Hey you guys!

Nothing to do on a Friday night?

Then come and visit me!

Rogues Gallery Fine Art is having our Grand Opening Event!

FREE FOOD! FREE WINE!
Live Music! Art! What more could you want?

Well that was fun while it lasted......

Actual Knitting!

So, I realized it's been forever sine I posted any pictures. So. I am posting pictures today of what I've been really working on steady the last few days.

First up, the conception sweater. I've been working on this since..Oh... January. It's been a long haul, mostly because with this one, if it wasn't done right, I'd frog back and fix it. Trying to do this project right.
For example, last night I was almost ready to cast off, when I noticed I did the neck wrong. So I frogged back and I'm fixing it. Would anybody have noticed? Most likely not. But I would know.
Here's a close up.
I'm happy with the way it's turning out. I really am.

Next up is my doggie sweater.
It's hard color to photograph. It' that Fiber trends pattern, and I think it's called a Broken Rib.

Next up is the pattern I bought when I was shopping with Nic. I love this! Love it! It's super neat construction. You cast on the neck, and then increase, and then cast off the sleeves, and knit the body, which is where I am now.

So. There you go. Actual knitting content.

Dear Kate Gilbert,

I love your patterns. They are super cute and spiffy. But I am sorry, I cannot knit the baby pea pod sweater. I do not know why I have a brain fart and cannot follow a simple chart. But I can't. I'm a failure. I hope you can forgive me.

Yours,
Valkryie

Oh sweet jesus!

I don't know how I missed this....but thanks to Crazy Aunt Purl for pointing it out.
If they can't make it, with all the money in the world to buy them happiness...how can the normal folk make it?? why? Why cruel world??

Hehee!

Okay. Knitting content....somewhere...um...no.

Not today I guess.

What? Doogie is gay? Damn... how did I miss that one as well?
Okay... and how does Flavor Flav have SEVEN FREAKING KIDS??


Alrgiht.... I better go do something.... before all my brain cells die.

I need help.

I need a sweater pattern for a man. A tall man. I also need it to not be to crazy difficult, as I'd like to get this done by christmas.
Can I get someone to knit this for me as well? I have all the yarn...really I do.

Well. I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.


Also, why am I the only one at Stitch and Bitch? I made a pot of coffee, and damn it, I shouldn't drink 10 cups, but I don't want to waste it. So. 10 cups of coffee + knitting = what? I'm not sure, and I'm afraid to find out.

Bah. Humbug.

I love Halloween. I really do. It's my most favorite Holiday ever. Even better that Christmas.

Why then am I not dressed up this year?

Because I've been so freaking busy I forogt it was Halloween. Yesterday I remembered, but at that point, I was not going to just toss a costume together, just to hand out candy to trick and treaters.

How lame am I?

Next year will be different. This I promise. I also promise to actually make those damn Day of the Dead sugar skulls that I've always wanted to make.

Oh yes. Next Year Will Be Different.

So excited!

Scout posted a little peak of the yarn she's sending me for the gallery. So pretty!
I should get the stuff sometime this week. Yeah!
I'm sure it will all be gone on Tuesday Nov 7th. The first Stitch and Bitch night.
I better squirrel some away for myself. :D

The Sweater that never was.

I frogged that damn thing. I think I shall burn the yarn and never speak of it again.
I just could not get it to work. I kept messing up the pattern. Now, I need to find another sweater pattern that I can use WOTA. grrr! I think I found one in the summer 06 interweave knits, I just have to work up a swatch to see if the yarn will work. I was too frustrated to do that last night. So I started up a little baby bonnet. Because that should be easy. I hope.

You know when something works out well... The skies part and the heavenly angels sing.... Yeah. That happened. I finished my Sizzle and holy hell it fits. It FITS! It really really FITS!! I love it. It's the first thing that has ever worked out for me.

So. Pictures to follow.

I started that xmas project the other night. It was going well, then I screwed up royally. I was knitted along and then added another ball of yarn and I started knitting the pattern on the WRONG SIDE! argh! So. After spending quit awhile frogging and re-knitting, I am finally back to the point I was on Friday, when I realized I had messed up. Two days to fix my mistake. TWO DAYS!! No angels singing on this project.

I pulled out my pink muppet sweater and started working on that again. I've got another 1/2 of a sleeve, and the cowl neck to go. If I keep up with it, I should have it finished this week. Yeah! I'm trying really hard to finish things, instead of starting things. But. I shall have to cast on something for my niece soon. The baby shower is on November 4th,and I have to have some knitted goodies done.

I got this free pattern at a yarn shop when I bought some cascade fixation, and I"m not really sure if the pattern in any good. I think it's completely screwed up. I've frogged it 4 times. It just doesn't seem to be working. You're supposed to cast on 27 stitches. And then *K1 inc 1 K10 inc1 *repeat to end, where you K1. Well, if you do that you end up with 4 stitches left over. I've tried it FOUR times. FOUR! The math just doesn't work.

Me 1. Tooth 0.

