moving

I am now moving to a different web address.

I hope you will follow.

http://t-knits.blogspot.com/

thanks.

corinne bailey rae

i do not have pictures. i am quite sorry. i am just in the mood for a quick update.

yesterday i went to my best friend's brother's graduation party. good fun. i spent about five to six hours with her and her family. it was good to see her again. we may go out walking later this week on main streets and that would be quite pleasant.

the boy celebrated his 18th birthday thursday (even though it was wednesday). and his third degree black belt ceremony was today! it was so cool!!! i also got to hang out with his for a couple hours today which was a joy!

tomorrow i'm planning on ice cream at the farm with three of my friends (maybe more). and tuesday we are doing the same thing but this time with my boy.

before i go to the farm, i'm going to run then take a shower. yes, i'm starting to run. i need to get into shape. i'm content with my weight but i would like to get into better shape and be a lot healthier (yes, with ice cream).

tuesday charles will come over and we'll catch up. sometime this week the best friend and i are going to go walk around main street (hopefully). friday is the high school graduation for the boy, the best friend's brother and several of my friends. i am quite excited to see them all graduate!!

on the knitting front, i am currently working on the summertime tunic from interweave knits free patterns. its a little slow to start (cast on 206 stitches) but i'm sure once i get really into it, it won't be too bad. its worked on size 6 us needles. a little tiny, but not too bad. i'm working it up in tlc cotton plus lavender (51% cotton, 49% acrylic).

my friend gave me this cd by corinne bailey rae and i'm enjoying it greatly.

sorry for the randomness, i'll try for pictures soon.

night all.

welcome back?

this will be quick, no pictures (for i don't have any).

life is alright. i finished the semester with a 3.5 gpa (it will probably raise to a 3.7 once i get two of my grades fixed). i'm taking an art history class for five weeks. not bad. i'm learning things. i can now hold a conversation about art with my best friend (or at least i think i can).

my boy is getting to be a man (though i will always call him 'boy'). he turns 18 in only a couple hours. he received his 3rd degree black belt in tae kwon do! he received a scholarship for being named Mr. -enter high school's name-. i am very proud of him.

my best friend is home from college and i'm quite excited. i'm sure we'll be spending a lot of time together in the next few weeks.

other than that. i'm working on two items currently. a christmas sweater and a tank top. yes, an odd combination.

but for now i must depart.

violence is what i'm refraining from.

i'm quite tired so i'll try and make this as fast as possible.

first, i promised pictures of my prom dress (for the boy's prom) so friends so this is what it looks like so far if i didn't have arms and had a tattoo on my chest:

this is the bottom. i'd show the entire dress but it looks funky on the dummy and looks much better on me. sadly, i am not in any possession of the pictures where i'm in it. mind you, this is not the bottom bottom, this hits right above my knee, fabric has been sewn on to flair out at the bottom. think 1920's:

right now i'm really excited to go to prom. it is not until may 18th but i'm so excited. may is a pretty good month for me. first, this friday, i'll be attending a banquet for student government. sadly, my boy could not attend due to musical practice so i will be taking my best male friend as an alternative boy for the evening. saturday, i get to hang out with the boy for several hours. his mother and i are finishing the dress and then we head to the comedy club where he will preform. then sunday is a carnival type arrangement at school and i will be helping out there. then may 14th is the our (boy and i, together) three year anniversary. i have some tricks up my sleeve for that one!

then, prom is that friday. i'm more excited for the long weekend down the shore. but, as long as i get to dress up and parade around then go for some beach, i'm happy!

the following pictures are those i took today ('cause its finally spring and sunny) before i fell into bed to attempt to take a nap. (you thought you gave up naps when you were a child, until you got to college.):

model one.

model two.

i know, not perfect but it was the best i could do by myself. when i get some friends back over the summer, i plan to take several pictures! this is a shrug that i started knitting around the beginning of april maybe. took me probably about 50+ hours and i enjoy it very much! its a wool-acrylic blend (go easy wash) though since it is getting warm around here, its getting a bit too hot to wear. (i want to make the next one, 'cause i plan on knitting it again, out of cotton.)

