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Juicey Fruiter is an amusing blog about park ranger life. I quite enjoied it.

As for life in the wonderful world of me. Well a few things of interest have occured. I got the last skein I needed to finish the baby blanket. YES! I am going to finish it before the New Year ball falls.

Nathan returned from Wisconson. I mailed my Flickr pals gift. Ordered this shirt. I really don't need it but it was on sale and I like that company so I wanted something from it. Its still a cute shirt though and I am excited to get it even though I should have put the money aside for spendage for my Bonneville Speed week vacation.

I wish I could find the USB cord to the camera so I could post all the cool loot I got for X-mas and all the projects I've finished or am working on.

I made plans for August to attend the Bonneville Speed Week on the Salt Flats of Utah before I transfer to Richmond, VA to attend VCU. Very exciting both the Speed week and VCU. though I have to admit at the moment I am a bit more excited about Speed week. Especially since I am going to fly into Tulsa and Ryan and I are going to drive the rest of the way in his Bel Aire. Can I just say that this is a dream? I am going to be spending two glorious days in a Bel Aire a car whose tires I am not fit to wash. Sigh pure bliss just thinking about it. So that is in between summer school and moving. YES!

A friend of mine gave me this link. I think some of you might like it. Its all about color in fashion. very niffty. Fashion in Colors

I think that about covers it for today folks.

Busy

I have been knitting up a storm. I am on the last 7 rows of trim for the Glamprye One skein Wonder which is turning out wonderfully. I'll be sure to post pictures once I find my camera or Nathan gets back. I am waiting for the last skein for the baby blanket but in the mean time I started to write a pattern for a Jacket and Bag that are a take after Cruella De Vills' from 101 Dalmations. I am ordering the yarn for it on tuesday so hopefully it will work so I can dress up as cruella for Halloween next year.

I am working on Jesse's scarf which is a slightly altered Here and There cbales scarf from the Scarf Style book (pg. 15) its really easy but looks like it would have been hard. I did the first half of the scarf in a week and then took 6 months to finish the rest of it because I was being side tracked by other projects, school etc... The alterations include making it striped, about a quater shorter in width, and adding a fisher man's necking to it (where its more narrow at the point where the scarf naturaly rests on the neck). I have a few pictures from when I was working on it earlier this year. I should have the final pictures soon since i have four stripes to go. YAY! Thats the plan for tonight. Watch movies and finish Jesse's scarf so I can mail it to him.

I started the Bike bag from an old Vogue knitting (the one with the felted rose bag). I have to rip it though since i was working on it while watching Lost in Translation and messed up on the original cast on. I put on one to many stitches. No biggie didn't get very far into it.

Graffiti

Not Martha (see links) just recently posted this article about knitting graffiti. Very cool.

Another Graffiti artist I have stumbled upon recently is Swoon.This is an interview with the New York Times that she did recently. I really admire her work not only for the idea behind it but for the beauty and details that she puts into it. She really had great ability as an artist. I would love to continue to ramble on about it but honestly I think the work speaks for it self.

Sigh. I think I am going to have to ask Donna for that book I lent her on Graffiti back. I really sort of miss it.

delays

due to a MIA(missing in action) camera I haven't been able to take photos of my sweater yet but I have worn it out twice already and recieved compliments. I have been commisioned for a sweater vest and two scarves. I will work on them shortly. Tomorrow I am going to go purchase more fling in code pink since I ran out of it in the home stretch. DERN! I needed it for 8 more rows. I have 30 more to go and sadly I can't get through the plain section that didn't need the Fling run with it because I ran out of the fling before that part.

Which gives me the perfect excuse to start Glamprye's One Skein Wonder which I am so excited to start. hmm... well I am going to go run off and work on some more knitting while catching up on my reading of everyone elses blog.

Race to the Finish.

YAY! I finally finished the Rowan Ribbon Twist sweater "Erin". After it taking a whole year, a lack of one skein, and the sewing of one sleeve inside out due to not paying attention to how I had lined it up its all done. I wore it to work today and it was awesome. Love it. I will post pictures tomorrow.

Now that school is in recess I am determined to finish all my back logged projects. I am going to finish the baby blanket tonight for example since I have only 50 rows left. Yes! then it can get washed and packaged to mail out to Denise for her little girl.

I have four more stripes to go on Jesse's scarf another one thats taken a year to do. For shame on me. After I get those done I am going straight to the Angelina jacket and my Rowan Cardigan whose name I can't remember at the moment.

Tomorrow will be picture day and I am super excited to have two projects for sure finished. I'll photo the progress on the others as well.

Thanksgiving

So this was a great holiday. I have a good idea for a fast easy craft project to do this weekend if I ever get off my lazy butt. haha

Turkey preparations this year were recommened to me by Ellyne who says you should soak your turkey overnight in a vinger and water bath then rinse throughly. Rub Kosher salt liberally over the whole turkey allowing it to sit for 15 minutes per pound. Rinse extremely well. butter, salt, pepper and stuff. Place in Brown paper bag and cook till browning then rip open the bag and finish off the browining process. Your turkey should come out suckulant and juicey. truely sublime.

So yes. That is about all that I have been up to. I am hoping to get in a photo shoot with Nathan (my boyfriend also photographer check out www.nathannovak.net). I have been trying to convince him to take some old kitchy retro pictures of me since I love that whole thing. With the long weekend for both of us I thought itd be a great time to do it.

