Lost: camera

Serious bummer. I have not been able to find my camera in several days. I have searched all the obvious places, and the less-obvious places that I can think of. At this point, I'm just going to leave it to the universe to return my camera to me when it is ready. If it turns out I can't wait that long, I may have to go buy a replacement. But of course, I know that two days later I would find my camera, and be annoyed.

Those who remark upon items going missing in my presence know that I have a theory about this. (Actually, technically, it's not a theory. Not even a hypothesis. Just a si

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lly notion. But let's not get technical.) Wormholes.

Yes, wormholes. Little wrinkles in the space-time continuum that can cause an object to move instantly from one location to another that is not connected to it in space as we know it. Wormholes are what cause objects to disappear from a location where you know you placed them, only to reappear in a totally absurd location five days later.

It has nothing to do with the notorious faultiness of the human memory. It's wormholes. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Anyway, I hope some kind wormhole will return my camera to me before I break down and spend $150 on a shiny new one that I will not be willing to part with when my old camera returns. Thanks.

A miracle: no WIPs

I finished two projects today, leaving no works in progress (WIPs) on my official Ravelry project page. This is the first time it has happened since I started using Ravelry to keep track of my projects. Since I usually have two projects on the needles at any given, it's quite unusual for me to finish both so close together.

I'm feeling ambivalent about this. On the one hand, there's great pride in the accomplishments. Both projects turned out beautifully. (I don't have pics yet, but will take them soon.) On the other hand, it's a little bit sad not to have a project to turn to at the moment. My needles look forlorn and lonely.

Of course, they won't stay that way for long. I have so many projects queued up, both on Ravelry and in my own mind, that I can't wait very long to start something else. I just need to make up my mind which two projects to do next. There are several things I want to knit for myself. I think the fingerless gloves in laceweight alpaca will have to be the next thing I start. I also have some super-soft yarn I need to use to make baby caps. Then there's the mp3 player cozy and the journal cover I want to make for myself. But I probably shouldn't have two selfish-knitting projects at the same time. Decisions, decisions.

A Minor Disaster

I blame my husband for this, as for most things. If he had been helping me watch our two-year-old instead of napping this afternoon, this would never have happened. Really, my choices had nothing to do with it. That's what I tell myself. Don't disillusion me.

The disaster in question is miscrossed cables, about 6 rows back.

I really don't want to rip back that far, and correcting miscrossed cables is a real pain in the neck. I'd take it to the knit shop, but they're closed tomorrow. So I'll be setting aside my lovely cashmere wrap until I get another chance to go to the knit shop, which will be next Friday. Aaaargh!

I think my knitting feng shui is out of balance or something. I made a mistake on this beautiful wrap. I am entirely dissatisfied with the socks I am working on, and considering frogging them. And I have set aside a couple of projects to work on later. Meanwhile, I have friends popping out babies left and right, whom I am obligated to knit for. I have yarn (thanks to another wonderful yarn crawl yesterday, yay!) but no patterns chosen. This is not for lack of trying. I have looked through my pattern books and searched ravelry. I just can't seem to find the right patterns. Aaaargh!

I don't know why I am in a knitting funk right now, and I don't know how to get out of it, but I am open to ideas... (ie. help!)