The Heathen Housewife

Guess What?! I feel like a knitting machine. Only a hand knitting machine, not an actual knitting machine. I mean, I’m being all metaphorical and stuff, not talking about the two knitting machines stored under the bed a few feet away. Can you tell that it is late and I should be headed to bed right now? Oh, but it is, and I should.

But down to business. Look what is blocking on the bed behind me just a few feet away:

Some of the cutest, happiest little pants that anyone ever did see, that’s what. I can’t believe how fast these knit up or how cute they turned out. They would be even cuter on a new baby, but instead they will be going to live at the Yarnery in a few days. I hope lots of other people think they are cute and buy the pattern. I think I am going to go ahead and make it available this week. Don’t worry, dear test knitters, the offer still stands – but after having knit one pair in almost every size, I think I have my math right, and I’ve revised the wording a few times so I’m pretty happy with that. I’ll still be able to swap out the copies at the store if someone has great suggestions on the instructions, but I feel pretty good about this one. Yay!

Everything else here is going well. I cast on about a million socks before that sock class on Saturday, which went smashingly well. I love my classes at the store lately – I’ve been so lucky with awesome students knockonwood. So now I’m knitting away on some little socks for Julie in an attempt to keep up with my class and have a sample ready for a heel flap and one for a turning for the next class. Julie’s been asking for more socks and who am I to say no?

I’m also staring down some of the UFOs scattered around the room and trying to decide which one gets some attention soonest. The charity blankie that we all worked on up at Unistar this summer is making the strongest case, and it wouldn’t take all that much to finish it up and ship it out to some family who could really use it. I think I’m going to make some time for that this week. The sock yarn blankie – you know – THE blankie – is still at the store on display, but when it comes home, it’s getting center stage now that the weather is cooler and I’ve had a nice little break from it. I’m going to finish that sucker this winter.

Anyway, there’s one other thing I’ve been wanting to mention, and while I’m looking around the room, I’m staring it down too, so here goes. And update on the yarn dyeing business…So far, I’ve sold quite a bit of that giant pile of hand dye I worked on all summer. I appreciate every order, and I’ve been running to the post office pretty much within 24 hours of getting the e-mail saying someone has clicked the checkout button. It’s so much fun sending my little skeins of fuzzy joy off to new homes!

One thing continues to puzzle me every time I glance at the pile, though. Remember when I was test-dyeing little skeins and I knit up that messy sample and everybody loved the orange and brown yarn that I said I didn’t “get”? I swear at least five people said “make that yarn and I’ll buy it!”

So I did. I made a pile of what ended up being called “Brick House”. And it’s all still sitting right here. I sure hope someone decides they really want it, because I feel kind of sorry for it. You can still go visit it and its friends over at my etsy shop.

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