Insanity

This is truly insanity.  To recap...Bought the yarn in Kalispel, MT at a beautiful yarn, antique and chocolate shop, "Woolen Collectibles" http://www.woolencollectibles.com/ . This is the "perfect" shop.

Anyway, approximately 1000 yards of lace weight Misti Alpaca, size 2 Addi lace tipped needles...a car with my partner D and 3 children...3000 miles from home...and I cast on 2 minutes after I got into the Pilot.  Like I said, insanity.


Another reason I call this insanity is because instead of doing this lovely pattern in one piece like the pattern was written, I decided that I would like for both ends to have the lace face the proper direction...insanity...I. Can't. Kitchner.

There, I've said it...I can't do the kitchner stitch...it looks like cold barf when I try.  These two pieces have been completed for about 3 months...I still can't kitchner...I keep thinking that I will sit down infront of the laptop and watch a few videos and get it done...yeah.  I think that I will block both sides and that will make it easier...yeah. 

What I'm really thinking is that I am going to do a three needle bind off and then block it and say to hell with it! I mean really, the seam would be at the back of my neck! Who would know?...I would. I have decided that this weekend it the time. I'm going to just break down and do it.  God help me.

I took a personal day today...It has been really nice. I don't remember the last time I was in the house by myself...I also remember why I am not good "stay at home" material. I have been totally stir crazy. I've really worked all day via my iphone, and I LOVE my iphone! My office has called me 3 times, nice to know I'm missed.  I've done laundry, I cooked a piece of beef to make enchiladas, yum! I've watched bad day time tv.

I'm ready for Monday...

A little thing I like to call insanity...

Here is a little something that I like to call "Insanity". I started this lovely little lace job while on vacation...a car trip...with 3, yes 3 kids, 17, 13 and 4 and my partner D. I bought this project including the lovely lace needles called "Addies" in Kalispell, MT at "Woolen Collectibles" http://www.woolencollectibles.com/. This is by far, the perfect yarn shop. This shop also houses antiques and handmade chocolates...like I said, the perfect yarn shop. Did I mention that this is lace weight Misty Alpaca? On size 2 lace needles? Did I also mention that I walked out of the store, got in the car and cast-on as we headed to Salt Lake City, UT? Like I said, "Insanity".

The pattern name is "Kiara and it was created by Tammy Eigeman Thompson. I have changed it just a bit. I added one repeat wide and instead of knitting it in one piece I have decided to do it in two halves and then kitchner the halves together so the lace is the proper direction on each end.

This project is 2 skeins of Misty Alpaca and even buying the pattern, needles and four skeins of yarn, I was out of the shop for about $45. I was pretty happy about that.  My step-mother called me this morning.

Always a good time. For some reason, she only calls me when she wants affirmation that the things she is doing is right, or at least that I think they are right. It makes no sense to me. She keeps asking me what I want that was his, my fathers. I don't quite know what I should "want". I mean the man and I haven't I mean hadn't talked in 2 years. He didn't raise me. Infact, one time he actually told me that if he had know that things would turn out the way they did he wouldn't have had any kids.  So what do you say to that?  Oh well, I guess I will figure it out. I hope so any way.

I also found out today that the total charges for his funeral and the hospital bill come to about $13,500. Yeah. I also found out that after making all of her payments my step-mother only has $340 a month for food, gas and essentials. Yeah. Funny, how is it that I aquire debt for a man that didn't raise me?

I have a feeling that there will be dragons in my dreams...