Waiting... rather impatiently...

Well, I still haven't gotten the garden path pattern in the mail... though it did ship a couple days ago so I don't know what's taking so long... I blame the post office. The USPS around here leaves a lot to be desired. I did, however, read about 4/5 of Wendy's book, Wendy Knits, and I found out how she knits socks, always, is toe up, and her basic sock recipe is in that book, so based on that information, and the fact that the entire back of the sock is stockinette and therefore even if I'm wrong, it's adjustable... I decided to go ahead and cast on. I chained like, 38 stitches, and then... I did me a toe. Check it out.

There it is with the crochet chain still unzipped. Note the open book in the background. No way in hell I could do this again without looking....

Here it is on the needles, on top of the two books I used to make it. (That's Lacy Little Knits, I just bought it recently and got it in the mail today. I love it. Ok... so there's not much in there I would make or wear myself but there are some cool stitch patterns, and lots of instructions and how-to's, with pictures. Including picking up a wrapped stitch. See why I found it handy?) And here we have a picture of my wearing the toe. Sorta.

I also found out today the reason my husband should never, ever be allowed to cook, and by found out I mean experienced because I'm getting a serious head cold and found it about as enticing to cook as to, say, crawl through a scorpion pit. This is what it looks like when he's done.

Note: Some of what you're about to see may be painful. Anyone with OCD please avert your eyes.

Admittedly, some of the dishes, the ones in the sink (SOME of them. Not many.) were already there when he started. The cereal box wasn't put away, and... oh, the paw print purse you see at the far left is mine. This is what my kitchen looks like after I cook (and after I've eaten...)

You should note that there is NO SPILLED FOOD on the stove.

See how shiny? And everything is put in it's rightful place. I hate being sick.

Oops, I nearly forgot. Happy thing for today? In the end of CSI and NCIS, everything turned out the way I had hoped. Well... not everything... but the important thing is... you know what? I don't want to spoil it even more in case you haven't seen them. Let's just say that on one show one heart is broken, but on both shows things are probably gonna be okay. Which makes me think maybe everything will be ok. Man I'm glad those shows ended well... ;)