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

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Comments

[crysthewolf.livejournal.com]

Yeees.... I would agree with that.

I try to be very conscious of my prejudices just because... I don't believe I have a right to judge anyone. Not because I'm this or that, but because I don't know them, I don't know their situation, and I don't have a right to judge what they do as "right" or "wrong". the only thing I can judge, is the damage that it causes. And if that damage needs to stop, then someone has to find a way to stop it.

I know that when I'm sitting on the bus, the guy in the nice suit is really just as likely to pick my pocket as the guy with the holes in his pants. It'd be easier for me to think this person is more likely to hurt me than that one... but I know better. I suppose I don't consider anyone particularly "safe" until I know them. Maybe that's it's own kind of prejudice, I don't know, but I figure it's at least fair.

But I don't do it to be self-righteous, I do it to NOT be ignorant... kindof out of a sense of practicality. I don't think it makes me a better person than someone who thinks it's smarter to sit further from the guy with holes in his pants... just means we have different ways of viewing the world.

I'm weird. ;)