Merry Christmas!

Little Pam Voices Inside My Head

Alright. Here! Here is *something* that I can show. Don't think that I don't know what you're up to Ms. Pam. All that pressure... I can hear you as I try to quickly finish another project, but it's taking too long. I almost had it completed Friday night and quietly wondered whether it was becoming too large. I was making the Slouchy (extra poofy) version of the beret, so it didn't seem too unusual until... the tactful Roberto blurts out 'Hey, is that a Rastafarian hat?' Idiot.



So I throw the hat down in disgust, give Rob a patented Heather-glare, and run off to bed, pissed at failure. Then the knitting Gods come to me in a dream... 'hey Heather, why not rip out only to the regular version of the pattern and then start your decreases?' Well, duh.


I've ripped back and have started my decreases as designated by the regular version. I should be done soon and hopefully before Christmas. I'm only spending precious time writing this blog entry because my fingers hurt from knitting. It'll be done soon and I can chalk up another finished project in ravelry and quiet the voices.. for now.

Now hush up woman!

Finished Objects all over the place

It's amazing what happened after I finished my final project for school this semester. I started finishing my knitting projects!


First came the cutest slippers ever.
Can you tell which pair is for a girl?













Next, I finally finished my pomatomus socks. I love them so much that I've already worn them twice. I'm really beginning to dislike wearing store-bought socks, but at this rate I'll wear them out before I can finish the next pair. Unless I stop sleeping....hmmm.....





Last week I got inspired to knit something for the two gift exchanges I have this week. (Inspired, broke, over-stashed, whatever you want to call it). I really really wanted to modify the patterns to use a thumb gusset, but I kept telling myself that it'd go faster and use less yarn if I just followed the pattern as written. It hurt. To get over the pain, I made an origami gift box to wrap Fetching. They're so pretty, but I can't keep them anyway because they're too small.

Those damned scarves

I started a new job today and my boss noticed the needles sticking out of my bag. We discussed it briefly and she hinted at a scarf. I didn't ask any details about what she was looking for, but I knew what it was. One of those fuzzy fluffy girly furry things. You know how it is - your non-knitting friends look right past the intricate cables on your sweater, never notice the painstaking lace on your hat, and shrugged non-committally at the gloves you made on size 0's. They want a fuzzy scarf. I admit it, I've made them, worn them, even liked them. But they're like the boys I dated for a week in college - it seemed like a good idea at the time but if I ran into them in public ever again I'd never admit we met.

I haven't even counted them. I know there's been dozens (scarves, not boys). No pictures, no records. I'm torn though. It'd be nice to get my ravelry project count up there but I can't do it. Here's my compromise - 3 of the scarves I've kept.

Quality over quantity (for boys and scarves).

Yet Another Hat

Another hat you say? Why yes, of course! I admit that I'm feeling some envy from Rob's latest gift and now feel the need to devote precious knitting energy to creating hats that might be just as good, if not better. This one is good, but not better, so I'll have to try again. Shucks. Darn.


Pattern is Fake Isle from MagKnits. The black wool I bought while Rob and I were in Argentina (the yarn might be from Peruvian wooled creatures, however), and I don't know much about it. The Noro is from SissyPrincess - her leftovers that she was happy to rid herself of. Nice girl, that one. =)