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Oct 28, 2010
Clever Post TitleDoes anyone still read these?
Well, in case you do, I have been trying to keep myself busy. I taught my daughter to crochet (she wanted to learn to knit, but didn't have the patience really) and crochet is a little simpler to teach. She was so excited, and she told me "Tomorrow I'm going to tell all of my friends I learned how to crochet!". It was really cute. However, she's still not too adept at it yet. When she's crocheting I have to stay right next to her to help her. It's kind of tiresome after awhile.
After finishing the trigger finger gloves for Beau (this is what I've decided to call the new boyfriend, til something better comes along anyways) I finished another pair of those handspun mitts. The merino top was from FatCat Knits and it was soooo gorgeous and fluffy-softness. Then I finished my purple Struan. It came out perfectly! I got a few compliments on it, even from non-knitters. When I finished the blue one for my friend (which was done without a brim) Mouse told me that it just wasn't my color. The purple definitely suits me better.
  I floundered for a few days, played games on my mom's iTouch and didn't really knit much. Then, after mention aloud to my mother that I had 12 UFOs (only 4 of which were current WIPs)...I decided it was about time I quit stalling and finished up some of those projects. So I looked into my UFO bag and pulled out my Somewhat Cowl. Do you guys remember this? It's been TWO YEARS since I've done anything with it. Though there are a few UFOs that have been lingering longer than that, I figured finishing this one would boost my spirits. Many times, I get discouraged when something has to be started over from (practically) scratch. So, if I could turn this one around, maybe all of my projects have hope! All that was left was the sleeves and collar anyways. It's all done now, except the blocking. Still haven't made up my mind whether I love it or hate it though. What do you guys think? The last time I knit this, it seemed like the collar stretched on for ever. It's just six inches? Why will it never be done?! Today, I was at about 5 inches and holding for hours. To distract myself from the never ending ribbing, I decided to  pull out The Lady. The kids had broken the drive band, which my dad fixed and it was time to test it out. I pulled out some BFL that I had purchased forever ago, prepped it and it looked good enough to eat! The join worked beautifully and I spun up one of the strips. Then...nature called. When I came back to the wheel That Baby was spinning it and had wrapped the drive band all around bearings. That ended that endeavor. The drive band is broken in two places. *sigh* We just can't have nice things! :) Tomorrow I am going to hang out with Mouse, and hopefully she has a fix for me. Otherwise it's just six dollars to get a new one. This gives me time to figure out how I want to ply it. Should I do two-ply or Navajo ply? Hmmmm Labels: accidents, decisions, fiber, fingerless gloves, finished object, hat, knitting, mittens/gloves, mouse, Nolan, Somewhat Cowl, spinning, Struan, sweater 22:44 | | 
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Jan 7, 2009
I Quit This LifeNo really, I'm sick of my job. And I've only been working there for a a little more than a month. We're not even going to discuss it. Anymore.
My New Year's Resolutions...the ones I made anyways, are
- Of course, not to start any new projects until I finish (or otherwise take care of) all my UFOs
- When I start new projects I will maintain only three WIPs at a time, one pair of plain socks to carry around, a gift for someone else (starting my Christmas knitting early this year), and something selfish.
- Blog more. Like once a week...or even a month.
- Check my bloglines more, also once a week.
- Try not to overreact when my husband upsets me.
- Actually, try not to overreact when anything upsets me.
We'll see how long any of these last. I've got a gift certificate to the LYS, brand new yarn from my birthday that's itching to be cast-on, and loads of stress that needs to be soothed by the feel of new and yummy yarns between my fingers. Oh...and I really want to make those Bijouterie from Knitty, it couldn't take that long. Generally I find that maintaining resolutions is to make short term goals, and plans on how I am going to achieve these things. So far all I've got are: Inventory my UFOs (thank you Ravelry!) and frog anything I won't finish, then make a priority list. How long has that been sitting? Really, a year? Ugh...guess I should do that first. Prioritize/reorganize my Rav queue. That may not be so easy. I'm thinking I'll write them all down on a sheet of paper (or two), cut it into strips and reorganize it there first. May actually be easier.Labels: blogging, decisions, resolutions 18:29 | |
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Sep 8, 2007
DilemmaThe biggest problem with Wollmeise (aside from it's addictive qualities) is that it is so beautiful that very few patterns are perfect for it. Not the free ones anyways.
