A girl, some yarn, and a weinerdog

God bless FedEx 2nd day air, people. That is all I have to say. Last week, I went in for my eye exam. I got my new prescription, and decided that it would be more cost effective for me to order from 1800Contacts. So, I get home, and the contacts feel fine for the first 2 days. Saturday, my friend Liz and I went on a shopping excursion, and all of a sudden I felt like I had big gunk in my eye. I cleaned the contacts like 3 times, but they still felt odd. Sunday, I went to see The Breakup with my friends Liz and V, and cried my eyes out at the end (just broke it off with the boyfriend of 8 months, and I swear to god they stole parts of my life for this movie). I get to my car, and feel like I've got a stick in my eye. When I get home and let the dog out, I go take the contacts out, put my glasses on the coffee table, and take a nap. I wake up and the dog has chewed the end of one of the arms of my glasses. Nice. Then, Monday morning when I go to put my contacts in, I realize what the problem is. The right contact is torn. What the F??? So I've been a little ghetto in the eyesight department. But I came home from the gym to a box of new contacts--Yay!!!

I can't believe how long it has been since my last post. Inexcusable. Now, granted, life was REALLY crazy at the end of the school year for me, but that is still no excuse...
I have been busy, though. Unfortunately, I've not been busy with the Somewhat Cowl. I'm really not motivated to finish this item at this time. Literally, all I have to do is sew down the collar and I. Can't. Do. It.
Here's the rundown of what I've done instead:
I read Skinny Dip (by Carl Hiaasen) for a book club.
I started another one skein wonder. Cotton Fleece, Rue and Truffle. The ribbing will be in Truffle.
I finished the Preteen Girl Dream Halter (Cotton Fleece, some victorian pink or something, with Stacy Charles Poppy), which may be too short. I'm thinking that if I get a thin orange cotton halter, I can layer like the middle schoolers do, which will solve all problems.
I've started Orangina. Cotton Fine, truffle. Can you tell that A) I love Brown Sheep Cotton, and B) I need someone to make me stop using brown?

... and can't a) slow down long enough to blog, and b) stay with one project long enough to complete.
So while I've been gone, I've been working on the Somewhat Cowl. It is Somewhat Completed, but still needs to be Somewhat Blocked and Tamed. I tacked the collar inside, and HATED it. It looked pretty wonky. I think after I block it, I may tack it down flipped over like a turtleneck. That seems to work better with the yarn I chose (Cotton Fleece in Olivette)

So last week I received some terrific Trekking XXL in the mail from Tam, my April Colorswap pal. I've decided to use it for the Jaywalker. Here's how it looks so far:

I was sitting at my LYS yesterday working away, and all of a sudden my yarn gypsy ADD kicked in. I dropped my sock and started this: It is going to be the PreTeen Dream Vacation Halter. It looks like cotton candy and bubblegum ice cream. It is a little bit Pink Panther, and a lot Florida yard flamingo. It will have about 3 inches of 1x1 ribbing all the way around, and then turn stockinette in the front, but remain ribbed in the back. I'm using Cotton Fleece in Tea Rose, and some Stacy Charles Pansy in Reds (although it is more pinks and oranges). It makes me want to paint my toenails and chew some hubba bubba. Can't wait. TOTAL impulse purchase/project. Oh well. It is almost summer.

By the way, here's an action shot of the finished Hourglass. I love this sweater. I've been whining about the unseasonably cool spring we're having (it's been in the 40's more than once in the past 2 weeks!), but it did give me one last opportunity to wear wool without looking ridiculous...