Books & Sew

So I ordered some books on Amazon the other day, I'm very excited to get them. Of course two aren't published yet, but hey what can ya do. Amazon says I won't receive any of them until April and that sucks. Now I need to get some sewing done.

Fingerless Mitts for the Man in my Life

They're finished. Pics coming soon.

Yarn and Magazine

It's a good day when you get yarn and a knitting magazine in the mail. I also feel better :D Time to peruse, and fondle new yarn.

Happy V day!!!

Happy Valentines day to all of you, together or single!!!

Sick yuck

Still feeling ucky yuck, but better than last night. Just wanted to let you know.

Fingerless sweet potatoes

One down, one to go. I need to cast on for the second and hopefully it will go better than the first. There were a lot of changes made so that it was longer and still fit, I also put on more stitches at the thumb at first. Anyway, I first need to feel better before I work on anything, I have some kind of stomach thing that is making me feel absolutely awful and its very painful in my belly.

C4 had his first taste of sweet potatoes last night, he loved them. We'll be doing some more tomorrow, its good that he likes them cause I sure as heck dont.

I need to go lay down.

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

Knitty - Thermal

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

Babbling

Why is it that every SCA event that our family goes to is freezing cold??? Anywho, we got to the event around noon, the directions got us lost but we eventually found our way. I wish we had set up the kids in the common area instead of fighting so I could socialize more, lesson learned. For $1.00 I got a drop spindle, it looks like its only worth a buck but hopefully it will work. I knit for the two hours to the event only to find out that I didn't decrease fast enough and had to rip back on T's mitt. Fortunately there was a life line. Green Jenny had a beautiful dress that I covet to make, she said it was a pattern that is just passed around in Nordskogen or was that Northshield?!?! Anywho, if you know the pattern could you help me to attain a copy so I can make me some, they look comfy and versatile and breastfeeding friendly. I would even where the head piece if it didn't give me a headache. Sorry about the lack of pics, they're coming and also for the babble but that's what this is for right.

On other SCA news, we are going to Lupercalia on the 17th of this month and Gulf Wars in MS in March, anyone else out there going? I didn't know who to pre-reg under group wise so I just did Stromfels. Hopefully we can set up near some Northshielders.

Well C4 is crying for food, so I should go.

I love Birthday money... Thank you Ma & Pa G for the $50 designated for yarn

Bagging It

Content: 100% Virgin Wool
Brand: Reynolds Lite-Lopi
Color: 0422 [Green] | Color: 0434 [Red] (The Red isn't really that bright, but it is a really nice bright red)
Project Idea: I'm going to collect this type of yarn until I have enough to felt into a project bag.

Clogging It

Content: 100% Wool
Brand: Ella Rae Classic
Color: Unknown # [Putty Grey] (1/2 a ball, split with Rach) | Color: 106 [Burgundy] (2 balls) | Color: 38 [Cranberry] (oops, this isn't the same as 106?!?!? Sh*t)
Project Idea: I'm going to make felted clogs from the Fiber Trends pattern, I of course need to buy another Burgundy since I didn't look close enough in the store, doh! Do you see the difference in color, it's really slight and I may try and make it work but we'll see.

Socking It

Content: 60% Superwash Wool | 25% Mohair | 15% Nylon
Brand: Bearfoot Mountain Colors Hand Painted Yarns
Color: Northern Lights
Project: Well hopefully knee high socks, I only could afford one of these balls at $21.00 a skein, so lets hope. I'm going to knit two at one time so that if I run out it will be at the same spot and I can just continue on with a different skein. I need to get a scale so I can evenly split this.

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This was all purchased at the LYS 3 Kittens

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[These mean I named the color, for there was a lack of a name]

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Cabling It

I almost forgot my new cable needle, I like the metal ones but with how many stitches I was flip flopping (C8B) I was worried I would break my needle so I tried this and liked it much better. Way more sturdy, my metal ones I think will be nice for socks.

Just a bit of an update.... And yes I have my hubby's mitts OTN finally

My latest Washcloth.

Pattern: Three Cable Dishcloth
Source: Monthly Dishcloths KAL yahoo group
Materials: Sugar n' Cream & Lion Cotton| 100% Cotton
Color: 00095 Red | Lot: 145630 | Color: 98 Natural | Lot: 05004
Needles: US 7 (4.50mm) Knitpicks 24" Options circulars
Started: January 16, 2007 | Finished: January 20, 2007
I believe I may have fubared this a little, can you find the oops?!?!

My latest purchase.


Title: the knitter's handy book of patterns
Author: Ann Budd
ISBN: 1931499047
I wanted to buy Sensational Knitted Socks, but Borders was out of stock so I think this comes in a healthy second.

My Latest Ballband.

Pattern: Ballband
Source: Mason Dixon Knitting
Materials: Sugar n' Cream | 100% Cotton
Color: 01130 Warm Brown | Lot: 145347 | Color: 02244 Landscape | Lot: 153189
Needles: US 9 (5.50mm) Knitpicks 24" Options circulars
Started: Beginning of January | