an UF, so May’s mom might like it, too. 😉 )
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..WIP-y Quick-y =-.
That sounds about like my sock-knitting rate… I hope your neck and back feel better, though.
.-= naomi´s last blog ..oh, Today =-.
The book I just read had a ghost kitten in it, a little white kitten called The Little Kitten of Death. I thought of Diablo. 😉
That’s a very nice looking sock in progress. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking a long time (two minutes shy of forever).
.-= Seanna Lea´s last blog ..knit, knit, knit =-.
Ooh, very nice. Is that Noro sock yarn? I love Silk Garden sock. I just finished making some hats for the kid and my guy out of it.
.-= Renee´s last blog ..January 2010 Book Releases =-.
OK, need to read slower. That’s why it looks familiar. I made some fingerless gloves out of Trekking recently. 😛
.-= Renee´s last blog ..January 2010 Book Releases =-.
Wow – knitting. I thought you’d retired 😉
I am currently wearing my one and only pair of handknit socks – which happen to be in Trekking 100. 🙂
.-= Kathy´s last blog ..Today Show Cooking School =-.
I can sympathize with you about your knitting pain. I have arthritis in my hands and have trouble knitting, sewing and cross stitching. Even starting to affect typing on the computer. ACK!
Oh my, my; that book looks goooood! (The sock’s not bad either.)
.-= Julie´s last blog ..Friday with Clover =-.
Glad to know you are getting some knitting done…
Aren’t those cats getting their roles mixed up – Isn’t the Panther princess meant to have the naive curiosity and the devil puss meant to be getting in all kind of mix…
Is Chaos turning a new leave…
E.H>
.-= Erotic Horizon´s last blog ..Discussion Point – What’s with all the Twinks =-.
The cover of that Cat Johnson book may be the most risque you’ve shown off.
The sock’s looking great! Yikes about the neck and shoulder pain, though.
.-= Jodi´s last blog ..baktusian =-.
Catnap sounds like the purrfect book! Black cats and knitting? It doesn’t get any better than that.
Ooh, Mayhem! STRIPY socks.
.-= Marji´s last blog ..rough times in knitting =-.
That is a dandy sock. The yarn is colorful enough to keep your interest over the l-o-n-g haul.
.-= kmkat´s last blog ..Ice music. =-.
Six weeks is nothing for a single sock. In fact, you should only be an inch or two into the sock…….
I love Brussels sprouts but I might brave that thread anyway.
I’e a picture of a book from Poland w/ a black cat on the cover… Not sure of the content though.
Knitting slowly is a good thing when you have neck and back pain. That’s something you don’t want to get worse. And hey my knitting has been slow lately too and I don’t have a pain excuse. I really like that yarn!
.-= Sydney´s last blog ..Snow Days =-.
OMG KNITTING! 😉
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That sock looks great – I’m in awe of your awesome (albeit slow) knitting skillz.
Oh, and that cover – whew! *whispers I downloaded the book!*
Awesome sock!!
L
.-= Lea´s last blog .."Sleep No More", by Susan Crandall – Review =-.