That's how I feel right now.
But I've started working on the sweater for Wolf's sister. It's not really anything special, but hopefully it'll come out ok. I warned her it may wind up a little crappy since it's my guinea pig project. But hopefully it'll come out ok.
2 more hours until I'm back at work again. And honestly, I'm perfectly fine with that. I'm actually enjoying my job. I'm not surrounded by drama, I don't have to deal with horrible customers, and I don't have to clean up after other people because we're given certain areas to work in and that's all that we do. Yay! And it's almost $12/hour so that means more money for yarn! ;] That's horrible.
I'm still waiting on the yarn to come through the mail so hopefully those won't take too long to get here. I'm eager to start working on Christmas gifts.
I can't wait for the Winter Wonderland Coffee Swap to kick in. Seeing as how it's my first swap, I'm just eager to get going and have an excuse to buy some goodies for other people. I love to spoil others, so this should work out perfectly!
On another note, Robin's hosting a contest for her 2 year blogiversary. So you should check it out. :]
Anyways, I'm off for now to work on that sweater. The K2 P2 ribbing along the bottom is a killer. @___@ Hope everyone has a great day!
October 30, 2007
October 29, 2007
So much.
First things first, the Winter Wonderland Coffee Swap is still open for registration until the 31st. 2 more days, so get on it and join us! :]
So I went around the internet quite a bit today and spent a huge chunk of my final paycheck from Michael's on yarn. Yes, a good majority of it was for Christmas present supplies, but still. My yarn stash is getting quite insane at the moment and so I'm sure my parents will have a cow when they see all this new yarn showing up on the porch. Haha.
Anyways, I've only bought for two presents at the moment, and all the other yarn I bought was for my own personal greedy joys.
One of these little condom critters (from Naughty Needles) will be thrown together for my friend K who's moved to another area of Cali. But she's been my best friend since high school, and I know that she could probably use one of these cute little critters around her pad. ;) Christmas surprise for her indeed.
This little Head Honcho Poncho from the Nursery Knits book will be going towards my little cousin. I'm sure my aunt will love it. I'm shooting to make it a little larger then she needs at the moment though so she'll have a little extra time to fully grow into it. Some coosh room never hurt anyone, right? And please excuse the crappy picture. It's the best I could do at the moment.
Tomorrow it's back to work. I need to get more knitting done. I've been slacking. :[ I'll be sure to update with pictures of the yarn once it arrives. Yay!
So I went around the internet quite a bit today and spent a huge chunk of my final paycheck from Michael's on yarn. Yes, a good majority of it was for Christmas present supplies, but still. My yarn stash is getting quite insane at the moment and so I'm sure my parents will have a cow when they see all this new yarn showing up on the porch. Haha.
Anyways, I've only bought for two presents at the moment, and all the other yarn I bought was for my own personal greedy joys.
One of these little condom critters (from Naughty Needles) will be thrown together for my friend K who's moved to another area of Cali. But she's been my best friend since high school, and I know that she could probably use one of these cute little critters around her pad. ;) Christmas surprise for her indeed.
This little Head Honcho Poncho from the Nursery Knits book will be going towards my little cousin. I'm sure my aunt will love it. I'm shooting to make it a little larger then she needs at the moment though so she'll have a little extra time to fully grow into it. Some coosh room never hurt anyone, right? And please excuse the crappy picture. It's the best I could do at the moment.
Tomorrow it's back to work. I need to get more knitting done. I've been slacking. :[ I'll be sure to update with pictures of the yarn once it arrives. Yay!
October 28, 2007
Wow.
Just...wow.
This new job is draining me. And it doesn't help that I'm feeling super lazy at the moment. But, working 3-11 really isn't as great as I thought. I only now realize exactly how much I would get done during the evening and night hours. But I just need to adjust to this new schedule.
Work has actually been rather fun. I haven't been dreading going in. I'm just usually a little tiffed since our machine keeps breaking down and then I wind up running out of things to do.
And I definitely will never look at a box the same way again. Pathetic, really. I never realized exactly how much detail goes into the making of those things. And frankly, I never want to see another PSP box for the rest of my life.
