Thursday, September 29, 2005

the cursed socks are done. that's as good as they get

so the kitchener on #2 is marginally better..but i'm glad they will be in my shoes most of the time. almost ran out of yarn. stupid, stupid big feet of mine. this is actually the third sock knit of this yarn. ripped #1 to make '#2' (left sock) and then made sock '#3' (right sock) so now they are done and i will never ever make top down socks ever again!! and i only want wool you can spit splice. or that has enough yardage for my feet. or or or
i'm crabby and the pics are crappy, the colours are actually brighter. sock '#3' is ever so slightly bigger and i do not know why and i do not care why. these better be machine washable cuz they don't deserve better treatment than that.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

never enough knitting

hmph. 11 repeats is 26 inches. guess i need a few more. but i am not tired of this pattern, and it is mainly memorized so it flies...but here's the proof:
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maybe tomorrow i will finish sock #2 during class. then concentrate on lace all weekend. (forgot pic of sock *shurg*)

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

i met a monkee!

well, almost...

she sounds just like you'd expect. except the accent is a little light...but yeah. the way she types? just like she speaks..with a *grumblemutter* and a *blink, blink* thrown in for good measure..and her motherling told me to enjoy the snow. and missy and i were then IM-ing on Trillian whilst on the phone. which was quite amusing and had me in stitches. which caused Ceci to call us:
"oh my god. you are geeks.
nerds.
dorks.
dweebs."

hehe. that was quite the enjoyable convo. until my phone battery died..leaving missy staring at her dial tone *sigh* at least she is okay for now...

Sunday, September 18, 2005

quick and dirty post

okay, y'all keep asking me questions. school keeps me so very busy! so here i am, just taking a quick, yucky photo to prove i have been knitting this during class and on the train...i am in the middle of repeat #8, and it's getting long. nothing in pic for scale..no measurement yet. after this repeat i will try and block it a bit to get an idea of the length so i know how many more repeats to do.
Pattern: Gothic Leaf Stole
Yarn: Knit Picks' Gossamer in 'Caribbean'
i love, love, LOVE it!
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Friday, September 09, 2005

look! lace! that WORKS!

looooooook....my sweetie Anne sent me FOUR lovely skeins of KP's Gossamer and I LOVE it. 'cept the part about winding it without a swift lol

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and these stitch markers that i cannot photgraph with my crap-tastic camera:
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and look! it's lace! 1.5 repeats, they are easy and look lovely. these colours are truer than the pic of skeins
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Friday, September 02, 2005

Actual Knitting Content!

hey everyone! look what Anne/Roxy sent me:
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so much AMAZING stuff! that is one SWEET chica. already plotting what to send back...

take this:
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90% wool, 10% cotton. white yarn, with blue wrap thread, which i assumed made up the cotton content
add 23 packs of Arctic Green Apple Kool aid and come up with this:
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ain't it purty?? gonna make a vneck sweater in the round, then steek it and add button bands!!

and last but not least, the Actual Knitting Content:
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Branching Out. Third attempt. Tahki Cotton Colori. notice the pretty pooling. will skein 2 continue the trend?? stay tuned!