i'm very satisfied with it. it is my first real piece of clothing that turned out really well that i own that i made! joy!

i am almost caught up on the cast on pod cast. shortly i will be up to date and that makes me happy. but i've been crazy with school and finals and everything that i haven't had time for anything else but sleep and studying.

i met with one of my professors today to look over my test grade. it wasn't so hot but i didn't go for the grade, i went to see what i got right vs. what i got wrong and if they were stupid mistakes. three or four out of the seven or so were number mistakes (apparently, it is appropriate to study the statistics of a certain percentage of people in the criminal system in sociology). though he told me i'd be able to get an a if i did well on tomorrow's presentation. so here's hoping!!

on other news, as i said, finals are coming up next week and everything is winding down. (thank god!) i 've had my last computer class of my life and all i need to do is finish writing a paper and take the exam. tomorrow i will finish sociology, english and statistics (joy to the world!) then friday i finish western civilizations and public speaking!

(most random thing, some dumb child is driving around the neighborhood honking his horn. i assume it is a "he" 'cause the he's are the "special-er" ones of our species.)

life will be back to normal shortly and i will be happy!

but for now, i am going to finish up my english paper, procrastinate on my computer paper and take a shower.

good night folks.

avid & death defying

no pretty pictures as of yet. sad, i know. but this will be quick.

it is late and i am tired though i feel the strong need to write. about something. so here i go:

we (the fiber arts club) had a meeting today to go over the constitution. it went well. i made new friends and i am happy.

i didn't get to go to dinner with my boy until wednesday which was probably for the better. we spent the whole after school together.

wednesday during the day i went shopping with my mother to old navy and the mall. i enjoyed our time together. we will do it again soon.

i am so tired and that was so random and i need more people to read my blog or else this is pointless.

night.

@ the desk.

right now i have an hour and ten minutes to spare waiting for a committe meeting to ban smoking on our college campus. not that big of a deal since we are a community college but it may be difficult to pull off.

i'm in the office just playing around (that's why i have the time to be here) and being bored in general. i'm waiting for the boy to call. he left for florida several days ago and finally came home last night (almost this morning i assure). so he will mostlikely be taking me out to dinner to tell me stories, show me pictures and present me with gifts and food. i am overjoyed that i will be receiving dinner food in only a few short hours (and to see my love of course)!

but alas, i have no service on my cell in the office. a pitty i must say. especially since he doesn't know the office number (though i must admit that i barely know it either but it is 1510 if you are interested).

i finished the shrug from classic knits and it is quite nice. it is the first fully knitted and clothed piece i've made for my self and it fits a lot better than i anticipated. at first it didn't look so good but once i threw it in the since to wash and let it air dry in my car (for it was super hot in there) and it fits really nice now. though i tug on it a bit.

i will post pictures shortly.

i am beginning the short-sleeved ribbed lace sweater from vintage knits. i am currently knitting the swatch.

and people are now here and i must run away.

sunflower frames and store credit.

hello! sorry it has been a while. busy busy busy! i figured, i caught up on homework and knitting (though i should be knitting more right now) and the boy, who i've decided to call "c," is leaving for florida in several hours and will be stopping by to say, "i love you."

okay. to catch up. last weekend, c's mother, sister, c himself and i went out to a fabric store to buy fabric for my prom dress which his mother is designing (mostly) and sewing. i'm so excited! afterwards, we went out to this restaurant/food store and c bought me a handful of sunflowers:

sunflower's are my favorite and they are so cheery!

this photo is a bit darker but i like the look. my favorite perfume is actually called "sunflower."

they were my easter gift. he feels the need to constantly get me flowers. and i'm perfectly fine with that.

moving on once again. these past few weeks have been so hectic. between english papers, computer projects, the constitution, the friends, the boy, the fun, and even more studying. makes me want to hang myself.

today, i went to another craft store to return several skeins of yarn that i did not want (a gift) and received store credit. i was shocked actually, i didn't have a receipt. but i got this wonderful yarn (cotton -acrylic blend) in this hazy purple. i'm knitting a lace short sleeve sweater from vintage knits. i'm so excited.

