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December 05, 2005
Frozen Nasal Cavities and So Much More
Today, snot froze inside of my nose. As a child, I recall thinking it supremely novel when it reached 32 degrees. It's actually FREEZING out! I would exclaim with glee. These days are, sadly, long gone. Now I get welts on my cheeks from the devilish climate, no matter how much I bundle up. The ol' Belle and Sebastian tune, Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying comes to mind. Will it really be another year before I am done with prelims and can join J... umm wherever he is?! Damn. Looks like this Villain will be staying indoors as much as humanly possible until the demons who control the weather have again been vanquished. Have I mentioned that its cold? Also, have I mentioned that I am from The South?! ok, enough.
Back to crafting. We went to the No Coast Craftorama this weekend in the ice and snow. And so did everybody else. Being currently ahem between paychecks, all I could afford were some 1inch buttons. The other things were quite lovely, but it was heartening that I could make many of the products for sale. I am glad that business was booming and I hope that everyone sold lots of stuff, but damn. So many large women with equally large handbags. Did I mention that I had/have raging PMS? This month's has been rather extreme. Example: when some neighbor took our clothes out of the washer and stowed them on a dirty bench instead of the standard putting-them-on-top-of-the-washer routine, they became Dirty Whoring Lepers (and other, much worse variations that I am a bit too ashamed to write here) for at least a couple of hours. Good thing I didn't catch them, because I am certain that all hell would have broken loose and some sort of lawsuit would have been filed by the end of it. Oh, how I wanted to take their clothes out of the dryer and toss them of the floor, stomping away gleefully. But I didn't. I just wanted to. See, it could be worse. Ha. Good thing J is always so level-headed.
This is the yarn I have most recently spun and dyed. The red is much deeper and better looking than the photo suggests. I have become lazy in my color-correcting skillz. It is a pound from the Corriedale stash continued in plastic bags below. The stash itself doesn't look as large or impressive as when it first arrived. I have a feeling that I will have to order more sooner than I suspected. Perhaps I will be able to stock up at Springwater Fiber Studio when I journey home for the holidays.
Bags of fiber waiting to be fondled.
Shells colorway from handpainted yarn. So yummy that I guess its ok that it took forever to arrive. Not like I'm going to start anything with it yet, anyhow...
Here is the Low Down Dirty Wrap. I look like I am lined up in front of a firing squad. It is still a teeny bit lumpy, so I have to pull it pretty tight, which stretches it, but oh well. Also, even after soaking overnight, the dye still manages to come off on light-colored stuff. Thus, this will be a jeans and dark clothes sweater.
I shoud really go do some yoga right now so that I don't kill anyone/anything before tomorrow afternoon's cyclical change. So, goodbye.
Posted by loyd0008 at December 5, 2005 06:10 PM
Comments
That shells yarn is gorgeous! I didn't see it on their site though. Where did you find it?
Posted by: ellie at December 5, 2005 09:30 PM
I think they have sold out of it. It was under the 'Ejido 160' line... I think I am going to make the Knecklace: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/PATTknecklace.html out of it!
Posted by: villain at December 7, 2005 06:02 PM