Sunday, October 30, 2005

it's that time of year again...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE!

pumpkins

whitepumpkin

Saturday, October 29, 2005

blog this book

my entry for "blog this book" is a bit late this week. life's been hectic but i finally have some time to post some books for y'all. gaile started it and how it works is that i post some books that i've read and am ready to part with. if you want to read it, let leave a comment and let me know what book you have to trade and we can swap. if you really want to read it but don't have anything to trade, leave a comment anyway and we can work something out. some of the books are in better shape than others but all are in readable condition. enjoy!

cowgirls
even cowgirls get the blues by tom robbins
yes there was a movie made about this book starring uma thurman. i've never seen it so i can't say if it was good or not. i never actually finished this book. the writing was good and the characters were interesting but the story kept meandering into odd places that i just couldn't follow. however i know many people who really love tom robbins and i plan on trying one of his other books soon.

thackery
vanity fair by william makepeace thackery
classic novel about the struggle for wealth and power. becky sharp is intent on shedding her low upbringing and make a name for herself, any way she can. this is so much better than the movie that was made starring reese witherspoon.

lovelybones
the lovely bones by alice sebold
very interesting book told from the point of view of a little girl who's been murdered. she can observe the world from where she is and we get to see how her death has affected her family.

that's all i have for now. let me know if you're interested in anything!

Sunday, October 16, 2005

the saxon is done

done

DSC02695

what: saxon braid scarf from knitting on the edge, errata here
start: 8/31/05
finish: 10/15/05
needle: clover bamboo 10 straight
yarn: 3 skeins knitpicks sierra in cranberry
notes on the pattern: the pattern is pretty easy to follow, although i think i chart would have been easier to read instead of the line by line. it took me a long time to remember what the abbreviations for the cables meant. i didn't really get it until the last skein got going but once i did it went quite a bit faster. knotting all of the little fringes was kind of a pain, too, but it came out well. and creating the fringe was nerve wracking but not to fear, twisting those stitches really did keep things from unravelling. this scarf is probably one of the most polished looking knits i have ever knit. it's very posh and looks like something you could buy at a store.
notes on yarn: the sierra was very nice to knit with. it was chunky but soft and had a nice hand. the resulting fabric was a bit dense at first but softened up a lot with a good wet block. the yarn is pretty close to debbie bliss' cashmerino chunky as far as i can tell. i just wish they had more colors available. next time i might try one of the luxury yarns that has a bit more drape, like the panache. this would look fab in a pale pink or grey. it's so classy looking. oh and the actual color is more towards the first picture. the one with me in it is a bit too bright. it's a very nice, deep red.

overall this was a fun knit and it going to make a fabulous gift. yay! now onto the next one!

hollywood hijinks

DSC02698
you know- i'd never actually seen the hollywood sign before today. rumor was that on a clear day (ha!) you could see it from my old apartment but i never saw it. however as i was driving up the street to my friend's house this morning, there it was. it's actually kind of cool. it used to say "hollywoodland" but i think hollywood sounds a lot better. well the reason i was up there this morning was to meet my friend to go to the hollywood farmer's market. i've never been to this one even though i used to see it when i went to the 24 hour fitness across the street from it. but my co-worker is always bragging about the fantastic food and fun time she has there so i had to go. i ate a lovely green corn with sweet corn tamale, thai coconut cakes and a delicious strawberry lemonade. i also picked up some fresh veggies and sweet rice snacks to go. also spotted french actress julie delpy (of before sunrise and american werewolf fame) and grassfed bison. are bison the same as buffalo? cause i've had buffalo burgers (tasty!) farmers markets are so fun!

that was super early and afterwards i headed straight to unwind for my sock class. it was a small class with only 5 people signed up. we were basically making a baby sock to get down the construction of a sock so we could make grown up ones later. it was actually my first knitting class ever and it was interesting. my sock came out huge because of my loose knitting but who cares? but i know you want to see it, even if you don't say so, and i will keep you waiting no longer.