Anyways, with the change in schedules and slight lack of sleeping time, my knitting hours have dwindled down. I haven't even picked up a pair of knitting needles since last Sunday. Rather crazy to me when I think about it. But I know it will come back into play as soon as I've fully adjusted.
Things have been crazy hectic. And my parents are in arms at the moment because (and I warned them this would happen) my underage brother got caught drinking. So he was kicked off of his college baseball team, and if he can't keep his grades up, he won't even make it through this semester. Not only that, but the only reason he's in that college was because of a baseball scholarship. So we don't even know what's going to happen with him. And since Wolf's currently living in his bedroom, it's not much of an option for him to come back home and mooch around here. But, I told them his drinking was a problem and they didn't want to listen to me. I know my brother better then they think I do. Oh well. They'll learn one day.
Anyways, I should probably take off and get some sleep. I have to be up in 4 hours. Woohoo, party animal! Hope everyone has a nice Sunday!
This new job is draining me. And it doesn't help that I'm feeling super lazy at the moment. But, working 3-11 really isn't as great as I thought. I only now realize exactly how much I would get done during the evening and night hours. But I just need to adjust to this new schedule.
Work has actually been rather fun. I haven't been dreading going in. I'm just usually a little tiffed since our machine keeps breaking down and then I wind up running out of things to do.
And I definitely will never look at a box the same way again. Pathetic, really. I never realized exactly how much detail goes into the making of those things. And frankly, I never want to see another PSP box for the rest of my life.
Anyways, with the change in schedules and slight lack of sleeping time, my knitting hours have dwindled down. I haven't even picked up a pair of knitting needles since last Sunday. Rather crazy to me when I think about it. But I know it will come back into play as soon as I've fully adjusted.
Things have been crazy hectic. And my parents are in arms at the moment because (and I warned them this would happen) my underage brother got caught drinking. So he was kicked off of his college baseball team, and if he can't keep his grades up, he won't even make it through this semester. Not only that, but the only reason he's in that college was because of a baseball scholarship. So we don't even know what's going to happen with him. And since Wolf's currently living in his bedroom, it's not much of an option for him to come back home and mooch around here. But, I told them his drinking was a problem and they didn't want to listen to me. I know my brother better then they think I do. Oh well. They'll learn one day.
Anyways, I should probably take off and get some sleep. I have to be up in 4 hours. Woohoo, party animal! Hope everyone has a nice Sunday!
October 17, 2007
Winter Wonderland Coffee Swap
Oh the wondrous joy that is coffee. I've been drinking it for as long as I can remember. As a child, I went to the same school my mother taught at (oh the fun that ensued from that) and so my dad would frequently visit her whenever he came to pick me up and take me to work. He was a big coffee drinker at that time and always had some at hand. So naturally he would always have a mug with him everywhere he went. So one day I was sitting in the car waiting for him to finish talking to my mom and take me home, when I caught the aroma wafting from his mug. Naturally, as a ten-year-old, the scent interested me and so I picked up the mug and swished the coffee around a little bit. After much sniffing and contemplating, I decided to take a swig before dad got back so I wouldn't get in trouble. The only thing was that I loved it so much, I drank the whole mug. And I've been addicted ever since. So I've decided to make my first-ever swap a coffee swap. Because what's better then knitting and sipping down some yummy coffee?
Coffee
What are your favorite kinds of coffee? I'm really open to anything. I'm still young so I've only recently begun to delve into the land of many coffees. Though anything that smells or tastes wonderful will do just fine.
Do you prefer whole bean or ground coffee? Ground. I usually make myself coffee when I'm feeling too lazy to do anything, so the less I have to do to get to that nectar, the better.
This time of year, there are often Holiday Blends available, and many flavored coffees - do you drink flavored coffee? Do you enjoy special blends? I do drink flavored coffee and I do enjoy special blends. I'm pretty much up for anything. My coffee palette is still learning.
