My email response came back "undeliverable," so I am hoping that you read my blog and catch this. You are correct about the Kipling baby sweater, and it should be 42 stitches. Thanks for catching that, and congratulations to your friend!

Okay, basket weave cable is really slow. And it's really, really hard to watch foreign movies while working on this scarf. This is not just a joke about concentration and cabling. Because the only movies I watch? Are FOREIGN. And I stubbornly refuse to dub.

That sound you hear is god laughing at me.

Anyway, I'm no brooklyntweed, but here is my scarf progress so far. Taken with my sextacular new camera and a 50mm lens.

My favorite feature of this camera is the artistic blurring I can achieve. This way, none of you can see my miscrossed cables. I love technology.

Okay, I am officially the last person on the internet to do this meme (so that means you have to read it). Back in June, Jocelyn tagged me for to post up "7 Weird Things." Unfortunately, Jocelyn did not know that I am 100% normal, and would be unable to complete this meme.

I'm sorry, Jocelyn. Please know that I have devoted a portion of my work day (usually in the afternoons, after lunch, say 1:30 to 4:00PM) to brainstorming weird things about myself. Every day. My bosses have begun to suspect...things.

In an effort to save my job, I will now post "7 Banal Things About Kim."

7) I believe all bugs are gross and should never touch me. This includes ladybugs and butterflies. I just clenched my sphincter thinking about how their horrible little feet feel on the back of my hand. *Inhale* *Exhale* Easy, Kim...eeeeeasy...

6) I never ate a green vegetable until I was 23 years old. In fact, if anything green touched my food, it rendered the entire meal completely inedible. Four years later, I'm a little better about this. BUT NOT MUCH.

5) I still believe that my royal, billionaire family is looking for me. Hey, when you're kidnapped at birth by very non-royal and/or billionaire gypsies people, it's important to keep hope alive. At the very least, I'm hoping they find me in time for the reading of Uncle Cholmondelay B. Moneybags the Third's will.

4) I used to be really, really awesome at Dance Dance Revolution. I played so much that my toenails fell off. Multiple times.

3) I have recurring nightmares about public bathrooms. Seriously, they are totally scary.

2) Beginning with the pet hamster I killed had at the age of three, all my childhood pet stories end in tragedy.

The number one, super banal thing about me: I cried during Joe Dirt. Oh yes, I did.

I present to you: Vaguely Clear Photos! Amazing what a tripod will do for your picture quality. Sadly, the tripod will not put makeup on you, or do your hair. Or make you change your stained gauchos for more flattering pants. What the hell, tripod?!

 Le Front:

Le Back (hey, tripod, could you clean my apartment? Thanks.):

Not too much blah blah this time around. I used Rowan Cork, which is now discontinued, but is a lovely yarn. Size 11 needles, my now typical method of using two pairs so I can knit in the round and try on as I go. Oh, and this was knit from the top down (if you're just tuning in), my first time ever doing this. I found this technique interesting, and it does have it's place. I'll probably do this again, but with MUCH better maths next time. Because...

This is not my favorite sweater. It's okay, it's wearable. I think my main issue is that it's rather big, and I like my sweaters to cut me in half. Er, maybe not that tight, but I definitely like my "lift and separate" to show (seriously, what is the point of underwire, otherwise?). I also threw a big cowl neck on it. So I can intimidate predators by looking larger than I actually am.

Final rating: C+.

In happier knitting news, I had great success with a tam hat. I made this one for Monkey King's mom to match a scarf I gave her a while back, but I'm really tempted to keep it.

I like how my camera decided the fan and knitted toys needed to be SUPER CRISP and me and my hat? What are we doing in this picture? Anyway, I used about 1.5 balls of Sublime cashmere/merino/silk blend. So lovely. So want to keep.

And finally, a bit of stash busting for me. Another scarf. I have about a ball and a half of silky wool to get rid of, so we'll see how much scarf we get out of it.

Well, that's all for now. This summer is KILLING me with the heat, and the humidity, and the allergies. One of these days I will get around to posting a "Seven Weird Things" meme that I was tagged for (I didn't forget!) and doing cooler blog entries. You know, the ones where I complain. Humorously.  

My top down sweater is completed! Unfortunately, Monkey King needs to learn how to use our new camera, because all the pictures so far look like this:

 

Hot. Sex.

See what I mean? My come and hither was completely wasted.

Next up: Hat. I can do hats.  

I would like to point out that I, Kim, took this awesome marginally better picture.