TAKING BACK [THE KNIT]

I am really reminded of how much I HATE SPORTS! Really. My family is currently sitting in front of the tv watching intently. All I can really say is, thank god my mom is not, at the moment, screaming about what is happening in the game.

This is going to be one of those days where all I do is bitch, so be forewarned. I woke up with cramps and after being awake for about 2 hours they were devastatingly bad. I took a hot bath and tried all kinds of stuff until my Tylenol decided to kick in 3 hours after I had taken it. I am waiting until it wears off again, and I am just going to take one of my three left over vicodin from my hand. Which, by the way I have forgotten to blog about! My cast is gone, and although it still hurts pretty much all the time, it is nice to be able to do things like take a shower properly and write. I doubt if you realize what a relief it is to not have a plastic bag on my hand every time I shower.

I discovered another aspect of knitting that I hate almost as much as seaming today: the picot bind off. What a pain in the ass! It's like 3 steps forward and two steps back. It's pretty much the closest you can get to moving in retrograde without actually tink-ing. The good news is, I think I am getting on better terms with seaming. I defiitely still prefer working in the round though, and I think it's stupid when stuff that could be worked in the round is worked flat (i.e. the cami I hav been working on!) However, I am *this* close to being done with that damned thing. I literally just need to sew the straps on. All the ends are woven in and everything!

Today is an exciting day because I know I am going to the craft store tomorrow! One of my friends is taking me, and I am trying to evaluate what I want to knit next and what yarns I am going to be able to find at Michael's. I have a big-ass list of what I am going to look for. I really doubt it, but I am hoping against hope that I might be able to find something to make Hush Hush with. I am dying for that thing! And I am thinking of maybe making Mariah sometime soon. I need to start knitting things I am actually going to wear!