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Laying Low

April 27, 2007

I’ve been laying low for a few days. Obviously, I suppose, since I haven’t posted in a while, right? But, I’m feeling better, and getting geared up for this month of fertility treatments. With the injectables, this month got moving fast, so we’re already having our IUIs done this weekend. It’s the same procedure we had last month, so this will be round 2. I know I’ve kept that kind of a secret, but I’m tired of keeping secrets at this point. Besides, so many people deal with infertility and don’t talk about it like it’s something they’re ashamed of, and that’s sad. The public needs to know about it, plain and simple.

ANYWAY, I haven’t been knitting too much lately, but I am on the gusset of my Glacier socks. I took a time out to knit up two baby hats for someone who just had twins. Still haven’t caught Lost from this week, although I thought last week’s episode wasn’t as great as the previous few weeks. I think I just don’t like Desmond as much as the other characters.

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Yarn so soft…

April 19, 2007

It can be used as a cat pillow:

I started knitting with my Cider Moon Glacier sock yarn in the June Carter colorway, and I’m in love. Apparantly, I’m not the only one…

Be back tomorrow with my Lost review Oh, I had a few people ask me about the Easter Eggs I spoke about last week. They’re not Easter Eggs, as in the dvd sense where you have to press buttons on your remote ~ they’re more like hidden clues or objects to find in the show that relate to a plot line. A book someone’s reading, a brand of candy bar, etc. They usually involve someone taking screen caps, so it’s always a few days before you hear about them. Hence the repeat viewing of Lost every week by me This is an excellent site for Lost Easter Eggs.

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Not a Good Day

April 17, 2007

I’m not having such a great day. It’s pretty bad when it’s only 6:36 am and you already declare it a bad day. It looks like this month is a failure for getting pregnant yet again. That means no baby in 2007. And another year goes by. I’ll be doing injectables this next month, which means giving myself a shot every day for a week or so. Fun. Women do crazy things to get pregnant, and I’m certainly proof of that. To top it all off, and rub in the fact that I’m a failure, there were TWO pregnancy announcements at my office yesterday. Not a happy day, week OR month for me.

I do have fun pictures though. I finished my Speed Demon socks:

Just your basic sock “pattern.”

I also bought a skein of yarn from the new seller Woolgirl.

See the itty bitty sheepy stitch marker there? She included that for free along with a hand written thank you note. I *love* when sellers add little freebies to the order. Sheri of the Loopy Ewe does it, and I can never wait to open her packages to find out what little goodie was included. So I highly recommend shopping at Woolgirl ~ my order was packaged beautifully, the yarn is gorgeous, and she included a little freebie
Anyway, hope your Tuesday’s better than mine.

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Thank You SP!

April 13, 2007

I feel so spoiled! She already sent me a gift certificate to The Loopy Ewe (which I promptly spent on 2 skeins pictured farther down in this blog entry), and now this great package! I can’t wait to drink the coffee ~ YUM! and the dark chocolate pistachio toffee pieces look *delicious.* And the yarn! Fabulous A big thank you to Michelle for a wonderful package.

And a closeup of the adorable stitch markers she sent:

I mentioned yesterday about my recent sock yarn buying frenzy. Here’s what I’ve been buying:

Click on the picture to get all the gory details. I told you I’ve gone nuts! I think it’s all the stress, forcing me to shop.

Have you been watching Lost?? This week’s episode was an awesome one! I KNEW Juliet was a liar, I just knew it! I can’t wait to re-watch this one after Jason gets back from his business trip. I always watch them twice, I’m such a Lost-freak! I watch it the first time, usually on Thursday night since it’s on so late, Then I listen to the podcasts, and get the easter eggs, then watch again to find the references.

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Standstill

April 12, 2007

My Horcrux socks are at a stand still. I love the yarn, I love the pattern, but last week was so stressful that I made quite a few mistakes. The last straw was when I realized I knit the gussett too far and now I’m going to have to rip back. I reallllly don’t feel up to that, so I did what I never do. I cast on for another pair.

I’m using Sweet Georgia Speed Demon Sock in English Bay. Yes, the currently on hiatus dyer. And of course, I love love love the yarn. Oh well, I’ve purchased enough sock yarn lately to tide me over….

