i just fished an entire 8 quart tupperware container's worth of cat food out of the toilet. miss pheobe is getting spayed tomorrow, which means i put all the food out of reach of both kitties. seems brutus was not happy with this no food arrangement and took matters into his own hands.

it is never dull around here. so why can't i find anything to blog about? :)

(actually i'm pretty sure my lack of blogging is directly related to ravelry. i started this as a place to put pictures of my projects, keep track of ideas, notes, etc. except ravelry takes care of all that...and i'm too lazy to type it all twice.)

my foot is about 80% better. with the help of my industrial strength strappy brace thing (aka ninja foot) i'm relatively mobile and even back to waitressing 3x a week. yay!

it was slow today at work so i pulled out the garter stitch washcloth i always keep in my purse to work on. which of course led to a discussion about knitting. one of my co-workers asked if i knit every day...i had to stifle a laugh. and then i realized...amidst all my downtime this summer i somehow transformed from someone who knits into a capital K Knitter.

it's been coming on for a while now. i tried watching the 2nd season of heroes last week but couldn't...because subtitles mean no knitting and i kept getting anxious about wasting time. in realized i didn't have to buy any books for my upcoming hawaii trip because i have a stack waiting for me to put down the knitting and read them. the last few books i have read were pattern/technique books or audio. i knit everywhere...and people don't even comment on it anymore because it's just expected that i do so. if i meet someone new and they ask about my knitting, whomever i'm with answers with "it's just what she does" before i can even start to reply.

and i'm getting pretty darn good at it too. i can do tricksy patterns and read charts, cable and work in laceweight. it's pretty amazing that in about six months i've gone from this (which took about 15 hours):


to this:

(same sock pattern...modified slightly because i can. and about 8 hours for the whole set)

from needing a pattern to make a stockingette baby blanket with seed stitch trim to tackling an aran afghan for the next baby born in our family. (which i just finished another panel for...4 down, 5 to go!) from my family tolorating my knits because they're from me and made with love...to requesting things because they actually admire my work. from homemade to handmade.

it's nice to have a hobby. but it's so much more than that too. it's helped me feel creative for the first time ever...which means a lot when you come from a family of artists but can't draw to save your life. i can produce something in my free time. i can learn new techniques, excersize my brain, and actually excel at something despite a lack of natural talent (unlike the sports and music i tried as a youth). i am connected to a long line of women who kept home and hearth...even though i burn dinner and forget to dust.

hi. my name is meghan. i am a Knitter.