Packing my bags

I wish I could tell you I’m packing my bags for Los Angeles (for the Tontine final casting…are you sick of hearing about that yet?) but I’m actually packing for Arizona.  We are off for some fun and relaxation in the sun.  I’m trying to get things together today and I’m at a loss as to what knitting project to take.  Of course there will be socks for the plane but I need a more substantial project once we get there.  Now that MS3 is finished, everything I have on the needles right now is a design project and I’m kind of sick of them.  I’d rather have something mindless to take with me.  After looking at my Ravelry queue, my knitting books and magazines I came up with…nothing.  How is that possible?  I was thinking something simple and fallish.  Having found nothing, I cast on for a simple v-neck raglan.  Yes…another design.  Why can’t I ever make things easy on myself?  As far as designs go though, you can’t get too much easier than a raglan.  I’m hoping to add some lace to jazz it up.

Back to the whole Tontine thing (I know, I know…it’ll all be over soon and we can get back to your regularly scheduled knit blog) I learned something new about the process today.  I hate it when I’m so naive!  This whole time I thought they had sent both the emails I got about making a video for you tube to everyone that auditioned…kind of a way to get the buzz going about the show.  After watching one of the new videos that went up this morning, I think I was wrong about that.  The guy had someone in the video he met at the casting call and that person was not asked to submit a video.   :think:  Think this means I am in round 2 of casting without my knowledge?!  Hmmm…I sure hope so although I need a lot more video views, ratings and comments if that is the case…please go watch and comment!  Some of the videos already have 3000+ hits. I know the casting crew isn’t using just the video stats to choose the contestants, but it can’t hurt…right?  This is not a noble a cause like Claudia’s ride or Knitters without Borders but the knitting community comes through in times of need, so maybe this will be one of them!