It seems pretty much all of my finished projects of late have been for other people. And I'm really okay with that, except that I'm sure like most other knitters, you start craving to knit something for you. I don't mean something like a hat, or a dishcloth, rather something 'meaty' I can really sink my teeth into. A nice squishy, cable-y cardigan. Heck, I would even settle for one of the beautiful sweaters I already have on my needles. Except for one thing. I have shrunk two sizes and I fear none of them will fit me now. They definitely won't fit me after I've shrunk even more to my goal weight/size! Now I'm wondering what I should do with those WIPs. Frog them? Just toss them and chalk it up to lots of practice knitting? I'm pretty sure I don't want to go ahead and finish them. Before I do anything, I'm going to ponder it some more. Pull them out of the UFO bins and take one last look at them before I decide.
I completed another dishcloth last night for the January guild challenge. I have four of them now and will take them to our meeting tonight. This is one of my go to patterns I enjoy knitting, called the Blissful Moss Rib, and I used Sugar 'n Cream cotton in the Strawberry colorway. I will have to show you a picture another time, or you can always have a look at it in my ravelry project pages. Blogger isn't wanting to play nice this morning.
Last night when I arrived home from my Wednesday night knit group, I had already received my first clue for my mystery sock KAL. I will definitely get my yarn wound today now, and at least get started with one sock. I like to do these KALs with both socks at the same time. Each sock on its own set of needles is what I mean to say. That way when I've knit all the clues, I have a pair of socks and don't have to go back and start the clues all over again for the second sock.
I love a good mystery, and it seems I've got one of a different variety other than knitting. Well, maybe "good" isn't the best adjective here. For the past several weeks, at least a couple of times during the week, I receive an anonymous phone call. I don't recognize the number and when I call it back, there is never any answer. The caller just tells me I have a nice voice and that he loves me. Believe me when I tell you I'm not flattered one bit. It is the most bizarre thing. I can't put my finger on it, but there is an undertone of familiarity to his voice, but at the same time, like he's trying to disguise it. As incredulous as it may sound, but based on his past behavior in our 30+ years of marriage that ended in divorce over 10 years ago....noooooooo, could it be?!!?!? I'm pretty sure this person isn't calling me from a cell phone, because it doesn't ever roll over into a voice mail option upon call back.
I suppose this wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened to people, right? And we did make the mistake of not having our number unpublished for a time. Thankfully, Scooter is secure enough in our marriage that he tells me he isn't threatened at all by it and laughs it off. As it should be!!!
It doesn't frighten me or make me angry in the least. If I were to notice a person following me around town, then yes, I would probably go to one of my friend's husband, who is a policeman in our town. That doesn't seem to be the case though. It's almost as though this person just wants to hear my voice. Just weird. I now just immediately hang up without saying anything, if I answer at all. It's always from the same number, but I sometimes forget to check my caller I.D.
Off to go wind that yarn so I can begin another mystery....of the fibery sort!
Sounds interesting and familiar to me too! Considering I have know you for over 35 years and a neighbor for 22 years. Wow, Debbie..do you really think?? Incredible.
ReplyDeleteYes Kathy, I remember when yours tried to get back in your good graces too...geez almighty!!! Guess the grass isn't always greener on the other side. My uncle did it to his ex wife too...he succeeded though and my grandfather who was a minister remarried them. They eventually divorced AGAIN and it's not for me to say what went wrong the second time, even though I know what a scoundrel my uncle was too.
ReplyDeleteI can't prove anything, and truthfulness just isn't in him...he proved that to me more than once!!! I'd prefer to think it's someone else....:)