Hippo Toe

Finally! A picture of my progress on the Hippo Toe (or Pomatomus) sock. Purplexity and I are having a knitalong. Purplexity has been pointing out with increasing firmness that it is difficult to have a knitalong when only one person has gotten off her arse and actually started the sock. So! Only half way through the pattern repeat, but I am enjoying knitting it. You may also be able to spot one of my new fingernails in there. The yarn is Artyarns Ultramerino, and I'm using my dependable 2.25mm needles rather than the 2.75mm the pattern calls for.

Thank you for all your commiserating comments on the loathesome lurking of the Depression Monster. It has been variously suggested that a) my Depression Monster should go out with other people's Depression Monsters for coffee and leave us alone for a while (this is a good plan because they could bring us back muffins); b) that I commission my friend Gibbering to draw a picture of the Depression Monster so that I can throw darts at it; and c) from my evil-twin-in-Minneapolis-otherwise-known-as-Chris: knit a Depression Monster, shove some catnip in it and give it to the cats to destroy. All fine, fine suggestions!

I worked out mightily on Monday morning, despite the fact that I forgot my towel and was stinky for the rest of the day. Last night (Tuesday night for those of you in a different timezone) I was happily coerced into going to the gym with Wafflehouse (yes I will update my favourite bloglist at some point!) for a good workout. If you'd told me even a year ago that I would ever be able to just walk into a very crowded gym and unconcernedly go for it, I would have laughed. Bitterly. But it was really good! And today at lunchtime I worked out with E at work, which was also really good. So, gym three days in a row means my mood is slowly starting to lift, although I think I will give myself a day off from exercise tomorrow....owww.......

It's barely 9pm and I can't keep my eyes open.....

Good thing for the day: Warm cats.
Bad thing for the day: I went back to Marta's and she's already sold out of the yarn I started my shawl with. That'll teach me not to buy the whole skein as soon as I set eyes on it! I plan to take what I've knitted into the shop with me, and maybe try and find something similar but a little darker for the bottom edge.