Etsy!

I put up some stitch markers that were made by the other half of my brain, and myself last night. I was to put them up a bit more expensive, but then I saw that most of them were going for about two bucks a marker, I got a little scared these wouldn't sell. :( I hope they do! They're super cute!

I also put up some lovely Yarn on eBay for her. Nic, I had to use mine, as it wanted a credit card number or paypal info to take the fees out. So yeah. We'll figure that out later. :D


Busy bee!

work work work

So I've made some progress on my projects.
Here's my little Dale of Norway sweater. Chugging right along. Now that I've got the repeat figured out, it seems to be going pretty fast. I'm still on the first ball of yarn, so I can't be that far along!

Here's my muppet sweater. I've got the front done, now I just have to do the back neckline like the front, then the sleeves, then the cowl. I'm hoping to be done soon. :) It's a pretty fast knit, what with these big needles and what have you.

gah.

Slowest. Project. Ever.

I'm importing all my cds into my ipod. (finally!)

I am so going to be here all night, and late into the day tommorrow.

My new project

I started out with the Flower basket shawl, and got utterly lost. So I frogged and went on to the mohair pullover, because I am a sadist. Really.
I love the mohair. I'm using Cherry Tree Hill Filaro in Cyclamen. I got it for a steal off of Ebay.
Anyway. I love it. But I think I may look like a muppet. A giant, pink muppet. But who cares? Right? Because it is mohair and it is soft and yummy.
And, there is no way in HELL I'll be able to frog this thing. This, pink, pink thing.

Groomers 1 Cleo 0

So I took my dog to the groomers, to be washed and have her ears swabbed and toes trimmed.

They did a faboo job. She's not shedding everywhere.

But... Look what they DID to her....


Look closer...

Here's a better pic....


That's right. Her toenails are PINK and GLITTERY!

I almost peed myself when I saw that.

What to do....?

So I frogged that shrug and I finished a scarf that was sitting around yesterday. I also knit about 1 inch on the baby sweater. Now I'm drawn to start something new. But I don't know what I want to do!
I looked through my Interweave Knits, and found 3 projects I want to start.
The flower basket shawl, using some Knit picks in either Peppermint Alpaca cloud or Sweet Peas gossamer.
Or there's the Mohair cowl pullover in a fuschia mohair. Or, that shrug I frogged.
I have the yarn for all three projects on hand! Goodness! Well, without swatching the mohair, I think it's the right gauge. I'll have to go look.

I did like the lace pattern worked up on the shrug. I just need to pay attention to it while I knit. The flower basket shawl looks pretty, and with two strand held together should work up fast? Hopefully? The mohair sweater in just neat, and it would be super comfortable. Fuzzy pink....mmm... (insert Homer Simpson noise here.)

What to do?

Row counter set to zero

Since I had some quite time today (hubby and dog both taking a nap) I decided to work on my lace shrug from IK summer 2004. While, I was up to row 27 when I noticed things weren't lining up. Again. So I just decided to frog. I don't know if I'll try it over, or try something else. I do like the pattern. I just don't know. I'm afraid that by the time I finish it, the fashions will have wildly shifted and everyone will be wearing ponchos again. Or Madonna bullet bras. That's a rational fear... right? I'm sure it is.

So know I don'tknow what to work on. I could finish that baby sock that's been kicking around for far too long. Or I could keep trying to swatch for that new sweater I want to start.

Eh.

I just picked up a new book. It's called Itty Bitty Hats. I love it! So cute. Some of the stuff is... A little... gaudy for my taste, but most of it is super cute. Some of them I'd even make in my size! :D

Other then that, not much new on the knitting front. I suppose I could post some updated pictures of the little blue sweater or the felted diaper bag, but the lighting is poor today. That's my excuse.

My first design

So it's only a little bear sweater. But still.

This is for a friend of my parents. He rides on his motorcycle . And the poor little bear needed a new sweater to keep him warm. I think I may even give him a little scarf. :D

You take the good, you take the bad...

So.

I got fired form my job yesterday.

So today, to celebrate, I went and bought a ball winder.

heheh...

Hello SP!! *waves*

Thanks for the card! It made me smile. :D And the goodies. I like goodies. :D

Bad lighting.

So. Here's my new project.

And look at the pretty stitch markers from my secrete pal! I love them. I had to use them right away. :D
They're pretty dyed jade. Sort of a warm orange-y color.

