Jananas

I’ve had enough negatively and preaching from behind my keyboard for this week. Besides its Friday! The sun is shining, I have an amazing weekend ahead of me, and I’m just waiting to break outta here.

I was taught how to knit over Christmas break. I haven’t put down my knitting needles since. I admit that I’m addicted. Hell, I just ran around the office telling everyone about a yarn delivery I got (because I was one ball of yarn short from finishing something).

Every project I choose has a new skill or is challenging in some way. Right now I’m working on the Spring Forward socks from Knitty’s Summer 2008 issue. I’m partway through my first sock now. Its been a little bit challenging, but hey: a) its my first time knitting socks, b) its my first time knitting lace, c) I’m working with a bamboo yarn that is super slipper, and d) its on much smaller scale than I’m used to.

There’s a sense of accomplishment I get from knowing that I can make something and that I finished it all by myself (Hey mom, look at me. I’m a big girl now!).

p.s. I also baked a huge pile of goodies last night, so expect pictures when life calms down a little bit. I adapted my great grandmother’s sugar cookie recipe and made ‘em vegan. I made non-vegan shortbread. I also attempted the chocolate cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, and vegan-ized my mom’s buttercream icing.

sock #1

If nothing else, I’m remarkably productive with my three-four hours of non-working time every day.