Pub Crawl Musings

One night a few months back, only a couple of people showed up at C. R. Yarn's weekly Knit Night. And by a couple of people, I mean me and one other person. So, we decided to relocate to a local martini bar. We knitted for awhile, but soon we put down our sticks in favor of picking up our drinks more often, and a plan was soon formed.

That plan was for the Pub Crawl scarf.

The idea is simple. With hand-dyed yarn inspired by our favorite cocktails, we would cast-on a scarf at the same time we prepared to make our first toast. The rules are that so long as you're drinking, you must also be knitting, and that you cannot frog. There are no frogs in Pub Crawling.

I've been thinking about this scarf for awhile now. (Psst. We haven't started making it yet.) It'd be awesome if we could get as many people/knitting groups involved as possible, so once we have the yarn ready, I anticipate posting something on Ravelry.

I've just been musing about it a lot lately. Since taking a dying class, I've considered dying yarn based on my favorite martinis (Creamsicle and Apple, in that order).

Muse, muse, muse, and I get a rambly post.

Resistance Against Baby Things is Futile

My husband and I devour television shows on DVD. Right now we're working on the third and final season of Veronica Mars, but not too long ago we finished Season 3 of Star Trek: the Next Generation. I grew up on TNG. My parents had Starfleet uniforms, and my twin brothers dressed as borg one year for Halloween. (I don't know how I dodged the cosplay bullet, but I did. I didn't really mean to. That's dumb luck for you.)

So when I saw this picture in the final episode of the season ("The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1"), I immediately wanted to figure out how to knit it. But I think it might just be one of those things I do just to sock it away for any future (and I mean fuuuuuture) children-of-my-own.

It's definitely got to have earflaps and some sort of snap beneath the chin, and the tubing can be done with i-cord. The "brim", I'm not so sure about, but I'm leaning toward something like ribbing that's picked up/continued in such a way to give it a layered look.

As for the chest implant? Totally something you can button on a shirt and then hook pacifiers to. Clearly. Isn't that what all borg babies do?

I should update more. Yeah, I think so.

With the Brain Hat done and the Sack Fingerless gloves in The Netherlands, I've started several other projects to occupy my time with. Some of them, I've already finished. Sorry I don't have pictures yet. The yarn includes Jagger Spun Super Lamb for another pair of present-fingerless-gloves and Jagger Spun The Maine Line for the Whiskey Felted Cap from Boutique Knits.

I love Boutique Knits. There are so many pretty things in there. I wish my style (and build) were more like a 20s debutante so I could pull more of it off.

The yarn I ordered for the Fizzlybear Sweater came in today. It's goregeous! I started with the sleeve, and it's knitting up CRAZY FAST. I'm a knitting demon with these enormous needles, I am.

Also, now that CastleFibers is back from her SCA event, she taught me how to do the toe on the Socks for the Mother-in-Law. There's a story behind those socks, which I'll tell later.

So many projects. I'd rather be knitting right now.

OH! Secret Project is done, but due to secrecy, I can't show you. BWAHAHA!

THE BRAIN

Alright. It's finished save for the stuff I'm going to do to it for the fair, but you all deserve pictures.

Pictures of what?

Pictures of THE BRAIN.








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Pins and Knitting Needles

I know I haven't written in awhile, but I have a very good excuse!

I have been knitting!

The "brain hat" (that has no better name at the moment) is coming along rather smoothly. It's basically just a stockinette-based hat with three rows of ribbing on the edge with a crazy amount of i-cord tacked to the top. I only have one 30-inch length of i-cord left, but when that is done, I'll have done 45 feet and 4 inches of the stuff. I'll be so glad when the all the i-cord is done. My left ring finger has been numb for about three days now. I'm lucky that today isn't so bad.

In other news, Husband is off at a conference to talk about bones and lazers, leaving me in the house with the dog. What does this mean? This means that I shall knit i-cord tonight and watch Blackadder. And miss him. Our first anniversary is next weekend (or rather, the first installment of our first anniversary). His present is currently in the hands of the talented framing folks at Michael's. I hope Bruce McCall isn't upset that I scanned covers of The New Yorker in order to peice together a "print" of his "Ascent of Man." Never seen it? Check this out, then:



The only photo I have of the "brain hat" is of it at about.... 25% or so. It's much further along now, so I'll just delay photographic evidence until it is finished. (30" left OMG!)

Showing off kids that aren't mine...

...but they're related to me! That has to count for something.

My little sister is amazingly awesome. Words cannot describe how stupendous she is.

Booties are Done!

I just finished the last bootie while sitting at C. R. Yarns this morning. I wish I'd have my camera on me then, but because I had to wait until I got home to my camera, you get "knitting on bed" pictures.And, because I put knitting the bed and expressed interest in it, Livvy decided that she needed to be on the bed for me to express interest in her.

These booties (and my puppy dog) are far too adorable. I have the gloves almost finished, so I shall post pictures when I have the second one all seamed up.