i've been working on this shawl from classic knits a lot recently and i only have one sleeve and the ribbing left. i'm hoping to have pictures up by this weekend. it hasn't been sunny here for day due to the stupid no'easter that happened mid-april? oh well.

not much else. i'm listening to the cast off podcast hosted by brenda dayne. love it! she's so funny and i enjoy her program greatly. i'm just finally catching up. i'm on 35 out of 46! yay!

i think i'm going to run. c will be here within the hour and i'd like to knit some.

have a wonderful evening.

rush! quick!

quickly:

here are the pictures i promised of the dollar and a half cardigan (front right and back):

and a close look at the stitches:

and the new shoes i got last week. earth spirit shoes are the best. "feel like you're walking barefoot in the sand when you're not!":

enjoy!

high education & baffled needles

though the title sounds a bit "druggie," i assure you it is not. a long story that will remain long in areas and short in others begins now:

my first class (sociology) was canceled because my professor was having surgery and obviously was not up to the task of coming to class. since its an 8 am class, i didn't mind that i got to sleep in an extra 2 hours. sadly, my brother and mother were making such a commotion this morning about the weather (shorts or pants?) that they woke me up a full half hour before my alarm was set to go off. and for anyone who knows how little sleep i get, they'd understand how distressing it was. needless to say i was a little annoyed and decided it was best to stay clear of these culprits that caused my sleep deprivation ('cause a half hour would have cured it all).

i have breakfast, like usual. oatmeal, half a green bagel (left over from the boy from saint patrick's day) and some chai. yummy! and there i am, reading seventeen magazine (i got a two year subscription when i was seventeen and its just about to fizzle out) trying to catch up on the year i decided not to read the magazines and just hoard them under my bed. when, what to my amazement should appear? but a friend of mine, in the pages of seventeen as a model! strange. though i'm not perfectly sure, for sure, but its her and i know it. strange!

continuing, i get to school a half hour early so i decide to work on my dollar and a half cardigan. i'm almost done the body! i just have to finish the left side panel up front and i can sew them together (after i block of course). though, i must admit that i'm getting a bit bored with it (probably the color) and decided to start on a top secret project. (oh la la! i know.) i go to english where my professor refuses to give back our essays (our last assignment) before our next essay so as not to "clutter our minds." bull. i want my essay so i can improve my writing (and my grade). but i don't bother even talking. i just knit. then statistics which is always joyous (gag!).

i come home, thinking all is well after a couple of "boardwalk" type events on campus. the sun is shining, i just took my sneakers off and put new sandals on. its just spectacular out side and i'm blaring my music in the car and singing and happy (for once its just glorious outside and that makes me feel glorious inside!) but i walk in the door and start talking to my mother and realize i have mail. some stupid papers from school 'cause them and the state and everything keep screwing things up. so i was sad 'cause instead of potentially going out with the boy for a walk down main street or in the local woods or even out for ice cream, i had to sit at home and type papers for my mother. that really only took me about 20 minutes (if that) to type them up and all. i just came back up stairs after sitting with her for almost an hour figuring all the papers out.

ah well. i got to talk to the boy for a bit. almost an hour, though half the time i was either talking to my mother or brother or he was talking to his family. i love the boy and am going to miss him when he goes off to college. really, i have to stop referring to him as "boy," he is quickly becoming a man.

though i got to talk to my best friend last night and that was great fun! "i heart my dumb friends!" that's our new slogan and bumper sticker! good times were had by all really. i miss her terribly but she's coming home this weekend for good friday and easter! she said she might come to the comedy show that my boy is preforming at on saturday night so that will be a TON of fun if she can go! i'm sure he wouldn't mind giving her a ride if she needed it. though, since he helps set the room up and all that fun stuff, we're there almost two hours before the doors open. though she loves me, i don't think she loves me that much.

in the knitting world, i've only got a bit knit here and there but that adds up faster than i thought. i finished the back and right front in the dollar and a half cardigan from the newest issue of interweave knits. good fun. though, like i said, i'm getting a bit bored of the same old project and decided to start working on a top secret one. i really can't reveal what it is for a while but i'll show random pictures.

i took some nice pictures today which i'll post in the next couple days (maybe tomorrow). but tonight i'm too lazy to download them.

