Pouting....

Well first this blog is doing crazy shit--large lettering, not saving...deleting text....Very upset right now!
I wanted to say that my new digital camera was supposed to be here tomorrow but some routing mistake by UPS caused a delay so I won't get 'til Monday....'sigh'. I did take some pics with my old 35 mm camera which I had digital copies made. They aren't the best but they are something (bad development I believe....). To the left is an afghan that I finished this last fall. It matches the pillow perfectly. My grandmother insisted I have it and had mom mail it out to me with other stuffs (Bonus about living so far away---Parents send you stuffs all the time!)
The other project that I have been working on is knitting afghan squares. Its part of the Warm Up America campaign where you can knit as many 7x9" squares you like. I decided to get ambitious and knit the whole afghan (49 squares in total....). Its been a fun way to experiment with different stitch patterns--different cables, textured knitting, and laces. I was getting some of the stitch patterns from Lion Brand's website but Sis (aka Dragonfly) found this series of books w/tons of stitching patterns--Harmony Guides. Was soooo excited when it came...couldn't decide what stitch pattern I wanted to do next! Anyway I am including an overview pic of the afghan as it stands now--Will post pore pics as I progress and also post more detailed pics of my favorite stitch patterned squares...


One good thing though is that I got to spend most of yesterday and today outside! Benefit of being an archaeologist--we get to work outside! We didn't find much (we were survey an area where a fence is going to be installed). A stone tool and historic trash yesterday, and today what we term a sleeping circle (its a ring of rocks with a mostly cleared interior--don't why they are called sleeping circles--I'm learning the archaeology of this area as I go along....but I will keep you all posted as I figure stuff out....)

Okay thats enough of my rambling---all have a good night and a good friday tomorrow!
--DK