My back and upper neck have seized up. I’m uncertain whether this is due to picking up heavy babies, knitting, or extended computer use at poorly set up work stations. Most likely, my agony was created by a combination of the three. I’m trying not to give into despair.
According to my distorted perspective, remaining relatively inactive for five days should mean I’ve made a complete recovery. I don’t feel one whit better than I did five days ago. People with a more realistic view have informed me that it will probably take about three or four weeks for me to recover fully.
I want to bury my head in the sand.
It’s driving me crazy not being able to knit! It’s also driving me crazy that I haven’t been able to work on the web design projects I’ve got lined up. I don’t want to let people down.
So, in an effort to cheer myself up—and to also take the first steps necessary to make sure this problem wouldn’t occur again in the future, I took my husband furniture shopping. We had only planned on buying a new computer desk and chair, but while we were in the store, we discovered the perfect couch. I don’t know how to convey to you exactly how miraculous this discovery was. Our current couch is the bane of our existence. It looks like hell…even Robert, who normally wouldn’t notice such things, has commented on how stained and ratty it is. What’s worse, is there are springs in the backrest which poke the unwary in the spine.
We’ve hated our couch for a long time. In fact, we’ve been looking for a new one for over two years. Two years! And then yesterday, when we weren’t even looking for one, it presented itself to us. We’re very excited. In fact, we don’t know how we’re going to last four to six weeks before we can take it home. In the meantime, we’ve started plotting ways to dispose of Evil Couch Thing. You’d be frightened to see the gleam in our eyes when we discuss taking a chain saw to it or using it for target practice with my father-in-law’s old hunting rifles…
Oh yes, I also got a new desk and computer chair. The desk won’t be available for another week or two, but I got to test out my new chair this morning. It’s very comfy indeed.
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I had a lovely weekend visiting with my parents and playing with my kids. I’m a bit sad this morning, though, because Mom and Dad started on their long voyage back home. The weather on the mountain passes isn’t supposed to be all that great (think snow) and so I’m fretting a bit about their safety as well. As you can see, Sam and Claire also enjoyed spending time with their grandparents:
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I managed to squeeze a little bit of knitting related activities in while chatting with my parents. I finished my Sophie bag:
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Overall, it turned out pretty nicely. I like the boucle fabric the Manos makes when it’s felted, although I’m a little disappointed the colors didn’t remain as vibrant as they were pre-felting. You all were right to advise me not to fret too much over the pooling colors. While they’re still noticeable, they form an interesting border to the bottom of the bag. As you can see, I added a cute little butterfly pin to the bag to make it even more snazzy.
Mom and I had a wonderful time visiting several sewing, beading & knitting stores on Saturday morning. I even started working on a new project with some of the supplies I picked up. I’ll show you my treasures tomorrow!
Happy Valentine’s day! :hearthrob:
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I really deserved a pity party on my actual birthday. There’s nothing quite like having the stomach flu/food poisoning to throw a damper on things. I was still in a little bit of funk about that yesterday–it’s not easy growing older! So, I decided to treat myself to something special. I bought myself a copy of Nancy Bush’s Knitting on the Road. What a wonderful book! I’m excited about knitting socks right now since my making waves socks are turning out nicely. I’ve also got some gorgeous Lorna’s Laces and Mountain Colors yarn sitting in my stash for which I’ve been trying to dream up marvelous projects. I think I’ll use the Lorna’s Laces to make the Conwy socks and the Mountain Colors for the Friday Harbor socks. I wish I knit faster so I could get started on them!
Even better, my parents showed up yesterday afternoon bearing gifts:
They brought me the wonderful Lantern Moon basket made by Vietnamese artisans and two Rowan books. I’m totally ga-ga over everything in the Vintage Style book. I want to knit it all! My favorites are Joy, Fleur, Collette and Oriel. I really really really love Joy and may go ahead and knit it despite the fact that it’s done on size 2 and 3 needles and involves thousands of beads…I must be nuts!
(I’ll try to find links to to all of the designs when I have more time.)
P.S. Thank you for your input regarding my Sophie Bag. I’m going to felt her this weekend. For those of you who asked, I’m using a multi-colored version of Manos. I’m not sure what the color is, since I tossed the ball bands (silly me). Anyway, I understand Manos makes a really neat fabric once it’s felted. It sure is nice to knit with!
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