(Originally published March 30, 2016 on donnaschaos.com)
Back in December of 2015, I received a request to feature a photo of some socks I made on a designer's pattern page. I finally saw the request today and gave my permission.
You can now see my stripey socks on Charles Voth's Design Your Own Toe Up Socks pattern page.
Can you guess which ones they are?
They would be the ones from "Chaosknitter". Of course.
Showing posts with label Knitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Knitting. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Sunday, January 08, 2012
The calm before the SQUEEEEEE
After many sortings and cullings of the yarny stash, I am left with not very much. That is both good and bad.
The good: Less to have hanging around the Chaos. Less that needs knitting up (wait a minute, that means less knitting - that is not good).
The bad: The hole left in the stash that is begging to be filled.
What's a knitter to do?
Enter an email from Cherry Tree Hill yarn. Just my favorite merino sock yarn ever.
Yeah, you know where this is going...
"Don't forget about our Annual New Year's Eve Sale - 50-60% off select yarn!"
Yeah, so now you REALLY know where this is going.
Let's start here:
The stash got sorted and put all in one place (except the needles, I don't know why - that has been corrected).
Knitting patterns were gone through, matched with yarns and set into two containers that now sit next to the Chair. A long list was made.
12in cube box of yarn and my knitting bag. Full to the brim with yarny goodness and looking happy.
There is also my poor Juliet sweater...
...which now seems like it would fit. Whatever.
The only way I'll ever know if it will fit properly or not is when I finish it and put it on.
Whatever.
2012 will be filled with knitting. Not going to show you my list of projects because 90% of what I'm knitting will be gifted. Most of the people I knit for know they will be getting something - they don't need to know exactly what though. :)
The projects are all small, except for the Juliet sweater. I think I have enough yarn to do one project per month for about 1.5 years, maybe more.
Even so, on New Year's Eve while Times Square was counting down, I was online shopping. It was oh so darn easy. Especially since it was not quite 9pm here in California. :)
The yarn was purty and it easily fell into my cart. I have never in my life bought so much yarn at once (even though there is not that much of it) and spent so much money on it. It was on sale and I had put back some of my Xmas gift money. I had a strict limit, and I stuck to it.
It will arrive about Wednesday-ish.
Much squeeee-ing and squishing and general ooooh-ing and aaaah-ing and more squishing will then occur.
After all that is over with, I will post photos of my latest stash enhancing exploits.
Then the new additions will be put into their own 12in cube box and put up on the shelf.
If things go as planned, I'll be ready to knit on all that Next January.
Even if I'm not, I'm pretty sure I'm set for yarnage for the next two years, probably more.
Coming soon to a Chaos near you: 10 skeins of more yarny goodness.
I've definitely spoiled myself with my gift money.
Thanks Mom for aiding and abetting my yarny deliquency.
The first item made from the new stash has your name on it. :)
The good: Less to have hanging around the Chaos. Less that needs knitting up (wait a minute, that means less knitting - that is not good).
The bad: The hole left in the stash that is begging to be filled.
What's a knitter to do?
Enter an email from Cherry Tree Hill yarn. Just my favorite merino sock yarn ever.
Yeah, you know where this is going...
"Don't forget about our Annual New Year's Eve Sale - 50-60% off select yarn!"
Yeah, so now you REALLY know where this is going.
Let's start here:
The stash got sorted and put all in one place (except the needles, I don't know why - that has been corrected).
Knitting patterns were gone through, matched with yarns and set into two containers that now sit next to the Chair. A long list was made.
12in cube box of yarn and my knitting bag. Full to the brim with yarny goodness and looking happy.
There is also my poor Juliet sweater...
...which now seems like it would fit. Whatever.
The only way I'll ever know if it will fit properly or not is when I finish it and put it on.
Whatever.
2012 will be filled with knitting. Not going to show you my list of projects because 90% of what I'm knitting will be gifted. Most of the people I knit for know they will be getting something - they don't need to know exactly what though. :)
The projects are all small, except for the Juliet sweater. I think I have enough yarn to do one project per month for about 1.5 years, maybe more.
Even so, on New Year's Eve while Times Square was counting down, I was online shopping. It was oh so darn easy. Especially since it was not quite 9pm here in California. :)
The yarn was purty and it easily fell into my cart. I have never in my life bought so much yarn at once (even though there is not that much of it) and spent so much money on it. It was on sale and I had put back some of my Xmas gift money. I had a strict limit, and I stuck to it.
It will arrive about Wednesday-ish.
Much squeeee-ing and squishing and general ooooh-ing and aaaah-ing and more squishing will then occur.
After all that is over with, I will post photos of my latest stash enhancing exploits.
Then the new additions will be put into their own 12in cube box and put up on the shelf.
If things go as planned, I'll be ready to knit on all that Next January.
Even if I'm not, I'm pretty sure I'm set for yarnage for the next two years, probably more.
Coming soon to a Chaos near you: 10 skeins of more yarny goodness.
I've definitely spoiled myself with my gift money.
Thanks Mom for aiding and abetting my yarny deliquency.
The first item made from the new stash has your name on it. :)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Me and my big mouth...
This is what happens when you are stupid enough to not start on time, then rush, and then have the balls to brag that things are going along GREAT JUST GREAT!
And then you publish it on the internet.
You mess up the pattern and don't notice until 3 rows later.
THREE LONG ROWS OF 130+ stitches.
And it wasn't a simple enough thing for me that I could just let a stitch go, go down a bit and fix the mistake. I don't do well with that process to begin with... If I did that, it would just be better to frog and start over because it would all be a big fat yarny mess.
So just spent almost the entire knitting time since I bragged about how well things were going, tinking*.
Rinkety tinkety tink.
The yarn ball fell in the sink.
The knitter went skating, instead of just waiting,
and busted her butt in the rink.
(Makes no sense whatever, I know. It just popped into my head.)
So... Sorry Sis, you'll have to wait a few extra days for your knitterly item. There's an envelope coming to Mom's house by Saturday. Enjoy your gift card in the interim.
*Definition of Tink:
Tink is the term used by knitters to mean unknitting or knitting backward. Tink is actually knit spelled backward.
When you notice a mistake in your knitting either in the row you are currently working on or the row you just finished working, the easiest way to fix it is to tink back to the problem stitch and start over.
It is not recommended that you tink over several rows because it takes a long time and is very nerve-wracking.
