WoOt!

This is what I did when I got my Package from the Lovely Cpurl17

Well, maybe I didn't jump THAT high... but still.

And you would too, if you got the socks I did.

Seriously. It's like she climbed into my head, and pulled out all the fluff, and made the most perfect socks for me.

And, there was chocolate scent body wash (which I used last night... love it!) and Candy! And pink and brown yarn! Soooo soft.

Thank you so much! I love them. Seriously. I really do.

Woo hoo!

I just got the best package ever. EVER!

Socks, candy, yarn Oh my!

But the batteries are dead. So I will show you tomorrow. I promise.

Thank you Cpurl17. I love them. You are too good to me!

I'm totally all about cables suddenly. It's like.. all these years of being scared of them, I've secretly been wishing I was knitting them. And now... boom! Cables. All the time. On the brain.

I want to make this sweater so badly. I just need a baby to fill it, since it appears that my brother is turning down my offer to knit for his baby. Freak. I told him to pick a color, I'm ordering yarn. Today. That was at 9 am. Did he get back to me? NOOOooooO! So, Should I pick out my own color, or say screw it, and knit one as a conception sweater part 2? I'm leaning to the second option. Crap! It appears that knitpicks has lost my account. Bastards. I hate hate hate filling in order cart info. They said they have no record of my email address. And this stupid fucking keyboard won't work! It loses like... every third letter. Hate it!

I'm filled with anger tonight. Anger and cables.

Ha. I ordered some for me. ME! I got some lovely purple yarn. You can't go wrong with purple.

Off to knit more on my Zen Socks. ;)

yes! Snow!

Snow means I can sit inside and knit. That I don't have to feel guilty about it. Guilty that I should be vacuuming because hey, it's snowing out!

I finished a sweater for Siris. It's cabled even! (go me!)

Yeah, well, You can't see the sweater too well. But aren't they too freaking cute?

Yes. Yes they are.

I am going to finish my sock pal sock this weekend if it kills me. I finally finished turning the heel, and I"m on to decreasing gusset for the foot. Very Nice. CPURL17 you WILL have a pair of socks! I promise. :) I got dumped on once in a swap, and I totally would never do that to anyone. Guilt knitting! Well, it's really not that bad. I just hate knitting the hell flap. Once I turn it, I'm good to go.

I just wish I could be watching a nice movie on TV, instead of the nephews playing video games. Oh sweet Jesus! It's repetitive.

Pics for CPurl17

So, here's proof that I've been knitting.
And here is my Buddha hanging out with the sock. Here's the toe. And, a hair. My hair, not a dog hair. Really... it is. I promise! :D

The second picture shows the color closest to the real on. At least on my screen it is.

Catching up!

So I got tagged with that 6 weird things meme. So here goes.

6. I'm left handed. While that's not WEIRD weird. It is weird. Esp. when you're sitting in class, discussing how they think lefties are twin that absorbed their twin in the womb, and you're the only lefty in a class of 25 students, and they all stare at you horrified. Good times.

5. I married my husband twice.

4. I tend to leave my toe nails longer than most people. Not tree climbing long, but longer then most. I like to polish them dark colors, and they look better if they're not stubby short.

3. Ever see the show Bullshit? (It's good) After watching that show, I totally have the hots for Penn. Freak? you bet. But then again, I like tall, intellectual men. :D

2. I'm always cold. Always.

1. I think my left ovary is the only one that works. I always get ovulation pain on that side. Like, since July of 06 I've only gotten the pain on the right side once. ONCE! Hello, ovary, would you , maybe... I don't know..... work?

There. If you made it thru this, and haven't done this thing yet, consider yourself tagged.

But I'm not dead yet!

really. I'm not.

Just been super busy with the insurance company, and temp at a place.

Here's the highlights:
Finished one sock on Sunday. Cast on for another. (cpurl17!)
Siris went in for his neuter today.
I finished then back of his new sweater. Holy crap I finally got cables.

um...

Yeah. That's it I guess.

Blast Again!

Well poop.

I had the money for The Rocking Socks club, but then they returned it, and now... I'm close. But not quite.

Oh well. I'll live. I'll just live vicariously thru Nic. ;)

Blast!

