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03/25/2006

hodge-podge

So here it is: Embossed Leaves Sock #1...

Here is all of the yarn left from skein 1:
I'm about 3" into sock #2. I can't believe I might actually finish both socks within a month--usually I get the second sock syndrome and it either takes me 2 months to start #2, or it just never happens!! Anyone have a sling and some icy hot?? I MIGHT have just sprained my arm patting myself on the back...
The other project I'm working on right now is this lovely earwarmer with some leftover Noro Silk Garden-the original project (hurry up spring armwarmers) is about 3/4 of the way done...
My two great purchases of the week... these marvelous art supplies: The Prismacolor pencils are my FAVORITE thing. I can't wait to get those suckers sharp and start using them!
...and this GREAT spring purse. I absolutely HAD to have it...


Goals for the week:
1)get the leg of sock #2 started.
2)start postcard for April Project Spectrum Postcard Swap
3)cast on for Hourglass Sweater....

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03/19/2006

Thinking pink...

Here are some of the pinks and oranges in my house...

My craftroom. Painted it this summer. LOVE IT!!!


My girldog sleeping on a snuggly fleece blanket I made during Thanksgiving break.


The sign above my sliding glass door in my dining room.


My baby-the pink Kitchenaid mixer.


Widestrap Chickami in Provincial Rose Cotton Fleece that I just finished. Need to shorten the straps...


Pink and orange vases from Ikea.

So, this was not a hard one for me---these colors have definitely been my declaration of independence over the past 10 months!
In the knitting news--I am almost to the toe shaping on my first embossed leaves sock. I am SO loving this sock. Now, here is my dilemma. I tend to suffer from sock ADD, and rarely move on to the second sock immediately. In this instance, I am not yet bored with this pattern, and would have no problem completing the second sock in a timely, sequential fashion. However, since my next sock was going to use some glorious pink yarn, and would fit in nicely with the March Project Spectrum theme, should I purposely forego the completion of the second sock in order to fulfill the requirements of the project? Any thoughts from those of you out there on the internets?

(said yarn for new sock. herein lies the problem. My fingers are ITCHING to see this yarn in the Jaywalker. And March IS the month for sticking in the pink... What is a girl to do?)

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03/18/2006

Oh so lame... (or addicted to Sex)

It has been EONS since my last post... Life has been way too busy. Cheerleading banquet PLUS standardized achievement tests this week. My life has not been my own in quite some time.
In knitting news... I'm working on the first of the embossed leaves sock. Lets just say I LOVE this pattern. LOVE the stitch pattern. LOVE LOVE LOVE the Koigu. Oh dear lord, do I love the Koigu...

I'm also half done with the Wobbly Circles Tote from Spring IK. I joined a KAL after I'd started it, and I had PLANNED on waiting, but couldn't stop...

Wow this sucker is ugly. I hope felting gives it a new lease on life. It is going to be GIGANTOR, on account of my LYS didn't have the chocolate souffle in worsted. So I threw caution to the wind and went with the bulky. We'll see how good my decision was.
I'm addicted to Sex. In the City, that is. My great friend Liz has decided that it is imperative that I watch all of the seasons in order to be able to better navigate my world. So it has started. We watched season 1 on DVD. Awesome. Then we needed our next fix, and all that was available was VHS. VHS??? Are you f'ing kidding me? So you mean I have to either watch credits or fast forward??? What the f? So my new routine since this has started has been: Hit snooze at 5:10. Get up (or maybe hit snooze) at 5:18. Feed the dog, and start the kettle. 5:25-Pour the water and some MARVELOUS Caribou Espresso Roast beans into the French Press (my new best friend--how could I have not known about this for so long? I don't even know where my coffee pot IS anymore!!!). 5:29-curl up on the couch with the dog, my knitting, my coffee and an episode of the Sex. 6:00-flip on the news and SWEAR that I'll get up as soon as I see the weather for the day. 6:05-just one more row. 6:15-holy crap, if I don't get in the shower now, I will be late for work.
Needless to say, my new and not so much improved arrival time at school is REALLY pushing the envelope...
It has been SO cold here--I really want to knit a Panta, but can't get to the friggin pattern. Help! Anybody!! Please???!?!?

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