How do I know???

I woke this morning with an unfamiliar feeling, I was hungry. I hadn't experienced this feeling in over a month, yes, a month. My coffee tasted better, breakfast was better and lunch was even better. This is the woman who has been living on Goldfish crackers, tea with honey and Diet Coke...yep, those are the food groups and pretty much in that order.

So, I did have some enthusiasm when making dinner tonight. I needed some comfort food and Shepards Pie fit the bill. I knew for sure that I was feeling better when I started to eat the mashed potatoes right out of the pan and my eyes were closed....so damn good.

I ran upstairs and immediately grabbed a pair of pants that I could not zip up anymore and although they are snug, the zipper didn't argue with me. It was a grand feeling!! I think I will exercise and keep the scale tipping in the right direction.

I made my color and yarn choices for my new shawl. I so thought this would be the time for the Wollmeise, but alas, it is time for Madeline Tosh Light in 3 striking colors. I had two skeins and I emailed Madeline Tosh this morning asking them what they thought would be a really good contrast color for what I had. They emailed me back within an hour and I was one happy knitter. I was able to procure the color needed and it should be on the needles by the weekend.

I yelled at my hubby for a good half hour and my PC should be fixed soon. I really want you to see the colors and my latest shawl Citron.

Happy knitting!!!

Happy Monday.....

Yes, it's happy, I think I might be turning the corner to better health! February was not kind to me in the least.

My latest shawl is a happy little thing. The yarn is wonderful, Ella Rae Lace Merino in Pumpkin. It's going to look fantastic with white Capri pants and a cute top. It really is the perfect accessory.

The laptop is still experiencing technical difficulties, so no pictures.

My next shawl will be a bit larger and different. Stay tuned, I am playing with colors.

Happy Knitting!!!

Blah......

All this illness has left me rather blah. Understandable, I suppose, but blah, nonetheless.

The Citron shawl is goig well. I love, love, love the color!!

The socks I have been knitting for a friend were not making me happy. I brought them with me to work last night and yep, they are HUGE and I was knitting them on a 2. I hit my stash and came up with a fingering yarn and I will start over tonight. Bugger!!!

Our laptop is still ill which has me totally pissed off.

This iPad is fine for some stuff, but not all stuff. Glad I didn't pay for it.

Have a great weekend and as always, happy knitting!

Citron....

Well, it's work in progress Wednesday. There isn't much getting done at the moment. I am still wrestling with being vertical for long periods of time. I pray that I am on the mend.

I am going to be knitting Citron, a sweet shawl from Knitty and can be found on Ravelry.

I did manage to start dinner preparations before I go and have a little lie down.

I am going of have to figure out how to get pictures onto the iPad because I have given up on my husband fixing the laptop.

I had a Wollemise drive by and it just somehow landed in my lap. Some pink and grey are headed my way. I thought a reward for surviving the germ infestation was in order. If hubby complains, it could have been worse, it could have been jewelry!

Happy Knitting!

Tuesday.......

Wow, Tuesday already! Time sure does fly when one is still ill and spends most of the time vertical. I so want to say I'm on the mend, but honestly, at the moment, optimism isn't holding much weight for me.

I did rally and go to work on Sunday and wore my new shawl. I love it so much!!! Still no laptop, so no pictures. Here is the link to my project page on Ravelry so you can take a peek.
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/malightbown

I am still working on some socks. I have another shawl and yarn all ready to rock and roll. I went completely out of my comfort zone and am doing it in a summery color. The pattern is called Citron and it can be found on Ravelry.

Happy Knitting!

Somewhat vertical...

Greetings from a somewhat vertical position. I did manage to crawl out of bed and take a shower...this was progress.

At this momemt my husband is in the dog house. He was a the ER last week and he had bronchitis and decided he didn't need to take the medication that the doctor ordered for him....I mean really, then why go to the flipping ER. So I am pissed about that. Now he thinks he has pneumonia and frankly, I asked if his life insurance was paid up, because I thought I just might choke the life out of him.

Last night he told me he thought he was sicker. I was thankful that I owned no firearms. He also asked if I needed anything, I gave him 4 items to get, he came back with 3....I mean really.

Today I sent him out for Tylenol, he forgot to get it. I am no longer speaking to him and have moved into the guest bedroom for fear that I might actually hurt him.

I am sure that all of this is too much information, but if I didn't vent, lives would be forever changed. And the thought of solitary confinement sounds great right now, I suspect they don't let you take your stash and knitting needles with you.

I hope to be up and knitting again real soon.

Happy Knitting!

Done.....

It is done!!!!! I finished the bind off this morning. It is beautiful. I didn't feel up to blocking it, due to the black plague that seems to be attached to me.

Hubby did something to the laptop and now I can't get on my blog from there, which means no pictures...big bummer.

Health wise, I am down and out again and just called into work sick! Yep, that sick. Basically, I just flipping give up!

I will work on my friends socks for now.

Happy Knitting!!

Almost done....

Update..... 4:17 pm
One more row and then the bind off....then the pictures. Have regained my composure and am knitting calmly.

More later...

Vibrating........

