Guess what!!!
I do still exsist. New job (not so new anymore) takes up a lot of time-- knitting takes up the rest!!!
Finished projects-
My half gloves from La Lana Wools
A ribbed scarf (it got cold) in Rowan chunky chenille
Almost finished projects (all the knitting's done, just need to sew seams, weave ends, etc)
Jessi's scarf
Jessi's tank top
La Lana Hat
1 shawl
Becca's scarf
1 sock
Still working on wedding shawls and the infamous green sweater... sigh...
Saturday, December 21, 2002
Thursday, September 19, 2002
beaded knitting is crazy. All I ever seem to do is push the beads further down the wool so I actually have some wool to knit with.
Lace on big needles is fun. My yarn broke 3 times in the past 2 days and beads went flying all over. GARGH!
8 more hours and I will no longer be a travel agent. Woo-Hoo!
Lace on big needles is fun. My yarn broke 3 times in the past 2 days and beads went flying all over. GARGH!
8 more hours and I will no longer be a travel agent. Woo-Hoo!
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
Kidsilk has arrived, employee discount has kicked in, AND I now have keys to the store. Woo-Hoo!
In non-knitting news... my time as a travel agent is coming to a close as I just got a job as office assistant at the big concert hall...
I love my library work.
I wish I worked at the wool store full time.
In non-knitting news... my time as a travel agent is coming to a close as I just got a job as office assistant at the big concert hall...
I love my library work.
I wish I worked at the wool store full time.
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Libby Shell done and handed in and I got paid for it! YAY!
EXCEPT-- my boss pays £1.75 per 50 grams used, not market price of 15pence/meter (or 15cents/yard in the states). (and of course cost of materials is above and beyond, but my materials were provided, so I don't worry about that for this random story) So I should have been paid £24 and instead got £12. Not that big of deal when you consider that a sweater made from Rowan's cork would be worth £132 and only get £14.... hmmmm...
not that I really mind, because I'm not trying to eat with this money, but it makes me wonder what I'm doing to the market, you know?
EXCEPT-- my boss pays £1.75 per 50 grams used, not market price of 15pence/meter (or 15cents/yard in the states). (and of course cost of materials is above and beyond, but my materials were provided, so I don't worry about that for this random story) So I should have been paid £24 and instead got £12. Not that big of deal when you consider that a sweater made from Rowan's cork would be worth £132 and only get £14.... hmmmm...
not that I really mind, because I'm not trying to eat with this money, but it makes me wonder what I'm doing to the market, you know?
Sunday, September 01, 2002
More body accomplished on Jessi's tank
Kidsilk orderded from LYS for the shawls and the Maggie turtleneck in last winter's Rowan mag.
Libby shell (not cardigan, I'm dumb) has been blocked, collar has been knitted, and now just needs to be sewn together.
Now, I knit the front and the back seperately, made of Rowan's Biggy Print, which is a varigated thick-n-thin yarn. Now it thick-n-thinned very nicely on the back but the front tended to thin with odd patches of big. When this goes up in the window display, I hope we display it backwards. Why the hell did it do that? Gargh.
Kidsilk orderded from LYS for the shawls and the Maggie turtleneck in last winter's Rowan mag.
Libby shell (not cardigan, I'm dumb) has been blocked, collar has been knitted, and now just needs to be sewn together.
Now, I knit the front and the back seperately, made of Rowan's Biggy Print, which is a varigated thick-n-thin yarn. Now it thick-n-thinned very nicely on the back but the front tended to thin with odd patches of big. When this goes up in the window display, I hope we display it backwards. Why the hell did it do that? Gargh.
Friday, August 30, 2002
Gah! It's been a long time since posting. Sorry. I've also been weeks behind in reading my email as well.
Me (non knitting) Volunteering at a cool library in the mornings. Being a shitty travel agent afternoons/evenings.
Me (knitting) Working at yarn store on Sat. afternoons and getting paid in cash at the end of the day (this gets a big YAY because the British will not let me open a bank account, nor will the let me cash my paycheck unless I have a bank account, so I have lots of money, just no way to access it. It's very frustrating.)
