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I've gotten through the first row of the Trellis pattern of the felted rose bag. I am a little suprised. I thought this pattern would be alot more difficult than it is and I can't wait to have it finished so I can felt it.

Today while I was checking out more podcast for knitting I heard about World Wide Knit in Public Day. Which is on June 10th. I think thats cool. I don't really see why its such a big deal to knit in public but I geuss thats probubly because I do it all the time. haha. I would invite everyone else to do it though. Its really quite fun to bring a simple project with you when your stuck in lines, traffic, waiting for someone. Its amazing how fast you can get through projects when you are just doing a line here and there.

Lately I have been getting really into listening to pod casts about knitting. My favorites so far are:

Cast-On
Knitcast

Those are the two I like the most so far because they have alot of good information about fibers and they seem to do alot of research for their show. Cast-On has music mixed in which very nice. Most of the pod casts are just the host talking which is usually fine. There are so many pod casts popping up its alot of fun. If anyone else has any that they love I'd love to know about them.

New projects to start a new semester

Summer schools started agian. I am taking Algebra, Intro to Psychology, Wheel thrown pottery and Drawing 4(which I do as an independant study).

So far the semester is going amazingly well. I even get time to knit while waiting for my math teacher to get to class he's always late.

I started a new project. The felted rose bag from the March 2005 Vogue Knitting Magazine. I am very excited to be finally making this bag. Ican't wait to see how it is going to turn out.

My skirt is coming along really well too. I have 32 rows of the 58 that make up the flame motif finished. It shouldn't be to much longer til I get through those last 26. Then its home free knitting all in black with out having to worry bout counting or unwinding bobbins. It will be amazing.

My dress that I am sewing from the New Look pattern # 6457 is almost finished. I am really happy with how its turning out. I am having a small issue with the piping moving once or twice when I was sewing it on so I am going to remove that and resew it on the band that goes acoss the chest of the dress. I will make sure to post pictures gallore when its all finished.

My friend Sara is getting married next summer and wants a traditional 30's dress to honor her grandmother so she asked me to make it. I would be honored to do it so I found a pattern at the fabric store I think that she will love and then we can get the fabric and I can get that going. Pretty awesome.

I ordered an item off my long wish list last week.A zombie kitten skirt. They are so cute. I am getting the one with the rocket on the front on black instead of navy. Which I'll admit I was a little sad at first til I was thinking about it. I wear alot more black than I do navy so its a whole lot better to get it on black.
Also new to my wish list is a cupcake tree. Ya. I think I need one.


The double dutch group has yet to get off the ground. I am sad about that.

ok so here I am at work and it just started pouring down rain so I thought its time to update my blog.

The skirt is coming along great I am almost through the flames which means that I'd move right into the fast stuff YES!

I was thinking about it and you know its seems really silly that I am willing to drop over a hundred dollars on rowan yarn that I can't even wash in the washer but I am not willing to get the sari silk or the lorna's laces that I love. I just don't get it. I think its because I have a plan already when I buy the rowan and I don't for the other yarns even though they'd be amazing for all sorts of millions of things. Sigh. I am going to have to give in an get them soon.

I am also giving into the fact that I can not find the Angelina Jacket pattern anywhere and I need to buy a replacement. I want to finish that jacket really badly. Its just sitting there mocking me. So I'll do that this week. I supose that should be my next project to finish.

I've been trying to get through the flame motif on the the skirt but its just not something that moves very quickly so I am only about half way through it. Its looking awesome though. I am very excited about it.

I bought some new knitting books and Magazines. Namely the new K1, the interveiw crochet issue, and the books



I am really excited about a few of the peices I really want to make a tub top that is in the sexy little knits. I think I am going to have to go get the yarn for that as soon as I fall in to some extra cash. I have been being really terrible about saving up my money the last $200 I got has gone down the drain and I am still trying to save up for Bonneville. I need to get all the money soon. I need to get the plane tickets. Maybe I'll go ahead and get those and then I'll worry about where my food money will come from later. Sigh. Ya. Shameful. I got enough for everything but the food and extra spending so that good.

