If you're a spider, be afraid!
I declared war on the cobwebs setting up shop in my house. It would probably be more accurate to call them "cobcities." I swear to you that these cobwebs had skyscraper webs, and a light rail system. Why did they get so out of control? Well, since we've moved to this house, 3 1/2 years ago, I've been a bit intimidated by the vaulted ceilings. I must live in one of the tallest and steepest houses. All the ceilings are high in the house. The staircase is insanely steep. When we first saw this house, I was a bit shocked by the steepness of the staircase. So, the spiders have pretty much had their way with the ceilings. I've been able to battle them enough to make it presentable, bit today I decided that the cobcities were going to experience armageddon. Spiders everywhere felt a disturbance in the force with the power of a very long broom, chairs, and a 
taller husband to get all the cobwebs. I now have web free corners.
Perhaps all this zeal had to do with the theme of the Red Ranger's birthday party tomorrow. We're holding it at a local wildlife museum. RR picked a "Creepy-Crawly" party. The party coordinator called the other day and told me that the party guests will have a chance to see a tarantula, black widow spider, and cockroaches. I'm itching all over just thinking about it, and so the cobwebs had to go.
And the pictures? Well, I thought pictures of cobweb destruction would be a bit too violent for this blog, so I thought I'd share two recent FO's. I whipped up a lace bookmark from the the One Skein Wonders book that I sent off to my words and bookmark swap partner. I also sent the Virginia Woolf book too. The second picture is of a Lauryn Wrap which was the free gift for renewing my Rowan International subscription. I used the Rowan All Seasons Cotton which I love, and modified the wrap by casting on 55 stitches instead of 85 to get a longer nicer wrap. It's for a friend of mine, and I hope she will like it.
Oh, I love that wrap!!! Very nice.
Posted by:Margaret | May 17, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Hehe, sounds like my house. We have really tall ceilings, and so getting the highest webs is something of a production.
Posted by:Nicole | May 18, 2008 at 02:02 AM
Beautiful wrap!
Posted by:Jeanne | May 18, 2008 at 04:16 AM
Eeep! Great visuals on how outta control the cobwebs are... Hope the party goes well! Cute bookmark and wrap, too. :)
Posted by:Chris | May 18, 2008 at 06:56 AM
We have terrible cobwebs too - I found some stuff on Gardener's Supply that keeps them at bay for 6 months. I can't remember the name but if you're interested let me know and I'll dig it out. :o)
Posted by:JessaLu | May 18, 2008 at 08:09 AM
Virginia Woolf AND a bookmark! That's a great gift. I have cobweb problems, too, especially in the bathroom where the former owners put in a skylight. Even on a stepstool with a long broom, I can't really clean them away. At this point, they're just design elements.
Posted by:melanie | May 18, 2008 at 01:33 PM
Great wrap!
Happy birthday RR!
Posted by:Elysbeth | May 20, 2008 at 01:22 PM
I love the book & bookmark!! thank you soo much! (can you believe I've /never/ read it? *sigh*) i hope to mail your package tomorrow. it's in two parts. the good part will probably come first as it just has to hop down the coast.
a belated happy birthday rr!
Posted by:penny | May 20, 2008 at 06:30 PM
Love the bookmark! Which pattern is it from One Skein Wonders?
Posted by:The Knitting Archaeologist | May 27, 2008 at 09:22 PM