Project wise--gloves are done, everything's just waiting to be blocked...
Am working on a pair of toe-up socks in really nice yarn Dan bought me whilst backpacking through Europe. They fit nicely in my purse
Also on the needles is a Rowan's Libby Cardigan in super chunky wool (the back for a size adult medium only takes 34 stitches. The back took me 1/2 hour to knit. Literally.) This isn't for me, but for the window display in the shop (so now knitting is work. YAY)
Jessi's tank top is making good progress. Booby cups are done, I-cord is almost done, have also started on the body
Swatching swatching swatching for stoles for my bridesmaids because I'm getting married on January 11th! yay we set the date!
Also, on Tuesday I need to call the lady from Rowan and see about a possible job as a design consultant. YAY!
Me (non knitting) Volunteering at a cool library in the mornings. Being a shitty travel agent afternoons/evenings.
Me (knitting) Working at yarn store on Sat. afternoons and getting paid in cash at the end of the day (this gets a big YAY because the British will not let me open a bank account, nor will the let me cash my paycheck unless I have a bank account, so I have lots of money, just no way to access it. It's very frustrating.)
Project wise--gloves are done, everything's just waiting to be blocked...
Am working on a pair of toe-up socks in really nice yarn Dan bought me whilst backpacking through Europe. They fit nicely in my purse
Also on the needles is a Rowan's Libby Cardigan in super chunky wool (the back for a size adult medium only takes 34 stitches. The back took me 1/2 hour to knit. Literally.) This isn't for me, but for the window display in the shop (so now knitting is work. YAY)
Jessi's tank top is making good progress. Booby cups are done, I-cord is almost done, have also started on the body
Swatching swatching swatching for stoles for my bridesmaids because I'm getting married on January 11th! yay we set the date!
Also, on Tuesday I need to call the lady from Rowan and see about a possible job as a design consultant. YAY!
Wednesday, August 07, 2002
So, I skipped the selvedge stitch on the gloves, but then I missed some increases and I wasn't sure where, so I ripped the damn thing and started over...
anyway, it's really pretty, cause I'm done with it now. The second one is 1/2 way done.
The yarn store will give me a few afternoons when they get busy again. Meanwhile, I'm a travel agent. Ugh.
But I was raving about the Lalana on KnitU and I asked the lady if I could come work for her. She emailed me back today saying that they always needed help and where did I live? Sigh. England's a really far commute from New Mexico.
anyway, it's really pretty, cause I'm done with it now. The second one is 1/2 way done.
The yarn store will give me a few afternoons when they get busy again. Meanwhile, I'm a travel agent. Ugh.
But I was raving about the Lalana on KnitU and I asked the lady if I could come work for her. She emailed me back today saying that they always needed help and where did I live? Sigh. England's a really far commute from New Mexico.
Friday, August 02, 2002
So I finished the second boob cup for Jessi's tank and decided to take a break and tackle that wonderous Lalana wool.
Yum. This stuff is amazing. I did almost all of the fez, changed the ending, decided I didn't like it and should just do the pattern as written, got really paranoid about having enough yarn and decided to to the gloves, then go back and do the hat with the yarn left.
I didn't read the part of the pattern that says there's a selvidge stitch on one side that isn't included in the patterning but IS included in the stitch counts, so I autocorrected and was too lazy to rip and correct when I realized my autocorrect was actually a mistake. Blah. So my seams might not be as pretty as can be. Sod it. The freize stitch pattern sure is pretty though and fun to knit in that challenging but doable sort of way. (It's adapented from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury)
Dan comes back tomorrow. YAY!
I miss the axis of diva.
Yum. This stuff is amazing. I did almost all of the fez, changed the ending, decided I didn't like it and should just do the pattern as written, got really paranoid about having enough yarn and decided to to the gloves, then go back and do the hat with the yarn left.
