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Taking a break from all my purses

May 18, 2008
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I started the hansigurumi seahorse. I expected to be super frustrated, owing to my being out of sync with my knitting. My skillz, they are lacking. I was pleasantly surprised: the directions are sublime! I finished the top half last night. I dug some old Simply Soft out of the stash, as I'd left mom's present at work. Cast on 4s, I think it's just on the verge of too tight to deal with, so I have high hopes for the fiber fill staying in. That said, no more acrylic :P I really need the sproing of wool. Cotton versions for Alex, wool versions for the adults (who are less likely to chew on them, but, one never knows...)

Monkey and Sushi

Also, as a companion to the new aquatic theme in both toy and blog, I bring you a monkey, confused by the seaweed on his sushi (it was just a California Roll)

My name is Jes... and I am a yarnaholic.

May 6, 2008
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2ply-cleopatra

Because, did I need this (Miss Babs.. mmmm)? No... no, I really didn't. Nor did I need the skein of Marianne Dashwood I bought, or the 6 colors of Berkshire I grabbed... I have more projects on the needles than any one knitter should, and a pending wage garnisment for student loans... and a dead Volvo.

Yet, there reaches a point of being broke where you say to yourself, I need $25,000; how is another $20 going to hurt me?

Bottom of the Bag

:: sigh :: Progress on the Square Cake for mom has stalled. BUT I got my replacement needles yesterday, so I have high hopes! Then I have to make one for my neighbor, and then my friend Les wants one in green... so I bought Shepard Sport in Envy (because the Marianne Dashwood? she is MINE).

I debated whether or not to get a sewing machine, as I'm looking into making hand bags for fun and profit... in the end, I got a hand held and figured that if I'm a good girl and make enough things where the hand held no longer cuts the mustard, then and only then can I justify buying a sewing machine... and having to clean up the spare bedroom to make space for my craftiness.

Reality Check Time

Apr 22, 2008
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T - 19 days until Mother's Day ... and I am uninspired by ANY of the projects I've tried to start. ;__;

What does this mean? It means I need to find a pattern that would take me 2-3 days to complete if I had the time to devote to it. So.. I'm seriously considering frogging the wrap one last time and making a Square Cake out of the Bamboo.

Pros:

It will take less time to knit than a wrap and thereby give me more wiggle room on the deadline.
I can still use the Bamboo; I'll just need to either go down to 4s and live with a slightly smaller purse or double the yarn.
Mom will probably use a purse more than she'd wear a wrap; I just wanted to impress her.

Cons:

I'll have to sew in a lining. I can avoid seams if I do a provisional cast on and then 3-needle bind the bottom.
This will be my 3rd attempt at a project for mom.
Did I mention the sewing yet?

:: sigh :: Time to frog away and bust out my 5s and see where this goes. Luckily, Bamboo holds well to frogging and I cast on these projects from 2 different skeins of the 3 I purchased, so that I excessive frogging wouldn't wound the yarn.

Whee! Holiday Knits are fun!

Dec 4, 2007
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Cable closeup

So, I've finished my Dashings for me - woohoo! They are a hit around the office; everyone wants a pair now. And speaking of everyone wants some: I have just received my very first ever knitting commission! An order for 3 pairs of fingerless gloves (pattern by .. me!!) has been placed. Cash moolah in the account forthcoming. I figured since it's through friends of my mom through her church, I placed the yarn order on good faith. I placed my very first order with KPixie. Hopefully, the yarn will come soon and I can whip out a few pairs of simple yet beautiful gloves. Yay for me for a commission!!

It's a secret

While I await yarn for the commission, I started my sister's present, and I like! Man, now I have to use that pattern for me. Also, I have to rip back my stepdad's present and cast on a new one, because Knucks? Too gappy for me to learn how to fiddle with on such a short deadline. And, being who I am, I can't give someone a half-assed present. So, new gift for Bruce it shall be.

Random Yarn from KimiK

And... I'm staring at this skein of yarn that I bought on a whim like 6 months ago. It started life as an attempt at a pair of Ampersand socks... but has since been frogged. The yarn is GORGEOUS! and begs to be crafted into something. But what? A pair of Fetchings? I feel like gloves are a good idea, but I don't believe in anything but fingerless mitts right now (time constraints). Maybe I can come up with some sort of fun and funky pattern of my own. I'm thinking ... maybe a modified Oblique Rib with an afterthought thumb? Hmm. I must needs stitch dictionaries now!!! Or, maybe a modified Fawkes? Afterthought or gusset? Decisions, decisions, decisions... maybe I should finish the stuff I'm already working on first, eh?

We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Holiday Knitting ...

Nov 26, 2007
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As I gaze upon the gifts I'm making / want to make / pile of hats from last year's KnitStravaGanza in the hospital, I realize something fundamental: where in the **** are MY items? Sure, I have a hat for every mood (most are too small - I had sizing issues), but my hands are cold! So, I have decided to put allllllll other knitting on hiatus and make me a prezzie! I mean, heck! It's my birthday on the 29th, and I want something! Alas, I am broke, so although some swanky cashmerino armwarmers would be just the ticket... I dug around in the old stash cabinet (which needs a cleaning) and located some blue WoolEase. Expensive she ain't but she'll do the job.

So, I cast on my 48 stitches and did an inch of K1P1 ribbing. I decided on using the stitch pattern from the Pomatomus, because it's awfully pretty. I went to launch into the lace, only to realize... I should've don P1K1. Blarg. I slipped a stitch and carried on.

I am now done with the first 4 rows of the last pattern, using 4 repeats per round. I'm just basically doing a tube with an after-thought thumb. I'd fling in a photo, but slightly less than 2" of a pattern you can't make out... hardly seems worth any of our time, eh?

Yay! Sock yarn love

May 14, 2007
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Blue Moon Fiber Arts

*squeeeee*

This yarn is destined to be Knitty's Queen of Cups - MissHell is the greatest. Aw yeah!

And, the horribly horribly blue/brown acrylic socks are 4" into the leg. Whee! I am a sock fiend already, and I haven't even finshed a whole one!