Also Known As: Unknitting, backward knitting
And then you publish it on the internet.
You mess up the pattern and don't notice until 3 rows later.
THREE LONG ROWS OF 130+ stitches.
And it wasn't a simple enough thing for me that I could just let a stitch go, go down a bit and fix the mistake. I don't do well with that process to begin with... If I did that, it would just be better to frog and start over because it would all be a big fat yarny mess.
So just spent almost the entire knitting time since I bragged about how well things were going, tinking*.
Rinkety tinkety tink.
The yarn ball fell in the sink.
The knitter went skating, instead of just waiting,
and busted her butt in the rink.
(Makes no sense whatever, I know. It just popped into my head.)
So... Sorry Sis, you'll have to wait a few extra days for your knitterly item. There's an envelope coming to Mom's house by Saturday. Enjoy your gift card in the interim.
*Definition of Tink:
Tink is the term used by knitters to mean unknitting or knitting backward. Tink is actually knit spelled backward.
When you notice a mistake in your knitting either in the row you are currently working on or the row you just finished working, the easiest way to fix it is to tink back to the problem stitch and start over.
It is not recommended that you tink over several rows because it takes a long time and is very nerve-wracking.
Also Known As: Unknitting, backward knitting
Monday, December 19, 2011
Secret knitting continues...
...I am pushing the limits here, but still knitting my little fingers off. If I was using metal needles, I think sparks would be flying.
Not really, but the projects have been going along a lot quicker than usual. I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with the short deadline I'm up against.
Not at all.
One project is blocking another is halfway done on the needles. The rest are not due before Xmas, so I'm in pretty good shape so far.
I'd be in better shape if I would have started earlier, but well, I'm knitting now, that's all that matters.
Spence and I spent yesterday with family friends who came into town with their son to spend the day "in the big city" shopping and seeing the sites.
Spence and I went earlier so I could shop for a coat. Happy to say I found one and now I won't be freezing my butt off at the bus stop in every long sleeved shirt and fleece I have with a down vest zipped over it.
One of the downsizes of losing weight is all your nice warm winter coats and jackets are too big. Don't get me wrong, clothes being too big is a good thing, but not in winter.
Anyway, we met with friends after lunch and spent more time trying to keep track of each other in the crowds than actually LOOKING at anything.
Oh, and I don't care what language you speak, I'm sure they ALL include the words EXCUSE ME or PARDON ME or THANK YOU. We may not all speak what words you speak, but most of us can recognize good manners.
And to the guy trying to sell his "art" for money instead of begging...it was a good idea until you started yelling out random insults. Kinda ruined the whole vibe you had going on.
Just sayin'.
We gave up on the insanity after 2 hours (not even 2 actually) and got in the car for the long journey out of downtown. It took us longer to get from Union Square to the Bay Bridge than it did to get from the Bay Bridge to Back 40 Texas BBQ.
Where we all enjoyed the company of friends over a yummy meal.
After we waited 40 min to be seated.
Not really, but the projects have been going along a lot quicker than usual. I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with the short deadline I'm up against.
Not at all.
One project is blocking another is halfway done on the needles. The rest are not due before Xmas, so I'm in pretty good shape so far.
I'd be in better shape if I would have started earlier, but well, I'm knitting now, that's all that matters.
Spence and I spent yesterday with family friends who came into town with their son to spend the day "in the big city" shopping and seeing the sites.
Spence and I went earlier so I could shop for a coat. Happy to say I found one and now I won't be freezing my butt off at the bus stop in every long sleeved shirt and fleece I have with a down vest zipped over it.
One of the downsizes of losing weight is all your nice warm winter coats and jackets are too big. Don't get me wrong, clothes being too big is a good thing, but not in winter.
Anyway, we met with friends after lunch and spent more time trying to keep track of each other in the crowds than actually LOOKING at anything.
Oh, and I don't care what language you speak, I'm sure they ALL include the words EXCUSE ME or PARDON ME or THANK YOU. We may not all speak what words you speak, but most of us can recognize good manners.
And to the guy trying to sell his "art" for money instead of begging...it was a good idea until you started yelling out random insults. Kinda ruined the whole vibe you had going on.
Just sayin'.
We gave up on the insanity after 2 hours (not even 2 actually) and got in the car for the long journey out of downtown. It took us longer to get from Union Square to the Bay Bridge than it did to get from the Bay Bridge to Back 40 Texas BBQ.
Where we all enjoyed the company of friends over a yummy meal.
After we waited 40 min to be seated.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Happiness in the fog of What.Ever.
Happiness is having a dedicated Knitting Chair. Mine is now known affectionately by the name Chair.
As in My Chair, do not sit in My Chair.
Capitalized because it is a such wonderful revered place - if only by me, but who cares.
This is the first time in all my knitting years (that's about 42 total btw - yes, i started VERY YOUNG), that I've had a dedicated knitting chair.
It's the first time, since I became a single parent that I've had a VERY NICE chair. All my other furniture has been fine: second hand/ consignment furniture that has more than done it's duty and served it's purpose. It's worn out, I'm worn out and I only had the bare necessities because that's all I could afford. An extra comfy chair would have been considered a luxury.
And right now, I need some luxury. Still can't afford it, but I have an Angel.
Chair is not brand new, but it sure does look like it. Thanks to a very generous friend who manages to give me some wonderful cast-offs whenever she moves. I've had it for over a year, but have had to share it with a teenage son and an old Kitty and then some very soft donation items.
Now that Kitty has been gone for a while (sadness) and the son is getting ready for college (more sadness...especially since the acceptance letters have started to arrive), and I've packed up the donation clothes, I have now reclaimed it as MINE.
I NEED the Chair. It helps me relax during what little down time I have. Definitely should have reclaimed it earlier, but I guess I wasn't ready to acknowledge I needed it. Or some sort of hooey whatsit. I now officially acknowledge the need.
It's the right amount of coziness.
And Chair soon could be joined by a storage cube/ottoman. Generous friend informed me last night that she has a few to hand off after their last move (they are redecorating in the new place) and would I be interested.
HELL TO THE YES.
A place to put my weary tooties that also holds yarny goodies?
Oh yes indeedy, I am very interested.
Last night was the first night I actually sat in Chair and knit for more than a few minutes.
Knitterly heaven in a sea of boxes.
As soon as all the boxes go away, I'll post a photo of my special place in the Chaos. There are still too many of them in the background.