god! its getting late and i should be in bed. i've been up much longer than twelve hours and i have to wake up at 5:30 for an 8 am class. though afterwards, my mother and i might meet up at a local shop and have some lunch and talk and do girlly things. god knows we don't do girlly things often. i really should teach her how to knit. i think it would relax her (god knows we're both high strung) and give us something more to talk about instead of college and the "real world."

alright. its late and i'm tired and a bit sad about the day. i'm off to bed.

night.

laundry: 8:35pm & a doll house.

first of all, i will state that there are no fancy pictures right now. i have not been knitting a whole lot and i wish i was. but sadly, school gets in the way of all that. i'll probably be up again 'til all hours of the morning try to cram in last minute studying for my sociology exam on socialization and culture tomorrow. i'm also on my final edits of my character analysis essay on a doll house by henrick isben.

my english professor is batty and does not know what good writing is if it bit him in the ass. so i'm constantly struggling to write something that i'm satisfied with and that he will, hopefully, be satisfied with. i've been spending hours on this damnable thing. engulfed almost my entire saturday (about a quarter of my saturday was spent sleeping and baking snickerdoodle cookies). it's said that if you're writing an essay, it is best to type it up and put it aside for 24 hours and then edit it. so sunday it was just chilling by my laptop while i went to get get inducted in to phi theta kappa (ptk), the international honor society for two year colleges. joy joy elation elation! afterwards, the boy took me out for food at the diner and we ended up spending three or four hours there catching up on life.

we haven't been talking much lately because i've been super busy with classes and student activities and he's been preforming a couple nights at local comedy clubs. (i'm so proud!) needless to say, we haven't had much time to talk. on top of that, he came down with the flu so my mother didn't want me near him. but we got to hang out, talk and catch up. it was a beautiful thing.

today i was running around, yet again. what's new? after my 8 am class and my 9:30 am class (a ten minute break people!) i ended up having a conference call with several people from around the area to discuss a senate hearing that i must testify. a fellow student and i are testifying about a regional scholarship given to those who graduate top 20% of their high school class. if you are part of this top 20%, you are given free tuition and fees to attend a community college. a wonderful and lovely idea! so we must testify that this program is working and helps several people fund their education. yay! that hearing is set for tomorrow morning.

then. (oh, you thought my day was over, didn't you?) i am participating in a leadership conference series called MLC. one of the presentations was given today an hour after my 12:30pm class ended. in the interim, i went to the local coffee house, got myself a free cup of honey cinnamon latte (coupons!) and started editing my character analysis essay. funny enough, that hour flew by and before i knew it, i was in the presentation with 7 other people discussing leadership qualities.

i enjoy these leadership conferences and programs. their one of my favorites! so it wasn't that much of a hassle to attend. though it was mucho cold in the room and i was so drained that i stopped having fun.

weird isn't it? college, i don't feel, is too hard. i just think its the work and the time element, not necessarily difficult. plus i'm all over the place with being a student leader and president of this club and that and trying to improve myself as a person while trying to help improve others without losing sight of my friends and family and their lives... (breath.)

its work.

but you live.

not much else going on. just really mentally and emotionally tired.

hm. i thought i'd talk on the phone with lover boy or my best friend. i guess its just not my night.

good night ya'll.

spring?

hello all! long time no see. i've been so busy, school has taken it's toll and i've had to not stop to keep up.

but let us catch up with what's been going on in life:

spring break: it was a lot shorter than i wanted it to be though it was nice to finally calm down. i went out to breakfast most mornings with the boy and/or friends.

other's spring break: my best friend came back home for her spring break and we were on the phone and i went over her house on the warmest day of the week (80 degrees!) and we went out to dinner and such. great amusement.

school: argh! its getting to me. i have six classes (18 credits) five days a week. i'm always at school and a ton of exams and essays are due. right now i should be finishing up studying for this computer class, i'm almost done and decided to take a break. last night i was up until 1 in the morning trying to finish homework up and just get ahead.

friends: my best friend went back up to her school. far away and i'm sad she's so far. my others are in high school and i don't see them that often. my sga/osa friends are around somewhere and i'll see them tomorrow i'm sure.

