Can't sleep, the zombies will get me!

So my mind has been very manic lately.  Been having a hard time streamlining it down to one train of thought.  Luckily I have hobbies to help keep my mind busy.
Couldn't seem to sleep, so I've decided to warp another scarf.  I've been doing math ((SO. MUCH. MATH.)) to figure out how to make a decent size scarf with exactly 100g of sock yarn, with as little waste as possible. 
I have my dimensions for warping 50g (approx 230 yards), but I'm concerned that the 50g left for the weft won't be enough, and I'll have to cut and waste most of the warp. 

So to test my theories, I'm using some Serenity Sock I got in a yarn swap forever ago:

Messy, mid-rearrangement living room.

I know the lighting sucks. There is no sun.



I figured I'm not so emotionally attached to this yarn that if any of it goes to waste, it's not a big deal. How sad is it that I'm emotionally attached to some of my yarn?

5:30am: Just finishing warping, but I have to wait for the husband to wake up to help me wrap everything up. Maybe I should go get coffee?


A happy accident: The plaid is coming from the yarn, not a pattern.

8:30AM: Got everything threaded and a good chunk of weaving done. This is going to look nice.  Maybe I should try to take a nap now. 

A new gig.

So I've been absent from the knitting world for quite a while.  It comes from a whole butt load of different reasons. 

Work is getting stressful.  New management will do that. I'm in school now, trying to move on to something better.  I'm hoping I'll be on to something else by this time next year. 

I've started to try to take better care of myself.  I'm only 27, and I already feel like I'm falling apart.  So thanks to a friend, I've started going to Bikram Yoga classes.  Ever heard of it?  It's this crazy hard yoga in a room heated to 105*. It sounds crazy, but it helps.  Nice way to heal my knees and back to the point that I can start adding in some regular exercise again.

Mostly though, it's just because my hands have been hurting too much. It seems like I can only knit for an hour before I start getting cramps.  I think I may need to go see someone about this.  It's getting to the point that I can't even type as much, and that's a big issue as that's what I do all day.

So, while not giving it up all together, I've moved on the other hobbies that take up less time and are easier on me.  Weaving mostly.

OMG LOOK AT THE PRETTY THING I MADE:

Northern Lights Scarf

OMG the prettys!

I was so surprised how something so simple could come out so amazing looking.  I use half a ball of Berroco Comfort Sock I had left over from a hat, and a ball and a half of Mini Mochi, and just did a basic weave. Total work time was MAYBE 6 hours (it was spread out over 2 days) and it's at least 6' long.  It's take weeks to knit something like that.

Anyho, that's what's been going on with me lately.  I'll try to post more stuff.