'tis the season...
I am so tired of having gross coldy flu-y symptoms. Blech. I self-medicated this weekend with echinacea tea, Tylenol Cold and Flu, and sleep. I'm feeling a bit better today, so it seems to be working. And good thing, because the holiday knitting push is here.
I don't have a huge list, just three things:
1. Socks for Holiday Sock Swap.
2. Secret Project #2.
3. Secret Project #3.
Here's how I'm doing on Number One:
Almost there.
Blurry picture courtesy of my phone, again. So maybe I'm a little obsessed with phone pictures right now .. but I *JUST* learned that you can post them to your Flickr account! (Thanks, Casey!) The finished sock is all blocked and ready to go. Deadline: must be in the mail this Thursday. I CAN DOOOOOOOO IT.
And, well, I can't really talk about Numbers Two and Three on this here blog, because the recipients may read occasionally. Here's what I can tell ya: they are both free patterns. One is a small project, the other one is large. I'm trying new yarn for both, and I'm about to embark on a math problem to figure out my schedule for finishing. (As in, if Carrie completes x number of inches each day, she can complete Secret Project by this date.) We'll see how that turns out. I've got 13 days until Christmas, right? Easy peasy. hahahahahahahahahahaha.
I actually don't mind the deadlines. It's fun to have a clear knitting purpose every now and then. And it makes me feel like my hours of TV watching are productive.
This weekend's Bling show went well. Our theme was 80s, so my friend Leslie helped me bling it eighties-style....
hahahahaha.
I even wore my Carrieoke belt, which helped the crowd remember my name, which means they would yell "We love you, Carrieoke" occasionally. I feel that this was completely because of the belt, but I still liked it. Also, we may have covered U Can't Touch This. Ahem.
Okay. Back to work. Send speedy knitting vibes.
Comments (29)
Whoa, your 80's necklace is AMAZiNG. You should, ahem, borrow from your friend to wear everyday.
Posted by Jenna | December 15, 2005 10:15 PM
Carrie, you are the epitome of 80's fashion.
Really!
:)
Posted by biglug | December 15, 2005 9:16 AM
You are so cute in that outfit. I need me some fake hair.
Posted by Jenny | December 14, 2005 2:23 PM
Well, I definitely had that belt in the 80s. But my hair was a bit more Pat Benatar than Madonna.
Posted by Em | December 14, 2005 12:59 PM
Rockin' the 80's style! You look great. Thanks, now I can't get Hammer out of my head! Sounds like a great show!
Posted by jessica~ | December 14, 2005 12:29 PM
Oh yeah - forgot to mention I LOVE the Jaywalker socks. I'm making those next!
Posted by lynda | December 14, 2005 9:32 AM
Love your 80's style. You pull it off better than I do. I went to our church fall carnival (aka Hallowween)dressed as an 80's rocker chick - fishnets, short boots like yours, not tooo short of a skirt, and big hair. They still won't let me live down the time I came to the the church festival dressed as a "hooker."!
Posted by lynda | December 14, 2005 9:30 AM
i'm thinking my god girl good thing you were not a high schooler in the 80s like i was. you would have been TROUBLE>
Posted by carolyn | December 14, 2005 9:21 AM
Masons Rawk.
Posted by Leslie | December 14, 2005 8:13 AM
Oh my god. AWESOME OUTFIT. Totally radical. Fer' sure.
Posted by Stacey | December 14, 2005 1:24 AM
bling it, sistah!
Posted by Posturban Naturalist | December 14, 2005 12:24 AM
I was in my 'prime' in the 80's. Your outfit is perfect. Just wishing I had had the courage to dress like that then when I had the body to do so ;) I was more into the second hand mens cardi's worn backwards with the string of long pearls (worn down the back of course). And the big hair.
Posted by Amy | December 14, 2005 12:03 AM
Ok, that is one rockin 80's outfit. But just out of curiosity, where did you get the free mason necklace?
Posted by Dani | December 13, 2005 9:24 PM
love the 80s outfit! the socks look fab, and i'm sure you'll finish everything on time! speedy knitting!!
Posted by kim | December 13, 2005 7:37 PM
Um, your 80's outfit? Is the bomb. Hope you feel better soon. I've been sick too, and it makes me cranky. Your jaywalkers are the bomb, too. I seriously think I'm getting pulled over to the dark side with those socks... I might as well stop denying it and cast on a pair. What is that pretty blue you're using?
Posted by Mary-Heather | December 13, 2005 6:20 PM
That outfit is awesome, but not as awesome as your hair. Cool bangs.
P.S. Wes's grandparents SWEAR by Sudafed Cough and Cold. They both pulled me aside on separate occasions to speak of the wonders of "The Sudafed Cough and Cold. It's the only thing that will cure what ails you." (That's a quote.)
P.P.S. Those socks look GOOD.
Posted by Cathy | December 13, 2005 5:22 PM
*blink* Am I having a flashback to my early years at university? You look marvellously 1980s! Spot on, my dear.
Posted by Gina | December 13, 2005 4:45 PM
Smokin' hot...
Knit like the wind...knit like the wind...
Posted by Skylar | December 13, 2005 4:40 PM
My dad is a Mason!
Posted by GD | December 13, 2005 4:28 PM
Honey, is that a Freemason symbol around your neck? So. Confused. Why?
I love the "Borderline" get up though. Tres chic.
And the knitting? You can SO DOOOO ITTTTTT!
Posted by Sarah | December 13, 2005 3:57 PM
That is some seriously awesome Mason bling you've got around your neck. Shriners ROCK! ;)
Posted by natalie | December 13, 2005 3:51 PM
Don't you look amazing! Love love love the themes you've got going on. FUN!!
Posted by Vicki | December 13, 2005 3:23 PM
Oh My God! My darling husband was just dancing to Hammer the other day. NO! It came on the radio. Duh.
The bling rocks, the socks rock, and of course, you ROCK! I'll add you to the update on Friday. Feel better!
Posted by Cara | December 13, 2005 3:07 PM
Oh lordy, I think me and Augusta Lisa had outfits like that in highschool. You look HOT! And I wish I could've heard the Bling version of 'U can't touch this'.
Hammer time.
Socks are great!
Posted by Anne Marie | December 13, 2005 3:03 PM
gurl - you are so cute!! I am on a Christmas knitting schedule my own self - I have to knit 3 pairs of felted-to-be kids clog/slippers by Saturday. I'm doing one clog/day got 2 done so I have to do 1/day for the rest of this week. We're going to send them to Sweetie's niece in Utah for her 3 kids along with a zippered pillow case so they can do the felting and witness the Magic Shoes conversion!! That way they'll fit too!
Posted by Robin | December 13, 2005 1:40 PM
That outfit is FAB!
Posted by Angela | December 13, 2005 1:20 PM
Erm, did any old Shriners follow you home? Because I think that necklace means "I love old farts." (It's a symbol of the Masonic order, which your grandpa may have been in.)
Posted by Becca | December 13, 2005 1:15 PM
Good lord, girl, you block socks?
I think I had that outfit in 1985. Or wished I did.
Posted by alison | December 13, 2005 12:00 PM
HOTT.
Posted by Leslie | December 13, 2005 10:15 AM