Wednesday, September 08, 2004

back in the saddle again

well here i am back at work. blah. not so much fun. and it's been sooo hot here in california for the past week or so. i thought it was hot in the bay area but the valley is even worse. i am going to get some knitting content in here first and then tell you about my weekend afterwards. i joined up for secret pals 3, and just got an email from my secret pal. too cool. i have already got some things for my new secret pal and gifts for my sp2 pal. but i am going to answer the secret pal questions again so that my new pal can take a gander and scope me out.

1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high-end/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
i do like natural fibers but acrylic can be good if used wisely (rowan asc, calmer, phildar yarns). not a huge fan of red heart but lion brand has a good selection.

2. Do you spin? Crochet?
bought a starter spinning kit that i haven't used yet and i want to learn to crochet because it seems like there are so many nice crochet patterns out there lately.

3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
allergic to any furry animals (but i have a childhood dog that lives with me parents and still kiss and hug furry creatures- even if they make me itch). pollen, dust, and strong smells are icky!

4. How long have you been knitting?
only about 8 months.

5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
yes

6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
apple, jasmine, nothing too strong

7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
definitely. i love chocolate and gummi candies (haribo is the best), red vines, cookies....the list goes on. i am not a huge fan of dark or white chocolate. it's milk all the way, baby.

8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
draw, play guitar, photography, creative letter writing

9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if you want to make her a CD)
indie rock and folk/pop. the yeah yeah yeahs, garden state soundtrack, rachael yamagata, the cure, the killers are some examples. yes i can play mp3s.

10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer?
i like all colors. have been into bright green and lime lately along with purple tones and pink.

11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
live with one roommate and 1 fish, kai.

12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
to not have to wake up to an alarm and to live near the ocean.

13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
rowan asc, big wool, thick and thin yarns, brown sheep

14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
100% scratchy acrylic or wool, novelty yarns that are too crazy

15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
toys (teddy bears and animals), phildar, rowan big wool and ribbon twist

16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
scarves, toys, sweaters, and i want to get started on socks

17. What are you knitting right now?
bloom from rowan 36, doggie sweater, mittens for mom

18. What do you think about ponchos? (this is really a curiousity question for us)
they're alright but i think they would be a disaster on me.

19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
bamboo straights or addi turbo circs. have been wanting to try addi bamboos, though.

20. How did you learn to knit?
friend taught me the knit stitch, mom taught me the purl, the rest was from stitch n bitch and the web.

21. How old is your oldest UFO?
about 6 months. it's the hearts bikini from stitch n bitch.

22. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
i like stitch (from lilo and stitch), south park, the simpsons, wallace and gromit. favorite animals are dogs (pugs and weiner dogs are my faves), hippos, frogs, and bunnies.

23. What is your favorite holiday?
christmas and halloween.

24. Is there anything that you collect?
what don't i collect? magazines (knitting and non), books, comics, yarn, pens, postcards, gnomes...

that's it for that. hope it was helpful to my secret pal.

well i am back at work. i took yesterday off to drive back to la. i left at about 4pm and got back a little after 9pm. why does the drive back always seem so much longer than the drive there? but i had a wonderful long long weekend with my mom and dad. i got to play with my dog, gonzo, and knit knit knit away. i gave my mom her scarf and hat and still need to finish one mitten for the set. she knits, too, and is making a beautiful sage green sweater with some tlc boucle stuff. i don't know how she knits with it because i tried and it's just too curly and slippery for me. i also made a couple of hats using lion thick & quick wool. it's so fun to knit things on huge needles. i made the little shrug from the cover of rowan's big just got bigger for my mom's friend. i took a picture of my mom in it just to see how it looks. and my digital camera is still broken so you'll have to wait until i finish the roll. sorry.

we also went to knitting arts for their labor day sale. i managed to come out of it with 10 balls of ggh somoa. 6 in purple and 4 in pale lavender. not sure what i am going to make from it just yet but i would like to get my hands on the new rebecca 28. love all the new fall mags. i am also dying for the 2003 phildar fall catalog. must get it before everyone sells out of it. i also got something for my secret pal, so i can't share.

i watched a whole lot of movies this weekend, too. see the sidebar for all of the air conditioned fun that my mom and i had. i also got a chance to visit the san jose museum of art, where one of my favorite artists was having an exhibit. the exhibit is "nothing ever happens" by yoshitomo nara and it was great.


this image was in the show, along with sculptures, drawings, and paintings. love love his stuff. the girl on my profile sidebar is also a nara image. so if you live near san jose, go see the show. admission is free so you have no excuse. hope you all have a wonderful wednesday!

