Hot Off The Presses

Remember a while ago I got two patterns accepted to Storey Publishing's new 101 Wonders book? It's just about due to come out. I got an e-mail this week with a picture of the book cover.

See the red shawl at top left? That's mine! Really pretty damn cool, as far as I'm concerned.

My advance copy of the book arrived today, and I've been flipping through. There are some nice patterns in there I've got my eye on already. Worth checking out, guys, even if I do say so myself ;)

I'm guessing the book should be out for real within the next month, because Judith Durant, the editor, is booked for Rhinebeck, and they've got the same cover photo up on the NY Sheep and Wool site beside her profile. My mother's already planning to get Judith Durant's autograph on the book when she goes...

Anticipation

The last couple days have been fiber-oriented and exciting. Finished mittens, cast on fingerless mitts. Worked on those today - spin-in afternoon at a friend's. She made a decadent dessert for us - chocolate cake with whipped cream and Oh Henry bar topping. Received KnitPicks March catalog with my Pysanky kit pictured in it, and papers from Storey Publishing - the pattern proofs and papers to sign for the two shawls of mine that will be in the newest 101 Skein Wonders book, coming in the fall. And I signed myself up to test-knit something for the end of March.

But dudes, I am looking at the next week or so, and it's going to be a doozy. Two more days before back to school, to finish homework and study a bit, and maybe have a crack at the Garden Club proposal I promised I would look at over the break. Then it goes like this:

Monday - Print and hand in draft business proposal and portfolio for English class.

Tuesday - Study, do Geology homework.

Wednesday - ID quiz AND midterm on tropical and indoor plants, then assignment due for design class (that's ready to go, at least).

Thursday - Hand in step/retaining wall project AND midterm in Construction class.

Friday - Evergreen ID quiz, and co-op job interview, back-to-back.

Then I get to hare off to the country for a couple days, recuperate, deliver some of these mitts and things I've been knitting for Johanne, (and discuss payment options and the possibility of writing up patterns for a few of the things we've made with her yarn) and collect the stuff I loaned her for the show (the one I was spinning at a couple weeks ago.)

So yeah, going to be fun. See you on the other side, probably. I daresay I'll survive, but it's the anticipation that gets you ;)

Green and Go

Top of the mornin' and a Happy St. Paddy's to all. Almost forgot that was today, I had a bit of news yesterday that drove all other concerns out.

Yesterday was grey outside, nothing good in the job postings, and I went home feeling as grey as the weather, and bought myself a Cadbury Creme egg because I wanted chocolate.

The message light on the phone was blinking when I got home. I've got a job interview Monday! And I won't jinx anything by saying where, but I'm super excited, because this is for something I've wanted to do for years. I will admit the cat thought I was going loopy for a few minutes, and came over very concerned to know why I was making those noises and whether this would affect her snack ;) More excited than nervous so far, just so much to do in the next few days - studying, and deciding what to wear, and everything!

If I drank, I suppose this would be the night to go out and do it. But I don't, and tomorrow will be Irish enough, being it's the theme of our Fiber Spa day tomorrow. But I think I will go out knitting tonight after errands. I wonder if there's anything green in the stash I can cast on?