Maybe Not the Best Idea I Ever Had

So I have been collecting plastic bags for a while to make this tote bag thingy. I decided that I should start knitting it.



This is what I have learned:
1. Cutting up plastic bags takes a while.
2. Plastic strips - difficult to work with.
3. Even though I used larger strips and needles than called for in the pattern, I still didn't need to start another project, because there's no way that I will have it finished before I start student teaching.
4. Not a strong of a "fabric" that I would have liked.
5. I'm still going to finish it and use it and like it, but I probably won't make any more of them.

On a different note, I now live in a two yarn store city. Two years ago, no yarn stores. Today, two yarns stores. The new one is just lovely.

Also, have you seen this?

Pom Poms and Dishcloths

I love my new pom pom maker!



It's the Clover pom pom maker (big fan!) that I ordered from Jimmy Beans Wool. I am now a big fan of that website, too, my package came in 1 and a half days from Nevada! I can't handle yarn scraps, so they're all getting turned into pom poms. I'm thinking about making them into this scarf (Dandy, from Rowan 38):



(Except more colorful.)
(And probably for my daughter.)

I also made some new dishcloths for our new house.



I start student teaching on the 3rd, so I am kind of frantically trying to get things finished before I lose pretty much all of my free time.

Insomnia

Apparently this is what I do when it's 2am and I can't sleep:

1. Burn CDs.
2. Knit.
3. Spend a good long time trying to find a "Stop Plate Tectonics" T-shirt online somewhere. No luck, but not surprising since the last time I saw one was about ten years ago.
4. Spend a good long time trying to find this:



Obviously I had more luck with this one. I couldn't remember what they're called (EcoSpheres), which caused some difficulty, but I found it. Isn't it lovely? A whole little self-contained world. I don't know if I could take the pressure.
5. Watched Mona Lisa Smile.
6. Wondered where I will be student teaching. I found out from my advisor tonight that I have a placement, but she couldn't remember where, and she's going to email me tomorrow.

Now off to bed, I hope. Soon my little one will be awake and perky.

Rubik's Cube

I'm addicted to the Rubik's Cube. My brother bought one for my daughter and of course she immediately scrambled it and I just couldn't take it, so I went online and found the Nerd Paradise website. Now I can't look at it at all. If it's scrambled, then I want to unscramble it, but if it's unscrambled... I think I just need to hide it from myself, because it's not as if I have time for this sort of thing.

Knitting Update Monday

I have been knitting, and here's proof:

This is the cardigan that I am knitting for my daughter, a little something called Making It Up As I Go Along. I am including some fairisle stripes so I can practice knitting with one yarn in each hand. I never knit continental, so it is slow going, but getting better.



I am also working on my brother's Jesse's Flames sweater and it's finally almost time for a blue stripe! After miles and miles of black ribbing, blue stripes are very exciting.



(Not the best picture, but it doesn't matter, because it's just miles and miles of black ribbing anyway.) Blue and silver, didn't my brother choose great flame colors?

I should be studying for the three Praxis exams that I have to take on Saturday to see if they're going to let me become a teacher. What was I thinking when I thought I would be a good idea to save $40 and take all three on the same day?