Uh oh...

Look what I bought at Knitters Connection...
I now have a spindle and pretty roving! So far, I'm pretty good at the spinning part. Now, the plying, THAT'S another story. The white yarn on the spindle is where the plying went horribly wrong. I don't know if the singles have too much twist in them or what, but they keep kinking up on themselves so much that I can't get them apart to ply them! Ugh. Dirk actually made me put it all down the other night before I hurtled it across the room. I'm going to need help before I dig into my pretty purple roving. The roving is from Fiber Optic Yarns (http://www.kimberbaldwindesigns.com) in Cincinnati, OH. It's 80% superwash merino and 20% nylon in a colorway called Solitude. How deep. Of course, I was drawn to it because it's PURPLE.

I also found some sock yarn in a scarlet-and-gray-ish colorway. I'm thinking this is going to be a Christmas present for the future in-laws. They are DIE HARD Buckeye fans.

More on the knitting front later...

Look, Ma! Progress bars!

Ho. Lee. Crap. I feel like I just had my brain in a vice, but I am so damn proud of myself! Look! I have progress bars! After much copying and pasting and cursing and headbanging, I figured it out! I think I'll reward myself today. Perhaps a trip to the LYS? They have summer yarns on sale, I think so.

Random musings from work

Greetings! Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. There's been a lot of work and a lot of knitting to attend to.

I'm in the process of doing laundry. (I lead such a glamorous life, I know. Envy away.) As I was going through pockets for loose change, yarn bits, or anything else that could potentially destroy my washer, I found a list I made at work the other day while in a constant state of boredom. Here are a few of my observations:

1. Glass doors do not stay clean, no matter how much Windex you spray. There are fingerprints all the way to the top of the door. I don't know why anyone would see a clean glass door and feel the need to put a full hand print on it. Jerks. Also, if my kids did that (and it looks like someone licked their hand before they planted their grubby paws on my door!) I would be handing them Windex and a rag.
2. There are a LOT of Russians and other people originating from the Eastern European area in Reynoldsburg. I don't know why this is. There is a Russian grocery store a few doors down from my shop, so that might explain the concentration.
3. I get really dorky over local celebrities. I don't know why, but everytime I encounter someone that I've seen on tv or heard on the radio, I squeal internally. Some of these "celebs" include Jerry Revish (spotted in a Bob Evans), Cabot Rea (used to come in the music shop in Westerville all the time...is also kind of a jerk), and Bob Juniper (of 3C Bodyshop. I recognized his voice from the radio when I called to tell him his daughter's sax was ready).

I lead a sad life.