2 weeks away and some progress made

it is late, i just finished my christmas cards, putting some final touches on a couple gifts and reading a bunch of blogs. i am also regretting my use of red this christmas (i apologize to those who like red but it is by far my least fav color. my christmas' have been sans red for years), cursing my hand falling asleep every 5 minutes when i try to knit (or read or talk on the phone) and for telling people who i give gifts to about this blog. i mean the lack of content is only going to get worse over the next couple weeks (although there is very little knitting really, see hand comment above).

i can show you something though, check out my latest purchase from spritely goods - hand felted soaps. i bought 2, both are gifts (did i mention i am regretting the vast amount of money i spent on red christmas decorations that caused my visa bill to get so high i couldn't justify buying a piece of soap for myself? seriously).


ok, ok nevermind that i spent a small fortune on that urban bobble scarf kit. oh, or that these came in the mail a couple days ago..


it is nuts, but they just made it onto a project yesterday. they had been sitting on my table for days untouched. again, see comment on hands above. but, with the inch of a scarf i was able to knit, so far i like them (well except that the needle size is not marked on the needle - boo!).


another task marked off the list, all orders went out today. i made 80 penguins for those orders alone (not 80 sets silly!). now my lys is flying through my markers (no surprise, penguins first!). but no complaints, i am very happy they decided to carry my stuff.

what else? kitties are doing really well. tonight they were a wee bit involved with some of my yarn, but it survived. they like to hang out by the bathroom sink a lot (i call it lounging poolside). i spent some time today at my lys holiday open house making some cute little gifts for a few friends and chatting with the gals there. i am so thankful to have a knitting shop a block or so away.

holiday baking and some major gift shopping is up next. but with cards and markers mostly out of the way i am in decent shape. so i'll quit complaining and wishing i had seen the marimekko lumimarja tablecloth sooner so i would not have gone red. but alas, the marimekko was purchased for next year and the red will go away again. are you still reading? seriously? this is some major rambling.... :)