Mellow Sunday

I’m watching the farewell show for That 70’s Show.  I don’t like much tv, but during last winter break as I knit Christmas gifts for hours on end while Neal was at work, I watched a marathon of this show.  I kept wanting to turn it off because I’m snobby that way about entertainment (I’m woman enough to admit it), but the show kept me laughing.  I don’t go out of my way for it, but I never turn it off if I stumble across it.

We spent yesterday scrubbing the house and today I am just loving being home.  It feels so good to be in a smells-like-Murphies Oil-and-bleach-with-hardly-any-dog-hair-anywhere house. 

I baked a peach crisp on Friday and today I baked apple cake. Fall is on its way, and I’m loving my urge to nest and nurture.

Interested in knitting content?  Ok, ok.

The Scissorina’s yarn swap is in two weeks, so I went through my yarn stash today and pulled out about six skeins of good stuff that I’m just not likely to use any time in the future.  There are rumors of goody bags at this swap.  What’s better than a crafty goody bag?

I also pulled together some yarns for my muff (stop it, Mona) for the muff-along.  I’m going to use a soft alpaca for the lining, my first handspun (from my class at Village Wools) and a variety of pink yarns. 

There were a few funky yarns in there that may work out for my Funky Scarf Swap.  Here’s a hint about what I’m doing: hairpin lace.

Finally.  A Bitchin’ Mitten confession: I’m not going to have a pair.  I had an idea; it’s actually a cool idea.  I never started them, though, and I won’t make excuses here.  That doesn’t mean I won’t make the mittens I planned, though.  Someday.

Ok, I’m done being random for now.  I’m off to play with yarn.