5.08.2012
2.07.2012
I Got Nothin
Between crazy work schedule that conflicts with everyone else's in the house and my need for sleep, seems like a lot of things are going by the wayside.
I work 5 pm until somewhere between 3 and 5 am. Days off are through the week sometime. The hub works 8 am until between 5 and 6 pm through the week. The boy works 2 pm until between 10 and 11 pm with random days off. Talk about passing in the halls.
The best thing about it are that the dogs never get lonely because there is always someone here or on the way here and with time together as a family so limited, we rarely have time for any disagreements.
Just a hint: Getting food for a vegetarian from Outback is a sad, sad thing. However, the local Mexican restaurant has a few awesome choices.
I work 5 pm until somewhere between 3 and 5 am. Days off are through the week sometime. The hub works 8 am until between 5 and 6 pm through the week. The boy works 2 pm until between 10 and 11 pm with random days off. Talk about passing in the halls.
The best thing about it are that the dogs never get lonely because there is always someone here or on the way here and with time together as a family so limited, we rarely have time for any disagreements.
Just a hint: Getting food for a vegetarian from Outback is a sad, sad thing. However, the local Mexican restaurant has a few awesome choices.
1.02.2012
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10.15.2009
EEEEEEEEPP
I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted. It's true that life really does get in the way.
Since the last time, I've met some local knitters from Ravelry. They're awesome and fun and funny! It's odd how folks react to ladies with sharp sticks and yarn at a Chinese buffet.
There has been some knitting that is still around to be shown. Let's see, how about these:
I know, the Teal,Aqua,Lime ones are the same colors. I just wanted to play with the colors and this is what happened.
The black and white hat is from a pattern called Selbu Modern by Kate Gagnon Osborn at Kelbourne Woolens. It was a lot quicker than you'd think to make up and I adore the finished product.
Hi ho hi ho off to work we go. I have to do something productive.
1.20.2009
Inauguration Day
Well, I had this big thing already written about my hopes and fears for the new President, but then erased it all.
Everyone is probably already sick to death of everyone else's opinions, so..
As far as knitting goes, I've been working on a cowl pattern out of some nice thin fuzzy Patons Lacette. It's a nylon/acrylic/mohair blend that's looking pretty and girly. We'll see what happens when I'm done fooling around with it. Keep your fingers crossed because this would be a bear to frog.
If it turns out pretty, I'll get pics up and if not, we shall not speak of it again...
Everyone is probably already sick to death of everyone else's opinions, so..
As far as knitting goes, I've been working on a cowl pattern out of some nice thin fuzzy Patons Lacette. It's a nylon/acrylic/mohair blend that's looking pretty and girly. We'll see what happens when I'm done fooling around with it. Keep your fingers crossed because this would be a bear to frog.
If it turns out pretty, I'll get pics up and if not, we shall not speak of it again...
1.16.2009
Cold
All I have to say is
BRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....
0 degress Farenheit this morning (-17.8 degrees Centigrade)
When they put in the lovely wind chill that's about -12F or -24C.
I am having a hard time wraping my head around it being colder here than in Fairbanks, Alaska.
BRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....
0 degress Farenheit this morning (-17.8 degrees Centigrade)
When they put in the lovely wind chill that's about -12F or -24C.
I am having a hard time wraping my head around it being colder here than in Fairbanks, Alaska.
1.14.2009
Happy New Year - finally.
The Holidays are finally over. That sounds a little grumpy, but I don't mean it to at all. We had a very nice Christmas after all. Wow, that sounded sort of grumpy, too.
It was an odd Christmas overall. The first time we had two grandkids to see. The older one is a joy and such a girly girl all around. The youngest was crawling everywhere. What a hoot! She thinks she's so big.
We went to the hub's parents' houses. Everyone was nice and got along and it was so drama free and without stress. When you've had a lot of drama, drama-free is so extremely nice.
I guess the shawl is making it's way across the country at light speed. It's actually ahead of schedule a bit which is great news. The pictures on here and on the blog for the shawl are showing it as a work in progress. I wish people who aren't knitters could envision how it's going to look after it's finished, washed and blocked. The difference will be night and day. It's going to be amazingly beautiful.