How do you take your coffee? Cream and Sugar? Straight up? Decaf? I may be a bit of a wimp and add cream and sugar, but I can't deal with decaf. For some reason, it leaves a bad aftertaste in my mouth. :[
Do you prefer drinking from a nice thick mug, or a matched cup and saucer? I'm a thick-mug breed of girl. I'm more known for chugging down my coffee then sipping. And I usually drink it on the go, so cups and saucers wouldn't do me much good.
Winter and Holidays - PLEASE be descriptive! Your pal will need this information to be sure to put together a package you will enjoy!
What is your favorite part of Winter? I just love drinking coffee and observing the world around as everyone else is freezing like crazy. :] I'm a little sadistic at times. But I just love the fact that you can relax more then you can in the summer. As odd as it may sound, I enjoy the warmth of being all cozy in the house and sort of mocking mother nature for trying to turn my skin blue.
Do you celebrate a holiday in December, and if so, which holiday? I celebrate Christmas aka the birth of Jesus. But I also love other holidays that people celebrate during the month as well, and I'm overly hard to offend. I love learning about different cultures and heritages and celebrations, so feel free to just do what you want to do.
If you celebrate Christmas, do you put up a tree? Pretty much every year that we're able to or will be home during the holiday to make use of it. We love the feel it brings to a room.
Would you enjoy items related to the holiday, or would you prefer a Winter themed package? I would honestly have to say Winter, but basically anything that's not specifically red and green. Strangely, the two colors together make my head ache.
Do you collect anything? Are there any holiday or winter-themed items (Snowmen, Angels, Snoflakes, Santas, etc) that you collect? I collect anything moose-related (I always pick the weirdest animals to love), rubber duckies, mugs, and all things Nightmare Before Christmas.
Do you wear scarves? Mittens? Hats? All three. Granted, I rarely wear them all at the the same time, but I do love them.
What is your favorite holiday or winter treat? The only thing that's strictly a winter treat would be hot cocoa. As much as I love coffee, I still have a soft spot for some creamy cocoa.
Please share a favorite Winter or Holiday memory. My parents were sports nuts when I was growing up, so really my favorite holiday thing to do would be to go to a football game (we would always go to the local college's home games) and just sit close to each other all bundled up in jackets and blankets while drinking cocoa. My family bonded over sports.
Yarn and Crafting
Do you Knit or Crochet? For how long? I'm a knitter and I've been knitting since September 2003. So I'm still a n00b in many ways.
Do you like wooden, metal, or plastic needles\hooks? Circular or straight? I love anything but plastic. For some reason, the plastic needles just get on my nerves. Other then that, I have no specifics.
What sort of projects do you enjoy making? I'm still learning a lot, so I haven't been able to make too many non-scarf-related projects, but I just enjoy making things period. As long as I can pull it off, I love the whole process. Whether it's something for me, or something for a friend or family member.
What are your favorite types of yarn to work with? I'm really not picky about yarn. As long as it's got lovely colors and isn't super itchy, I don't care.
Do you spin or dye? I do not at this point in time, but one day I hope to do both.
Do you do other crafts such as scrapbooking or needlepoint or anything else? I do cross-stitching, and I have plans to start quilting as soon as I can make it over to a friend's house to learn. I scrapbook, but it's more of an "hey, I'm bored and I want to cut out pictures and make them pretty" thing then a hobby.
General
When is your birthday? June 25.
Do you have any children? (Furry kind count!) I just have my little dork Misty, the 8-year-old lab mix baby who's every bit as odd as her mother. I want to get another bird sometime, though, and also hope to get a rabbit or a guinea pig in the future.
What are your favorite colors? I love any colors as long as it's nothing puke-colored or fluorescent (bright colors are fine, but not the "holy hell the colors of that yarn are going to make me colorblind" hues).
Do you have any allergies? Freshly cut grass. It's the strangest thing, but I can't be on a lawn (standing, sitting, etc) even if I'm on a blanket right after it's been mowed because my legs break out in bad rashes.
Coffee
What are your favorite kinds of coffee? I'm really open to anything. I'm still young so I've only recently begun to delve into the land of many coffees. Though anything that smells or tastes wonderful will do just fine.
Do you prefer whole bean or ground coffee? Ground. I usually make myself coffee when I'm feeling too lazy to do anything, so the less I have to do to get to that nectar, the better.