As in My Chair, do not sit in My Chair.
Capitalized because it is a such wonderful revered place - if only by me, but who cares.
This is the first time in all my knitting years (that's about 42 total btw - yes, i started VERY YOUNG), that I've had a dedicated knitting chair.
It's the first time, since I became a single parent that I've had a VERY NICE chair. All my other furniture has been fine: second hand/ consignment furniture that has more than done it's duty and served it's purpose. It's worn out, I'm worn out and I only had the bare necessities because that's all I could afford. An extra comfy chair would have been considered a luxury.
And right now, I need some luxury. Still can't afford it, but I have an Angel.
Chair is not brand new, but it sure does look like it. Thanks to a very generous friend who manages to give me some wonderful cast-offs whenever she moves. I've had it for over a year, but have had to share it with a teenage son and an old Kitty and then some very soft donation items.
Now that Kitty has been gone for a while (sadness) and the son is getting ready for college (more sadness...especially since the acceptance letters have started to arrive), and I've packed up the donation clothes, I have now reclaimed it as MINE.
I NEED the Chair. It helps me relax during what little down time I have. Definitely should have reclaimed it earlier, but I guess I wasn't ready to acknowledge I needed it. Or some sort of hooey whatsit. I now officially acknowledge the need.
It's the right amount of coziness.
And Chair soon could be joined by a storage cube/ottoman. Generous friend informed me last night that she has a few to hand off after their last move (they are redecorating in the new place) and would I be interested.
HELL TO THE YES.
A place to put my weary tooties that also holds yarny goodies?
Oh yes indeedy, I am very interested.
Last night was the first night I actually sat in Chair and knit for more than a few minutes.
Knitterly heaven in a sea of boxes.
As soon as all the boxes go away, I'll post a photo of my special place in the Chaos. There are still too many of them in the background.
Friday, December 02, 2011
...and the secret knitting begins...
...but not after two whole nights spent tearing The Chaos apart to locate my stash of knitting needles. I had even went so far as to hit Michael's during lunch yesterday to buy the needles I needed - knowing full well that a minimum of TWO SETS of the damn things were at home.
Somewhere.
Luckily for my wallet and my sanity, Michael's didn't have ANYTHING I needed.
And I found ALL my needles last night.
PHEW!!!!
So now this sweater languishes once again in the bottom of my project bag sitting next to the couch, buried under the new projects ready and waiting to go once the one on my needles is done.
Every night this week that wasn't spent searching desperately for needles was spent going through a shitload of knitting patterns, my boxes of yarn, and my gift list and seeing who gets what and in what yarn, and wondering CAN I POSSIBLY KNIT IT ALL BEFORE XMAS?!?
You know, typical knitter crap. You KNOW you are or already HAVE gone through all this, don't deny it my knitting friends.
For the non-knitters, welcome to the insanity that is Xmas gift knitting.
Usually it starts earlier for me, in October or so, but I haven't picked up the needles on anything since Mom's birthday Damask shawl in June. After the shawl, the weather got really HOT and I lost my mojo. And it has stayed too warm-ish to knit until the last few weeks.
It came SCREAMING back Sunday night-along with high winds and colder temps. Just in time to (hopefully) knock out a few small gift projects. Now that I have all my damn needles, I think I'll be OK.
Here's an important tip...organizing all your knitting stuff into one general area only works if you ACTUALLY PUT IT ALL IN THE SAME DAMN SPOT.
So now after I finish off this post, I'm going to go back to watching Bocelli live from Central Park on PBS and pick up the needles and continue on with the first project on my list.
The only thing missing from this whole setup tonight is my faithful knitting companion Kitty. I do so miss her company on these solo nights at home. :(
Somewhere.
Luckily for my wallet and my sanity, Michael's didn't have ANYTHING I needed.
And I found ALL my needles last night.
PHEW!!!!
So now this sweater languishes once again in the bottom of my project bag sitting next to the couch, buried under the new projects ready and waiting to go once the one on my needles is done.
Every night this week that wasn't spent searching desperately for needles was spent going through a shitload of knitting patterns, my boxes of yarn, and my gift list and seeing who gets what and in what yarn, and wondering CAN I POSSIBLY KNIT IT ALL BEFORE XMAS?!?
You know, typical knitter crap. You KNOW you are or already HAVE gone through all this, don't deny it my knitting friends.
For the non-knitters, welcome to the insanity that is Xmas gift knitting.
Usually it starts earlier for me, in October or so, but I haven't picked up the needles on anything since Mom's birthday Damask shawl in June. After the shawl, the weather got really HOT and I lost my mojo. And it has stayed too warm-ish to knit until the last few weeks.
It came SCREAMING back Sunday night-along with high winds and colder temps. Just in time to (hopefully) knock out a few small gift projects. Now that I have all my damn needles, I think I'll be OK.
Here's an important tip...organizing all your knitting stuff into one general area only works if you ACTUALLY PUT IT ALL IN THE SAME DAMN SPOT.
So now after I finish off this post, I'm going to go back to watching Bocelli live from Central Park on PBS and pick up the needles and continue on with the first project on my list.
The only thing missing from this whole setup tonight is my faithful knitting companion Kitty. I do so miss her company on these solo nights at home. :(
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Remember the Knitting
OK, so here I sit typing up a blog about knitting when I should be fast asleep.
Whatever.
Some things have not changed in The Chaos. It hasn't moved and I haven't done much with sorting through things lately.
Some things have changed in The Chaos. The Queen of The Chaos (that would be me) is shrinking. Just a little. If Her Majesty could get off her Royal Bum, she might be shrinking faster. But that's a whole new blog post.
The point is, this sweater has been languishing in my project bag for a long time. A very long time. I'm making it with the most scrumptous yarn (in the 07 Autumn colorway) I have ever gotten my Royal Paws into...bought in England. Yum. And Purrrrrrrrrr. And if I had an entire room of it, I would sleep on it.
Yes, it's THAT yummy.
Anyway, I had a feeling all along that Juliet would end up being too big, but that did not deter me one bit in continuing to knit it.
Why?
Well, honestly, because I have no concept of gauge and how to manipulate that S.O.B. to get it to work in my favor. Also, well I am a short, potato shaped knitter with a warped sense of what should fit. It's not that I'm a size 20 trying to fit into a size 2. It's just that I cannot for the life of me accurately judge what size I am. Seriously. Measuring does not help. I just cannot correlate measurements with making garments that fit me.
