College Life

What's this? A blog post?

Yes, well, I have a little extra time on this beautiful Saturday morning and I was going onto the blog to look up a pattern I designed ages ago for a scarf for my roommate, and I realized how nice it is to have a record of past projec

ts, because you never know when the information may prove to be useful.

So I'm going to start up again, as often as I can.

We'll just skip the "a lot has happened in the past year and a half, hasn't it?" talk, shall we? I'll get to know you and you'll get to know me just through what becomes relevant. Perhaps this will be my journalling/English practice, seeing as I'm going to be a math major and all--one of life's little ironies that the girl that grew up writing her own novels and practicing journalism would completely switch gears in a manner of m

onths to decide to be a math teacher. We'll see how it all goes.

In the interim, I have a project in the works, and once again, it will get me class credit. I love it when I can stick my yarny self into my academic stuff. It feel

s like I'm taking a study break, but I'm really doing my homework!

Anyway, I dyed some red (pictured below)

and blue (it's drying now) yarn, so that I can knit a miniature Cuban flag. More to come on that.

This post feels incredibly dry, but hopefully I'll get back into the swing of things.

Does Anyone Else Feel Like It's Thursday?

I'm barely into the week, yet I still feel like I haven't posted in at least seven days! Maybe my knit-picky (pun most certainly intended) self is beginning to make sure I post more by making time go faster.
Hey, I'm not complaining!

I have been knitting up a storm, which might account for feeling like every second is a minute....


I have successfully completed yet another pair of socks:
These are for Mom, but are on my feet, which explains why they might look a tad stretched.
It took me several tries to get the foot to be the right length; I am happy that they are finally done!

Now, it's on to Dad's socks!
He has a 11 inch foot--I'll be knitting for a while, although not as long as I thought I would be:

I've done all of this today, and I'll probably be doing a lot more tomorrow, as I have a Spanish test that I'm a tad worried about.

Aaaand spinning progress:
Getting closer! I might be able to achieve my goal of getting all of the spinning done by February!

Lookie what I Got!

Last Saturday, DM and I went to a guild meeting, and one of the ladies there was selling the wool which her Rambouillette sheep had grown the past year. Well, I can't pass any spinning fiber, so I got this:
The darker colored roving is actually a bit more brown than black...I'm thinking of making some Knucks for my little brother for Christmas. The last time I made gloves for him, they kinda ended up a bit wonky. I hope this pattern works better! :)
Speaking of presents, I finished Mom's yarn for her scarf-I have finished the fire part of the Phoenix, but I am not sure how to go on. Should I add a fuzzy fiber for the feathers, or just let it be only silk and continue on? I'm leaning toward the adding a fuzzy yarn, but I don't really have any fuzzy yarn in the stash that goes with the orange, pink, yellow and red in the yarn. Hmmmmm....
And now, a Ravelry update!

Found you!
You signed up on July 19, 2007
You are #18748 on the list.
1285 people are ahead of you in line.
17140 people are behind you in line.
48% of the list has been invited so far.

Hoy es martes, el veinte y cinco, de septiembre del dos mil siete.
Spanish speakers out there: Did I write that right?

Que tal?

Translation: "What's up?"
You're actually supposed to have a little accent on the e, and that weird upside-down ? thing in the beginning, but you get the idea...


That is probably what you all are thinking right now. I mean, I barely post once a week! What's wrong? Am I being attacked by wild bears, poked with my own knitting needles, tickled by my wonderful Spanish test tomorrow?


Alas, it's none of those things. I have gotten some knitting done, but it's super-duper Top Secret stuff. (AKA presents for friends who might be reading this blog right this second-you can't be too careful!)


However, I do have spinning that's not in a file with SECRET stamped all over it...

Please excuse the bad lighting... That is one silk cap, dyed and spun. I'll probably just regular-ply it with the other cap once it's done.

A personal goal this week is to post every day-let's see how I do!

Off to study Spanish- ¡Hasta luego!