firstsock
the class was interesting with people at different skill levels and i definitely had fun. i hope this newfound knowledge will kick me into finally finishing the sock i started ages ago. i have enough yarn for 5 more pairs of socks in the stash so i better start cranking them out. :)

haul
i also bought a few other things this weekend. unwind just started carrying bryspun circulars. i've only heard good things about them and i've been wanting to try them so i bought a couple to test out. i started using the bryspun straights on my atacama sweater (bamboo was sticking too much to the alpaca) and i have to say that i do like the way they feel. the tips are pointy enough and they're light. i can't wait to try out my new circs! i also picked up a skully shirt at urban outfitters on saturday. i have a thing for pirates (like a lot of people) and could not resist. isn't it cool? and the candle on the top right was bought from a very nice man at the farmers market who makes them. it's jasmine scented and i know it's a good candle because i can smell it in the room even when it's not burning. it's not the cheap kind from the 99 cent store that i use during blackouts. and i love love the smell of jasmine. i heart my new goods.

oh and i know i said i was on a yarn diet, but that doesn't include tool and patterns that will help me use up the stash. just no yarn and nothing frivolous. oh and i just bought glampyre's new bulky cable sweater pattern. it's gorgeous and i have been waiting for the pattern to come out. you know you want it, too. go get it now. i'll wait......

i hope you bought it. you won't regret it. well i am off to lay on the couch and decrease the armholes on the atacama sweater. it's lovely staying in weather and i only wish i didn't have to work tomorrow. stats on the saxon braid scarf tomorrow (or soon at least). :)

Saturday, October 15, 2005

good night, and good luck

i just got back from seeing good night, and good luck and i have to say that it was excellent. the film was directed by george clooney and is about broadcast journalist edward murrow during the time of senator mccarthy. really it's fantastically written, with a great cast and it's shot beautifully in black and white. david strathairn is amazing. you should definitely check it out if you can.

and i buckled down last night to actually finish something. this is the saxon braid scarf from the cover of knitting on the edge. i finished the scarf late last night except for the fringe. i didn't want to try unravelling it when i was too tired. below is a little picture story on the business of making all the side fringe.

lastrow
this is the scarf's wrong side after i finished the last row of the pattern.

bindoff
i bound off all the stitches up to the last 5 and tied the last stitch off.

unravel
i was afraid the whole thing was going to unravel but looks like i twisted all the right stitches, cause everything stayed where it was supposed to.

fringe
and here is the fringe in all of its crinkled glory.

i gave it a good wet block and it is drying on the floor right now. i'll take a picture tomorrow and give you all the stats. but it looks lovely and warm and really cool with the fringe.

this is probably going to be a christmas gift so yay, it's done. now onto the atacama sweater! well off to veg and watch tv for me. and of course, knit. i am taking a sock knitting class tomorrow at unwind so hopefully i will start craking out those socks soon. and i bought an awesome shirt today. i'll try to remember and take a pic. night!

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

all things dead

sigh- so the whole front and back of my sweater was frogged tonight. yes i ripped it all out. looking at it tonight, i could totally see the color changes from skein to skein. i had looked at it while i was doing it but i didn't notice anything. but variegated yarn can be a bitch and this one varies a lot from skein to skein. so it's ripped and i started over alternating skeins as i go. your condolences are welcome.

