little bit of crazy leaking out

I did manage to catch up and ever get a bit ahead after I put the kids to bed. 

Feb 11 - 2 repeats - 20 rows - 37 rows (+3)
Feb 10 - Opening Ceremonies - 40 rows - 26 rows (-14)

Knitted, watched some Veronica Mars (oh, btw, who was the guy singing Veronica in last weeks episode? it’s been bugging me all week), watched some Harry Potter: PoA, had a beer (Weinhard’s Blue Boar Pale Ale, my current favorite), ate some pretzels; not necessarily in that order.

I am finding that my knitting is getting faster; part of this is because I am now using the chart, also with the rows getting longer it is easier to get into the rhythm of the pattern without having to look back at the chart as often.  Right now my eyes are getting tired and it’s getting late so I’m calling it a day.

I’m back from the SnB, and in the 2 hours I was there I knitted 5 rows.   OK, I knitted more than 5 rows but I kept ending up with extra stitches and having to tink back and re-knit.  *sigh*  I finally figured out what I was doing wrong to end up with extra stitches; when I would ssk, p, k2tog I was not bringing my yarn to the back and ended up adding a yo in between the p and K2tog.   OK, now I won’t do that anymore, right?  I also discovered I did better when I switched to the chart.

The mail came and my order from The Knitting Zone arrived.  Now all you Stashalongers, don’t you worry, I didn’t buy any yarn.  The order was for beads for the Odessa hat and the cutest little DPNs I ever saw, ChiaoGoo 5″ 3.25mm.  They are just so cute, I just wanna cast on a sock, right now, but I will wait until my Olympic Knitting is completed.

Well, day one was not quite as successful as I had hoped.  According to The Plan here is where I am:

Feb 10 - Opening Ceremonies - 40 rows - 26 rows (-14)

In my defense I was at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show all day and was not able to cast on until after 7:30p.  I do know this was poor scheduling, but it was the only day Mom and I could go together while Hubby watched the kids.  I shall strive to complete yesterdays rows and todays so that I will not be trying to overcome the shortage later when the rows will take much longer to finish.

I did have a good time at the garden show.  Mom and I took the bus to avoid trying to find parking down town.  We did quite a bit of browsing, some shopping and more shopping.  The deal of the day, for me, was a new knitting bag.  It’s a large bag, and I mean large, this will hold a big project,  with sturdy sides so it stands up on it’s own and it’s lined with a drawsting closure, I paid $10 for it, such a deal.

I also bought a pair of garden shoes, crocs beach in fuschia.  Very bright, so I won’t loose them if I kick them off in the yard; washable, so I can just hose them off after being in the garden or coop; and they are comfy too, they are unisex sizes so they are wider the average women’s shoes and they fit really will.

hmmmm, what else did I bring home with me?  Some fireweed honey (yummy), a ton of catalogs, I signed up for some estamates for a new roof and windows since we are in the middle of a re-fi to make some improvements to the house. Oh, I also picked up a shea butter solid lotion bar and a small tin of Honey Balm with bees wax and shea butter, it smells very lightly of honey and is perfect to tuck into the knitting bag.

I have a Stitch and Bitch to be at in a little over and hour, I better get moving.