Finally, some crafty content

I know that my blog's been pretty slow lately. First I had spring break, and then when I came back I had so much to say that I would start writing up a post, only to end up saving it rather than posting it because it was still incomplete. Does that ever happen to you? So much to say that you don't say anything at all? Well, it's not so much to say, necessarily, it's that I have a lot of pics and the like to add, link to, and post. Anyways, instead of posting content, I've been posting memo's, videos, and other filler. They're a lot quicker than actually writing something.

But I'm biting the bullet, so here it goes. This is my ~~first~~ second week back from spring break, and getting back into the swing of things is being somewhat problematic. It's amazing howmuch a week off can get you used to doing what you want, and doing absolutely no homework. ~~Over the past three days~~ Mid last week I slowly started to do my homework again. It's very sad, but it's taking me a while to get used to being in school again.

Spring break was wonderful, if incredibly busy. On Monday I went to Vancouver BC with a friend, where we spent the day. We went to Stanley Park, and just had a bunch of fun hanging around downtown all day.

The rest of spring break was spent hanging out with friends, and it was pretty busy. On Sunday, I took the Amtrak back to school, where my sister picked me up and we went to Powell's, the largest used and independent bookstore in the world(my sister got me a Powell's gift card for my 19th birthday; she knows me too well) where I got the Yarn Harlot's new book as well as The Best of Knitter's Arans and Celtics. I love both books. There are multiple designs in Arans and Celtics that I love, but these two are my favorites.

Best of all, they are arans/celtics with SHAPING! Not only that, they also come in my size. No changing needed! I love it. It's going to be my next project after Edna.

Speaking of projects, I have quite a few going. I reorganized my closet which included reorganizing my knitting.

WIP's
- Clessidra from Knitty, using Knit Picks Essential

- Bunny Hop baby blanket for whomever in myfamily has a child next (several of my cousins have gotten married in the past few years)

- The Counterpoint baby blanket for my friend who's expecting in September

- Edna, of course
- Jaywalkers (I ripped all the way back and started them over)

- Great American Aran Afghan

These are the 6 that, when I have time to knit, I knit on. However, unfortunately knitting time has been lacking lately mainly because my time is taken up by school, and when it isn't I'm either reading or beading. Beading had taken over knitting time for a while because I hurt my thumb and could neither knit nor spin, but I could awkwardly bead. Now though, my thumb is nearly 100% and I can get back to knitting!

I finished Octavius! He's very, very cute. The Claudia Handpainted knitted up wonderfully.