Some knucklehead broke into the gallery last night.

No art was hurt, but they stole some cash, 2 digital cameras, a cell phone and smashed up our register.

Bah.

I'm going to go take a hot bath.

Crazy Funtime.

My husbands' birthday is tomorrow. So I decided to make him a cake. Not any cake, a VOLCANO CAKE!! I'll be making it tonight, then freezing it, as everything I read about cake decorating says frozen cakes hold up better. Then I'll be decorating it for Sunday, when we're going out with the family. Now I can't decide if I should bring it to the restaurant where we're going to eat, (and possibly embarrass the hell out of my husband) Or, bring the family over for cake afterwards. I even found little dinosaurs to put around the cake. I think I may place as many dinosaurs on the cake as he is old, but that might be too many dinosaurs! :D I guess I'll just have to see how it works out. I'm super excited to make it. Seriously, I've been looking forward to this all freaking week!

Tomorrow, I think we'll be going to a gallery opening, and having super at a restaurant near the gallery. Never been to either place, so this should be fun. I hope.

CPurl17 This one's for you!

Because I am LAME and forgot my camera at home, I must show you links. I am sorry for that. :)

If you love any of these, great! If not, don't feel bad, I will keep searching. :)

Artyarns? It's like this one, with a little more purple, but not as much as this one.

Scouts' Swag? appletini? Bluetini? Storm Surge?

Yarn Pirate? Tangle? Rosie? String Theory? Earth and Ocean? Inferno? Sweetheart?

Any colorways you see there that you love? I've got quite a store of Scouts Swag and Yarn Pirate. So let me know if you see anything that makes you drool. :D

Dog sweater status

I finished a doggie sweater, and I"ll be sending it off to the GPA arts and craft fair. Because it is too big for Siris, and I'm a sucker for helping out animals. We looking at getting a retire racer, and this way I can still help.

Siris has some new jammies. A matching pair will also be sent. Hopefully I can turn out one more set before I have to mail the stuff off on Friday.

Felted Dog Bone

Currently, all I have is a picture of it pre-felted. When I get a post-felting picture I'll up load that.

Knit and Felted Dog Bone Pattern
Worked in garter stitch (knit every row)

Model knit using 4 strands of Knit Picks Palette in Petal. 2 skeins used.
Gauge is oh…about 4 stitches to the inch using size 11 needles. Bone is 15 inches long pre-felting.

Loosely cast on 3 stitches.
KFB, K KFB 5 stitches.
KFB knit to last stitch KFB 7 stitches.
Knit 5 rows
KFB knit to last stitch KFB 9 stitches

Place this part on a stitch holder, or just slide it to the back end of one needle.
Repeat for other side of bone.

Knit across one completed half, cast on 2 stitches, knit across second half. 20 stitches total
KFB knit to last stitch KFB 22 stitches
Knit 2 rows
K2tog knit to last 2 stitches K2tog 20 stitches
Knit 3 rows
K2tog knit to last 2 stitches K2tog 18 stitches
K2tog knit to last 2 stitches K2tog 16 stitches
Knit 1 row
K2tog knit to last 2 stitches K2tog 14 stitches

Knit 30 rows

KFB knit to last stitch KFB 16 stitches
Knit 1 row
KFB knit to last stitch KFB 18 stitches
KFB knit to last stitch KFB 20 stitches
Knit 3 rows
KFB knit to last stitch KFB 22 stitches
Knit 2 rows
K2tog knit to last 2 stitches K2tog 20 stitches.

Knit 9 stitches, bind off 2 stitches Knit to End. 18 stitches
Working on one side, K2tog knit to last 2 stitches, K2tog 7 stitches
Knit 5 rows
K2 tog knit to last 2 stitches K2tog 5 stitches
K2tog K K2tog 3 stitches

Bind off loosely.
Repeat for other side

Make 2 bones, sew them together before felting. Leave a small opening on the side so after felting you can stuff it.

Felt, Stuff, sew closed and enjoy!

Copyright KellyNelsenDesign 2007. For personal use only. Don’t sell this or pass it off as your own. It’s not nice. Karma elves will get you! If you really, really love it, you can show the love by hitting that paypal button. If not, that’s cool too.

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. :)

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