That sounds much better than "because I'm a total nutter", doesn't it?
This gauge imparement is why I make socks and scarves and hats. Simple stuff for my simple brain - until I can get a handle on this whole gauge thing. Honestly (again), if I could handle free-form knitting that ended up as something usable, I'd do that. No pattern, no gauge, no rules - just KNITTING at it's purest.
Right.
Anyway, back on topic. Now that I'm not so much the large Idaho I used to be, but, still potato shaped none-the-less, I realize that my Juliet will need to be frogged and restarted.
Which does not bother me in the least, because if you have been reading me since the beginning, you know that deconstructing is one of my favorite knitting activities.
Because then I can knit it all up over and probably over again.
There goes that whole "not admitting to being a nutter" theory.
Whatever.
Some things have not changed in The Chaos. It hasn't moved and I haven't done much with sorting through things lately.
Some things have changed in The Chaos. The Queen of The Chaos (that would be me) is shrinking. Just a little. If Her Majesty could get off her Royal Bum, she might be shrinking faster. But that's a whole new blog post.
The point is, this sweater has been languishing in my project bag for a long time. A very long time. I'm making it with the most scrumptous yarn (in the 07 Autumn colorway) I have ever gotten my Royal Paws into...bought in England. Yum. And Purrrrrrrrrr. And if I had an entire room of it, I would sleep on it.
Yes, it's THAT yummy.
Anyway, I had a feeling all along that Juliet would end up being too big, but that did not deter me one bit in continuing to knit it.
Why?
Well, honestly, because I have no concept of gauge and how to manipulate that S.O.B. to get it to work in my favor. Also, well I am a short, potato shaped knitter with a warped sense of what should fit. It's not that I'm a size 20 trying to fit into a size 2. It's just that I cannot for the life of me accurately judge what size I am. Seriously. Measuring does not help. I just cannot correlate measurements with making garments that fit me.
That sounds much better than "because I'm a total nutter", doesn't it?
This gauge imparement is why I make socks and scarves and hats. Simple stuff for my simple brain - until I can get a handle on this whole gauge thing. Honestly (again), if I could handle free-form knitting that ended up as something usable, I'd do that. No pattern, no gauge, no rules - just KNITTING at it's purest.
Right.
Anyway, back on topic. Now that I'm not so much the large Idaho I used to be, but, still potato shaped none-the-less, I realize that my Juliet will need to be frogged and restarted.
Which does not bother me in the least, because if you have been reading me since the beginning, you know that deconstructing is one of my favorite knitting activities.
Because then I can knit it all up over and probably over again.
There goes that whole "not admitting to being a nutter" theory.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Waaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnt
OK, these are definitely going to be knit for next winter here in the warehouse.
Was checking out Ravelry today and decided to see what my friend Stephieface has been up to...she has it in her favorites. Thanks Stephieface, I'm going to fav it too.
Nothing like Dr. Who Tardis things to keep you warm... Did I mention I have a Dr. Who Tardis ringtone?
:o)
Was checking out Ravelry today and decided to see what my friend Stephieface has been up to...she has it in her favorites. Thanks Stephieface, I'm going to fav it too.
Nothing like Dr. Who Tardis things to keep you warm... Did I mention I have a Dr. Who Tardis ringtone?
:o)
Monday, May 23, 2011
Things to Do...
...as always in the Chaos, there are MANY. THINGS. TO. DO.
As is normal here, I've not done very much. Although I did get a lot done this weekend. Oddly enough, it doesn't look like I did anything.
All the small steps will add up to things looking better soon. I just know it.
I am currently working on a secret knitting project with a tight deadline.
It's going quite well considering all the stitches involved and that I haven't ever made one of these before and I haven't knit on anything in months and sometimes I can't concentrate and I loose my place on the pattern quite often.
...and...and...and...
In other words, a Typical Chaos Knitting Experience.
One main thing crossed off the TO-DO list this weekend was rescuing a blue dryer ball from behind the dryers. Poor thing has been trapped back there for a week.
As is normal here, I've not done very much. Although I did get a lot done this weekend. Oddly enough, it doesn't look like I did anything.
All the small steps will add up to things looking better soon. I just know it.
I am currently working on a secret knitting project with a tight deadline.
It's going quite well considering all the stitches involved and that I haven't ever made one of these before and I haven't knit on anything in months and sometimes I can't concentrate and I loose my place on the pattern quite often.
...and...and...and...
In other words, a Typical Chaos Knitting Experience.
One main thing crossed off the TO-DO list this weekend was rescuing a blue dryer ball from behind the dryers. Poor thing has been trapped back there for a week.
A full set again.
Coming Soon: Ms Cow dishes on our Day Out at the Museum.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Gee...almost a month between posts!
Hey, I'm on a roll...
Sorry no postie. I've been really busy at work. On a computer and sitting all day equals total aversion to sitting down in front of a computer at night.
I've been sitting, but not with the computer.
I've done a few rows of knitting here and there. I've been reading. I've been listening to someone else read (books on CD anyone?). I've been playing Xbox (yes, I do). Mostly tho, I've been collapsing on the couch after dinner and falling asleep.
I've started a Pilates class on Wednesdays at noon. Unfortunately I'll have to stop that after this month. I just can't keep up with it financially. I am going to get 2 good months out of it, so hopefully can continue on my own.
Been on the bike a few times.
I voted. Ms Cow wrote in Cow for Parks and Grasses Boss. Wonder what the vote counters thought of that. :)
Found a great hairdresser. Got great new color, went bold on a new, shorter cut. Lost a great hairdresser. Went back for great new color and to maintain cut. Color worked, cut, not so much.
Growing out hair...and will most likely go back to coloring my own hair again. I can color my own hair in an hour as opposed to 3 hours at the salon. And will still save money over getting it done at a school. As for cuts, I can go to the corner and get a quick trim for $10 with a coupon. Bim bam, I'm outta there! No more wasting an entire Saturday morning or afternoon sitting in a chair smelling chemicals for 4 hours.
It was good while it lasted. The salon folks were very friendly and really listened to what I wanted to do with my hair. I just can't do it any more. Sigh.
I really do like my new cut, but it's a pain. It grows out way too quickly. I can't pull it back and still look nice - it takes about 8 clips to hold it back cos it's so thick. I look like I was having something done at the salon and had to leave in a hurry.
