i seem to lack motivation at work to get anything done. i know it'll come to me once i get in there and start really digging, but in the meantime, i'd rather just update the blog.

i had a june bug factory going on at chez gleek this weekend.

arms and more arms

these things were so quick to knit and all in all, so was june bug!

hello!

she's so cute. i think that KP wants to keep her. we both have a thing for stuffed animals.

yarn: lamb’s pride worsted in roasted coffee, rosado rose, and seafoam
needles: US8 denise needles
pattern: june bug from jess hutchinson’s unusual toys for you to knit and enjoy

mods? not many. i did the entire face in embroidery and i didn't follow the photo. just wanted a simple little face. i also picked up stitches on the head to knit the antennae instead of making them separate and stitching them on. she's pretty small, though. i thought this toy would be bigger but it's not like any of the photos are "to scale" so how was i supposed to know? she's cute, though, and i love her.

i also finished off the mittens of the brooklyn handspun trifecta.

mittens and socks.. so tiny!

here they are with the socks. they turned out well, but i realized that i actually REALLY hate doing kitchener stitch. lots of people love it, i know. but for some reason, it always comes out super crappy when i do it. so after the first mitten, i decided to instead use a technique that i saw on the anemoi mittens: turn the object inside out and do a three needle bind-off instead.

3 needle BO vs kitchener

the 3 needle bind off on the left is much neater than my kitchener on the right. i think that i'm officially off kitchener now for sock toes and what not. this is much easier.

so now i'm just making the hat for the trifecta to be complete. i saw this hat over at brooklyntweed the other day and decided to give it a shot. i'm double-stranding the yarn and knitting it on US3s addis. i switched the increases from M1s to kfb because doing M1s with addi turbo's stumpy points is hell. i hope it looks ok.

back to work.

ETA: so, looks like i'm not the only one who is totally unmotivated today. here's a little something to keep you busy. i promise it's safe for work. just some chickens policing some bunnies: http://youtube.com/?v=ybVb3t560oY

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here's the quick and dirty update about everything that's going on.

my hands are swollen and they hurt like hell. it's even tough just typing this much less programming all day long or knitting. so everything that i love doing has really slowed down. i can barely wear my rings and i'm not sleeping well at night. we're at week 37 though, so not much more to go!

my parents came this past weekend and brought the crib, a rocking chair, and some hand-me-down clothes and stuffed animals. they took away a bunch of stuff too so now the apartment is actually starting to feel more spacious. i spent all day on monday breaking down boxes, getting recycling together, and cleaning the place up. i finally feel more in control of things.

now, on to the fun stuff! there'll now be a lot of pictures and not as much text so be sure to check out the extended entry for more.

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