Thursday, November 22, 2007
Inspired.. But Not There Yet.
Hey there!
Yes.. it's Thanksgiving.. but we've been back home for a while now so I'm actually a bit bored.. It's really different not to be at work on a Thursday.. and I don't go back to work until Monday!
We went to my family reunion today for our annual Thanksgiving thing at the lake.. I really love seeing everyone and eating food that is really tastey! I also found out that one of my cousins is a heavy duty knitter lady and I wish she didn't live all the way in Atlanta even more now!
But anyway... I wanted to make a post because I've decided on the next project I want to tackle.. I just haven't ordered the yarn for it yet..
I think the Ribby Pulli is seriously cute.. So I decided that I want to knit the short sleeved hooded version.. and I've also pretty much decided that I want to use Lorna's Laces Sheppard Worsted.. in a blue color (duh.) So I started a swatch..! With the yarn we bought a long time ago to knit my dad some hunting socks. Which still haven't been started.. He won't let me measure his feet.
So anyway.. that's where I'm at.. So hopefully I'll be really.. actually.. for sure.. knitting soon! And that means posting too. Christmas is coming and that means lots of time off for me.. (Over a week!) so you'll hear from me again before too long..
Hey there!
Yes.. it's Thanksgiving.. but we've been back home for a while now so I'm actually a bit bored.. It's really different not to be at work on a Thursday.. and I don't go back to work until Monday!
We went to my family reunion today for our annual Thanksgiving thing at the lake.. I really love seeing everyone and eating food that is really tastey! I also found out that one of my cousins is a heavy duty knitter lady and I wish she didn't live all the way in Atlanta even more now!
But anyway... I wanted to make a post because I've decided on the next project I want to tackle.. I just haven't ordered the yarn for it yet..
I think the Ribby Pulli is seriously cute.. So I decided that I want to knit the short sleeved hooded version.. and I've also pretty much decided that I want to use Lorna's Laces Sheppard Worsted.. in a blue color (duh.) So I started a swatch..! With the yarn we bought a long time ago to knit my dad some hunting socks. Which still haven't been started.. He won't let me measure his feet.
So anyway.. that's where I'm at.. So hopefully I'll be really.. actually.. for sure.. knitting soon! And that means posting too. Christmas is coming and that means lots of time off for me.. (Over a week!) so you'll hear from me again before too long..
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Uninspired
Hi there..
Did you think I died? (If there is anyone reading this..?) I haven't.. I just haven't been knitting.. anything.. at all... since February.
It's very sad.
I'd really like to make a really cute summer top or something but I haven't run across anything that really speaks to me.. I don't see anything out there that I just have to have. I look every once in a while.. but I haven't seen anything good.
It's a bummer.
I still haven't put the TCC together but since it's summer time I really don't see the rush. I haven't figured out exactly how it is supposed to go together or anything.
In general life we've been trying to organize the apartment.. and buy a new car.. and Brad just had oral surgery to have his wisdom teeth cut out.. so it's all been stressful lately.. Not much good for inspiration.
So I guess if you guys can point me to a cute summer top or somethin I'd appreciate it. I've considered making another 'Voli but I dunno.. the neckline doesn't sit right on me.
Anyways.. throw some ideas out there for me.. Thanks!
Hi there..
Did you think I died? (If there is anyone reading this..?) I haven't.. I just haven't been knitting.. anything.. at all... since February.
It's very sad.
I'd really like to make a really cute summer top or something but I haven't run across anything that really speaks to me.. I don't see anything out there that I just have to have. I look every once in a while.. but I haven't seen anything good.
It's a bummer.
I still haven't put the TCC together but since it's summer time I really don't see the rush. I haven't figured out exactly how it is supposed to go together or anything.
In general life we've been trying to organize the apartment.. and buy a new car.. and Brad just had oral surgery to have his wisdom teeth cut out.. so it's all been stressful lately.. Not much good for inspiration.
So I guess if you guys can point me to a cute summer top or somethin I'd appreciate it. I've considered making another 'Voli but I dunno.. the neckline doesn't sit right on me.
Anyways.. throw some ideas out there for me.. Thanks!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Alfred's Kitty Pi - Revealed.
Hello there again..
I have finnally settled down here with my laptop to bring to you pictures of Alfred's Kitty Pi bed.. He does love it.. and he sleeps in it pretty oftin..
