Hooray for New Yarn!

[crysthewolf]

So for the first time in evar and evar, I ACTUALLY have a bit of extra cash. I decided I want to spend a teeeeeeensy bit of it, on this site: http://www.knitpicks.com . The self-striping sock yarn makes me go oooo and aaaaaaaah. I’m so excited. I haven’t decided what I want to get yet tho. Here’s the self-striping sock-yarn section… any suggestions?

For the time being I’ve been working on the ever-elusive afghan project (no, it’s not a suicide bomber.  Elana already beat you to that joke, sorry.)  I picked a color, picked a pattern from “Beginner’s Guide - Knit Stitches and Easy Projects“, and this is what I’ve got so far:

From knitting

It makes me happy. I like the horshoe stitch in particular…

From knitting

it just feels very, flow-ey. Is that a word? And if so, am I butchering it? =)

Been mostly working it while Chris and I get caught up on Battlestar Galactica (DO NOT spoil me. I’m only just starting season 3. If you aren’t sure what you’ve seen in which season, JUST DON’T TALK ABOUT IT. I am SERIOUSLY sick of being spoiled on this show, and I WILL eat you.) I’m hoping to be caught up by the finale… and I’m equally hopeful that someone will throw a finale party.

It’s nice to be making an afghan but it’s definitely an exercise in patience. The therapist suggests DO NOT PULL OUT THE PROJECT AND START OVER.

So NOW the question becomes… do I stick with a solid color, or do I vary??? Hmmmm, decisions decisions…

Love,
Crystal

Originally published at Crystal Knits. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[mycybertuffet.livejournal.com]

I disagree - I think it needs to become much less of a hot-button word. People are so terrified of getting labeled as "racist" that it's actually preventing us as a society from having meaningful discussions about race. If we're terrified of being "racist," we can't even begin to look at ourselves as we really are, and to honestly and productively deal with those issues and feelings. The *desire* to not be racist, while admirable, is not at all the same as actually not being racist. I can't just rid myself of racism and be done with it; it's a continuous process within myself. But if I'm so terrified of this extraordinarily loaded term, I can't even begin.

I think it's much more fruitful if people are able to say, "Yup, I'm racist. And so are you. Let's talk about it."

[crysthewolf.livejournal.com]

Mmmm... I don't think the problem is that it's a hot-button word, I think the problem is that it's too broadly defined. People SHOULD be concerned if they can define themselves as racist. However, people should also be concerned with knowing what racism is and isn't, and not consider themselves racist simply because they notice differences between cultures.

[mycybertuffet.livejournal.com]

I would argue that you can't separate thoughts and behaviors into neat categories of "racist" and "not racist."