don’t tell anyone.. but i’m knitting this sock for the spiders one-sock swap. no details as i don’t really want to give away who it’s for! all i can say is: koigu and nutkin (ravelry). i think that i’ve said too much already!
spiders one-sock swap (say that ten times fast)
so anyway, when i picked up the needles to cast-on for this project, KP cleared his throat and reminded me that i still had to knit him a companion sock to the first one i had completed. i think that i had to stop my head from spinning around and fire shooting from my eyes. after taking a good look at ravelry the other day, i realized that it’s been 10 months since i’ve knit something for myself. at this rate, it may be a whole frackin’ year until i do! no wonder the knitting mojo is so low. lovely virginia asked me if i would be casting on something for myself soon. god, i hope so! i’m hoping that this sock swap will give me an FO fast! like before the peanut turns one would be nice.
speaking of the nut, it’s been a banner week here. i feel like whenever she gets her immunizations she gets smarter. some big milestone always occurs right after. this week, she spontaneously started clapping. before the nap, she had no idea what clapping was. after? she was clapping. amazing. i’ve been trying to get her to clap since she was 6 months old. really, it takes forever for the smallest thing with babies! i also introduced her to some new foods this week and… a FORK! my god, TOOLS!
look at that coordination!
now she no longer has to pick up the cold and wet cheese with her fingers (god forbid.) she loves it. i, of course, have to put the cheese on the fork for her, but she does put it in her mouth. she also, this week, started holding her own bottle. the first night she did it, she laughed like a crazy person after she was done. so proud she was. wow. by the way, this is so much more interesting than going to an office everyday. just sayin’.
and because i spend a lot of time on the internet, i’m introducing a new gleek.net feature.
randomness
- did you know that the US is due to run out of helium? strange. i had no idea that it was so hard to come by.
- if you think that inhaling helium and talking like a chipmunk is funny, then this is even funnier.
- why i would never look good in a sweater dress.
- people tetris (love the “music”.)
p.s. i’ve decided to end all pretense of me using proper english. i generally do and i’m a pretty good speller as well, but my speech patterns are a helluva lot more conversational than the way that i write here on the blog. i’m changing that now. you may find that i sound a lot like dooce. thanks for the compliment. when i read her blog, i feel like i’m talking to my alter-speech ego. anyway, it’s a new year! time to be more like myself.
Danielle
Ah, to be young enough to be amused by a fork!
Jan 16, 2008 @ 2:44 PM
Wanett
You know my husband had the audacity to ask me whether all knitters knit more than one thing at a time. This was after his second sock had seen no action too. The nerve =)
Baby/kid milestones never get old. Today my son recognized all of our names written on paper and we nearly threw him a parade. I definitely think they are more interesting than any place I have ever worked.
Jan 16, 2008 @ 3:00 PM
Veronique
Lovely sock, that Koigu looks yummy… The Peanut is growing so fast!!
Jan 16, 2008 @ 3:20 PM
amanda
omg that helium article is so interesting! the peanut is growing up so fast… how exciting. i love my daily dose of dooce.
Jan 16, 2008 @ 3:28 PM
sarah b.
Yay for clapping and forks! It is fun to see things just “click” for them, isn’t it? This round of vaccinations just made our munchkin sick! Oh well, more snuggle time for mom.
Jan 16, 2008 @ 6:41 PM
Lisa
How about the super secret spider single sock swap? Try saying that 3 times fast!!
Jan 16, 2008 @ 9:50 PM
Annie
Cashew just started clapping one day, too! And now she does it all the time! I love that sock pattern, I’ve been itching to make a pair for myself. But I do owe Hubby a pair… but 10 months? Girl, put something on the needles for yourself!
Jan 16, 2008 @ 11:08 PM
mom
I am sooo lucky to have such a precocious granddaughter and loving daughter!
Jan 17, 2008 @ 8:09 AM
femiknitter
Hey, I almost cast on for that same sock over the weekend–looks interesting, but simple, you know?
Yay for forks and clapping! You’re right–that sounds infinitely more interesting than working in an office.
Jan 18, 2008 @ 9:46 AM
Jessica
Mmm, that lurvely sock! So glad that Koigu is morphing into something so gorgeous!
Jan 21, 2008 @ 12:40 PM