Finished...

You want to see my orangina? I bet you do. Well here it is in all it's glory.


Yup. Tossed in a corner. I hate it. HATE IT!! It's about 3 inches too short. (I knit about 5 3/4 inches ribbing) and about 2 inches to big around. I'm pretty sure my gauge is on, I may have to check again. I love the pattern, I loved how it looks on everyone else. It just makes me look fat and frumpy.

To frog and redo? Or frog and swap away the horrid yarn and never speak of this again?

I wasted 2 months of my knitting time working on this beast! Argh!

Like I said, I loved the pattern. From day one this project was cursed.

No yarn this time...

I bought a swift! I got it with the 50% off Joann's code. Yeah! Now all I need is a ball winder and I'm set. :D

I"m almost finished with my Orangina. I've got about 3 inches of ribbing to go, and one side to sew up yet. I was getting antsy, so I sewed up one side last night. I think I bought too much yarn for the project. I've got three full skeins sitting there. I know I'll still be using one for the ribbing, but two extra? Was my math that off? Oh well. Better too many then not enough. I'll just swap it away or something. Maybe make baby hats? Who knows.

I'll post pics later today. I think I may day yarn since it's so nice outside. :D

Holy Cow!

My SP (Knitty.com SP7) rocks! I got goodies in the mail! Lovely goodies!

I'll post some pics this weekend, when the lighting is better.
Yeah me!

Ebay is the Devil.

Really. It is.
I've been bidding on yarn for awhile now. I should just break down and pay the buy it now price. But I won't! I will get it for cheap! I need to finish picking out the colors I want to order with Nic. I should be doing that instead of shopping for more yarn. Bah. But I do love this color. Oh well.

Hey Nic, if I pick the colors off of School House Press, will that work for the order? Or is there somewhere else that would work better? Also, the pattern calls for 50 gram balls. But really, socks? Do you think I need 11 50 gram balls? Could I get the 25 gram instead? Would that be a ton cheaper?

I'm very nearly done with the other half of my top. Maybe only 2 inches left to go. I'm so excited! I should go toss a load of laundry in, and then knit for awhile before I have to go to work. Maybe I should bring it to work with me, that way I can work on it during my lunch.

Knitting. An update.

So I measured my Orangina today, and I just discovered I was half way finished! Yeah! Thank the powers that be. And I've only frogged about 6 rows, because somehow I got off on the very last pattern repeat. Not bad if I do say so myself. *knocks on wood* This is the most exciting news of the week. I knew I was doing good when I added the second ball of yarn last night. I haven't had the urge to throw this across the room yet either, like I did on a daily basis with the other half. *knocks on more wood* I may actually finish this! *shock and amasment!*


I've picked up my SIL diaper bag again. It's nice mindless knitting. Since the little sprout isn't due until October I've got time, but I figured I'd rather finish it sooner than later.

Side view:

Top view:

I really like this shot. I don't know why. I also really like knitting bags, because the yarn have a nice place to live while I'm working on it. :D

Hrumph

Crabby Day at work.

What fixes that? Some Taco Bell, maybe a little cocktail, and knitting in front of the TV, watching my FAVORITE TV show on earth. Due South. Yes yes. Mounties are HOT. They're up to season three! Yeah! My hubby just got it in the mail via blockbuster online. I think I may need to buy them. I'm not sure I want to let on I have a mountie fetish. Think that will scare him away? :D

So. Yeah. Now you know my dirty little secrete.

Please sir, can I have some more?

Yarn that is.

I just got my state taxes back. Wooo hoo! I'm going to pay some bills and buy some yarn. Yes I am. But if my husband asks, the yarn just fell off the back of a truck into my arms. Yes. That is the story we shall tell him.

Now what to buy?

I know I'm getting more Baby Ull. And I really want some more sock yarn. Because Lord knows I don't have enough sock yarn.

Hmmm... Maybe I should buy some books I've been lusting after. That way I have things to make my yarn into? Hmm again.

owie

I think my uterus might fall out. Time to curl up with a heating pad and knit some more.

Stopped at Joann's on the way home for a row counter, and I picked up the most beee-ooo-tiful fabric. I'm going to make a summer dress (oh yes...) out of it. :) Very excited. Except I want to sew and my Hubby is in the craft room working. Poo. I guess I have to knit.