I'm reminded of how fortunate we are here. We have a warm place to live, food in the fridge, our kids are healthy, ditto the grandkids, I just got called back to work (not full time, but every bit helps) and our pets are spoiled rotten. Those things are HUGE. Agreed, it's not fun to not go shopping for "stuff", or go to movies or restaurants with no thought, or any of the various other ways we used to entertain ourselves, but we are trying to concentrate on what we do have, and it's more than sufficient.
One thing I want to remember to do this year is a little more charity knitting. When I think about it, there are yarns in my stash that aren't colors or types that my family would like, but someone else may adore, knitting is pretty much an obsession of mine, and there are so many people who would love to be warmer or just to know that someone had a little thought to their comfort. Charity knitting is a win-win for everyone.
Sometimes it does get a little crowded on the couch to be flailing about with pointy sticks:
Maybe if I put a little list thing on here, it will motivate me to do more.
It was an odd Christmas overall. The first time we had two grandkids to see. The older one is a joy and such a girly girl all around. The youngest was crawling everywhere. What a hoot! She thinks she's so big.
We went to the hub's parents' houses. Everyone was nice and got along and it was so drama free and without stress. When you've had a lot of drama, drama-free is so extremely nice.
I guess the shawl is making it's way across the country at light speed. It's actually ahead of schedule a bit which is great news. The pictures on here and on the blog for the shawl are showing it as a work in progress. I wish people who aren't knitters could envision how it's going to look after it's finished, washed and blocked. The difference will be night and day. It's going to be amazingly beautiful.
I'm reminded of how fortunate we are here. We have a warm place to live, food in the fridge, our kids are healthy, ditto the grandkids, I just got called back to work (not full time, but every bit helps) and our pets are spoiled rotten. Those things are HUGE. Agreed, it's not fun to not go shopping for "stuff", or go to movies or restaurants with no thought, or any of the various other ways we used to entertain ourselves, but we are trying to concentrate on what we do have, and it's more than sufficient.
One thing I want to remember to do this year is a little more charity knitting. When I think about it, there are yarns in my stash that aren't colors or types that my family would like, but someone else may adore, knitting is pretty much an obsession of mine, and there are so many people who would love to be warmer or just to know that someone had a little thought to their comfort. Charity knitting is a win-win for everyone.
Sometimes it does get a little crowded on the couch to be flailing about with pointy sticks:
Maybe if I put a little list thing on here, it will motivate me to do more.
12.22.2008
Such a Slacker
Yep, that's me. I just realized how long it's been. Somebody should have smacked me way before now.
First off the important stuff. I'm a participant in the Traveling Shawl that's working it's way across the country being worked on by knitters in all fifty states. The purpose is to raise funds towards breast cancer research and hopefully a cure very soon.
For all the details and links and such, someone else put it much better than I can, so here you go:
Sometimes it gets a tad bit crowded around here to knit, so you HAVE to take breaks...
Sometimes you have to power through and do the sweater and beaded backpack anyway
First off the important stuff. I'm a participant in the Traveling Shawl that's working it's way across the country being worked on by knitters in all fifty states. The purpose is to raise funds towards breast cancer research and hopefully a cure very soon.
For all the details and links and such, someone else put it much better than I can, so here you go:
- During the coming twelve months selected knitters from across the United States will be going Passionately Pink for the Cure® by working on the Traveling Shawl to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.
- It’s passionate, because the need to end breast cancer is so urgent. It’s pink, because that’s the color we’ll wear to accomplish our goal.
- Participating is simple. One knitter from each state is adding six to eight rows of intricate lace knitting to a beautiful pink shawl that when completed will be raffled. To enter chances to win the Traveling Shawl make a donation of $5 or more to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the leader of the global breast cancer movement.
- If you’d like to contribute online, please use the link below. In return for your contribution, you’ll get a pink ribbon pin and the satisfaction of helping to move us closer to a world free of breast cancer. To enter the drawing, when you receive an email confirmation of your donation send a copy to travelingshawl@gmail.com . For each $5 donated you’ll be entered in the drawing for a chance to own the completed Traveling Shawl!
- Thanks in advance for your help and for showing your true colors by going Passionately Pink for the Cure.
- Donation page
- Follow the progress of the shawl and share the journey!
- http://traveling50statesshawl.blogspot.com/
- Here is a picture of how far it's been knit as of Saturday (12/20/08)
Raffle.. $5 for a chance to win the shawl.. Did you read that? wooohoooo.
