1. Round up some marathon worthy DVD’s; bonus points if they’re all for shows that have been cancelled. 

2. Whip out that swift and ball winder, and wind that yarn you’ve been dying to ball up, even if you won’t allow yourself to actually knit with it.

(Pictured here: Oceanwind Knits Suri Silk in Jardin) 

 3.  Post ball-winding, have a nearly-finished knitting project to work on during said marathon.

 4. Snacks are important. Chocolate chip cookies are a must.

5. Should you grow tired of either knitting or marathon-watching, have a back-up YA novel at hand. It must, I repeat, must fall under the category of “effortless reading.” If necessary, remove all potentially thought-provoking literature from your house to avoid the temptation of using your brain. This is not the time for challenges.

6. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your last few stress-free days.

12 reasons why I’m thrilled that Winter Quarter is over.

(Plus two more that aren’t pictured.)

I don’t like posting about knitting or crafting without pictures of what I’m working on, mostly because I know that Craft Porn is what I like about the blogs that I read. But I’ll let it go just this once. So there will be no pictures in this entry, and I apologize for it. Once I get my picture-taking space clean, and can round up some of my finished projects, I will have pretty things to look at.

I finished up Julie’s Jungle Monkey socks, and I’m quite pleased with them. I think they’ll fit her, even. Honestly, I’m still reeling over the fact that I made socks that actually resemble socks, unlike my first attempt.

The other pair of socks that I posted a picture of? The to-be Jaywalkers in LL Child’s Play using the 2 socks on 1 circular method? Frogged. Fry ‘em up and serve them to a Frenchman kind of frogged. I underestimated how stretchy Lorna’s Laces were, and as a consequence, I could’ve had a nice pair of knee socks or a giant pool of fabric around my ankles, neither of which I wanted, so they are gone and put away for another time.

So right now I’m working on a pair of Tidal Wave socks [Ravelry link] for myself, and they fit perfectly and I’m oh-so-happy. If I didn’t have finals these upcoming week, I easily could’ve finished the first sock this weekend. It’s the first thing I’ve knit for myself since November. I’m knitting them on circulars (as always), with Lorna’s Laces in Lakeview.

I’m also knitting a pair of Evangeline gloves, from MagKnits. These are also for Julie; she requested a pair of socks for Christmas, and when she saw the wristwarmers I made for our other friend for Christmas, she requested a pair too. I chose this pattern because she loves cables. I’ve finished the first elbow-length glove, and cast on for the second one. After this, though, I’m taking a long break from knitting Julie presents

That’s pretty much it for crafts ’round these parts. It’s been all knitting, all the time (not that I’ve had much time). Oh, but in spreading-knitting-like-a-virus news, my Spanish instructor saw me knitting and has since taken it up herself, so I’m quite pleased that I’m sharing the addiction. Now that I’ve turned someone else onto it, and knit a decent pair of socks, I really feel like an official Knitter.