So, I have been knitting. My sister is pregnant with a boy (80% chance!), due in March. I also have a cousin who is expecting a girl, who I believe is due in April. So its all baby knitting, all the time in the Lucas-Keller household.

Poor Kevin may get hives from all the baby garments though.

So, I’m actually on the sleeves, but here is the back of Baby Yours, by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.

I’m using Mediumweight Socks that Rock in Brick. I so love Socks That Rock. Love, love, love, love. It’s just awesome yarn, and I’m even liking the Brick colorway. It’s a pleasure to knit with. Have I gushed enough?

I’m not sure which baby will get this – I’m knitting the six month size, and I have another skein to make another one, but I’ve never been good at repeating patterns. It might be a toss up.

I swear to god, I’m going to blog today. I am. I’ve had technical difficulties, writers block, more technical difficulties… But everything should be working. So, let’s get to it.

First, guess what? I’m ENGAGED. I’m going to get MARRIED. Kevin and his son asked back in June, and I cried, I was so happy. We’re planning on getting married in Vegas in Fall of 2009. Here’s Kevin on Easter, 2008:

And James, showing off our eggs:

He’s actually grown a ton since then – Kevin will kill me for posting this picture, but I love it. I took this last weekend while we were apple picking. Like every year, it was raining.

Do they not look completely miserable? I swear, we had tons of fun, though.

Oh, in other news, Kevin and I got our own little tiny apartment in downtown Naperville. It’s the upper half of a house. Pluses – huge, super cute kitchen. Right by the train, super close to Penzeys and the Library (I ride my new bike there all the time!). Tons of storage space. Super cheap, so we can save for a house. In right district and area for James. Minuses – Tiny living areas, vintage, claw foot tub (no, not as cool as it sounds). Oh biggest plus of all – it comes with a Kevin and 3 cats and a Jameses.

In knitting news, I’ve knitted a TON. Of course, most of them haven’t even made it to Ravelry. Here is a pair of socks I made James, which he LOVES:

I used the Garter Rib pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks

The yarn is the Opal Rainforest, in the Tiger colorway. James loves cats, and Barb was super sweet and gave me one of her skeins.

Oh, and in probably even BIGGER news, Aimee the Sis is having a baby! She’s due in March, and I’ve already knit the all important baby blanket. When I take some pictures, I’ll do a second blog post.

Hi there! I’m alive. Things are great. Kevin and I are super happy. His son still likes me. The cats are good. I’ve been knitting, but of course, not taking pictures. Ravelry has been sucking up tons of time. In any case, here’s a picture for you!

It’s Rocket in a Tree!

moar funny pictures

It’s not actually posted on the site, I just submitted it. If you click on the picture you can vote for it, but I don’t think it’ll do any good.

Oh, hi everyone! Um, its been forever. Anyone still reading?

I have this theory. I think when I’m unhappy and lonely, I write much more. I’ve been really really happy these past few months, and so, no urge to write. I haven’t been writing for Yelp, my LiveJournal, anywhere really.

But, this blog is sad and lonely, so post time!

First off, I did finish the Drunken Bees socks.

I love how they turned out – I used a french heel and toe.

Let’s see… what else is going on?

Woah! Who is that? It’s none other than Kevin’s (New Kevin, not Old Kevin, yes I somehow fell in love with someone with the same name as my ex. WTF?) and mine new kitten!

We decided that Hunter needed a playmate. Some folks down the street from him had kittens, and he was the last one. He has a harelip, and folks would come, look at him, and decide not to take him. Its not a big deal – he can eat and drink just fine. The vet says his palate fused, so while he’ll try to close it up a bit when we neuter him, its really just cosmetic at this point.

He’s totally,totally cute. He’s a huge bundle of energy – he and Hunter have been happily chasing each other around for the past day or so. Katie is like “EEEEEH”, but she’ll get over it.

His markings are totally awesome. He’s a squirly kitteh!

Kevin’s son is completely convinced that its HIS kitten. He played with him non stop for 3 hours. We haven’t named him yet, but they keep calling him Super Dude. I’m resisting it, but he is pretty awesome and bouncy.

I know what you all are thinking.  “I wish Gail would post some pictures of her Drunken Bees socks.  I hope they are fuzzy, and almost show her underwear!”

Well, you are in LUCK!

(In the above picture (which Barb took for me – thanks Barb!), you can see my car, part of the moose sweatshirt I’m wearing, the fact that I badly  need a pedicure, and far more pudgy leg than most folks would like to see.  Oh, and the sock.  Sort of.   My cell phone picture taking capability is low, and god forbid I carry around a camera.)

In any case, you can see that I’m on the foot.  I’ve decided that I lack the brain power to keep up the partial cable chart down the sides of the foot, so I’m doing 1×1 rib, with the main cable panel down the center.

(In this picture, you can see Barb’s shawl, my pudgy toes, and some brickwork.)

If I reknit this this pattern, I think I would use size 1s, as the pattern calls for.  The 0s are making a pretty dense fabric, and are a smidge tight on the legs.  I like how the foot is fitting though.