bountious booty

bountious booty
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This is from my pirate pal, Elspeth all the way from San Fran. Thank you! I love love loved it! The edible gold, the seeing eye patch, the pirates booty(yummy), THE YARN, the beads, the noise makers and everything was AMAZING!!!! I especially loved the Playmobile guy. I love playmobile and have quite a bit of it from when I was little. I am definatly going to have to go get all the pirate stuff now. Thank you.

I jumped in to the ocean of crochet today. I started the Yeehaw Lady cowboy hat. I am using berrocco suede, one skein of the bone color and one of the glittry tan. It's looking pretty good so far. i need to find some stitch markers before I can continue so I put it down for the evening.

I sewed up the side sems of Alicia and realized to my horror that I had put the neck decreases for the front panels on the wrong side so I am going to have to rip those back about 6 rows, no biggie.

I think I'm going to cut some more panels for my band sirt quilt tomorrow.

Welp I'm off to beddie bye.

I finished the sleeve for Alicia and plan on finishing it all up tomorrow. YAY!
I realised in glassblowing while working on Justin's sweatervest that it is going to be to large so I need to rip it out. Meh!
I really want to make the cowboy hat in Happy Hooker. hmmm...

Tee hee

All must view this wonder that is called entertainment. apache boy
yoinked from Red Lipstick. So amazing!

The weather which was so perfect last week after I got back from Boston has been very chilly this week. I have to say I am not a fan of teaser weather. I get all excited and then its cold. Its ok in the end since its been helping me focus on my school work. I have been so bad this semester. I think its because I am so close to being done and I am looking forward to the next step in my education in Tennessee. I am really excited about being able to work with fibers all the time.

I am almost finished with the last sleeve on Alicia. Then I can sew it all up and put on the neck collar. Then I can wear it and be all warm and snuggly. YES!

I have been compliling things to mail to my booty swap partner. I hope she likes them I hope to mail it out this weekend to make sure it gets out in time.

I have been asked to judge a children's art show. I am very honored and excited about this expericance. I hope I do a good job.

I'm back from Boston. had a wonderful time visiting friends and checking out a new city. There was a really nice yarn shop call Woolcot and co. in Cambridge. I highly recommend it to anyone in the area of Harvard Square.

I finished Nathan's grandmothers scarf. I hope she really likes it. Other than that I got the new stitch and Bitch: happy hooker and I've been working on a few projects here and there in between classes and homework.

I geuss thats all that I have time for right now. Check ya'll later.

I must be seriously addicted to yarn. I mean who in their right mind chooses knitting over sleep? Or decides that since they are heading some where cold it's the perfect time to finish a sweater so they can wear it when the get up there? haha I geuss it would be me.

Alicia the sweater is coming along well. I am a bit tired so I have to rip out what I started of the right panel today since I caught that I was off by a row in my increases which bothers me and since it knits so quickly I would feel ashamed if I weren't to go back and correct this minor of minor mistakes. I am fairly confindant that I wll have it finished in time for Boston though or at least to the point where I am sewing in the zipper.

Especially since I was wrong about it being Knitapolluza weekend. Its not until next month. Thank goodness. I was about to collapse from exhaustion. I think I am going to crash into bed now and finish my sweater tomorrow.

I am getting a hair cut tomorrow as well. Hurrah! Oh and my friend Ryan called from Tulsa. He's had a bad week and was looking for someone to cheer him up I was so flattered that he'd call me long distance and everything.

I am uber excited about going to Boston sunday. eeee! ok nite

So I finished the left front panel of the Alicia Cradigan. YAY! that was just knitting during glassblowing which is a three hour class and I only knit for part of it (namely the parts when I am not blowing glass or watching the teacher give a demo). Exciting! yes I know. Also exciting is I just sold one of my glass cupcakes. Joy and I designed these cupcakes as an idea on her birthday. I love the design and have become obsessed with making them.

Any whoodles. I really need to get on the ball and take photo's of my FO's. I have like four now and I haven't posted any except Jesse's scarf and thats a rather ambigious shot. Anywhoodles. I best get to bed or work on homework since its getting so late.

I can't wait til I go to Tennesse and can play with fabrics all the time. I am sure there will be a day in the not so distant future when I will rue the day I said that but I am really excited about the Appalachian craft center's program. I think this is going to be an amazing experiance. I am just waiting for my acceptance letter. Oh I do hope it comes I don't know why it wouldn't I have good grades and what not. Hmm not going to dwell on it.

