Last Call For Sin

Today marks the second day of my vacation. And oh, my, yarn god, did I need this! Saturday was filled with allergic reactions, it was just crazy.
This weekend was bad in another, yarn-related way. I discovered (to my horror) that the yarn I bought for the Owls KAL was splitty, easily broken, and did not soften after a good soak. Not. Sweater. Material. Instead, I have cast on a blanket for my peanut. Just a real basic pattern. Seed stitch border, half stockinette, half reverse stockinette.

Whatever yarn isn’t used up in this blanket will be used to make a small matching one for G’s babehs. She’s very happy with it so far. I order new yarn from Knitpicks, I chose Cadena in the Peat colorway. It’s a little upsetting, I was trying to stay away from browns and grays. Ideally, I wanted something a little funky. But, in the end, Peat is what I chose. A deep, chocolately brown. The button eyes will most likely be light wood, and I think it’ll look quite lovely when I’m done. Even if it isn’t exactly what I wanted.

This week is going to be wonderfully relaxing. I intend to spend most of my time with G, knitting, and listening to audiobooks. We went to the library. I picked myself out two books, one on Monet, and the other on Salvador Dali. Thursday we’re meeting Grampy for lunch, and then we’re going to see Ice Age. And yes, little peanut is all a-quiver with happy excitement. We’re also planning on baking some cookies. Chocolate chip and butterscotch oatmeal. This will be a very good week.

I am listening to Cage the Elephant (Hell. Yes.) The Killers, David Jordan, and Dolly Parton.

Oh, and yes, the pictures are smaller than usual. The computer and I are having a disagreement.