September 10, 2004

A Day for Sharing With Pictures

Largely due to the fact that I didn't get anything done today except for knitting, I have lots of knitting to show for myself!

1: I finished the first blue sleeve:

Blue Sleeve One.jpg

I am extremely concerned that I will not have enough yarn for this sweater. I am not sure where the receipt is, but I'm sure that I bought more than 32 balls of Primo. I only have 15 left, and I'm only half-way done with the sweater: the back and one sleeve. I'm going to have to find more. I hope that the dye lots are not far off from each other. Yikes.

2: I used up all the non-tangled Enigma.

Enigma on cables.jpg

(PS: This photo really gives the best reproduction of the actual color of the Cable-y Goodness sweater, which is the background upon which the scarf is posing.)

The reason I felt particularly compelled to use up the remaining Enigma is that it was wound onto the center stem of my yarn winder, which I needed to wind the yarn for

3: The cashmere lace scarf bought on eBay begins. I think I spent more money on the Lantern Moon needles than I did on the yarn.

lace beginnings.jpg

In other news, wanna hear something weird? I've gained some weight lately, and I was at the doctor's office yesterday. He asked if I knew how much I weighed, and I honestly replied that I had no idea. I made a guess, though. The doctor put me on the scale... and I was only 3 pounds off from my guess! If I had weighed less, I guess that would have been cool... as it was, the doctor said "No carbs" for the next six weeks, at least.

Grr... Knitting without chocolate? I don't think that's even human.

Posted by Jon at September 10, 2004 02:46 AM
Comments

Well, I recommend avoiding the no-carb chocolate. Not that I think you need someone to tell you that.

Posted by: Em at September 10, 2004 09:17 AM

Did you know that doctors nearly never take any nutrition courses? Eat all the chocolate you want, honey, if it makes you happy. And ask a dietitian what you should eat. I don't know what your habits are, but eating less of anything/everything and getting off your butt (if you don't already) will probably do the trick. Your brain requires carbohydrates, and you need your brain to knit, so...well...you can add it up yourself.

You know, when I'm madly knitting along it FEELS like I'm burning a lot of calories, but I'm not. [sigh]

Posted by: Beth at September 10, 2004 09:03 PM