Sometimes it gets a tad bit crowded around here to knit, so you HAVE to take breaks...
Sometimes you have to power through and do the sweater and beaded backpack anyway
10.07.2008
Lots of cool stuff
If I were getting grades for originality of blog titles, it would have to be at least a D, but what the heck. It's mine and that's that.
I finished up the 'Hey Teach' from the Summer Knitty. It's funny. A really quick knit, easy to remember lace pattern and stash yarn, yet it's gotten more compliments than things that have taken much more time and effort to complete. Just goes to show that a good design shines through.
I've also joined a cooperative knitting effort. You can read about it here. When it's all done, it will have been to all 50 states with people from every state taking a part in knitting it. It will be raffled off to benefit the Susan G Komen foundation for breast cancer. It looks like the raffle tickets will be $10 each. For the winner, that's going to be a great deal. For everyone else, they should get a great feeling of doing something good for not a whole lot of money.
That's it for now. If I ever get around to putting batteries in the camera, you guys can see some pics.
I finished up the 'Hey Teach' from the Summer Knitty. It's funny. A really quick knit, easy to remember lace pattern and stash yarn, yet it's gotten more compliments than things that have taken much more time and effort to complete. Just goes to show that a good design shines through.
I've also joined a cooperative knitting effort. You can read about it here. When it's all done, it will have been to all 50 states with people from every state taking a part in knitting it. It will be raffled off to benefit the Susan G Komen foundation for breast cancer. It looks like the raffle tickets will be $10 each. For the winner, that's going to be a great deal. For everyone else, they should get a great feeling of doing something good for not a whole lot of money.
That's it for now. If I ever get around to putting batteries in the camera, you guys can see some pics.
9.24.2008
Hi - Whatcha doin?
Good grief. Seems like we've been busy, but it's spinning our wheels. Which is ok, cause we do like hanging out with each other. Here's about as energetic as it gets:
That's two stubborn animals not about to give up the bed for each other. The cat is Friday and the dog is Skippy. Friday just doesn't look like her old self anymore. She's lost about 13-1 4 pounds and is now a downright svelte 15 lbs. I know, I know, it's HUGE. She really IS a biggish girl, but she's tall and long and carries it well.
As far as knitting goes, I've joined the MS4 knitalong and have finished clues one and two. So far it looks like this:
It's a bit of an odd combination, but to me it seems really 'fallish'. I'm using a fingering weight yarn called Breeze that's 40% alpaca and 60% wool. It just feels squishy and soft and warm. Just the thing for the cooler mornings on the horizon very soon.
There's been some random knitting. I'm working on a little backpack thingy for the oldest granddaughter. How many kids do you think will have a beaded purple alpaca bag? That's what I thought. Not many. Thank goodness the girl likes beads - and purple - and soft stuff. She's most surely a girly girl in every sense of the word. Not like her grammy at all.
Also sent out a few 7x9 inch squares to a local knitter who's working on a blanket for a family member from TX. I guess Ike hit them really hard and comfort items will be a real blessing for them while they're getting re-settled. It makes me wish I was a quicker knitter and could provide more.
That's two stubborn animals not about to give up the bed for each other. The cat is Friday and the dog is Skippy. Friday just doesn't look like her old self anymore. She's lost about 13-1 4 pounds and is now a downright svelte 15 lbs. I know, I know, it's HUGE. She really IS a biggish girl, but she's tall and long and carries it well.
As far as knitting goes, I've joined the MS4 knitalong and have finished clues one and two. So far it looks like this:
It's a bit of an odd combination, but to me it seems really 'fallish'. I'm using a fingering weight yarn called Breeze that's 40% alpaca and 60% wool. It just feels squishy and soft and warm. Just the thing for the cooler mornings on the horizon very soon.
There's been some random knitting. I'm working on a little backpack thingy for the oldest granddaughter. How many kids do you think will have a beaded purple alpaca bag? That's what I thought. Not many. Thank goodness the girl likes beads - and purple - and soft stuff. She's most surely a girly girl in every sense of the word. Not like her grammy at all.
Also sent out a few 7x9 inch squares to a local knitter who's working on a blanket for a family member from TX. I guess Ike hit them really hard and comfort items will be a real blessing for them while they're getting re-settled. It makes me wish I was a quicker knitter and could provide more.
