Ok, so not really, but I’ve been busy.  Spinning.  I’ve gotten down to a light fingering 3-ply, and I’m pretty excited about that.  I keep hearing people talking about their spinning stash…how it overflows, how they’ll never be able to spin it all up.  When do I get to be there?  Every time I get fiber I can’t wait to spin, and then it’s all gone, and I have nothing to spin again.  I keep drooling over the stuff at Crown Mountain Farms, but I’m being good and not buying anything.  (Let me tell you, that’s hard.  I *WANT*.)

My girlie turns three in three weeks.  She got super excited about the prospect of a Mickey Mouse birthday party, so Mickey Mouse it is.  I had originally wanted to do the Clubhouse in cake…but I’m no Duff.  So, because I can’t keep the craftyness to myself, she’s getting a sheet cake.  But thanks to several styrofoam balls and some colored cocktail napkins (so much cheaper than tissue paper!!!) she still gets the Clubhouse.  The pieces are almost complete, and I’m still going to play with fondant for a few of the embellishments, but at least it won’t be a disaster day before her party!  (Speaking of which, I still haven’t heard back from any of the people with kids I invited…I would be *heartbroken* for her if she didn’t have anyone to play with.  hint-hint.)

I have taken the crazy pills.  I knew I was crazy when I tried to do “The” scarf on 000s with crochet cotton, but I’ve decided I want one.  (Probably because my sock mojo is on hiatus and I want something mindless I can carry around with me.)  However, I’m modifying it a bit.  A plurk-friend planted the seed - knit the scarf on the bias.  So, I’m doing that, but in an effort for it to not overwhelm me, I’m doing it in fingering on size 2s.  I’m about halfway through the first purple repeat as I type this.  And thanks muchly for the super cool graphic that automatically updates from the spreadsheet!!!

(I’m crossing my fingers that works!)

I made a lapghan for my mother.  I’m hoping she actually likes it.  It’s so hard to knit for people who don’t wear sweaters, scarves, hats, mittens, or (wool) socks.

Specs -

Pattern - Hemlock Ring Blanket , as made famous by Jared Flood

Needles - Knitpicks Options Harmony, US10/6mm & US11/8mm

Yarn - Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool, color 098 (natural cream) 1.5 skeins

Notes - Yeah.  Not so much cream, huh?  I had purchased the yarn with the intention of dyeing it a brown color.  I kettle dyed it twice.  The first time?  The dye never penetrated to the bottom of the pot, so I had giant chunks of blanket still off-white, so I did it again, this time with the undyed bits closer to the top.  The color isn’t uniform across, and I like that about it.  Sadly, I was shy about ten pins in the final blocking, but I still think it looks ok. 

Hmm…what else.  I’m Toodledo-ing myself now.  It’s helping.  My to-do lists are still as long as they used to be, but I can remember what they are now.  Which means they actually get done!  Yay for organization!

Ok, so I promised myself a while back I wasn’t going to apologize for lack of blog posts, and I’m still keeping to that, but I will apologize to everyone for other radio silence.  I haven’t had much time for, well, anything other than errands, to-do lists, etc lately.  And when I check my email, there are unanswered ones in there from *months* ago.  Sorry ’bout that!  I’m feeling really sheepish!  (Especially since I thought I had emailed one person last month about getting together, and when I checked tonight, I haven’t sent her an email since like December!  ~facepalm~)

I’ve got other stuff to post, but it’s late and I’m tired, so you’ll get the geeking out another time (and yes, there is geeking.  Lots of it.)