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky in Yukon
It all begins with the yarn. I really liked knitting with this yarn.. I started knitting on December 12th 2006.
Here it is all knitted up.. It ended up being REALLY BIG.. which I understand is good for felting.. I modified the pattern a little by putting a hem at the edge instead of the fluffy eyelash yarn around the edge.
Feburary 23rd was felting day, so I put it in a zippered pillow case and threw in some old stiff towels and washed it, I think a total of 4 times with hot wash and cold rinse. And it came out like this:
I took our plastic cake dome/transporter thingie and put towels around it to make a drying rack for it. I think I actually need something with a bigger diameter to make it really work properly.. but I'm just not sure what that could be. I'd like to give it a shot because even though when it came out all standing up and pretty, after a while it got really... well.. floppy. Now it's balled up in the corner.. and I'm not sure how to fix it. But like I said.. Alfred likes it anyway:
So I don't really know why the sides don't stand up properly.. I think maybe I need to felt it one more time.. AND dry/block it on something larger.. but I don't really know... I want to work on it soon though.. cause it just makes me sad.
But to leave you with something more positive.. Alfred and I bring you an artsey type picture.
The fuzzyness intrigues you.
Hello there again..
I have finnally settled down here with my laptop to bring to you pictures of Alfred's Kitty Pi bed.. He does love it.. and he sleeps in it pretty oftin..
It all begins with the yarn. I really liked knitting with this yarn.. I started knitting on December 12th 2006.
Here it is all knitted up.. It ended up being REALLY BIG.. which I understand is good for felting.. I modified the pattern a little by putting a hem at the edge instead of the fluffy eyelash yarn around the edge.
Feburary 23rd was felting day, so I put it in a zippered pillow case and threw in some old stiff towels and washed it, I think a total of 4 times with hot wash and cold rinse. And it came out like this:
I took our plastic cake dome/transporter thingie and put towels around it to make a drying rack for it. I think I actually need something with a bigger diameter to make it really work properly.. but I'm just not sure what that could be. I'd like to give it a shot because even though when it came out all standing up and pretty, after a while it got really... well.. floppy. Now it's balled up in the corner.. and I'm not sure how to fix it. But like I said.. Alfred likes it anyway:
So I don't really know why the sides don't stand up properly.. I think maybe I need to felt it one more time.. AND dry/block it on something larger.. but I don't really know... I want to work on it soon though.. cause it just makes me sad.
But to leave you with something more positive.. Alfred and I bring you an artsey type picture.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Ahhhh! It's been a while!
Hello there.. Lets get a few things straight, shall we?
1. I am alive.
2. I have been BUSY!!!
3. I live at a new place now!
Yes, that is right.. We have just moved.. I now live amongst the boxes again.. Which is a total pain.. But I think the new place is going to turn out better for us.. The short drive to work (A whopping 2-5 minutes!!) is worth it entirely, that is for sure.
I have been knitting too.. well.. sortof. I've been felting! I finnally felted Alfred's bed.. and I took pictures too.. I'm just not sure where the camera is right now.. (Oops?) But I'll post the pictures as soon as I possibly can. I ended up letting it dry over a plastic cake carrier thing.. I don't think it was quite wide enough though so I may end up trying to figure something else out to get the thing to really look right. Alfred loves it though.. When I pulled it off the cake thing and plopped it on the floor he went right in it as if he knew it was just for him. He sleeps in it pretty oftin too.. It is SO addorable.
In more sad (pathetic?) news.. I haven't put the TCC together yet. I am shameful.. and I am afraid winter has passed me by. On the upside of this, our new place has massive walk in closets.. with doors.. that close... Which may just be the best idea since a cage over a sweater to keep the kitten off it. (You guys crack me up btw.) I think that my closet will hold a drying sweater.. and I will feel NO guilt whatsoever keeping Alfred locked out of it. It may take weeks to dry in there with no air.. but that is a risk I might just be willing to take.. Or I'll put a small fan in there with it.
So maybe soon I will be able to do it.. A couple of weeks from now is Spring break.. and that means I won't have a school assignment and I'll have a free Saturday all to myself.. That might just be TCC blocking/seaming day.. or week.. depending on our work schedule. All the kiddos seem to be going out of town so we might just be home more than usual, which should give me some time to block.. and I have nice new super-clean sinks to wash sweater parts in. I'm already excited!!