I made a pearl necklace today with some of the beads and things I had laying around I am pretty stoked on it. Can't wait to wear it out.

So I am really excited because some girl friends and I are going to start a small double dutch group for the summer. I am so stoked on this I can not even begin to tell you all about it. If you've ever seen the group double dutchess then you to are probubly already amazed by the wonder that is double dutch after the age of 6. So I have been starting to practice jumping for that. I jumped for 15 minutes straight the other day and my calves were killing me for the next three days. Now that they aren't screaming at me I am going to go out and jump agian. Probubly tomorrow since I am exhausted from staying up all night last night (went to bed at 4) woke up at 9. I have issues where I can't sleep in. Never have been able to unless I force my self or I am exhausted and sick.

I have been trying to make a dress using a pattern I got from the store. I geuss the hard part is that I haven't used a pattern in years so I have already made a number of mistakes. Small things really but I am confused about something now that I have all the peice cut out and I am pinning them together for the front it seems like it'd need darts(i think thats the right terminalogy but I could be a million light years off) or something in order to make it bow out correctly and the pattern although it has it drawn on the small picture doesn't have a position marked on the actual peice for cutting those little dart spots out. So I am trying to figure that out. Sigh. It should look amazing once I get this all figured. And I use to think sewing was so easy in middle school.haha. We'll see eh.

You know I have been having this itch for making shrink-a-dinks for months and I have yet to do it. I think I'm gonna go get the stuff to do it and do that this week. I mean why not I love shrink-a-dinks its about time to scratch that itch.

I know I've been off in la la land. My finals are starting to wind down the spring semester will be finished on Tuesday! HURRAY! That means I can devote all my time to knitting and knitting and carshows and nathan. So till tuesday when I will have the grand finale I leave you with this. I have finished ten rows of inerstia on the hot tamale skirt. I only have like 48 more rows of inerstia to go. I am so excited. then it should finish up really fast because its just straight knitting no more weaving in ends.

So I have been doing alot of school work lately so I haven't had much time to post. I have been managing to squeeze in some knitting time here and there though. I finished a hat with cat ears and ear flaps for Kaligh since she made hers to big a didn't like it. I geuss she doesn't want it though since she made another one at Michelle's when we were all hanging out knitting and watching Audrey Hepburn movies.
Michelle and I dyed mohair that I had been given a while ago with easter egg dye. I am really excited to show it off. I had to leave before it was fully dry so I don' t have pictures to show yet but soon.
I am working on my hot tamale skirt. Its a slow knit since i have to weave the colors into each other as I go. I hate bobbining so I have to un wind he yarns from one another periodiclly. I only have a like 40 more rows to go. Its coming along well though.

Ok well i had better get back to working on my photography since I am in class right now. Shhh.

Man. Knittapalooza has me working hard.
Today I won an award for a charcoal drawing I did in Drawing one. I got the Dean's award and $250. So thats nice it'll all go toward Bonneville. I am determined to make it there. I am just $350 away... Well really only about $300. The plane tickets are going to be the most expensive part. Oh well I am totally determined to go.

I finished my cowboy hat on Monday this past week and took pictures.

It was alot of fun to make and went suprisingly quickly. This was my first real crochet project and I bought the yarn Saturday and finished it Monday. Pretty crazy.

I finished my Alicia jacket from the Rowan Big Wool book today. It fits great although the pattern calls for a zipper and I keep getting everyone telling me "no no don't put in a zipper it looks lovely with out it and it'd be easier to dress it up with out one" so now I am going to wait on a zipper. Need to debate it a bit longer. For anyone knitting the pattern I will say that I think that picture was being a bit crafty because when you follow the directions for installing the collar it leaves some nasty gaps (they are totally fixable) on the front panel sections. I just wove the holes together so it looked normal but I was a bit annoyed with the fact that it did that and that it appears that they had the same problem and just covered it up with the models hair. Still the jacket is lovely and very charming.

Made some vynil bracelts with multiple friends this week. they are jsut so easy and fun to make its hard not to whip the up. Here's one I gave to my friend joy.


I think that about covers it. Well I am off to craft some more.

bountious booty

bountious booty
Originally uploaded by dielaydbugdie.

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.