Bird's Nest Knits

The prodigal Hamster returns

Ted is back safe and sound, there were no bloody hamster parts strewn over my back yard.  I left his cage open on the ground and sometime during the next night he climbed back in.  I dont think I've ever been so glad to hear his squeaky wheel.

Thanks for all your good vibes sent this way - the furry hammy will live another day

Hamster on the Lam - aka I'm a terrible mother

Hamster missing.  Bait set out.  Dog not talking.

Coming up roses...

Primroses that is.  Moving along on the finishing - I went ahead and seamed up one of the fronts to the back piece and tucked in all the ends during some TV watching last night.  I'm not terribly ashamed to show the wrong side of the work and the tension is coming out pretty nicely.  I weaved the gajillion (which is 100 x gazillion)  ends into the seam and it turned out.  Its not a perfect seam - the yarn ends were making it hard to pick up the bars in mattress stitch, and I knew I should have done a selvage and knit every end, and moved in the decreases a couple of stitches etc etc.  But I think it's turning out pretty damn awesome myself.  The Knit Picks Elegance yarn is really nice to work with and the stitches are coming out really pretty.  I can't wait to soak it and block it out again to see how well the yarn blooms.

I have just picked up the stitches for the arm and am knitting those in the round in a solid color to match the ribbing.  I think it will come out quite nicely and gets me out of doing any more Fair Isle.  A fun technique to be sure but those ends are a bitch.  The colors I picked are not too girly but nice and bright and happy.  I will definately be able to get this done before the new year and before Absinthe the Revenge pops out.

So what might a furry child be so intently staring into the bottom of the bathtub for?   None other than Ted E. McSnackersons!  I made sure that Lila stayed seated - and she was enthralled by Ted's cutiful fuzzy buttness while I cleaned out Castle Stinkenstein.    There was one attempt to climb into the tub that was cut short and I was given the look.  You know the look.  The "You are such a mean mean mommy that I must now go eat worms."  Thats life kiddo - you can't smell the hamster's butt just because you want to.  And this ain't a democracy.

It's a good thing he is so cute or he'd be a kabob by now.

Just to prove that I have zero sense of self control - and why I do not manage the finances in my house hold - I'd be holding afternoon tea in the west wing of my Kenmore Fridge box...  Some retail therapy and yarn porn. 

Curious Creek Fibers Serengeti (I loooove this stuff) in the Glacier Lakes colorway.  I'm thinking will be a pair of fingerless gloves for me.

Moons over my Hammy

Meet Ted.  Ted E. Bear aka Ted Bundy aka Ted of the very sharp Teeth.

He is the newest resident of my office, happy to run mindlessly in his wheel, to hide all of his food, and generate some seriously rank smelling pee.  Bless his little heart.  He is a Syrian Hamster - more commonly known as a Teddy Bear hamster.  Adorably fat and furry, I have my own Cute Overload in a Cage.  He's not really into being held yet - but I'm hoping the bribery in the form of apple bits, grapes, and banana pieces will work in the long run.    He did bite me pretty good today - drew a good deal of blood even.   Luckily I am such a ridiculous pack rat that I had bandaids - TWO boxes even - and a tube of neosporin.  I saw the fur around his butt was all matted and wet and I thought it might have been diarrhea.  So I did what any good hamster mommy would do - I wiped his butt.  He did not appreciate my attempts to assist with his hygeine and chomped my finger pretty good.

Two words Ted... Hamster Kabob.  Sleep with one eye open furface.

Tonight is Mary Kay's pot luck party.  I can't wait!  Mr. Bird is on his way over to pick me up from work and we'll stop by to pick up something to share with everyone and trek over to MK's.   I haven't seen the knitting ladies in a few weeks and I miss them all.  I'm going to plan a Sunday tea party sometime soon.  I'm looking forward to going to some thrift stores to find some vintage tea cups :)  I'm really going to miss Mary Kay.  She's so wonderfully enthusiastic and has a heart the size of Texas.  (I don't even mind that she's a Republican)  *wink*

On the knitting front I should have a finished object to wear to Heidi's house tomorrow night! woo hoo!

On the not finished front is Hilari's book which I need to get done by tomorrow night.  MERP.