Fuzzy feet redux and camden hat too

i am leaving for India in approximately 3 weeks. and in that time i need to finish Lia (unhappy with the fact that i had to frog an entire skein's worth due to the negative ease which they published AFTER i had CO), make a hat for dad, and slippers for mum and the husband. i have the yarn ready...just can't seem to make the time to finish it all up.

ugh!

update: finished dad's hat and 1 of two slippers for mum. now my husband wants the hat and i still havent worked on lia at all.

when you see things that former classmates do and achieve, you wonder what went awry, and why am i the only one at home and with nothing to show for all those years?

Shiny new swift and a new pattern

Lots of updates, since I haven't written in a while. Finished my first felted slipper socks/clogs. they were HUGE, Hagrid sized but after felting are very thick and warm and will (hopefully) keep my feet toasty in the winter months. My hands and feet are already cold...and it is only fall. :(

Got navy blue bulky wool from knitpicks to make Lia. Gauge swatch finished and just CO. Row gauge is a bit off, my swatch is slightly longer but it should be okay. Could not figure out the stretchy/slingshot type cast on recommended, so used a knitted cast on (my knitted CO tends to be way loose anyway).

But here's why i am so happy today: My knitpicks swift finally turned up today...wooooooo hooooo! Used it to wind 3 hanks already and am so thrilled with it. Tried using chairs and the husband to wind a hank of bulky and sock yarn respectively with equally disastrous results. complements the knitpicks ball winder perfectly. Am so glad i have it.

Meetup

my meetup group has slowly garnered about 14 members and we are in the process of voting for our first meetup. people are slow to respond however, maybe they dont check their email everyday? i would not have thought it possible, but i am addicted to the internet and will browse on my phone if i have nothing better to do (usually i do, but tend to ignore mundane household chores...)

meeting two of the ladies from the group today, provided they don't pull a no- show again like last time. would be nice to finally make some friends. summer is all right, there is a lot to do but it will be a long, freezing and lonely winter all on my own.

argh. its too early for thought.