I didn't read the part of the pattern that says there's a selvidge stitch on one side that isn't included in the patterning but IS included in the stitch counts, so I autocorrected and was too lazy to rip and correct when I realized my autocorrect was actually a mistake. Blah. So my seams might not be as pretty as can be. Sod it. The freize stitch pattern sure is pretty though and fun to knit in that challenging but doable sort of way. (It's adapented from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury)
Dan comes back tomorrow. YAY!
I miss the axis of diva.
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
6 people, 1 phone line, and only dial-up access make for very sporadic and limited online time. sigh.
Anyway, Jessi's scarf is done and I'm almost done with the second boob cup of her tank top! YAY!
I'm going down to that yarn store on Friday to see if they can hook me up, otherwise I'm staying here in temping limbo. Actually, it should be OK as a temp. Decent money, it's just a matter if they find something for me next week or not. Hopefully I can get steady work, because I really hate this state of financial desperation.
Anyway, Jessi's scarf is done and I'm almost done with the second boob cup of her tank top! YAY!
I'm going down to that yarn store on Friday to see if they can hook me up, otherwise I'm staying here in temping limbo. Actually, it should be OK as a temp. Decent money, it's just a matter if they find something for me next week or not. Hopefully I can get steady work, because I really hate this state of financial desperation.
Monday, July 22, 2002
OK! I'm in England! YAY...
I was reading Cosmo on the plane (yeah yeah yeah, I know) and it had this summer's what's hot, what's not list. Under "cool secret home hobby" beading was hot, knitting was not. whatever.
Also, you cannot knit on AirCanada yet. It still has pictures of knitting needles on all the signs of what you're not allowed to bring on and while getting my bags randomly searched at the gate, the man asked me if I had the needles to go with the yarn he found. He was happy when I told them I checked them, because he didn't want to confiscate them, but he wouldn've had to. Anyway, he then asked if I had made the sweater I was wearing (my new red one) and I said yes and he was very impressed and even repacked my bag for me. Oh yeah.
Do you know who should write a blog that I would read religiously? Jessi. That's who. You know who you are.
I was reading Cosmo on the plane (yeah yeah yeah, I know) and it had this summer's what's hot, what's not list. Under "cool secret home hobby" beading was hot, knitting was not. whatever.
Also, you cannot knit on AirCanada yet. It still has pictures of knitting needles on all the signs of what you're not allowed to bring on and while getting my bags randomly searched at the gate, the man asked me if I had the needles to go with the yarn he found. He was happy when I told them I checked them, because he didn't want to confiscate them, but he wouldn've had to. Anyway, he then asked if I had made the sweater I was wearing (my new red one) and I said yes and he was very impressed and even repacked my bag for me. Oh yeah.
Do you know who should write a blog that I would read religiously? Jessi. That's who. You know who you are.
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Sweater is done (and lovely. Especially with my fab new glasses)
Vest is designed for mom (and she understood my pattern! even better)
And I made carry-on bag custom made for my size allowance AND it will be the coolest knitting bag when I get off the plane and am allowed to put knitting needles in it, because I built in a needle case in the lining.
Mmm-mmm. I rule.
Wait, I still haven't packed and I leave in 11.5 hours. Hmmm....
Vest is designed for mom (and she understood my pattern! even better)
And I made carry-on bag custom made for my size allowance AND it will be the coolest knitting bag when I get off the plane and am allowed to put knitting needles in it, because I built in a needle case in the lining.
Mmm-mmm. I rule.
Wait, I still haven't packed and I leave in 11.5 hours. Hmmm....
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Monday, July 15, 2002
Saturday, July 13, 2002
Hmmm... so, I'm trying to figure out how to do the sleeves on this thing. I'd like to pick up and knit down, because I HATE sewing armhole seams and really suck at it. Here's the deal. There's shaping on the front, not on the back, and some stitches have been placed on stitch holders at the armhole... I think I'm just going to pick them all up (well, not all, I have to account for the fact that 5 sts. to the inch does not equal 7 rows to the inch) and just see if it works... hmmm...
