A Little Bit About A Whole Lot

Last night I sat and watched more of the Planet Earth Series with Hubby and the Daughters... there's over 15 hours of stuff to watch. It's really cool to learn so much about our planet... at the same time I'm knitting. My goal is to finish the glove before the family heads back to school tomorrow. I was quite dismayed when I realized that I had made a mistake. The thumb for the glove was a whole inch higher on the one I was knitting than on the one that was finished..... and so (in a whisper) I had to ravel it back.... hmmm : { It is a rare occurrence when I screw up that badly this far along. Usually if I am going to make screw ups it is when I am laying the foundation for the pattern. I can't even blame it on the program I was watching. Last night I was back at the cuff again and so the journey of the lace glove is on..... I still have today to get it finished. It's not likely with all those ruddy fingers to knit but I'm going to try.

As for the jacket commission.... well that's why I wanted to get the gloves finished... so that when Hubby and the girls went out the door tomorrow I could get down to it and work that jacket commission like there was no tomorrow... this is what I'm aiming for....

The warp is 50% alpaca and 50% wool, the weft is 100% alpaca. I'm aiming for black and plum instead of cream and gold. My deadline is the end of January. I have most of the warp done. I have none of the weft done. Argh! It will be a head down, work till my fingers bleed situation. I think I can... I think I can.... I think I can! This jacket will pay for college this year!

Speaking of College.... it is that time of the year when I start watching the college website for their course lineup and information. Woo hoo! I'm really excited this year to see what they have available. Level 4 obviously.... but I would like to do some other courses too. Oh man.... I just checked their website and the course lineup is out..... Oh man.... there is just too much to choose from.... I want to do them all. I definitely want to do the dyeing cotton course and I'm thinking that sock making with Cat Bordhi..... mmmmm! Oh man this is going to be expensive. Argh.... and they are having a Cashmere spin-in.... oh man! It's better than sex.... well.... a little....

Well I have to print off the service leaflet for church and back at those gloves....