Babble, Babble, ** Sniffle **, Babble...

Well my timing couldn't be any better. I needed to finish a book before tomorrow since it's overdue. And I finished just before midnight, so I can now get my post in. I frogged back and re-charted the thumbless mitts for Ruby, I had screwed up and decided it may be easier if I actually chart it out instead of just guessing, and now I just realized that I need to make another change to get it right, oye. I guess better now than later when I find out too late and get frustrated.

We're still all sick but the ickiness seems to be letting up some. The kids and I still have runny noses but the sneezing is way less and they seem to be in better spirits. Hopefully tomorrow is better, they are still very whiny and it can really grate on the nervous some days especially when I'm sick too.

T seems to be feeling better but this working second shift thing is messing with his internal clock. So I think he would be feeling much better sooner if he was just working his normal schedule. At least I won't miss knit night this week and I'm also hoping to go to the SnB thing on Friday but I'm not sure if it would be the best idea right now. Financially speaking. We'll see what the rest of the week brings.

I plan to get some serious knitting done tomorrow, but it's hard to say because just as much as T's schedule is messed up, so is mine and the kids. I hate it when our schedules get this much disruption, it really messes with things. Especially right after the whole upset of the gone hunting for a week, it can really affect the kids.

Well the months almost done and I'm hoping to keep up posting but I'm not planning on worrying about being before the time of the end of the day. And I'm not going to fret if I may not have enough time on a weekend or weekday, to where I'm down to the wire at 11:59pm hoping the computer will gear up fast enough so that I'm not late. It's been a little stressful making sure I'm here in time.

Also no more shows on after this next week, so I'm hoping that maybe I'll be able to start doing fiber night on Mondays with G1 and G2, hope their still meeting.

L&V, mittens, and craziness,

So another crazy day in the life of me and mine. The children are stubborn, especially Ra lately, oye friggin' vay! T had his things to do and now is off doing it, being its that time of the year again. I was tired all day because of being up late to take care of some things and getting up early when my hubby woke me up at his normal time he gets up, ugh, 4:30a is way too early.

So as the children were being insane I decided to make a pair of mittens from Selbuvotter, I know I was supposed to be working on the socks. But I need something small and quick, so I'm making toddler mittens for one of my nieces, probably the youngest, since I still owe her a pair of mittens. I'm having a great time stranding I hope they work out, I may make multiple pairs for all the little ones, nieces first.

Well I'm going to go back to working on the mittens, and tomorrow I'm going to listen to L&V again, because the children totally upsetted my listening today.

It's HERE...

The Winter 2007 Interweave Knits cam in the mail today, YIPPEE!!! Funny I also got my new check cards and checks, good day for the mail. Of course all this good mail karma means that my children are being exceptionally whiny, it's awesome.

So I'm think I really want to make the Celtic Tote, and I'm thinking maybe the yarn that is supposed to be used for it would be cool too. I don't think I've ever used the yarn suggested in a pattern before, so that would be really neat to do.

I finished the Tasseled Earflap Hat last night (sans tassel) for hubby, I decided to frog the whole thing and reknit and it looks a lot better. I'll take pictures tonight when he gets home, and now there is a request to make the Calorimetry for him (he uses it as a face guard) in the orange because he is feeling a bit on the colorful side with a green face mask, orange hat, and dark blue fingerless mitts. I guess it's just too much. We'll see.

Calorimetry Repurposed

The Infamous Fingerless Mitts for Hubby

Pattern: Fingerless Mitts pattern
Source: Twin Rib Fingerless Mittens/Wrist Warmers by Dawn Adcock but I made quite a few changes for my hubby's special needs.
Materials: Cascade 220 Heathers | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool
Original Purpose: Purchased for this purpose
Source: LYS, I can't remember which
Color: Heathered Blue | Color Number: 9414 | Lot Number: unknown
Needles: unknown size (Knitpicks)
Started: January 24, 2007 (?) | Finished: February 18, 2007

These were a pain to knit and seemed to take a lot longer than they actually did to knit because of mistakes and nagging from the hubby.

It's Snowing.....

Well it isn't staying but we do have the first flurries of the year. I tried to take pictures but the snow doesn't want to be photographed. So I took this test instead :D...





No knitting questions but what do ya do. I got this from someone else's blog but I can't remember who's because I was just doing the click links thing.

I did get out yesterday after about one o'clock, but T kept calling me so I felt rushed for being out and enjoying myself. I went to the yarn shop Knit'n from the heart in Woodbury and helped a lady figure out how to do a k2, p2 rib, that was cool. Then I grabbed dinner and headed over to Rachel's to help her pick up boxes and go have a visit at Starbucks and knit. It was great to hang out with my friend again, I missed the time we used to hang out together. I'm really excited for her that she is going to be a homeowner soon and have such a great new place to live.

At the yarn shop I purchased some yarn and a magazine to knit T a hat that was on the cover. The yarn is Cascade yarns Lana Grande in a great burnt orange and the magazine is Knit Simple Fall 2007, it's a really cool pattern. Only problem is that his head is bigger than the pattern can handle so I had to figure out how to up it and then when he tried it on this morning it was a bit to shallow so I need to pull back my decreases and fix that, I may just frog the whole thing and start again my added on stitches suck, but I'm kind of mad at the hubby right now so I may say I don't care. Also just a note, 2 hour pattern took 4 without tassels and braids and crochet, and I need to find a crochet hook somewhere size K.

Well the natives are restless so I'm going to go get breakfast started and hope they chill.