If I leave it down, I get hot. Really hot. Especially when riding my bike. It's like wearing a really really thick woolly hat that dips down over the back of my neck. All the time.
No thanks. I like the option of either putting it up or wearing it down or wearing it half up or whatever.
So I'm going to let it grow back. I miss my biking braids too. :)
Went thru an episode of Kitty not sleeping and MEOWING all night long. Is why I've been so damn tired. No sleep will do that to you. She's sleeping again now, but I'm still not. Sigh. I'm getting better but I swear I still hear her MEOWING even tho she's sound asleep at the end of the bed.
I've been trying to organize and get rid of about half of what I've got in this place before Honey and Cow arrive. Less than 40 days now and the place is not quite where I'd like it to be. I've got lots of things that need to go away and now need to find a way to get them away.
Getting a few items from a very generous friend that need new homes and I really could use here, so need to get back to work. They are arriving tomorrow.
Before I forget again...
Happy Biking Anniversary to me and my pretty pretty bike. Three years last month (Oct 16th) and still going strong. Really wish I could get myself in your saddle a lot more often.
Time to sort, organize and pack up give-aways!
Sorry no postie. I've been really busy at work. On a computer and sitting all day equals total aversion to sitting down in front of a computer at night.
I've been sitting, but not with the computer.
I've done a few rows of knitting here and there. I've been reading. I've been listening to someone else read (books on CD anyone?). I've been playing Xbox (yes, I do). Mostly tho, I've been collapsing on the couch after dinner and falling asleep.
I've started a Pilates class on Wednesdays at noon. Unfortunately I'll have to stop that after this month. I just can't keep up with it financially. I am going to get 2 good months out of it, so hopefully can continue on my own.
Been on the bike a few times.
I voted. Ms Cow wrote in Cow for Parks and Grasses Boss. Wonder what the vote counters thought of that. :)
Found a great hairdresser. Got great new color, went bold on a new, shorter cut. Lost a great hairdresser. Went back for great new color and to maintain cut. Color worked, cut, not so much.
Growing out hair...and will most likely go back to coloring my own hair again. I can color my own hair in an hour as opposed to 3 hours at the salon. And will still save money over getting it done at a school. As for cuts, I can go to the corner and get a quick trim for $10 with a coupon. Bim bam, I'm outta there! No more wasting an entire Saturday morning or afternoon sitting in a chair smelling chemicals for 4 hours.
It was good while it lasted. The salon folks were very friendly and really listened to what I wanted to do with my hair. I just can't do it any more. Sigh.
I really do like my new cut, but it's a pain. It grows out way too quickly. I can't pull it back and still look nice - it takes about 8 clips to hold it back cos it's so thick. I look like I was having something done at the salon and had to leave in a hurry.
If I leave it down, I get hot. Really hot. Especially when riding my bike. It's like wearing a really really thick woolly hat that dips down over the back of my neck. All the time.
No thanks. I like the option of either putting it up or wearing it down or wearing it half up or whatever.
So I'm going to let it grow back. I miss my biking braids too. :)
Went thru an episode of Kitty not sleeping and MEOWING all night long. Is why I've been so damn tired. No sleep will do that to you. She's sleeping again now, but I'm still not. Sigh. I'm getting better but I swear I still hear her MEOWING even tho she's sound asleep at the end of the bed.
I've been trying to organize and get rid of about half of what I've got in this place before Honey and Cow arrive. Less than 40 days now and the place is not quite where I'd like it to be. I've got lots of things that need to go away and now need to find a way to get them away.
Getting a few items from a very generous friend that need new homes and I really could use here, so need to get back to work. They are arriving tomorrow.
Before I forget again...
Happy Biking Anniversary to me and my pretty pretty bike. Three years last month (Oct 16th) and still going strong. Really wish I could get myself in your saddle a lot more often.
Time to sort, organize and pack up give-aways!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Culinary experiments...
Not done by us of course, but Spencer and I have been visiting local street food "establishments" lately.
Jon's Street Eats and Chairman Bao's Bun Truck
Both yummy yummy!
Jon's is on Facebook and I'm sure Bao's has a web-site. Google is your friend. :)
Last week I saw the "Seoul on Wheels" truck go by (Korean BBQ of course) and there is "The Falafel Truck" and tons of other taco, burrito and what-not trucks cruisin' thru Emeryville.
Oh, and don't forget the "CupKate's" truck. Cupcakes on wheels. I have yet to make it when they are just down the street, but someday I will. Sure hope they are as good as everyone on Facebook says they are...
Gratuitous knitting content: Waiting for a 40" square circular to arrive. Tried the 2-at-a-time method on the 2 16" square circs I have and it's just not working out. I mean, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the whole idea, it's just that I'm not using the right means to do it. It's spaghetti, not a knitting project. They should arrive soon. In the meantime, Honey's Dr. Who socks are on hold cos I just can't handle the cable and yarn and needle points mess without wanting to chuck it all out the train door. Honey is expecting socks, so that wouldn't be a good thing for me to do. :)
Jon's Street Eats and Chairman Bao's Bun Truck
Both yummy yummy!
Jon's is on Facebook and I'm sure Bao's has a web-site. Google is your friend. :)
Last week I saw the "Seoul on Wheels" truck go by (Korean BBQ of course) and there is "The Falafel Truck" and tons of other taco, burrito and what-not trucks cruisin' thru Emeryville.
Oh, and don't forget the "CupKate's" truck. Cupcakes on wheels. I have yet to make it when they are just down the street, but someday I will. Sure hope they are as good as everyone on Facebook says they are...
Gratuitous knitting content: Waiting for a 40" square circular to arrive. Tried the 2-at-a-time method on the 2 16" square circs I have and it's just not working out. I mean, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the whole idea, it's just that I'm not using the right means to do it. It's spaghetti, not a knitting project. They should arrive soon. In the meantime, Honey's Dr. Who socks are on hold cos I just can't handle the cable and yarn and needle points mess without wanting to chuck it all out the train door. Honey is expecting socks, so that wouldn't be a good thing for me to do. :)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
On a knitting roll....
I can't seem to stop knitting. Ever since my wrist has been mostly recovered (it's pretty much 100% now unless I do something stupid...ummm), I can't put the needles down.
Well, that's not completely true, as I have put the needles down on my Juliette Sweater. Funny thing is, I stopped knitting on it because it's summer and it's a sweater and there's quite a bit of it now and it makes me hot to knit it.
