Dear Me,

You are not a process knitter. Please keep that in mind when you try to cast on socks without checking gauge. All sock yarn is not the same. Hell, your needles weren't even the same.  Do not think that you will have the patience to unravel or *shudder* cut the toe of your sock to fix ANYTHING.. You won't. Will Not.  You also will not (got that) put away this yarn and move on to the pretty new blue yarn you bought in Pennsylvania.  You will meekly cast on a gauge swatch (though it is okay if you want to use the untouched ball) and restart these socks. And if you're still knitting them during finals, you will have learned your lesson.

FO: Pink and Blue Socks

I think I'm finally in love with sock knitting. They fit. They're pretty. Did I mention that they fit?I knit the top of the cuff, the last three rounds or so, with size eight needles, to keep them from being too tight. And they're perfect. They're Fortissma Sock, details hereI started them in January, but only just finished them thanks to the wonder that is higher education. And papers. But I was determined not to be on the same project that I was one at Christmas during Spring Break, so when I took a cab up to the post office yesterday, I spent five hours at the nearby Starbucks listening to podcasts. I came out with socks!  They're toe-up (of course) with a heel flap, which in my opinion is the best of both worlds.Look, this one fits too:It's so nice to have an FO. I must admit I love my mostly monogamous knitting ( I have a charity hat that I work on at knitting club), but it is nice to be done with something and move on.And move on I shall since I have next to no homework this weekend. It's all during spring break :(

The One Good Thing About Today

 The rest of today was a bunch of friend drama. sigh. Oh well. I may go knit for a while until my friend calls me to study.

Nineteen Candles

Actually, at no point in the past week did I have a cake with nineteen candles, but I did have cake that my friend baked for me! It said "Happy Birthday, Chiclee!" which was really sweet. So all week I've been celebrating my birthday this week. It was on Thursday, and it was raining and gross but also a really awesome day. I've actually had a social life lately, so not so much knitting. This is what I have on the second sock (picture via my iSight!)=:  And also pictures of the blue hair for those that requested them. It's kind of faded now but it won't be all the way out for my sorority composite pictures this week, but oh well. Off to knit!!

Skype!

I have Skype! My name over there is Chelseyblair

Got it so my mom (windows) and I (mac) could video chat. It's great, and I get to see little brother tomorrow!!!!!

New Computer!

I just bought a Macbook!! I also installed a widgit that will let me post to my blog without having to open a webpage and things, which means more posts from me! Except, it doesn't do pictures, but as I haven't been finishing anything lately, that's not a problem. What with classes, I'm still on the socks. But I will prevail!And soon I will rhasphodize about my English major crazy realizations and such, but at the moment it's late. Good night, Blogosphere.

Something Unpredictable

Life has picked up significantly, so less knitting, I'm afraid. I did spend two hours today on the cuff of my sock (the cuffs look ridiculously long, because they need to stretch), and will cast on the second tomorrow.

I had a blast last night at my friend's party, and hung out at Chi Phi (frat) for a little while too with some of my sisters. It was a wonderful night, and I'm much happier than I was this time last year in a lot of ways. I'm more in-transition now, with a lot of things and friendships, but it's okay; I have so much to look forward to. So yay.

Pictures after I cast this sock off. :)