A Little Something

I leave for Japan tomorrow! *gulp*.

Before I get to bed in preparation for my 5:30 train to Heathrow, here is a little something.
My Q socks are done, ready for a trip around the world!

Happy holidays everyone! I'll see you in the New Year!

Ways to enjoy a cold winter night

It's been quite brisk in London. Nothing like the ice storms I am thankfully missing back in the Midwest, but still pretty cold. This means I have done absolutely nothing worth mentioning in the last week, besides catch a cold (great) and eat a box of cookies (about as great as the cold. Sugar makes me feel gross).

But last night I had quite an enjoyable evening. Here are some surefire ways to enjoy yourself when the mere thought of going outside makes you panic.

1. Queue up a bad movie such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2. Put on some handmade socks that you forgot you owned.
(I think these were some kind of Trekking. I made them last year, and the colors are so delicious I actually smile every time I see them. The whole time I was knitting them I just talked incessantly about how beautiful they were. I am so glad I found them)

3. Make a cup of peppermint tea.


4. Pop a Steak and Guinness pie in the oven. I've had Steak and Guinness pie about 3 times this week. It's bordering on an addiction. It's just such great comfort food, and the Guinness gravy makes it so delicious you can hardly stand it.

5. Need I even say it? Grab your knitting! I am alternating between finishing the foot of my SECOND Q sock and my super secret project. (For more on the super secret project, keep reading. I'm really bad at keeping secrets...)

And that, my friends, is a good night full of comforts. Bad TV, knitting, and warm, yummy food. a girl couldn't ask for more.

One thing I forgot to mention in my last post was how I wrapped my dad's finished sweater. Keeping in the theme of free, recycled and interesting ways to wrap presents, I grabbed my ironing board and a huge stash of grocery bags. I fused them together while listening to a podcast, and voila...

...a sweater envelope. I love it!


I leave for Bath tomorrow at 8:00am and it will probably a long while before I have a chance to blog again. I'll definitely be back at the start of the new year (my flight into London will be on the 6th) with many stories to tell, but probably not too much knitting. According to Eric, Japanese yarn is cheap in Japan, but who knows what that means.

So I leave you with many well wishes for your holiday season, along with a revelation. You see, I'm no good at keeping secrets. And my super secret project most likely won't be blogworthy until I get back to the States and moved into a new apartment. The only reason it's a secret as all is because I don't want a certain someone to see it, someone who doesn't read this blog anyways. (I don't think). So, if you are curious, head on over to Ravelry.com. My username is chasingmyself. Within the confines of the knitting world, consider the cat out of the bag.

I do not have cankles

Contrary to what these pictures may lead you to believe, I do not have cankles. Really. All ankles here.



But, we have a foot! Yes, my Q sock is the proud owner of both turned heel and beginning of a foot. You can see my mods - the slip stitch pattern on the bottom of the foot, and the continuation of the tumbling blocks on the top. I'm thrilled with it!

I pretty much can't wait to wear these, and I couldn't wait to declare my love to the whole world.

Q, I love you.

Q me, baby

First off, this is what four episodes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer,and three episodes of Desperate Houswives will get you (besides a headache.)


14 inches of what well may be the Coolest Sock Ever To Grace This Planet. Or, Q from Knitty.com.

I am so in love. I finished up the leg on the first one, and am ready to start the heel, but this baby needed to be blocked badly. "Within an inch of it's life" would be an apt description. So to the floor she has gone, while her mate graces my very small needles.

I also want to try to modify the pattern a bit. I don't like the solid foot and ankle; it ruins the visual flow of the pattern, so I'm going to try to avoid them. I'm thinking solid heel and toe, with the pattern continuing on the foot. I wish I had thought of this before I ordered the yarn, so to make sure I have enough of the CC (peach), I'm going to knit both legs first.

Fun fun fun!