Foggy

I keep putting off blogging just one more day, until the fog clears, until I can think of something fascinating and non-whiney to say but I'm afraid I'm just going to have to go with what I've got.

My head is (still!) crammed to overflowing with stuff more corporeal than inspirational - it started as a sinus bug, but I don't think cottonwood season is helping the situation any. Nevertheless, the end of June approaches like a screaming vortex of Must Do Now, and there's nothing for it but to press on. 

Speaking of that, I need to confess that I dyed the current set of Dark Water and Blackberry requests late last week (though I'll have to redo one of the DW sweater packs) but completely forgot to update that fact on the website. I keep thinking I'll do these things tomorrow when I feel less spacey and therefore less likely to screw up... guess not. Not sure exactly when I'll get the invoices out, but they will be coming in the near future.  There's always the odd skein that needs extra TLC or turns out to have a hitherto unnoticed flaw, which is why I am loth to announce a finish date in advance. 

In addition to working on the weekly colourway today (and executing a down-to-the-wire Ravelry ad submission), I dyed up some silk scarves for teacher gifts:

 

and since tomorrow is the last day I can be sure of catching everybody, I'll be spending the evening with fabric paint, transferring the kids' drawings:

 

The concept went over very well with last year's teachers - it's a nice combination of useable / functional, with a genuinely personal contribution from the kids. I don't know why I invariably wind up doing teacher gifts at the last second, though - it's not like the last day of school is a closely guarded secret. Next year I resolve to be more organized. Really. (Which reminds me, I ought to start Christmas knitting - maybe..... next week.)

Comments

[Rose]

Hope you show the finished products; they sound lovely. I, too, have hopes of making some Christmas things this summer; we'll see.

[Carrie]

OMG, you said the C word.

[Kerri]

You freaked me out with the C word, too!! I'm panicking over what appropriate teacher gifts to give (which will be far less creative than yours!) and you're already thinking about C??!! Wow.

Happy last week of school (which is still in JUNE!) :)

[Sheila]

The jewel colours are gorgeous and I'm sure the children's drawings will be much appreciated.