rain, rain, rain

a pretty unimaginative title for my post but it's all i can think of as i sit here on the couch and listen to the rain falling outside. la has been hit with a lot of rain this season and a lot of people are quite confused by it. i, for one, enjoy the rain and am happy when it does so for more than just a day. as my friends at work can attest, this was quite possibly the longest week EVER. but the weekend is finally here and i plan on sleeping, knitting and reading as much as possible. knitting has been a little slow going lately. i have a bad case of startitis but i am trying to finish up old projects as much as possible. i have been doing some charity knitting lately and managed to finish a bulky knit hat this week.

my friend is modeling the hat here for me. i loved that her red scarf matched the hat so well. this was an improvised pattern. just co 72 stitches with a size 9 needle with some bulky single-ply yarn. it's a k2p2 pattern all the way to the top. i actually have a ton of this yarn leftover from a thrift store vest i frogged a few years ago. it's a little rough but i figured it would be good for outerwear. this one is for my friend's skid row charity organization and i hope to make a few more hats to donate before the end of the month.

the other exciting news this week is that lost is back! yes, i am still confused about what's going on, but that's the fun of lost. i love it and am looking forward to seeing how the end all comes about. to commemorate the event, we had a lost party complete with spam musubi (a hawaiian fae) and lost cupcakes.

spam musubi

lost cupcakes

the cupcakes came out a lot messier than planned but i still think they're cool. the planes are twinkies with graham cracker wings.

this weekend is also super bowl weekend which means it's time for the unwind super bowl sale! my friends and i will be getting in line early to camp out in front of the store. come join us if you dare brave the cold morning air. hope you all have a great weekend!