Anyway.. I just wanted to make sure you guys got an update eventually.. Hopefully I can get back into the swing of this blogging thing soon.. rather than later. I am paying for it after all.
Hello there.. Lets get a few things straight, shall we?
1. I am alive.
2. I have been BUSY!!!
3. I live at a new place now!
Yes, that is right.. We have just moved.. I now live amongst the boxes again.. Which is a total pain.. But I think the new place is going to turn out better for us.. The short drive to work (A whopping 2-5 minutes!!) is worth it entirely, that is for sure.
I have been knitting too.. well.. sortof. I've been felting! I finnally felted Alfred's bed.. and I took pictures too.. I'm just not sure where the camera is right now.. (Oops?) But I'll post the pictures as soon as I possibly can. I ended up letting it dry over a plastic cake carrier thing.. I don't think it was quite wide enough though so I may end up trying to figure something else out to get the thing to really look right. Alfred loves it though.. When I pulled it off the cake thing and plopped it on the floor he went right in it as if he knew it was just for him. He sleeps in it pretty oftin too.. It is SO addorable.
In more sad (pathetic?) news.. I haven't put the TCC together yet. I am shameful.. and I am afraid winter has passed me by. On the upside of this, our new place has massive walk in closets.. with doors.. that close... Which may just be the best idea since a cage over a sweater to keep the kitten off it. (You guys crack me up btw.) I think that my closet will hold a drying sweater.. and I will feel NO guilt whatsoever keeping Alfred locked out of it. It may take weeks to dry in there with no air.. but that is a risk I might just be willing to take.. Or I'll put a small fan in there with it.
So maybe soon I will be able to do it.. A couple of weeks from now is Spring break.. and that means I won't have a school assignment and I'll have a free Saturday all to myself.. That might just be TCC blocking/seaming day.. or week.. depending on our work schedule. All the kiddos seem to be going out of town so we might just be home more than usual, which should give me some time to block.. and I have nice new super-clean sinks to wash sweater parts in. I'm already excited!!
Anyway.. I just wanted to make sure you guys got an update eventually.. Hopefully I can get back into the swing of this blogging thing soon.. rather than later. I am paying for it after all.
Friday, January 19, 2007
What Will I Do Now?
At officially 12:05pm today.. I... finished.. knitting.. the TCC. Not to say that I'm totally done with it.. but there is no more knitting to be done at all. None. Over. Finished. No more knitting.
...What will I do now?
I know what youre thinking.. "How about weaving the ends and blocking and seaming and buying the buttons and wearing it?!?!!"
Yeah I know.
I may try to block it this weekend.. but I tell you.. my Alfred has been a terrorist lately and I'm afeared of what he might do with a sweater on a blocking board. If I had an extra bedroom or something there wouldn't be a problem.. but I have no such space. The plan is to put the blocking board on the diningroom table.. Alfred also has an affinity for pins.. One day I noticed one of my blocking pins on the floor in an odd place.. and then I looked for my pincushin and it wasn't in my bag.. I proceeded to use the rest of the day searching for it.. When I finnally found it most of the pins were pulled out and it was obvious that Alfred thought it was so much fun. I ended up putting them in an old perscription bottle that has a lock on it..
So I dunno.. but it needs to be done so I can wear this dangd ole sweater.
It has taken me 10 months to finish the knitting of this thing.. No wonder I feel so lost about it.. lol. I started back in March of 06.. that is just nuts.
Anyway.. I have to go get ready for work now.. if anyone has any tips for how to keep a kitten off a drying sweater.. please let me know!
At officially 12:05pm today.. I... finished.. knitting.. the TCC. Not to say that I'm totally done with it.. but there is no more knitting to be done at all. None. Over. Finished. No more knitting.
...What will I do now?
I know what youre thinking.. "How about weaving the ends and blocking and seaming and buying the buttons and wearing it?!?!!"
Yeah I know.
I may try to block it this weekend.. but I tell you.. my Alfred has been a terrorist lately and I'm afeared of what he might do with a sweater on a blocking board. If I had an extra bedroom or something there wouldn't be a problem.. but I have no such space. The plan is to put the blocking board on the diningroom table.. Alfred also has an affinity for pins.. One day I noticed one of my blocking pins on the floor in an odd place.. and then I looked for my pincushin and it wasn't in my bag.. I proceeded to use the rest of the day searching for it.. When I finnally found it most of the pins were pulled out and it was obvious that Alfred thought it was so much fun. I ended up putting them in an old perscription bottle that has a lock on it..
