How Will You Know Its Me?

So it looks like I’m definitely going to Maryland (as if it needs a link!) Jen and I have plans to come down Friday night and hit the festival on Saturday. Then head to Philly Saturday night/afternoon for Mom’s Day in the city of brotherly love.

My question to all you knitbloggers going: How will you know it’s me? Do I need to wear a special T-shirt or something? Does everyone wear name tags? Is it obvious who everyone is? I’ve never been to one of these sheep & wool thingamajigs so I don’t know the rules. Someone, please, fill me in!

[You know. It would’ve been great to have made Alison‘s t-shirt with my blog across the front. I’ll never be able to make it in time. Crap.]

I actually spent some time knitting yesterday. I won’t say it was quality time at all – in fact more like frustrating, throw the piece on the floor never want to knit again time. I’m trying to figure out a border for the Pinwheel blanket.

I may have finally taken an accurate picture of the color of the blanket. Whaddya know?

The above picture is an attempt at a seed stitch border. I did a provisional cast on of seven stitches and when I got to the border did a K2TOG at each live stitch. A) I’m not sure I like it and B) I don’t think it’s going to lay flat the farther it gets around the circle.

My original plan was to do points, like a sunburst. I made sure there were 50 stitches in each section (ten sections in all – you do the math) and I divided them into 35 and 15. I figured I’d do a large point (m1 up to 18, k2tog to the end) and a smaller point for each section. Tried it a bunch of times (damn freaking knitty math!) and didn’t like it. I love Johanna‘s idea of an applied i-cord, but I looked up a couple of how-tos on the Internet and I don’t know what they’re talking about. I’ve done I-cords before – but no one seems to have directions for what to do with a circle. It could be the mucus taking over my brain slowly but surely, or I could just be an idiot. I don’t feel like working hard on this.

Here’s a picture of what I did with Eli’s Kippah.

Okay – so you can’t see the kippah so good. But what a sweet boy!

This is the pinwheel blanket pattern, and I cast on three stitches at the edge and did garter stitch around the circle. It doesn’t lay super flat, but this pretty baby doesn’t have a flat head. So it didn’t really matter. A blanket I want to lie flat. Larissa‘s border is very nice, and completely fitting for her particular blanket, but I’m not sure it would look good on mine. For one thing, I think my blanket is a lot bigger than hers. I think it needs a border commensurate with the size.

Any and all advice is completely and totally appreciated.

I’m bored with my knits. Yet again. The ribby cardi is still on the blocking rug. Pathetic I know. Short rows has no short rows (this makes me really sad.) I think I might just do it and worry about the ends later. A duplicate stitch might be just the trick. And it doesn’t look that fussy either. I’m thinking I might need more yarn. Bastards. The pinwheel. Well, you know how I’m feeling about that. I want to finish something that I LOVE! I should start on the Clap. (Yeah. That’s right. People are still thinking about it.) It needs to be done for my friend’s birthday in May. I would love short rows to be done – I see that as a year round sweater. But I want to do cables. I haven’t done cables in forever.

Maybe it’s my cold. I’m going back to my sister’s tomorrow and bringing my HazMat suit. I’m sick of germs.

Thanks everyone for your congratulations about my photographs. I’ve got to say, I’m pretty pleased with myself.

Baby contest winners JOHANNA and KATHY! I haven’t forgotten about you! PhotoArtCards for sure and for the yarn? I’ve got two ideas. Either something fantastic and hand-dyed from Sheep & Wool or some of that new fabulous stuff floating around – Debbie Bliss Cathay or Rowan CashCotton. Let me know your preferences!

Okay – can I vent for a minute? Gilmore Girls. I was absolutely LOVIN’ this show. I watch the freaking repeats everyday. Wait patiently for a new episode. Can I tell you how disappointed I am? First of all, I’m a spoiler kind of girl. I read them religiously for General Hospital, West Wing, so I hit them up for GG. (Never, EVER for 24 – so don’t SAY ANYTHING!) And then I’m grocery shopping for my sister and while I’m picking up the latest Soap Opera Digest I pick up the new TV Guide with Lorelai and Luke on the cover. I just love Luke – and I think his awkward overwhelming love for Lorelai is completely romantic. And then I read the article.

WARNING!!!! IF YOU DON’T WANT THE SHOW RUINED FOR YOU DON’T READ ON!!!!

The article gave away some of the spoilers I already knew – something big’s going to happen. Luke’s going to buy a house and not tell Lorelai. No, she’s not going to get pregnant. Whatever. But what really killed me was that a big deal was made that Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson basically can’t stand each other! I can’t tell you how this fucked everything up for me. And last night, watching the episode, IT’S SO FUCKING CLEAR TO ME. Did you see that really awkward hug between the two of them when Lorelai came into the diner and Luke was all excited about her magazine article? These two are supposed to be MADLY in love and do we ever see them touch? I think I thought the chemistry was there – but now I’m sure it was my own imagination. I’m sorry to say, I think the show may be irrevocably ruined for me.

Rant over. It’s friggin’ TV for pete’s sake.