Starshower

Is there an award for best procrastinator?

I finished knitting Starshower back in August.  August!

Starshower

I'm blocking it today.

Good grief!

It turned out way smaller than it should have.  I didn't begin to get close to the gauge called for in the pattern.  Typical me, I never even checked it.  Even on my almost anorexic teen sized mannequin, it's tight when worn over the shoulders.  There's no way it will go over mine.  But that's okay.  I plan to just drape it around my neck anyway.  Worn that way and before blocking, it looked okay so I think it will be great once it dries.  I just hope the almost anorexic mannequin's boobs aren't blocking into it.  That  could make for a weird look.

Night Skies

I seem to have a night sky theme going on here. I'm still knitting on Starshowers

Starshowers Cowl

and I'm reading Midnight Exposure by Melinda Leigh.

Midnight Exposure by Melinda Leigh

I'm struggling with this book because it's hard to put down.  It's a good story and about the only time I have to read these days is the very early morning hours after I get home from work.  My routine is to come home, grab a shareable snack, flop on the couch and chill out while snuggling with the dogs, reading and sharing my snack with them.  (Truck stop donuts are their favorite.)  I haven't been getting a lot of sleep since I started reading Midnight Exposure.  Hopefully I'll finish it tonight and I can get some much needed sleep tomorrow night.

The moon.

So what's the deal with the blurry photo of a street light?  It's not a street light.  It's the moon! On the nights I'm not being blinded by lightening and/or monsoon-like rain, there has been an awesome AWESOME moon barely hanging up in the sky.  It's been HUGE and crazy bright and so low in the sky I feel like I can reach out and touch it.  Pretty incredible, even if my photo isn't.

Join me over at Ginny's Yarn Along to discover what others are knitting and reading.

Yarn Along Wednesday

Come join me and many other knitters over at Ginny's blog, Small Things.  Honestly, this week I'm hesitant to post. I've watched a lot more TV than I've read.  I used to be a huge Sons of Anarchy fan but after the violence of Gemma killing Tara I just couldn't ... deal.  But lately Netflix keeps asking if I want to rewatch the show and I did enjoy the early seasons so....  One day last week I clicked on.... and to my surprise, there was another season waiting for me.  I was instantly hooked.  And I've been spending every spare moment this past week binge watching.  And tonight, I finished the series.  Holy Moly.  I'm left speechless, near tears and fighting the urge to destroy something.  Since I try to keep this blog fairly family friendly, I'll leave it at Holy Moly.  Holy freaking Moly.

James Patterson, The Witnesses

As for my knitting and reading...  I'm making lots more progress on my knitting than with my book.  My Starshowers cowl is coming along.  The Pittura yarn is definitely much happier to be a cowl rather than a sweater.

As for the reading, I came to the conclusion that The House Between Tides will have to wait until the (work) season ends.  I'm not allowed to take a paper book to work so it will have to wait.  But I did start a new James Patterson e-book, The Witnesses.  I'm only a few chapters in but it had me hooked from the very beginning.  The sense that something horrible is about to happen on the next page makes it very difficult to put down.  If you're interested, Amazon is currently offering it for free!

Don't forget to check out Ginny's Yarn Along.

Magic Number Five

Five!

This is the fifth time I've attempted to knit with this poor yarn.

Starshower 

This poor Pittura yarn has been knit and frogged four times so far but I think the fifth time's the charm.  I think it's going to be happy being a Starshower cowl.  The cowl's texture may not show up too well but then again....  I think five may just be the magic number.

Project bag from CreativeJenV

And look how well Starshower fits into my new project bag.

Knitting bag from CreativeJenV

I love LOVE my new knitting bag from CreativeJenV.  It's the perfect size for a smallish (but bigger than a sock) project.  I'm so pleased with how sturdy the bag is and how it stands up by itself.  Oh, and there's no velcro in sight.  It's the perfect project bag!