Thoughts

I have so many ideas knocking around in my head - questions, conversations, ideas. I try to make notes of them so when I have the leisure (and in my head, that's pronounced lezure like in Poldark, hehe) time to sit at the computer and organize my thoughts I will share some of them with you.

I am having my family for Easter lunch. It it the first holiday I have hosted for my side of the family and I am a bit anxious. I have seen my brother once in two years; neither he nor my brother-in-law have laid eyes on this house. It is so much nicer now than on the day we moved in. We have accomplished an amazing number of home improvement chores, but I still am trying to find the balance between putting my life on display for my family's approval and also realizing that because of Easter, I do not need it.

Amanda Makes Episode 09

Ravelry Links

Tracks Socks

Land Agent Mittens

Julie's Dream Bird (Indigo Bunting)

Nailya Plaskey Designs (and her cable headband I'm going to do: Better Cable Headband)

Craft Acquisitions

Cestari, DK natural gray

Brittany sock DPNs

Riley Blake Sparkle Cotton, 2 1/8 yds

Books/Media

Blackbird House

The Miniaturist

Temple Grandin

The Bluestocking Podcast

Yarn Along

Throwback Yarn Along Posts
March 26, 2014 - my first attempt to dye

Bitty Shawl

This is my only FO to talk about... well, it was off the needles before this but I only just made peace with the blocking part. It is the Emerald City Shawlette from Jimmy Beans Wool done on #6 needles with only one strand of Lion Brand Amazing in Mauna Loa.

I steam blocked it unforgivingly with my iron and a boat load of pins, as it is half wool, half acrylic. Its points could be a bit pointier, but considering that my target audience is a toddler (and the bind off was a wee bit tight), I think it is very Mary Poppins - practically perfect in every way. It will go into the mail, very delayed, along with two other packages tomorrow. I just love snail mail.

In other news, I've just undertaken the assignment of hosting my first family holiday this Easter. I hope to have my parents, brother and possibly my sister and brother-in-law. While they aren't expecting a big to-do, I am a big-to-do kind of girl and so I've got the long list written and 12 days to accomplish my mission of getting the house as ship-shape as a work in progress can be.

That said, I don't know what knitting and reading may get done over the next two weeks but I'm hoping it will at least be something share-worthy. What are you working on?

Show and tell with me and other knitty friends over at Small Things.