Sunday, October 09, 2005

sunday veg

wow it seems like the weekend lasted forever (which it never does). i managed to go to two really good concerts this weekend. my friend called unexpectedly on friday to tell me that his professor had given him two tickets to the franz ferdinand show at the greek theater and asked if i wanted to go. hello- free concert and good music? i was so there. franz ferdinand put on a really fun and energetic show. the only bad thing was our seats because we sort of let a group of people sit in our seats (they were already there) and just moved down a couple of seats. but then during the show, the people who actually had our seats came so we had to move back to our old seats but instead of two people from the other group moving, only one girl moved. so basically my friend and i were sharing a space for only one person. but it was fine. the people next to us looked like they were in junior high and we didn't want to split them up. yeah, we're that nice.

saturday i had tickets for green day at the home depot center. traffic getting there was so bad and parking cost $20, but the show made up for it. it was super fun and energetic the whole time and am i the only one who thinks billy joe is kind of cute? it was also one of the most elaborate shows i've ever been to, with fireworks, flame thrower effects, and loud firecracker explosions. they were really great live and i would recommend seeing them if you get a chance.

quick movie reviews: a history of violence was interesting (in a good way) and the acting was top notch (with the exception of the kid who plays his daughter. i just didn't buy it) and the plot was intriguing but not fantastic. worth it just to see ed harris being creepy and viggo's naked butt (yeah you heard me). wallace and gromit was excellent! it totally worked as a full length and it was funny (love that british humor). i also think that the wallace and gromit films (and aardman stuff in general) has the best sound editing and effects. it's always so crisp and clear and real sounding. i don't know what it is but it's always excellent.

i did a good bit of knitting this weekend on the atacma sweater. i finished the front earlier this week and just finished the back tonight while watch desperate housewives and grey's anatomy (this week's was SO good). and in finally took some pictures for you, so enjoy.

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this is the front, all laid out and pretty. it could use a good blocking but i'll worry about that later.

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close-up of my first ever successful short row shoulder.

DSC02662
and a super close-up of the lovely atacama yarn so that you'll go buy some. :)the colors are pretty true here and are just divine in person.

and before the yarn diet started, i had ordered a couple books from amazon. i had been hearing so many good things about melanie falick's handknit holidays that i just had to get it. and i saw the debbie bliss book on kristine's blog and knew it would be the perfect thing to get me to the $25 free shipping mark. free shipping = slow ass delivery but i finally got the books on thursday. savannah chik was cool enough to make an album of the whole book and i took just a few pics of some of the projects i really like for you.

DSC02666

DSC02667

DSC02673

spiralhat

DSC02671

i haven't read through the whole thing yet but everything looks inspiring. the only thing i would say it needed was more pictures of the projects. i mean there were a lot of pictures but there were a lot of projects where i thought a close0up or a back view pic would have been very useful. other than that it's gorgeous and totally worth adding to the library. it's starting to get a little cooler here and all of the halloween stuff is out. i love love halloween and love this time of year. my pumpkin carving buddies moved out of state this year so i am not sure what i am going to do. i might just suck it up and carve one on my own. pumpkin patches are the best, too! all i have to say is yay for fall.

DSC02659

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

sneezy

i have been sluggish for the past couple of days. it all started yesterday when i gave blood during the blood drive at work. now i've given blood before and besides the ew factor, i'm usually fine. but this time, midway through, i started to get super nauseous and hot and i felt so lame cause they had to come put ice packs on me and give me juice. and let me tell you, i felt really sick but i didn't pass out. yay me. and they made me sit there for more than half and hour and my poor coworker waited for me. so i have been out of whack ever since then even though i am sure the blood's been regenerated and all that. maybe it's just the freaky humid weather that's messing with me, but i hope to feel back to normal soon.

the blog has been bland lately without pictures because i left my camera in the car and i keep forgetting to bring it up with me when i go in. swear i will try to bring it up before the end of the week. i just started the waist shaping on the back of the tshirt sweater and it's looking nice. i can't tell if the colors are pooling weird or not and i was too lazy to work from two skeins at once. i think it'll be fine and i am cool with the spontaneity of variegated yarns.

and hello- i looked at the bank account today and where did all the money go? i am so on a yarn diet starting right now. seriously folks, i need to save some cash and i have so much yarn at the moment. i keep getting packages at work and my boss is making fun of me because he knows what's inside. so you heard it here. NO YARN. don't tempt me with sales or new patterns or gorgeous finished items. i can't. seriously, yo. you need to help me be good.

heading off to bed now as i have a big day tomorrow. we're going to see a history of violence and i have to be rested up for my dear viggo. nighty night!