So I dunno.. but it needs to be done so I can wear this dangd ole sweater.
It has taken me 10 months to finish the knitting of this thing.. No wonder I feel so lost about it.. lol. I started back in March of 06.. that is just nuts.
Anyway.. I have to go get ready for work now.. if anyone has any tips for how to keep a kitten off a drying sweater.. please let me know!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Alfred Eats My Addis..
Believe it or not.. I have been knitting! I just haven't been blogging or writing much.. er.. anything at all.. but this is about to change.
Coming soon (Hopefully in the next 24 hours) will be a brand new domain name for my knitting blog.. with 100 (Yes.. one HUNDRED) gigs of server space.. Which is good.. because last time I tried updating here my current server wouldn't do it because it's full. So I won't be having that problem anymore.. Yayyyy!
But yes.. the link to my blog will be changing.. it will be even easier to remember than it is now.
www.kimmishknitting.com
I have already registered it.. it just hasn't taken hold quite yet.. but soon my pretties.. soon!
So in actual knitting news.. Yesterday I actually decided what I wanted to do about my TCC sleeves.. so I found my sleeve in progress and I just started knitting.. I ended up deciding that 10 extra rows before the shoulder shaping would be just the right amount to add length to the sleeve.. and if it happens to grow a little after I wash and block it, it will still be within the ok limits of comfortable sleeve length.
And ofcourse Alfred thinks that he owns my sleeve (and my new Addi Turbos) and all the other yarn related items in the house.. He is slowly being taught differently.
Speaking of Addi Turbos... I OWN SOME! WOO!! Lol.. It was the gift I picked out and watched Bradley buy for me for Christmas for him to put in my stocking.. So I finnally tried them out yesterday.. and they are really.. smooth.. and the cord is soooooo flexible.. I really like them.. but I think I still like my Denise needles the best. I could see using Addis for certian things though.. They do sure feel luxurious though.. that's for sure.
Also I've been working on Alfred's Kitty Pi bed.. it seems to be going well.. but I am SO close to running out of yarn on it that I've moved it to the back burner for a while. I have also put in an order for the missing yarn.. I hope it gets here soon because it is a really great project for me to work on at work.
Course I do wish I were finished with my TCC by now.. apparently we're going to have freezing HIGH temperatures in the next couple of days and I am going to be COLD.. but oh well.. I'm sure I have plenty of cold days left... hopefully.. lol.. atleast one.. would be nice.
So I guess that is about it.. Expect some changes around here soon.. namely writing more oftin.. I am committed to writing atleast once a month when I pay the new domain name bill. lol. But hopefully I will write more than that.. and soon!
Believe it or not.. I have been knitting! I just haven't been blogging or writing much.. er.. anything at all.. but this is about to change.
Coming soon (Hopefully in the next 24 hours) will be a brand new domain name for my knitting blog.. with 100 (Yes.. one HUNDRED) gigs of server space.. Which is good.. because last time I tried updating here my current server wouldn't do it because it's full. So I won't be having that problem anymore.. Yayyyy!
But yes.. the link to my blog will be changing.. it will be even easier to remember than it is now.
I have already registered it.. it just hasn't taken hold quite yet.. but soon my pretties.. soon!
So in actual knitting news.. Yesterday I actually decided what I wanted to do about my TCC sleeves.. so I found my sleeve in progress and I just started knitting.. I ended up deciding that 10 extra rows before the shoulder shaping would be just the right amount to add length to the sleeve.. and if it happens to grow a little after I wash and block it, it will still be within the ok limits of comfortable sleeve length.
And ofcourse Alfred thinks that he owns my sleeve (and my new Addi Turbos) and all the other yarn related items in the house.. He is slowly being taught differently.
Speaking of Addi Turbos... I OWN SOME! WOO!! Lol.. It was the gift I picked out and watched Bradley buy for me for Christmas for him to put in my stocking.. So I finnally tried them out yesterday.. and they are really.. smooth.. and the cord is soooooo flexible.. I really like them.. but I think I still like my Denise needles the best. I could see using Addis for certian things though.. They do sure feel luxurious though.. that's for sure.
Also I've been working on Alfred's Kitty Pi bed.. it seems to be going well.. but I am SO close to running out of yarn on it that I've moved it to the back burner for a while. I have also put in an order for the missing yarn.. I hope it gets here soon because it is a really great project for me to work on at work.
