Jeans and Sneakers

I apologize for my lack of blogging this week. The truth is, nothing really has been going on. Twice this week I’ve come home from work to get dinner and pass out around 7 or 8 pm. Today was one such day.

I haven’t gotten much knitting done either, I didn’t even go to Knitters Nite Out on Wednesday. I’ll probably catch hell for it next week if I go, since I said I’d be there this week, and wasn’t. I just didn’t feel like going.

Instead, I’ve been reading a lot. I’m nearly done with the His Dark Materials trilogy. I would have been finished with it already had I more energy this week. They’re really good though.

In what little spare awake time I’ve had this week, I’ve been obsessing over a few things. I figured I’d write about them here so that I could have an excuse to post some pictures. First off, is a new camera. I’d seen the Canon SD600, and found a place with the lowest price possible. . .so I’d been wanting it.

That is, until Rob pointed out just this week that Canon released an even NEWER camera, the SD700 IS, which has image stabilization. It also happens to come in a sexy bluish-silver.

I like it a lot, but since it just came out, the price is retardedly high. I guess I’ll just have to wait for a new camera after all. . .there’s no point in buying a less than worthy camera. Actually, I’d probably still buy the SD600, (or the SD630 that I just found out about yesterday that has a hot black back panel), if it weren’t for the fact that the 700 IS has image stabilization. My only problem with digital cameras isn’t even a problem with the cameras themselves, it’s the fact that I can’t hold them still enough sometimes to get a clear shot. It’s usually not a problem if I’m using a flash, but most of the time, flash lighting is too harsh in photos, and natural light is so much prettier.

Next obsession. . . this spinning wheel.

This is actually the first and only spinning wheel I’ve ever used, and I lust after it. I found the store that sells it at the best price on Ebay. I will get one, I just don’t know when.

The deal on ebay is really good, it comes with a bunch of extras. It comes with 3 bobbins standard, a Lazy Kate for plying, a threading hook, and some wheel oil. The place I found also includes 2 extra bobbins, a kniddy knoddy, and a pound of wool they call “confetti fiber”. I don’t know if that means it’s got different colors or what, but I’m sure it’s fine to practice/learn on. They also give you a how to video from the manufacturer. Sounds like too good of a deal to pass up if you ask me. Especially since my aunt has this wheel, and I swear I remember her saying she spent much more on it and was on a waiting list to get it.

I’m pretty obsessed with the entire idea of spinning and dying yarn. I’ve been reading self-striping yarn dying tutorials this week, and I can’t wait to get some yarn and try it out. The best tutorial I think I’ve found was on EunnyJang.com . She uses Dale of Norway Baby Ull for her self striping sock yarn. . .and I’m convinced that’s what I want to use too. I was going to buy a skein of dye your own from Knit Picks, because they say it’s enough to knit a pair of socks, but the Baby Ull is superwash, ie: you can throw it in the washing machine. Knit Picks’ is just regular wool and from what I hear can felt if you agitate it too much during the dying process.

So I’m kind of at a loss for a color scheme, which is pretty much the only reason why I don’t have some wool rushing to my house right this instant. Not to mention I feel immensely guilty for not having finished my friend’s socks yet, or Rob’s mom’s sweater. Hopefully this weekend I can get my act together and have some pretty FO’s to post on Monday.