Why is the holiday almost gone?

While I’ve been very busy these last few days (well, except for the weekend—I was pretty lazy while I was at Kalene) I have very little to show for it! A lot of what I’ve been working on is either a) boring school stuff, or b) secret Christmas stuff. I have also been trying to get a big curtain project for the orphanage finished before term starts as well as handwork prep and other mundane things like that. However, there are a few things that I can show you!

I finished this round dishcloth awhile back; it’s done with finer cotton and I really like it. I might have to stock up on some more DK to fingering weight cotton—I like the fabric it creates.

I’m working on another of a three dishcloth set; slow progress since it’s a ‘vegging at home’ (which I haven’t done a lot of recently!) project.

Another project that I’m enjoying right now is a really cool steampunk/Victorian style fingerless glove pattern. I just need to do the thumb on the first one so I can cast on the second one. I’ve had this yarn in the stash for quite awhile—I LOVE it and can’t wait to get the buttons so I can finish these spiffy things.

I’ve been reading The Hobbit in preparation for my literature unit—that story never gets old for me! I’ve decided that a ground rule will be no, absolutely NO talking about the movie till the end of the unit, and even then I’m not sure if I want to hear it. I had to laugh when I saw this on Facebook awhile back—so true!

Parting shot: So, I found a whole new way to waste time on the internet—I’ve been having way too much fun finding nerdy “Keep Calm and…” pictures, so I’ll be sharing a series of them for my own enjoyment and hopefully for yours as well!