Course I do wish I were finished with my TCC by now.. apparently we're going to have freezing HIGH temperatures in the next couple of days and I am going to be COLD.. but oh well.. I'm sure I have plenty of cold days left... hopefully.. lol.. atleast one.. would be nice.
So I guess that is about it.. Expect some changes around here soon.. namely writing more oftin.. I am committed to writing atleast once a month when I pay the new domain name bill. lol. But hopefully I will write more than that.. and soon!
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
One Year Older.. One Sleeve Richer
I should be ashamed of myself.. I have no excuse for not blogging for so long.. I really can't even tell you why.. What I can tell you is that I haven't forgotten about you guys and I hope you still like me anyway..
Can I tempt you with a picture of my sleeve?
This is the sleeve I have completed.. but I have the second sleeve over half done.. it's nearly to the shoulder shaping.. I'm debating whether or not I want to backtrack and add an inch into it before I get to the shoulder (Yes.. this would mean undoing the shoulder on the first sleeve too) but I'm thinking that if I really need another inch I could just er.... block it into submission? I'm not sure on that.. I've never blocked wool before.. Any thoughts?
Another tempting tidbit is the fact that I've had another birthday recently (I'm 22 now!) and I got a very special gift..
His name is Alfred..
And he's bugging me right now.. lol.. He's about 10 weeks old now I think.. I'm not totally sure when he was born.. but he's seriously cute and very attached to me. I call him Alfie.
I want to make him a KittyPi.. which should be fun for a first leap into felting... I think it'll be a good Christmas vacation project unless I get to it before then. I haven't knitted around him yet so I don't know how he'll handle it.. but I refuse to allow him to run off with my yarn!
I kindof feel bad.. it's currently hunting season and I haven't even begun knitting my dad some hunting socks at ALL. He seems to really like avoiding the fact that I need to measure his feet to make a proper sock.. but theres always next year eh?
I go through little spurts of knitting.. then some time of non-knitting.. but I'm always thinking about it.. I even got to order the new Knitter's Companion book, which seems to really be as great as everyone says it is.
Alfie is waiting for me to lay down with him.. and I just can't refuse that face... so I'll try to write again soon.. especially before another month goes by.
To anyone still reading this: Thank you for putting up with me : )
I should be ashamed of myself.. I have no excuse for not blogging for so long.. I really can't even tell you why.. What I can tell you is that I haven't forgotten about you guys and I hope you still like me anyway..
Can I tempt you with a picture of my sleeve?
This is the sleeve I have completed.. but I have the second sleeve over half done.. it's nearly to the shoulder shaping.. I'm debating whether or not I want to backtrack and add an inch into it before I get to the shoulder (Yes.. this would mean undoing the shoulder on the first sleeve too) but I'm thinking that if I really need another inch I could just er.... block it into submission? I'm not sure on that.. I've never blocked wool before.. Any thoughts?
Another tempting tidbit is the fact that I've had another birthday recently (I'm 22 now!) and I got a very special gift..
His name is Alfred..
And he's bugging me right now.. lol.. He's about 10 weeks old now I think.. I'm not totally sure when he was born.. but he's seriously cute and very attached to me. I call him Alfie.
I want to make him a KittyPi.. which should be fun for a first leap into felting... I think it'll be a good Christmas vacation project unless I get to it before then. I haven't knitted around him yet so I don't know how he'll handle it.. but I refuse to allow him to run off with my yarn!
I kindof feel bad.. it's currently hunting season and I haven't even begun knitting my dad some hunting socks at ALL. He seems to really like avoiding the fact that I need to measure his feet to make a proper sock.. but theres always next year eh?
I go through little spurts of knitting.. then some time of non-knitting.. but I'm always thinking about it.. I even got to order the new Knitter's Companion book, which seems to really be as great as everyone says it is.
Alfie is waiting for me to lay down with him.. and I just can't refuse that face... so I'll try to write again soon.. especially before another month goes by.
To anyone still reading this: Thank you for putting up with me : )
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- Name: Kim
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
I'm a tiny short woman who loves to knit clothes that actually fit me. I first learned to knit when I was about 10 but I never got beyond knit and purl. I didn't pick up knitting again till about 2 years ago, and now with the help of tons of library books, I'm chugging along and I think I'm pretty darn good : ) I'm married, and love my Australian husband dearly.
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