tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147593982024-03-13T13:09:43.058-04:00Sa(k)nit(t)yKnitting saves my sanitymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599996948078746332noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-49454644829686209372009-02-16T12:54:00.002-05:002009-02-16T13:13:16.591-05:00regroupingEvery so often, one just really needs to regroup. <div><br /></div><div>I can always tell when I need to re-group knitting-wise when I stop knitting. When I don't even feel the desire to knit, which is really unheard of, and cause for alarm for me. Knitting <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">is</span></span> my sanity, knitting is how I relax, and create, and quiet the voices in my head. So for me to not knit is not a good thing. Writing is the same. Running is the same. For the past two, maybe even three months, I haven't been doing much knitting, some writing (mostly unproductive) and absolutely no running. Today is the day that all of that changes. <div><br /></div><div>Today I cleaned out my knitting bag and did what I had to do. Ruthlessly. I put some projects into a long-term state of waiting. They are going into the basket, and will be redeemed later this summer in time to finish them up for next Fall.</div><div><br /></div><div> I still love the Elizabeth <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bennet</span> Cable Cardigan. Love it. Want it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don't want to keep knitting it right now, a sleeve and a half short of done. Just don't.</div><div><br /></div><div>I won't get it finished in time to wear it much this winter anyway, so why press onward when really? the not wanting to knit on it is keeping me from knitting at all? Off needles and onto scrap yarn it goes, and into the basket with you, Liz...see you in September.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Back to School U-Neck vest? Ditto. I'll see you in time for next school year, but not right now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Monkey socks? One down and the cuff of one started...they can stay, I had to order a new circular needle to finish the second sock, the one I have (Addi Turbo Lace) although lovely, has a cord that is much too long for this project and keeps kinking up, leading me to swear and curse it as I straighten it out over the tea kettle yet again. So, they are on a break until the new Harmony wood circular comes from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">KnitPicks</span>. It should be here today or tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div>The wool for Campbell's winter hat and mittens? I mean, it's almost the end of winter. Who am I kidding? And we finally found his warm, toasty, and waterproof L L Bean mitts that fit from last year. Maybe his red and blue coat will still fit next year? And if not, well, red and blue are pretty universal.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think what it is, is that I am feeling Spring coming...and the winter knitting that was supposed to be done by now, has become an anchor, a dread, a chore, something that I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">supposed</span> to get finished, had planned on finishing long before this point, and now is just a drag.</div><div><br /></div><div>And so, my knitting bag is down to just one (it had been two of them) beside my chair and the basket in the closet is a bit fuller, but now I can cast on for <a href="http://www.zephyrstyle.com/catalog/item.cfm/2367447/3289215">something</a> else, not really new as I've knit one before, something I want to knit for Spring, and that feels better.</div><div><br /></div><div>Writing? Well, it's a process and I have to do some work on that. It isn't as easy as reorganizing a bag, how I wish it were.</div><div><br /></div><div>Running? I probably need to unfold the treadmill to fix that problem. I think I'll do that next.</div></div>mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599996948078746332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-62129115664631512122009-01-02T21:15:00.003-05:002009-01-02T21:32:35.858-05:00All is Revealed...And hopefully Amy will not look on Le Blog until after her baby shower tomorrow! If you are, in fact, Amy...look away.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMN50ElQTyDSetgDsLS_fOCuk6UyplRXpizOW_op4EdPaAwN9GcnFNpBpR4u9ZDz8j99W8TmaAJdtHcXRGymM2BA6pFz-tepiOjjXIpHD9TqGOeXXE7Ekzs_ntbkNSHfKZcN4s/s320/DSC01227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286886991061982914" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzmJX_tc1VAe0a_Y-bfGS6ckIjZ7H61VVIcqbXIOjihUYA18YMERJkjNdu0QMsWF0msq1VDnhGebuWflJfZW_VheMq6-HYi4ILAd1ehAOxzm47ue2_U0SggokvzmHH5ZRNy7K/s320/DSC01221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286886985341050658" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvzaxepUSTHg5mm3oGSt5wvH-dPzL2pKhCSq-TLy6pNQNbvdj5Bp4VEEAvYf148VGtdzRrPPp_BzvRCgj5x1tqd0sDMDXdEfV1U6nGjtq-BTvxtzrXxsNQKwdXwjJEhgveWhW/s320/DSC01168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286886981705124370" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is the Hemlock Ring Blanket from <a href="http://www.brooklyntweed.blogspot.com"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brooklyntweed</span></a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Details on my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/apriljaimi/hemlock-ring-blanket"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ravelry</span> Page</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Knitting</span> Projects for 2009:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>finish Elizabeth <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bennet</span> Cardigan (just sleeves to go, but the love affair is over)--soon!</li><li>finish second Monkey sock for me--</li><li>finish Back to School U-Neck vest for me</li><li>make baby blanket for Colleen--I have until the end of May</li><li>mittens and hat for Campbell Joe--cast on soon, maybe this weekend</li><li>February Lady sweater--start February 1st...finish by end of month?</li><li>Lily from Twist Collective--choose yarn</li><li>Socks for Alan for Fall 2009</li><li><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Clapotis</span> for Helene?</li></ul><div>Wow...that seems like a lot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me sleep on this list. I may need to tweak it a bit.</div></div></div></div>mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599996948078746332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-31067682838657251352008-12-29T16:56:00.001-05:002008-12-29T16:57:39.439-05:00Black HoleI am knitting a super-secret project for still-blogless Amy...and I swear, this pattern has a black hole in the middle. I have been knitting for days, and the darn thing is not getting any bigger? <div><br /></div><div>I've heard of this mystery.</div>mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599996948078746332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-39479883210345644002008-10-19T14:50:00.008-04:002008-10-19T15:53:07.604-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwz9ghnThDqjisMjzQPaU8l4to7_NIKpl0dh2rNmn3omDBbTOkMCSKyTCiQsxeEkEP7R4Vh71oiVVzXYxOZuQe3WAnUSM-g0KKIUMmgBApAzwEbQoBAmw-vtIPzpbB2R93UsU/s1600-h/DSC00923.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;">I've been working on Liz (my Elizabeth <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bennet</span> Cabled Cardigan).<br /></div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7BjvL4kgt9hA3a8w5Y5qU_-2iSbIgi7KJCIrFDW_Ng04gpi65PWNBnApNSfmBA0BpZbJYk_zCyPi4AzqTDQ0UC8gTzq0QorIF7UhyphenhyphenYII4vESf3hHQgQ2zWBR5rOfyU4mO4m8/s320/DSC00916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258940866214320850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /><div>I have the body finished, the button bands complete, and I had one sleeve almost done...until I realized that I had screwed up and the cables, way back at the beginning, were askew, and off by just a couple of very noticeable stitches. So, I had no choice but to rip it back. All the way back. If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right, right?</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvCn1yabsYHI9NPPiFysZ9gW2uTUsQoOEbNlSauGCR__TaeH__7adu9_gb881DVStg8kHM9zJUBJ_oIbCr1gicZ6Se6LRqG-bftIQonE0pCdo8nHGLpmgcZAsFRPLE0O9Cx8Z/s320/DSC00926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258941694220863874" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What's in the bag?? My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rhinebeck</span> haul! First up...</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zb7YLiTZAVEwPjYT-OdPvJhxt1J95ei2HOGVd_mF5KZzMqggvXK5A8pgkDpagLiawKO1Jy2imBQeoe-rBIIAtUAVaWQermyA21Obo_DzZeSwBpKvrW4lZFiZ11-dTdWe2hlf/s320/DSC00922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258940893270418290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div><a href="http://www.brooksfarmyarn.com/cart/">Brooks Farm</a> Four Play (50% Wool, 50% silk) in a deep, dusky, almost black, almost navy, this picture doesn't begin to show the color well at all color. For my <a href="http://www.flintknits.com/patterns/ladysweater.pdf">February Lady</a> sweater that I have been dreaming of.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwz9ghnThDqjisMjzQPaU8l4to7_NIKpl0dh2rNmn3omDBbTOkMCSKyTCiQsxeEkEP7R4Vh71oiVVzXYxOZuQe3WAnUSM-g0KKIUMmgBApAzwEbQoBAmw-vtIPzpbB2R93UsU/s320/DSC00923.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258941685969212418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " />This is Brooks Farm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Tierra</span> Blend (I don't see it on their site). It is a Wool/Alpaca blend. I am going to use this to make <a href="http://yarnballboogie.com/patterns/Bounce.pdf">Bounce</a> and a pair of mittens for all of the time I will be spending at the ice rink now that Le Bug has taken up ice hockey.