Today I made my first pompom!  It looks a little lopsided, but I think it has character.  I was planning to just whip it out before dinner and it ended up taking quite a long time.  All that winding around my cardboard rings... I was too pooped to make another one.  Maybe tomorrow.  I attached it to the end of the cord on my new modified Kittyville hat:

I look pretty stupid in hats, especially with short hair. 

I DO have hair though, and you can see it a little bit under there. 

I think if I put a pompom on top it will look better.  Then it won't look stupid because I have a big head or no hair, it will look stupid because of the pompom.  MUCH better.  Now I just have to make some more pompoms.  Also, I know you're wondering:  Yes, I do have one of those awful sliding accordion walls in my apartment and as hideously ugly as it is in all its beige, marbled goodness, the kitchen is cold so I am forced to use it. 

After the pompom session and lots of fun with my digital camera, I worked on my maroon cabled sweater.  Yes, it's true, that project is still alive and kickin!  I am now the proud owner of 4 completed sweater pieces!  I used all the pins I have to pin out the body for blocking, but since I only have three towels, I have to do my blocking in shifts.  Hopefully I can fit the sleeves in on the weekend and finish sewing it all together sometime next week.  Classes and everything else I am usually busy with all start again sometime next week so I am trying to fit in all the pre-stress fun that I can while I still have free time.  It's great to waste time at work and actually be able to organize my time knowing that I can come home every day at 4:15.  Yahoooooo!