They're done!

Andy's mitts are finally done! It's about time, neh? January turned out to be a lot more hectic then I was expecting so I didn't even get my other 4 planned projects done. Sucks.

The pattern was Hands Like A Hole by Vicki Howell.
The yarn was Bernat Satin Sport in black. I used 2 skeins because I wanted to double the yarn to make them warmer. I also changed the pattern a bit so the seam was along the bottom of the hand and also added some partial rows so they'd fit her arms properly.
Made for Wolf. And I think she likes them. :]

But now I'm off to get my ass ready for work. Hope everyone has a great Thursday!

Tammi Contest

Sorry, no updates just yet. I have about 2 seconds before I need to get ready for work. @___@ Shoot me now?

Just wanted to let everyone know about Tammi's 100 Post Contest.
Go enter it, dudes.

Update soon....I hope...

Busy busy.

Chicken with its head chopped off and all that jazz.
In fact, I should be getting ready for work right now. We can see that's happening real well. ;)

Vicki tagged me for a meme. So I'll continue with the non-getting-ready to fill it out real quick.

7 Random Facts... now these are the rules:
-Link to the person’s blog who tagged you.
-Post these rules on your blog.
-List seven random and/or weird facts about yourself.
-Tag seven random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
-Let each person know that they have been tagged by posting a comment on their blog

Random facts, eh? So thoughtful. Lol.
1. I treat my dog like she's a human child.
2. I still enjoy playing with Lego's.
3. I have a bad habit of nibbling on things when I'm trying to think. So right now I'm nibbling on the top of a water bottle. Lol.
4. I'm finding myself slightly obsessive over anything pink.
5. I'm extremely sarcastic.
6. I talk to myself when I'm looking in the mirror (but none of that "Oh who's that sexy thing?!" crap, mainly just talking myself through plans or events)
7. My brother's playing baseball for Indiana State.

I'll figure out who to tag for this when I get back. :)

And quick updates. Still haven't finished the gloves for Wolf yet. Things have been a little crazy for both of us. She's got a nerve test coming up on Thursday to see if she's got a pinched nerve in her right arm. Poor thing. I was starting to get her sucked into the knitting world just before that. She says it's the damn needles. Lol.

Pictures next post.

Huzzah!

My downstream swap partner, Vicki, finally got her package today.
This makes me happy. Especially since she loved the package.
And I hope she finds ways to make use of everything that was sent. Lol.

My laptop is out of commission for a bit since the screen on my laptop broke.
I'm sneaking on my parent's computer right now. Lol.

I took my gift certificate for The Paper Habit and bought myself 2 skeins of sock yarn and some size 1 needles. I'll post details later. But needless to say, I finally just decided to go for it and delve into socks. Especially since I found a nifty tutorial here.
The yarn is Knitcol from Adriafil and I snagged up the colorway Fantasia Dégas. It's superwash, so I figured I would try it. After all, I don't have to wear my first socks if they don't turn out right. ;) I may try casting on for the first on before the end of the week. Yay!

Not much else that I can think of to say at the moment. Well I hope everyone has a great week! :]

So I Hate Resolutions...

Because I can never stick with them.
res·o·lu·tion - noun - a resolve or determination
But if that's the case...then why do so many people make their resolutions so unrealistic?
So to beat myself in this game, I decided to make a different list.
Goals for 2008. Because Goals are more expandable. So if I don't manage to stick with it, I don't have to feel like shit later. It makes sense to me. Haha.
So here they are.

KRIS'S GOALS FOR 2008

• Get organized. This has always been a major downfall of mine. I'm the most unorganized person on the planet. Mainly due to the fact that for the first 21 years of my life, I was a total packrat. But I'm going to break that habit and get myself organized. Because I'm so sick of my room being a mess.
• Take better care of my body. That means exercising more, taking better care of my teeth, better care of my hair, etc.
• Do more knitting. Because as much as I may love knitting and yarn, I ultimately haven't completed a whole lot of projects when all is said and done. And I need to change that.
• Learn to dye yarn. My swap partner treated me to some yarn that I can dye as well as some Kool-Aid packets. And I also found a handy tutorial on how to dye with Wilton colorings and vinegar. And since I took that Wilton class, it's like a new way of using all that extra frosting dye. ;)
• Read 30 books. Yup. That's right. I'm a book nerd. And I've always made a goal to read at least 20 books a year. But this time I'm upping it. I'm going to go for 30. Because I have about 150 books on my shelf right now that I haven't read yet. And I need to start getting through those. Lol.
• Learn intarsia/fair isle, cables, and socks. These are my main knitting goals for this year. I've shied away from them so far, but it's time for me to just suck it up and delve into them.
• Eat Healthier. Because I'm not so unrealistic as to say "I'm going to cut out all sweets" and such. Come on, I'm a woman who enjoys her sugar. So this goal is just to eat less junk and actually care about and pay attention to what it is I'm eating.
• Take Misty on daily walks. It will help with my "get healthier" plan. And I'll be honest, that poor dear could stand to lose some weight. Lol.
  
• No more alcohol or sodas. That's right. I'm kicking the can and the bottle. The alcohol won't be too hard since I really don't drink a lot to begin with. The sodas, however...WHOO! I'm already reeling from that. And it's pathetic and really makes me realize that my decision was for the better.
• Watch more movies. Even though I've watched a fair amount of movies, I'd really like to watch a lot more. Especially older movies. Because I have a secret love for them. Just basically want to broaden my movie-viewing horizons.
• Pay off my debts / Get financially stable. Yup. I'm only 22 and already freaking about finances. What can I say, I was one of those that was crazily sucked into the credit card world. So I want to pay off and cancel a good chunk of them. Just get it down to 3 or 4 (because I want to keep the Carecredit since that comes in super handy for medical and vet bills).
• Save up money to move out. Secretly I have a goal to move out soon. But, like I said, I'm being realistic. I just want to start setting money aside that I can tap into whenever I need to.
• No more smoking. Sure, I've maybe only inhaled the equivalent of 5 boxes this year. But it's better to just completely kick the habit.
• Knit from my stash. I need to just make a bunch of little projects to hand out to people or to sell. Yup.
• Clean out my computer. Part of the organizing. I have so much crap saved on here, I'm surprised my comp hasn't crashed yet. So I need to get all my pics onto my photobucket and get my favorites organized better.
• Get my license and a car. Yup. I'm a 22 year old who doesn't drive. And who doesn't have a car. And I think I need to fix this. Lol.

So that's pretty much the gist of it. I may wind up adding more things to it eventually but for now, it's good. Wish me luck! Lol!
Hope everyone had a good New Years. :]