knitting: i've been working on the dollar and a half cardigan and here is the almost finished back (though its finished now):

and the front right panel. its a bit longer now:




and a new swatch for this little cardigan/shawl thing from Classic Knits.


boy: he's sick. i feel bad and wish i had more tea to give him. but that will be his going away present for college, a box of random teas so when he gets sick, he feels better. but i was a little down the other day (st. patrick's day actually) and he stopped by an irish market and picked up green bagels (they looked diseased!) for my family and me, a special drink i adore and flowers:


it made me feel better i must say.

otherwise life is moving. i have a midterm for computers tomorrow. so i better be off to finish studying.

good evening.

rosey heather.

life has continued even though i have not blogged all too often. i apologize to all the one person who reads this for not posting too often, but she understands that i'm a busy little worker bee (that was for spring).

spring. how beautiful. all the ice and snow melted (except for in parking lots where the snow is piled six feet high). the song birds are finally carrying a tune along the chilly breeze and the air is warming up just enough to allow me and several others to leave our jackets in the car. i am looking forward to spring and summer. to relax. to sit outside and read and knit. to romp through the woods with friends and pretend to have picnics amongst the trees and dirt.

spring is also bring about my internal writer. my desire and love for writing seems to be coming full swing lately. i have put down the needles several times just so i can write or read. i just finished reading "the things they carried" by o'brien. a wonderful story about the vietnam war. i was so enthralled, drink tea and reading, that i lost track of the hour. funny how that happens.

i feel lighter, in a better mood, than what i've been in for weeks. i do believe, whole heartedly now, that the weather affects my moods. for the past handful of days, the weather has been warmer than usual and the sun has broken through the clouds to warm the ground. i am so very pleased, i finally feel as though i'm out of this mini-rut i've been in. the weight of the world is not longer resting upon just my shoulders. i no longer feel as though i'm carrying a burden. classes and work have finally fallen into place. and i am overjoyed.

life in general has been excellent. the boy and i might go out to ice skate this weekend or just spend some time together. i am receiving a couple more potential orders for knit items. my fiber arts club is finally taking off and we will finally have our first meeting soon (though some have possibly given me attitude through email correspondence about meeting times). things are falling into place this week. and i cannot be happier.

though i miss several people and wish them to just come home. actually i only wish one to just come back home. i want her back her so i can bother her by stopping by her house before her family comes home instead of staying up until eleven at night to talk to her on aim. which is not the best option when most of my days start with eight am classes. i miss her terribly so and wishes she were here.

i wish i saw more people more often that i really, truly love. i miss my friends dearly and have yet to make any tight bonds with those at school. but, summer will becoming and that leaves only time to hang out with them.

prom is also coming (for the boy is a senior in high school). in may. perfect timing. the week after i final exams and the weekend before summer one courses begin. after mother's day and our anniversary. joy! elation! this year the boy's mother and i will be making the dress (the boy and i have gone to several of these so its finally time i just make the freaking dress). after prom, we will be spending the weekend on the beach and boardwalk. for this, i am more the excited!

in knitting news, i am currently working on my mother's gift which will no longer be for mother's day but her birthday (which is in august so it gives me all summer) and the dollar and a half cardigan from interweave knits in dark rose heather (wool-ease worsted weight). pictures will come shortly. though, feel free to go to interweave knits and search for the dollar and a half cardigan. i am super excited. it is working up a little faster than anticipated though i've only knit about six inches of the back.

life is good and one cannot complain too much.

it could always be worse.

ice days

hello again!

i know, it has been a bit. i've been crazy for the past week or two. lots of things have been going on and updating my blog did not seem so important. but now, things have calmed down (thank the good lord) and i have a little extra time to update.

first (since this is the first picture here) i've decided that i will be making my mother a blanket (which she always said she wanted from me) for mother's day. it will be 11 by 11" blocks of red, pink and gray. i will knit five blocks together and then knit five of these rows, sewing them together at the end. i will also put a 2" garter stitch border in (probably) gray. here is what i have so far:

moving on. valentine's day. yes, in the area where i reside, there was a horrible snow storm on tuesday. the snow storm really wasn't that bad until wednesday when everything (and i do mean everything) turned to ice. so, needless to say, the boyfriend and i decided not to go out. but he did come over and surprised me with six roses (which is divisible by three and i love the number three), a teddy bear, chocolate, balloon and an andy kaufman dvd.