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVazimrCcnPsQoxEVdM5hdqZCJUh3CFYBn1o8d7XOqgld9YHKO-WrMMppBpXacyynnGrGrmGPxw_aXPfLSn5i_iSsLRopi4OW666DMgMh3BMxPcxMew2CeMu1angJ4KHBSrHa/s320/DSC00925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258941690876435602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /><div>This was a wee, lone orphan, one skein of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tierra</span> in a cool meld of green colors. It is going to be either a hat for Le Bug, or a scarf for his mommy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of Le Bug, I've wanted him to have a hand-knit sweater for awhile now, but just don't have the time to make it myself. So...</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd3YdCX2_Dhn74V3_JrdlxBBU-bFDhDS1N0iWux7V6R1W2tvdLNE4pzseZSHYaVKkDFxZ6Bt_yY5HZNBoRL3dFD2rII5cWBjiMBJCpOey9VMLd-B2ACJqRjHL6cjtzcwtph5_/s320/DSC00918.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258940878697160706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div>I bought one at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Rhinebeck</span> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Mees</span> and Ewes, a knitting store in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Middleburgh</span>, New York. It is really a pretty color, and it fits him great. And he will be warm, and I will not tell anyone it was not made by me if they don't ask. So don't ask.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dckewcSP9SLP1lVZo818AQi__cVXdliccP3K4PBnzCp6psnHg2Db3Y5g519hPDEaUBIhFxQlzn3UfR4ZDd5mu1nteenfcm6myS18shqOmMMJ-dxGQG-nC9Kqg6HBQjPk0Inx/s320/DSC00921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258940890294643378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /><div>This is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Briar</span> Rose Fiber Arts Celebration yarn. It is a wool/bamboo blend and it is going to be knit into a <a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/leaflet-mitts-and-scarf-p-112.html">Leaflet Scarf.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>And hockey has also made me realize that I need to finish my Monkeys...so my feet don't continue to freeze solid during practices. This is where they are at these days...still on Sock #1.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrulH2gk4Hy-oXn4Nlpe8uUy4I3MfGrBCW7w6bXXX7LasioFsIb3L797KKBzgWfVex6DwhicE472Lw5YGeZX_BetB7WuIzySne5hPlStlX8c5xEnDLi3x7otb6ArD77Po-GbVO/s320/DSC00927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258941698301587058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></div><div>So, that is where the knitting stands at this moment in time...and I have to start Amy's baby project soon, but you won't be able to see that because it's top secret.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gratuitous hockey video...he is in Mini Mites, and he cannot even skate yet, as most of them can't. He is four and a half, and he is #4 because "I am 4, duh Mom!". That was what he told me when he chose his jersey number...he spends the first half of this clip crawling around...but then, miraculously, he stands up and shuffles around!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyXdqMKM7HS8nuPPrq5UbdWaxhlekXQXegeC1JHW9PapvtA1VHyB9WGhUuGl7rxbfNwCKgWD2k2Dmc' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div>mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599996948078746332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-595646347384075522008-08-27T11:49:00.005-04:002008-08-27T12:04:19.507-04:00200<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCdMvttDVqjFm-lVzOQs88e0GvYU32VrFwhH56jVk-f12EvA52b_mELMrZGlgvPNgsyIvZTsXxvF5wXSa2N43eBMTfGfMHsyY-dJlbe057zm1s8W0OsmbcfgqMsi0jgehlyb0/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCdMvttDVqjFm-lVzOQs88e0GvYU32VrFwhH56jVk-f12EvA52b_mELMrZGlgvPNgsyIvZTsXxvF5wXSa2N43eBMTfGfMHsyY-dJlbe057zm1s8W0OsmbcfgqMsi0jgehlyb0/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239226706746351666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Elizabeth Bennet Cabled Cardigan from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fitted Knit</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">s by Stefanie Japel</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dChFx_lx2JacW0h0eyLCJBb20XSsuQKADkF517JDINZigaRS81xFRgCokasXo-3tZ1MVVu3DTTyF1dmzQyDKjGYv0E8oK1Y2qytBfCvKBfTKizs9cx3ZzLg3JNHh0KhcgW3l/s1600-h/IMG_0152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dChFx_lx2JacW0h0eyLCJBb20XSsuQKADkF517JDINZigaRS81xFRgCokasXo-3tZ1MVVu3DTTyF1dmzQyDKjGYv0E8oK1Y2qytBfCvKBfTKizs9cx3ZzLg3JNHh0KhcgW3l/s320/IMG_0152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239226754219745058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Cascade Cloud 9 in VanDyke Brown is lovely (bought from </span></span><a href="http://www.yarn.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">WEBS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> online).</span></span><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssl-5gy5HXbz1WwID0g5v1lQQp85-J9H74qrPQhxsSLMyCLrhln0-Vt5gLd_TmmP1qMAdef1jKxhBSHy9ywu2ZpMdx44pm0rCmKGqCsTIyTebPFUhnklt5FdoYCn1il4G3Ntg/s320/IMG_0151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239226766958718626" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Waist shaping and my pretty </span></span><a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Knit Pick</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">s Harmony Wood needles. Love them, must buy more!</span></span></span><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvjE9WUZZVjfArc0WTUbphLnZv-gwjcjhOS_sqhmvN0fVxMT1dQ-JYIgZy5yHVZUP3QtOSF3-NBDoIpQ32u8kLfyg0gsAVXjazrmsU5XO9zeIvtGdHNy6tGwDD9DNz1RSJenT/s1600-h/IMG_0155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvjE9WUZZVjfArc0WTUbphLnZv-gwjcjhOS_sqhmvN0fVxMT1dQ-JYIgZy5yHVZUP3QtOSF3-NBDoIpQ32u8kLfyg0gsAVXjazrmsU5XO9zeIvtGdHNy6tGwDD9DNz1RSJenT/s320/IMG_0155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239226758085831906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Roses from my garden.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />So, my 200th post? Cool.<div><br /></div><div>I wanted to give you an update on the Elizabeth Bennet Cabled Cardigan. It is going very well, I'm just to the part with the cables about the waist. They are written in chart form which I find a bit challenging, I'm toying with the idea of writing them all out, but there are 96 rows for the sleeves, and I just don't know if I have it in me. I may try to muddle through.</div><div><br /></div><div>I may be the only person in the world who doesn't find the charts helpful. I know that you are supposed to be able to "see" the cables on the page, but I don't. And these charts don't follow the typical vertical/horizontal lines for the knits and purls. There is a horizontal line for the purls when they are on the RS of the fabric, otherwise the box is just empty. I assume (making an ass of myself no doubt) that this means to treat it like normal and knit on the RS and purl on the WS? I guess it will be trial and error because I can't seem to find an explanation anywhere online. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope to have this sweater done in time for Rhinebeck this year. That is my goal. </div><div><br /></div>mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599996948078746332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-68892195263988580652008-08-19T14:52:00.004-04:002008-08-27T12:03:52.880-04:00In Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ-DRdvS2ZlfVg_MzimQgKD5E_ATWuitdTJ9ZuwyO01nGdeDzaLXEagfckDZMx6XpiEF4s1M2PbfaepxyQZ8lrzaqqnQCtPl1bhY9gHC62x-FMDaKsbLJrYOUj_nLRUZPAlhW/s1600-h/IMG_0115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ-DRdvS2ZlfVg_MzimQgKD5E_ATWuitdTJ9ZuwyO01nGdeDzaLXEagfckDZMx6XpiEF4s1M2PbfaepxyQZ8lrzaqqnQCtPl1bhY9gHC62x-FMDaKsbLJrYOUj_nLRUZPAlhW/s320/IMG_0115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236304102458370466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkKeQKifIA8C1MsIMyG223ji_UnNs-GLYzCNtihqzP4k65lmRzqspNjEbx0_MOcV-hAdg4C9atsINcHIM4NwTfk1ReKhIIoOhGcxjUMp1P9Dbbq2VjAJBxqkcyUvDywbodjCo/s1600-h/IMG_0116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkKeQKifIA8C1MsIMyG223ji_UnNs-GLYzCNtihqzP4k65lmRzqspNjEbx0_MOcV-hAdg4C9atsINcHIM4NwTfk1ReKhIIoOhGcxjUMp1P9Dbbq2VjAJBxqkcyUvDywbodjCo/s320/IMG_0116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236304111204910834" /></a>This is the Elizabeth Bennet Cabled Cardigan that has been long-awaited around these parts. I cast on for it just before the Olympics began with the intention of trying to finish it before the end of the games, like the Ravelympics, but it isn't going to happen. At least I have it started though, and that is inspiring me to knit on it more often. Fall is right around the corner, this is going to be my go-to sweater for the fall. Up next? <a href="http://www.twistcollective.com/magazinepage_030.php">This sweater</a>, and an also long-awaited baby project for Amy! It will be purple and it will be special...I can't wait.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-65093319724087528162008-07-29T13:46:00.005-04:002008-07-29T14:30:54.809-04:00This one is for Amy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0st9HNDoyjK7KBwvHZj6X67ZtWMRgaGnfaoFtQzFBxxRExbcoxgGmZ9MW-BY8GzsmhQFKBFMsJlkqFLCScNc4r2uO60Lw64ZBukFKNUDZvuRArThuao_Tt-3_RSLg55sDPKro/s1600-h/DSC00864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0st9HNDoyjK7KBwvHZj6X67ZtWMRgaGnfaoFtQzFBxxRExbcoxgGmZ9MW-BY8GzsmhQFKBFMsJlkqFLCScNc4r2uO60Lw64ZBukFKNUDZvuRArThuao_Tt-3_RSLg55sDPKro/s320/DSC00864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228496177518499730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPgkJbTVb9RgbhBM5zxaIPwiYYvFkqxAMYrWFt7gSvbqJePQE9T7BZyF2W2echR3NExKQts_RqFminO0PX9MiL22EU1GWpem5L3IZQuR3U91Ad699-RCB5kML7NXg_GopUQ-Z/s1600-h/DSC00865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPgkJbTVb9RgbhBM5zxaIPwiYYvFkqxAMYrWFt7gSvbqJePQE9T7BZyF2W2echR3NExKQts_RqFminO0PX9MiL22EU1GWpem5L3IZQuR3U91Ad699-RCB5kML7NXg_GopUQ-Z/s320/DSC00865.