Fiber Dreams

Somehow the weekend got away from me—like that’s never happened before—and I didn’t get nearly as much knitting done as I wanted to. The border is coming along splendidly, though I do wish I’d been able to get more time in on it. I really wanted to be farther by now. I’m quite happy with it so far. Now, if only my plans for the point work out… We’ll just have to wait and see. I’m hoping to be knitting the point by tomorrow at lunch, though that may be wishful thinking. Fingers crossed.

Of course, one of the reasons my weekend got away from me was that I got an email message from the kind folks over at TNNA. They accepted my membership application as a knitting designer! You’ll see the addition of their logo to my sidebar. Not only that, but now I can go to their Long Beach convention this week. Score. Of course, I’m “dragging” my good friend Kristie along with me. I know. I’m so mean. Poor Kristie. Now she has to go to this needlework convention where she’ll have to see all kinds of knitting and cross stitch booths. Drat. Of all the rotten luck!

We’re both making lists of vendors we can’t live without seeing.

Another thing that took me away from my knitting needles was the grocery expedition Dave and I went on yesterday. When I’m alone I can dash into the grocery store, grab what I need, and be out of there and back home in half an hour. Not so when Dave’s around. Though, to be fair, we did go to Costco, too. And the pub. Had to fortify ourselves with some yummy Celebration Ale from Sierra Nevada before braving the wilds of shopping for food in southern California.

Meanwhile, four hours later, we finally arrive back home, groceries in tow. We both worked at putting stuff away, leaving out a few items we’ll be using right away. Dave started a pot of turkey soup, using up the very last bits of our Christmas bird, while I cut the tops off, washed, and otherwise prepped the radishes so they’ll be easy to deal with this week. I picked up one of the bunches, and what did I see? Why this adorable little snail! We laughed quite a bit about that, bringing a snail home from the store. It just doesn’t happen with produce from the regular store. But the store we went to, the new Whole Foods down in Tustin, the one right by the old blimp hangars, is a store that specializes in organic foods. The radishes are organic alright, right down to the fauna.

I put the discarded radish tops down next to him, ran off to get my camera, and by the time I got back he was happily exploring the sudden change to his environment. Yes, he’s a tiny little snail, his shell probably less than a quarter inch in diameter, his little body less than an inch when fully extended, reaching for something good… over there.

I know. Dave thinks I’m so strange. I kept saying, “Look! He’s so cute!” He’d reply, “It’s a snail.” “I know he’s a snail, but look at how tiny and cute he is.” “It’s a snail.”

Back to knitting… The other day I got the latest newsletter from Berroco. Among other things this one featured a knit chair seat cover, Situate. I don’t know about you, but I find this quite appealing. It gets my mind to racing. I don’t know if you remember, but a while back Mom got us going recovering the kitchen chairs. While they turned out great, the fabric isn’t going to stand up to the test of time. It wasn’t meant for such abuse. The fabric was meant to be sewn into a shirt, not fashioned into seat covers. The chairs that get the most use are already showing some wear, fabric is pulling a little, pilling a lot. Though probably not in any immediate danger of tearing, I have been keeping my mind open to replacing the fabric before too long. And what could be better than knit and felted seat covers in the home of a knitter? I ask you.

I’ll leave you with a picture of my view about an hour or so ago. The sky is no longer visible. They were sure pretty for a while, though.

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