Am I packing?

Nope.

Am I painting?

Nope

Cleaning?

Here's a clue:



It's the Branching Out scarf from Knitty. It's the scarf that K just finished. The yarn is from the Naked Needles Yarn Swap, I am just getting around to knitting something from it. K inspired me... Thanks K!

I totally love Knitty.

And even though I frogged and started over, um, six times I love this scarf.

It's funny. The first time through the pattern I had to frog and start over. Six repeats in I figured out that I had done six or seven rows backwards and I shrugged and corrected and kept on knitting. Unless you're looking really close at it you wouldn't even notice.

I also got my thank you yarn from Julie... I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! It's so pretty I almost don't want to knit with it because then I won't have it to look at anymore. I have hand spun yarn that was dyed and spun just for me!! (Must resist the urge to want a wheel of my very own. Must pretend that there is no room for one in the new laundry room).
This is a picture of it from her website...
The picture really doesn't do it justice.
Thank you, Julie! I am so glad you got your wheel and I am glad I got to be a (small) part of it.


I also checked on my Knitpicks order and my needles have been shipped!! Whatever I decide to knit with this fabulous yarn will be done with new knitpicks needles. Could a girl get any happier??

Well, she could if the moving/painting/cleaning fairy appeared.

I have a plan, though. We're moving mid-November, I'm hoping for an open house party in mid-December and at the end of January I want to have a Busy Gal's Relaxation Party.

Here's what I'm thinking:
I am so tired of being invited to a "party" where I have to dress up and then get a sales pitch for overpriced jewelry, kitchen supplies and beauty products and stinky candles.
Here's what I want: all of the fantastic women I know to come over to my house on a Sunday afternoon, preferably in their pj's (or at least comfy pants) to eat good food, drink wine and sit around and talk and/or knit.
I'm thinking candles and food and drinks and laughing and music. I'm thinking that all y'all are invited... well, all y'all who live here and know me in real time.

If you're a blog friend you're invited too, but even though it's going to be a fantastic party I don't think it's worth the travel time.

Ok. So now that I have the parties planned for my new house I should probably get on the whole, um, packing/cleaning/painting part.

Or I could just knit some more.
And watch PR tonight.
And maybe eat some Ben and Jerry's.