8.26.2008
FOUND!
The dog from the post the other day is home with his real family.
We found out where he lives. The people are great. He's loved and cared for as a part of their family. He'd just gotten out and gone visiting.
It's GREAT when things work out.
We found out where he lives. The people are great. He's loved and cared for as a part of their family. He'd just gotten out and gone visiting.
It's GREAT when things work out.
8.24.2008
Look What Came to Visit
When we got home from the grocery store, this is what we found on our porch.
The dog, that is. We're trying to find his people. He's wearing a blue collar, is a kissing fool and will sit on command.
Anyone, anyone, Bueller????
The dog, that is. We're trying to find his people. He's wearing a blue collar, is a kissing fool and will sit on command.
Anyone, anyone, Bueller????
8.13.2008
Cowgirl Butterfly Astronaut Vest
Love the name of this pattern. I found it here. This lady has some really cute patterns, and I am so glad she chooses to share them out. My worst problem with making this was finding buttons I thought were cute enough. (I'm actually still debating).
The fine folks at Ravelry are holding Ravolympics (not sure I spelled that right), and I entered an event for making a sweater while the Olympics are going on. It's running a tad bit behind for two reasons. The first was company for two nights (which was great!) and the second was that I apparently can't count to 39. I did the same set of 39 increases a couple of times and didn't come up with the right number at all. After the second frogging, it's finally right and ready to move on.
Here she is so far:
Not much to look at yet, but hope springs eternal.
The fine folks at Ravelry are holding Ravolympics (not sure I spelled that right), and I entered an event for making a sweater while the Olympics are going on. It's running a tad bit behind for two reasons. The first was company for two nights (which was great!) and the second was that I apparently can't count to 39. I did the same set of 39 increases a couple of times and didn't come up with the right number at all. After the second frogging, it's finally right and ready to move on.
Here she is so far:
Not much to look at yet, but hope springs eternal.
8.11.2008
Finally, a few pictures
I told you that there really was some knitting going on around here. This is the baby sweater I talked about in my last post:
It's the Kipling Baby Sweater from Yarn Abuse.
That creepy stuff hanging down in the top right corner of the picture is my hair. My bangs are out of control and will probably stay that way for a while until they grow out to a more manageable length.
Here are the Spring Forward socks out of the last Knitty. They were a nice quick knit and the yellow colors seemed to fit them.
You can see that there are threads to be woven in, but all that is the last thing before the final wash before it gets gifted away.
There are more, but company's on the way and I'm out of time for now.
It's the Kipling Baby Sweater from Yarn Abuse.
That creepy stuff hanging down in the top right corner of the picture is my hair. My bangs are out of control and will probably stay that way for a while until they grow out to a more manageable length.
Here are the Spring Forward socks out of the last Knitty. They were a nice quick knit and the yellow colors seemed to fit them.
Last is a little raglan/lace sweater I made up as I went along for another baby girl on the way. It isn't laying too straight in the picture, but it hasn't been washed or blocked yet.
You can see that there are threads to be woven in, but all that is the last thing before the final wash before it gets gifted away.
There are more, but company's on the way and I'm out of time for now.
7.22.2008
I SWEAR
well, I promise I'm still alive out here. You aren't supposed to swear and all that.
Anywho, life is rolling along as it always seems to do only with less and less time. It seems that most of the time is taken up with work (silly, because it's only part time), plotting the next little cute thing to knit for a baby that either has entered or will be entering our world soon, knitting a little bit of nothing (mostly socks) and dreaming of sleep.
Yeah, dreaming of sleep....
For some reason, sleep still eludes me on most nights. Not completely, there are still random two hour stretches where surely snores rock the walls and snorky noises wake the birds, but a stretch of 5, 6 or more hours strung together at any given time are just a dream.
It will get better, it always does. I get stressed, don't sleep, the stressful thing gets resolved then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.. Hopefully, by the end of this month, life will be rolling along with just normal stuff.
I have made several pairs of socks, but still need to graft all the toes. Perhaps when I run out of small needles it will get done.
There's a cutie patootie sweater that I got the pattern for here.
This little thing gets more compliments - probably because of the nice little structure details. I'll probably make it again, which is high praise for someone like me with the attention span of a gnat.
