The Case of the Missing DPN

Before I launch into the latest, let me point out one important fact: normally, I knit socks with 5 DPNs.

OK? On with the show, which provided my family with entertainment rivaling the season finale of many a TV program.

I was sitting in bed, knitting on my sock. I was excited because I haven't been doing a whole lot of knitting, but was finally feeling like tackling some WIPs.

So there I am, finished with the leg, starting on the heel flap. I don't need all the DPNs now, so I set one aside. Later, however, Weedinator comes to bed & I decide to knit in the family room, where I'll have more light. I gather my things & can't find the 5th DPN. I don't need the 5th DPN at the moment since I'm still working the heel, but I want to know where it is for later.

I start out calmly, knowing it has to be right there somewhere. After all, I was just sitting up in bed. I start moving pillows. No DPN. I pull back covers. Still no DPN. Weedinator asks what I'm looking for & I describe the DPN in full detail, although I can't tell you what I ate for breakfast. I'm afraid that if I don't get it out of the bed, someone will roll on top of it & break it; or, I'm afraid it'll be 2 a.m. & I'll feel it sticking me in the back. Finally, I make Weedinator get out of bed (no, I don't care that it's been a long day for him & I'm inconveniencing him), pull all the covers & pillows off, endure his teasing me about crumbs in the bed, but still, no DPN. He crawls back in bed, where I toss the covers on top of him & leave, dejected.

I sit in the family room & dump the contents of my knitting bag. I flip through books & magazines. Then I go back into the bedroom with a flashlight & look all around the bed, under the bed, under my yarn chest, etc. No DPN. I go back up front, grumbling all the while. I pick up my sock again, knowing that once I finish the heel, I'll need that other DPN when I start on the foot. Yes, I can knit with 4 DPNs instead of 5, but I like using 5. I have another set of the same size in my needlecase, but that set is longer in length & I don't like using them for socks. Is anyone out there saying "anal retentive" yet? All these thoughts are going through my head when I look at the pattern again. On the leg, I was only using 3 DPNs & knitting with the 4th. I had forgotten that I'd followed the pattern exactly & only used 4 DPNs total...which means, the 5th DPN is safely in my needlecase where it's been all this time.

If I didn't just make a case for knitting socks on two circulars, I don't know what else I've done.

Only four DPNs. Huh.

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Awards & Such

I have a lot to catch you up on, but I'll break it up into small posts over the next week or so instead of writing a novel here.

First up, Miss T at Miss T's Mystery House of Yarn & Horrors (one of my all-time fave blog names!) awarded me with the "I Love Your Blog Award". You know I'm a rule-breaker, but I'm going to be nice this time because things are going so well...

The Rules:

1. Please mention the award on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. You must nominate at least 4 fellow bloggers for this award.
4. Add links to the recipients.
5. Leave a comment so the recipients know they have received an award.

Although it's hard to whittle down the list, I stuck to 4. I tried to pick bloggers who I haven't previously awarded, although my memory isn't what it used to be. Anyway, my nominees are:

Knitting Sutra - She's into knitting, yoga & tying a peaceful journey into beautiful photographs that are simply captivating.
Blue Peninsula - Want to see some amazing lace, among other pretty knits? Get thee to this blog. Bonnie designs, too, and every now & then, we get to sneak a peek at her kitty, the adorable Ida.
When a Door Closes... - Ava knits some of the most fashionable pieces that may take a while to complete, but will last & be cherished for years & years.
Deborah's Daily Dilemmas - It's never boring at Deborah's. Whether the wildlife is making her home their own or she's reporting on the political scene, this busy mom is never without needles in her hands (and I so envy her for that!).

Next, briefly, unless you're dead, you know we had a presidential election here recently. One reason I've been absent around these parts is because I was so glued to what was going on politically that I spent a lot of time at polling & political blogs, as well as listening to NPR & watching CNN all day long. Weedinator has informed me that if I don't campaign for someone, anyone, come 2012, I'm going to have to find somewhere else to live.

You may have noticed I don't really discuss politics here, so forgive me this one break from policy, but we did it, didn't we? I woke up November 5th with such a feeling of hope, that the sun seems to shine brighter. I didn't vote for a man based on the color of his skin, but on the content of his character. To quote the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle." We have a way to go, America, but now I have reason to believe we'll get there.

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