for the boy, i knit him an ipod holder:


and a pair of socks. they were crazy fast because i knit them on us11 needles with chunky yarn. but, i over estimated how big his feet were and they were several sizes too big! we laughed, they looked like clown slippers! but i pulled them back and here they are:


now, they attempted to be socks but they look more like bed slippers. so they shall be slippers. him and i are going out today to eat and maybe go to the bookstore and get some tea then back to his house. he will receive the slippers today and i hope they fit well.

before i move on, here is the teddy bear that he gave me with a balloon chocking him around the neck when i first met him:


please don't mind the crazy patterns behind him. i ran out of good, clean sheets.

at my college, i've decided to start my own fiber art's club. last night, i sat down at my computer and typed for three hours to make a preliminary constitution. i'm hoping to have a meeting soon to go over the constitution and start moving forward with the club. i will keep you updated as to what happens with the club.

i finally finished a book for fun! i didn't realize until a couple weeks into my first semester that it is so difficult to get reading time in. but i started reading knitting rules! by the yarn harlot. it was really great. great information, funny and entertaining all the way around. i suggest it to any one, beginner or experienced knitter, its great to have in your library.

i found a great pattern and some pretty cheap yarn (on sale at a local yarn shop) and am going to pick up the yarn and eventually knit my boyfriend this sweater. i figure it'll be a random gift at a random holiday. i doubt i will even start to cast on until i finish my mother's day gift. but i have this great pattern and idea! i'm very excited.

right now i have purple/pink wool/cotton blend socks on the sticks, my mother's day gift and soon plan to cast on for a little shrug.

i know, i'm just rambling and moving from topic to topic so fast. i'm sorry. i'm just so scatterbrained right now.

oh, for anyone interested, there is this great podcast on itunes that i just found (though its been around for almost two years) but its called cast on. podcasts are free and i suggest everyone to download itunes (its free!) and search through the free podcasts and download your favorites! but cast on is a great podcast and i suggest it to all knitters.

okay. i think this is my time. i have to start to dust and vacuum today before i run out with the boyfriend. or, if my brother doesn't wake up before 11:30am, then i'll have to vacuum and dust (not in that order) when i come home.

oh, i hear him! he's up! i guess i should start cleaning up, call the boy and start getting ready for a day out on the town. yay!

sorry this is so scattered. i'll try to work on it next time.

have a wonder day lovelies!

EDIT: (10:09pm 2.18.07) i just wanted to inform about today's events since after i posted this early in the morning. after i vacuumed and cleaned the house and other such chores, i started to primp for the day out with the boy. we went to friday's and barnes and nobles and we were out until about 3pm (he picked me up around noon). afterwards, we went back to his house, played around on his computer and watched four (yes four) forty-minute episodes of LOST (i am currently a season behind). his mother is italian and made some really great food! overall it was a wonderful day. but the real reason i wanted to edit this was to inform that the boy (along with his twin siblings, mother and father who went on to tell me stories about such slippers) loves the slippers and they fit him pretty well and they are comfortable! he loves them!! and i'm so happy about that! so happy! that's all. thank you.

leg dreamers.

its late, i know. but i finished my leg warmers yesterday before i headed out with the boy to a party around the corner. i was so excited. its been two months in the making! my laziness has held them off far too long. i'm so happy to have them with this really cold weather.

though, it is great that i didn't have to create or sew a seam for this, it was the biggest pain to knit this in round (double-pointed needles, size US 11).

here are some pictures of the finished product (with some socks i did not knit and my school books with shoes):

and again, with different leg posture:

hope you enjoyed. hopefully, more pictures on the way!

good evening.

winter less than wonder.

hello all! how has everyone been? i know, it's been a while. i've been knitting like there is no tomorrow and have had to catch up on some homework so i've been unable to update (though a few have been bugging me to).