I promise to post my latest watercolors tomorrow as well.

xxxhugs

The Debate

The debate over what is art and what is craft has been a long and tedious one filled with many scalding arguments and heated words. In the end the only thing I could honestly deduce was that attitude toward the piece and the atmosphere it is intended to exude is the only real defining factor between art and craft.
On an extremely general note people like to define crafts as everyday items while art is defined as specialized items for viewing purposes only. This debate charges further debates as to who works harder for their purpose; the artist or the crafts man and to that which is more skilled. In the end it seems those both works hard for their ideas and are bound by the same basic guidelines of design. The defining difference seems to be that crafts workers use those guidelines to further their work while remaining inside them on the other hand artists while fully trained in and comprehending those same guidelines throws them out to push the envelope.
This is evidenced in the "Nuba Woman II" by William Morris for example in the way he not only treats the glass but uses it to represent a personal statement. He treats the glass in new ways creating complex shapes building upon an abstract concept. Namely that we draw from Nature in our everyday lives. It is the attitude that William Morris and the viewer lend the piece which in turn creates an atmosphere which the piece should continue to exude. Meaning because the “Nuba Woman II” is treated as a piece of art it becomes art. This is the same concept the Dadaists were after in such works as Duchamp’s fountain more commonly referred to as the urinal. Which seems to be a contradiction as it is an everyday item that was made for the mass consumption of male urine. However it was given a new life by Duchamp as art through his attitude of the piece which to this day hangs in the Indiana Art Museum gallery as art proving that it is the attitude given the piece by the creator for it to exude the atmosphere of art.
The attitude lent toward crafts however is that of mass production for people’s personal use which leads to a casual atmosphere in which the work is determined useable and abuse able to say it crudely. It becomes seemingly temporary while the art seems timeless. A goblet for example remains a goblet even after hundreds of years. Look at the Facon De Venice Goblet despite the fact that you run into this piece in a museum you treat it with little a here or there. It could very well sit in your cupboard at home, on a shelf in a store, or in the garbage for all that it would matter despite its decorative details and delicate hand etched designs. The only thing giving it authority to be there seems to be its age. This lack of presence is not created by the fact that it is a goblet however but by the attitude we are introduced to when we come in contact with it. The lack of an artists name to be included with the piece as well as its cramped proximity to similarly designed pieces by other anonymous creators from the same time period in a room filled to the brim with other such clusters of like pieces cause you to treat it with a casual disregard unlike the room in which the “Nuba Woman II” rests. Which is sparsely filled, more brightly lit and defines itself with large plaque cards filled with details about it and a creators name.
So where is the problem in defining art and craft then? We touched on it slightly with Duchamp’s fountain and it’s a visible question in pieces like the dinner sets created by Judy Chicago for her “Dinner Party”, or African American quilts they are examples taken out of their usual definition as craft and given meaning through the attitude lent by the statement despite their daily association with our lives. This attitude is not always readily accepted however which is where issues of art vs. craft ensue. These blocks of acceptance are often caused by the medium used to create the piece, the style in which is done and so forth. All these issues come down to matters of personal opinion and the creators’ intent of the piece. Whether it is a concept placed on an adopted piece such as Duchamp’s found object “Fountain” and the African American Quilts or if it was originally intended from start to finish as an artistic statement all along as in Judy Chicago’s “Dinner Party” and William Morris “Nuba Woman II”.

Up to date and up coming

So I am doing pretty good on the finishing of the baby pants. They are definatly going to be up and running on time at the rate they are going. HURRAY!

I purchsed the last skein of Rowan Ribbon Twist to finish my Sweater Erin. thank goodness its getting cold enough to wear it too so I think I am going to finhish it tomorrow in glassblowing while I wait for the other people to blow their glass. That class has been aweosme for the knitting.

I am turning in a paper in there on art vs. crafts relating two peices from the chrysler museum that we had to choose and discuss. I am going to post it and am interested in what you all have to say about it.

I have also decided to delight you with the wonders of school projects since well that is a definate part of my life and why shouldn't you all get to enjoy it? So that will be coming up this break. Look forward to it.

Another use for left over yarn now includes pom-pom smowmen and pom pom scraves.

leftover yarn uses

this is another left overs project. I really need to post that on the side bar. I'll get to it later this week since I should have time.
Candy cane Covers

So this is a fun idea to run with crochet soda tab accesories. I stumbled upon it in a knitting community I glance in on from time to time.

Anyways. I have decided to knit the plaid corset in the latest knit.1 however am first going to finish the baby pants for one very pregnent Jill and the 5 hour baby sweater.

Back Trackin

So I go half way through a pair of short baby pants that go with an outfit that is being knit communally by the group I go to for a certain someone when I realized that they probubly actually wanted the long pants so I decided to rip it all out and start over. I began agian only to get into it and realize I had started on the wrong needle size. BLAST! so I ripped agian and may attempt it agian in a bit.

Been finishing a baby blanket for another friend. Need to pick up the last skein of Rowan Ribbon twist so I can finish the Erin sweater. I think I am going to spend the rest of this week finishing up Jesse's scarf that I ment to finish at this time last year. Ooops. goes to show how fast this year has flown by. Sigh...

