That is one finished Bellatrix sock. I’m kind of…meh about it. I thought the grey yarn would give it a spooky snaggly look. Like, well…Bellatrix. But it just looks…messy. Not helping is the fact that I started on the toe too soon (DAMN YOU CUFF DOWN PATTERN! NEVER AGAIN!) and it doesn’t fit all too well. When I finish the second one, I’ll probably try to rip this one back a bit and extend it.
This is my first attempt at the encroachment heel, which Jen has been pushing on everyone like religion. I like it, but the purl side is a little…lumpy. Because while I can knit through the back loop of the two stitches, I can’t seem to pull that off on the purl side.
The yarn is not endearing itself to me, either. It’s Lang Jawool, and it’s very VERY splitty. And while the first skein was unblemished, the second skein for the second sock already has two knots where the yarn was joined, and I’m only on row 13 of the ribbed cuff.
ENOUGH ABOUT MY SOCK PROBLEMS!
Last friday I got my hair cut (long overdue). My hair salon also sells purses, jewery, and boutiquey like stuff. Which is painful when you’re waiting for your appointment. And poor. And you want to buy everything. On friday, I saw a bag. A great bag. A bag of greatness. And…it was on sale. It was perfect. Big, but not too big. A bright, cheery yellow-green color. Good for overnighting, plane carry-on, and most importantly, as a knitting bag.
It was cheaper than I thought, and I considered it. But the salon had raised prices for hair cuts. Again. (grrr) And I decided it was too much for the hair AND the bag. And it was probably an impulse kind of purchase anyway, and that I would forget all about it once I left the shop.
But I didn’t. I thought about it. More that someone really should think about an accessory. I lost sleep over it. And when I did sleep, I dreamed about it. I really REALLY wanted this bag. I’m so stupid! It was on sale! Why didn’t I buy it???
I got another chance at it today, and it was STILL THERE! AND STILL ON SALE! AND I HAD MONEY IN MY ACCOUNT BECAUSE IT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH!
So I bought it. Assuage my guilt at purchasing something extravagant (THOUGH A BARGAIN! REALLY!) by confirming its awesomeness. Please?
It’s a little brighter than the color in the picture shows. But it’s awesome, right?
Right. So the reason I had another shot at this bag was that I was in downtown Decatur, meeting some really good friends for dinner who were in town for a few days. Vic and Erin! I hadn’t seen them since the wedding! They moved to Charleston a few years ago and GEEZ I miss them so much! It was so good to sit down and talk and eat complicated french food with them (even the waitress was french. did they import her, or what?). We had a lot to catch up on. Talk turned to my blog, and Erin mentioned that my site isn’t nearly as risque as it used to be. Apparently, Vic does a quick skim of my posts on the rss reader to make sure there isn’t anything he “doesn’t want to read.” Ha ha. This from a guy who once emailed me about his…uhhh…health. He probably wouldn’t want me talking about that on here. Nevermind. Ahem.
Anyway, yeah. My writing has toned down ALOT, especially since Kev and I got married. Because, well…married sex is boring! I mean, boring to other people. There’s only so many times you can write about how Law and Order was a repeat so HOOO BOY! did we GET IT ON!
So yeah. Sorry about the lack of extreme adult content on here lately. I’m sure there’s one or two of you who are disappointed. But if something exciting happens - like, ooooo! new sex toy! Or the pizza delivery guy brings us pizza and we realize we have no cash on us, I’ll be SURE to post about it. Until then, expect more knitting and nonsensical observations and occasional rants (WHAT’S SO HORRIBLE ABOUT HILLARY’S CLEAVAGE, I ASK YOU???) that have become the norm around here.
And Vic and Erin? I ran the fishing idea past Kev. He is intrigued and thoughtful. Maybe this fall 
And we should definitely all get a beach house one day.
Now THAT will be a good POST! BWAAAAHAHAHAHAAA!
no seriously. we’ll be good.
Hmm. Pushing it, huh? Like religion? You hear that, Atlanta? Do not ask me to show you stuff anymore, Atlanta. I will not be the knitting evangelist!
I lurrrve the yellow bag! This spring, I bought one with similar styling in that bright yellow color, only smallish, as my chiropractor bullied me into converting to (sorry about the poor structure of that sentence) ALSO on sale, at Target. Oddly, I haven’t seen everyone else carrying it.
Those Bellatrix socks would be AWESOME as thigh-high stockings. With a leather skirt. AWESOME.
My friend knitted a pair with skulls in. Me, I get bored with every sock I start, and since I’ve only tried cuff-down, I have a lot of beer cozys.
Married sex isn’t boring. WRITING about married sex is boring. “Dear diary, Kev and I went at it last night, and he was amazing. Just like yesterday morning, and Tuesday afternoon. And all last week. Better than that one time he drank too much last month. I mean, scary good, like it was six months ago….”
Actually, I might run with this at my place, if you wouldn’t mind.
Knowing ESC, I think she meant it more in the drug-dealing sense of pushing. And really, Jen, don’t you want to be the Dealer of Knitting?
I am not sure how I feel about Bellatrix in that yarn either. But the bag is nice!
I don’t like that sock pattern. It looks like it would uncomfortable to wear.
Jen - yyaaaaeeesss! try the ENCROACHMENT HEEL! Try it, and be SAVED! PARAAAAISE THE LAAARB! In the name of The Zimmerman, The Walker, And the Harlot, Amen.
Aimee - it actually is comfortable. at least there is that.
Stupid askimet marked Julie and Cybele as spam! And they didn’t ONCE try to enlarge my member.
Cybele - yeah, and no one wants to read that. Illicit sex with your living in sin boyfriend is SO much more interesting. And run with whatever you want
Try a toe up sock pattern next time. They seem to go faster for me.
Julie - Maybe encroachment heel is kind of a drug. But Jen gets very excited about it when you ask her. And actually, it IS alot easier than the usual short row heel. And it uses less yarn. So I probably will use it again. And push it on people. Do you want to learn how? I could teach you! I’ll put up a video! You should totally do encroachment heels from now on!
I want to know how. Put up the video. I NEED to know how to do an encroachment heel!!!