I started Justin's vest. So far so good. I couldn't find a pattern I liked or that was just what he wanted so I am writing my own. We'll see how well that does over. I'll post it when I'm done.

Nathan needed his camera back so I have none for which to use to post the bike bag. I am very saddened by this I am so wanting to share it with the world.

I decided to hold off on my fanatic knitting of justin's vest for a moment and finish Alicia the cardigan made with Rowan big wool in a cranberry color. I have the back already finished and would like to have the front and sleeves finished by the time I have to go to Boston so I can wear it. YES! we'll see though. Man I love rowan so much. I wish I could fill a pool with it and jump in like scroooge the duck does with his money. Oh it would be glorious. ***Yarn Fantasy**drools***

*pop* back to reality. my goals for the next week are to finish,

Alicia the cardigan
Justin's vest
Nathan's Grandmothers scarf

Once these have been completed I'll figure out what I want to do next. Oh the limitless possibilities. By the way the new Mag knits issue is out. I like the Twister scarf. Very niffty.

Well I am off to complete my errands for the day. Toodles.

I still need to put the pictures of my new bike bag on the computer but until then here is a tantalizing image of my dog. Pheffer sporting the new look, Jesse's scarf.

Very chic.

I also am now part of Nipper's Booty swap. AR! YE Harties! I can't wait to see who I get. I am planning the package already.

I started Justin's sweater vest. I couldn't find a pattern that was just right though so I am taking about 5 and combining them to make mine. I think I'll post it when its finished. I am about a quarter way through the back. We'll see how it goes.

I also wound the yarn for Nathan's grandmothers' scarf. I decided I am going to add a few strands to it to give it more bulk and warmth. She lives in Wisconson for crying out loud it gets cold there unlike here where it just gets annoying.

Nathan is up in Hampton some where with his band the Bastille recording their first Demo. I am so excited and proud of them. They have been a band for a little over three months and already they are recording and playing shows and I think that they sound diffrent and fun. I am not just saying that because I am his girl friend either. I really do like their sound. I am not sure how to discribe it since its gridcore mixed with some other elements but it works. They could bump their stage presence though and get some better lyrics but the sound is good.

Going for the GOLD

geuss who just finished sewing the handles on her bike bag! YA! they aren't the wooden handles that are pictured in the pattern I couldn't find any of those but these look very nice as well. I am going to watch the close of the Olympics now and take some pictures to share. Hope everyone else had as much of a blast as I did participating in this.

I'm taking a break. I can't get the very end of the backward finishing section out and I am tired of playing with it. I think I am going to drink a cup of tea to warm up set my alarm for 10 and then I'll go to the fabric store and finish all the finishing. It'll go quickly once I get that blasted section out. there had to be a fowl up right before the finish line of course.

Well I am finished knitting all the peices. I started the finishing and attached half of two panels incorrectly so I'm ripping it out to do it over. I am really excited since that means as long as I can find the handles or handles that are comprable at the fabric store later this morning that it'll be all done by the 8pm deadline. YIPEE!!!!

I think the next projects will be worked as followed:

*Rowan Sweater (I can't remember the name right now I have the back finished its a cardigan)so I can wear it in Boston.

*Black and White lashy frilly fun scarf for Nathan's grandmother. I think I am going to make it a ruffle scarf since I think that would be fun and I haven't made one.

*Justin's v neck sweater vest. So far I haven't had any luck finding a worsted weight plain high v necked vest pattern. I have one for sport that has ribbing all the way up it(I am planning to just convert that one) and another that is for DK weight. I think that altering the sport weight pattern would be the easiest thing to do.

Other things I need to do this weekend consist of:

*write Resume
*portfolio Pictures for portfolio and Resume
*still life final in colored pencil (start it)
*math homework
*start taking photo's for the 3rd portfolio in photography
*make porfolio book or purchase one

things I'd like to do:

*start packing things in boxes that I want to go in storage when I move
*breaking down my magazines scrap booking those images and articles I find inspiring
*put the clothing I have set aside to sell up on the internet
*post images of knitting olympic progress

oh I'd like a Brandy, Thank you.