Other knitting projects have been taking the back seat to school projects. Some of which are vey fun for example we're building chairs out of cardboard. I am enjoying the project so far. A few of the other prjects have inspired me to have some really good ideas. I can't wait to ahve a bit of extra time to try them out. We'll see.

Next week Amber wants to have a craft night so I am looking forward to having that and hope it'll be come a regular occurance. well I think thats cool for now.

new vogue

So I was looking through the new Vogue knitting magazine and I have to say I love a few things in it. Namely the highland fairilse, the victorian jacket, James Coviello and Twinkle sweaters, as well as the crochet scarf by Yolaine Turcotte. So I am going to have to go get that issue.

I finished the back of my most recent sweater and am working on the front panels now. I hope to post pictures soon. Had the last skein for the Erin sweater ordered so I can finish that up soon. Hurray!

I am really feeling the need to decide between this blog and Live journal. I honestly can't decide. hmmm... I just don't have enough energy to make new posts for both. I supose I'll just have to start double posting. Sorry to the people who read both. I supose. We'll see

Eek!

I had a wonderful weekend in Richmond with Mikie. It was a nice break from everything. WE carved pumpkins, went to see the Fiery Furnace play at the black cat, went out eat, I knit you get the picture a simple relaxing weekend.
Unfortunatly that means back to the grind tomorrow. The semester is going to be over soon though and I can get back on to my knitting. I stumbled across Monster Crochets blog today. Hope you all enjoy it. She's very in season. Well I have to hit the hay. Good knitting and sweet projects to you all, Nite

rambles

So I just finished my paper on Alberto Giacometti. Hurray! Now all I have to do is catch up in her other class (pottery). I like pottery and I think if I didn't feel so much pressure to finish so much so quickly I would not be so frustrated with it right now. I am not haveing the easiest of times with it at the moment. It doesn't help that I keep getting sick and so I missed last weeks class. The next time I take a pottery class I want to take it as a two days a week course instead of a once a week class. I am just not as productive.
Anyways. I had some cool ideas for glazing and making so we'll see if I am good enough to pull the out huh?

Other stuff. I need to return some library books. My mom bought me a new duvet cover which is really pretty I want to build a bed.... Not exactly sure why but I am really wanting to do this ( I have a feeling it is going to have to wait though till I move to Richmond)

Speaking of Richmond. I don't think Mikie my best friend is speaking to me. I keep trying to get in touch with him leaving him messages, aims yada yada. nothing is working. I think I am going to have to pull out the big guns to get his attention. hmm. Ya.

I am thinking about having a Knit-o-ween party. Invitite all the Snb girls over for a good knit fest with classic horror movies and so on and so forth. We'll see if I can manage to fit it in.

Well I best get off to bed. Nite all.

missing amber

missing amber
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missing friends.

So much yarn not enough time.

Oh my gosh I hadn't realized it had been so liong since I last posted.
To let you know I have been busy with school. Studio classes seem to just obsorbe the time. I'm taking Glass blowing, Intro to Pottery, watercolor, 3-d design, and drawing 2. I am really enjoying all the classes but miss my knitting and craft time which I haven't had time for at all this semester.
I have bought a few new knitting books and Magazines but nothing major. I'm hoping that I can start to squeeze in some knitting time once my midterm papers are written for my classes. We'll see.

Statics close up

Statics close up
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

The frog

Tanksillvainia

yayaandtank
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

Welcome to Tanksillvainia.
Population 2 living; 2 living dead.

yaya and Frankenstien

yayaandFrankenstien
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

This is my new fish, YaYa. He likes to swim around like most fish do. He lives in Tanksillvainia with a african dawrf frog named Static, Frankenstien and his Bride.

Dave Cole's Knitting Machines

Thanks to Pintuck I have heard obout this amazing wonder of a knitting event. So Awesome. Who knew my love for John Deere and Knitting would combine itself in such an astounding way. Enjoy!

Knitting machines
The Artist Dave Cole's site also sports other knitting art check it here

missing you

I have been so busy with school that I haven't had much time for knitting let alone posting lately. Sigh. I did almost finish the bikini. I just have to sew in the elastic and lining and I will be able to send that beauty off.

I also finally started on the Erin Sweater. I finished the back and am half way up the front of it. It's a really easy knit. It would be finished if school weren't so busy at the moment.

I am signing up for fall courses. Very excited but it looks like it'll be just as busy if not more so than this semester. I'll make sure to get some knitting time in though. haha. Well I hope that I can get some good posts in more often so you all can see what I am up to.

varlagirlprelim2005

varlagirlprelim2005
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heartinprogress2005

heartinprogress2005
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

thanksmatthairap2005

thanksmatthairap2005
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

hairapril2005

hairapril2005
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

this is really cute.


I have been running into a bunch of really cute crochet patterns lately. Gonna have to get going on some of those I think.

loopy and lucious2005

Ignore how awful I look and please draw your attention to the fabulous scarf that Nathan Novak of Nathannovak.net describes as "Halloween as F(bleeped da bleep)" and many and old lady has stopped me to say how lovely they think it is.