I'm alive and I have FOs

Okay, I'm still not quite up to par from the weekend but I'm alive and "well". I've been pretty busy with Ren faire and family life. I've got two finished objects for you so hopefully that will appease the need for a long blog, I'm too tired to write too much, sorry.

Pattern: Fetching
Source: Knitty
Materials: Knit Picks Andean Silk | 55% Super Fine Alpaca, 23% Silk, 22% Merino Wool
Source: Purchased for this Purpose
Color: Pitch | Color Number: 23516 | Lot Number: 1491
Needles: US 6 (4.00 mm)( Knitpicks 24" Options circulars)
Started: September 17, 2007 (?) | Finished: September 21, 2007

These were gifted to my boss at the Renaissance Faire, Slugger.

Pattern: Tessellating Lace Socks
Source: Test Knit for someone from Ravelry
Materials: Knit Picks Essential Tweed | 65% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon, 10% Donegal
Source: Stash
Color: Flint | Color Number: 23861 | Lot Number: 4470
Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm)( Knitpicks 32" Fixed circulars)
Started: July 26, 2007 | Finished: October 3, 2007

These will be a gift for the Holidays to come.

Test Knitting Part 4

Very nice pattern must get working on the second one. I did most of this last night at Fiber Night with some ladies at G's house. It was nice to be kid free for awhile and to hang with Rach. We watched some Schoolhouse Rock! (it was the 30th Anniversary edition) and than Henry V. Good times. And I almost finished the sock, came home, took care of Se and went to bed. This morning when breakfast was happening I finished the toe (like 4 rounds) and kitchenered during nap time. And now it's done. Yea!!! Now to avoid the SSS

Test Knitting Part 3

This is before Fiber Night at G's, I'll be leaving in a little bit, here's hoping I finish.

Test Knitting Part 2

Well I'm done with the the chart and all looks good to me. I'm off to the heel. I decided to just do the two repeats of the pattern, one with the written out instructions and one with the chart. They fit well because I have big calves. I'm really loving this pattern and will definitely use again. I hope Kat is happy with how it is all turning out. I have to go email her now, I was lazy with the flickr and didn't size down my photos, so now I'm already at my download limit for the month because of the stash and my indecisiveness. (ooo, a $1.00 word)

Test Knitting Part 1

So I've been a wicked fast for me knitter lately, I started this on Thursday after knitting group and I'm done with the ribbing and one full pattern repeat. I'm test knitting this for someone I met on Ravelry, next up the chart instead of the written out instructions.

I'm using KnitPicks Essential Tweed in Flint.

So, it was an okay weekend,

T never told me about the bbq his sis and hubby were having so that was cranky making, but other wise the weekend was relatively good. I got 4 skeins of some Norwegian wool (at least I think that's what the sign said there's no band) it's supposed to be great for felting, and for $3.50 each you really can beat it. A ball of Sockotta in a very strange color. A tea cozy pattern and the felted clogs, the copy didn't copy well. I also got a free pattern for a rug. I then went to Ikea and spent way too much on little crap that wasn't necessarily needed but would be useful. I did all this with my sister and than my sister, my mom, my sis's future m-i-l and s-i-l all met up at the Mall of America and we did a little shopping on the first level, ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe and my mom got me a new pair of cross trainers for working out. We then had to haul ass cause my sister had another engagement and was going to be late. So my mom rode home with me so I could get gas and not worry about the monkeys. T got home late (2 am) and chattered my ear off trying to tell me all that happened with the sca fighting, I hadn't been able to sleep until he got home and then he wouldn't let me finally go to sleep, but I love him. On Sunday we went to Teri's for some hanging out and picking up of the Ju, we had some bbq chicken and potato salad, did some general just moving and picking up of things and played two hands of double cribbage (we're tied). Other than that, not much happened.

I'm going to a sheep sheering festival mothers day weekend Sunday and I'm way excited, there is to be tons of vendors and lots for kids to see. And T is going with me. Yea! :D

Something finally for me . . .

sorry the pics suck, camera phone, my good camera has to go to the shop) The first pics color is way more accurate.

Pattern: Calorimetry
Source: Knitty
Materials: Araucania's Nature Wool Chunky | 100% Wool
Source: RAKed Stash
Color: Deep Green | Color Number: 20 looks more like 107 I don't have a ballband to tell you for sure
Needles: US 8 (5.00mm) | US 10 (6.00mm) for Bind Off | ( Knitpicks 24" Options circulars
Started: April 10, 2007 | Finished: April 11, 2007

My fastest project to date and it hurt to do. I only had four rows left and the bind off and weaving in left this morning. I love the look but think I may need to make another in a different color that is more contrasting to my blonde. I have a dark wine red that I could use and I just may do it soon since the cold weather doesn't want to leave. I also may go down a needle size to make it a little smaller other than that it's great and Ju wants one now too.

Remember when . . . .

So I'm digging through the stash and you remember back in August when I got RAKed, well I'm still not doing the fetching gloves for myself, slacker, but I'm thinking of doing the Calorimetry from Knitty. The cold weather just doesn't want to go away and last Thursday at knitting group a girl had one and I thought "Well shoot that shouldn't give me headaches. So I'm digging through the small stash I have and I'm looking at all my RAKed stuff and trying to decided what I should knit with, since it's still my biggest part of my stash other than the sock yarn and kitchen cotton both not ideal for this pattern. I'll let you know how I fair on color and yarn decisions later. For now it's letting the screaming horde out of their chairs so they can play a little before nap.

LOOOOOOOOOOVE IT ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Knitty - Thermal

I Love this pattern. And need me one and it's knit with knitpicks, YEA!!!