Thursday, August 25, 2005
as the knitblog turns
i just glanced out the window and saw the beautiful pink hues the setting sun paints on the clouds. it looks like it wants to storm, but i don't mind. we're getting closer to fall, and i love fall. when i walk outside in the mornings there is a chill to the air and i find myself feeling comfortable for the first time in months. as such, i am on a shawl kick. i'm planning my fall and winter scarves and hats. i'm taking the time to knit every night- if only a few rows. on friday night i finished the flower basket shawl from interweave knits:
flower basket shawl
evelyn a. clark for interweave knits (fall04)
started 8/1/05 (ish)
completed 8/20/05
lace weight wool bought on lj, colour "burning embers"
i wish i'd gone with my intuition and done more repeats, but i'm pretty happy with this shawl. as soon as i finished, and had pinned it out to block, i wound some beautiful lace weight from knitpicks (shadow, colour vineyard) and cast on for the mystery shawl. oh- first? this yarn is amazingly soft. the lace is fabulous, the pattern is fun and just challenging enough to keep my interested. i just finished the second clue:
my birthday was amazing. i felt so loved, and was so happy. i had a bunch of fabulous meals, got some amazing gifts, and i think i'm aging fairly gracefully. today i spent the birthday money i got from family on a fabulous tshirt and a necklace that was on clearance at janetjewelry. my new life obsessions are the show 'gilmore girls', french manicures, and lace knitting. i've filled my summer with insane amounts of light fluffy reading. i'm doing pretty well.
how are you?
8:08 PM /
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
without it.
tomorrow (the 17th) is my 26th birthday. my 25th year was quite the adventure, more sickness, hospitals, broken bones, lost jobs, moving, lost friends, new friends, family woe, sorrow and happiness than any other year of my life. where i am now is a place of holding still. trying to solve problems, trying to be patient, trying to be happy.
life is funny. a boy i knew when i was a teenager used to say, 'life is a wonderful thing. without it, you'd be dead'. and that is so true- really, more than just in the obvious way. i'm lucky, despite the setbacks, i have life. i am alive. i have the ability to knit and see the bright side and i have two lovely cats and a wonderful boyfriend and some true friends and a pretty great family and a good job and for all my negative thoughts and words- i have hope.
i'll celebrate by going to work. and then i'll have supper with my mom and grandma, and again friday with the rest of my family. i'll forget the yuckiness of an appointment i had today and remember how wonderful adam is for listening to me yell without getting mad and with him knowing it wasn't HIM i was yelling about, it was just him i was yelling to. i'll get a good night sleep, read a book, knit my shawl, cuddle a cat, enter data and answer phones, dream about my next life and just keep on keeping on.
so. cake on me, tomorrow, everyone. happy birthday to me.
8:37 PM /
i'm rachel m, i'm 26 and i live in cleveland, ohio. i knit, spin, and read. i have a steady sweetie, two chubby cats, a full time job
and a messy apartment.
