What was that I said?

"I trust no one would mind if I vow at this moment never to do these stockings again." That's what I said.

And yet when I got the email today I said I would do at least two more. What an idiot! But I'd be getting paid and I think I figured out solutions for the sticking points.

Did I throw away the pattern?

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Mad weave socks

I'm almost finished with the socks! One more repeat and I'm ready for the toe. I can't wait! I love the color and the stitch but I hate the heel and toe instructions. I did the heel as the pattern said but I'm doing my own toe. My toe pattern fits much better than the one in the instructions. I tried that toe with the other sock, ripped it out and did it my way. I'm not doing that again. I see no reason to redo work without good cause.

The next pair I think will be with the yarn A'ndrea got for me.

At the moment I'm between chick-lit books so I'm reading "Charlie Wilson's War." The movie was excellent as is the book, but the book is more detailed. I'm enjoying the read.

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Weird kitty tricks

I don't know what's up with Miss Iggy recently. Maybe she has decided to amuse me.

The last couple days she has crawled into some odd places. Places she never showed any interest in before. The first place was between my night stand and two small chests She climbed over a chair and crawled in there. Then she just sat for a couple minutes:

 

  

 

Then today she was sitting beside me on a chair. I got up to get something out of a Captain's chest beside me. The chest has a roller door and small shelves inside. Miss Iggy looked at it and decided to try it out:

 

 

She looks so sweet in there but she didn't like me recording it for posterity. A few minutes she crawled out and went into the closet in mom's room. I think she likes the closet because that was her refuge from the dogs at her first home. We have a bed in there for her and we keep the door partially closed to give her some privacy.

Her favorite beds are still mine, mom's or my purple computer chair.

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