Eseme's Den

The first of many, I hope.

lissa_dora came to visit yesterday, and left this afternoon. The time between really flew by (we kept looking at clocks and being surprised). My pasta sauce turned out well, and I was fortunate enough to find my favorite secret ingredient at the local kitchen shop (the owner thought she was out, but was able to find a jar in the back room). Food was yummy, and there was much celebrating. And talking- we chatted and ate or chatted and crafted (she can knit lying down!) nearly the entire visit (with a quick field trip to the library today to check out the display of the local fiber arts guild's work). Pancakes for breakfast, with jam and syrup and goodness. Middle-eastern style lunch. And speaking of jam, I now have three open jars of yummy gourmet jam (not the on peanut butter sandwiches type but the good on English muffins type).

I have a lovely new potholder/dishrag in shades of purple. It will totally match either my two purple and blue waffle-weave dishtowels or the two with cats on them. I quite like the pattern- I should be able to knit one in oatmeal and light green to match the current dishtowel rotation. Also a lovely hand towel for the bathroom (though it is very nice and would make a lovely runner on my dresser where it would get less mussed-up). And soap and tea and cookies and an art tile and more Celtic knot earrings (this makes three pair!). Oh, and chcolate. My house has been warmed! Thanks lissa_dora!

I've just spent the last three hours trying to get my crochet to behave and be roughly the same size as the other bag panel I have already made. It's been annoying, but I think I have managed to get close the the gauge of the part I worked on in Maine.

And I have had some very happy moments unpacking. Last week I managed to find the Celtic knot earrings I bought in Scotland and was beginning to fear were lost for good. I had looked everywhere, and then this little Asian-style pouch turned up. I've very pleased. I also opened a box marked "Fragile, 9/05" and found that I own a small version of the red dragon I bought moriden for his birthday. Neat! The same box has my little amethyst and wire tree, a glass dragon Apl bought me at one of the Disney parks, a pewter leaf ornament M gave me, and all sorts of assorted little things I haven't seen in years. I nearly opened the box while lissa_dora was here, when I needed a break from crochet. It is a happy box.

We have utterly excessive amounts of snow. The turkeys were doing fine with the previous amount, but I haven't seen them try to walk after last night.

I got four days off work in a row. Normally, this would be very neat. Sadly, that's when I got sick. So no fun for me.

I have been crocheting. I've made a hooded scarf with a gian hood and scarf bits which ought to be longer (but are the right size according to the pattern). I'm not sure if I am going to live with it or frog it- the chenille I used will be very messy if I frog it.

Once I was done with that, I realized that I'd be stuck in the house with my parents on New Year's Day. This means football, and I find that boring. So a quick trip to Jo Ann's and I have a new project! I grabbed enough yarn to make a bunch of bags.

lissa_dora is right, Sugar 'n Creme is very neat stuff. It is very thin, which can be annoying to work with, but the yarn just feels very nice and soft. Plus the colors I picked are very bright and cheerful (some may argue they are eye-searing, but whatever).

Also, new crafty userpic. Yay, felting.