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04/14/2006
Orangetastic, and other stories...
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a finished object. Well, maybe. I may be completely anal retentive and re-sew down the neckband, because it may slant just a smidge. We'll see how it looks once I block it. But other than that? I. Love. This. Sweater. I love the yarn. Who knew that the orange would have hints of red and fuschia in it? Who knew that it would be so soft and cozy? Who knew that the shaping would hit each of my curves in EXACTLY the right place? I tried it on for the boyfriend, pre-3 needle BO, and his words, or word I guess, was "Wow."
I really enjoyed knitting this, because it was the PERFECT in-the-car knit for our weekend drive to Columbus, Ohio. Can't wait to wear it. But, considering the, as our weather man so eloquently put it, un-seasosnably warm weather that we are experiencing, it appears that waiting is what I will have to do. Nobody wants to wear long sleeves, ESPECIALLY wool ones, when it is 82 degrees outside...
I'm so proud of myself with this sweater, because I didn't cheat. At all. Well, maybe a little. I didn't start my next project, the Somewhat Cowl, until all that was left of the Orangetastic Hourglass was weaving in ends. For me, such an impressive feat. I am a little weirded out, however, that I am knitting Cotton Fleece on size 4's. Ick. I guess we'll see how it goes...
So, yet again, upon returning from the kennel, the girldog got sick. Violently sick. In the form of some real stinky diarrhea. And what was REAL shitty (pun TOTALLY intended) about it is this: as I'm cleaning it up with my little hand held spot steamer, the piece of crap (again, totally intentional use of wordplay) springs a leak in the tank. And the shitty water (literally) got sucked into the fan, which then sprayed it all back at me. And all over the clothes that were on the ground, waiting to be put away. So, I had to throw (literally) it in the trash, shower AGAIN, and make my way to Hell-mart (you might know it as Wal-Mart) and purchase another steam cleaner. On the bright side, this one works much better. Also on the bright side, it pays to be a worry wart with this dog. Last Christmas, she ate some turkey and got sick, and the vet gave me some stuff to put on her food. When I called freaking out yesterday, they said she had Colitis, and I could medicate her with the stuff I already had! So I dodged a vet bill on THAT one... YESSSS! So, after a day of being completely pathetic, she is back in action, chewing on her tag. 
Had a very lucrative day at the LYS... Brought in 2 projects that needed to be fixed. Both had been bound off, ends woven in, etc. One, too small. 
One, too big. 
The way "Too Small" was solved went something like this:
Me: Hey, look at this. It is too small.
Sandi, the Yarn Goddess: Try it on, because I think it will actually fit you.
Me: Look, it is tiny.
STYG: You are retarded. Block it a smidge bigger and it will fit you.
Problem: solved.
As far as Too Big is concerned, we simply ripped back a few inches on the strap. Yay. Two pink projects: done and done.
Also during my visit... Picked up some materials for the next few projects: 
The Cotton Fleece (Rue and Truffle) is going to be a striped One Skein Wonder. The Cotton Fine (Truffle. Hello, my name is Amanda and I am addicted to the color brown.) is going to be Orangina. I also ordered some Cascade 128 to make Starsky. I can't WAIT to start knitting with that--it is SO soft!
To end what is quite possibly the longest post ever written, I thought I'd share a little gift I brought back from Ohio for y'all--boyfriend's sister in law's recipe. I ate almost 2/3 of the pan. It is glorious.
Super delicious hot wings without the mess recipe:
1 brick cream cheese
1 cup thick bleu cheese dressing--like T. Marzetti's is a good one***
1/2-1 cup hot sauce (we had it with 1/2 cup--I'd probably kick it up to 3/4 myself, but I tend to be on the semi-hot side of mild when it comes to spice)
2 small shredded chicken breasts
grated cheddar cheese
-preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-combine cream cheese, dressing, and hot sauce.
-mix in shredded chicken.
-bake 15-20 minutes to heat through.
-sprinkle with cheddar cheese and return to oven for 5 minutes.
-serve hot with tortilla chips.
Holy crap, is this good.
***Now, don't be intimidated by the bleu cheese. I, personally, am an active hater of the stuff. If I know it is in something, I generally refuse to go near it. This time, I had the good sense to try the dip first, and THEN ask what the ingredients were. And I continued to eat. And eat. And eat. So fear not. This is good shit. I promise.
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Comments
WOW! That was some fast knitting on that Hourglass sweater, girl. Can't wait to see a picture of the FO! That Buffalo Wing Dip sounds good--we'll have to give that a try sometime!
Posted by: Tam | 04/15/2006
Yay! The hourglass looks AWESOME from that little hint--now bring on the modeled shot!
Posted by: Ashley | 04/28/2006