Going Down
It seems that I have finally caught the ick. How do I know? Aside from the normal signs (scratchy throat, lymph nodal swellage, headache) I've been exhibiting knitting symptoms. Most noticeably the fact that I've just spent the last four hours knitting the same row.
I kid you not. It was like my life was on some sort of crazy sisyphean loop: *calculate increases, knit said increases, notice mistake, unknit, reknit correctly, change my mind about how the increases should be spaced, unknit. Repeat from * until delirious. And to make the whole experience just a little bit more trippy, I had the same song on repeat the whole time. And those of you who have ever listened to Billy Joel's Goodnight Saigon for four hours will agree with me that someone should have stopped him from rhyming "soft soap" and "Bob Hope." For peetsake Billy.
And since the knitting I'm doing is of the secret variety, you get a picture of last weekend's baking experiment:
Hello. I am heaven with a hole.
Recipe here. Don't fool yourself into thinking that they are any healthier than the deep-fried variety...they just don't make your house smell like an all-night diner when you make them. Also less danger of grease fires. Safety first peeps.
Comments
take plenty of H2O!!
Posted by: Lois | March 12, 2008 10:45 PM
Hope you feel better soon, Elli! The donuts look yum.
Posted by: caitlyn | March 12, 2008 11:01 PM
Yummmmmm!!! Being as I've limited my intake of baked goods to ones that have been home made, donuts are clearly OUT.. but now, you've given me my donut back!
Posted by: yaiAnn | March 12, 2008 11:09 PM
Oh yeah. I love 101 Cookbooks. We recently bought her book and it's awesome. Dinner tonight was brilliant and tasty. I'm planning on making those donuts in the near future. God, they look good.
Posted by: Samantha | March 12, 2008 11:15 PM
Oh no! Hopefully your icks will pass quickly...
The doughnuts look faaantab. Yum!
Posted by: Rachel | March 13, 2008 12:12 AM
OH, I have so done that knit the same row over. OR, have the knitting lay there and look at you while you feebly attempt to do some of it.
FEEL BETTER!
Posted by: HEJ | March 13, 2008 1:16 AM
Haha, you just made my morning! I never realised the soap/hope bit, but then again I am not even sure I know the song...
After a while of having one song on repeat I feel strange as well, it's all in the repetition!
Hope that row worked out for you in the end. :P
Veronika
Posted by: Veronika | March 13, 2008 4:01 AM
Hope you feel better soon. I wanted to say that I knit the Herringbone Mittens for the No-More-Humdrum-Mittens swap - a really great knitting experience (?!) and the recipient loved them too, so thank you for the pattern!
Best wishes and take care of yourself,
C
Posted by: Claudia | March 13, 2008 5:58 AM
Oh so sorry to hear your sickie news. By now the fever, chills and body aches probably have started. Drink a ton of water and good luck.
Posted by: Debbie | March 13, 2008 7:28 AM
"And we will all go down together!" (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Feel better! Donuts definitely help, in my book.
Posted by: Sarah | March 13, 2008 7:29 AM
Those doughnuts look divine. And just the way I like them, with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.
Posted by: Marlena | March 13, 2008 9:04 AM
I listened to billy joel's greatest hits over and over last semester during finals. that song is amazing -- but i do agree (but didnt notice previously) about the bad rhyme. at least it wasn't "we didnt start the fire" for four hours.
feel better!!
Posted by: kate | March 13, 2008 9:59 AM
I have spent most of my adult life desperately trying to banish Billy Joel from my consciousness, but those doughnuts one the other hand...
Posted by: Heather | March 13, 2008 10:40 AM
Feel better soon - I hope the illness will be of short duration! Hit the vitamin C and water and take care of yourself. We can wait for the knitting. :)
Posted by: Sarah | March 13, 2008 11:24 AM
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets bugged by silly rhymes in songs. I also hate it when singers pronounce the word "believe" as "Buh-lieve." Now that I've called your attention to it, you'll notice it all over the place...
Anyway, feel better soon. I hope your knitting starts moving smoothly forward again...
Posted by: Natalie | March 13, 2008 11:54 AM
Duuuuude. I am down with the ick too, and I have no Billy to keep me company. Very sad. Those donuts, on the other hand, are lookin mighty fine... I wouldn't mind one of them keeping me company... :D
Hope you feel better soon!
