How I spent my Sunday Afternoon

Well, I've gone and done it.

I made up my own pattern. And as soon as I'm done test knitting to make sure it's correct, I'll post it here. 'Cuz I love to share. :D

Oh, It's not a sweater or anything. It's a felted dog toy. Yup. That confirms it my Crazy Dog Lady status.

*faints*

I just scored some Vesper Sock yarn!!

YESSSS!!!

Fine.

You WIN blogger.

There. You hear me? YOU WIN!!

I give up. New templates all around. At least I can see the writing on this now.

I. Hate. You. Blogger.

I hate you with a passion. Why did you screw up my header, causing me to accidentaly load up a fresh new template? Thus causing me to lose everything? I blame you as well for Ringsurf saying I don't exist.

Hate. You.

Work damn it!

Knitting? Here? Me?

Well, I have been knitting. All my knitting is int he car, and It's cold and I'm lazy so I will take pictures later. in the Dog sweater KAL, I dusted off Cleo's sweater, and, well, that's about it. Though I did cast on another little sweater. Not sure if I'm making it for Siris or to donate. I guess we'll see how it goes.

I've been knitting like mad on the Morale Builder stockings. They will take me forever! size1 needles! ack! I think I've got about 8 inches done.

So, instead of knitting pictures, I shall post dog photos.

Mom,

I totally look silly in these jammies.











And this is how Siris likes to sleep. Curled up ON Cleo. Notice she is not amused. :)

So cold!

I am freezing today! I'm actually wearing long johns (tops and bottoms) under my clothes today. Bah! Too cold!


And speaking of cold, I got the sweetest pattern for little fleece jammies for Siris. I went to Joann Fabrics, and they were on sale, but STILL out of the one I wanted. Pissed, I ran over to Hancock Fabrics, only to discover they were on sale there too! Yes! So. I think I shall be sewing jammies this weekend. I already have a buttload of fleece. :)

Starting on the Morale Builder Stockings. I shall be knitting these things forever! Size one needles! Yikes! Oh well, they will be worth it right? I just hope that my legs aren't too chubby for them.

Not much else going on. Pretty dull here today actually. But it could just be the cold. :)

Proof Positive

Because I am a lemming.

I love dogs. I love sweaters. I love knitting. What could be more perfect?

Not much to report today.

I haven't checked to see if my muppet sweater is dry yet. It should be by now.

I bought yarn when I went to visit Nic yesterday. I have yarn to make those lovely Morale Builder stockings. Love them!

Dogs are crazy.

That is all.

Guess what's blocking!

The conception sweater! I finally blocked it. Since I was blocking my pink Muppet sweater, I figured I might as well block that one too. Yeah for blocking!


I have to keep the door closed to the spare bedroom, as the dogs think it's really, really super fun to jump on the bed and lay down on wet sweaters. Whatever. Weird dogs!

I can't wait to wear the Muppet sweater. I think I may have to were it tomorrow when I go to visit Nic. :) Yeah for fuzzy pink goodness. yeah for finishing something on January 5th this year! My last finished project of the year was on February 7th, so I totally rocked it this year.

lap cold?

You need a puppy to keep it warm!

Puppies are good for keeping laps warm.

Except when they fart.

Pink Muppet Sweater!

Remember the pink Muppet sweater? I have 1 row to finish, then bind off. Then block and weave and I'm done. DONE! The pattern is from Interweave Knits and the Yarn is Cherry Tree Hill in Cyclamen. I didn't bring it with today, Ill finish it when I get home and hopefully get it blocked right away. I want to wear it soon! So Fuzzy.

Best. Youtube. Ever.

Seriously. I don't normally do this. But watch it.

I should change my blog name

to dogs in sweaters. Because that's all I post lately. :)


I started this on the 29th and finished it on the 30th. So that's my last completed knit for 2006. And that brings my count of finished things to.... *drum roll please* 29 things.

Here's the break down
mittens: 2 pair
felted diaper bags : 2
baby hats: 9 (I think... I may be missing a couple)
dog sweaters: 6 2 for Siris, 4 for other dogs. None yet for Cleo. :(
baby sweaters: 3
Socks: 3 pair
Scarf: 1
Vest: 1
Random other things: 2 (wings and a bear sweater)

Things I knitted for myself... 1. Sizzle. How fair is that?

