So this weekend was..interesting.

Saturday Cody didn't have to work because he had to work an extra day at a different time so we went to the knitting group at Napoli for a while. I brought my wheel and had posted a note in the Tuesday group's yahoo mail that I was going to be there with my wheel.

Then I worried that I sounded all egotistic because I was assuming people would care that me and my wheel were doing anything ever. But people actually showed up because my wheel and I were there! Whee! So I showed some spin-curious people a few tricks on the wheel. Beth was there with her wheel and a woolee winder which is a neato bobbin gadget that I haven't been able to buy yet. And I got to see Adam who I hadn't seen Ms. Harlot had been in town!

I also got to see Erin whom I haven't seen since, geez I don't even know. I've been mentally calling this "the baby knitting group" because there have been three pregnancies in the last year. Erin's alleged girl (they're not positive it's a girl) is due next! And I got to meet a sweet little baby boy who's just two months old I think? He was very cute.

Then Cody and I went to Village Wools to buy gifts for my knitflix swap partner (No worries it's not a secret swap). And I spent too much. Again. THEN we went down to Los Lunas to see the in-laws and get haircuts. My mother-in-law is our hairdresser but it's ok she's a retired professional. It's nice to have short hair that doesn't tangle again. We also ate at a local favorite called Benny's whose burritos Cody's been eating since before he was born. Then we drove home and went to bed.

I woke up Sunday morning with a HORRIBLE stomachache. Blah! Benny's tried to poison me!

So I was in bed asleep or awake and wishing I were dead for about 24 hours until Monday morning. I was better but woozy Monday but we did get a few errands run that we do on Cody's "weekend" days (for those who don't know he works a totally freakish schedule so our "weekends" are different than most people's).

Tuesday I went back to the chiropractor who's really surprised with how quickly I've been improving! Seriously, my neck is so much better. You wouldn't believe the difference.

Then we mailed out my knitflix swap box, I hope she likes it!! I've been calling it an unashamedly girly. I don't want to give too much away though so I'll wait until it gets to Gwen to give the details. We also mailed out the vesper sock yarn that was snagged within hours of my putting it up for sale, which wasn't a surprise at all. That stuff is like jade or somethin.

Tuesday night we went to the Stitch n Bitch at Flying Star where I felt well enough to have the Late Autumn Harvest again - although I had to send it back and have them cook it more the patties were a bit raw in the middle and I'm not gonna get sick again!

I had a great time hanging out with Ramona, Beth, Morgen, Cari (who gave me a present from Village and looked lovely in her new Clapotis!!) and our blogless friends who are on the verge of converting any day now. Hope I didn't forget anyone I usually get a little slap happy at these things. Morgen, who had a really cool reconstructed sweater on, is our latest peer pressure victim! Welcome aboard!

We discussed blogs, the big Tilli Tomas pricing scandal, the upcoming Taos festival, Village's new digs, a group trip to Good Fibrations in Edgewood, the Sheep to Shawl store at the state fair, creative export businesses, and someone talked about knitting underpants out of lavender-scented yarn. Oh yeah, that was me.

So today I've been finishing up the knit portion of my funky scarf. I'm being awfully vague about this scarf aren't I? Well, it's kind of weird and hard to describe. And I'm still not absolutely sure it's going to work out. But don't worry! I'll write all about it when I finish it.

Then I put some handspun for sale in the etsy shop.

I put Sugar Plum Fairy back up for sale

Carnival Flirt

Schmoop

and last but absolutely not least,

Bernadette

It reminded me of the Seurat painting which made me think of Sunday in the Park with George so I named it after Bernadette Peters. But right now I want to dance around the house with it and sing that Four Tops song instead. Is it odd for one to fall in love with one's own yarn? Is that some kind of weird fiber Pygmalion thing?

Bernadette!
You're the soul of me!

Bernadette!
You mean more to me than a skein of yarn was ever meant to be!

I love that song. Ok you all think I'm really weird now.

If you're going to run away why don't you go look at the scarf Holly made using the Jackpot yarn! Isn't it pretty?

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