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228496205324582178" /></a>I have turned the heel on the first Monkey sock and am in the home stretch. I am trying to finish it up this week, so I can cast on for the second one in time for our camping trip next weekend.<div><br /></div><div>You will notice that it is on dpns...I had knit it using Magic Loop, but one of our new kittens found my knitting bag and used the cable of the circular as a teething ring, and after that the stitches did not slide as well and I had to trash the needle. Leaving me no option but to knit it old school style. It hasn't been too bad, actually, I got a replacement circular needle in the mail the other day, but I haven't switched over again. I'm not sure I will at this point. I will definitely cast the other one on the new circular needle (a really nice Addi Turbo Lace one, I haven't used them before, so that will be interesting, to see how I like it).</div><div><br /></div><div>I am still also working on the 2x2 ribbing on my back to school u-neck vest, but that has kind of fallen by the wayside. I think I am going to cast on for the Elizabeth Bennet Cable Cardigan soon, fall is coming...and I will want that sweater!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-17878552832839417682008-05-21T18:43:00.005-04:002008-05-21T18:54:17.319-04:00Lately?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40VC7y_Kxthyphenhyphensa1q7lMrCv2Hp4HKX2sLboKiuw0Cd5xZg1OYQYIsUvaSuroIvMmKuBZg83Sjk-02M_QzyWrMShSKipVCkeZlWeMFVvjIvgHCdKy-2uxdAtFGIo9tN7h0gHXU-/s1600-h/DSC00233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40VC7y_Kxthyphenhyphensa1q7lMrCv2Hp4HKX2sLboKiuw0Cd5xZg1OYQYIsUvaSuroIvMmKuBZg83Sjk-02M_QzyWrMShSKipVCkeZlWeMFVvjIvgHCdKy-2uxdAtFGIo9tN7h0gHXU-/s320/DSC00233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202967257692641762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Mother's Day Flowers...already planted outside in the flower bed.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6VZo-kSNFgBfx9Q0DP8If_W6IFwdYGwyPtO7C3QV3nlI8uvj3cWFvXsFKhGCfqWJqKYSAUsSkVQvA6Z1Yx5_70W9lQ4LWoyLtwjOvg0SNiY7QLr5j2KK_HVIGbBvINFjFYP1/s1600-h/DSC00258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6VZo-kSNFgBfx9Q0DP8If_W6IFwdYGwyPtO7C3QV3nlI8uvj3cWFvXsFKhGCfqWJqKYSAUsSkVQvA6Z1Yx5_70W9lQ4LWoyLtwjOvg0SNiY7QLr5j2KK_HVIGbBvINFjFYP1/s320/DSC00258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202967270577543666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My husband (he of the brilliant brain) on his graduation day...</div><div style="text-align: center;">his second four year degree, this one in Nuclear Engineering.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcPuJhyphenhyphenMpwqCHLd_mMhyaN2ZT-v8v_3F8bqxk7LFFm05qeKeVmyjFkICGNXhyphenhyphen6l-ieTVozIk8gDU9r3OjHhqOfb3kaKh0vQWzo7u-xOe9ZYmVkz8ZmBcbp_1BcJRXEpYpGDch/s1600-h/DSC00265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcPuJhyphenhyphenMpwqCHLd_mMhyaN2ZT-v8v_3F8bqxk7LFFm05qeKeVmyjFkICGNXhyphenhyphen6l-ieTVozIk8gDU9r3OjHhqOfb3kaKh0vQWzo7u-xOe9ZYmVkz8ZmBcbp_1BcJRXEpYpGDch/s320/DSC00265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202967274872510978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My MIL, the Bug, and my DH at our celebratory lunch after the ceremony<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhDxAiFpn0kq1LA7CxxAvGbAU0-du-bA13LUJzbVY6ZVahtJf3LxWCgLlLUJImpBh0tuICiMH_5_kG3jO2xbVDsthGxTsRCDnHZjYhJLKIdcrA_HfAH8Go-QUYwT-yXjEic-f/s1600-h/DSC00264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhDxAiFpn0kq1LA7CxxAvGbAU0-du-bA13LUJzbVY6ZVahtJf3LxWCgLlLUJImpBh0tuICiMH_5_kG3jO2xbVDsthGxTsRCDnHZjYhJLKIdcrA_HfAH8Go-QUYwT-yXjEic-f/s320/DSC00264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202967283462445586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FIL</span>, and the big boys<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9Zo7CQF-LiVCscAYhpSZH77N5rXOtvphcnQF9XTzjDn6Bzuv_mhYkH6rFS_Fli_LZ-U-jXGJCASRGBSlJt-6IcFfJlAjWaRkdl6COG7DGaA1EEzo7uBjYw6qiP54QayWW87L/s1600-h/DSC00288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9Zo7CQF-LiVCscAYhpSZH77N5rXOtvphcnQF9XTzjDn6Bzuv_mhYkH6rFS_Fli_LZ-U-jXGJCASRGBSlJt-6IcFfJlAjWaRkdl6COG7DGaA1EEzo7uBjYw6qiP54QayWW87L/s320/DSC00288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202967287757412898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Monkey #1...so pretty.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Random...I know...<br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-16889122175796883842008-05-08T16:44:00.004-04:002008-05-08T16:46:03.783-04:00Another new name?Proof that husbands can be useful if you let them...the new blog title is hereby (jokingly, lest anyone get t0o serious) copyrighted by my husband's brilliant soon to be graduated mind.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-46145818451227332782008-05-06T11:22:00.003-04:002008-05-06T11:29:04.137-04:00One Little Monkey (In Progress)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD9_SEwlvdPcrNxSeqHGmhxT_Nl0ExImCZ6MQdjGSFFjyuPyKN5XHxkbGvWadYjsFsL-jMmQHuiGP9mbbmNSvl74XBofjIp3dI2qXKLurx3ztkCsqi0jhCGTI6nh0hTgx799A/s1600-h/DSC00227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD9_SEwlvdPcrNxSeqHGmhxT_Nl0ExImCZ6MQdjGSFFjyuPyKN5XHxkbGvWadYjsFsL-jMmQHuiGP9mbbmNSvl74XBofjIp3dI2qXKLurx3ztkCsqi0jhCGTI6nh0hTgx799A/s320/DSC00227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197286215666598738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlWWvZlEuRidxi-ue0Cd-cWfaELTEP0Q80MHDc_tQ4UwZ9Kw2jCEQgQMK9aaKlawkSGNj0lxFV35Ny3zMKVGeRkJdwbejLQqVLfaZMipyvYZzrnTZ8BKfsVTVt-ckZ5R5mTvW/s1600-h/DSC00225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlWWvZlEuRidxi-ue0Cd-cWfaELTEP0Q80MHDc_tQ4UwZ9Kw2jCEQgQMK9aaKlawkSGNj0lxFV35Ny3zMKVGeRkJdwbejLQqVLfaZMipyvYZzrnTZ8BKfsVTVt-ckZ5R5mTvW/s320/DSC00225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197286224256533346" /></a>Love them! They are truly addictive...it's a fun pattern to knit. I started out on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">dpns</span>...but have since switched over to magic loop on a very long (48") Addi. I think knitting on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dpns</span> looks more elegant and accomplished, but I can't stand having them flop all over...magic loop may not be as pretty, but it suits my personality better, and it's so easy, I can't believe how long it took me to try it because I was intimidated, but it is so much easier than it sounds.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-46328849634927971602008-04-29T19:44:00.004-04:002008-04-29T19:58:57.248-04:00New<div style="text-align: left;">New Blog Name (Same Blog Channel)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was getting bored with the old title and inspired today by <a href="http://www.dogsstealyarn.com">Cari's</a> post...I decided to practice what I was preaching. I wanted a title that more closely matched why I knit...specifically to relax and save my fragile mental health!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>New Project</div><div>I am still working on the vest from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Fitted Knit</span>s, but I have been having a wicked sock craving. I haven't made any for almost two years!! How is that possible? The last ones I made were for Amy, and I have never made any for myself. So, I was on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ravelry</span> and I keep coming back to the Monkey socks. I went diving in my huge Rubbermaid bin of stashed yarn, and found the perfect match.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNXCRYUbjK76aIlwM7Z9plmobHxAT90LFYiZhK8J2BepPXY6lRVHZ9rblCPM9y72vYtpI7C7tr8IZEeJiWLR9zX6Ojd3RyPVAQmog3a0FI0ff4mO-HZpJTmL4wlmTb0JUEJve/s1600-h/DSC00222.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNXCRYUbjK76aIlwM7Z9plmobHxAT90LFYiZhK8J2BepPXY6lRVHZ9rblCPM9y72vYtpI7C7tr8IZEeJiWLR9zX6Ojd3RyPVAQmog3a0FI0ff4mO-HZpJTmL4wlmTb0JUEJve/s320/DSC00222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194819504279356210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div>This is sock yarn I bought at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rhinebeck</span> two Sheep and Wool Festivals ago when I couldn't get near the Socks That Rock booth. It is from <a href="http://www.spirit-trail.net">Spirit Trail <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Fiberworks</span></a> and the colors just could not be more <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">me</span> than this. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrW1A-MdxmBwyCkGboNSPf9oO8Xidi1jsfrpIa6Cn1Qy8GAHZaIUiPbcWaCiQPhvTT6tUP9m6vZoqANrK6Pl9hQpgln_atkHd9L38jdwg_wCr-y_xwc8FhA16DVjqdLjzJOnk/s1600-h/DSC00219.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrW1A-MdxmBwyCkGboNSPf9oO8Xidi1jsfrpIa6Cn1Qy8GAHZaIUiPbcWaCiQPhvTT6tUP9m6vZoqANrK6Pl9hQpgln_atkHd9L38jdwg_wCr-y_xwc8FhA16DVjqdLjzJOnk/s320/DSC00219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194819491394454306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">T<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">he Bug helped me wind the yarn up on the umbrella swift...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div>So, I know it isn't wool sock weather, although there is always cool summer nights when you want a pair of cuddly socks, but I feel the need to knit socks (I've been dreaming of knitting socks at night) and so I am not going to question the urge. That would be part of the whole sanity being saved trusting my instincts thing I've got going lately.