Blankie blankie blankety-blank blankie...

So, last night I hit the halfway point on Beth's Blankie. And it's less than two months 'til Christmas. YIKES!!! So today I spent five hours on it - it's now nearly 5/8 complete instead of half. Somehow that fractional increase makes me feel much better. At that pace I will finish it in four weeks... YIKES! I have to do another one for Karen! HALP, what have I gotten into???

Ok, calm down. Happy things.

I got another big box o'yarn from eBay:

Over half of it is black, which is odd - all these part balls of black yarn in different weights, including a jumbo ball - I've ID'd it as Bernat chunky pound whatsis - anyway, it's going to become slippers and hats. Actually, it's becoming slippers right now because DH2B was whinging for another pair. He's so SPOILED, but I love him. ;)

And a couple days ago I finished a pair for myself, in the colours of my beloved Red Wings (or Canada, or Christmas, take your pick...) . Here's a picture of my feet, with the dog in the background:

... or not, because Blogger is being Bad. Grr. I'll post my feet later.

She sheds on everything so most stuff I knit has dog-hair for extra warmth. Mildly frustrating, but such is life with pets.

Now time for more hockey (JOY!) and more work on Beth's Blankie. I'd much rather be casting on for another Moebius scarf as I got five balls of Lang's Cora in a gorgeous grapey purple, but it's in the "after you finish the presents" box. I'm being good...