the irony is not lost on me

this evening mostly made me feel horrid. this evening also had me upset with myself. for the last few months i had actually felt a bit guilty for focussing more on my bellydancing lessons and rehearsals than my knitfriends...now i am kinda glad that i did!

however, this evening was also punctuated with some of the most awesome moments. moments that i'll always hold dear - seeing a proud young teen mother and glowing new grandmother, catching up with one of the most zen women i know, seeing the most shit hot tattooed girlie family in london, and visiting with one of my oldest stitchfriends.

and the highlight>>>>>>

afterwards and even though we were all dead tired, with us moms in fucking horrid hip pain - we still as a group and without thinking or speaking rushed to the aid of another woman stranger on the street and stayed with her til the situation was diffused and she was definitely okay. then as soon as she was sorted we said our good nights without even discussing it -just a natural thing.



now, i'll probably offend some knitladies with the rest of this post though

(what's new)

maybe even lose a couple friends from it - but if they don't understand then i am better off without women like this in my life.

all i can say is gosh darn those ladies love bitching about each other and fucking back biting - especially about things they have not lived/experienced. it got so bad and i was feeling so horrid that i finally said "i know i've been gone awhile but i really can't believe how much you all talk shit about each other".

now ironically i'm kinda doing the same thing here on my blog. well, it is called Trashy Crochet - and at least i was brave enough to say what i was thinking TO THE PERSON'S FACE.

so i've had both ends of the frienship spectrum tonight.
and right now i'm still oscillating between the two, wonderin' which end i'll remember next time it's a thursday night and i'm itching to crochet!

ironically i walked right past another stitch event to get to this one tonight.



and PS to my dearest radio lee - if you are reading this - thank you our knight in shining (vintage) armour!!!

foolishness begins

omg... it's my birthday on thursday...yes, that is why i have the april fool tattoo...and work just got me the most amaxingly tasty vegan cake! and a really pretty card with a pinup on it, and inside the card, a drawing of the crocheted (traditional) cock and balls....every card has to have a set.

baby bear...

so now i've been making baby bear cub hats - completely out of season, but am working out the sizing for bigger sizes than the pattern covers. i've given a size 6-12 mos to my director to try out on one of his twins, and then will meet up with my ex boss on thursday to drop off the 12-18 mos size on my way to relationship therapy...and if i'm in any shape to do it afterwards i will come out and drink margaritas with the iknitters.

if not, then you know next week for sure as its trans night at the pub across the street!

wednesday is my new thursday...

so just a quickie as i'm feeling tired and achey from spending too much time sitting in meetings today...lovely client though so it could be worse, but as it's made me so behind on work i knda threw in the towel around 5pm and ran off to the pub with the head of one of my production companies. hence why i didn't make it to knitblubclub this evening...i was just too tired and came home and flaked out and did some yoga, trying to stretch out my weary body.

will try to make thursday night next week though,
although i'm loving all my new amaxing wednesday night @ iknit friends!
it's too hard to choose nights and will be even harder to fit 2 a week in...
o dear. i love my job but i love my crafty friends too.
and i'm thinking more and more of re-nstating the bloomsbury skyline club monthly stitch and bitch ( i.e. at my house, lol!) just because i have sooo many friends that want to do it that they'd not all fit in iknit!!

well, better go check my ravelry and then off to sleepies.
just finished off the skully square i started last night at knitclub.
it's sooo wonky!!! my counting was all off from talking all night, but i decided to leave it the way it is and whenever i look at that square of the afghan it will remind me of that night at iknit.

it's like a little crocheted snapshot...

ch ch ch changes...

change of plans...maybe.

an old punker friend from the 80s is now coming to stay with me this week from thursday night rather than just coming for a pirate party on halloween. so if i can't take her with me to the vodka client party, then we may be dropping by knit night later on!

either way i'll still try to make wednesday just in case stash is going as now i'm seeing her every week i'll miss her if i don't!

another thursday

at knitclub and still loving it!

next week i have to go to a party for our vodka client so i'll probably try to go on wednesday instead after my hospital appointment. will be interesting to see what crowd it is and what they are all making...

this week was more squares for my skull and crossbones afghan.
rafrasilecs bought me some more yarn so i've added in some lilac to the patchwork mix.

photos coming soon i promise x

knitclub

...the first rule of knitclub is you HAVE to talk about knitclub!

yes i finally made it down to iknit's thursday night to catch up with an old friend, make lots of new ones, and ensure my knit date finally learned how.

it was a really great, relaxing night and i am really looking forward to heading back there again!

spent the time making another skull and crossbone crocheted square for the afghan that i want to finish before the fiance moves in...we were going to use this weekend to go look at flooring and furniture/storage for the spare bedroom, but the weather forecast is looking good here in london so instead the days will probably be spent in one of the royal parks.

indoor pursuits can wait til winter...*wink*