Gas lines, oh my.

I know it's stupid, but psychologically I feel better for not having had to pay $4.00 a gallon for gas...yet. Yesterday at Costco, the price was still $3.99. So I joined my fellow Cosco-ites in line at the pump.

I'm too young to remember the gas lines of the 70s, but I will certainly remember this. I've never seen the Costco gas station this crowded...all to pay $3.99 a gallon. If there hadn't been people directing traffic, it would've been utter chaos. I'm glad the dude directed me into a lane where my gas tank was on the right side of the pump, since I can never pull the darn hose to the other side.
My husband thinks it was a waste of time to save a few cents, but what I neglected to tell him was that sitting in that line allowed me to do 5 rounds on my sock. I consider it time well spent.
Today is Wednesday, and I'd like to try and do WIP Wednesdays, if only to get me to blog more regularly. Now that I've joined the Summer of the Stash group on Ravelry, I should have something or things to show. Right now I'm working on the Gossamer Stars Scarf from the latest Interweave Knits. This is going to be for my very good friend and co-worker Aglae. I've completed one repeat of the chart so far: I really like the pattern. Like the description says, it's interesting enough not to be boring.

Almost back on track

I finally got some pictures taken and uploaded, so now I can make a proper post. First of all, some good news, I got an A in my class, keeping my 4.0 GPA. It's the first time in my life I've been able to maintain a 4.0.
I've been neglecting Project 365, even though I have my camera with me I just haven't been taking the time to snap even one picture. I managed to take 2 pics last week, hopefully starting today I'll be back on track, starting with this shot of my neighbor's cat.
I made my first dishcloth in about a year, the Ballband Dishcloth from Mason-Dixon Knitting. It's for a woman I know through Band. I originally set out to make the Lacy Round Dishcloth but after it was finished it was absolutely hideous! I do realize that I could have frogged it and that would be the end of it, but I had to take a picture to remind me never to try that again, or at least not with size 7 needles.

The Ballband Dischloth is much nicer. I think my gauge has gotten much looser lately; I started with size 7 needles and after a few rows thought it looked way too big and loose. I dropped down to size 5.5 needles and am much happier with those results. The dishcloth was much admired at the shower.
Now I'm a bit unsure what to start next. I only have 2 projects OTN right now, the Fixation Ankle Socks and a Noro Scarf that can certainly wait until the end of the year. I know I should really finish up the socks so I can finally say that I've knit a pair of socks. On Ravelry I joined a group called Summer of the Stash (Rav link) because after spending the first few months of the year buying yarn, I actually have a stash that can be knitted from. The idea is not to buy any yarn this summer but complete projects from one's stash. The official start date is June 21, but some people are starting now, and that's what I should do to. I placed an order yesterday with Elann yesterday for some Soie Bambou after seeing the Gossamer Stars Scarf pattern in the latest Interweave Knits. THIS is the pattern I've been looking for to knit for a dear friend and mentor. I'd originally planned to do a Lace Ribbon Scarf with a few extra repeats to make it more of a stole, but I really like the Gossamer Stars pattern and the Soie Bambou is affordable. Now I have 10 balls of Peruvian Baby Cashmere in my stash!
So while I'm waiting for that yarn to come, I guess I'll take a stab at finishing the socks. I'm also doing some knitting at work for our upcoming Summer Reading Program. The theme is "Catch the Reading Bug!" and I'm working on some Caterpillars.

School's out!

A few little clicks, and I'm done with this semester. Turned in my assignments earlier this week, and this morning posted the link to my website for the class. Have a look here if you're interested.

So I'll have a little extra time on my hands for a few weeks. Summer session starts on June 9 and financials dictate that I should take 2 courses, so I'll be pretty much nonexistent when that starts. I have a couple of little projects I need to finish, I'm planning on knitting up some bugs for the library's Summer Reading Program.