Tangled Fingers Diary

That hallows eve thing...

Have sweet dreams...
Of Candies and things...
For tomorrow be Halloween.

I have been missing...

I beg your forgiveness you two people who read this.

I started my practicum for my interpreting degree and will be finishing up in December. One more month. Its amazing that I have made it this far. Now I have to take my EIPA so that I can work once I have graduated. So far it looks like I will either be hired by the school district that I am currently working for, or I will become a substitute interpreter (more control over my own schedule)
Anyway on to the knitting...
I went to the stash swap at my Sit and knit a while back and this is what I got...

Two skeins of sock yarn (sooo yummy) that go together nicely to be...

A Chevron scarf! (I am such a follower, but really when E says Those would be great together! I tend to listen. Shes MUCH better with color than I am)

This pic is of one that has since been ripped and reknit. I didn't like the pooling of lights on one side and darks on the other.  Now it is doing some very cool pattern with the pooling that I think I will keep. Pictures later when I have time.


I know this one is cotton and something else. I also know that it is laceweight. Apparently I am slowly becoming addicted to lace weight yarns. I love them so!

And my first skein of Tofutsies! So pretty. I have no idea what to make with it but I could not resist when I saw they were tofutsies. So that and some wool yarn for some kid slippers (that I probably won't get to this winter) is what I got from the swap. Good haul really.

I have more stuff to show you but I must be off. Busy day ahead of me!

Interpretingly,

Dee

The Princess being much too cute for her own good during the yarny photo shoot.

 

And the angels began to sing...

So even though I can not afford anything lately I decided to treat myself when I received my financial aid. I decided that seeing as how I am working my little tushie off trying I deserved a reward. So that reward is a Golding Spindle. I will wait a moment while you wipe the drool off your chin. It is absolutely beautiful! I would show you but the pictures are being held captive on my camera while the battery charges. It is lovely. And it spins like a dream. (yeah I already started spinning with it. Like the second I took it out of the package. Love it!)

Ohhhh yeah *sigh*

Yeah I did some stash enhancement last week. I got this from a woman destashing and selling 6 balls cheap. How could I resist?

Then there was this stuff...

Laceweight, 1,200yrds each. obtained for 25.00. Again, how could I resist?

Roving, Llama black with pink (merino I think should go look) it is soo pretty and soft.

I have a purse coming, the Great American Aran Afghan book, a necklace, some sock needles, and more laceweight. Pictures of those once I receive them. I am done now. I am offically on a yarn diet. I gave myself a budget for spoiling my self and boy did I meet it fast. Make it fun to get the mail everyday. The only thing that I have left to buy is some PVC because Miss V loaned me her Kids Weaving book and there are instructions on how to make a PVC weaving loom. (yes I know I don't like PVC, but i can paint it and making it will be even cheaper than buying a PVC weaving loom.)

Anyway...

In the WIP department...
TJ's sweater from hell is on the sleeves! Yes. I finished the body! Now I am working on a sleeve (about half way through it) the it is on to the other sleeve, the neck and then DONE! So close yet so far away.

And I started a new traveling project. A pair of socks for the Princess. The other things that I am knitting right now are too big to carry around so I had to cast on something!

I need to go hang out with the Princess before I have to go to school so I will talk to you all later!

weakingly,

Dee