Ostrich

I finally blocked the ostrich. Looks pretty good.
The matching fingerless mitts will be along soon.

Ostrich Plume Scarf
Materials: Brooklyn Handspun Signature, Colorway: Persimmon
Needles: US 7 Addi Turbo 32",
Start Date: February 2008
Finish Date: February 2008

Tenterhooks

Vocabulary lesson for the day:

— on tenterhooks

: in a state of uneasiness, strain, or suspense on tenterhooks

An academic said this to me today, "I do feel a bit on tenterhooks and will be happy when all is done."

Yes, I did have to look up what a tenter was.

tenter

Pronunciation:

\ˈten-tər\

Function:

noun

1: a frame or endless track with hooks or clips along two sides that is used for drying and stretching cloth

Duly noted and logged in database.

Kiss This

I've been obsessed with lip balm for as long as I can remember. I remember I once had a chapstick for over a year. The same chapstick. I cherish a favorite, always taking care not to misplace, launder or disrespect.

For a long time DCT was my love.


Then I read somewhere (or someone told me) that petroleum products weren't as moisturizing as we thought. I banished all petro from my life.

I began a love affair with Aveda lip saver...

...but then they changed their formula and I just didn't like it.

On to the next and the next...

Burt's is good standby. I keep him in the arsenal, but it's not as creamy as I'd like...

So, I am constantly seeking the next great lip balm. I'm starting a new category called Kiss This where I hope to hold all my "haddy tested, haddy approved" items.

I'm going through a ROUGH period at the moment. I've made a couple purchases. I'll keep you posted.

Goldfrapp

I'm obsessed with Goldfrapp.

Totally Inspired

So, I made that ostrich plume scarf. I made it purposefully on the short side so that I'd have enough yarn leftover for a pair of fingerless gloves to match. My hands usually wear cheapo black gloves which I've always been a little ashamed of. A knitter's gotta have better hand flair.

I finished the scarf last week and incubated on the handness. What to do? On Friday, I saw a review of this:

Surely there had to be something in here that would catch my eye. I drew up some schematics for acquisition of this tome that would allow me to still get on the early train home, leaving to 30 whole train minutes with just me and my new book. Mission accomplished.

There are many tasty endeavors in this book, but strangely this has me all a flutter:

Layering gloves. hm. Sock yarn. Durable. Light weight. The same reason I love sock yarn for scarves makes it great for gloves. Lightweight = totally layerable.

I'm thinking about frogging those gray socks (that I didn't post a pic of) to make gloves.

Biggest snowflakes ever:

I forgot to post these. This was my Saturday:

Sorry for the blurry, but I cannot for the life of me figure out the no flash thing on my camera and Django needs face time on the blog. Roxie gets it all.