This time of year, there are often Holiday Blends available, and many flavored coffees - do you drink flavored coffee? Do you enjoy special blends? I do drink flavored coffee and I do enjoy special blends. I'm pretty much up for anything. My coffee palette is still learning.
How do you take your coffee? Cream and Sugar? Straight up? Decaf? I may be a bit of a wimp and add cream and sugar, but I can't deal with decaf. For some reason, it leaves a bad aftertaste in my mouth. :[
Do you prefer drinking from a nice thick mug, or a matched cup and saucer? I'm a thick-mug breed of girl. I'm more known for chugging down my coffee then sipping. And I usually drink it on the go, so cups and saucers wouldn't do me much good.
Winter and Holidays - PLEASE be descriptive! Your pal will need this information to be sure to put together a package you will enjoy!
What is your favorite part of Winter? I just love drinking coffee and observing the world around as everyone else is freezing like crazy. :] I'm a little sadistic at times. But I just love the fact that you can relax more then you can in the summer. As odd as it may sound, I enjoy the warmth of being all cozy in the house and sort of mocking mother nature for trying to turn my skin blue.
Do you celebrate a holiday in December, and if so, which holiday? I celebrate Christmas aka the birth of Jesus. But I also love other holidays that people celebrate during the month as well, and I'm overly hard to offend. I love learning about different cultures and heritages and celebrations, so feel free to just do what you want to do.
If you celebrate Christmas, do you put up a tree? Pretty much every year that we're able to or will be home during the holiday to make use of it. We love the feel it brings to a room.
Would you enjoy items related to the holiday, or would you prefer a Winter themed package? I would honestly have to say Winter, but basically anything that's not specifically red and green. Strangely, the two colors together make my head ache.
Do you collect anything? Are there any holiday or winter-themed items (Snowmen, Angels, Snoflakes, Santas, etc) that you collect? I collect anything moose-related (I always pick the weirdest animals to love), rubber duckies, mugs, and all things Nightmare Before Christmas.
Do you wear scarves? Mittens? Hats? All three. Granted, I rarely wear them all at the the same time, but I do love them.
What is your favorite holiday or winter treat? The only thing that's strictly a winter treat would be hot cocoa. As much as I love coffee, I still have a soft spot for some creamy cocoa.
Please share a favorite Winter or Holiday memory. My parents were sports nuts when I was growing up, so really my favorite holiday thing to do would be to go to a football game (we would always go to the local college's home games) and just sit close to each other all bundled up in jackets and blankets while drinking cocoa. My family bonded over sports.
Yarn and Crafting
Do you Knit or Crochet? For how long? I'm a knitter and I've been knitting since September 2003. So I'm still a n00b in many ways.
Do you like wooden, metal, or plastic needles\hooks? Circular or straight? I love anything but plastic. For some reason, the plastic needles just get on my nerves. Other then that, I have no specifics.
What sort of projects do you enjoy making? I'm still learning a lot, so I haven't been able to make too many non-scarf-related projects, but I just enjoy making things period. As long as I can pull it off, I love the whole process. Whether it's something for me, or something for a friend or family member.
What are your favorite types of yarn to work with? I'm really not picky about yarn. As long as it's got lovely colors and isn't super itchy, I don't care.
Do you spin or dye? I do not at this point in time, but one day I hope to do both.
Do you do other crafts such as scrapbooking or needlepoint or anything else? I do cross-stitching, and I have plans to start quilting as soon as I can make it over to a friend's house to learn. I scrapbook, but it's more of an "hey, I'm bored and I want to cut out pictures and make them pretty" thing then a hobby.
General
When is your birthday? June 25.
Do you have any children? (Furry kind count!) I just have my little dork Misty, the 8-year-old lab mix baby who's every bit as odd as her mother. I want to get another bird sometime, though, and also hope to get a rabbit or a guinea pig in the future.
What are your favorite colors? I love any colors as long as it's nothing puke-colored or fluorescent (bright colors are fine, but not the "holy hell the colors of that yarn are going to make me colorblind" hues).