Maybe, hopefully, with a little luck, I'll remember to take some pictures of things and put them up here....
Anywho, life is rolling along as it always seems to do only with less and less time. It seems that most of the time is taken up with work (silly, because it's only part time), plotting the next little cute thing to knit for a baby that either has entered or will be entering our world soon, knitting a little bit of nothing (mostly socks) and dreaming of sleep.
Yeah, dreaming of sleep....
For some reason, sleep still eludes me on most nights. Not completely, there are still random two hour stretches where surely snores rock the walls and snorky noises wake the birds, but a stretch of 5, 6 or more hours strung together at any given time are just a dream.
It will get better, it always does. I get stressed, don't sleep, the stressful thing gets resolved then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.. Hopefully, by the end of this month, life will be rolling along with just normal stuff.
I have made several pairs of socks, but still need to graft all the toes. Perhaps when I run out of small needles it will get done.
There's a cutie patootie sweater that I got the pattern for here.
This little thing gets more compliments - probably because of the nice little structure details. I'll probably make it again, which is high praise for someone like me with the attention span of a gnat.
Maybe, hopefully, with a little luck, I'll remember to take some pictures of things and put them up here....
6.13.2008
I got nuthin in the way of a title.
Bad knitter.. Bad knitter. Well, it's more a case of non-photographing knitter. I've finished up pair of simple socks, but haven't taken a picture yet. Also, there's a little cardigan-ey sweater I made early on in the spring and didn't take a picture of. (Some folks at a local knitting/eating Mexican food get together actually saw the beginnings of the sweater back a few months ago.) Ahh well. I'll try to dig out the camera and see if I can rustle up a couple that are semi-decent to put on here.
Speaking of the folks who were at the restaurant (yeah, I know, but it's a baby change of subject and it's my blog and I can be as tactless as I want) it was so nice to see people who don't give you the "look" when you're knitting. You know, "Hmmm that's odd. Wonder what that woman is crocheting? Maybe I'll pretend not to look in case she's embarrassed for doing something weird like that." THAT look. It was actually the first time in my life I've ever seen anyone else knit. How crazy is that?
The other good news is that my new needles should be here that will let me finish the border on the shawl that's been in the works forever and a day. PLUS, I got 10 skeins of a really pretty rusty red fingering weight (can't remember content and it's at the house and I'm not) that is asking very nicely to be turned into something for this fall.
Speaking of the folks who were at the restaurant (yeah, I know, but it's a baby change of subject and it's my blog and I can be as tactless as I want) it was so nice to see people who don't give you the "look" when you're knitting. You know, "Hmmm that's odd. Wonder what that woman is crocheting? Maybe I'll pretend not to look in case she's embarrassed for doing something weird like that." THAT look. It was actually the first time in my life I've ever seen anyone else knit. How crazy is that?
The other good news is that my new needles should be here that will let me finish the border on the shawl that's been in the works forever and a day. PLUS, I got 10 skeins of a really pretty rusty red fingering weight (can't remember content and it's at the house and I'm not) that is asking very nicely to be turned into something for this fall.
6.06.2008
So Laaaaazzyyyyyyy
Yep. That's me.
I've done nothing "blogworthy", so I'll have to bore you with the mundane.
I've been working along so slowly on the 'Secret of Bad Nauheim' stole. I think pretty much everyone else in the free world who was working on this stole finished weeks ago. Now I find myself at the point of picking up stitches around the stole to put the border on. My circ is too short for all the stitches to fit. How short? Waaaaaaaay short. I've got another on order, so at some point in time I will finish this. It looks like it's going to be gorgeous after it's blocked. ummm.. after I get the new needle, the stitches picked up, the border knit on and get it dyed a good color for the recipient. Heh. It's practically finished!
I've done nothing "blogworthy", so I'll have to bore you with the mundane.
I've been working along so slowly on the 'Secret of Bad Nauheim' stole. I think pretty much everyone else in the free world who was working on this stole finished weeks ago. Now I find myself at the point of picking up stitches around the stole to put the border on. My circ is too short for all the stitches to fit. How short? Waaaaaaaay short. I've got another on order, so at some point in time I will finish this. It looks like it's going to be gorgeous after it's blocked. ummm.. after I get the new needle, the stitches picked up, the border knit on and get it dyed a good color for the recipient. Heh. It's practically finished!
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