My tooth tried it's hardest, but it's coup went poorly. I almost gave in. I *wanted* to give in. I wanted to go back to the dentist, and have him liberate the damn tooth from my head. But instead, I doped myself to the gills, and stuck it out. Today, finally, the tooth gave in. It no longer hurts! I win!

I got my yarn in the mail the other day. The stuff I ordered for an xmas present. That's all I have to say about that.

*Insert something witty here*

ow!
I think I may be dying. Seriously. My tooth is killing me. The one that I *just* got fixed. I actually went home sick from work today, and signed up for a dentist apt for 7 am tomorrow morning. You know it's bad because A) I hate getting up early B) It's my b-day C) I get woozy at the thought of going to the dentist.

I'm going to crawl into bed with my knitting and a maybe my Buffy DVD's.

How Cool!

Scout of the famous Scout's Swag totally pimped our gallery on her blog.



So guess what we're going to carry at our gallery. :D

Are there any Yarn stores on the way there?

So yesterday, I went to visit Nic, and even though she had already gone to 7 (!) yarn shops the day before, she took me shopping to 2 more yesterday. :D We went to All About Yarn, which I had never been to before, and Borealis Yarns, which I had been too once before with Nic.
I love yarn stores! At the first place I was good, and only spent 10 dollars. But I got this super cute pattern for a baby sweater, and yarn and a free pattern to make baby booties. At the next shop, well, I wasn't so good. I bought yarn to make 2 baby sweaters, and two books, and only 2 skeins of this lovely mohair that Nic pointed out. I didn't listen to her and I didn't buy it all. When we got back to her place, I remembered I had a pattern to make a sweater. So that means poor Nic has to go back and pick up 3 more skeins for me. :D (I love you Nic! You're the bestest!)

So, I learned to always buy all seven skeins. Always. Because you will find the pefect pattern 7 minutes after the store closes.

I just had the best fried egg sandwich ever. And I ever made it myself. Yum!

Alright, on to knitting.
My Sizzle is just waiting for me to pick up those stitches and knit. I really should do it. I tried it on, and I think it will fit lovely over a button down shirt. Which is how I plan to wear it. :) This is Andean Treasure in Wild Rose.


Next up is a sweater for Cleo. I really love this pattern! It's fun to knit. Not so mindless that I get bored, but not so tough that I have to have to pay 100% attention on it. I got a bunch done while watching all my TV shows this week. :D I'm using WOTA in Cherry Blossom.
And, last but not least, Hedera in Sock Garden Zinnia. For my Mom. :D


So. There you have it. What I've been working on this week. Tomorrow I'm heading down to the cities to visit Nic, and she's taking me yarn shopping! Yeah Yeah! I can't wait.

Squee!

Did you know there's only 16 days until my birthday?

Well there is. Get Shopping.

My Bro and his wife came over yesterday. As well as my parents. I got to squeeze the baby. It was lots of fun.

Today, hubby is off working, and I really should go mow the lawn, but I really want to start working on a project I picked up for the baby. We'll probaly be heading to the cities on Friday, so if I plan it right I could have everything done, and give it to Maya then. Hmm....Plotting plotting....

So here's my Kimono shawl. Not much progress as of late. I had been focused on my swap project and the baby sweater. I got a pic of that finally, I have to scan it in. Or have my bro email it to me, then I can post it. I cast on some socks Friday night. I'm making Hedera out of Knit Picks Sock Garden in Zinnia for my Mother. I really like the pattern, I seem to be zipping right along.

And now, for something completely different.

I finished my Knitty Swap project! Yeah!

It's not that it took a long time to knit, it's just that I couldn't decide what to knit, then I couldn't find the pattern, then the yarn.... yadda yadda. Well, I finished it all last night, and I need to get in the mail ASAP. I really think I want one for myself now. Maybe I'll post pics, I think it should be safe to. We'll see.

So, that's 2 things completed this month! And, my Sizzle is almost done. It's been blocked, I just need to sew it up, then knit the neck band and sleeve edges. Should be simple, but I hate hate hate picking up stitches. Blregh.

Maybe I'll cast on for my Mom's socks instead.

more baby photos!

Here's one of my Brother and his daughter. (wow, that's weird to say)

Holy Carp!

I'm an auntie!

Maya Carolyn was born today at 4:04 pm. She weighed 6 pounds 13 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long.

ignore the fact that I wear no make-up. I jumped out of the shower and ran to the hospital. I think I even forgot to put on deodorant!

But, I finished the baby sweater. It was done at 3:15, and about 45 minute later Maya was born. Pretty close! I almost didn't make it! :D

awww poopies.

I feel like....Well... Like my uterus is trying to escape away. Maybe run to Vegas and pursue a career as a dancer, before it decides to settle down and have some babies.
I don't know. It just hurts.

So, I called in sick, and I'm going to lay on the couch with a heating pad. Instead of cleaning. Which is what I should really be doing. Maybe when the muscle relaxers kick in.

Well, at least I should get some knitting done. I've got one sleeve left to go on the baby sweater. Sizzle is whizzing along nicely. I'm on the decrease section on the front, I think I have about 3 more to go.