right now, winter is being less than a wonder as it has been to me in the past. no sun, just clouds. except at night. the boy and i went star gazing after a basketball game one time. it was beautiful. no clouds whatsoever. just beautiful. but otherwise, its been really not fun. i don't know what it is, but i've just been really down and when i'm in these moods (which i blame the weather) very few things make me happy.

my best friend called me the other day and we talked for about an hour. it was so good to hear from here and i loved talking to her. she really made me smile that day.

my boy has talked to me and taken me out a bit more lately. and its very nice. he makes me feel happy, he takes my mind of all the things that might be going wrong.

my knitting. i've been selling a lot lately so i've been knitting a lot to keep up with demand. knitting relaxes me so much and takes my mind off everything. and i love it!

as i said, i've been selling a lot lately, but first i should show you the final outcome of the sweater i had been working on for the boyfriend. it took me exactly a week (mind you i was still on winter break at the time so i had a lot of time on my hands). it was possibly the fastest thing i've ever knit. it was my first sweater, so it holds a big place in my heart (i told the boyfriend that if we break up, i want the sweater back). its chunky (knit in lion brand wool-ease wheat), thick and very warm. it was almost to difficult too part with! the boy was so kind and said that if i wanted to, i could keep the sweater for myself and knit him a new one later (with me buying the yarn 'cause he bought $40 of yarn for this sweater). but i think it turned out well. i'll have to get a picture of him in it:



pretty cool, huh? like i was saying before (for the second time) i've been selling a lot of knit stuff recently. i have sold two head bands and am currently knitting two more for others and a pair of fingerless mitts. in total, i will have made $80 by the time i finish knitting these things. yay for me!

here are one of the head things i've sold as it's being worked on:

and some extra yarn that i'm playing around with on one of the sunny days. i planning on making a little shrug using the wool-ease in rosebud i believe it is.

currently, i've decided to knit the leg warmers that i've put on hold for over two months! its getting too cold and i need thicker leg warmers to wear under my pants. i'm really excited about these so much! i'm hoping to finish them by tomorrow. i only have five or so inches left and i can get them done within the next day. after that i have several projects in the making (two caliometries, two pairs of fingerless mitts and a wraparound jacket that i will also be working on my second harringbone glove).

i just want to knit all the time! that's all i want to do now. though, i've picked up reading again. of course, it's a knitting book called "knitting rules!" and i've picked up writing a bit. in english 102 (english literature) we've been reading a lot (duh!) and i've been reading some really fascinating things and it makes me want to write more.

oh well. the boys on the phone talking about some stupid show (what can you do with tv?). so i guess i will depart.

good evening.

sweater lover.

the first day back to classes have occurred! god forbid. not too bad, but it will take me a little bit to get back into the groove of things. i had history and public speaking. my classes were pretty full and not many people i know in class.

moving on. i've been spending a lot of time knitting. i've been on break a long while and my knitting needles have been going. during break, i finished two scarves, two head band things, a single glove, a single leg warmer and i believe that is it.

this past monday (about six days ago) i started a sweater for my boyfriend. he's been asking me one for about two years and i finally got around to it. and here it is (as of yesterday):

i also have been making stitch markers so that i can use and sell them to other knitters. here is on of my favorite ones:



the stitch marker is being used to knit this head band thing for someone who ordered it from me. the yarn is 100% merino wool from canada with shades of pinks and browns:




i believe food will be needed shortly, along with a nice shower and maybe some knitting, talking and homework.

hope you enjoyed my pictures. more will soon be available.

good night.

80 degrees to sweaters.

so. i know, i haven't updated in a little while. but do you blame me? i was in daytona for several days and have been trying to catch up with friends and family before school started all over again.

but let me quickly recap: daytona was amazing!!! i learned a lot and that excites me so much! and i may even be starting a knitting club at my school! score! but while i was in daytona, i began teaching a couple people how to knit:

this is megan:

and they are brittany and caitlin (cait already knows how to crochet):


any way, i had a ton of fun and met some great people!