It contains two parts kid merino to one part Hip Hop yarn. Which you can see knit up creating a lovely contrast between the thick and thin yarns. This takes a set of size 17 needles and some tender loving care. Let it sit for a few days during frustrations and wallah in no time you can have one of these amazing scarves too. Pattern found on knitty.com.


read this part super fast
please note that there may be some allergic reactions for people sensitive to wools and animal fibers, needles are pointy and should be used for their specified purposes if not the eyes maybe lost and things impaled. This pattern may cause light headedness and lushness.Please knit safely.

one down more to go

So I finished the Loopy and Lucious scarf I was working on. I'll post pictures as soon as Flickr is back up since it had a crash recently.
I am determined to finish the baby blanket this weekend. It will be done. Same with the misfits pillow. I need to chat with Amber about the link to that by the way. just a quick Personal reminder.

I went to the Norfolk knitting group that all the peta workers go to. It was interesting. I think I'll go agian some time even though I do knit with sheep. They were all knitting with acrylics and cottons so I didn't feel so bad.

I can't wait to show off the loopy and lucious scarf. Hopefully flickr won't be down long.

this weeks goals
* baby blanket
* onsies for jo
* bikini for Chrissy
* start the bike bag

rachel and greg 2005

rachelandgregg2005
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

For rachel and Greg.
congrads!!
Sorry I can't make it.

Another Day

So today I got recomended to a new yarn site called Pluckyfluff it has some niffty yarns.

My car is still broken down so I got dropped off moyo early at work and got to knit like crazy today. I am almost half finished with the little baby blanket I was working on. The pink one.

I went to Target and bought the onsies that I am going to embroder for the little babies that I need to gift. I am doing two for Nancy's baby boy Jo who was born weighing in at 8 Lbs. His poppa is proud his momma is proud and all the rest of us are excited to see him. The other two onsies will be divided one going to Denise's baby and the other to Brittany's baby. Hopefully they'll like them. I'll start on them tomorrow.

I also got some cute sweaters from Wlamart sounds like an oximoron but its not. Tomorrow I am going to totally doll it up. I love new clothing. I also got a cute new Jacket since my fav black jacket shrank. Dern dryers

I recieved a wedding announcement for my friend Greg Hill to a Rachel Amanda La Var. I am moyo happy for them. I wish I could attend but I am unable so I will send my congradulations and a gift. I'll see if I can put up a pic of the happy couple soon.
I am going to try to go to Utah in June for Christina's wedding though. We'll see. She is having two receptions one in Utah on in PA.

Well I am off to clean my room, play dress up with my new clothing, and go through some of my old clothing to the Salvation Army.

Figuring it all out and getting to work

Remember this list? Well I have edited it to see what got finished what still in the works and how things are coming.

1)Jesse's infamous scarf
* it's half way finished
2)Angelina Jacket
* started about 25 % done
*about 50% done
3)Erin sweater
* have the yarn and started it once only to have to rip the whole thing out
4)Twine kitting class
* can't do it til Knitapolloza
5) latvian wristers
* can't do til Knitapolloza
6) 3 geishia baby blankets
* need to purchase yarn they are all going to be white and then I'll add a satin
ribbon through the edgeing
* decided instead to make two diffrent blankets that I like more and embroder onsies for the other baby. The two blankets are started and one is half finished the other is a quarter finished and I bought the onsies.
7)Coverse mocked baby booties
* need to buy yarn
* lost the pattern I was going to base it off of. Still Looking
8)tourquois bikini for Tante Chrissy
* bought yarn need to start
* started need to finish it
9)space invaiders hat and scarf
* started hat... need to finish it and do the scarf (double knitting required)
10) Debbie Bliss Teddy Bear Jacket
*need to get yarn
11) Marty's scarf
* need to buy splash yarn
12) Mikie's misfits pillow
* the misfit is done need to make the back part and buy stuffing.
13)Moster Party sweater
* bought yarn, need to create a pattern
* started working ona pattern
14) Double Helix scarf
* half way finished
15) the bike bag from Vogue knitting
* have yarn and pattern
16) felted rose bag from Vogue
* need to order yarn have the pattern
17) Cruella Devil Jacket and Bag
* need to refine pattern and order yarn

its a moo-stash

itsamoostash
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

My friend and I have a wonderful running joke about the fuzzy upper lip accessory. I'm just continue-ing this line of humor.

luckycloversproutsapril2005

luckycloversproutsapril2005
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

My lucky clover sprouted today! I planted them a week ago right before I went to MacRock (which was a blast by the way). I bought them at target in the dollar spot. Awesome. I have some black eyed susans, fressia, and forget me nots to plant too. I gave my mom the sun flowers, chives, and another pack of balck eyed susans but I don't think she's planted hers yet. I'll keep photo graphing lucky's progress. Lets hope I don't accidently kill it. I am natourious for doing that with plants but I seen to be doing ok so far with lucky. We'll see.

angalinaprogressmar2005

angalinaprogressmar2005
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

this is where I am with maybe one or two more inches completed on the top. Sigh. Its a stand off. I will finish it by July but at the moment I need a break to do something that actually feels like its getting some where. Damn the Endless Inch! hedwig has nothing on this baby!

new crafts april2005

new crafts april2005
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

thank you Donna for lending me this pattern. It is perfect and really fun to knit. I love it.

