Oh where, oh where has my knitting needle gone?

Nothing deep and profound tonight - just ramblings about knitting and cuteness.

Upon sitting down this evening, having finished my lecture for tomorrow (yay!), I discovered that I have either lost one of my knitting needles, or left one at home. This is a sad state of affairs, given how well my sock is coming along. Here are some in progress pictures (minus the cat this time).

Here is the heel:


And here is my lovely sock lying on my very ugly couch:

I have asked my parents to look for the needle, and I have ripped my knitting bag apart, but no luck so far. If it hasn't turned up by this weekend I am going to have to bite the bullet and buy a new set. Oh well - you can never have enough double-pointed needles right?

I must say though, that this sock knitting is quite addictive. It is pretty quick once you get the hang of it. Parts of it are challenging (some choice words were uttered when I turned the heel), but parts of it are very easy and great TV knitting (like the top, and the part I am working on now). Luckily, I got some lovely sock yarn in my stocking. Santa has good taste:

I also picked up some slightly less expensive yarn at (gasp) Wal-Mart. I know, I know, it's terrible. But it was on sale and I can make many a sock with it. Also, the stripes appealed to me. My Mom is making my brother's gf a pair of socks in this right now, and it is knitting up very nicely.

It is probably good that the needle has gone missing, because it means that until I get a new one, I will work on Pokey's present. There was not room in my bag to bring it home, so little work was done, but when I sat down to work on it tonight I found I had missed it, which is a good sign. Hold on Pokey, it's coming!

Speaking of babies, I must share some pictures of Montreal Munchkin #2. Guess who got jammies for Christmas?


and an Elmo too!

Lucky guy! However, after Elmo laughed for the 300th time they may have rethought the purchase?

Also in the realm of cuteness. Now I love my julio, and he is my lovely co-host, but my parents have a cat who is just the sweetest thing in the world. Some cats just sit on your lap. This cat appropriates it:



She's better than a space heater!

Okay, off to watch Jonny Stew. If you see a random knitting needle - send it my way!

me and julio