Got so frustrated with it last night I did some work on the green sweater... yeesh.
Got so frustrated with it last night I did some work on the green sweater... yeesh.
Friday, July 12, 2002
GOD DAMN IT! Not only is my last post NOT posting, but the post I just wrote got deleted because blogger's "sign out" buttons and "post and publish" buttons are WAY too close together.
That, and even though I always click the "remember me" option on Blogger, it never does remember me (and yes, I only use one computer)
OK, so today I was trying to figure out how many sweaters I should bring next week when I move and Dan told me 2. And I thought, what? only two? With my sweater addition? And then he tells me that there are no situations in which you would ever need more than 2 sweaters ever What the hell? I tried to explain that we grew up in drastically different climates and naturally had different view points on it, me from the rather frigid Wisconsin northlands, and he from Houston. He didn't buy it. Long and short, I still have no idea how many sweaters I should bring. I think I'll email he best friend, who currently lives in London and understands such things. Yeesh.
Something I realized last night while trying on the super-cool sleeveless cotton sweater--shells are neat. I should knit some.
That, and even though I always click the "remember me" option on Blogger, it never does remember me (and yes, I only use one computer)
OK, so today I was trying to figure out how many sweaters I should bring next week when I move and Dan told me 2. And I thought, what? only two? With my sweater addition? And then he tells me that there are no situations in which you would ever need more than 2 sweaters ever What the hell? I tried to explain that we grew up in drastically different climates and naturally had different view points on it, me from the rather frigid Wisconsin northlands, and he from Houston. He didn't buy it. Long and short, I still have no idea how many sweaters I should bring. I think I'll email he best friend, who currently lives in London and understands such things. Yeesh.
Something I realized last night while trying on the super-cool sleeveless cotton sweater--shells are neat. I should knit some.
Oh yeah... I knit up the shoulder seams last night and tried that baby on... mmm mmm... sexy mama...
Someday I will have web space so I can host pictures and show y'all what I'm doing...
Just the sleeves yet to go, but I need to type up a week's worth of meeting minutes before I'm allowing myself to touch the needles again. Poo.
Also, need to sew a lot before I leave. Things to sew:
Pajama pants for me
Pajama pants for Dan
Denim skirt made out of old jeans
Needle Cases! Needle Cases! Needle Cases!
Someday I will have web space so I can host pictures and show y'all what I'm doing...
Just the sleeves yet to go, but I need to type up a week's worth of meeting minutes before I'm allowing myself to touch the needles again. Poo.
Also, need to sew a lot before I leave. Things to sew:
Pajama pants for me
Pajama pants for Dan
Denim skirt made out of old jeans
Needle Cases! Needle Cases! Needle Cases!
Thursday, July 11, 2002
ARGH! So, 4.5 inches into the split (I'm knitting all 3 pieces simaltanously) I realize that my left front is 2 stitches off of my right front. ARGH. In my never-ending search for perfection, I rip the entire left front out and start again... and I'm still 1 stitch off and can't figure out where. I think I might just be a stitch off period from the beginning, so screw it. I just hope I stay one stitch off and not more.
One week from today I move to England! YAY!
One week from today I move to England! YAY!
I'm still in the running for the classic elite fame that's up for trade at my life in stitches! woo-hoo! it's so pretty... but what to make with it???? hmmmm... well, shouldn't get my hopes up and i'm sure that (if i get it) as soon as i feel and see it and knit a swatch, i'll get a good idea...
As for the red cotton thing... YES YES YES, this baby's been split for the armholes... and less than 5 inches before i stich up the shoulder seams. YAY!
lyle lovett's on leno again?
one week from tomorrow and i'll be gone... hells yeah...
As for the red cotton thing... YES YES YES, this baby's been split for the armholes... and less than 5 inches before i stich up the shoulder seams. YAY!
lyle lovett's on leno again?
one week from tomorrow and i'll be gone... hells yeah...
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
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