So much for being in bed by 10:30
Both Craig and I have been staying up too late, lately and we've been trying to just stop doing stuff and getting to bed earlier. That was my plan tonight, as I finished packing the lunches at 10:30. But then I just had to knit a couple of rows on Vino, and I just had to check my email, and I just had to take a picture of Vino and upload it to Flickr so I could blog it tomorrow and now here I am at 10:51 blogging now. For someone with a PhD, I'm not too bright.
That being said, Vino is just swimming along. This is fast yarn. I don't know what makes it faster than other worsted weight wool, but it *feels* faster and I'm still very much in love with knitting it.
However, a 30 inch piece of brown knitting does not make for very exciting blogging. So I glammed it up by putting my piece in progress on my new living room rug--which is very pretty.
I'm no decorator, but confess I do like this new stage in my life where a) I own a house and b) I can now accumulate things I love to put in my house. I do not have the time, money or inclination to hunt for the perfect thingamadoodle to coordinate with some whatchamacallit in my foyer (in fact, I don't think I have a foyer), but I do like that I have a new couch, ottoman and rug that are my style and which coordinate with each other. I actually have a palette (which I keep swatches of in a little daytimer binder so I can bring them shopping, geek that I am) and a plan. It sorta scares me since I used to think milk crates liquor bottle shelves were tres chic; I guess I'm growing up because I enjoy my cozy home in progress.
I love your new rug too!
Posted by: Danielle | April 22, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Sometimes I think I'm still in that milkcrate stage, even though the only milkcrate is the one holding the shoes by the door. Goes along with the beds raised on cinder blocks to supply extra storage space.
Posted by: Seanna Lea | April 22, 2008 at 05:05 PM
My bedstand used to be milkcrates covered with a blanket (shuddering).
Posted by: Knittripps | April 22, 2008 at 05:21 PM
Being a grownup does have its advantages. :)
Posted by: M-H | April 22, 2008 at 06:30 PM
what a gorgeous rug - errr... knitting... err... rug ( :-D)
Posted by: Teyani | April 22, 2008 at 11:32 PM
That's a very color coordinated picture, right there.
Posted by: claudia | April 23, 2008 at 09:15 AM
Love that rug! I used to have end tables that consisted of packing boxes stuffed with packing paper and covered with pieces of fabric.
Posted by: mary | April 25, 2008 at 06:59 PM