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Wednesday, September 08, 2004

back in the saddle again

well here i am back at work. blah. not so much fun. and it's been sooo hot here in california for the past week or so. i thought it was hot in the bay area but the valley is even worse. i am going to get some knitting content in here first and then tell you about my weekend afterwards. i joined up for secret pals 3, and just got an email from my secret pal. too cool. i have already got some things for my new secret pal and gifts for my sp2 pal. but i am going to answer the secret pal questions again so that my new pal can take a gander and scope me out.

1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high-end/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
i do like natural fibers but acrylic can be good if used wisely (rowan asc, calmer, phildar yarns). not a huge fan of red heart but lion brand has a good selection.

2. Do you spin? Crochet?
bought a starter spinning kit that i haven't used yet and i want to learn to crochet because it seems like there are so many nice crochet patterns out there lately.

3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
allergic to any furry animals (but i have a childhood dog that lives with me parents and still kiss and hug furry creatures- even if they make me itch). pollen, dust, and strong smells are icky!

4. How long have you been knitting?
only about 8 months.

5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
yes

6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
apple, jasmine, nothing too strong

7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
definitely. i love chocolate and gummi candies (haribo is the best), red vines, cookies....the list goes on. i am not a huge fan of dark or white chocolate. it's milk all the way, baby.

8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
draw, play guitar, photography, creative letter writing

9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if you want to make her a CD)
indie rock and folk/pop. the yeah yeah yeahs, garden state soundtrack, rachael yamagata, the cure, the killers are some examples. yes i can play mp3s.

10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer?
i like all colors. have been into bright green and lime lately along with purple tones and pink.

11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
live with one roommate and 1 fish, kai.

12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
to not have to wake up to an alarm and to live near the ocean.

13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
rowan asc, big wool, thick and thin yarns, brown sheep

14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
100% scratchy acrylic or wool, novelty yarns that are too crazy

15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
toys (teddy bears and animals), phildar, rowan big wool and ribbon twist

16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
scarves, toys, sweaters, and i want to get started on socks

17. What are you knitting right now?
bloom from rowan 36, doggie sweater, mittens for mom

18. What do you think about ponchos? (this is really a curiousity question for us)
they're alright but i think they would be a disaster on me.

19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
bamboo straights or addi turbo circs. have been wanting to try addi bamboos, though.

20. How did you learn to knit?
friend taught me the knit stitch, mom taught me the purl, the rest was from stitch n bitch and the web.

21. How old is your oldest UFO?
about 6 months. it's the hearts bikini from stitch n bitch.

22. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
i like stitch (from lilo and stitch), south park, the simpsons, wallace and gromit. favorite animals are dogs (pugs and weiner dogs are my faves), hippos, frogs, and bunnies.

23. What is your favorite holiday?
christmas and halloween.

24. Is there anything that you collect?
what don't i collect? magazines (knitting and non), books, comics, yarn, pens, postcards, gnomes...

that's it for that. hope it was helpful to my secret pal.

well i am back at work. i took yesterday off to drive back to la. i left at about 4pm and got back a little after 9pm. why does the drive back always seem so much longer than the drive there? but i had a wonderful long long weekend with my mom and dad. i got to play with my dog, gonzo, and knit knit knit away. i gave my mom her scarf and hat and still need to finish one mitten for the set. she knits, too, and is making a beautiful sage green sweater with some tlc boucle stuff. i don't know how she knits with it because i tried and it's just too curly and slippery for me. i also made a couple of hats using lion thick & quick wool. it's so fun to knit things on huge needles. i made the little shrug from the cover of rowan's big just got bigger for my mom's friend. i took a picture of my mom in it just to see how it looks. and my digital camera is still broken so you'll have to wait until i finish the roll. sorry.

we also went to knitting arts for their labor day sale. i managed to come out of it with 10 balls of ggh somoa. 6 in purple and 4 in pale lavender. not sure what i am going to make from it just yet but i would like to get my hands on the new rebecca 28. love all the new fall mags. i am also dying for the 2003 phildar fall catalog. must get it before everyone sells out of it. i also got something for my secret pal, so i can't share.

i watched a whole lot of movies this weekend, too. see the sidebar for all of the air conditioned fun that my mom and i had. i also got a chance to visit the san jose museum of art, where one of my favorite artists was having an exhibit. the exhibit is "nothing ever happens" by yoshitomo nara and it was great.


this image was in the show, along with sculptures, drawings, and paintings. love love his stuff. the girl on my profile sidebar is also a nara image. so if you live near san jose, go see the show. admission is free so you have no excuse. hope you all have a wonderful wednesday!


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