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-71441514609739124042008-04-21T14:57:00.005-04:002008-04-21T15:55:24.040-04:00Hodge Podge<div style="text-align: left;">Well, today is my last day of Spring Break...I am ready to go back. There is never much left of the school year when we get done with April break anyway...I think we have less than 35 regular class days, then four days of local finals and then a week or so of NY State Regents exams, so there isn't much left at all. Plus, the weather is beautiful and everything is green and happy and the world is all new and lovely. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Obviously, I love this time of the year...it restores my soul after the winter. I cannot stand the winter. A lot of people ask me why I don't move to somewhere where there is no winter to detest, but to be honest, I don't think you can fully appreciate the beauty of nature in all its glory without winter. Winter is a necessary evil. I know I wouldn't fully appreciate Spring and all of its rebirth without the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">crappiness</span> that is a NY winter.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway...onward to today's post. This is my husband's <a href="http://www.interweaveknits.com/galleries/bonus/fall2007/flood.asp">Cobblestone Pullover</a> from Interweave Knits magazine. </div><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_Og4EepJeyeJ3kQ-arvRvjkbNeD8FOK9r6ByTb3KlNRCjajT1yD00lZInzFU-8kIgUtZdcGhgtZc3ayQ-0yqc1cAbtVoTdzKuZIsDz-DUl2Ubue67fB7coWMcxXdcrB7SOZB/s1600-h/DSC00141.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_Og4EepJeyeJ3kQ-arvRvjkbNeD8FOK9r6ByTb3KlNRCjajT1yD00lZInzFU-8kIgUtZdcGhgtZc3ayQ-0yqc1cAbtVoTdzKuZIsDz-DUl2Ubue67fB7coWMcxXdcrB7SOZB/s320/DSC00141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191777075819004978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a>It <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">did</span></span> fit, he tried it on and I took a picture, but it looked ass-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tastic</span>, so I had to delete it. I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">clearly</span> not blocking things correctly...you can see little lumps all down the sides and sleeves were my pins were in it, and it looks like a dinosaurs tail. So, I have to re-block it. But it does fit. And that, in and of itself, is a relief. I need to find a tutorial on proper blocking techniques and maybe invest in a real blocking board and wires...I've had this issue before!<div><br /></div><div>I moved on and was starting my Back to School U-neck vest (details on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/apriljaimi/back-to-school-u-neck-vest">my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ravelry</span> page</a>) when I got a call from a work friend. She had just gotten a wee little puppy who was shivery in the cold night air and she wanted to commission a puppy sweater.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoxv93971zcExNIr1pvhc93FZO3njax3UFwQXe8_AaKh_MBYFaYx9ldchcDjD2Ecm53I8lYZ69jvd9ZUFgYSAtU57dujfFtpe7Pv8XzDX2160IWI47KfEcCYRmX3JHat_DB5g/s1600-h/DSC00158.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoxv93971zcExNIr1pvhc93FZO3njax3UFwQXe8_AaKh_MBYFaYx9ldchcDjD2Ecm53I8lYZ69jvd9ZUFgYSAtU57dujfFtpe7Pv8XzDX2160IWI47KfEcCYRmX3JHat_DB5g/s320/DSC00158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191777088703906882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div>I have always sworn I would never knit a dog sweater. Be careful what you swear you will never do. This is the <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall03/PATTpenny.html">Penny</a> pattern from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Knitty</span>. I added a neck ruffle and a butt flounce. The yarn is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Araucania</span> Nature Wool that I have had in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">stashola</span> for a million years. It is a pretty shade of lilac.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then, I decided to paint my dining room.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv75pjjXD1D4NZ_C91RZUKgJpCmMjI7DxxgWIUJNo8w3taqdcQEyCUgJxgvPS3Uv5K7P67rXUwhS2wwTVhpm_MggFZvDx18HfA9k1vwaZkjJzxZAdCFba3G_4M2rEwbfFq3wIZ/s1600-h/DSC00134.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv75pjjXD1D4NZ_C91RZUKgJpCmMjI7DxxgWIUJNo8w3taqdcQEyCUgJxgvPS3Uv5K7P67rXUwhS2wwTVhpm_MggFZvDx18HfA9k1vwaZkjJzxZAdCFba3G_4M2rEwbfFq3wIZ/s320/DSC00134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191777101588808818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That was the before...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__N_bvmsvuql2KI_wlraMOffWrR145VJC9PBc1QV_EzOPCTAgXA_Wo4BmhYUzb7sgwFDpbkpOAHbdYA71AGi8WXR2gaoN7vuRHyc8DrF0Cj79xV7S2rm2DdTbXhafw_n4LB8U/s1600-h/DSC00210.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__N_bvmsvuql2KI_wlraMOffWrR145VJC9PBc1QV_EzOPCTAgXA_Wo4BmhYUzb7sgwFDpbkpOAHbdYA71AGi8WXR2gaoN7vuRHyc8DrF0Cj79xV7S2rm2DdTbXhafw_n4LB8U/s320/DSC00210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191777097293841506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and this is the after. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Just half the walls are this lovely deep garnet red. The others are a pretty chino tan color. I tried to post paint chip pictures, but Sherwin Williams' website has an attitude today. You can see the tan color on the wall to the left of refrigerator if you look carefully...</div><div><br /></div><div>We took the boys to the <a href="http://www.esam.org/">Empire State <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Aerosciences</span> Museum</a> in town.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa2npKXw8UsYREQA6-BS3ds95y1VOisctvMNXH9dHTlaeYaUldkrswv4Ga_EBVXFhtFMITN57gTb8RmIzJdTsd5Rm7s_WOmW920jab96-ttTRPjywHbkT3vk5tM_LZi4rC9Mh/s1600-h/DSC00186.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa2npKXw8UsYREQA6-BS3ds95y1VOisctvMNXH9dHTlaeYaUldkrswv4Ga_EBVXFhtFMITN57gTb8RmIzJdTsd5Rm7s_WOmW920jab96-ttTRPjywHbkT3vk5tM_LZi4rC9Mh/s320/DSC00186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191777092998874194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div>It was a gorgeous day. The Bug is wearing my sunglasses because his eyes were "shy". Translation: they didn't want to stay open in the bright sun. After the museum, we went to the local soft serve place and ate hot fudge sundaes for lunch. I highly recommend the practice of dessert as meal...it is really delightful.</div><div><br /></div><div>They had a display on Amelia Earhart. I loved this quote of hers, I adore quotes:</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNDuC-j_LevroknzMzYNVNWdHYn8_HtsDwOVIkdXOJFWBxWxdDzI5RPWE1ZRwzOAteo6nfzJDlR40KwS_fGOctUxKWQSFiKlmkRUjN5Zl0YB3XnrpV_46tT-zDGWP5sOBKmwK/s1600-h/DSC00172.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNDuC-j_LevroknzMzYNVNWdHYn8_HtsDwOVIkdXOJFWBxWxdDzI5RPWE1ZRwzOAteo6nfzJDlR40KwS_fGOctUxKWQSFiKlmkRUjN5Zl0YB3XnrpV_46tT-zDGWP5sOBKmwK/s320/DSC00172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191788401647764642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you can't read the fuzzy picture, it says, "Women must try to do things as men have tried. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to other</span>s."</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Today, was spent getting ready to go back to work tomorrow: haircut for the Bug, laundry, groceries...maybe a couple of new spring skirts for moi, the usual.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tonight, more knitting on my U-neck vest.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQztZF7-JrICxzXKNFCGP3EPKFM-2AsRjCvuREDvowS6hTT2jzMmkXwyifPfjlES0kE34OAMSDsPjZtFJXHZH8kBN1SqscnoOLIMFt5JPML7jFvP1WVGM4ZtHJ8lkr2bBHkbo/s1600-h/DSC00214.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQztZF7-JrICxzXKNFCGP3EPKFM-2AsRjCvuREDvowS6hTT2jzMmkXwyifPfjlES0kE34OAMSDsPjZtFJXHZH8kBN1SqscnoOLIMFt5JPML7jFvP1WVGM4ZtHJ8lkr2bBHkbo/s320/DSC00214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191785850437190786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div>Remind me next time to explain the inner drama with the Elizabeth <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Bennet</span> Cable Cardigan yarn...I am such a yarn slut, I cannot be faithful to any choices that I make! It's going to end up being about a $300 sweater when I factor in how many different times I buy a different yarn to make it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am going to have <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">many</span></span> sweaters next fall--I have to use up all of my fickle choices on something!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wIi-PTKkokgi38vStZqxAIY1pOHcCX2sBLTAAwkBmYpt02yK6nB_nUnVDP527kHXrLlNITXMM5NBRA_RDuSOvfw-q9YPYjZWcG6RW2CLhYHPq2j1ViTNj76wTyrzvR7NtTE7/s1600-h/DSC00215.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wIi-PTKkokgi38vStZqxAIY1pOHcCX2sBLTAAwkBmYpt02yK6nB_nUnVDP527kHXrLlNITXMM5NBRA_RDuSOvfw-q9YPYjZWcG6RW2CLhYHPq2j1ViTNj76wTyrzvR7NtTE7/s320/DSC00215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191785859027125394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-82758580324263168302008-04-12T21:11:00.002-04:002008-04-12T21:26:55.917-04:00Done!The Cobblestone sweater is done, and needs to be blocked, I think it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">might</span></span> fit!! He tried it on right off the needles and it wasn't as poorly fitting as I had dreaded, so I am hopeful. Tomorrow, I will block it and we will see what we will see.<div><br /></div><div>I was hoping that the gorgeous, back-ordered <a href="http://yarn.com/webs/0/0/0/0-1001-1294-1323/0/0/2329/">Cloud 9 from WEBS</a> (Vandyke Brown) would be in so I could start the Elizabeth Bennet Cable Cardigan next (I have taken to referring to it solely as "Liz" in my head, so if I slip up and call it that, that is what I am talking about!). However, the yarn is NOT in, so I had to start something else instead. I decided on the Back-to-School U-Neck Vest from Fitted Knits. I cast on last night and haven't made a lot of progress to show yet...but I have Spring vacation this week, so I hope to get some major knitting time. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also plan to paint my dining room. When we moved into the new house, it had not been painted yet, only primed...so there is a lot of painting to be done around here. I will make sure to take before and after pictures to show.</div><div><br /></div><div>BTW, all the (k)nitty gritty details about the vest can be found on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/apriljaimi">my Ravelry page</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-51360489653649805452008-03-22T19:07:00.007-04:002008-03-22T19:49:29.205-04:00So Close and Yet...So Far....<div style="text-align: left;">This garter stitch yoke on the Cobblestone Pullover is going to be the end of me.<br /></div><div><div> </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuq1eW2Q5tEeCNoeMA-3IUaVxiDsQK9l0mUE6yvKNChE6xoKO-WCPL7moWlLdGyJzV6l6FPBmGEX3mNprLl5Dvb281OVHl-4bN3OlU9VZYoGc71qHKPXE_a6GQ4gplxqTqwOQv/s320/DSC00096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180710072469182930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " />It is taking forever and a day to finish it. It would help if I had more time to knit, of course...but that doesn't seem to be happening. </div><div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnVNxQioer1DIadJFBtuNRNgJ0wY2s25PREhiDQoElXKgVLnQZrskN6zIQKfsJIcNmTeV4dkGM0eZHGQaT-nNg54C8zClfT6tVbrLneuA6DK66nynkuPe2JsLzVmF-YvghTFA/s320/DSCT70.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180710751074015730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span><div>I have a new super-cool camera, but I haven't totally figured out how to use it to its best advantage yet, and so pictures are kind of crappy. Actually, take out kind of, they are just plain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">craptastic</span>.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Amy and I went to one of our local yarn stores on Good Friday and checked out some yarn I'd give you a link...but the website is currently under construction, and it's kind of pointless). I bought a<a href="http://www.dovetaildesigns.com/AKNIT/SaraShrug.html"> pretty pattern,</a> some Lamb's Pride in a dark green to make a sweater vest, and some really gorgeous pink <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Malabrigo</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ummm</span>, just because. I am planning a scarf and hat from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">MmmmMalabrigo</span> for next winter.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I'm planning a lot of knitting actually:</div><div><ul><li>The Elizabeth <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Bennet</span> Cable Cardigan (the yarn is on back-order from Webs. I did not stay with the pink after all, but ordered a gorgeous rich brown)</li><li>The U-Neck Vest also from Stefanie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Japel's</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Fitted Knits--</span>using the Lamb's Pride<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> </span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GJV9jZRCgWbVBeJYojKLI1mZn3yfQ9-n6RE2Qr5a1z79tbxf2LLe7Rz1WYh6hvROrZvggnXGiNAWRE-sKBNv65XIujpazCOfaFuDLJeios3t9io-P7-xPuzeQfvWAy9geuu5/s320/DSC00097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180710081059117538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span>The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Saratoga</span> Shrug from Dovetail Designs...see link above...</li><li>A lace shawl? Am I ready??</li><li>Socks...</li></ul><div>That should keep me busy until Fall...plus the little things that pop up. I am waiting to find out what gender baby my friend Paul is having this year. I made him a baby cardigan last year for his little guy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Dimaggio</span>...</div><div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGgTD-nFgpol8J-gBuUt81kZ0Q__k5Z3Dlh-PicuOOEP_Au77IXp0e7JGU6yh-u0LSTOAtbdQzRdbXa4zg06SeMB6GmZ0sTpQSSHESRCc0Vr4wo3Bg68gnuoOm_PKhL2YY2Zl/s320/IMG_1392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180715376753793538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu83RC9jMwq3UEoO6TXhhl6Mw69rK6gbL_Y70DELymz2VDCgniS5a1NEFNNUGNyIVY6CDPGw6gglyUZeH0uQROYUw_bRVB9usa-of2EILPiPb9jW79Ed1x1hK1EP-EJ-72-mk/s320/IMG_1393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180715381048760850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span><div>they are expecting again and, depending, I will have another little project on the horizon. Although I am not sure how I will top that one...</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-33523147724982938952008-03-02T16:25:00.003-05:002008-03-03T19:10:04.160-05:00Notbroken.<div><br /></div><div>Scarf=Done</div><div><br /></div><div>No picture, I totally forgot to take its picture as I was knitting and binding off and wrapping it up, up to 5 minutes before we left the house for Colleen's party.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am a slacker. But a persistent slacker...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-64132666471951013992008-02-29T18:15:00.003-05:002008-03-02T16:27:55.949-05:00Injury Spells Disaster for Knitted Birthday PresentSo, tomorrow is my BFF Colleen's 30th birthday (yes, she is much younger than me, sadly). I started a very pretty, but simple, feather and fan scarf for her last Friday. It is a rich mahogany brown in Patons Classic Wool from la stashola. I got about 8 repeats done and was feeling so smug that with very little tv knitting time this week in the evenings, I would have it done lickety split.<div><br /></div><div>Smugness apparently goeth before a fall.</div><div><br /></div><div>Because I promptly tripped and fell down eight of our hardwood stairs and landed on my left elbow. It was ridiculously swollen all this week, and now that the swelling has gone down a bit, it is really starting to hurt with sharp pains. I showed it to the school nurse today, and to my wonderful friend Amy (thanks Amy!) and they both agree that perhaps I need to have it x-rayed as it might be broken in some way. The school nurse used to work in orthopedics and she said she would be willing to bet it was chipped and that will result in surgery...which I am hoping will NOT be the case. Otherwise, she says that there will be a chance that there will be calcium deposits that form and the range of motion and mobility of the elbow could be damaged.</div><div><br /></div><div>So...I am knitting wounded. My husband finds me ridiculous to be knitting at all, but I have exactly 24 hours until we leave for Col's party, and I am stubborn. I figure I better get most of it done tonight in case the doctor tells me tomorrow "No Knitting!". I am going to deliberately forget to ask him about knitting specifically and hope that my husband gets amnesia and forgets as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>What are my chances??</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-6558918474309498942008-02-18T13:10:00.007-05:002008-02-18T13:38:24.625-05:00Lllooonnnggg Time, No Blog<div>I know.<br /></div><div><div><div>I decided that I would give you no excuses and no justifications...it is what it is. And so, I give you--my first blog post in many, many moons.</div><div></div><br /><div>When last I left you, Dear Reader, I was...hmmm....what <strong><em>was</em></strong> I doing? I think I had started the <a href="http://www.interweaveknits.com/galleries/bonus/fall2007/flood.asp">Cobblestone Pullover by Jared Flood</a> of <a href="http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/">brooklyntweed</a> that was in the Interweave Knits Fall 2007.<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168385085542511970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnT7sYzRKzhCW_X7Ol7xd3WuVQYYaJsJWFrDELaIAtD5FmdP6c-wDgjkFSo3s26rQ1KIjE1_9kp9VZmVoFeQxRuHhLqNX4yOY8wKTtg7BymkqmNIrRgW2QiU2Ql9mC8ZScrSpb/s320/IMG_1903.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168385094132446578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDW4KdjY_YOfZ5WNMUw-sQXI_wkQfRZWAYcLf43Yts4oT-LmICSWlfLleAdsTGifvh6lgl99JY75QH8HnnJgYMO8Yl2W_qPc2BFt6lohDIDnw0flAc2kPCLd97a4J1XRBx2prh/s320/IMG_1904.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168385334650615186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh754rCrS7U3AbomH_o-zBrjiilnrL0VNxTmZ4sFp7Z08Oava32hYh85xx_gAgvamLFPBm-mpyME3m6eu2wVkOJoR7KYmxKLY2-TPPnA662Sf4dnCLGAHWVPBONFNelbC_wltsg/s320/IMG_1955.JPG" border="0" />I started it, oh I don't even remember due to all of the drama that was going on, but I think, maybe? late November. I am making the 47" size for my husband, but I am starting to be afraid (very very afraid) that it may not fit. I shrugged off a gauge swatch (as usual) and I am not so sure it is big enough. I mean, it's hard to say, it's all squished up on the needles and all...and I still can block it out to make it a bit bigger. If all else fails, then I guess my 14 year old will have a new sweater that will be big and slouchy.</div><div> </div><div>Next up? I am not sure...I need a small project. Maybe that hat you gave me, Amy. Then, I think I am finally ready to knit this...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168388598825760194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpYgSO4znmbQlsMX1-c9OhZR9Hsb07lk-c0x4M5D_PMgyT9t6eNSg-OYu0inwYJF2h9pfMwT3JK7t5znZf76pSA3Rc8ZWc559uMumclufVF3IkgcC49giiRoKn9bc2DoAzLJi/s320/IMG_1438.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><em>The Elizabeth Bennet Cable Cardigan from Fitted Knits by Stefanie Japel</em></span></div><div align="center"> </div>In pink, of course...I know I was waffling about the color, but in the end, after I looked at a couple of pinks on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry</a>, I think I will stay with it.