Monday, October 03, 2005

i just spent an evening in short row hell. i am finally up to the shoulder shaping on the atacama tshirt sweater and decided that i wanted to figure out how to short row shape ths shoulders so that i could do a three needle bind off. sounds simple right? no- kept messing it up and the directions i was using were a little vague. i mean, i understand the concept but i was confused as to where i should turn my work. at first i kept turning at the same place because my directions told me to work until i had the number of stitches i wanted bound off on my left need. well the pattern tells me to bind off 8 stitches every other row 2x so i was turning it at the eight stitch mark twice. what i finally figured out was that the second time round, i needed to add the bound off stitches together so i was turning when the number of stitches on the left needled equalled the total number of stitches i should have bound off at that point (8 + 8 = 16 st). i had to rip a few times but i finally figured it out and now i can forget it and relearn it when i do the back piece.

i've been having headaches on and off today and i seem to be on at the moment. i gotta go take something or i'll never get to bed. and i have to feel good cause i am giving blood tomorrow and my blood buddy (ew) just caught a cold and won't be donating with me. so i need my strength to face icky blood giving alone. i'm not particularly scared of needles but who really wants a big one stuck in their arm, right? send yarn to pad my fall in case i pass out. :)

Sunday, October 02, 2005

i believe i am the wind

so i saw serenity last night (all by my lonesome i might add) and i thought it was really good. i do think people who may have never seen the tv series might not be getting the whole story but overall, i thought it was very well done. the dialogue was top notch and it just makes me so sad that the show didn't last. imagine, we could have had YEARS of firefly episodes. but at least we got one last hurrah with the movie. and for your viewing pleasure is a pic of my friend in the jayne hat i sent her this week. she lives in boston now so we couldn't see it together but she was there in spirit. happy sunday!

adrienneinhat

Sunday, October 30, 2005

it's that time of year again...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE!

pumpkins

whitepumpkin
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Saturday, October 29, 2005

blog this book

my entry for "blog this book" is a bit late this week. life's been hectic but i finally have some time to post some books for y'all. gaile started it and how it works is that i post some books that i've read and am ready to part with. if you want to read it, let leave a comment and let me know what book you have to trade and we can swap. if you really want to read it but don't have anything to trade, leave a comment anyway and we can work something out. some of the books are in better shape than others but all are in readable condition. enjoy!

cowgirls
even cowgirls get the blues by tom robbins
yes there was a movie made about this book starring uma thurman. i've never seen it so i can't say if it was good or not. i never actually finished this book. the writing was good and the characters were interesting but the story kept meandering into odd places that i just couldn't follow. however i know many people who really love tom robbins and i plan on trying one of his other books soon.

thackery
vanity fair by william makepeace thackery
classic novel about the struggle for wealth and power. becky sharp is intent on shedding her low upbringing and make a name for herself, any way she can. this is so much better than the movie that was made starring reese witherspoon.

lovelybones
the lovely bones by alice sebold
very interesting book told from the point of view of a little girl who's been murdered. she can observe the world from where she is and we get to see how her death has affected her family.

that's all i have for now. let me know if you're interested in anything!
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Sunday, October 16, 2005

