tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11886981.post-1163566484103166502006-11-14T21:56:00.000-06:002006-11-14T22:54:44.196-06:00I should be ashamed of myself.. I have no excuse for not blogging for so long.. I really can't even tell you why.. What I can tell you is that I haven't forgotten about you guys and I hope you still like me anyway..<br /><br />Can I tempt you with a picture of my sleeve?<br /><br /><center><img src="http://s89652330.onlinehome.us/knitting/TCCProgress11-13-06.JPG"></center><br /><br />This is the sleeve I have completed.. but I have the second sleeve over half done.. it's nearly to the shoulder shaping.. I'm debating whether or not I want to backtrack and add an inch into it before I get to the shoulder (Yes.. this would mean undoing the shoulder on the first sleeve too) but I'm thinking that if I really need another inch I could just er.... block it into submission? I'm not sure on that.. I've never blocked wool before.. Any thoughts?<br /><br />Another tempting tidbit is the fact that I've had another birthday recently (I'm 22 now!) and I got a very special gift..<br /><br /><center><img src="http://s89652330.onlinehome.us/knitting/alfred.JPG"><br>His name is Alfred..</center><br /><br />And he's bugging me right now.. lol.. He's about 10 weeks old now I think.. I'm not totally sure when he was born.. but he's seriously cute and very attached to me. I call him Alfie.<br /><br />I want to make him a KittyPi.. which should be fun for a first leap into felting... I think it'll be a good Christmas vacation project unless I get to it before then. I haven't knitted around him yet so I don't know how he'll handle it.. but I refuse to allow him to run off with my yarn!<br /><br />I kindof feel bad.. it's currently hunting season and I haven't even begun knitting my dad some hunting socks at ALL. He seems to really like avoiding the fact that I need to measure his feet to make a proper sock.. but theres always next year eh?<br /><br />I go through little spurts of knitting.. then some time of non-knitting.. but I'm always thinking about it.. I even got to order the new Knitter's Companion book, which seems to really be as great as everyone says it is.<br /><br />Alfie is waiting for me to lay down with him.. and I just can't refuse that face... so I'll try to write again soon.. especially before another month goes by.<br /><br />To anyone still reading this: Thank you for putting up with me : )Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15446673625511874887noreply@blogger.com