i went out twice with my best friend and once with my boyfriend when i got back. we all caught up on our lives. what we're doing and what we plan on doing. wonderful really. i

i began knitting the baby cape while i was in daytona and on the plane. finished a scarf that i began before christmas for my mother. i even began by boyfriend's sweater. i started it today and it is such a fast knit! i can't even tell you. in all i must have worked three to four hours and i already have seven inches done.

sorry, i wish i had more to type, but just wanted to update on what i've been up to. i promise, i'll write a better blog soon.

before midnight.

hello again. it is almost wednesday, but i can't sleep. i've been looking at several knitting blogs and websites. i've added a handful of new links to my blog. mainly knitting. i am very excited about some of the blogs. so far i am attempting to join the sexy knitter's club blog. i've put in a request and am now waiting for a reply.

moving on. i talked to both my boyfriend and best friend, they are both wishing me fun and plenty of pleasures on my way to florida. my boyfriend wished me luck with the bermuda triangle. those were his last works. "don't die." he's such the romantic. my best friend and i are planning much fun for when i come home next week. a trip out of town, for food, clothes, shoes, books, tea/coffee and yarn (of course).

here is a picture that i tried to load earlier but was unable to:

the finished project is a tad bit bigger than this. by one "square row." it is a cloth measured by seven blocks by six blocks. i cast off around seven this evening and sewed in the ends. it really doesn't need any blocking, it would be pointless. the texture is amazing though:


i am planning on entering a craft fair with my knitting in october/november at my local high school. people pay good money for hand knit items. and i need gas money and to feel worth while.

i have been on the worst knitting kick ever. it's really disturbing. its almost midnight and i'm still up 'cause i was knitting and looking at knitting web sites. and i probably won't go to be until i finish the middle finger of my glove. here is an inside-out view with no middle finger:


i still have to do the thumb. hopefully, it'll be done before i leave the house tomorrow. if i can, i'll try to post the picture of the finished glove and utility cloth. i must say i had the best time with the utility cloth! it was such a fast knit and so much fun! though i'm not a big fan of the yarn i used, it was a blast and i'll take it to florida with me to clean myself. the yarns a bit rough so i think it'll lather and clean well.

when i get back, i really want to just sit down and knit. i'd love to get a ton of these projects complete before the spring semester is here. but we'll see what i can do.

alright. i will be heading off to bed within the hour. i just want to finish my middle finger.

night.

daytona knits

first, i would like to go over a couple things before i go to the pictures. i really doubt many people read this but i am leaving for florida tomorrow! i am so excited. i just found out i can bring my knitting needles on board. i can knit to the plane, while i wait and on the plane. you can't imagine how happy i am about this! i am bringing this deep red yarn to work on a gift to an old high school teacher of mine who is about to have his first baby, a girl! i'm knitting her a little baby cape that is just the most adorable thing ever. i'm hoping to get a good amount done while i am away for the next five or so days.

next, i was up until five in the morning playing this stupid computer game called myst. i needed a walk through 'cause its the first game i've ever really played on my own. its good fun. and i saved it and everything. too bad i don't know how to retrieve a saved game. and i was almost done too! i only had one or two more levels to go through. damnation! oh well. i'll pick it up again when i get back.

now, seeing as i promised pictures of the little head thing i made my friend, here it is:


not the best picture in the world, but it works. i'm planning on making one for myself in the very near future. sadly, i have so many projects going i don't know when i'll have the time to get to it. my goal is to finish my leg warmers, gloves and my mother's scarf by the end of break and to start, if not finish, the baby cape and my boyfriend's sweater. geez!

for christmas, my mom and i got new cell phones. my mother of course wanted something to put the cell phone in as to not scratch the cell phone when it is in her purse. so here's what i got:


i think it turned out pretty well. its a wool-cotton blend that is just splendid to work with! i picked up two hanks of this color and two others of this orange-pink color. i plan with the remaining to do two things: knit myself a cell phone cover and make socks out of the remaining yarn. it'll be such a pleasure! here's another picture with the cover in action:


moving on. i just sat around in my pjs yesterday and majority of today. so here are some monkeys:


i had more pictures of my gloves and this little hankie/wash cloth i've been working on but was unable to load them on to the page. maybe later this evening. right now, i have to type up a couple pages (including a pattern to take on the flight with me).

good evening.