the saxon is done

done

DSC02695

what: saxon braid scarf from knitting on the edge, errata here
start: 8/31/05
finish: 10/15/05
needle: clover bamboo 10 straight
yarn: 3 skeins knitpicks sierra in cranberry
notes on the pattern: the pattern is pretty easy to follow, although i think i chart would have been easier to read instead of the line by line. it took me a long time to remember what the abbreviations for the cables meant. i didn't really get it until the last skein got going but once i did it went quite a bit faster. knotting all of the little fringes was kind of a pain, too, but it came out well. and creating the fringe was nerve wracking but not to fear, twisting those stitches really did keep things from unravelling. this scarf is probably one of the most polished looking knits i have ever knit. it's very posh and looks like something you could buy at a store.
notes on yarn: the sierra was very nice to knit with. it was chunky but soft and had a nice hand. the resulting fabric was a bit dense at first but softened up a lot with a good wet block. the yarn is pretty close to debbie bliss' cashmerino chunky as far as i can tell. i just wish they had more colors available. next time i might try one of the luxury yarns that has a bit more drape, like the panache. this would look fab in a pale pink or grey. it's so classy looking. oh and the actual color is more towards the first picture. the one with me in it is a bit too bright. it's a very nice, deep red.

overall this was a fun knit and it going to make a fabulous gift. yay! now onto the next one!
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hollywood hijinks

DSC02698
you know- i'd never actually seen the hollywood sign before today. rumor was that on a clear day (ha!) you could see it from my old apartment but i never saw it. however as i was driving up the street to my friend's house this morning, there it was. it's actually kind of cool. it used to say "hollywoodland" but i think hollywood sounds a lot better. well the reason i was up there this morning was to meet my friend to go to the hollywood farmer's market. i've never been to this one even though i used to see it when i went to the 24 hour fitness across the street from it. but my co-worker is always bragging about the fantastic food and fun time she has there so i had to go. i ate a lovely green corn with sweet corn tamale, thai coconut cakes and a delicious strawberry lemonade. i also picked up some fresh veggies and sweet rice snacks to go. also spotted french actress julie delpy (of before sunrise and american werewolf fame) and grassfed bison. are bison the same as buffalo? cause i've had buffalo burgers (tasty!) farmers markets are so fun!

that was super early and afterwards i headed straight to unwind for my sock class. it was a small class with only 5 people signed up. we were basically making a baby sock to get down the construction of a sock so we could make grown up ones later. it was actually my first knitting class ever and it was interesting. my sock came out huge because of my loose knitting but who cares? but i know you want to see it, even if you don't say so, and i will keep you waiting no longer.

firstsock
the class was interesting with people at different skill levels and i definitely had fun. i hope this newfound knowledge will kick me into finally finishing the sock i started ages ago. i have enough yarn for 5 more pairs of socks in the stash so i better start cranking them out. :)

haul
i also bought a few other things this weekend. unwind just started carrying bryspun circulars. i've only heard good things about them and i've been wanting to try them so i bought a couple to test out. i started using the bryspun straights on my atacama sweater (bamboo was sticking too much to the alpaca) and i have to say that i do like the way they feel. the tips are pointy enough and they're light. i can't wait to try out my new circs! i also picked up a skully shirt at urban outfitters on saturday. i have a thing for pirates (like a lot of people) and could not resist. isn't it cool? and the candle on the top right was bought from a very nice man at the farmers market who makes them. it's jasmine scented and i know it's a good candle because i can smell it in the room even when it's not burning. it's not the cheap kind from the 99 cent store that i use during blackouts. and i love love the smell of jasmine. i heart my new goods.

oh and i know i said i was on a yarn diet, but that doesn't include tool and patterns that will help me use up the stash. just no yarn and nothing frivolous. oh and i just bought glampyre's new bulky cable sweater pattern. it's gorgeous and i have been waiting for the pattern to come out. you know you want it, too. go get it now. i'll wait......

i hope you bought it. you won't regret it. well i am off to lay on the couch and decrease the armholes on the atacama sweater. it's lovely staying in weather and i only wish i didn't have to work tomorrow. stats on the saxon braid scarf tomorrow (or soon at least). :)
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Saturday, October 15, 2005

good night, and good luck

i just got back from seeing good night, and good luck and i have to say that it was excellent. the film was directed by george clooney and is about broadcast journalist edward murrow during the time of senator mccarthy. really it's fantastically written, with a great cast and it's shot beautifully in black and white. david strathairn is amazing. you should definitely check it out if you can.

