Shoes and Sickness

I got new shoes!

They're Keen Venice H2s in Light Green Yellow. Completely animal friendly and completely awesome. They should be great for the summer. Not exactly knitting content, but there's been a bit of a paucity of that around here lately. I've been sick with the Cold From Hell^TM that just might be bronchitis, so saith the pharmacist. Unfortunately, I have no doctor to confirm this, as my insurance company won't let me see anyone out of state. It's as good as not having insurance. Also, it's that excruciating time in the semester where midterms abound. So much to do, so much stress, absolutely no time to spend days in bed, which is what I'd really like to do.

I admit, though, I haven't been entirely devoid of knitting in the past few weeks. I made another hat for myself out of the Mountain Colors Mountain Goat.


I'm telling you, I've got this pattern down. Just look at the crown shaping. It thrills me in a way that only a knitter could appreciate.


D would never choose this yarn for herself (too bright), but now that she's seen it, she wants one, too. I have a skein and a half left, and I can bang these hats out in two evenings, so I'll make another one for her and maybe a scarflette for me. We shall see. I'd like to get started on my sweater, but I need new needles. The Denise cables are just too darn sticky and I have to work to slide stitches along. I'm going to invest in some Addi Turbos, which I've heard wonderful things about. Until then, that's on hold.

The waterbottle sling is coming along. The body is completely done, as such:


I'm actually quite a bit further along in the strap. The picture's about a week old, and I have a the pocket and about 15 inches of strap done. (By the way, whose bright idea was it to do 50+ inches of strap on size two needles? This is taking forever!) If I don't get distracted (or sicker or, heavens forbid, study), I should have it done for the end of next week when D arrives. :)

And lastly, I present you with the photographic evidence of the most energy I've had all week. The shoes have simply made me that excited.


Hiiiiiiiiiiiiyah!