Too Deep?

I joined Sock Wars. I have never showed my knitting to other knitters before, and I'm not the quickest draw, but I figured even if I'm out in the first round or so, it's a chance to see how well I knit under pressure. And not only under pressure, but with the knowledge that actual knitters will see the finished product, and not just friends and family who ooh and aah politely if I knit them slippers that look (and fit) more like floppy messenger caps (yes, I did).

Summer is almost over. I'm off to Quesnel on Thursday to be a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding. I still have to buy shoes, but I have my eye on a pair. As for knitting, not much has changed. I've been picking away at a couple of projects, but slowly since I've decided to get ahead on my reading for the fall. I'm 2/3 of the way through Adam Bede by George Eliot and I will start Trainspotting by Irving Welsh next (for a different class, obviously). Unfortunately none of my current projects lend themselves well to reading. One is lace and the other two are in finishing or shaping stages, which means that I have to pay attention.

On August 26th, my boyfriend and I drive to Edmonton to visit his family (and a little bit of mine). His sister had a baby in April and we are going to be godparents, which I'm very excited about. An excuse to knit copious amounts of cute baby items! I would like to get something knitted for him by the time we leave, but I don't know if my current projects basket can handle another item. The three I have on the go are on deadline as it is. I also have an itch to try my hand at designing. I think it will be mostly trial and error knitting, with less pre-knit calculating than is probably wise. I spent four hours sketching and swatching today, and I think I have quite a clear idea of what I want to make. This is really taking up the front part of my brain right now, so I want to get to it before it fades.

No pictures to post at the moment. We just moved and haven't found the digital camera cord yet. (Okay, we moved a month ago but we've been particularly lazy about unpacking and sorting through the rat's nest of computer paraphernalia.)

Must go fight with the voices in my head over whether I should knit or read. More later (with pictures!).