I have been having a blast with embrodery lately. Its fast its easy its like drawing with a sewing needle. I love it. So this is the idea I am currently working on. Compostion note books that have been covered and embrodered. I am debating on selling some to a local record shop that would probubly be into them. We'll see. I want more feed back first.

one happy baby

one happy baby
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

All I can say is Awwww....hes a so cute.

David Nathan

David Nathan
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

According to his momma he just had a tickle attack so thats why David is looking a little confused as to what just happened.

knitta2005squiggle2

knitta2005squiggle2
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

the squiggles are created with clorox gel pens.

knitta2005skirt

knitta2005skirt
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

I love this skirt as soon as the pattern comes out I am all over it.

knitta2005scarves

knitta2005scarves
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

I'm the scarf lady

knitta2005obitwister

knitta2005obitwister
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

this jacket was pretty dern awesome if i don't mind saying so.

knittamodelcrew2005

knittamodelcrew2005
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

The Knittapolloza modeling gang. It was a blast this year. I can't wait to go agian in 2006.

I haven't posted in a while I geuss we'll play catch up then real fast.
My secret pals package came in the mail. Loved it. It had red yarn from Knit pics, some froggie erasers for everyday of the week (super hot), an iron on patch that says Hottie (i used it to cover an ink stain on a bag I made). It was a great package and I thank you my secret pal for all the goodies.
I mailed my secret pals package that I thought had already gone out but hadn't. Sigh* Its frustrating when that happens.
I have been working on a bunch of stuff off and on. the jacket is coming along. I still have a ways to go. Hopefully I'll get it done for the summer time.
I went to my grand dad's for easter. Which was cool. Did some knitting up there in Snow Hill and alot of reading.
I started an embrodery peice thats coming along pretty good. I Like how easy and quick embroadery is.
Got some new pictures of my god baby. He's such a cutie. I'll post my favorites. He and his family are moving to Utah. It makes me sad that they are going to be so far away. I am gonna go out to Utah in the summer time to see some friends get married. So I geuss it won't be so bad.
I got some of the knittapolloza pictures from the fashion show. I'll post some of those.
Yup.... Uh not much else. School is going pretty decent. Works doing good and I go to MacRock on Saturday. YAY!

Knit your own Super Hero

Super hero Pantheon
I found this link while I was browsing around. Its pretty awesome if I don't mind saying so myself. I hope that everyone else enjoys it. Its all knit and crochet.

Call me Biased.

I watched Lily design and createthis whole poncho in the space of two days. She even ripped out half of it and redid that portion after deciding it didn't look like martha's. It was very cool to meet her and room with her. She is a tireless worker who loves all yarn crafts and is just amazing. She taught at Knittapolozza which was a blast this year and I can't wait for the next one. I will fill in more of the blanks later. I have to go get ready for classes and my test. Check out the poncho though compared to the other two that have come out from the coming home poncho from Lion brand (its also available in a knit version) and Bernat's "martha's poncho" I think this one is the closest.

bad bikini

badbikini
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

HAHAHA,
I started this bikini on sunday and I was knitting along looking at it and think man this seems really big but people talked me down and I was still like man this seems huge. So I held it up on myself and this is how it looks. ITs humongous. HAHA so I re-read the directions. I messed up ever so slightly in two sections so I will be ripping this out when I get the chance. HAHA. most amusing. At least its not a huge project.

redbikerjacketanddog

mine
debbie bliss's




I love this jacket and wear it quite a bit. Not to bad for some free yarn gifted from a friend who inherited it from a great aunt.Thanks Jill.

marty's scarf

marty's scarf
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

This is the scarf I made for my friend marty upon her request. I hope its the color she wanted I know its one she recommended. So we'll see, eh?

strawberrypoodles

strawberrypoodles
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

I love this fabric its from here. They have lots of cuteness.
I would love to order tons of this stuff. I will however refrain until I get my sewing machine fixed or get a new one.

So I am going to make for you all to see the list of things I have going on knit wise.

1)Jesse's infamous scarf
* it's half way finished
2)Angelina Jacket
* started about 25 % done
3)Erin sweater
* have the yarn and started it once only to have to rip the whole thing out
4)Twine kitting class
* can't do it til Knitapolloza
5) latvian wristers
* can't do til Knitapolloza
6) 3 geishia baby blankets
* need to purchase yarn they are all going to be white and then I'll add a satin
ribbon through the edgeing
7)Coverse mocked baby booties
* need to buy yarn
8)tourquois bikini for Tante Chrissy
* bought yarn need to start
9)space invaiders hat and scarf
* started hat... need to finish it and do the scarf (double knitting required)
10) Debbie Bliss Teddy Bear Jacket
*need to get yarn
11) Marty's scarf
* need to buy splash yarn
12) Mikie's misfits pillow
* the misfit is done need to make the back part and buy stuffing.
13)Moster Party sweater
* bought yarn, need to create a pattern
14) Double Helix scarf
* half way finished
15) the bike bag from Vogue knitting
* have yarn and pattern
16) felted rose bag from Vogue
* need to order yarn have the pattern
17) Cruella Devil Jacket and Bag
* need to refine pattern and order yarn

So that is all the stuff I could think of that I have to do...Shameful how bad I have gotten at not getting anything done. I am not allowing myself to sign on for any more till this is all knit.

