Wow... 500 posts of me babbling about random things. I can't believe I've found that many things to talk about.
Well, in honor of my 500th post (not really, but shhh, we'll say it is) I have a whole bunch of pictures.
Action shots of D knitting!
He's so proud of his "coaster" as he calls it. He cast off that night and began something new. You should hear him plot his projects out. He is truly one of us. And he's toying around with the idea of starting a blog!
He came over on Tuesday night to take care of me, I've been fighting a cold all week long. To cheer me up he brought this little guy with him:
Continuing with the D theme, I just finished this plain garter stitch scarf tonight for him. It's short and simple, strictly designed for warmth. It's quite a trek from the visitor parking lot to my apartment and whenever he gets there he is absolutely freezing.
It's really difficult to photograph the color. It's a heathered black and teal, very manly. Probably would have photographed better on a carpet that isn't black, but...ah well.
Some recent stash acquisitions include:
Stahman's Shawls and Scarves, I won this one on e-Bay.
The Bumper Book of Knitting. I ordered this on December 12th and it JUST got here.
2 hanks of Creatively Dyed Yarn in Gras and King
A hank of Gypsy Girl Creations in Blackberry Bramble
And the WIPs right now:
They're knitted olives. They're olives and they're knitted. I am in love with this pattern.
A hat to match my Irish Hiking Scarf
And my in-class knitting. Just a plain garter stitch corner to corner baby blanket. I started it last semester but it's moving much quicker now that I have 3 classes I can knit in, instead of just 1.
It's snowing here, we're expecting 6-10 inches. And the girls downstairs built a giant snow penis. I'll get a picture if possible.
Stupid freaking spider scared the crap out of me when I walked past the window. Just hanging there, looking creepy. (ETA: Yes, he's outside. If he was inside I wouldn't have been taking pictures. I would have been crying and begging D to drive 45 minutes to squish it for me)
I'm knitting another of Jean Greenhowe's wonderful patterns. Robin Hood is coming along nicely. He's somewhat less freaky with hair, but he still needs a nose, mouth and for his arms to be sewn into place.
He's so proud of his "coaster" as he calls it. He cast off that night and began something new. You should hear him plot his projects out. He is truly one of us. And he's toying around with the idea of starting a blog!
It's really difficult to photograph the color. It's a heathered black and teal, very manly. Probably would have photographed better on a carpet that isn't black, but...ah well.
Stahman's Shawls and Scarves, I won this one on e-Bay.
They're knitted olives. They're olives and they're knitted. I am in love with this pattern.
A hat to match my Irish Hiking Scarf
And my in-class knitting. Just a plain garter stitch corner to corner baby blanket. I started it last semester but it's moving much quicker now that I have 3 classes I can knit in, instead of just 1. 
Yeah, that'd be all my presents. Bought and wrapped.
I should explain that D... is a nerd. And I love it. Because I'm a dork, so we're the perfect couple. And within the first few times talking he'd mentioned Monty Python oh... about 20 times. So I got it into my head to knit him the Black Knight, complete with detachable arms and legs. I'm making up the pattern as I go along and, while I know this is tempting the knitting gods to curse me, it's going so well that it's SCARY. I'm very excited and I can't wait to finish it just to see his reaction. 
Ok, it's not that impressive really. Just the loose lattice lace stitch framed with seed stitch with some beads thrown in, but it's turning out nicely. I don't know who it's for or even if it'll be finished for the holidays, but it's nice to be working on something that isn't stockinette or garter stitch. 
It actually ended up costing around $5, when you add lights and ornaments. 