But...it's acting like winter here and it's chilly at night and I really should pick it up and knit on it because then I'll have it all ready to wear once Fall is here.
But...I can't do that because I am obsessed with knitting socks. I started about May-ish and I've done 2 pair since then (which is good for me). Just finished my first pair of the "Dr Who Socks" as I've been calling them as I'm using Knit Picks' Time Traveler Felici yarn. No photos yet because they are still in the camera.
Next up on the needles is another few small projects - special gifts for a special little lady - that I can't talk about because then the cat will be out of the bag. First gift will be knit on dpns, second one will be knit using the new 2-at-a-time-toe-up method from my new book. Trying something new - yay!
After that are socks, socks, and more socks with the new method. They are the perfect projects for the daily commute. I even cast off a sock while standing at the shuttle stop yesterday after work! Wish I had a photo, but I was the only person at the stop.
I'm geeking out excited about the new method because I have the hardest time getting things to match up on the socks when I do them one at time. Is the foot the same length? Am I starting the gussett at the same point? Is the leg the same? At worst, the socks I have done so far will be a few rows off - not noticable differences to anyone unless they're going to sit and count row by row. I'm really tired of stopping my knitting to compare one sock to the other, so yeah. Bring on the 2-at-a-time.
Ok, enough geeking out. Photos soon.
Well, that's not completely true, as I have put the needles down on my Juliette Sweater. Funny thing is, I stopped knitting on it because it's summer and it's a sweater and there's quite a bit of it now and it makes me hot to knit it.
But...it's acting like winter here and it's chilly at night and I really should pick it up and knit on it because then I'll have it all ready to wear once Fall is here.
But...I can't do that because I am obsessed with knitting socks. I started about May-ish and I've done 2 pair since then (which is good for me). Just finished my first pair of the "Dr Who Socks" as I've been calling them as I'm using Knit Picks' Time Traveler Felici yarn. No photos yet because they are still in the camera.
Next up on the needles is another few small projects - special gifts for a special little lady - that I can't talk about because then the cat will be out of the bag. First gift will be knit on dpns, second one will be knit using the new 2-at-a-time-toe-up method from my new book. Trying something new - yay!
After that are socks, socks, and more socks with the new method. They are the perfect projects for the daily commute. I even cast off a sock while standing at the shuttle stop yesterday after work! Wish I had a photo, but I was the only person at the stop.
I'm geeking out excited about the new method because I have the hardest time getting things to match up on the socks when I do them one at time. Is the foot the same length? Am I starting the gussett at the same point? Is the leg the same? At worst, the socks I have done so far will be a few rows off - not noticable differences to anyone unless they're going to sit and count row by row. I'm really tired of stopping my knitting to compare one sock to the other, so yeah. Bring on the 2-at-a-time.
Ok, enough geeking out. Photos soon.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Happy Birthday to me!
OK, so I thought I had figured out something to count for my birthday.
I thought it would be clever to count down the minutes to my actual time of birth so long ago...
But then that would entail 47 monotonous posts.
There are tons of minutes in the day, but I don't feel like wasting any of them doing post after post after post.
Then I thought, I'll just put them all in one but that would be totally b.0.r.i.n.g. and how the heck would I organize it?
So I'm writing this all to tell you I was born at 8:39am 47 years ago...and I'm setting this to auto post so that I can get it all precise-like and now I can go relax for the night.
I'm going to go knit for 47 minutes. The first Dr Who sock is complete and I've already cast on and finished the toe of it's quasi-twin.
Friday, July 02, 2010
Hi!!!!!
Hello out there!
I'm still here.
I'm knitting.
I'm working.
I'm aging.
It's my b-day month. Tell me I look 30 and I'll be your BFF.
Mom's socks are done and blocked. Need to weave in the ends and send it off with a few other things.
Looking forward to a quiet Holiday weekend. Is there such a thing?
I'm still here.
I'm knitting.
I'm working.
I'm aging.
It's my b-day month. Tell me I look 30 and I'll be your BFF.
Mom's socks are done and blocked. Need to weave in the ends and send it off with a few other things.
Looking forward to a quiet Holiday weekend. Is there such a thing?
Monday, June 14, 2010
Train spotting...
Left-handed knitter on the train,
Knitting fast and true.
I looked up, you smiled at me,
I smiled right back at you!
Ah, the knowing smile of a fellow knitter that says "We got it right don't we - best thing to do on the train."
I've finished all sorts of books and now I'm all booked out. Time to knock out some small knitty projects while I ride on the train. I've never actually knit over the summer (wool + heat + me = ugh), so we'll see how long I can keep this up. It's not officially summer yet, but the temp yesterday in my neck of the woods was 97F. It's back down to the 80's this week, so there will surely be plenty of knitting.
Oh yeah, Disc 1 and Time Traveler yarn, both delivered on Saturday. Watched the dvd and the yarn is on the shelf and readily available for petting. :)
Knitting fast and true.
I looked up, you smiled at me,
I smiled right back at you!
Ah, the knowing smile of a fellow knitter that says "We got it right don't we - best thing to do on the train."
I've finished all sorts of books and now I'm all booked out. Time to knock out some small knitty projects while I ride on the train. I've never actually knit over the summer (wool + heat + me = ugh), so we'll see how long I can keep this up. It's not officially summer yet, but the temp yesterday in my neck of the woods was 97F. It's back down to the 80's this week, so there will surely be plenty of knitting.
Oh yeah, Disc 1 and Time Traveler yarn, both delivered on Saturday. Watched the dvd and the yarn is on the shelf and readily available for petting. :)
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Drive by Update...
Still adjusting to the work routine. Getting quicker on my rides to BART, but they still wear me out. Just wish it wasn't so darn cold in the mornings still...
Haven't done much crafting/knitting -wise. With all this coming home and falling asleep on the couch after work, things have gotten rather cluttered and creativity-stifling.
For a few nights this week, I have been putting things away and so on, so I should be able to get back to all my projects soon. This weekend as a matter of fact.
This weekend is a busy one. Antonella and I are off to San Francisco for a friend's Art Showing, some bead store blitzing (mostly of our wallets, I'm sure) and a stop off at our fav stores on the way home if we're still standing by then (and if we have anything left in those poor abused wallets).
Then we're off to my place for a girl's-night-in-crafting. I've been teaching Antonella how to make jewelry, so we're going to make some stuff for ourselves, then she's agreed to help me get some work done on some things for KublaCon.