and i buckled down last night to actually finish something. this is the saxon braid scarf from the cover of knitting on the edge. i finished the scarf late last night except for the fringe. i didn't want to try unravelling it when i was too tired. below is a little picture story on the business of making all the side fringe.

lastrow
this is the scarf's wrong side after i finished the last row of the pattern.

bindoff
i bound off all the stitches up to the last 5 and tied the last stitch off.

unravel
i was afraid the whole thing was going to unravel but looks like i twisted all the right stitches, cause everything stayed where it was supposed to.

fringe
and here is the fringe in all of its crinkled glory.

i gave it a good wet block and it is drying on the floor right now. i'll take a picture tomorrow and give you all the stats. but it looks lovely and warm and really cool with the fringe.

this is probably going to be a christmas gift so yay, it's done. now onto the atacama sweater! well off to veg and watch tv for me. and of course, knit. i am taking a sock knitting class tomorrow at unwind so hopefully i will start craking out those socks soon. and i bought an awesome shirt today. i'll try to remember and take a pic. night!
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

all things dead

sigh- so the whole front and back of my sweater was frogged tonight. yes i ripped it all out. looking at it tonight, i could totally see the color changes from skein to skein. i had looked at it while i was doing it but i didn't notice anything. but variegated yarn can be a bitch and this one varies a lot from skein to skein. so it's ripped and i started over alternating skeins as i go. your condolences are welcome.
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Sunday, October 09, 2005

sunday veg

wow it seems like the weekend lasted forever (which it never does). i managed to go to two really good concerts this weekend. my friend called unexpectedly on friday to tell me that his professor had given him two tickets to the franz ferdinand show at the greek theater and asked if i wanted to go. hello- free concert and good music? i was so there. franz ferdinand put on a really fun and energetic show. the only bad thing was our seats because we sort of let a group of people sit in our seats (they were already there) and just moved down a couple of seats. but then during the show, the people who actually had our seats came so we had to move back to our old seats but instead of two people from the other group moving, only one girl moved. so basically my friend and i were sharing a space for only one person. but it was fine. the people next to us looked like they were in junior high and we didn't want to split them up. yeah, we're that nice.

saturday i had tickets for green day at the home depot center. traffic getting there was so bad and parking cost $20, but the show made up for it. it was super fun and energetic the whole time and am i the only one who thinks billy joe is kind of cute? it was also one of the most elaborate shows i've ever been to, with fireworks, flame thrower effects, and loud firecracker explosions. they were really great live and i would recommend seeing them if you get a chance.

quick movie reviews: a history of violence was interesting (in a good way) and the acting was top notch (with the exception of the kid who plays his daughter. i just didn't buy it) and the plot was intriguing but not fantastic. worth it just to see ed harris being creepy and viggo's naked butt (yeah you heard me). wallace and gromit was excellent! it totally worked as a full length and it was funny (love that british humor). i also think that the wallace and gromit films (and aardman stuff in general) has the best sound editing and effects. it's always so crisp and clear and real sounding. i don't know what it is but it's always excellent.

i did a good bit of knitting this weekend on the atacma sweater. i finished the front earlier this week and just finished the back tonight while watch desperate housewives and grey's anatomy (this week's was SO good). and in finally took some pictures for you, so enjoy.

DSC02660
this is the front, all laid out and pretty. it could use a good blocking but i'll worry about that later.

DSC02664
close-up of my first ever successful short row shoulder.

DSC02662
and a super close-up of the lovely atacama yarn so that you'll go buy some. :)the colors are pretty true here and are just divine in person.

and before the yarn diet started, i had ordered a couple books from amazon. i had been hearing so many good things about melanie falick's handknit holidays that i just had to get it. and i saw the debbie bliss book on kristine's blog and knew it would be the perfect thing to get me to the $25 free shipping mark. free shipping = slow ass delivery but i finally got the books on thursday. savannah chik was cool enough to make an album of the whole book and i took just a few pics of some of the projects i really like for you.