Do you have any allergies? Freshly cut grass. It's the strangest thing, but I can't be on a lawn (standing, sitting, etc) even if I'm on a blanket right after it's been mowed because my legs break out in bad rashes.
2 More Days!
Yup, that's right. Two more days and then I'm gone from Michael's.
And they won't know what to do with themselves since I'm the only person there that knows anything about knitting and yarn (not that I know a lot, but some knowledge is better then none). Haha. And what's funnier is that with my final paycheck, I'll be buying yarn to use for Christmas presents. Because I don't like anything in my stash so much at this point in time. But I've finally decided to brave it and attempt to do some ponchos and if those go well, possibly some sweaters for the parents. Hopefully I won't be a total failure.
Short message today and no pictures. Woo. I'm just tired from work and we get two trucks to unload tomorrow, so I'm saving all my energy and being lazy.
And they won't know what to do with themselves since I'm the only person there that knows anything about knitting and yarn (not that I know a lot, but some knowledge is better then none). Haha. And what's funnier is that with my final paycheck, I'll be buying yarn to use for Christmas presents. Because I don't like anything in my stash so much at this point in time. But I've finally decided to brave it and attempt to do some ponchos and if those go well, possibly some sweaters for the parents. Hopefully I won't be a total failure.
Short message today and no pictures. Woo. I'm just tired from work and we get two trucks to unload tomorrow, so I'm saving all my energy and being lazy.
October 10, 2007
Not the piddies!
Ok, so I have been super excited since I turned in my two weeks notice at work. And I haven't been this happy in a loooong time. So you can imagine how freaked out I'm getting with how happy I've been. I've been like a dog who's killed its first prey and happily dropped it in the hands of its unsuspecting owner.
I've been working on my friend's Christmas gift scarf:
I can't remember for the life of me what the yarn is called or where it came from since the labels are rolled up in the balls, but I do know that I got them for 64cents a skein. So like I could pass them up? They were regularly $8, so I had to take advantage of the bargain. And it knits up really well. It's a cute seafoam green color, too. Sorry for the sucky picture, but I lack a digital camera and have to make due with my phone until I get enough money for some snazzy picture machine.
So Sunday I wound up working since I'm taking Friday off and instead of doing what I should have been doing, I wound up having to help out with the craft project : Decorating pumpkins. Why is it that I'm never able to just focus on my work? It drives me nuts. But my honimajiganies joked at me making a wolf pumpkin for her. So I set my mind to work and got down to business. I think it looks quite horrible, but everyone else loves it. I guess it could have been much worse.
I threw my dog into a sweater the other day when I put her outside since it was 40 degrees outside. And my my does she hate those things. She doesn't throw a fit or anything, but she'll just sit there and mope and not move for about 10 minutes until she realizes that it's really not that bad. But she looks so cute in them!
She's just as stupid as her mother, though, which is why I absolutely adore her. :]
So I'm leaving work soon and I can't contain myself.
Note that I'm counting down the days until I'm GONE? Haha. And I picked that calendar specifically for the fact that it has locations from the world for the pictures. So it's like a mini vacation and a constant reminder of places I would much rather be then work. Hopefully being out of retail will make things better. The only thing I'll miss is being able to play in the yarn:
I've been working on my friend's Christmas gift scarf:
I can't remember for the life of me what the yarn is called or where it came from since the labels are rolled up in the balls, but I do know that I got them for 64cents a skein. So like I could pass them up? They were regularly $8, so I had to take advantage of the bargain. And it knits up really well. It's a cute seafoam green color, too. Sorry for the sucky picture, but I lack a digital camera and have to make due with my phone until I get enough money for some snazzy picture machine.
So Sunday I wound up working since I'm taking Friday off and instead of doing what I should have been doing, I wound up having to help out with the craft project : Decorating pumpkins. Why is it that I'm never able to just focus on my work? It drives me nuts. But my honimajiganies joked at me making a wolf pumpkin for her. So I set my mind to work and got down to business. I think it looks quite horrible, but everyone else loves it. I guess it could have been much worse.
