Re-surfacing...

I am back to work again so I am having a hard time finding the energy to blog. And knit. In fact, after being off for eight weeks, it is all I can do to show up at school and pretend to be interested. I am slowly adding things back into my routine, though. Tonight I think I might even cook a meal and heck, by the end of the week, maybe I'll even be doing laundry. I think it is not helping that the temperature here in Atlanta is pushing 100 this week. The last two mornings I have walked at 6:00AM and I thought I was going to expire. It should not feel so miserable outside before the sun is even up. Hopefully next week will be better.

Last night I gathered what is left of my energy and joined some lovely ladies at the Universal Joint in Oakhurst for some group knitting action. I just love this group of feisty women. Talented knitters, a bit irreverant and very fun to hang out with. And nobody EVER asks me why I am always knitting on the same sock. Seriously, the last 4 or 5 times I have seen them I have been working on the same project. I have witnessed the near completion of a very complicated vest by Megan, seen several people complete socks and move on to new projects and watched Debbie haul ass through a beautiful alpaca blanket. And I am still working the same stockinette sock. Pitiful. I think I'll go catch some TV and put a few rows on the Nina throw.

I finally finished something.

Well, I finished half of something anyway. That's right... one sock started in January is finally off the needles and I dutifully cast on for the second sock in a hurry so that "second sock syndrome" doesn't strike. I know I had my doubts about this sock yarn at first, but I actually kind of like the way it looks completed.

I better get knitting. Remember this pledge? Yeah... um, so far I have used up 200 grams of yarn from my gigantic collection. Next month I want to go ahead and get the materials to start the baby blanket for my nephew (due in December). So far I have earned the right to buy 2 little balls of yarn. Speaking of the new baby blanket, I am strongly considering this one, the Hola blanket from Mission Falls cotton. The yarn is machine washable, which is necessary for a baby gift, and not terribly expensive. What do you think dad-to-be? I know you have a comment.