To go where no knitter has gone before

star trek patterns

Holy crap this is so cool! I <3 being a nerd!!! I have to make this into a ton of back packs or something.

Cause knitting is so tough!

knitpurltattoo
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ya.
I love this picture. One of the ladies in my knitting group emailed it to me and told me she better not see me sporting it. Altough its tempting very tempting indeed i am afraid I'm a little to vain to get it done. Still love that its out there though. Maybe when I'm like 70. hehe.
Ok so on to the knitting news.
I have been super busy with school and work but when I can get a few moments to myself I work on the angelina jacket. I realized the other day that I had over knit a section by three inches and had to rip it out. It was rather painful to rip those three inches out because it took so long to knit them since I have such limited time to knit but its lookign good and I have been knitting at light speed to metal and other catchy beated music to make up for the lost time. Speaking of metal I knit at the Honky Tonk-a-thon last weekend. I knit during the Swords set they are way way good. I really liked their sound I also knit in between everyone elses sets and in the Honky Tonk Tattoo parlor. so that is two new places to add to where I have knit that is interesting.
I finished one of pauls gloves. Need to make the other one. I'm half way finished with Jesse's scarf but I haven't picked it up in ages. Feeling a bit bad about that. I bought a new sock book because my secret pal has totally gotten me on a kick to want to knit some socks. ( note for pal I found a site that gives you instructions for knitting two socks at once if this interests you email me and I will send you the link... I am probubly going to put it in the links section on the blog too)
I bought so dale yarn to make a sweater I am dubbing the monster party sweater because I am planning to make a mock of the highlighter striped sweater that the girlfriend of the home alone kid in the movie Monster party. its really cute and dale put out some highlighter colors that are reactive under uv light... well all hightlighter colors and white are reactive under that light but its still gonna be jammin. I still am on a quest to purchase glow in the dark yarn though also. I got the Rowan book Denim people. which has some cute patterns. I need to get some dark green berrocco suede yarn to make my aunt a bikini. I think that color will do famously with her skin and hair colors. What else... I found a sorce for the mohair I need to make my cruella devil jacket and bag. Its 500 yards a skein for 35 dollars. thats really good so I need to get that some time soon too so I can get that going so I can be cruella for Halloween this year. Yup thats my knitting news for now. I need to finish what I am doing now though so I am going to run off to go knit before work. Happy knitting to ya'll.

hello,
I am thinking about getting all the yarn that my secret pal would need for her sweater that she wants to make. Maybe I won't since thats really expensive and I'm not sure the color she'd want.
I have been so busy with school I can't even begin. Its not like there is alot really happening it just all requires alot of leg work. The speech class is almost over thank goodness. On top of everything I have ben trying really hard to see friends I haven't seen in like two years and get everything in order to move to Richmond in the fall.
My friend greg got engaged, Brittany is married and pregnant, and I have not time to knit the four blankets I need to get going on if all those babies wanna get their balnkets. Sigh I still need to get all the geshia for them. I think I am just going to make them all white and then purchase satin ribbons to weave through for the trim.
Well lots of hugs to everyone. the valentines are still going out even though I know they are late just like I am for my art history class.

Not alot happening around here.
I almost killed a mail box the other day when i wasn't paying attention to the road.
I finished all my tests and my speech for this week. I am not to happy with how I did on the tests but I'll be sure to do better next time.

been working on my Angelina jacket from white lie designs. Its going faster than I expected. its done on size 6 needles with 50 g yarn. I have about 4 inches done and I started during the super bowl so I figure thats going fairly well. I have to get up to 111/2 inches before I can do the next part so I still have a long ways to go. Its an easy pattern so far. I hope it turns out as awesome as I am thinking it will. I am using estivo instead of Halo. I figure it should be fine since it is the same specifications. I will admit I was shamefully bad and didn't do a gauge. It doesn't look like a problem though. In fact i think it might end up a little larg even though I sized the pattern down because they didn't have my size. Anyways. estivo is really nice to work with its like knitting a cloud. Well I'll post pics in a bit.

I have been finding alot of billy and lounge bands that I am in love with lately.
Ya its all fun. I need to get a hair cut. And that covers it I think. i have to go to the dentist today. Got a post card from my secret pal. Its from Bath the card and sent from washington (state). Yup very cool. I sent my secret pal her package. need to get working on the next one.

movie nite

movie nite
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A knitting party worth talking about. Hot hot hot stuff.

5inchesinangelinajacket

5inchesinangelinajacket
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this is the beginning of the angelina jacket I was just talking about. you know you love it... well if you don't I most certainly do!