You heard that right ~ I’ve been buying sock yarn. So I officially consider myself out of the Stashalong. Look out for pics sometime soon of my stash enhancement ~ it’s yummy. I could almost single handedly blame The Loopy Ewe ~ only 2 more orders until I’m a Loopy Groupie! And I hadn’t even ordered from her prior to a month ago.

In addition to yarn, I also bought myself a little toy recently, after reading about it on someone’s blog (sorry I don’t remember who’s!).

It’s an Unazukin, and it’s adorable! When you ask it a question, it either shakes its head no, or nods its head yes. I bought it from J-List, and it arrived quickly all the way from Japan in perfect condition. They have lots of Japanese goodies, including other types of toys… teehee and TONS of Hello Kitty stuff.

On the TTC front, I’m just playing the monthly waiting game. I really hate this time of the month as I always seem to get my hopes up, and then I’m devastated. Sigh. Infertility sucks.

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Horcrux

April 5, 2007

Here are my Horcrux socks. I decided to go ahead and use the Scout Swag Socktober colorway. The yarn is a thinner fingering weight than I’ve been working with recently, but it’s very nice to knit with and the colorway is amazing in my opinion.

I want to thank my L&V Secret Pal for the great knitting cd she made me. I listened to it yesterday, and you did a great job picking out music I like!

I finished Friday Night Knitting Club, and it did not end how I expected it to at all, however I still don’t think I liked the way it ended… sheesh I’m picky, aren’t I? Minnie filled me in on the fact that it’s being made into a movie with Julia Roberts. I’ll definitely be seeing it!
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For anyone who’s reading this, can you send some positive vibes my way for the next week or so? I would certainly appreciate it, and can use any positive thoughts you might send my way.

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Another Day, Another Pair

April 3, 2007

Yarn: Spunky Eclectic Super Sport Sock in I Heart Fall
Pattern: Campfire Socks using 48 stitches
Needles: Size 3 Bryspun dpns

I see I’m getting a few hits from the Flickr Embroidery Blog and I realize I haven’t picked up the embroidery floss in quite some time… I think that perhaps I might just do that soon. I did buy a pack of the awesome new Kurt Halsey patterns from Sublime Stitching and I’m also eying the new Camp Out patterns she has as well. Not to mention the fact that I need to buy the Summer and Winter Wee Wonderfuls patterns (I already have Fall). I love her new ones for Spring, too, so I’ll have to snag those when they come out. I guess I’m just waiting for the Embroidery bug to hit me again. Lately, it’s been socks socks socks. I’m sure the itch to embroider will happen again soon, though. I already feel a bit of inspiration

My next pair of socks, though, will be the newest Six Sox Knitalong pattern– Horcrux socks. There’s already a worsted weight version out there for free on the Knitting As Fast As I Can blog, but you have to join the Knitalong to get the fingering weight version. I’m just a bit undecided about the yarn. I brought Scout’s Socktoberfest colorway to work with me in case I had time to cast on during lunch, but now I think maybe I should use something a bit more Harry Potter-ish… I *think* I might have some Lorna’s Laces in a Gryffindor-esque colorway, but I can’t remember…

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Weekend Reading

April 2, 2007

I may not have knit any stitches on my sock this past weekend while I was sick, but I did manage to read a few books. The first one I read, I did not want to finish. It was one of those books where you just want the characters to stay with you for a while.

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir.
I checked this book out of the library because it appeared to be very reminiscent of Philippa Gregory’s novels, which I can’t get enough of. I love historical fiction especially during the Tudor period in England– so much violence, lust and decadence, it’s just fascinating. It’s even more exciting to me after visiting the Tower of London last year and seeing where it all happened. I’m getting goose bumps just thinking about it! This book did not disappoint me. It follows the life of Lady Jane Grey, the uncrowned nine day queen who reigned before Queen Mary, and really connects you to her, unlike some historical fiction I’ve read set during this time period. If you like Philippa Gregory’s novels, you will like this one.

Afte finishing that novel, I was still itching for more fiction, so I picked up this one:

Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
This one is pretty good, by far one of the better knitting related novels I’ve ever read, but there’s just so much going on. It seems like there’s one catastrophe after another, and it does drag a bit. I’m wondering now if I would have liked it more if it was split up into two smaller novels. I’m just afraid everything’s going to wrap up at the end like a Brady Bunch episode. And they all lived happily ever after… I’m not quite finished with it yet, but we shall see.