the beginning of a baby hat

so last night i finished up my red socks (which my feet totally love, by the way!), and have a lot of yarn left over. i remembered that i have a lonely ball of "forever jacquard" sock yarn that in red, gray, white and black. so.... being the fabulous auntie that i am, i decided that my cuddlebug needs a hat to wear while he's cheering for the Ohio State Buckeyes! here's what it looks like so far:



i'd also like to make a hat for cuddlebug's 3-year-old brother (who doesn't have a nickname yet), and maybe some baby socks for my other nephew who i will meet for the first time christmas (he doesn't have a nickname yet either!).

guess i better knit faster, cuz instead of starting stuff, i'm SUPPOSED to be on a finishing spree to finish up all these languishing WIPs!!!

my red socks are finally DONE!!!

and here's a picture to prove it:



i started these in march 2005 (i think), and finally finished them. they are so warm and cozy...i promise the next pair won't take so long!!

i'm bored!

it's friday night, and i'm sitting @ home, watching tv, knitting, reading blogs, taking quizzes, and posting to my semi-orphaned blog (i promise to get better). i need a life!!

What American accent do you have? Your Result: Philadelphia Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. If you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard. (mz's comment: this is particularly interesting because i'm from OHIO!!) What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes

48 things (that you could probably care less) about ME!

I stole this from Amy's blog :-)

1. FIRST NAME? eboni

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? no, but i LOVE my name

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? last week when i was moping around feeling sorry for myself. but i'm SO over that now, thank goodness.

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yes...most of the time.

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? smoked ham. smoked turkey. roast beef.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? hell yeah!

7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? besides my blog...yeah i have a lovely moleskine journal.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yep.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? like whitney houston said, "hell to the naw!"

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? eh, i'm not much of a cereal eater but lately i've been hooked on stawberry fields from trader joe's.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no, so i untie them to put them on. go figure. i've always done stuff the hard way.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? sometimes.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? i love most any flavor of ice cream. it's one of my many favorite foods!

14. SHOE SIZE? 9

15. RED OR PINK? red. or crimson. or scarlet. pretty much any shade of red :-)

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my IMPATIENCE!!! i really gotta work on that!!

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My granddaddy.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? no! steal it from here if you want, and put it on your blog...i'll read it there!

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? black v-neck tee shirt, dark blue jeans and white socks. no shoes.

20. LAST THING YOU ATE? slivered almonds. yeah i really need to fix dinner!

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? watching yesterday's episode of "grey's anatomy." thank goodness for dvr!

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? RED!!!!

23. FAVORITE SMELL? i have a lot of favorite smells. right now my favorite is lavender.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? my momma.

25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? their smiles :-) i love when people have smiles that just light up the room...

26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON you stole THIS from? well i haven't met her but she's a knitter, and i haven't met a knitter i didn't like!

27. FAVORITE DRINK? lots of favorites. iced tea. iced tea w/lemonade. mojitos. pepsi with lime.

28. FAVORITE SPORT? i love watching NFL football. GO STEELERS!!!

29. EYE COLOR? brown

30. HAT SIZE? damn if i know!

31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes. since i was 12.

32. FAVORITE FOOD? i love to eat. not terribly picky. hell it's probably easier to tell you what i DON'T like: olives. raw tomatoes. brussel sprouts. beets. avocadoes.

33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? either one. depends on my mood.

35. SUMMER OR WINTER? summer!!

36. HUGS OR KISSES? both. i'm greedy :-)

37. FAVORITE DESSERT? ice cream!

38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? who knows?

39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? i dunno....

40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? the fourth harry potter book. can't remember the name of it.

41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE Pad? i don't use a mousepad, i have an optical mouse.

42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? grey's anatomy. great show.

43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? um, if i tell you that would be WAAAAYYYY too much information...

44. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? Beatles.

45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? London, England.

46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? being a good friend...does that count?

47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Ohio

48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I stole it from Amy's blog.

making progress!

If you've been paying any attention at all, you've noticed that my neat little progress meters over there on the left have not moved in AGES. It's not that I haven't been knitting...I just haven't been knitting on any of those projects. I've been knitting up some burp cloths for my newest nephew, a few dishcloths for my mom, and other little odds and ends. HOWEVER, the past couple of days have been solely devoted to my FIRST SWEATER (yeah, see it over there with a measly 20% complete?!). I have the back finished, and most of the left front now. I asked my friend to rip out the left front for me so I could start over, after all I hadn't touched it since December!! So the left front is nearly done, and if I'm lucky I'll be starting on the right front later today or tomorrow. I'm determined to get this thing done, cuz I'd love to make more sweaters for me, my family and my friends. There are several cute sweaters in the Vintage Knits book that I'd LOVE to make for myself. What a fabulous way to add to my fall/winter wardrobe!

In any case, I'm in Ithaca, NY for a conference. Found a neat little yarn/fabric store yesterday called "Homespun." Since I don't have any meetings to go to until 6:30 this evening, I thought I'd wander around downtown and see what neat stuff I find. This is a neat little city, and Cornell U. is an absolutely beautiful campus! Almost makes me wish I had come here as an undergrad...or that I work in the stunning Mann Library. But it's giving me inspiration for how to get folks at my university interested in building a new Agriculture Library. Ours is nice, but it's old, and we could do SO much more for our faculty and students with a 21st-century library.

Well, enough of that. It's a gorgeous day in Ithaca and I'm going to go out and enjoy it.

Ciao!