Really just a short note to catch you up. If you facebook with me you know I just had gallbladder surgery. It was stoned man, I needed to get rid of the worthless bum. I'm trying to pull everything together here and get Christmas gifts made.. I have almost finished the first knitted ball of three that I need to complete for my very young nephews. It's taken longer than I thought I would. It always does. And I need to start on Madie's doll.
Still, I'm happy with how the ball is turning out... This one I did in Old fashioned, muted colors, left overs from my wash cloth cotton yarn, and I like how it looks so vintage. Let me know what you think. I love that this pattern comes from Knitty. (the online knitting magazine) and that the woman who came up with it is a mother of four boys who lives in Ireland. Knitting makes the world smaller.. brings us all together right?
1. When I'm knitting, and starting a new project (baby hat right now) and it requires ribbing, I find myself thinking about each stitch as I go around the cast on.. as long as it takes to get the stitch on the needle... knit... puuuurrrrrrrl... knnnit... puuurrl.. knit...purrrrrrrrrrrrrl.. knnnnnnidangit... purrrrl. all the way around the beginning. I do it every time.
2. When I weigh myself in the morning. I always exhale as much breath as possible before I step on the scale.
3. It never really makes a difference in the weight, I still do it anyway.
4. I love listening to Ben laugh over something on the Internet he's watching, because, like his father, laughter sneaks up on him and is torn out of his body, almost against his will. It sounds wonderful.
5. I always think about the Christmas gifts I'll make for people starting in August, but I never get around to starting them until December. I think it's a knitter thing.. or a crafter thing. I don't want to appear elitist.
6. My spelling has continued to suck throughout my life, regardless of how many books I read, thank God for spell check.
7. I keep thinking, "I could be cutting out Madie's doll right this moment, but I'm typing instead" I know that I will some time today, but I still feel guilty about typing now.
8. I will always have scads of yarn and sheet music strewn about.
9. My house may never, ever be clean.
10. There is no real # 10, it just felt wrong to stop on # 9.
So.. Mother of two boys,Sam and Ben, both with Asperger's. Don't get your knickers in a twist, this is not a defect, just a different wiring system in the brain. I married a great guy, John, with the same issue. Aside from translating for the Aspies, I am an avid knitter (hand over the yarn and no one gets hurt.. really, This is not a drill.) I work my full time job for pay, then come home to the real job. I have a really great family (Hi Mom, you rock!) and really great friends. I am blessed with a place to live, plenty of food (the extra 35, well... maybe 40 pounds, is all the proof I need) Cars that are paid off, (please, just keep running.. that's all I ask) and a really great stash of yarn. I have, like, 46 pairs of socks to knit in my sock stash.
