Stayed up late last night, got caught up in chatting/tweeting/Rav’ing until 2am.  LOL  Leonardo woke me at 6am to go out and I’ve pretty much been awake ever since.  *sigh*

Running

So, since Mr. Growly-Pants woke me early, I took his spirited self out for a 3 miler this morning.  It was actually a bit nippy outside for it…  and I hadn’t dressed for it!  Luckily, I did wear pants, so that helped a good deal.  My ears & arms were pretty darn icy by the time we got back, though.  He forgot his manners during the run & came to a complete & ubrupt stop once…  and now I have “leash burn” on my wrist.  Nothing like having a 200 lb dog decide to come to a complete stop without warning you to have you flip..  I expect it was a rather funny site.  Fortunately, it looks like the little burn I got isn’t too bad, so I shouldn’t get any sly looks.  LOL!  We went a wee bit faster today despite the comical stop – likely because there weren’t too many folks on the Trail today and those that were out there weren’t too inclined to stop & chat.

Tried out my Runner’s Companion…  it stretched out a bit towards the end & started slipping down a little.  Not annoyingly so, thought.  All in all, it worked out just about perfectly for today’s run…  though when I got back, I had a band of sweat around my arm when I took it off.  I’m definitely thinking that a superwash wool yarn would be much better – especially for the hotter temps and/or longer runs.  That cuff of cotton will feel awful heavy in the summer months, I’m thinking – not to mention the friction burn it is sure to cause.  But, we shall see!

Knitting

Hey, I worked on my Asphodel Lace Scarf this morning!  w00t!  LOL  Didn’t accomplish a whole bunch, but just enough that I’m getting the pattern down better, anyway.  Plan to work on it as much as I can today, hopefully will make some real progress on it.  No doubt I’ll be well sick of it by the time it is nearly done!  What *was* I thinking, knitting a scarf out of laceweight?!  Yeesh.  I am totally & completely blaming my RnR pals for this folly.

I have 2 fishies done for my blanket, woo hoo!  LOL  I just might squeeze in another one or two sometime this weekend.  They are fun to knit up & I can’t wait to see them put together!  ;)

Today’s Ravelry Search

So yeah, it’s technically a leash burn I got today, but for all intents & purposes, it’s really a rope burn.  ;)

* Crochet Beaded Rope - it really looks intriguing, doesn't it?! Tempting to get some beads - but I am so not going there, too!!

* Ropes & Ladders (bet this knits up quicker than this lace scarf! LOL)

From Interweave - I have this magazine... it's really eye catching!

* Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my knitted shopping bags - they are teh bomb!!

Stunning. Truly - and the price for the pattern really is very reasonable, giving the size of this shawl! DO go check it out, it's breathtaking!!

Oh wow... seriously, WOW! Gorgeous, I love it!

* snicker - you all know how I feel about pineapple patterns!! ;)

* Now this is decidedly different! It's a bicycle seat cover, how cool is that?! ;)

* This scarf is truly unique! And it's crochet, w00t! :D

* Free Pattern!

Seriously…  I guess the Universe is trying to tell me something…  it seemed every other pattern was another scarf pattern!!  There were a total of 10 scarves in only 4 pages!!  *sigh*

Happy Saturday, all!