I’m It!

Last night was a girl’s night out. We went out to celebrate Amanda’s new job in June. She treated us to sushi! Thank you again Amanda! It was very good, as was the company and conversation. In fact, I had a pouty DH who pouted about how late I got home. *sigh* I can assure him he wouldn’t want to have participated in the majority of our conversation and that sushi place had no vegetarian options. We had planned on knitting, but got too talkative and missed it, LOL!

I was tagged early this week by Snow to participate in a meme. Since I have no real remarkable knitting to report (other than I have 1 inch before I start the toe on the 2nd camo sock) I shall take today to respond to this meme…

Choose 5 and complete the sentence and then tag 3 other bloggers…

If I could be a scientist . . .
If I could be a farmer . . .
If I could be a musician . . .
If I could be a doctor . . .
If I could be a painter . . .
If I could be a gardener . . .
If I could be a missionary . . .
If I could be a chef . . .
If I could be an architect . . .
If I could be a linguist . . .
If I could be a psychologist . . .
If I could be a librarian . . .
If I could be an athlete . . .
If I could be a lawyer . . .
If I could be an inn-keeper . . .
If I could be a professor . . .
If I could be a writer . . .
If I could be a llama-rider . . .
If I could be a bonnie pirate . . .
If I could be an astronaut . . .
If I could be a world famous blogger . . .
If I could be a justice on any one court in the world . . .
If I could be married to any current famous political figure . . .

If I could be a musician I would be a broadway actor/singer who didn’t suffer from dibilitating stage fright that made her performances unpredictable.

If I could be a librarian I would be a research librarian because there is nothing I enjoy more than a good search for unusual information. I would also enjoy getting to run a book club.

If I could be a chef I would run an Italian restaurant that served appropriately proportioned and priced courses so people could have a BALANCED meal when dining at my restaurant. One that included starch, vegetables and protien sources. It would also have several vegetarian selections other than just Eggplant Parmagiano.

If I could be a painter I would be famous and able to bank roll DH working on his creative ambitions. Okay, so I already can sort of claim the role of painter, but I don’t make enough to even bank roll myself, let alone DH too!

If I could be a doctor I would find a definitive cure/treatment for all auto-immune diseases such as Fibro, Lupus, MS etc….

Hmmmm, those that first come to mind to tag, don’t blog! Grrrr! Let’s see, I’ll tag Jessica, Abby and Margene!

Second Sock Syndrome?

Sorry for the poor photo, but we’ve all see socks 1/2 way through the gusset decreases, right?

I’m definitely not suffering second sock syndrome this time around. Perhas it is because it is mindless? Perhaps it is because if I head DH make one more reference to the &@&*(#@) plumber’s wife when someone asks him about the handknit socks I’m going to scream?

I’d say probably both, but I think I don’t often suffer second sock syndrome, and often the high from finishing the first sock propells me through the second sock at a much faster pace than the first one progressed. Camo sock seems no different. Here I am, 1/2 way through the gusset decreases on a MAN SIZE sock at 9 st/in gauge after only two days and a little bit of knitting this morning while suffering from allergy related insomnia. Not too shabby if I do say so myself!

I’m afraid the allergies will likely prevent much more knitting progress today. Between staying up until 2am finishing my book (see Culture Catalog for details) because I was afraid of the repercussions of lying down and waking up after 3.5 hours of fitful sleep I don’t think I’m going to be in robo-productive mode as I was yesterday. And, what little energy I have I need to direct towards my on-line classes (there is still time, and even a sale if you’re interested) and I need to get over to the library to return a couple books TODAY!

Wish me luck, and if you have any magical powers over allergies, I’d appreciate the assitance :-)

A Pic as Promised!

Here it is, the pic of the completed camo sock for DH. I also got about 1/2 of the cuff of the second sock completed this weekend. Most of it was accomplished last night as we awaited the upstairs to cool down to a sleeping temperature.

As I’m working hard on lesson planning and writing I’ve been neglecting Skyway, though with the current weather trend I can see I will need to try carve out some quality time to spend with her in the near future. Though for Stitch ‘n Bitch tonight I think I’ll just work on the sock. It’s a great no-brainer project for chatting.

Notes to self - 9 st/in on US 2, CO 72 sts, I Kitchnered 14 stitches on each side for the toe, DH says on next pair to point the toe a bit more

1/2 FO

I finished DH’s camo sock with less than a superball sized bit of yarn remaining. Phew! I’m tight on time at the moment so a pic will have to wait until Monday. But, I had him try it on this morning after his shower to check the size before I did the Kitchner and it was great. So, I finished it up this afternoon real quick. I even nailed the Kitchner once again.

Though the question remains, will I nail it on sock #2 or am I always destined to have 1 sock with a great Kitchner and 1 with a less than perfect Kitchner??? Stay tuned…

Of Camos and Scoops

We’ve been watching a lot of TV on DVD lately (Millenium, X-Files and All Creatures Great and Small - posts coming soon on Culture Catalog), so I’ve picked back up the camo sock. I’m about an inch or so past the gusset and am getting a little nervous about having enough yarn to complete the sock. DH doesn’t have huge feet (Sz 10.5), but that ball of yarn is feeling awfully light, and I don’t have anything that would coordinate for a toe in my stash right now, and I don’t think DH would have been happy with a shorter leg in his sock either… *sigh* Perhaps this will call for a shopping expedition again in the near future…. I’ll probably know in a couple of days I guess.

Here, Emma shows off that I have edged one arm hole and have picked up the stitches for the other. I’m in crunch time now for my on-line classes (they start next Wednesday) and I feel it requires more attention than I can give it while taking in the previously mentioned TV shows so progress has been slow, but steady.

Here is a closer look at the edging. Keep in mind that it has not been blocked, but that this stitch pattern does block flat. I think it’ll be good. I’m really going to have to phsych myself up to do that neckline though. It’s 45-46 inches long! That’s a lot of lace knitting followed by a lot of 3-needle bind off! Phew! I’m hoping to be done next Wednesday, but with the classes beginning next Wednesday, I’m not sure that is possible.

Lastly, for anyone wondering about the quietness here, please see my visual art blog. It should shed a little bit of light….