24 posts tagged “yarn”

YARN CRAWL!!!!

May 10, 2008
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Yay for yarn stores with basically zero accessible hours opening on a Saturday!!!! I got yarn!!!! Lookie:

Paisley & Creatively Died Luxury

Creatively Dyed Luxury

Yarn Love Baroque

So, the tank is done. It didn't turn out how I'd hoped really, since it makes me look about 4-5 months pregnant from every angle but the back. *sigh* I guess that's the danger of knitting, right? But, it's finished, and that is the key. Here are a few pictures of the tank making me look like a pregnant linebacker:

FO: Rib & Lace Tank - Front

FO: Rib & Lace Tank - Side

FO: Rib & Lace Tank - Back

Well, at least my next project (the chicken in an egg) is sure to not make me feel huge. :)

Scott's Home!

Feb 22, 2008
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After a flight delay and some snow, and the evil airport attendants, I have Scott back home!

It'll be a lazy night of knitting and chinese food. :)

Here's the progress on the Rib & Lace Tank...

Ribs & Lace Tunic Front

Ribs & Lace Tunic Back

That's all for today...

Holy Groundhog.

Feb 20, 2008
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Yesterday sucked a lot. I needed quite the pick me up to get through the day without stabbing myself in the eye. Lucky for me, I had the best (replacement) secret ground hog swapner ever... Check it out:

I got: 16 skeins of black eyelash novelty yarn, 9 balls of crazy red and white furry/puffy/awesome yarn, a bag of spanish peanuts, a mardi gras duck, a crazy bender magnetic guy, a london beefeater bear to protect my new house!, a voodoo doll toothpick holder! (how did she know I’d been eyeing that?), HAND DYED FLEEVE ARTIST WOOL (that I want to crawl into and forget about my job), and FLEECE ARTIST NOVA SOCK YARN! I’d also like to crawl into this. It’s so pretty, pinks and greens and blues and heaven. AAAAND. I got a musical cake knife!!! It sings 4 things! I can’t wait to go home and try it out! …and then use it for everything.

Sticks n Stitches

Feb 17, 2008
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So, Scott & I went to the 1st annual "Sticks n Stitches" event tonight in St. Louis. It was a great time. Got free drinks and hot dogs, gift bags full of yarn and goodies and coupons... Excellent time had by all. Scott even learned to cast on and knit! ...but I didn't go too well, he decided it was too stressful. (It couldn't have been that horn blaring every time the Blues scored...)

So, that was about all we really did today, other than that I went and looked at some more cabinet house stuff. We didn't go to the house today, had too many other things to get finished. Maybe tomorrow.

But for now, I'll leave you with two pictures...

Scott Casts On!

Doesn't he look happy? :)

At Sticks n Stitches!

Us looking like the most adorable couple ever ('cause we are!).

That's all. More tomorrow!

Life QotD: Crafting Projects

Feb 10, 2008
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Do you usually have multiple craft projects going at once, or do you prefer to concentrate on one at a time?

My craft is knitting. I think I may be one of ten knitters in the universe that enjoys only having one project at a time. It means I have no crutch. I can't "just work on this other project for a while...." and before you know it, there's some 'zzzzz' action on my ravelry page. Oh no, I will not succumb to this.
I am a one knit wonder. :)

And so...

Jan 20, 2008
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I FOUND MY HOUSE!!!!

EEP!

MY HOUSE!!!!!

And now we start the whole process.

I may look at one or two more before making a bid. But not really. The location of this one is too damn perfect and exactly what Scott & I want to even re-look.

On the downside, I sliced the part where the top of my foot connects to my leg pretty good today while shaving (turned my foot too fast and 'skidded' across making about 6 slices - OUCH), and it hasn't seemed to want to stop gushing blood. I went through 4 band aids today. It was very Sweeney Todd. :)

But.

I'VE FOUND MY HOUSE!

Back To STL

Jan 19, 2008
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Where it is freakin 9 degrees. BURRRRRRRRR.

I got to go to two new yarn shops today. One in Kansas City, Yarn Shop & More, and one on the way back, in Columbia, Hillcreek Yarns. Each of them were great. I felt totally welcome in both stores, everyone was so nice! At Yarn Shop, I bought the book Lace Style (finally, I keep putting it off), some yarn for my soy cardi, and some impulse variegated yarn that was too awesome to pass up. At Hillcreek, I got an awesome magazine that I've never seen/heard of before, Knit 'n Style(I'm SO knitting that dress that's on their homepage, it's on the cover of the mag I bought), and a great book about color work, 1000 Great Knitting Motifs.

So, all in all, it was excellent.

When we got back, we went with a friend of Scott's to see "There Will Be Blood." I should have known better. New rule, if a movie is *only* showing at the hipster douche bag theater in the loop: DON'T SEE IT. It will be terrible. And THREE HOURS LONG.

Whatever. I get to go see houses tomorrow. That makes everything okay. :)

Back To STL

Jan 12, 2008
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Left Memphis at about 9:30 this morning. Felt like I didn't sleep at all because I was so exhausted. Dreamt about knitting all night. Aack. :)

Got to STL at 2, and hight tailed it to Scott's speech at the Orpheum Theater, walking in just as he walked on stage. I was the photographer. It was an awesome venue, and he did such a great job. I'm so damn proud of him.

After the speech, we hung out and talked for a bit, because he had to go straight to the airport to speak in Denver Sunday. It really sucked that I didn't get a lot of time with him, but he'll be back Monday and I will live. I just missed him so much, ya know? It's always hard for me the first time he leaves for the year, after having him at arms length for a full month. He always comes back though, that's the key to getting through.

Got home, had some pizza rolls, and curled into the love sack to watch some Law & Order. Saw an SVU episode that I've seen a time or two before, and realized that Dwight from the Office plays the janitor!!! It was awesome. I was caught way off guard. I love the Office. I also love Dwight. I think he's my favorite.

I'm so freaking exhausted, so, here are two pictures. One is the first 'in progress' picture of my Rib & Lace Tunic, the other is one I took at Scott's speech today, in the Orpheum theater. *insert love*