K-nits

Well, I have not been knitting much. But I do finally have a FO. And I love it. I bought to Going Straight hat book in the summer, and bought some great Blue Sky Alpaca to make a hat. And this weekend I finished it. And it has inspired me to pick up some other UFO’s and will be working on them. So the only camera I could find to take a picture of my hat is the web cam on my computer - it is not great, and really shows the circles under my eyes. But here it is. I promise a better picture soon.

This was last evening

The birds in the tree out back have been beautiful

If only I knew how I could save the molding on the window.

Hope you all had a good weekend.

A couple of months ago I bought a bird feeder. I have great windows in my kitchen, and I thought that a bird feeder would be fun and good entertainment for the cats. It took weeks before the birds started coming, and in the last couple of weeks a lot of them have come. I have had to fill the feeder twice in the last 2 weeks.

But in addition to the birds liking the seed, the cats have enjoyed watching. And today this is how I found Fiona!

Yep, that is not mid air, she is stuck to the window - jumped up and holding onto the panes. I wish I could figure out how to keep her from doing that. But I don’t want to take down the feeder either. She is crazy. Isaac enjoys watching too, but hasn’t tried to jump up. Here she is in waiting:

No knitting to report. but maybe I will get something done today.

Well,

I have no knitting to report. I seem to be a bit apathetic about picking up the needles. Not sure why.

But I can report I have found another way to use my time in a creative way. I bought a new camera! The fancy kind. Today I decided to explore the trails of the Patapso Valley State Park and try it out.

As I dodged the mountain bikers, I was able to get a few good shots. Now I need to learn all of the features.

So I haven’t been knitting much. Just haven’t been in the mood. But today I picked up one of my UFO’s and now of looks like this. (see photo below)

Notice anything? No needles. I just need to block the 5 pieces and seam it up. I have had an FO in a long time :).

Well, I must admit I’m a bit of a tech junkie. Not too bad. But I did buy an iPhone in March. I’m a bit disappointed about the newer version at a lower price. But I have been happy with the new apps. And today I went to the app store and found that wordpress has an iPhone app. So this post I’m making from my phone!

I have started my cable tank. I started it when I went to the charm city knits group last week. Not a great project to start there, since I was concentrating so much on counting stitches and cable patterns that I couldn’t talk much. But I will go back! With a better project. It was great to meet some new people in my new city.

Just wanted to leave you with a picture of Fiona’s favorite spot.

Have a great Saturday.

My apartment right now looks like a bomb went off. The guys came to pack up my stuff in order to move me tomorrow. I HATE moving. But at least I have a cute house to look forward too.

And maybe I will get some knitting done today.

I have not really been knitting much in the last 10 days since I stopped working 10 days ago. It is nice to have a break. But I have had fun. I went to set some things up in my new house in Maryland. I then spent 4th of July in Washington DC, watching the palisades parade, eating a lot of pig, and hanging out with the family, which is always fun.

Then it was back to NYC. My mom came to visit and we have done some fun things in the last 3 days. We went to see Giselle on Tuesday night, performed by the American Ballet Theater at the Metropolitan Opera House. It was a lot of fun. Then yesterday we went to the Met and Ashley came too to see the Turner exhibit. Then we saw A Chorus Line last night. Nothing like being a tourist in your own city, even if it is not mine for much longer.

I am headed to the beach for the weekend, so maybe I will get some knitting done there. For now, I am watching a movie, so maybe I will pull something out.

I did a little yarn shopping today. I am embarrased to say that I had a gift certificate to String that has been burning a whole for 18 months, and I finally used it today. I have not been in a yarn buying mood, cause I having had a whole lot of time to knit. The store has beautiful yarn. A huge selection of cashmere.

But I went without a plan, so I decided I needed to make one. So I picked up the new issue of Rowan Studio and found a cute little summer tank sweater with some cables in it.

Then I found this great Sirdar Bamboo yarn that will be lovely.

I will need to swatch, and I have so many unfinished projects. But I am excited about this one.

I am sitting here on the 23rd floor looking toward downtown Manhattan. There is a huge thundercloud headed toward the city, looks like it could become a tornado. And it makes me sad. I know I am leaving this city for a better opportunity. Tomorrow is my last day of work here in NYC. And as I think about the move I am making about 300 miles south, I think about have to think about the good - more time to do the things I love, both in and out of work. As well as the opportunity to meet new people and experience new things, and new knitting shops to explore. But it also makes me sad to think about not having this amazing view, missing my friends and this wonderful city of which I have not yet grown tired. I know that this is what I am supposed to be doing - but it is hard none-the-less.

So hopefully as my next journey takes me to a new place - I will have the opportunity to knit more, and keep up with this crazy endevour more often. I do enjoy this break from the mundane to express myself. But I need to make it a more regular event. As the storms comes - off goes the DirecTV. Wonder who will win the Wimbleton match I am watching. The weird thing is there is no rain - just a crazy dark cloud and lots of lightening.

So, I hope to be here much more in the future (I know I have said that before). But this time, I think it might actually be true.