 Yesterday, my Amazonas dark arrived, it will have to hold me over until October. The shop is temporarily closed. Which is fine, that gives me time to save up money. Next go round I'll be buying yarn for Rhiannon. That's another story though. Well, the yarn was so gorgeous that I (immediately after pictures) wound it into a ball and hunted through my Ravelry queue for the perfect pattern. I looked through Cookie's patterns...and then my bank account. :( Damn, I would have to find the perfect free pattern. Which is a lot harder than I thought. This is alright, but I am just not sure if it is perfect. How about Charade? Or Mad Color Weave? Seriously folks, I started two patterns already and ripped them back. Help! Labels: decisions, Wollmeise 09:34 | |
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Sep 4, 2007
Knitting Fairy Either I've taken up knitting in my sleep, or the knitting fairies are working overtime here at chez Shad. The second Fancy Silk Sock was finished on Saturday morning. However, I decided there was really no need to go put both socks on for pictures and all, since it's basically like the other picture I took, only with two socks. lol Actually, this weekend didn't have much knitting because my family came into town*. They had to pick up a car for my brother and wanted to say goodbye to Mr. Shad, since he is leaving in a couple of weeks. In my head I've been making a list of things to look forward to while he is gone, it's not really long but any little thing to distract me from how much I'll actually miss him.
That was mildly depressing. Anyways, I decided to teach my mom to knit while she was  visiting, actually I was excited to have the chance. I think everyone should learn to knit, but I'm biased. She was doing pretty well right up until I decided to teach her to purl. After that she must have gotten all confused because she threw it at me and said "I'm done!". lol I saved her progress though. In case she wants to try again. While I was getting yarn for her to practice with (from Michael's) I picked up the new Bernat with Alpaca in it. Interesting. So far it seems decent, though I haven't actually knit with it. What I think I will do is swatch it to see if it would be a good substitute for the Black Forest Naturwolle for the Luna Dress from the Fall IK. It's so pretty, but somehow I doubt I could afford 9 balls of it. I should probably concentrate on my current WIPs though. Shouldn't I? Goddess is about halfway done, I just didn't feel like going through the routine of putting it on waste yarn to try it on again. Did that twice yesterday.
What else? Oh yeah, I was going to start that half-clapotis pattern...but realized that Wollmeise Merino-Lammdochtwolle probably was not the best idea in a pattern where I needed to drop stitches. So I will just do another My So Called Scarf. Really, any soft-spun single ply yarn will felt on itself very easily from being knit, and hates to be tinked. Could you imagine purposely trying to drop stitches without creating a fuzzy mess? What a shame. The colors would have been scrumptious in the half-clap pattern. I'll find something else to use for that pattern.
I baked bread. Didn't I tell you I love freshly baked bread? Seriously, it makes me happy. I'm already down to half a loaf and they were just baked yesterday. If you gave me a choice between the bread and chocolate, I'd pick the bread. It's the best snack ever. And only slightly more healthy.
 * I just wanted to note that Mr. Shad really does always look that cranky. He's weird.Labels: baking, decisions, family, Fancy Silk Sock, finished object, Goddess, knitting, rambling, Wollmeise, yarn 09:44 | |
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Feb 23, 2007
The Unthinkable Has HappenedI have nothing to say really. That's so strange for me. Or more appropriately, I have nothing to really blog about. I started the sweater for my LYS, but I wanted to ask the owner a question before I got too far into, so I put it aside. Still working on the sock, but you've already seen how it looks...no new pics until it's done. I don't really need to make the other foot thong this minute as my best friend won't be here until the 22nd of March.
Mostly I've been thinking about shiny new projects. What do you think of a nice slouchy hat? They're doing a KAL over on craftster. I can stash-bust the leftovers from Wicked and I have a full skein of light blue Cascade 220 too. Spirals made hers out of brown and blue Cascade 220, so I'm seeing how much she ended up using. I think I'll need a new circ tho...My Denise 16" is awkward to work with. I could put little cabled crossovers on it, then it'll REALLY match Wicked. How hot would that be? Of course, I could always scoop up the last skein of #2448, then it would really match. But I kinda wanna stash-bust. Originally I was going to make a newsboy cap (which I have a feeling is a similar pattern) but then I won this from Anne-marie. So now I'm thinking Newsboy Cap might look better in this. Hm...or maybe I should do it the other way around?! Argh...so befuddled. What do you think?! Quick, make my decisions for me so I can run to the yarn shop right now and buy a new circular. lol
I wasn't going to post this, but this is what I got honestly and on the first try. So:
| Your Blog Should Be Purple | 
You're an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything.
You tend to set blogging trends, and you're the most likely to write your own meme or survey.
You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say. |
Labels: blah, blogging, decisions, gratitude, KAL, procrastinating 10:33 | |
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Jan 12, 2007
Entreating Entrelac*shrugs* Quick post. I'm sleepy. Still waiting on Justin. First thing:
 I'm being mildly sneaky as this picture is probably not clear to most of you. Rhonda will understand it. :) More on that tomorrow. Second thing:
I want to try some stranding/colorwork. Now, at first I wanted to knit Red Herring. But now, I'm thinking maybe...not so much. I'd need some more of my MC. Which, I don't want to have to buy. Endpaper Mitts sound lovely right now. My poor cold hands will thank me. I have poor circulation and my feet and hands are always cold. I'd meant to make a pair of Knucks, but got tired of knitting the same pattern over and over.
I dunno. It's late and I'm feeling slightly blah. Thanks for the comments. Leave some more to help me make up my mind.Labels: decisions, pictures, progress, socks 00:56 | |
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