fin.

i have a tendency to get really close to the end of a project and then set it aside. i don't know why. maybe i get bored? maybe i'm lazy? maybe it's a weird mental block? in any case, i'm trying hard lately to not do that, so when i realized all i had left to do to my wrist warmers was to sew them up, i made myself do it. you know what i think the real issue is; the end work is not as much fun as the rest, so i put it off. making cables was fun, mattress stitching is not my favorite thing ever.

i'm also working on some super-top-secret projects, and i had an idea for some new embroidery patterns that i'm sketching out. i'm trying hard not to spend money, so i didn't go anywhere fun today, but i did watch some movies. they had monster at the library, and holy cow that movie was depressing. i didn't even finish it. i knew what was going to happen and it was just all so sad and meaningless, and i was really bothered by charlize and her fake teeth. watching a pretty girl play an ugly girl is insulting. what? they don't have average or ugly actresses? i think it's supposed to make us feel better about the whole thing, knowing that charlize got to go home and take out those ugly teeth and spray on a tan. i say "no." i'm going to watch some simpson's now to cleanse my television palate.

i also checked out this book at the library and it's really making me want to learn more cable/aran stitches. i like the look of fair isle too, but i'm not ready to try knitting anything other than stripes. first things first!