Sunday, November 23, 2008

sun and moon

well, twilight madness has come and gone. i did go see the movie and friday and...let's just say that it could have been better. it just wasn't what i was hoping for. there were some really good scenes and the scenery of the pacific northwest was gorgeous, but there was a lot of stuff missing that i feel could have made the characters and the story a lot stronger. and the sequel, new moon, we just green lit as well. i have mixed feelings about it, as it wasn't my favorite book of the series, but we'll see what happens. i still had a lot of fun going out with all of my friends and the anticipation was exciting. edward is also pretty easy on the eyes. that helps a lot.

the weather is finally getting a bit cooler here in southern california. it was a brisk and sunny 70 degrees today. i am going up to northern california this week for thanksgiving and i have high hopes that it will be cold up there. with thanksgiving coming that means i have to get started on my christmas knitting (why didn't i start this months ago?). there really aren't too many people i knit for, as most of the people i know don't appreciate handknits. but there are a few people i want to make things for. i just started a hat for my dad. it's habitat, by brooklyn tweed. i am only on the rib brim so it looks pretty boring right now. i'll take a picture when there's something to see.

well i am off to watch the 24: redemption movie now. it's been so long since 24 was last on. i wonder what jack bauer's been up to. hope everyone has a good turkey holiday!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

sunshine won't go away

fall is here - though you wouldn't know it by the weather we're having in la lately. fall is my absolute favorite season. i love the cooling weather, the turning leaves (what we get of them) and everything else it brings. it did get cold for a couple of weeks, and we even saw a few drops of rain, but this weekend is supposed to be crazy warm. at least i get to go up for northern california for thanksgiving in a couple of weeks. it's not new england but it's definitely more season up there and it should resemble fall up there.

sadly i find that there's little time to knit these days, what with work and other obligations. however, there has been knitting going on and even an fo or two. first up are the yellow harvest mittens from the most recent vogue knitting.

Halloween 003

pattern: yellow harvest mittens (my ravelry page here)

yarn: 0.75 skeins of malabrigo merino worsted in lettuce

needles: us 7 dpn for the cuff and us 8 dpn for rest of mittens

notes: used an i-cord cast on as someone suggested. it was a bit fiddly at first trying to keep the stitches from stretching out too far but overall i liked the result. i used smaller needles to make a tighter fitting cuff and because i have small hands. they're actually still a bit long for my hands. they look a lot harder to make than they actually are and i love the bobble action.

i am starting to think about christmas knitting, which is kind of crazy. i can't believe christmas is almost upon once again. i don't usually knit too many christmas presents but i do think i'll probably make something for my parents and brother, as they seem to appreciate the handknits.

6 days until the twilight movie comes out. i have my tickets, do you?

Sunday, November 23, 2008

sun and moon

well, twilight madness has come and gone. i did go see the movie and friday and...let's just say that it could have been better. it just wasn't what i was hoping for. there were some really good scenes and the scenery of the pacific northwest was gorgeous, but there was a lot of stuff missing that i feel could have made the characters and the story a lot stronger. and the sequel, new moon, we just green lit as well. i have mixed feelings about it, as it wasn't my favorite book of the series, but we'll see what happens. i still had a lot of fun going out with all of my friends and the anticipation was exciting. edward is also pretty easy on the eyes. that helps a lot.

the weather is finally getting a bit cooler here in southern california. it was a brisk and sunny 70 degrees today. i am going up to northern california this week for thanksgiving and i have high hopes that it will be cold up there. with thanksgiving coming that means i have to get started on my christmas knitting (why didn't i start this months ago?). there really aren't too many people i knit for, as most of the people i know don't appreciate handknits. but there are a few people i want to make things for. i just started a hat for my dad. it's habitat, by brooklyn tweed. i am only on the rib brim so it looks pretty boring right now. i'll take a picture when there's something to see.

well i am off to watch the 24: redemption movie now. it's been so long since 24 was last on. i wonder what jack bauer's been up to. hope everyone has a good turkey holiday!
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

sunshine won't go away

fall is here - though you wouldn't know it by the weather we're having in la lately. fall is my absolute favorite season. i love the cooling weather, the turning leaves (what we get of them) and everything else it brings. it did get cold for a couple of weeks, and we even saw a few drops of rain, but this weekend is supposed to be crazy warm. at least i get to go up for northern california for thanksgiving in a couple of weeks. it's not new england but it's definitely more season up there and it should resemble fall up there.

sadly i find that there's little time to knit these days, what with work and other obligations. however, there has been knitting going on and even an fo or two. first up are the yellow harvest mittens from the most recent vogue knitting.

Halloween 003

pattern: yellow harvest mittens (my ravelry page here)

yarn: 0.75 skeins of malabrigo merino worsted in lettuce

needles: us 7 dpn for the cuff and us 8 dpn for rest of mittens

notes: used an i-cord cast on as someone suggested. it was a bit fiddly at first trying to keep the stitches from stretching out too far but overall i liked the result. i used smaller needles to make a tighter fitting cuff and because i have small hands. they're actually still a bit long for my hands. they look a lot harder to make than they actually are and i love the bobble action.

i am starting to think about christmas knitting, which is kind of crazy. i can't believe christmas is almost upon once again. i don't usually knit too many christmas presents but i do think i'll probably make something for my parents and brother, as they seem to appreciate the handknits.

6 days until the twilight movie comes out. i have my tickets, do you?
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