Posted by: Ella | March 13, 2008 1:13 PM
Oh, so sorry to hear you are sick. I know that feeling--when you can't even knit a simple row. Stay in bed. Sleep. Lots of water or tea with honey. And thanks for the recipe! Can't wait to try it.
Posted by: Elizabeth | March 13, 2008 1:26 PM
Awwww....get well soon!
Posted by: Elemmaciltur | March 13, 2008 3:35 PM
Sorry you've got the crud. At least you've got awesome doughnuts. I'm definitely going to try these out. Soon. Like maybe tonight.
Posted by: Hadley | March 13, 2008 3:38 PM
Ooh, those donuts look amazing! Heaven with a hole, indeed.
I'm sorry to hear you're under the weather and hope that you start feeling better soon. Being sick is the absolute worst.
Posted by: seedless grape | March 13, 2008 3:48 PM
I live across the street from a Dunkin' Donuts...
Posted by: Jo | March 13, 2008 8:59 PM
I want that donut. Now.
Posted by: Annie | March 13, 2008 9:37 PM
No! Our family just got over "it" and it was awful. So I'm sending you cyber chicken soup and warm wishes for getting better quickly.
Try this too. Mix 1 tspn of apple cider vinegar, 1 clove of garlic roughly chopped and 1 tspn of honey (or however much it takes to choke it all down)into hot water and drink 2-3 times a day. Also if you are really congested steep 1 Tbspn of Fenugreek seed for 5 minutes in a pot of boiling water taken off the heat and then drink. You will be amazed at how clear you'll be.
Get better soon :-)
Posted by: SpiderWomanKnits | March 13, 2008 10:37 PM
ooh you and elliot are sick buddies!! except he just has the sneezies and has been licking his snot off of his upper lip all day (ok, so I admit I gave up trying to wipe his nose around 10:30). Those donuts look really tasty. Just remember, there's a donut cutter at OUR house too so you could make them for elliot's birthday party!!!!
Posted by: Rae | March 13, 2008 10:40 PM
Liar you... I know you aren't sick... tee hee.
Posted by: Nicole | March 13, 2008 11:16 PM
I hope you don't get the full blown "icks"!
Feel better soon!
Posted by: lomester | March 14, 2008 2:49 PM
Oh, I love doughnuts!!!!! Those look really good. Hope you feel better soon!!!
Posted by: Carrie | March 14, 2008 5:33 PM
Those look amazing. Is the yeasted dough hard to make? I'm proud of myself when I bake a very basic cake! Hope you feel better... and that you can get all your secret knitting off your hands and into the waiting paws of the intended soon xx
Posted by: Philippa | March 14, 2008 6:55 PM
mmmm those donuts look DELISH!!
Thanks for the link =)
Posted by: kuka | March 16, 2008 2:38 AM
So you think you're good at something? The Swedish chef will always have you beat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbs64GvGgPU&NR=1
Posted by: Rae | March 18, 2008 8:33 AM
Those look heavenly...curse you! Hope you feel better:)
Ang
Posted by: angelarae | March 19, 2008 7:02 PM
I came back from vacation with the crud, ick, plague or what have you. It really is a killer to productivity. I love baking experiments, especially when they come out so pretty and (I am imagining) tasty.
Posted by: nova | March 20, 2008 10:06 AM
BAKED DONUTS?? oh. my. god.
oh, and feel better soon. :)
Posted by: pamela wynne | March 21, 2008 4:00 PM
I second you on that doughnut recipe - I've made it a few times and looove it. Not at all healthy, though, and best halved if you are a family of two. Feel better soon!
Posted by: Julia | March 26, 2008 3:45 PM
Oh...you've awakened my inner Homer Simpson with that donut shot.
But also my inner adolescent boy, because now you know people googling "going down" and "heaven with a hole" are going to be coming across...your crafty living blog. Not what they had in mind, necessarily.
Sorry. I work with 11 year-olds.
Posted by: JulieFrick | March 27, 2008 9:41 AM
Well wishes coming your way.....there are lots of nasty bugs out there this year.
Those doughnuts look Y-U-M-M-Y!
Posted by: Rebecca | March 27, 2008 3:02 PM