So the Nor'easter is just about over here, although we didn't get much of anything out of it. Bummer since I was kind of hoping that we'd get crushed with snow and the Governor would take pity on the state workers and allow us to stay home tomorrow.

I did hear that y'all down in southern New England did get crushed, though... Jessica and others, if you need anything, give me a shout. Seeing pictures on NECN of Newton, MA being buried under the snow reminded me of one winter when I was living down there (Regis College, Weston, MA for anyone that wants specifics) and we got a killer snowstorm. My roommate Terri had a car in one of the student parking lots and campus police announced over the intercom that all of the cars had to be moved ASAP. Since none of us students had shovels, we "borrowed" a bunch of dining hall trays and started digging her car out. My best friends Sadie, Lizzie, Steph, Terri and I had the best time digging out that stupid car (although it took us forever to find is since the snow had drifted over many of the car roofs, and she couldn't remember where in the lot she had parked).

I did grab a few pictures of the snow from my house...

first is out my mudroom door...


next is up the street from the front door...


and last is down the street from the front door and looking at the high school...


As mentioned in the last post, I wanted to knit a set of armwarmers that would, theoretically, keep my hands warm while I was knitting since I get cold so easily. I decided to use the Hurry Up Spring Armwarmers pattern from SNBN and some dark blue Knitpicks Merino Style I had hanging around. Because I knit so tightly on dpns, I had to use a size 8 needle instead of a size 7 in order to make guage. I finished the first one this afternoon, and will cast on for the second one tomorrow at lunch break.





The pattern isn't as noticable as it would be with a lighter color or with the Noro varigation. I've been eyeing a few different Noro colorways from various online dealers, so I think once I splurge on some, I'll knit another set. The pattern is pretty easy overall, although it would probably help to not lose my cable needle every five seconds. I suppose I should suck it up and learn to cable without a needle, but laziness is preventing me from trying it.

The Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics was pretty awesome, although I found myself intently interested more in what the athletes were wearing into the stadium than the athletes themselves (well... except for Shaun White since he's my boy). There were some awesome knitted hats, scarves and mittens in all kinds of neat colors. I can't wait to play around with some of the pattern ideas I saw.