<br /><br /><br /><p>What else is new? The Bug turned four!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168387202961388962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzyVuboLZtcd3WXyTdVw5QxYMMnWEfPM3LbMtTB81fbQ1OSgnG_YObhi7AWqIdJ5LiVq9acnkMMXAOpJs_NmKyZYXxiUDsYTru9MmgAhJMVsYxFWJM7a5CJ8tsdfr98jcZoNs/s320/IMG_1954.JPG" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168387211551323570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56v4T_yq7_A1ZOuC58Cc62vY-bE_0x2djYNigoE8wcu9_ZJ3EZ4_suDedBqY7iBUWVmuSSCM2xC8Mn87sEU2IIae6DuQBOb_LFpBwwZATt78wIZ_0pqcPVCkoMJle-HuRIfIl/s320/IMG_1934.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxzReHNyry25Q2HtKcqEPkB8y83TuQup5PrsZ4EtTAEodzNXuWdnpIJHWNadzgTuDqlVs5F0pqgbSI' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>We went out to dinner at a <a href="http://sakurany.com/">Hibachi restaurant </a>with Uncle Steve and Aunt Amy and then home for cake and presents. Then the adults went <a href="http://www.bayoucafe.com/">out</a> to see <a href="http://www.heyjocamo.com/">Uncle Marc's band </a>play...and a good time was (hopefully) had by all! <br />No promises...but I will try to be better about the blog...I know it is really for me, and I have missed it, so...<br /><br />Now off to Ravelry to waste some more of my time!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-16365496895754027822007-12-16T11:36:00.000-05:002007-12-16T11:38:58.028-05:00CrazyMy life has been crazy as of late. It's no excuse, but still....crazy. I have knitting stuff to blog about, but no time to do it!<br /><br /><br /><br />Crazy.<br /><br /><br /><br />I'll be back soon, with something to show for it, I promise. I hope everyone is having a very joyous Holiday Season.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-85526860964063867662007-10-08T13:52:00.000-04:002007-10-08T14:13:58.126-04:00So...we ended up losing Daisy.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119028813281776242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJBjBN5YWJLa8tLOM47JllGPXhfQYCjNC9ZQFwenInceLsNOie74S9ZvBLE0-czvXm6HsjMqyCshNTQIT_vPacQv22UBeDTv5uQYHjQfHSWqZPuPFHCrqJEPTM2lxve-tGxfg/s400/IMG_1751.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div>She passed on September 12<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>, after five days of battling and a lot of pain on her part and ours as we struggled with when to let her go. In the end, the vet did a necropsy and said that she had massive liver failure due to <a href="http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/fatty_liver.htm">fatty liver syndrome</a>. This happens when an overweight cat suddenly (for whatever reason) stops eating and becomes anorexic instead. The liver tries to process all of the body fat, and becomes overwhelmed and then, just stops. She was so far gone, that she wouldn't have ever made a full recovery and most likely wouldn't have made it much longer, so we decided to let her go. It was a difficult decision to make, with a lot of crying, but in the end, I know we did the right thing for Daisy and she is at peace now. We had her cremated, and are planning a service for her next weekend with the boys. They want to write poems, and things like that. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>School is back in session...and life is crazy once again. I like my classes this year, the kids seem great: eager, interested, and curious. Hopefully, it will be another good year. Today we are off for Columbus Day, so that makes for a short week. I spent the better part of the day grading papers, and still am not close to done. I am a moron for giving a test and assigning an essay to be due all on the same day. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I have been knitting, although not as much as I'd like. I am almost finished with Michelle's baby sweater. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119028821871710850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkTStaP0M1lnscuL5qCW7e-EhGAATuuaSy_NP61am6c_Mp6maQJYRGJNrb87Dikv8-1XXSocH7dvkHo4IhfR9IP7xTWb7nMuamonAHI_2Sbo4Ga9O3pNzU3u6_XC0qyuPmtbG/s400/IMG_1750.JPG" border="0" />She may not get the matching hat at this point! I want to get started on my next project, a sweater for my husband. </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119028826166678162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebM5QK8vnuWfYW9zw8rlpE64WEsJqXzroYPFo04CTFnIXrkQTdnXSCxxJ5dK30AJdbcAYUMrQph9ZTEgcNDdWl94j5qJypDqUHL2pmgfRaFEYtQ1MOIfbmceJYyheME_yJNCS/s400/IMG_1753.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><em>Cobblestone Pullover by <a href="http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/">Jared Flood </a>from the Fall Interweave Knits</em></div><div>It will take a while...that is a lot of stockinette stitch for his size! And I am lusting after socks...I need a pair, I want a pair. I started a pair out of yarn I bought on clearance that is just not inspiring me. I need something else. Stay tuned...they may be my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rhinebeck</span> knitting! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Oh, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rhinebeck</span>...so close. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Our team is in the playoffs! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119028830461645490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 104px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="132" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkrZ7CxHvKYi5Wa10w6idbYc2IuDVhJNML-1XcoG-qkN4KUzASvhmr94wkN6tCWmGuqJyuUcVA57_sBix3vEREa_uhIfLHFVVRHmGL8fCK26yLcbumnhLfYRdO3htuZqeVh6U/s400/indians.jpg" width="173" border="0" />So I've been watching a lot of baseball. Living in NY--you'd think I'd love the Yankees, but I don't. In fact, I usually pull for whoever is playing against them. There is something about the team...not the individual players necessarily (although Doug <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mientkiewicz</span> looks like a serial killer with that long greasy hair...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ewww</span>), but the ownership...I don't know. And sometimes, the fans can be lacking in class. They boo their own team! So fair-weather-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ish</span>...and they feel so entitled to win all the time. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So, anyways...hopefully tonight is the night and the tribe and my darling Grady <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Sizemore</span> will spank them and send them crying home to their mommies! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119028830461645474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJcb4_v59rOHpdHVbEF6Ez5Tgvu3UvzjXK7-6U5gajGjQtbMRvhPtCF5f3gq5cEIo-mAnLAKIe9Yjabr6CHSSxxO2JhpG6Ua7RQV1vnXFN60DvHWpjzKtLwab1S7JkLtxNhnx/s400/grady.bmp" border="0" /></div><br /><em>Grady, the object of my old-lady-crush. I mean, seriously. I could be his much older sister.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-51451718430994273062007-09-11T20:28:00.000-04:002007-09-11T20:35:33.350-04:00Heavy Heart<div>Not a lot of knitting has been happening. </div><div>Not a lot of blogging. </div><div>Just a lot of worry, </div><div>stress, </div><div>sadness </div><div>and sorrow. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109108384416486786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ8FBrFhYv6dWIYFZngP0odmmpx6sNLGjPTQNo-YxchyphenhyphenVixYQNwBR268moFI6BAl3OYZuBkuz822sDQBSRolwKo30OURu0Ca8L0s4nE5B1ZlR6vklcU2ZXSwJtxVhIa6hWXcA/s400/Miss+Daisy.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p>Our cat Daisy is dying. She was only four. The vet can't figure out what is wrong with her. She has been at the animal hospital since Saturday morning in intensive care, basically being kept going by the doctor. Her body temperature is dropping, her organ systems are shutting down, and we are going to have to make The Decision tomorrow. Keep her going and hope he can figure it out (as the bill keeps getting higher and higher) or let her go.</p><p>She is on pain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">meds</span> so she isn't suffering, she is out of it and doesn't even respond much to any stimuli. Our kids are suffering the most as they wait hoping against reason that she will pull through. </p><p>But the way it stands right now...I think we are going to have a $2,000 dead cat buried in our back yard come tomorrow evening. Having her put down seems to be the most humane and responsible (fiscally and emotionally) thing to do for all parties involved.</p><p>Being the responsible one, the grown-up...well, it sucks.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-35160741744556807112007-09-04T19:42:00.000-04:002007-09-04T19:43:50.759-04:0046...days until Rhinebeck.<br /><br />Amy and I have a room so we can do both days, with no boys.<br /><br />It will be like Heaven.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-41019049666338712202007-08-29T12:53:00.000-04:002007-08-29T13:33:11.542-04:00Busy BeeIn my summer hiatus from the Blog, I have:<br /><br /><div><ul><li>had a Girls' Movie Night at my house</li><br /><li>finished an object</li><br /><li>gone camping with the family unit</li><br /><li>gotten my new Higher <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maintenance</span> Hair Style (henceforth known as the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">HMHS</span>)</li><br /><li>begun a new object which is kicking my ass--more on that another day, as I am really pissed at the moment at it.</li></ul><p align="center"><strong>First up: Movie Night</strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104167522758644850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxC2u5vTVs3sGTGxNXnTMkXVOXdKJX5bJoM7tQyupLP-8QidItIVsxyT0IO4Hwl8B5g8YJZrD4SNyzjx4N7V7mfYbAURVyi1_fzwLs3T7T9GIW11Vw7riJezKpq0DhvpELUo-R/s400/IMG_1615.