Still Around

I'm out surfing, doing other things, and thought I really needed to just check in here quickly and briefly. I'm feeling guilty about my blog. It's suffering right now. Other creative pursuits are moving ahead, taking up a lot of time and energy, and all at the expense of Threaded Thoughts. It's not over. It's just slow-moving right now. Puzzle Blast is hot, and that's great. I'm working (a lot) on ramping up to put out my first podcast (which I'll announce when the first episode is up) [and, no, it's not a knitting podcast; there are plenty of good ones of those!], Gramma's coming to visit (which means some modicum of cleaning has to happen), unexpected heatwave in the city wiped up out for a day (we in SF are really wusses when it comes to heat; anything above 70 or below 60, and we tend to complain - though, personally, I like it chilly), several essays are under works (and reworks), and so it goes. Just a lot going on, and my knitting is feeling sort of stagnant.

The Pirates Hat really got me down. I recast on with the right weight yarn, but I've still go the pirate blues. It's very dense knitting (as those of you who've made it know) to knit worsted at 6 stitches per inch on 3's, and on the short circulars, it just keeps wanting to pop off the needles, which drives me crazy. Progress has been negligible. I'm sure things will get back in gear when Gramma arrives. She's good for my knitting soul - I just "do" more when she's around - partly, I guess, because I spend less time at my computer when she's here - so more knitting time is available!

M. was in a bit of an "I want to knit" mode over the weekend. I came home from my daily trip to the beach with the sleeping "2," to discover that she'd "found" the sweater she wants me to make for her this Christmas. Given that both of the options she picked out as she looked through some Mission Falls books (she was, actually, looking for something to make out of some Rowan Calmer she has) are both heavily cabled. Both are very pretty. It's good that she's giving me advance notice, I suppose!

I'll be back soon - or in and out some until then.

Happy knitting.