I threw my dog into a sweater the other day when I put her outside since it was 40 degrees outside. And my my does she hate those things. She doesn't throw a fit or anything, but she'll just sit there and mope and not move for about 10 minutes until she realizes that it's really not that bad. But she looks so cute in them!
She's just as stupid as her mother, though, which is why I absolutely adore her. :]
So I'm leaving work soon and I can't contain myself.
Note that I'm counting down the days until I'm GONE? Haha. And I picked that calendar specifically for the fact that it has locations from the world for the pictures. So it's like a mini vacation and a constant reminder of places I would much rather be then work. Hopefully being out of retail will make things better. The only thing I'll miss is being able to play in the yarn:
October 6, 2007
Round 2
Ok, so am I the only person who feels award knitting in public? I always get weird looks from people because of how young I am. For some reason, in my town, knitting is still viewed as something that the "old" folks are into. I mean, it can get bad. I have older ladies dogging me and telling their husbands "Hell I could do that. Why is she doing that? She's too young!" etc etc while I'm knitting in the waiting room for Andy's appointment. Ugh. It just drives me nuts. Age doesn't matter. Sure, I'm only 22, but I really enjoy knitting and I wouldn't want to give it up. It just makes me mad that people are so naive here to not notice that knitting has filtered into a younger age group as well. EMBRACE THE FACT, DAMN IT! Anyways, I'm just knitting up a quick little mint green scarf to keep myself occupied. I'll post a picture of the yarn tomorrow, but you can see part of the scarf in my user picture. I can't for the life of me remember what brand it is because when I roll my yarn into balls, I put the labels in the middle of the balls so I never lose them. Especially handy when dealing with gifts so they can have the washing information and all that good stuff. But it's really cute and it was on clearance for 64 cents a skein. How could I pass that up?!
On a different note, I think I've finally figured out what I want to do with my life. I'm thinking about going back to school and getting a business degree and starting up my own LYS. Since there's none here. So I'm already trying to plan out what I want to happen and such.
I already know that I want to better my knitting skills before I even start to delve into anything so that way I'll actually be an owner who knows what I'm talking about and all that jazz. But I'm planning on having over-night knitting sessions and things like that. Just fun out of the ordinary stuff that most people probably wouldn't think about. I think it'd be a lot of fun. And my friend Jenn said that she would love to have part in it even though she's not overly great at knitting herself. But she's said that she thinks it would be a great thing if Modesto were to finally get its own LYS. Just want to learn how to spin so I can make my own yarn so there will be more original pieces for people to purchase. Fun stuff!
Anyways, I'm off for the night. Huzzah!
On a different note, I think I've finally figured out what I want to do with my life. I'm thinking about going back to school and getting a business degree and starting up my own LYS. Since there's none here. So I'm already trying to plan out what I want to happen and such.
I already know that I want to better my knitting skills before I even start to delve into anything so that way I'll actually be an owner who knows what I'm talking about and all that jazz. But I'm planning on having over-night knitting sessions and things like that. Just fun out of the ordinary stuff that most people probably wouldn't think about. I think it'd be a lot of fun. And my friend Jenn said that she would love to have part in it even though she's not overly great at knitting herself. But she's said that she thinks it would be a great thing if Modesto were to finally get its own LYS. Just want to learn how to spin so I can make my own yarn so there will be more original pieces for people to purchase. Fun stuff!
Anyways, I'm off for the night. Huzzah!
Wow.
Things are going to switch up quickly in my life now. Not that I'm complaining. I'm going to be putting my two weeks in on Monday. Finally quitting Michaels after working in hell for the last 4 years. And I'll be working at Pacific Southwest Containers. Making almost $2.50 more then what I would ever make in retail. Yea, it may be a box company, but that doesn't bother me. I'll finally make enough to pay off all my bills and finally save up to move out. And on the note of moving out, my best friend / love of my life moved in.
