Stationary

I have to give up my spinning wheel.  The dollar a day rent went up to $1.50.  I can’t afford that.  So I’ll be giving it back in January.  Probably in two weeks.  It’s fine.  I actually haven’t really had time to spin.  I have saved about 300 so far for the Ladybug.  But the dog needs to go to the vet.  She needs a distemper booster and she’ll probably get put on pain/joint meds.  I hope they aren’t that expensive.  Though I’m prepared to use all of my spinning money on her.  I wouldn’t mind at all.  I’d rather have her around then a spinning wheel.  I think the spinning is something I can do – but not something I want to do.  And it’s just so expensive.  I’m going to put that towards paying off my cc instead.   

 But on a more knitterly note, I have finished the first lagoon sock.  And it’s a little big.  I’m not ripping it back.  I’m just going to deal with it.  I put it on waste yarn so that I can knit the next one up to that point and then divide the yarn I have left and finish them both off so that I use all the yarn.  I love the colors, and the yarn is so soft.  But I’m definitely going down at least two needle sizes.  I’ll try it on 1s and hopefully I’ll get a denser fabric.  I think I said that after my last socks – but I forgot.  I’m determined to not forget next time.    

I’ve picked up Karen’s clapotis again and have done a couple of rows.  I’m almost halfway done.  I’ll finish the straight rows before I start on the second lagoon sock.  This whole clapotis thing, while really pretty – is really stressful.  I hate dropping stitches, it makes me so nervous.  I’m also worried that it might not block the way I want it.  It does have some acrylic in it. Also I feel like it’s not going to be long enough.  The straight section says to do the series of dropped stitches 12 times.  But that doesn’t seem long enough.  Other people have repeated the straight section 2 or even three times.  I might do it twice.  I have the yarn, and I want Karen to have a really awesome scarf.    

I am thinking of making Karen some socks for her birthday.  I’ll use one of the colors of the corn fiber sock yarn she brought me from San Diego.  That way she’ll always remember the trip.  I want to do something really cool for her.  I definitely want to do toe ups, since the yarn comes in two small balls and I’ll be able to get the most out of those.  But I think this project might have to wait for the perfect pattern.  I want to start it by next month, so I have some time to do some digging.  I think something sort of lacey would be good for her since she gets so hot.      

As far as the SSS (Super Sister Slimdown) goes, it was a bust this week.  Hopefully this weekend we’ll start.  I’m buying my new exercise bike and Karen is going to help me put it together on the weekend.