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><em>The Table Scape...</em> </p><br /><p align="center"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104167527053612162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B56gxCj6q8Bkuerqy7oJJ9FXml5nF0q9wludqyJWJifi-340ogZFQQ3Pu4DLW665zeCsMem4fGPNqhatGS67jTKtMGiNI7sCz5CnMI7Fur6Jgtdb4EA7UGiIEx8L-zrkQoqG/s400/IMG_1616.JPG" border="0" /></em></p><br /><p align="center"><em>Because we are fabulous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">dahlings</span>...</em><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104167535643546786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN47Bb__r7h7BOkG7cxYDHAC3kpLp-iNpN-7K8jhJPPBKdLRzEJBqHrVNAXq2Jjm08uGePAjr3Hp4jR88mI2ZxUjLkJM4TvuzJmUyDduWPoj0djm5hB3xP4dAFrGO-aNBfUD3e/s400/IMG_1627.JPG" border="0" /><em>A Darling Greeting</em><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104167531348579474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyL8V8sTwrc2gN4w5fts892m_Ricymm_m2RZGBohibAVF_GKILLe1aOYOUBtt25McR_6V1u2-851vUa_Awl0ZNySgVDibScJRJLFTqOHQlF2wssxqyA1ZDGrDxcRjNwZE8lUXP/s400/IMG_1626.JPG" border="0" /></em></p><br /><p align="center"><em>My personal icon of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">fabulousness</span></em><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104167539938514098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8vUaUMQwQuEsJstdwAzRIp4RAKcSinucKT12OxH5Torkk3XUBmMbiaZEQ30kuxnK9m88sB1FDHGs8NvLDsSftwl_xMFrQodljEPAnE8SmpS5zk9hC7LAMHo40TlYBuWEC-vh/s400/IMG_1625.JPG" border="0" /></em></p><br /><p align="center"><em>The Movie of Choice</em><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="left"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Blogless</span> Amy guessed just based on the invitation alone. She is a sneaky, crafty girl. Not as many of girlfriends could come as I had hoped due to it being in the summer and all. Apparently, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">a lot</span> of them take vacation. Who knew? But those who did come had a nice relaxing time. I hope.</p><p align="left">At the end of the night (and two pitchers of Mimosas), they decided to take just one picture of the event. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104169494148633794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9utjRWAmMrO87L5Noj-koepKpmz1ZtaSqVl9d5aOrpY7hwRw_MwWjkQ3fJ-_Xm1vFDo9qEoJ2wKairNEonY9vQpe_-UIkGxOIBhl8vrGvh0sTqRqMnZnXSagARlC_odd4tkgJ/s400/IMG_1629.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><em>Delilah and I in our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">fabulousness</span></em><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong>Next? I did manage to finish my sweater. I hope it fits. It looks a bit small-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ish</span>.</strong> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104169498443601106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpawqqcrWgSnO9gJ4TLbTFfydK3CGcGo3Rg115jCnF6wR2rPRnBjV60YcMuqUpbdDyjNJnKOyAYXRbIt7nr1R_vPjIx7PjPW54bzTPHlsNiXFsd2lmo7RxmHa9HqSk9W9YkrZ/s400/IMG_1634.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>I had a knitting epiphany while blocking it and based on reading something, somewhere (I've lost track now). I've been knitting sweaters in my bra size. This is not ideal if you want to put something underneath it. </p><p>Duh. </p><br /><p>Then, we were off on our family vacation--<a href="http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&agency=ny&parkCode=more">camping</a> here. We are old school here at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Chez</span> Finley. We roll in a tent.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104170731099215122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVicDsIA43gTgSe9x6Itmol0bmMTdeYBpA1XXQ7qmk8m6GDv7cDsaseXWoqsg_SSQ0GItzI6wtoIj8usKl0WFg7F1y5YX0nEM60THcVxBuxA0nSdd-HHrumScYPqm2GAeD1JcL/s400/IMG_1647.JPG" border="0" /></p></div><br /><p align="center"><em>No sissy pop-ups or trailers for this family.</em> </p><br /><p align="center">We had a great time, although it rained for a big chunk of the time. We did make it to the beach.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104169502738568418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg68weCtF9Rz9cuv9FBWzYhiO_MiFIpBGkGrYy8XD8NQtMCxf-jYyK_kLEz82Rdndq_kq7jvj0O7XYhMEmLwcy4QlTn-d5i5ilY3Zau-n_nRM1TgKIyj3YXBPiTS7mDNurcom/s400/IMG_1638.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104171353869473058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7kqX4P1wn22iskkStigXyn4U9w9rAKDBQWRFo4EsKsJGnm1cEwVK0Y3uKogRRWfwU7CTmPo_GEpdh9sz1zxVT5BUbplQeVfopI1XGITVrddA8LhB7zikZtjUWJQqEab9gWBt/s400/IMG_1664.JPG" border="0" />We found a salamander which we imaginatively named "Sal". I know. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104169515623470338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWOutP3OycT6BwVlvmrmBDxt27E8lYvraSpCnOoXJ51j5qwnF2SGSmUjf2J-6reZRRyB9h3bChU4LhwN9kVcT2p249oZX4OaodXQb_UaZ4pvQ1xjNFpoiKt1BeltjrTZIS41d/s400/IMG_1649.JPG" border="0" />We spent a lot of time around the fire.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104171358164440370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit3jDpZ0tf7QCQx0WlqTCnnjtAQAYUTYtwMVmzt0ZUJxBHaYpp-jcm91gjW9mCKkci4Q6bFhKBp-25_K591X5k72dNOa8hFE3idBAKKUvCiOO94Bthiy-XSit9F6D0iOMlAQX/s400/IMG_1667.JPG" border="0" />Some of us spent a vast majority of the time annoying his older brothers...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104171366754374994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5m6qwmnpVyjO4biPj-OcjmaopeccOUv-b3hDSsyVTN25EdRQ-L9pIuM3CiygZg-DRbngntxdMqCpyz4_0q5ZJJS1Rs1JxWED2zo2zcoDgE5GAmcdkVPSUrcSmcNAyN3Rq6B4V/s400/IMG_1669.JPG" border="0" />I'm not sure which is more amusing to me...the look of blatant disgust and annoyance on Connor's face, or the complete lack of caring, disregard and not giving a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">shitness</span> on the Bug's face? It might be a draw. </p><br /><br /><p>Some of us knit in the dark by lantern light. My husband thought this was a bit excessive. I may have uttered the phrase "Bite me" under my breath at him. Maybe.</p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104171371049342306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zqOcy_ZisyGt1ORljL1a8UzLJSOmIXjqt2E9NOesEUNquXy720PB3zUMC0KxH94QVuKst55vmaZfCmTVCJ2xZEMm8nWlJWqtrq1K_XUyO2eT04L8ioSuQBA18zbz3aNQtoWc/s400/IMG_1671.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104171362459407682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MbzmXi1eiu2kNUAeO-cHWpTOJWnXgIMBw5zZvim7o9mytfryWI3p0VKQ0-Sfd5sQUHYARsHYhk2EPK2c553nYvNuvuIodDXNmsL2_zS-3YLOEhCbUiUVAjcjAvXQAdLq5Itq/s400/IMG_1670.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>Me and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">zee</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Bugness</span>. </em></p>The big joke of the weekend is that Mommy needed <a href="http://purlsareagirlsbestfriend.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html">the Happy Juice </a>(see the pink cup?) so that we could all have a good time. <a href="http://landingpage2.captainmorgan.com/gateway-en-row.htm?BrandId=RUM&RefUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.captainmorgan.com%2FHomePage.htm">The Captain</a>. He is my lover. I'm only sad that, after the long weekend, our affair is almost over. (Good thing I can pick him up anytime I want to, eh?).<br /><br /><br /><p align="left">Notice also my hair, if you would. This is the last picture of the old hair on record. Notice its lack of style, its complete ease of wearing due its casualness. It is boring. It is plain. </p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong>It is gone.</strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104174914397361522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWBs4ujBJfdZYbf3Q-Pxkf6utdRPzPvgNSJdoiEhT9h2NfTWdFBeFiRn46xtOjcHbzC43LE85dIgqcJW7I9AlQNe18ABYzaMq760_X66oCQ0mjrjyfkj4cze34SaHBIUP1Jrd/s400/IMG_1685.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>I was smart enough to take a picture last night after I got home from the 3 hour cut-color-highlighting marathon since it will never look this good again. Well, not until I go in for my 6 week trim, anyway. I have to go out today for all sorts of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">HMHS</span> gadgets and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">gizmos</span> to make it look this good. </p><p>But, I love it. It is very new and modern. And different. All good.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-69589735154071755052007-08-15T12:30:00.000-04:002007-08-15T12:54:18.293-04:00And...I'm spent(Austin Powers reference...I am a nerd).<br /><div></div><br /><div>Well...I am finished with <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780545010221&itm=2">Harry</a>. All of him. (4,100 pages in 30 days=137 pages a day) Although to be honest, most days I read 300-400 pages and there were many days I didn't read at all.. My husband is a bit disgusted with how fast I read but once you start you cannot stop. So I didn't. It was good while it lasted...but nothing can last forever.<br /></div><div>I have been busy besides Harry, of course. There has been knitting:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098966818197902066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz38j9PyFgPqs_Tk0e8PhAwxftNLXzPNZi8WB4fCMBFxlZV75i9vbE17kbAGVEnQ7IVoiW6_7RBLzoz67BZcHNPK0SsBihFWo90vHhNfqQp2_yEMIlHtoWi_Iztuhi9YKLS31X/s400/IMG_1600.