Double wammy WIP

What's the oldest thing in your pantry?  Food wise... I'm not talking about cake platters that were your Grandma's.  I'm talking about tortilla flour that your daughter packed into a hinge top jar back in 2005.  It had to be chiseled out into the trash.   It's a good thing that today is trash day because I'm on a roll.

Got rid of everything with an expiration date from 2002 to 2012.  I blew through the spice cabinet, pantry and medicine cabinet... including the vitamins.

When I think about how many vitamin supplements I used to take on a daily basis, no wonder I only weighed 110 lbs back then.  I had no room left in my belly for food.

On to the real work in progress, the knitting.  Not that culling expired stuff isn't work in progress.

After I finished the boot toppers that didn't turn out to be boot toppers (that's for Finished Friday.)  I pulled out some bright Springy colored sock yarn and was about to find a sock pattern.  My feet were cold and I have no idea where all my hand knit socks have gone. 

Jody immediately asked me if the socks were for him.  He's NEVER asked me to knit something for him, or taken me up when I've offered.   So.... back to the stash closet for something a bit more his style.  Blue, like denim and the only color that he can clearly identify, he's SO colorblind.  They look huge, because they are!  He's got BIG feet.

I still have these on the back burner/coffee table.  Gracie has become interested in these extra long needles I'm using to knit in the magic loop method.

She's also very demanding here of late.  If I spend too much time knitting and not playing with her she will find a nice length in my yarn and chew it in half.  Such a B----ig headed woman!*   It's always a good 2 to 3 yards down from the project where I don't see it until I'm in high speed and then all of a sudden I run out of yarn and have to make a splice.  Grrrrrr.  I'm not the only one she demands time from, she climbs in the middle of Jody's plans and projects too. 

And of course there's the Aran Hoodie.  I'm finally at the point where I can bind off for the shoulder seams.  I haven't worked on this since October!  I'm ready to get these piddly projects out of the way and get back to work on it.

Before we know it I'll have to start knitting on Spring and Summer stuff. 

Jody asked me the other night if I had any New Year resolutions.  I resolved not to waste my breath or thoughts on creating resolutions.  When I turned the question around to him, he said "to get the garage cleaned out" HALLELUIAH   And, he is planning on getting my BIG loom up and running.

Back to the cleaning and culling!  Do you have any resolutions? How about big plans?

*B----ig Headed Woman, back when Jolea was in the 7th or 8th grade and knew she'd get grounded for calling someone a Bitc%, she start to say "Bi....." and quickly change it to Big Headed Woman.   It's probably been 15 years since she's used that phrase.