Knitty Kitty

updates

work is extra crazy. insane asylum crazy, actually. and no i'm not kidding! (it's a project i'm working on - they are building a new facility there. the old building - the famous one on that site, will probably be turned into a museum or something.)

update on pele! she had blood tests on saturday, and was at the vet this morning for some meds.

her creatine levels are holding steady - which is very good! her red blood cell counts were down, could be because of a number of reasons - one being a stomach ulcer. so she now has 5 medicines that she has to take twice a day!! argh. anyway - she's not fine, but it's not as serious as when they first diagnosed her.

we may not have to administer subcutaneous fluids at home, since her levels have stabilized. we'll have to see. (we being my friend K and myself, since i can't stand the needles! ;o)

so - further hugs, fairy dust, and energy are much appreciated!!! at least i'm not nearly as stressed out as i was before - i'm a first time mother, so i freaked out! (my fish and birds never were sick!)

update on knitting - finished baby sweater! it's blocking at my mom's (well she has pins, a flat space, and less likely to collect pet hair because it's locked up!) i just need to sew on the buttons and i'm done!

nothing else going on. unfortunately!

doing another jewelry demo at AC Moore this saturday. maybe a dinner party that night for a few friends. should be fun!

back to the asylum.... ;o)

yikes!

wow this week flew by! i am very busy at work, so i haven't had much time to post.

on the knitting front - i took off the WIP list the shawl for Melissa's wedding. my mom pointed out there is enough red in the brown multi-fiber shawl to wear it at both. or if she goes with a cooler color scheme i could wear charlotte. her mom has bought bolero jackets for all of us for the church, but i'll probably wear a shawl after the ceremony.

everytime i am looking at blogs i see the photo of the brown shawl - and want to work on it to bask in the gorgeous yarn!! but first things first. i am finishing the baby sweater - i'd like to mail it for the shower (which i'll miss because i'll be camping) on august 8. i have just the border of the bottom (11 rows!) to go, and then i have to seem and finish. i haven't really seamed before except the kitchener handle on the FMB.... i'll have to pull out a book. the sweater came out larger - i either didn't measure my gauge or it got looser.... good think threadbear sent me one more skein than what it called for!

speaking of my WIP chart - they aren't coming up on my page. my page says it's still loading forever, maybe i'm just not patient enough? (who - me?? never!)

my brother's fiance will be arriving shortly if she hasn't already - she is moving from florida to NJ and is driving up with her stuff. i can't wait to meet her! it will probably be monday night (dinner since it's my brother's birthday!)

other than that, not much happening. pele is eating better - still not as much as she used to. she is also very stubburn about taking the pills. i was using the pill popper - tube thing to put them in the back of her mouth, but found it easier to just "throw" it in. at least it's easier once i get her mouth open! she camps her jaws shut and i have to pry them opening, while worrying that i am hurting her. argh. she goes to the vet saturday for check up and if she needs to receive subcutaneous fluids at home, they will show me how to do it. yeah right - the only needles i like are the ones for knitting! my friend K is awesome enough to go with me. i may have to give her a dinner once a week to get her over here and do it for me. he he he!! i also promised her a scarf or hat for taking good care of josephine while i was away. (i'm thinking she may like a kitty hat from SNB. i may have to ask her. or she may just read this and tell me what she wants! i also have to run the yarn by her - she doesn't wear wool, but i think i have enough of a tencel/cotton blend to make something)

speaking of K and camping - we are going together and we will be cooking on this bad boy -

it will be a vegetarian only grill!! i can't wait to try out some cool recipes!

i received the Snob Stash Redistribution Project, and got some cool stuff!! (my stuff was nice but cheaper, so i put a lot more skeins in than i took out, but i looked up prices and i was dead even!) I got rid of the red mohair stuff (i forget what it was!) that was meant for the shawl for melissa's wedding, a bag of lana d'oro that was not the color i expected, and the sherberty alpaca wool for the striped sweater from knitty (all yarns/projects previously shown on this blog.) i got a bag of noro silk garden (the black-purple-green colorway) and some other stuff that i never heard of but is so soft and fluffy... in a goldenrod and a pumpkin color. i'll take photos of them eventually. i also took a random skein of chunky stuff for a scarf (a "goodwill" donation - doesn't need to be "swapped". but i also added three pattern books for goodwill.)

sharon was talking about comments and sharing/returning the love. in case i didn't respond to your comments in an email or here, i want to say thank you for visiting me!! i feel horribly inadequate since i am not as eloquent or witty as some people, i don't knit as much or have as much knowledge as some people, and i don't even post regularly. this blog is as much for myself (a diary, a project record for knitting, etc.) as it is for everyone else - but i do appreciate the audience! so big hugs to everyone reading!

happy knitting -

I'm Back!

I was here!! Mt. Shuksan and Picture Lake in the Mount Baker Wilderness, Washington, USA

Hello again!

Thanks for the kind thoughts about Pele - she is doing better. She has some form of kidney disease - either an infection (which can be cleared up and is a one-time thing) or kidney failure, which cats can live with for many years with careful monitoring. She stayed at the vets while I was away, and her creatinin levels are much lower - still above normal but great compared to what it was over a week ago! She gained a little weight back, is picky about food but still eating, and hopefully we won't be back at the vets until next saturday for a checkup on her creatinin levels!

I had a great time with 22 friends and strangers from the Veggie Board (VB) at a rural farm in Acme Washington! We saw Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan, (stood on the snow in sandals!) went on hikes, toured vineyards, laughed, cried, hugged, henna-ed, beaded, and a great time was had by all! Hope that next year we do one in this area to share the love wiht the east coasters!

I had brought along tons of books and knitting - thinking I'd be stuck out in the woods with strangers and what if i hated them? (Perish the thought!) As it was, I didn't get much done at all! a few rows on the plane and here and there, and I taught the owner of the B&B how to knit. There were several other knitters in the group, but we were just so busy that we barely broke out the needles!

I'm off to catch up on some blog reading, but I'll be around now so I'll see you later -

Taking a break

Hi -

I'm taking a week off from blogging. I may be going away on vacation. Pele, my cat, is sick - please send some good vibes to her!!! Whether or not I go away, I'm just not up to blogging right now. I'll see you in about a week.

Thanks and BB -
Katie

one may think this was one of rock chick's things (sounds like her doesn't it?) but no -

mild mannered wendy (who has had to defend her rights to knit what she wants and not break copyright laws!) presents

as someone on another board says in her signature:

Never retreat
Never explain
Never apologize
Get the thing done
and let them howl.

Be a bad-ass and enjoy your holiday weekend!