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098966826787836674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP4uLxMEAphIhhR50EFfCpwuz4IN3uRAtRB1-06URarEkW6eE_Zj9ONRqQRLdVbcK8F21YgNngXrsio085SKAemWRQlrwaizHuUFrzCsCOxmrxa6lbKKlvD10NkvOu_d6UUjg/s400/IMG_1602.JPG" border="0" />I have one sleeve completed and am started on the other on my Fitted V-Neck Sweater from <em>Fitted Knits</em>. This Cascade <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pastaza</span> yarn is really lovely to work with. I will use it again, I am sure. </p><p>I have also started school clothes shopping. For me--not the boys, lest you get confused. I started with shoes.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098966831082803986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGehFTVLk91vY-Obx7tbCMpwqwRuVf_sRNpGSxntd4ofFVrPEaWwZrdeMITIlFTwz2zWAyw4dS_2MxgF1RaLiN1CWGM0gkhmCexmnVOId5h5CR4-MhAajfV-JsN38IsZcf48Is/s400/IMG_1607.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>Aren't the socks a lovely addition? I am breaking them in around the house. I wore them last night out to dinner with my good friend Colleen, and they hurt, so today...socks it is. These are supposedly very hot this season, a buckled ballet flat. So, look at me...I am hip.</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098966835377771298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSZo_qRmkCn5o7R3yUmkB8M8yVz6crtwFqvAuQyHoWQ3CnBrdeS7fvm7UBJcWdEyfPGrtlXrxXiExi4d1A5prP1C1z29D2-L5gJHMIfMbDNg7_488huvAduVX458Hjcw_iKRD/s400/IMG_1610.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>Also hot his Fall? Peep-toe pumps or slingbacks. I've seen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">a lot</span> of these worn with opaque black tights and plaid skirts. Love them. They are actually comfortable. I may have to wear them with socks around the house just a bit to break in the toe area...but they are so cute. I love them. My dormant shoe fetish is re-emerging I am afraid. </p><p>I also bought a black pencil skirt (and am going back for one in grey, as grey is very hip as well this season), a white blouse with puffy sleeves, a black trench coat, and a couple of other shirts. Working on bringing some classy professional looks to my usually casual work attire. </p><p>My high-maintenance hair cut experience will take place on August 28. Stay tuned.</p><p>Next up in knitting? The <a href="http://www.interweave.com/knit/interweave_knits/web_projects/sum_06/Pea_Pod_Baby_Set.pdf">Pea Pod </a>Baby Set for Michelle knit in <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/Swish+DK_YD5420168.html">Knit Picks Swish <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">DK</span> </a>in Moss and then this:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098966839672738610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPZZ1pkUhs9rLkOr0YbjziPF1TpcVQi-dWpAV5AZOD2uMxMSA9CoxEZTt2PJN6i-awhB5YhAGCMOQg4aE3P37lGOkfA-mWvj2ltfk2ZI5zEuh1gZprlrTL55iboNDQAxB9Y4N/s400/IMG_1612.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cobblestone</span> Pullover from the Fall edition of Interweave Knits, in <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/Swish+DK_YD5420168.html">Wool of the Andes </a>in the Arctic Pool color for Alan. He says I never make him anything...and he is right. Well, I did make him a scarf in the early months of knitting that is really more of an ascot...way too short. </p><p>So, I owe him one...and he <strong><em>is</em></strong> paying for my hair extravaganza, so...</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-66375862605821297262007-08-03T11:37:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:01:39.992-04:00Consuming<div align="center">Here is what is consuming me these days, in no order of preference or importance:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094499549698888354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPbSCjIsJsgMZ3ZCAx1YJ9EVC72R0mHNdEN8rkuy1FkA5vG3w6XxEW5SuVGoM-bZ0l7XJ0YuWFZmxD6GqsX-UmmAqAlI2e0vmuyD2Bnq06ISA9L-HIPNmZk3fthIq8DXEGGrBI/s400/IMG_1597.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center">1. The Ribbed V-Neck Sweater from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fitted-Knits-Designs-Fashionable-Knitter/dp/1581808720"><em>Fitted Knits</em> </a>by <a href="http://www.glampyre.com/">Stefanie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Japel</span> </a>in Black <a href="http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-pastaza.asp">Cascade <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pastaza</span></a>. Yummy, yummy yarn, I will use it again. I knit the body in my Knit Picks Options circulars; have I said lately how much I love them? They are so much better (for me) than <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Addis</span>. Pointier, I like a pointy needle, I do. The sleeves? I was going to try to Magic Loop them, but in the end, I decided to follow the pattern and knit them flat with a seam. I am such a by-the-book sort of girl. I am using some <a href="http://www.serendipityneedles.com/gpage.html">Serendipity Needles </a>(birch) that I bought on my Anniversary weekend at <a href="http://www.adirondackyarns.com/">Adirondack Yarns </a>in Lake Placid. They have funky polymer finials on the ends. Pretty.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094499592648561346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzd2sgtEMN1dXD5S9zF61EKyZ-y4CbL7GAImBxkcYTbDkYTYEz_QAKHZVc2NXlJBnt3Q5zVqhgjnOqAik__g1dli25MF73DR59OQx2ptmnbX1x6uZuDidNJmD6ZsnGHWN_1kvO/s400/IMG_1599.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">2. I will be starting this one (#5!) today. I am slowly catching up, but I find myself slowing down, because I don't want the story to end. This one, I am especially looking forward to, because I haven't seen the movie yet, and so it will all be new to me. The others I had seen the films, so there were large parts that seemed familiar.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094504776674087650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzIvWi0wgUnvtTs9Iw46f4r-SDreJfG1SuWGpqQHHWr4bEKzQiY0jGjsV7ZFrHD7RgZiLltsATzLHE0ZEjGt-EuowmxTC6Uq5cTdbWbScm1OmhDnyjbH-Appjk366DXfWwXIB/s400/sharkypoo.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></p><p align="center">3. <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/sharkweek/sharkweek.html">Shark Week</a>--need I say more? Good knitting television.</p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094499605533463250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Bb106VilpQFWw_yzGaUrLujweCL2xvYflJwHQ5RID4iL4rL30BgAJ1-rvC_z16VVUrNnhb0mjwFfyb1vSmVe0skIgRY9lMk2G7Cxl_wwkGBUJlDg51uUUA7FzRxbANIswT4k/s400/IMG_1579.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">4. The smallest of the small puppies--Delilah asleep on Cooper's bed. She is a good puppy, but still, a puppy and is a lot of work! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094499575468692146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmeGbKGY8a2g54MIVxCY06_f8H48Hl0dQuM4utkz-cjaGtVmboOmZS5c3d6n9BeCbe_vNXtFpzl4u-R2yjDVUIQk2O-BhWLE4kLwyTsol8G4iGQzqiKi_5RykI8CH1jN-q080/s400/IMG_1598.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>5. My hair. I want a hair cut. I need a style. I am tired of the easy way out, the all one length no effort look. I want something polished, professional, something that says I take the time to care about myself. Dare I say it? I want to be high maintenance. I like the one in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">middle of</span> the bottom row, but of course, my color, not <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">blonde</span>. (I can't do <strong><em>that</em></strong> high maintenance!) </p><br /><p>6. And last but not least, I am planning a Girls' Movie Night here at the new house for my closest friends. Eight giggly girls and the big screen TV, what could be more fun? Oh, I know! If it had a theme to it...I can't say anymore until afterward, because Amy needs to be surprised. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759398.post-81884967542320979742007-07-26T18:57:00.001-04:002007-07-26T19:06:54.745-04:00"The In-Laws are Coming! The In-Laws are Coming!"<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPweF9nyVxO2sqwOgiKvysWD5K7aVKeDr49WqX_su8XL1qwXzI_XSRWcjcXVa_dLFZMxpB64VOytQE-wngYcMqEVFuNEXWl-dNgWOKCs1Kix62OD6dNiVsgsb6JgvxZQkn7WBb/s1600-h/scan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091643959087764114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPweF9nyVxO2sqwOgiKvysWD5K7aVKeDr49WqX_su8XL1qwXzI_XSRWcjcXVa_dLFZMxpB64VOytQE-wngYcMqEVFuNEXWl-dNgWOKCs1Kix62OD6dNiVsgsb6JgvxZQkn7WBb/s400/scan.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">My husband's immediate family<br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><div align="left">My mother-in-law is the lady beside me and my father-in-law is hiding in the back right, looking very uncomfortable not wearing his usual electrician's uniform of faded navy blue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Dickies</span> and matching shirt. They are coming from Ohio to see the Bug and the new house on Saturday and staying into early next week.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Let the mad cleaning begin!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I will resurface early next week, hopefully with a lot of progress on my sweater. Wish me luck, I have to spend all day Monday alone with the in-laws as it is my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DH's</span> first day at his new job.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">PS: Delilah has a nasty tapeworm and some other nasty parasite called <a href="http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1622&articleid=739"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Giardia</span></a> or something like that and is so sick. Poor baby.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">PPS: I am through with HP#3 and on to #4...I cannot stop. It is clearly a sickness.</span></div><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0