I got my first date night in a while tonight. I went and saw Malinky at The Ark in Ann Arbor. It was a really, really good show and I'm so glad that we got tickets. There were not as many people there as I thought there were going to be, which is both good and bad. It was good because we got really great seats and we got to chat for a bit with the band during the break without feeling like we were hogging all of their time. But it kind of sucked because I though that they were going to get a much bigger turnout than they did. All things considered though it was a great show, and it is their first tour in the States so I think that when they come back to the area the turnout will be much bigger. I already had all three of the band's albums so I got the solo album put out by Steve Byrne, one of the founding members of Malinky. I also got one of their bumper stickers that I had the whole band sign (because I wasn't about to buy a repeat CD just so that I could have them sign it). All in all it was a really good night!
In the land of knitting I got a fair bit done in the car to and from Wisconsin this past weekend. I finished the Palindrome scarf for my cousin's Christmas present. I am so glad that I am done with this freaking scarf. The pattern is really great and I'm going to use it again, but I made the mistake of using black yarn. It took so much concentration to make sure that I wasn't losing stitches that it was just a headache to knit. But I finally finished it and my cousin absolutely loved it. She's going to school at De Paul University in Chicago and so she needs all the warm knitted things she can get. After I recover from the scarf I'm going to knit her the matching hat, but she might not get that in time for this year's cold weather.
I also made some progress on a pair of socks for myself. It's a straight stockinette pair of socks made with Blue Moon STR medium weight in Scottish Highlands. Cast on 64 sts, 2x2 ribbed cuff, short leg heel flap & gusset. This is the first time I've used STR and I'm totally a convert. Next year for my birthday I'm going to to be hard pressed to choose between a Sock Club membership and paying for my car insurance.
