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Archive for December, 2008
31 Dec
Let’s Pretend
Let’s pretend for awhile. Let’s pretend that France decides it doesn’t like how the US is run. And so, meaning well, it decides that we should have an election. Another one. So we hold the elections under the watchful eye of France. Then we elect Obama, fair and square. But this France doesn’t like Obama. [...]
31 Dec
Bug and Her Bike
She did get that coveted bike for Christmas, and despite my hurt that I wasn’t the one to get it for her, I was grateful to her grandparents for doing it. She got a bike with training wheels, and it lacked the “princess” theme that I can’t tolerate a whole lot of. She [...]
29 Dec
New page #1
Up under my title you will see a new page. Stash Bust 2009.
Seeing as I start January 1, 2009, all totals are 0 right now.
Central Park Hoodie in Dream in Color classy will be the first project of 2009. I’ve managed to get my WIP’s so under control that I only have 4 WIP’s left. [...]
29 Dec
Lace Surgery
I’ve been working on the icarus shawl for quite some time now. On and off, since I cast on way back in May. One of the reasons it is going slow is because the section I am working on is rather repetative and does not fulfill my lace knitting needs. So in order to fix [...]
28 Dec
My first…
Pair of socks made out of the coveted and hunted Wollmeise.
Red hot firestarters, the pattern is firestarter by yarnissima.
This is my 20th pair of socks knit this year. I am going to try for 24 in 2009. Actually, I have a few fun projects in store. Stay tuned for a stash down page (in an [...]
23 Dec
I’ve been asked to share
And since I cannot show you that I have completed another clue on my mystic waters shawl, the one that has been on the needles since November 2007, because it is FAR too large, I will indeed share my doofy moment. By the way, I have only 4 clues left.
Now, to begin, we must realize [...]
22 Dec
Untangled
You will have to wait for a full picture but I cannot resist posting a few pictures that I have taken on my own.
Tangled Yoke Cardigan
Yarn, Brooks Farms Acero in blue.
Size made was large at the hips and medium everywhere else.
Be prepared for a lot of pictures. I’ll be making this one again!
21 Dec
Allow me to introduce you
to Miles. I’ve had him since I was a kid, and now Bug plays with him. When she was smaller, she called him “smiles.” He feels like part of the family.
He is so accommodating, in fact he agreed to dress up as a baby girl in order that I could use him as a model [...]
21 Dec
Um…WOW! I didn’t expect that!
So I was doing laundry yesterday and had brought up a basket full of clean laundry and set it on the floor. It was one of those “I’ll get to it later moments.” But without being asked, Missy Bug decided she could handle it, and she promptly folded everything and put it in its proper [...]
21 Dec
I hope I don’t burn down the tree!
Because one red hot firestarter is done, and it just looks like flames.
Yarn is wollmeise 80/20 in red hot chili and it is the most gorgeous yarn I have ever worked with for socks!
20 Dec
Digging out again
Yesterday evening the snow plow finally got to our street (actually, that was faster than usual) after my neighbor had used his snow blower on our driveway. This, of course, dumped a load of snow and ice back into my driveway. It was too late to go out and fix it so I left it [...]
19 Dec
A Batty Update
After spending the morning trying to figure out where the bat came from, I remembered that behind one of Bug’s dressers is an entrance to the eaves. Now, this entrance is covered with plastic to keep out the bitter cold, but I really haven’t checked it this year. I worked half a day and came [...]
19 Dec
My Crazy Night
Let me tell you about it.
I went to bed at a reasonable time after having blocked the tangled yoke cardigan. I was feeling pretty good about myself. I went to sleep quickly. Somewhere in the middle of the night, I am awoken by something. I look at the curtain at the end of my bed, [...]
18 Dec
Conversations with the Bug
Bug: Mom, I think I want a bike for Christmas
Me: Really?
Bug: Yes, one with 2 wheels.
Me: Like a big girl bike…
Bug: Yes, a big sister bike. Maybe it can have Ariel on it.
Me: Bug, you do know that if you get a bike for Christmas, you won’t be able to ride it until the spring.
Bug: [...]
16 Dec
Help us out!
Kindly view this video if you have a chance, this is one of my labs, and they are in a competition for the highest number of views for this video.
15 Dec
Hello Gorgeous Cables!
The tangles didn’t tangle my brain completely, though there was some concern about that. I finished them up today and they are just stunning!
I also tried on the cardigan and am happy to report that it does fit….excepting a bit of shortness in the arms (big surprise, I should learn to compensate for that!)
Just a [...]
11 Dec
Red Hot Firestarters
This is most likely the last pair of socks of 2008. Talk about going out with a bang! Last year at this time, I was not even all that interested in knitting socks. I was a confirmed non sock knitter. 20 pairs of socks later I am contemplating knitting socks for an entire month!
I love [...]
11 Dec
Taking Stock
It isn’t quite the end of the year, but it is close. And as I looked back over my projects for the year, I see that quite a bit has been knit. I did not keep track of the spinning at all this year, but thought a few stats about the knitting would be interesting. [...]
9 Dec
My Birthday
It started with a kid who woke up saying “Mommy! Its your birthday!!!! We are going to the BOOKSTORE! Are you turning 21?”
Now, in order to understand this next part, you have to understand our longstanding work tradition for birthdays. You see, we like sweets. But not just any sweets. We like good cake, cake [...]
7 Dec
Tangled update
Now that I am done with the holiday knitting, I’ve had the opportunity to take a bit of time off and then begin again on projects that are my own. Selfish knitting if I may. I am fairly certain the tangled yoke cardi is getting the most action, I’ve started the second sleeve. Though it [...]
5 Dec
6 Projects in 5 Weeks, day 17
Where Shells happily wraps it up!
The final scarf is done. Knitpicks wool of the andes in a 3×3 rib pattern. Wool was held double throughout and knit on US10.5 needles. A fast knit, which is why I saved it for last.
I completed my personal challenge in less than half the time I figured I would. [...]
4 Dec
6 projects in 5 weeks, day 16
Wherein Shells applies a distraction technique once again.
This is 191 yards of thick/thin spun wool top which I worked on over thanksgiving vacation. I found that the wool did not want to submit to my sock yarn attempts, so I gave it up and let it be as lofty and light as it wanted to [...]
3 Dec
6 projects in 5 weeks, day 15
Wherein Shells starts her final project before project # 5 is finished.
Isn’t this fun? *twitch*
This pair of Maine Morning Mitts were so fun that I started them yesterday morning and finished them this morning. They were very addicting and I can barely resist casting on another pair right away! They match the final scarf perfectly, [...]
2 Dec
5 projects in 5 weeks, day 14
Wherein Shells gets right back on target with the final scarf.
This is, officially, project 5. Which means that I am on target to complete my challenge in half the time I alloted for it. That being said, I have decided to add another project to the challenge, officially renaming this challenge to 6 projects in [...]
1 Dec
5 Projects in 5 Weeks, day 13
In which Shells takes a much needed break.
I finished the dream in color scarf and realized that the yarn for the last project has not yet been delivered. What is to be done then but some work on things I like to do? I did a bit of knitting on my tangled yoke cardigan, I [...]
