I guess that's kind of a lie because one weekend I drove to Breckenridge instead of home, but the point remains the same. Lots of driving, lots of gas usage, lots of freaking washing and then packing back up. My apartment is suffering from neglect, but I really don't have time to deal with the piles of stuff right now. I did manage to clean out the fridge last Wednesday or Thursday... I don't really remember.
Accordingly, my crafting time has suffered as well. I can't drive and knit at the same time, and the lack of sleep as a result of sleeping in different beds has meant that I'm too tired even to knit. It's kind of tragic. I didn't even knit any Christmas presents this year. I couldn't think of anything that people would want/that I wanted to make. Maybe next year I'll be more inspired.
I have made a few things, though. I found some Laura Nelkin designs that were too pretty to put off. Therefore, I knitted up a Ribband and a Mudra cuff.
Don't tell me you don't think the Mudra cuff is pretty. I made it with a sample of yarn sent to me with a bigger order, and some beads that I took FOREVER picking out. Because I'm indecisive and Caitlin wasn't there to help.
The Ribband was the result of some leftover sock yarn from a Haruni I made a couple years ago, and more beads that I took even more time picking out... seriously, I need someone to follow me around and help me make decisions. Admittedly, I probably wouldn't listen, but at least I'd have someone to argue with.
I also got it into my head to try and copy the row-counting bracelets I've seen online. They're not really that expensive, but I'm not fond of any of the colors I have seen, and they looked like something I could do myself... it turned out to be harder than I thought, but I did it anyway!
I hope it doesn't fall apart the first time I try to use it... I have very little faith in the beading thread that I used. If I were to try again, I think I would look for beads with larger holes, because that's where I really struggled.
Contrarily, since I don't really like carrying my spinning wheel up and down three flights of stairs when I try to take it places, I've been in the mood to spin. Rather than bringing it all over the state with me, I agreed with myself that I can spin when I'm at home. Maybe my spinning bug was the result of some fiber that came in the mail last weekend...
Merino/angelina sparkle batts from Gritty Knits. They're luscious. And soft. And green. We all know how I feel about green, right? Haha...
Anyway, I spun 2 oz of the pretties into singles this week. I wanted to spin more, but I ran out of time because I had to pack again... The singles look nice, though!
Know what I'm looking forward to next weekend? Not having to drive. I'm going to sit around in my pjs and craft ALL WEEKEND LONG.