There will be my 30min Spaghetti and Meatballs for dinner, some snackage, and prob some instant viewing on Xbox while we work.
A full day!
Haven't done much crafting/knitting -wise. With all this coming home and falling asleep on the couch after work, things have gotten rather cluttered and creativity-stifling.
For a few nights this week, I have been putting things away and so on, so I should be able to get back to all my projects soon. This weekend as a matter of fact.
This weekend is a busy one. Antonella and I are off to San Francisco for a friend's Art Showing, some bead store blitzing (mostly of our wallets, I'm sure) and a stop off at our fav stores on the way home if we're still standing by then (and if we have anything left in those poor abused wallets).
Then we're off to my place for a girl's-night-in-crafting. I've been teaching Antonella how to make jewelry, so we're going to make some stuff for ourselves, then she's agreed to help me get some work done on some things for KublaCon.
There will be my 30min Spaghetti and Meatballs for dinner, some snackage, and prob some instant viewing on Xbox while we work.
A full day!
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Been busy...
...working.
Yes, you read that right. I'm employed again! As of April 1st - and no, it's not an April Fool's joke. It's for real.
It's going to take a while to get back into "working mode". You know, the whole having to get up early, make myself human, and then commute thing.
I've been riding my bike to BART every day, so I'm tired at the end of the day.
I'll be ok tho...the steady paycheck will help me adjust. :)
Starting major production on stuff for the KublaCon Flea Market, still knitting on my Juliet (had to take a break for the wrist), bought yarn for the mystery baby gift, still have yarn left to make more beanies (taking a break from that too).
Things are going back to what they used to be (uber chaotic), but part of me likes that...and the "old lady" part of me will eventually get back into the swing of things.
Now I just need to stay away from the damn Xbox...I downloaded a game and was on until 3:30am Sunday morning.
No more starting a game at midnight...
Yes, you read that right. I'm employed again! As of April 1st - and no, it's not an April Fool's joke. It's for real.
It's going to take a while to get back into "working mode". You know, the whole having to get up early, make myself human, and then commute thing.
I've been riding my bike to BART every day, so I'm tired at the end of the day.
I'll be ok tho...the steady paycheck will help me adjust. :)
Starting major production on stuff for the KublaCon Flea Market, still knitting on my Juliet (had to take a break for the wrist), bought yarn for the mystery baby gift, still have yarn left to make more beanies (taking a break from that too).
Things are going back to what they used to be (uber chaotic), but part of me likes that...and the "old lady" part of me will eventually get back into the swing of things.
Now I just need to stay away from the damn Xbox...I downloaded a game and was on until 3:30am Sunday morning.
No more starting a game at midnight...
Monday, March 29, 2010
Getting my English on...
OK, so I'm trying Xbox LIVE for a month and after just a few hours I am hooked. More specifically, I'm hooked on the "Instant Movie" feature.
This weekend I popped the entire first 5 seasons of MI-5 into the "instant" queue and started watching. Picked up the Juliet pattern and my 3 giant balls of bulky English yarn and started it up.
This yarn is soft and squishy and totally YUMMY-licious...I want to put hundreds of balls of this stuff in a room and just dive in...THAT's how yummy it is... The description is so spot on when it says: It’s a conversation piece in itself, and it sure gives you lots of great colour to feast your eyes on. No one can walk past this yarn without looking twice.
I'll post photos of my balls soon, I'm just too busy squishing and fondling and totally enjoying the experience of knitting with this yarn too much right now to share it. And the pattern is knitting up quite easily. Thanks to AmpuT for knitting up such a gorgeous Juliet. I saw it while she was knitting it and then the finished sweater in person. omg. As soon as I saw it, I just knew this English yarn was perfect for it. And now after so long (over a year) I am finally picking up the needles and knitting one for myself.
Oh, and I really want to know what the deal is with these English balls. I knit and knit and knit and they don't look any smaller than when I started. Are they magical? Are they like Mary Poppins' Carpet Bag? Do they just have that much more in them than US yarn balls? I don't know, but I'm loving those English balls. I don't remember how much I paid for them, but they were worth every pence.
This weekend I popped the entire first 5 seasons of MI-5 into the "instant" queue and started watching. Picked up the Juliet pattern and my 3 giant balls of bulky English yarn and started it up.
This yarn is soft and squishy and totally YUMMY-licious...I want to put hundreds of balls of this stuff in a room and just dive in...THAT's how yummy it is... The description is so spot on when it says: It’s a conversation piece in itself, and it sure gives you lots of great colour to feast your eyes on. No one can walk past this yarn without looking twice.
I'll post photos of my balls soon, I'm just too busy squishing and fondling and totally enjoying the experience of knitting with this yarn too much right now to share it. And the pattern is knitting up quite easily. Thanks to AmpuT for knitting up such a gorgeous Juliet. I saw it while she was knitting it and then the finished sweater in person. omg. As soon as I saw it, I just knew this English yarn was perfect for it. And now after so long (over a year) I am finally picking up the needles and knitting one for myself.
Oh, and I really want to know what the deal is with these English balls. I knit and knit and knit and they don't look any smaller than when I started. Are they magical? Are they like Mary Poppins' Carpet Bag? Do they just have that much more in them than US yarn balls? I don't know, but I'm loving those English balls. I don't remember how much I paid for them, but they were worth every pence.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Actual Knitting!!!!! With Photos!!!!!!
Been knitting a lot since I decided my wrist was recovered enough to start trying again - I think I started the double-knit beanie about a month ago.
So far: one double-knit beanie for Spencer,
one regular knit beanie for Spencer,
one set of wrist warmers and matching sort of cowl for myself.
Not nearly enough yarn left for the cowl, so it's a sort of neck warming thingy that can also be used as a headband/ear warmer sort of thing.
Two multi-colored (brown and several shades of green) balls of Lana Grossa something or other picked up during a browse thru the clearance wall at ImagiKnit after One-Sock-A-Month Club way back a long time ago.
Silly poses yes, but had to get the wrist warmers and the neck thingy all in one...much better than the "Oh my! What's a knitter to do?!?" pose..
Doesn't seem like much for those of you knitters who have 10 projects in progress and crank out tons of knitted items a year, but it is so very very much for me who has not be able to knit for so long.
I'm a new knitter all over again.
