Smitten

I *never* would have used that word with sock knitting before my SnB buddy, C., handed me that sock book back in January. Now? Once I get the gift knitting done, I'm casting on more socks for myself. I have so many skeins of sock yarn now, I can't wait.

Speaking of which, here are better photos of the yarns I picked up with in Tucson.

From Purls:



Those above are "half bits" of sock yarn; 50 yds of remnants from Pagewood Farms sock yarn runs. Only $2 each, enough to do toes and heels.













From Tucson Yarn Company:

































A huge thanks to my very gracious, witty, and fun nephew for trekking around Tucson to find yarn shops I wanted to visit :)

FO #6 - Mitts of Warmth

I love these mitts:




I reknit them after the other pattern made the mitts too large for my hands.

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The down and dirty details:

YYarn(s): Malabrigo Yarn Twist, Tuareg

Purchased: Loopy Yarns, Chicago

Needles: size 7

Time: for me - 8 hours; for most knitters, 3-6 hours
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(Thanks to C. for modeling my mitts. It's difficult to get two-handed shot on one's own...)

FO #7 Savannah's sweater

I'll post FO #6 later (fingerless mittens reknit), but for now here's Savannah's Tulip Sweater completed, with 5 hours to spare:








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The down and dirty details:

Yarn(s): Berroco Comfort Baby

Purchased: Serendipity Yarn Shop, Muscatine

Needles: size 6

Time: for me - 30 hours; for most knitters, 12 hours

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Spinning My Wheels In Dallas

Flight delay out of Tucson (some kind of inspection) made the flight out 25 minutes late.

I made it to my connecting gate at 1 minute after they closed the door.

Really.

No shit.

When I wrangled my temper back under control - I knew it could be worse.

I had a food voucher to help pay for a late lunch.

I have my knitting:




And I have some liquid happy going on:




My friend C is going to bring Tank to the airport and pick me up. And I get to sleep in my own bed.

Fingers crossed.

Great Time Had By All

Details and more pics when I finally land back at home, in the meantime...















Thanks to C and L (and their girl, Xena) for taking care of my girl! I'll see you soon Tank!

Just Tuckered Out

Very early mornings (5 am) to go workout before work are catching up with me. And the Tank:





It's also going to be a bit quiet here for a bit while I go take care of some personal business.

Be good.

If y'all can't be good, then at least be careful...stretch and stay hydrated.

The Clock Is Ticking

The baby shower is February 20th.

I won't be able to work on it for a period of 5 days due to a prior commitment.

This is how far I've gotten:




It's not clear in the photos, but the colors are soft peach and light pink:




I don't have much further to go - a bit more on the body (4" I think) and the two sleeves, then the trim around the neck and front. Possibly a button or toggle, I can't decide until I get the trim down.

I can clear this in a week.

I think.

FO #5 and Life After Snowmaggedon

The great thing about telecommuting is that during a conference call and between reading emails and working on a report, I got to knit.

A lot.

And finished this plain garter stitch scarf:




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The down and dirty details:

Yarn(s): Malabrigo Yarn Twist, Tuareg

Purchased: Loopy Yarns, Chicago

Needles: size 8

Time: for me - 8 hours (a minor miracle for me!); for most knitters, 3-6 hours

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Meanwhile, my order from Signature Needle Arts arrived today:










I bought the blue ones (size 5 US) last year for mittens and baby hats. The red ones were bought (size 2 US) this past fall. The green ones (size 1 US) arrived with the empty tubes I also ordered.

One fine day in the near future, I will fill that last tube with another set of DPNs...



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And finally, a bit of the Tank. The girl is good about being a fairly non-drooly kind of basset hound.




Sure, when she gets super excited about smells and especially food and/or animal scents, she's a bit damp. Nothing I can't handle...except for this one:




What you see is the only human food she's allowed due to belly issues with her, Fage Greek style yogurt. I have eaten 99% of the snack cup. There's barely anything left. Tank never whines, she just sits patiently.

For plain 2% yogurt, nothing added to it.

And she drools.

Here, take a closer look:




DROOL SPOTS. And this is actually quite a bit less than what drips off her jaws (yes, *drips*)...Why?

My pants took up the excess this time:




It's not as though the girl doesn't have six kinds of doggy treats and good dog food she's fed every day of the week. Yogurt. Boring, 2%, Greek-style yogurt.

Gods help us all if I feed her meat.

Blizzard 2011

After photos were taken, measurements of the drifts: behind my vehicle is 38" deep, and the drifts around our vehicles range from 16" to 30".


A look to the west:





A look to the east:





Vehicles (with closer shots):







The shelf of snow in front of my vehicle? It's about 32" deep as the ground sits below the parking lot by a foot:








This is a main road that is usually quite busy at this hour of the morning (7:30 am):





This tree sits in a fairly protected area. The bottom branches of this tree are 16" inches off the ground - and completely snowed in...

Snowzilla* has arrived!

Not to worry, as it's all snug and warm here at the House of Tank:




Chores are done, homework turned in for the day, work is caught up, now is the time for knitting!

About 50% done with my scarf:





Just cast on for the first Tulips sweater (I have 19 days to finish it before the shower!):





And a hat in the works:





If you're in the path of this monster storm, stay safe!


*aka Snowmaggedon 2011, Snow Death Watch 2011, A Shit Load Of Snow 2011