Hello Darlings!
I am staying up late for the final stretch of knitting involved in my Knitting olympic challenge. I am on the last panel. The 9 inches that connect the two bags while I watch my favorite movie of all time, The Pink Panther. Now if you haven't seen the original you've missed out. It's sophisticated, slap-slapstick, and charming all in one. I have never not been in the mood to watch it. I saw the new Pink panther movie and actually really enjoied it as well. My only complaint was that there was no Pink Pather cartoon ending which is in all the pink panther movies made prior to this one. Other than that I thought it was a very well done film.

What else is there to tell? hmm... I found this delightful blog called Just Jussi. She has the cutest fortune cat pattern. too cute! I recommend everyone check it out. Well I am had better get back to finishing my knitting. I hope I can finish in time.

I am one determined cookie to finish my olympic knitting tonight. I am down to the last two panels (one quarter panel and the 9 inch seed stitch patch that connects the two bag peices).

I have had alot of fun participating in this even though I've been bad about keeping up on updating about my progress. I do have some pictures to post but I think I'll do that tomorrow as a final post a sort of beginning to end thing.


In other news the new Stitch and Bitch book is out. I have already ordered it off Amazon they have them on sale right now. My freind and co-worker Sherry was going to submit a pattern but decided not to at the last minute but three other crafters whose journals I read made it in so I am really excited to see their patterns and try them.

Sherry gave me a noni pattern Camellia Flowers for felting, or not. Excited to try that out soon.

I am going to Boston next week so I want to check out a knit shop or two up that way. They have a cute one called the Knittin Kitten that I would love to go check out.

Nathan my boyfriend got me these tights for Valentine's Day! Love them.

Moving on.

My knitting olympics challenge is going ok. I had a really busy week at school so I haven't gotten as far as I would have liked to be. I have finished one of the quarter panels and I am half way through the second of the four but thats as far as I have gotten. I have pictures of the progress I have made I'll post them a little later.

I found all the yarn stores in Boston in preparation for my trip there. Can't wait to see Christina. I haven't seen her since Berlin in 2002. We seem to see each other about every 5 years since it was 5 years before Berlin that we had seen each other.

I did all the finishings on my mom's vest she knit for my Omi(grandmother).It looks great. She's working on her slippers for the olympic knitting challenge now. She's already finished her first pair and started her second. Go mom.

I will try to be a bit more frequent with the Olympic knitting challenge updates since I think this week will be a little less busy.

Today the Olympic knitting originator, the yarn harlot, was on NPR. Pretty awesome.

I joined. My mom is joining.

Not to much has been going on. I have been knitting but just kind of jumping around from project to project. I am a stripe away from completion on Jesse's scarf though so that'll be the first to go.

The project I am knitting for the olympic games is going to be the bike bag from the Winter 2004/2005 Vogue knitting magazine. Love that bag. Have been wanting to knit it for a whole year but haven't been able to so now I can. I am ready. In three days the games will begin and I will become a knitting machine. Going head to head with some of the best knitters in the world. Compeating for that illustrious award, THE GOLD METAL! I am determined.

My goal is to finish Jesse's scarf today it has 3 and a half stripes to go. for goodness sake and has been sitting around in my knitting basket, a constant reminder of my wonderful procrastination skills. I have decided to add a thin red stripe in the center of the last black stripe to spice it up a bit and also to fufill the request for some red. So that should be good give it a bit of an edge. Then I can pack it up and mail it out. YES!

on another not I have been thinking about the double helix scarf that is sitting in the bottom of a knitting bin a quarter done or so and really contemplating pulling it out and finishing it. CRAZY yes probubly that scarf caused me enough greif to throw it into a bin where it has remained since last year but we'll see. I want to finish the skirt first.

the first rule of Knit Club

I ran into this in one of the communities I read. Its pretty cute. I have a few complaints about it but they are minor and its still a fun mini-flick. So check it out
Knit Club

Let me know what you think about it.

excuses excuses

Injuries are the best excuses for knitting. I spained my back cleaning my room, I always knew cleaning was dangerous. Anyways. I have finally gotten into the Tamale shirt and am enjoying playing around on the Punkrockdomestics forum. I am so in love with that site I can't even begin to tell you.

Nathan, my other, had found one of the knitted images from this site and I have to say that they are amusing. Check them out. I'll warn you they are a bit morbid so if you aren't into the macabe I don't know if you'd like it. yumlum knitwear

other items of interest. Nothing much really. School is school is school. Nathan and I are great, I am a bit peeved about the delay in getting anything done and missing a few days of school due to my back injury but other than that I am feeling really really great!

Welp I am off to keep knitting.