2007? Really?

Holy Hell, where did the year go?

I can't believe it's January already! ack!

No much happening as of late. Went to Space Aliens last night to celebrate my nephew's 8th birthday. Played some games and got super sick off the food. Fun Fun fun.

I finished the little sweater I started. Go me! I've just got to wake Siris up to take a photo of him in it. I'm kind of curious to see how many projects I finished this year. I've got them all written down, and most have photos in my knitting journal. But to sit down and count them up?

Hmm.... That could be interesting. Any bets?

Hershey's with brownies tastes like ass. Don't eat them. They sound good, but they are not.

I woke up with a migraine today. I feel like ass. It sucks. I really wanted to stay in bed all day today. I probably would have if my Hubby hadn't moved the TV out of the bedroom. I would have just stayed in bed and watched Buffy all day.

Crap! Now I think my digital camera just died. Just want I needed! It's got weird lines running across the screen, and they show up when I bring the image on to my computer. crap crap crap.
I've still got Xmas money, but I wanted to spend it on the Socks that Rock club. New camera or more yarn? I made a goal of not buying yarn for a month, and the socks that rock club doesn't count....but I really need a camera. The one I have I got... oh... for Xmas 97? I think. So I know it's time for a new one....

What? It's the end of December?

I started on the Adirondack sweater for my brother. I got gauge! Yeah! now if I could only read the pattern right the first time. :P I screwed up the increases, so I frogged. It was only 2 rows. Now, having fully read the pattern, without the TV or dogs to distract me, I see where I made me error.

I started a sweater for Siris. It's super cute. I'm using Noro, and the pattern is from the book Stylish Knits for Dogs. It's a simple little turtle neck, but super cute with the Noro yarn. I think I may be spoiling this dog. Hand wash sweaters? Who has time for that? Apparently I do.

Quite day at the shop today. Hopefully knitting will get done. Then after work it's off to hit another Xmas celebration.

Tuesday night there was knitting. Yeah for knitting. Jenna showed up to knit with me. She even finished her socks while she was here.

I started the little dress that goes along with the Conception Sweater. Yes, I could have made the little rompers, but the dress is just too freaking cute. I've got one row to go and I get to start the eyelet pattern. I'd take a photo to share, but my head hurts and the lighting is crap and I'm just too lazy. So there.

I've started swatching for my brothers' sweater. And I'm doing it right, I cast on in the round and I'm knitting more then one inch. I hope I will be rewarded with a sweater that fits like.... well, like it was made for him.

I really want to cast on a little dog sweater, but I haven't yet. I just carry it around in my bag.

And on a side note, I am the QUEEN of Wii bowling. I can't bowl in real life, but I can get 6 pares in a row, followed by a strike. I rock.

Did everyone survive the Holidays?

Know what sucks? Casting on 300 stitches on a size 1 needle and knitting for 7 rows before you finally accept that you've twisted all your stitches.

Yeah. I didn't have a long enough circular needle for 300 stitches, and the only shop that was open only had the same size I had. So I bravely cast on and hoped for the best.

I went and bought a longer circular needle today.

I ordered yarn for my vest. I got the pattern fro that and the one fro my brothers sweater as well. I'm planning on starting that one soon, since I have the yarn at home.
So much for finishing all the other projects I have laying around. :D

How many?

How many Christmas's can one person celebrate? If I remember correctly, the first year my Hubby and I were dating we hit seven. Yes. Seven Christmas's. This year, we have only five to hit. And the fun starts today. Woo! I shall eat until I explode. :)

I have a new fetish. Eunny's Argyle Sweater Vest. I. must. knit. it. I'm thinking in Brown sheep Nature Spun Sport weight. In either a pink/green combo or a pink/brown combo. Or, to throw all caution to the wind, a turquoise/brown mix. Thoughts? Feelings? Nic will you help me steek? :)

On the sewing front, I just picked up the cutest dog sweater patterns. I shall be sewing Siris up some little jackets. Lucky dude.

I FINISHED!

I finished knitting all my presents! All that needs to be done is some weaving in of the ends and I can wrap them up. yeah yeah yeah! So Happy!

Now, I can start on whatever I want to knit. Maybe something for me. A shrug. Or some socks. *happy dance*