To Rip Or Not To Rip

I can't decide. I just don't know about this yarn for this pattern. It is hard to see the lace pattern, which is a little sad. I think I really need a solid color sock yarn. Plus, this sock has been sitting for so long because it is attached to a giant knot of yarn and I made Mom promise she would untangle it because her skanky dog messed up the yarn. But she hasn't done it yet. So, I think this sock is going into official hibernation until I figure out what I want to do.

In the meantime, I made a Calorimetry and had to adjust the pattern a little because the yarn I used was bulkier than what the pattern called for and I read on Ravelry that the finished headband was too big for people. By the way, this yarn was wonderful. It was just another case of the wrong yarn for the right pattern. The yarn is cashmere and wool and it is hand-painted. It was so nice to work with. But anyway, the pattern says to cast on 120 stitches, but I did 80. So when I finished it, it took literally one day, I tried it on and it was about 4 stitches too small. Then I frogged it, bought some new black yarn and finished the new one. I am just trying to find the button I was going to use before I take a picture of it.

Also, what is with all the tornadoes lately? I guess there were more last night, or this morning technically, the sirens went off at about 6:30. Just a couple weeks ago there was a really bad one around here. Craziness. Is it all just part of global warming, or just a streak of really bad weather, or is it this guy's fault:

Stupid Dog

This is why animals are the devil.

This is my hand dyed yarn that was such a huge mess to untangle when I dyed it. This is also what happened to it after the dog got it, for probably the third time. I know after the first time it is completely my fault because I forget hide it when I want to stop knitting (this used to be attached to my sock, but the dog broke the yarn and then strung the yarn literally from room to room and then finished making it into a giant knot). Yet it still makes me incredibly angry and makes me want to hurt the dog, just a little. So for now the sock is on hold until I am ready to sit down and untangle it.



I also made these on Tuesday and finished them on Wednesday for someone my mom works with that I have never met. The yarn is an alpaca/silk blend, so it is hand wash, which may not be the best thing for a baby. But the yarn is so soft I think it is worth it. I have to say, I don't want a baby of my own, but I like knitting for other people's kids.