So. Ravelry… yah. Obsessed. It’s just waaaay too much fun.

If you’ve seen my recent photos on Flickr lately, you’ll notice that it’s been a steady stream of yarn pictures. I haven’t flipped my lid. I promise. I was adding my yarn stash to Ravelry, and the only way to add photos on there is through Flickr.

One thing I noticed when I was going through my stash… I have an ass-load of old chunky and ultra-bulky weight Lion Brand yarns. I am so over super thick yarn. I bought a ton of it when I was first learning to knit because, well… thick yarn + big needles = rewarding knitting results for newbs. But it’s served it’s purpose and I’m tired of looking at it. Anyone want some yarn?

… Hmmm, maybe I can gift it to Erica, along with my giant plastic needles that I knit my very first scarf with. (I’m determined to get that girl knitting so I can have a crafty-buddy. Heh.)

I cast on my second sock last night. I had planned to knit during the season premiere of House (am I the only one who found it rather disappointing?) but that didn’t happen. (I worked on a Grandmother’s Favorite dish cloth instead.) I finally cast on the second sock and worked on it during Scrubs reruns right before bedtime. I finished the ribbed cuff and I got about 3 rows into the ankle before the Nyquil kicked in and I passed out.

I’m already planning my next pair of socks. I’m planning to use the Lang Yarns Jawoll sock yarn (pictured to the right) that I picked up from The Neighborhood Knit Shop on Saturday. I haven’t chosen a sock pattern yet though. I want to try something a little more difficult than the first basic sock I did, but nothing too hard. Maybe just something with a little more detail around the ankle or something. A different rib maybe? The book I’m using, Getting Started Knitting Socks, has lots of good ideas. I just need to take a few minutes to flip through the book and pick something.

I need to figure out what knitted things I’m going to make for Christmas gifts too, because I need to get started on those.

AND (due to the fact that I’m a glutton for punishment) I decided to join my first swap on Craftster, the “Fill a Coffee Mug” swap. I should find out who my swap-partner is going to be today, which is good because then I’ll find out whether they prefer coffee, tea, or hot cocoa -themed items and I can get started on that! Send-outs for the swap are by October 10th. I’m getting married October 6th. (Hence the “glutton for punishment” statement.) I figure it will give me something to work on next week at my mom’s house. It will keep me relaxed so I don’t start having pre-wedding jitters. Right?! Right.