So much to do, and the days are literally getting shorter all the time! So odd now to be finishing up at the store (or not even finished) and it's already dark outside, and it's near-dark when getting up in the morning too... the light is leaving and sweater weather is upon us. Which means I really need to knit some sweaters! When stash-diving for some shawl yarn last night (more on that later), I found the bag-o-KnitPicks for Peter's Christmas sweater, and kept it out of the bin, hoping that its visible presence with get me motivated to start the dang thing. It's going to be gorgeous, I just need a quiet hour or two to get started.
I also need to (dang quick) make yet another pair of bootie slippers for my grandmother. Apparently she's worn out the last two pairs, made of Softee Chunky, so I think it's time to move to something more durable - Red Heart Supersaver. Mom & Dad are going to visit the East Coast branch(es) of the family in about two weeks, so these slippers have to happen ASAP. Probably tomorrow before work, as my only free evening this week upcoming is Thursday and we'll be having MIL over for dinner that night.
Speaking of dinners, last night we had one of my favourite people out to eat and movie with us, the beautiful and charming and generally wonderful Kid. Kid is the rarest of all people-creatures, she can inspire me to total childish silliness (knock-knock jokes abounded last night, followed by a severe gigglefit) and can also share the most serious topics of conversation, life issues (hers and mine), and just about anything else that comes along. She loves stuffies. She's a total Buffy geek. She really appreciates a home-cooked meal (Praise for my cooking is a joy to me). She, basically, is a small burst of happiness in this odd old world. I love her like a sister, maybe more because she's never hit me with a ukelele or kneeled on my chest trying to choke me to death. But I digress.
Kid is also a wonderful person to knit presents for - I've made her a couple of hats and a scarf and her enthusiasm makes me feel terrific. So in passing the other day (it may have been at the wedding), I asked her if I had knit her a shawl yet. No. Ok. So last night after dinner and movie, we dove into the bins and came out with two balls of Fleece Artist - one is the remnant of the stuff I used for Teresa's going-away shawl (still oodles of yardage left, blue/pink/green shades) and the other is a new one just picked up last week, goldielocks in rusty/plum/gold shades. We couldn't decide which was better, so I'm going to make her one in each. She looks fabulous in pretty much everything she wears, so I'm looking forward to her wearing Fleece Artist shawls knit by me! So I need to start one of them soon too... that may become travel/lunch knitting, since shawls are fairly portable for the first while, anyway - especially that laceweight. Hm.
Sadly, I've passed out of the sock-frenzy I was in last month and did not actually finish any socks. They're all in time-out for now, waiting patiently. Probably until Christmas when things quiet down a bit. Oh, crap - look at the time. I have to be downtown in an hour for a Books'N'Brunch with my bookcrossing group. Time flies!
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