So I finished my speech. I give it today I am assuming. i have an art history test in... two hours. and uh... i need to look up where mollie's yoga class is at so i can do some yoga tonight.
I rented iron jawwed angels so I can watch it. So thats cool. i should go do that and get some food and keep knitting. Speaking of knitting... I am now like two and half inches into my jacket. Hot. Well I'll show that off later. Its the Angelina Jacket from White Lie designs by the way. Hot!

hatflapsupfront

hatflapsupfront
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Flaps up. hehe. that sounds so humorous at the moment.

hatflapsdown

hatflapsdown
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The SnB newsboy now has ear flaps and has been re-titled the amber's boyfriend Jimmy's hat. We call it Jimmy's hat for short.

sp4pack1

sp4pack1
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This is the most awesome package ever! i love the little hidden notes everywhere and all the fun stuff. I am totally looking forward to doing socks. The necklace she made is so amazing i love it. the bag is just a hoot and a holler. Very cool. the yoga mag was definatly up my alley. Thank you secret pal thank you. I wish i could send you a thank you card. hmmm...

saleyarnumbridgetweed

saleyarnumbridgetweed
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YARN! sale yarn. I love yarn. I don't have apattern thats inspired me to use it yet though.

thriftstoreorangeflowerskirt

thriftstoreorangeflowerskirt
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This is the skirt I got at the castle salvation army last week. Cute huh?

mockbanseecoller

mockbanseecoller
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here is my banshee collar mock. I love it and it keeps my neck warm even though my mom said she thinks its not "her thing".

It had me at Hello

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a calander submission to a sheep calandar. I am going to have to look for this sucker.

White Lies recently put out some new patterns. I am in love with a bunch of them but I think this one takes the cake for the new patterns. I really enjoy her patterns.

Other Knitting news
I almost finished one glove for my brother. I knit it with a smaller weight than I was supose to so the stitches were a bit more open then i liked so i weed together a set of gloves real qick out of some wine red colored fleece I had. So the gloves are lined with the fleece. So I need to make one more glove and the little cappers for them (their the hobo style gloves).

Jen supplied me with a pattern for my eros that I like. Its a tank top and it only takes two balls of eros. So that is going to get made at some point. So thank you Jen.

Joann got the Stitch and Bitch girl I drew as our little mascot up so I could share it and we all could wear it. Here she is in all her glory. Please ask me if you are going to take her.

yup thats about all I have to say for right now.
I have been having a blast getting to know my secret pals. And I need to get my pals package out in the mail.

Howdy and hello

knitting
I just got back from SnB. It was gravey. Joanne got my logo onto the computer and printed it out on printer adhesive sheets for eveyone to get a little guy to put on a shir or something. Very cool. She didn't return my drawing to me though so I will need to give her a hollah on that and ask for it to be returned... Since I want it back. I also want her to email me a copy of the comp. image so i can post it and use it to make shirts, bags and what not. So thats always cool. In case i never mentioned it. I designed a logo for our stitch and bitch group. Lots of fun. I'll post a picture one of these days.

I worked on pauls gloves. Can't figure out what happend though for some dd reason the pattern is not working out the way its supose to. not sure why. Hate when that happens. So I'm still working on it. Not sure if its me or the pattern either.
I am so excited to get them done. My goal is to get them done by next monday.

work
so I was late to work this morning which made me feel like a cad because I was late and also because it was just Bobbie since Sherry had a doc appointment in the AM. So i felt double bad. Especially since it was busy in the AM. Sigh. and then after I was late I was asking stupid questions or doing little things that were stupid (i'd like to blame this on a lack of sleep but i am not sure that was the cause). so ya.
We are completely rearranging the store. I move the lorna's lace sock yarn to the other side of the store, moved alot of the trendsetters yarn over to the wall where the lorna's sock weight use to be, moved the mohair over to by the alpaca and so on and so forth. We still have a lot to do. but its fun. though I want to go rearrange the book wall because it is hainous at the moment. I wish people would learn the concept of putting books back where they found them. sigh oh well.
I gave sherry the breast cancer braclet (think armstrong braclet but pink) that I got her. I was happy to find out she didn't have one yet since I wasn't sure. Yup that about covers it. I need to remember to try to bring some printer paper since I keep printing off these patterns from the internt at work since mine (printers) aren't working. found the funniest comic in Pintuck livejournal. hehe here it is for ya'll to enjoy as well. It reminds me of Sherry. So for Sherry.


other craft-tack-u-lar news
I found ready made the magazine at Borders. LOVE LOVE LOVE that magazine. Its so handy it make life dandy. For example this issue tell you how to sound proof walls and make them look cute for less than $200. it also tells you all sorts of other crafty ideas. sigh. where was this magazine all my life... i know waiting for me to find it. dun dun dun. Another magazine I love is City magazine. that one is cool too but not for the same reason. anywhoodle. So... after this pay check which is sadly going to be mostly paying bills I will hopefully have enough left over to get said Ready Made magazine.

I know I missed the softie dead line but I'm going to finish my little guy. He's to niffty not to and I am rather proud of him so far. I'll try to do softie agian next month.... well technically this month.

I have thought of some new embrodary stuff to do. My friends band is going to have a cd show soon and it'd be cool to sport something for them so I am going get that going under way. the show isn't till march but still I have to make it and everything so that gives me plenty of time.

I also have come up with a cute underwear set... think days of the week panties like when you were six with a twist. I am very excited to make those too one of these days.

Still need to get the Valentines printed I went in on Sundae to get them printed and the girl working couldn't get the picture off my usb disc thingie (I don't know what their called just that I love them). so i have to go back. Blah. I'm thinking about hand making them even though that will take up time i don't really have. Reminder to me... by the way... take art charts to comp lab tomorrow morning and print them off so you can study for the art history test!!! back to the valentines. they are so cute. Sigh I geuss this one could be the email one and the home made ones are the send offs. Sigh we'll see what happens. I just know Ihave to get them in the mail this week.

hmmm... what else what else.

ya I think thats it. Well I'm gonna go hit the hay or clean my room or something. Lots of hugs to everyone.