They were going through hell in their home with their parents and paying way too much money for rent on top of having to do all the housework. So my parents let her move into my brother's room since he's off doing the college thing like a good little boy, and they dropped $150 off her rent. My relationship with my parents is getting better, though we have our heated moments from time to time. And I FINALLY got up the nerve to make my first sweater. I finally got fed up with limiting myself to the world of scarves and other simple knits, so I'm going to be making my friend's sister a sweater. She may be coming over today if she's not tired from work so I can measure her and possibly run her around to find some yarn that she likes (and isn't allergic to). I'm also excited because I can finally get my dog groomed professionally. Even though she won't be able to get her fur shaved and all that, her nails need to be clipped. Those suckers could claw their way through metal at this point, so you can imagine how much fun it is when she steps on your foot or accidentally claws you. I'm just nervous about where I take her since I need to find a place that will allow me into the grooming area with her. The time that I had to leave her with the vet to get her ear infection taken care of, she put her little heart into attempting to climb over everyone there to get to me. I had to leave the room before I started feeling guilty. She hates being without me.
So, Christmas time is coming up. But I'm not planning to get all crazy with the gifts like I have in the past. I'm only going to knit things up for my close friends. Possibly those who have given birth or will be giving birth. We need some LYS here, though. The closest store is about a 2 hour drive away from my home. And as much as I'd love to, I have way too much to do all the time to be able to make that trip. Though I'll probably use the yarn/coffee swap as an excuse to make a trip. ;)
But the weather's decided to take a turn for the worst and quickly slipped us right into flu season. The temperature went from 90 degrees to 60 degrees overnight. I'm having a hard time adjusting. But it's just going to be more incentive for me to get going again with the knitting. Yay!
They were going through hell in their home with their parents and paying way too much money for rent on top of having to do all the housework. So my parents let her move into my brother's room since he's off doing the college thing like a good little boy, and they dropped $150 off her rent. My relationship with my parents is getting better, though we have our heated moments from time to time. And I FINALLY got up the nerve to make my first sweater. I finally got fed up with limiting myself to the world of scarves and other simple knits, so I'm going to be making my friend's sister a sweater. She may be coming over today if she's not tired from work so I can measure her and possibly run her around to find some yarn that she likes (and isn't allergic to). I'm also excited because I can finally get my dog groomed professionally. Even though she won't be able to get her fur shaved and all that, her nails need to be clipped. Those suckers could claw their way through metal at this point, so you can imagine how much fun it is when she steps on your foot or accidentally claws you. I'm just nervous about where I take her since I need to find a place that will allow me into the grooming area with her. The time that I had to leave her with the vet to get her ear infection taken care of, she put her little heart into attempting to climb over everyone there to get to me. I had to leave the room before I started feeling guilty. She hates being without me.
So, Christmas time is coming up. But I'm not planning to get all crazy with the gifts like I have in the past. I'm only going to knit things up for my close friends. Possibly those who have given birth or will be giving birth. We need some LYS here, though. The closest store is about a 2 hour drive away from my home. And as much as I'd love to, I have way too much to do all the time to be able to make that trip. Though I'll probably use the yarn/coffee swap as an excuse to make a trip. ;)
But the weather's decided to take a turn for the worst and quickly slipped us right into flu season. The temperature went from 90 degrees to 60 degrees overnight. I'm having a hard time adjusting. But it's just going to be more incentive for me to get going again with the knitting. Yay!
October 4, 2007
Knitting + Coffee = Obsessed Much?
Ok, so I may be newish to knitting since I just recently learned how to increase and decrease much to my joyous wonder (I had decided long ago I would be doomed to a world of nothing but scarves and simple blankets for my whole knitting life), but I've always heard a lot about swaps.
So I came across this blog.
Knitting, yarn and coffee. My weaknesses.
So I'm going to just jump right in and see how this goes.
Registration ends on the 24th so there's still plenty of time to get in there.
I'm excited!
So I came across this blog.
Knitting, yarn and coffee. My weaknesses.
So I'm going to just jump right in and see how this goes.
Registration ends on the 24th so there's still plenty of time to get in there.
I'm excited!
Projects To Do:
- Andrea's Blanket
- Gmo's Bunny
- Fluff's Scarf
- Panda's Scarf
- Xmas Gifts
And the pathetic thing is these have already taken me too long to get started on anyways.
Guess that's what happens when you're a procrastinator, huh? Haha.
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