Oh, and I've been doing all this "freestyle". No patterns, just grab the needles and yarn and go! I love it. Can't tell you how liberating it is...creativity-wise.
Love it love it LOVE IT!!!!
And all of this just in time for the warm weather.
Oh, and did I mention the double-knit beanie is too big? Hoping a run thru the washer and dryer will set the stitches a bit and it'll come out a bit smaller. It's not wool, so there will be no shrinkage cos of that...maybe I should use COLD water? ha ha ha
It's some acrylic yarn I bought while Spence and I visited Honey, summer of 2008. Spencer picked it out. It's driving me crazy. Love the colors and all, but it's 3 magic balls of yarn. I knit and knit and knit and I still seem to have the same amount I started with...seems like I'll be knitting up a few more single knit beanies out of it. I can crank those out in a few nights knitting. By the time the balls are finished tho, I know I'll be tired of green, grey, and rust. Good thing there are no more colors like that around here.
Next project is a baby something for my friend Cherry - her little one (girl!! Yay!!!) is due in May I believe. I won't say what it is here as she reads this... I did ask colors and what kind of yarn and all and I think I may have found just the right stuff. I'm going to try and use worsted weight yarn as knitting with larger sized needles feels the best right now.
Still have to be careful with the "new" wrist, so that's why I'm sticking to the larger sized needles. A few more months and I should be able to start knitting on some socks. Surprisingly, I have quite the collection of sock yarn...don't know how all those skanks came into my possession, but there they are...and my size 0 (or are they 1's?!?) square circular needles are waiting for me to grab them by the shafts and caress them with fingers and yarn. Can't wait! Those things are like buttah in my hands. I bought those at Stitches West 2009. I wonder, do they come in dpns too?!?!?
Off to try out my one month trial of Xbox 360 LIVE. Saved off some "instant" movies to watch and might just try my hand at Call of Duty - World at War. Watch out Spence, Mama's got a brand new gun (controller). While I watch a movie, I guess I can whip out an English ball or two and get started on yet another beanie. He doesn't want a scarf and scarves take too long for my current instant knitting gratification mood.
No-blog-Rachel...I'm BACK!!!!
So far: one double-knit beanie for Spencer,
one regular knit beanie for Spencer,
one set of wrist warmers and matching sort of cowl for myself.
Not nearly enough yarn left for the cowl, so it's a sort of neck warming thingy that can also be used as a headband/ear warmer sort of thing.
Two multi-colored (brown and several shades of green) balls of Lana Grossa something or other picked up during a browse thru the clearance wall at ImagiKnit after One-Sock-A-Month Club way back a long time ago.
Silly poses yes, but had to get the wrist warmers and the neck thingy all in one...much better than the "Oh my! What's a knitter to do?!?" pose..
Doesn't seem like much for those of you knitters who have 10 projects in progress and crank out tons of knitted items a year, but it is so very very much for me who has not be able to knit for so long.
I'm a new knitter all over again.
Oh, and I've been doing all this "freestyle". No patterns, just grab the needles and yarn and go! I love it. Can't tell you how liberating it is...creativity-wise.
Love it love it LOVE IT!!!!
And all of this just in time for the warm weather.
Oh, and did I mention the double-knit beanie is too big? Hoping a run thru the washer and dryer will set the stitches a bit and it'll come out a bit smaller. It's not wool, so there will be no shrinkage cos of that...maybe I should use COLD water? ha ha ha
It's some acrylic yarn I bought while Spence and I visited Honey, summer of 2008. Spencer picked it out. It's driving me crazy. Love the colors and all, but it's 3 magic balls of yarn. I knit and knit and knit and I still seem to have the same amount I started with...seems like I'll be knitting up a few more single knit beanies out of it. I can crank those out in a few nights knitting. By the time the balls are finished tho, I know I'll be tired of green, grey, and rust. Good thing there are no more colors like that around here.
Next project is a baby something for my friend Cherry - her little one (girl!! Yay!!!) is due in May I believe. I won't say what it is here as she reads this... I did ask colors and what kind of yarn and all and I think I may have found just the right stuff. I'm going to try and use worsted weight yarn as knitting with larger sized needles feels the best right now.
Still have to be careful with the "new" wrist, so that's why I'm sticking to the larger sized needles. A few more months and I should be able to start knitting on some socks. Surprisingly, I have quite the collection of sock yarn...don't know how all those skanks came into my possession, but there they are...and my size 0 (or are they 1's?!?) square circular needles are waiting for me to grab them by the shafts and caress them with fingers and yarn. Can't wait! Those things are like buttah in my hands. I bought those at Stitches West 2009. I wonder, do they come in dpns too?!?!?
Off to try out my one month trial of Xbox 360 LIVE. Saved off some "instant" movies to watch and might just try my hand at Call of Duty - World at War. Watch out Spence, Mama's got a brand new gun (controller). While I watch a movie, I guess I can whip out an English ball or two and get started on yet another beanie. He doesn't want a scarf and scarves take too long for my current instant knitting gratification mood.
No-blog-Rachel...I'm BACK!!!!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Did you see that?!?
OK, so I wasn't at all tired tonight and stayed up (obviously, it is 12:20am) to watch the end of the Ice Dancing competition.
First off, congrats to the Canadians for winning the Gold. Oh...Canadaaa...eh!
Finally saw my first medal ceremony. Did you see the sweater coats that the medal bearers were wearing?
W.A.N.T.
That is all...
Edited to add: After trolling just a few seconds in Ravelry, I found this...which led to this...I REALLY W.A.N.T. now that I got a better view of the sweater coats... Look at the size of those custom made needles. I bet you could make that sweater with a few yarns held together and a giant Tunisian Crochet hook.
Now to learn how to shape Tunisian Crochet...maybe for next winter. I've got other things to concentrate on right now - Kublacon anyone?
First off, congrats to the Canadians for winning the Gold. Oh...Canadaaa...eh!
Finally saw my first medal ceremony. Did you see the sweater coats that the medal bearers were wearing?
W.A.N.T.
That is all...
Edited to add: After trolling just a few seconds in Ravelry, I found this...which led to this...I REALLY W.A.N.T. now that I got a better view of the sweater coats... Look at the size of those custom made needles. I bet you could make that sweater with a few yarns held together and a giant Tunisian Crochet hook.
Now to learn how to shape Tunisian Crochet...maybe for next winter. I've got other things to concentrate on right now - Kublacon anyone?
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