So I have been totally lazy lately. I can't seem to get up the energy to do a good post on here between being sick recently, starting back at work and school I have been putting this on the back burner. So not good. So lets catch everyone up shall we.
Knitting
I finished the news boy cap from the SnB nation book. Its really easy and fairly cute. I think the next time I make it I'll make the back a bit longer so I can install a snap and snap it down to the brim more like an actual news boy cap since... well mine kind of looks like an equestrian riding helemet more than a news boy cap. I still wear it and get compliments though.
Still working on jesse's scarf. I need to finish that. Sigh. I have a request for a beenie from my friend in Tulsa, Viet. So i need to make that. Finish my brother Paul's gloves while its still cold here and then I have to get going on a baby outfit for David. (Barbrah came in and gave me a copy of the cutest little baby outfit and I really have to make it). Then I have to get going on my stash since I'm starting to get a bit of a build up (I'm not a big collector of yarn or I try not to be...since I have no where to put it and I hate to waste it). So thats never good.
At work we got in new pattern books. I am doomed. And then there are these new yarns and all these other scrumptious things to look at that people bring in. For example a woman came in today to get help on a sweater she is doing (this is her first kniting project ever and she's starting with a sweater very brave) she had the most lovely looking yarn. It was Noro. It was black with a thread wrapping around it in rainbow vargation. Lovely. Although I often wonder if I'd like knitting with Noro since it always feels so course to me.

Other stuff
My car broke down this week. Lots of fun there. I hope it gets better soon cause well I love the clunker even if it is getting kind of worn around the edges. Ok very worn but still. So I get to drive the PT cruiser till it is repaired. This is nice since it's new and has a cd player. So I have been having fun rocking out in my car (think VH1's motormouth show).

School is going good. I love my art history class though that might change after the first test which is coming up next week. Gack! hehe. Yoga is great I totally missed doing it when wasn't. I'm not as flexible but I'll get back to where I was. I have been doing crunchies every now and then at home to try to help me get back in shape.
Speech class is easy but annoying because i have to go do all this planning and research. Blah on that. I think I can start knitting in his class though... which means I'll allow myself to not get frustrated with the research aspect of the class.
Photoshop is easy and fun too. Though I have to plan things around it since I don't have the Photoshop program they want. I have 7 and they want PS. Ya silly but what can ya do?

I'm sad because I don't think I'llbe able to finish my softie for this month and I was so close. I just don't have any time and its due on the 31st. Sigh. Poor softie.
Maybe I can get it done. We'll see.

I'm designing a picture for my friend Mike to paint on his car. He wants a pin up riding a bomb (big WWII history fan). So that should be fun.

I have the Valentines all designed and ready to be printed at Kinko's so I need to go do that... maybe tomorrow so I can get them in the mail monday.

I got my Secret Pal. Super exciting. Looking forward to getting to know her. She seems really cool. And I got contacted by my Secret Pal. She seems really nice. She also does Yoga. So two new friends. Very exciting.

For the secret pal and incase you were curious

1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high- and/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you? I really don't mind any yarn as long and its long enough to knit I will be most enthusiastic to use it.
2. Do you spin? Crochet? I am trying to crochet (I love the patterns) one day I'll master it.
3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)no allergies
4. How long have you been knitting? I learned when I was 8. But I only became addicted to it (as in can't stop knitting if I tried) a year.
5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? no not yet.
6. What's your favorite scent? good smeeling ones.
7. Do you have a sweet tooth? Oh my gosh yes. I love love love candy and fruits.
8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? sewing, embrodery, painting, drawing, ect..
9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? I like most everything. Some of my favorites are Old country like hank williams, patsy cline, yada yada, punk, hardcore, jazz, rockabilly, 80's, ... it just keeps going.
10. What's your favorite color? purple, any shade. but I don't wear it very often
11. What is your family situation? I live with them long time.
12. What are your life dreams? to become an art historian and work in a museum.
13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? the one/s that I can get my hands on.
14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? I can't say i absolutely dislike anything.
15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s? cables... I don't know why they frustrate the hell out of me but every pattern I pick up recently has cables in them.
16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? the ones that make me want to knit all night long
17. What are you knitting right now? a scarf, a pair of gloves, a baby out fit and the bike bag from the new vogue
18. What do you think about ponchos? not a big fan. caplets are cute ponchos are genrally not.
19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? straight. circs always get me.
20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I actually really like aluminum. then wood and lastly plastic. I don't like plastic needles.
21. Are you a sock knitter? i haven't knit any yet so I'm not sure. though I have had my eye on a sock book at work.
22. How did you learn to knit? My Omi (grandmother) and mom taught me.
23. How old is your oldest UFO? a few months. The dread Dr. montiville's double helix scarf.
24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird? I have lots of favorite animated charaters (i love cartoons) my favorite animal are frogs and hippos. Love em don't know why.
25. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween. No doubt. Candy,costumes, and cheesy horror. right up my alley
26. Is there anything that you collect? metal lunch boxes and containers, license plates, pulp comics and romance comics, old vintage clothing, cute kitch items.

smore jammin

smore jammin
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