So, Today I was planning on blogging about how I had a finished sock and had a good portion of the second sock done, and everything would be fine before this competition on the 28th, and no problem, I can get a pair of socks done in less than a month.

And then I remembered: I’m not Antje Gillingham (although she is a nice lady, and I love talking with her.). I’m not Cat Bordhi. And I’m damn sure not Stephanie Pearl McPhee, who can knit up a pair of socks in a week, if she is so inclined.

So what have I done, instead of knitting socks?

I finished a hat for a KAL on Ravelry. This hat is called the Flower Center Slouch, and it was crocheted with Patons Brilliant. In about 4 hours, on a Wednesday night. That’s my mom modeling it. The theme of the KAL is “April Showers/ May Flowers.”. Do one hat in a “rainy” yarn, and another in a “springy” yarn. This has metallic threads going through that look like raindrops, when the light hits it.  

 

So that took up 4 hours of knitting time. WHERE THE HELL DID THE REST GO?

Ravelry. And the AntiCraft. And more Ravelry. And a little bit of Omegle. And a whole crapload more AntiCraft.

But the good part is that if I bust my ass working on this sock, I’ll have it finished by today. All that’s left is ½ a chart repeat, 5 rows of ribbing, and the bind off. About 25 rows all total. I I REALLY bust my ass, I can get it done by 2 PM and have half the first chart done on the second sock by bedtime.

 

Yeeeaaahh…about that…

So instead of actually working on the stupid thing, what am I doing?

Making a new header (which is a close up shot of the patterning in said socks.), re-doing the layout, altering pictures, eating a bagel, drinking coffee, obsessively checking ravelry, the anticraft, and cakewrecks..

The usual morning ritual.

 

As a precaution, I de-fuzzed my tawney owl mittens & hat, and if all else fails, those suckers are going in the comptetition. They were made for that anyway, damnit. No one else has them, or me wearing them, so screw you all. The socks are still going in the county fair though.

 

Bagel, anyone?