Doing stuff other than knitting, unfortunately. We’ve had a houseful of visiting relatives the past 2 weeks. It reminds me of when we lived in Montana for a bunch of years. We used to say there were two seasons; winter and visiting relatives. I’ve also had one of those weeks at work where I look back and realize that all I’ve done for the past seven days is work, eat, and sleep. I have done a little knitting, but not so as you’d notice from these pictures.
First the lavender sweater:
I couldn’t get it to quit rolling around and be quiet for a decent picture.
Then the Birch shawl. This is a bit more painstaking to knit. Not difficult, just one of those “pay-attention” projects. Note the dental floss lifeline at the end of the last repeat.
And the striped socks. These don’t look like I’ve done much since the last pictures, because, well, I haven’t done much since then.
The good news is that tomorrow is Friday for me. And we are leaving the next day for a week. I have a medical conference to attend for three days, and we’ll play a little bit as well. The meeting will provide me with three whole days to sit in a chair in a conference room and KNIT! Lovely! I used to feel self-conscious about knitting in conferences. I’ve found that honestly nobody gives a rat’s ass if I knit or not, and it keeps me awake and attentive. I’ve decided that it’s probably less distracting than if I was snoring loudly during a lecture. The meeting is in San Francisco; anybody know any good yarn shops there??
I probably won’t get a chance to blog again until I get back. Have a good week, everybody!
Oh, I’ve been WONDERING where you were! Have a great time at the conference – knitting. Reminds me of a magistrate friend I have — she and a couple of other “pseudo-judges” (as her higher-up colleagues think of her) have to attend judges’ meetings and the like, and a couple of them knit or do needlepoint or something, and a few years back they were “spoken to” — somebody told them, “How do you expect us to take you seriously if you just sit there and KNIT?!” I think she told them exactly where they could put their opinions.
Be sure to check out Imagiknit and Artfibers while you’re in SF. Let me know if you need contact info for either.
I’m with you on knitting during conferences. I’m getting more bold at doing that. When you return – I’m intrigued by the dental floss “lifeline”. Can you explain? And the lavender sweater is lovely!
Your projects are looking good regardless of how much time you have had. I can’t wait to see you modelling birch. I have been to intimidated to start it myself.
OOOH! Go see Rachel (Yarn A Go Go) or e-mail her and she can tell you some yarn shops. She’s in Oakland, but that’s very close.
I was fortunate enough to be in San Francisco a few weeks ago for a conference (anime — I do voice overs — don’t ask). My first and only planned destination was ArtFibers in the financial district. Really — a friend met me at Oakland airport and I pulled out addresses and website printouts and asked “Can we get here?!?” Not only was I not disappointed, I am seriously over the moon about this shop. I almost want to move to San Francisco just to be near them. Their info is: 124 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94104, ph.415.956.6319, toll free 888.326.1112; http://www.artfibers.com. Have a lovely trip!