Quick update...I am done with the increases in the pleat and have a whopping 721 stitches to bind off. I have 3 more rows to do and I am sitting here vibrating in complete anticipation of wearing this.

I refuse to shower or get dressed until I am ready to bind off.

Got to get back to these REALLY LONG ROWS!!!!!!

More later......

So close.....

The shawl that I am currently working on is awesome. The body is complete and I have begun the pleats. This has been one of the most enjoyable shawls thus far. I was tempted to take a picture today, but I got sidelined by the sore throat that will just not go away. Another trip to the MD and I have a stronger antibiotic and something to numb my throat...oh joy! I will not be detoured from finishing this shawl this week.

My small shawls group wants to do another lace shawl, so as soon as I bind off this beauty, I will be casting on for Holden. Frankly, I could live in textured shawls for a while longer, but it's hard to work on two shawls at once...confusion sets in and you could really mess up.

I did get my Sweet Georgia Sock Yarn of the month on Saturday...I will take a picture of that beauty. It is 50% merino and 50% silk and it will be a shawl for sure.

I realized the other day, that I have made 5 lace shawls and I only have ONE! One is a shop sample, one was a gift for mom, one was a gift for a friend, one is mine and now this one, and it's all mine!! I think younall will want to hit the LOVE button when you see it.

The laptop is having some sort of fit, so pictures are not possible at the moment.

Happy Valentine's Day and happy knitting!!!

WIP Wednesday......

It is a rather dreary day here today and my son was off of school, so we had lots to do away from the house. It was my first day out really since this plague hit. I noticed on the drive home that my eyes did indeed want to close. I got some coffee into me as soon as we got in the door.

I am completely smitten with my new shawl. It is quite lovely in its simple details and beautiful yarn.

I have completed 8 repeats of the body and have 3 to go. I am looking at a total of 11 repeats and then the knitting of the pleats will commence. By the time I bind off this shawl, there will be 721 stitches...!

Tonight is knitting night at the shop, but I am taking a pass due to the plague and I do have to work tomorrow night.

I can't seem to find the camera, but the shawl looks the same only bigger! :)

Happy Knitting!

On the mend....

Well, I seem to be on the mend. That might be a generous statement, but I think I am definitely on the upswing. My voice is still husky and sexy sounding and now hubby sounds the same way!

I was able to fix the boo boo on my shawl and have actually been knitting a bit last night and today. It totally helps that when I look down my face doesn't feel like it's going to explode...yeah! So happy with the small things.

Tomorrow is WIP Wednesday and I put a sticky note to remind me....LOL! Look for an updated picture of my projects.

Happy Knitting!

Rewind back to Friday.....

On Friday I headed off to Virginia with friends to the Crazy for Ewe 2012 knitting retreat. I had had a rather rough go of it earlier in the week with sore throat and such, but on Friday, I thought I had turned the corner. I thought wrong, very, very, wrong!

We arrived at the hotel and we hung out and then we went to dinner at a lovely Bistro. There were lots of laughs and wonderful food and good times were had. The next morning was when the corner turned in the wrong direction for me. My stomach had been feeling ugly all though the night and then I woke to the worst sinus pain I have felt in sometime. I tried really hard to put on the "happy" face, but nobody was fooled. I looked as awful as I felt. After a couple of hours, back to bed I went. Being sick in a hotel has its perks. No dogs to walk, no kids bothering you and the best things was my girlfriends!! Men will leave you to die...how do I know this...out of sight, out of mind. Girlfriends on the other hand, will take really good care of you. They will get you more blankets, make you some tea, and bring you nourishment, all with a smile and love. I owe my girlfriends everything for taking such wonderful care of me.

I did manage some really sick knitting and screwed things up accordingly.

I thought that I would have some wonderful pictures of the weekend to share, but I don't.

I am off to bed.

Happy Knitting!

Despite it all, I had a wonderful weekend with my girlfriends.

WIP Thursday...

Here's the picture of the shawl in progress...

Not the best picture, but you get the drift. You can make out a tad of the detail.

Hubby if off getting me the antibiotic I begged my MD for and I need to start thinking about our knitting retreat, since I leave tomorrow at 11:30 am....eeeekkkk!

Happy Knitting!!

Home sick means....

Watching mind numbing daytime television. Knitting in bed...this is fun. Channel surfing until your fingers are numb and apparently ordering exercise DVD's via QVC because I am not in my right mind and think that when I am in my right mind, this exercise looks like something I would TOTALLY DO! That remains to be seen.

More later when I finally get out of bed for some sort of nourishment.

Limping along....

Bed has become such a happy place for me of late. I decided to give in and stop fighting it. I am sick and that is a fact. Another fact is that I am leaving Friday for a knitting retreat and I must feel better.

I am knitting in bed. Since I am only taking Advil, I thought it was safe to knit. So far, so good. Fresca is sound asleep next to me loving the bed!

My shawl is coming out really nice. I do see what other people have mention about the cast on edge and subsequent increases being tight, but I think it will relax after a bath and blocking. The color is beautiful and the texture, just right.

I must say that the weather has been unseasonably warm. Today's temperature was a balmy 72...so odd for February.

I will take a picture of the shawl tomorrow for your viewing pleasure and when I am vertical!

Happy Knitting!!!