DSC02666

DSC02667

DSC02673

spiralhat

DSC02671

i haven't read through the whole thing yet but everything looks inspiring. the only thing i would say it needed was more pictures of the projects. i mean there were a lot of pictures but there were a lot of projects where i thought a close0up or a back view pic would have been very useful. other than that it's gorgeous and totally worth adding to the library. it's starting to get a little cooler here and all of the halloween stuff is out. i love love halloween and love this time of year. my pumpkin carving buddies moved out of state this year so i am not sure what i am going to do. i might just suck it up and carve one on my own. pumpkin patches are the best, too! all i have to say is yay for fall.

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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

sneezy

i have been sluggish for the past couple of days. it all started yesterday when i gave blood during the blood drive at work. now i've given blood before and besides the ew factor, i'm usually fine. but this time, midway through, i started to get super nauseous and hot and i felt so lame cause they had to come put ice packs on me and give me juice. and let me tell you, i felt really sick but i didn't pass out. yay me. and they made me sit there for more than half and hour and my poor coworker waited for me. so i have been out of whack ever since then even though i am sure the blood's been regenerated and all that. maybe it's just the freaky humid weather that's messing with me, but i hope to feel back to normal soon.

the blog has been bland lately without pictures because i left my camera in the car and i keep forgetting to bring it up with me when i go in. swear i will try to bring it up before the end of the week. i just started the waist shaping on the back of the tshirt sweater and it's looking nice. i can't tell if the colors are pooling weird or not and i was too lazy to work from two skeins at once. i think it'll be fine and i am cool with the spontaneity of variegated yarns.

and hello- i looked at the bank account today and where did all the money go? i am so on a yarn diet starting right now. seriously folks, i need to save some cash and i have so much yarn at the moment. i keep getting packages at work and my boss is making fun of me because he knows what's inside. so you heard it here. NO YARN. don't tempt me with sales or new patterns or gorgeous finished items. i can't. seriously, yo. you need to help me be good.

heading off to bed now as i have a big day tomorrow. we're going to see a history of violence and i have to be rested up for my dear viggo. nighty night!
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Monday, October 03, 2005

i just spent an evening in short row hell. i am finally up to the shoulder shaping on the atacama tshirt sweater and decided that i wanted to figure out how to short row shape ths shoulders so that i could do a three needle bind off. sounds simple right? no- kept messing it up and the directions i was using were a little vague. i mean, i understand the concept but i was confused as to where i should turn my work. at first i kept turning at the same place because my directions told me to work until i had the number of stitches i wanted bound off on my left need. well the pattern tells me to bind off 8 stitches every other row 2x so i was turning it at the eight stitch mark twice. what i finally figured out was that the second time round, i needed to add the bound off stitches together so i was turning when the number of stitches on the left needled equalled the total number of stitches i should have bound off at that point (8 + 8 = 16 st). i had to rip a few times but i finally figured it out and now i can forget it and relearn it when i do the back piece.

i've been having headaches on and off today and i seem to be on at the moment. i gotta go take something or i'll never get to bed. and i have to feel good cause i am giving blood tomorrow and my blood buddy (ew) just caught a cold and won't be donating with me. so i need my strength to face icky blood giving alone. i'm not particularly scared of needles but who really wants a big one stuck in their arm, right? send yarn to pad my fall in case i pass out. :)
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Sunday, October 02, 2005

i believe i am the wind

so i saw serenity last night (all by my lonesome i might add) and i thought it was really good. i do think people who may have never seen the tv series might not be getting the whole story but overall, i thought it was very well done. the dialogue was top notch and it just makes me so sad that the show didn't last. imagine, we could have had YEARS of firefly episodes. but at least we got one last hurrah with the movie. and for your viewing pleasure is a pic of my friend in the jayne hat i sent her this week. she lives in boston now so we couldn't see it together but she was there in spirit. happy sunday!

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