I've been in a general state of malaise for the past several days, which was not helped by slipping down the stairs this morning and landing on my butt. Now my butt hurts and I have a general mood of "meh".
Here's the pink sock as of a few days ago:
I haven't touched it since the picture, which is not helping the goal of knitting more socks than last year. I have been working on Lilith and have started the second skein, so I'm officially 1/3rd finished. I'm enjoying the simple lace pattern, so much that I might need to try a slightly more advanced lace project next... maybe.
Kevin and I went out to eat last night since we got some gift cards for X-mas, thus making it a free meal. Afterwards, we stopped by B&N to look at books. Among other things, I picked up this...
It's gotten some really negative reviews on Amazon because the projects are rather simplistic. But inside there are some cute things that I might make and some things to give me some good ideas, and who doesn't want to own a book with a knit wedding dress inside. Actually, the dress would make a really cute top if you stop knitting at the waist. I think the people who wrote negative reviews are too dependent on knitting books providing the perfect pattern. What I love most about knitting books is what other ideas they can inspire (even if I don't follow them through immediately or ever).
Ow. Ow ow ow ow...