Other good things to do include, but are not limited to, over-pay for a cup of junky coffee, annoy the workers at the cafe by asking for hot water only and making tea from a tea bag from home, use the restroom because you've consumed one too many caffeinated beverages during the first 2 periods, play hide-and-seek with injured athletes (I was the one hiding, allegedly), write up a rink report on an injury that did not require an ambulance and therefore should not have needed an incident report, wander the building attempting to find that one magical spot where my phone gets reception so that I can send a text message (once that magical spot is found, type as quickly as possible without moving the phone at all, which requires not breathing, hence the AQAP typing).Doesn't hockey sound like fun? Don't you wish you could go to as many games as me? Yeah, I know you do. We're changing it up this week though, where I had 4 days of hockey last week, I have 4 days of basketball this week. That's right, 4 nights of varsity basketball. 2 weeks before tournament play begins - how much do my coaches/athletes/me love my AD for this? Technically it's not all his fault - we love the construction company just as much for this week.
Alright, enough complaining, onto some knitting. I did manage to finish that lovely little green beret (the Ishbel beret for those interested) during the unending hockey on Saturday.
It still needs blocked, I told myself I was going to do the blocking I have to do yesterday, but that didn't happen. I made the largest size listed, using the "slouchy" directions, in hopes that when worn, the curls won't get too smashed. Now I just have to find a plate big enough to block it on.Speaking of curls, here's mine after my fancy schmancy haircut on Thursday:
Haven't gotten my hair that frizz-free since, but I'm trying. She did use more gel than I normally do, and I didn't buy the fancy conditioner that she used either. I have a feeling that this will be a bit of a trial and error period.And that other blocking I need to do, the Citron.
It's a ruched purple blob right now. And since I can't go to SnB tomorrow night, again, I didn't really have the motivation to block it yesterday. Well, that's what I'm telling myself anyway. Maybe tonight, if I don't get home from the gym too late.Something that I did manage to accomplish yesterday:
The first sleeve of Ingenue is done. Which means that the second one can go quickly because I'll do the same number of rows as the first and not have to keep stopping to try it on and try to figure out it it fits right and whatnot. Yay! So now my goal is to have it done by the end of the week - just in time to be out of the way for the Ravelympics. Which reminds me, I need to finish spinning that fiber....Having finished the Citron and the first sleeve, I let myself start something new last night. A Saroyan - I've been oohing and ahhing over the finished ones in the 10 Shawls in 2010 group and decided I needed one too. I'm such a lemming.
But a good lemming - I'm using sock yarn (held double) that's been in the stash for 2 years. Never mind that I just ordered some yarn from KnitPicks (it's for a very specific project that will be started soon), I'm sticking to my "no new yarn" rule so far. And very proud of myself for it. Back to the knitting - aren't the leaves fun? I think I'm going to do one more leaf before starting the straight section, the pattern is nice a easy, I've pretty much got it down at this point.I did one more repeat on the Pampas, so I won't bother showing it. And I've decided to frog those socks I showed you, I'm just not loving the pattern/yarn marriage, so that yarn will become something else some other time. I'm trying to figure out what I'll be knitting for the 2010 edition of the Green Season, the beret is a start, but there's more to come. Any suggestions?
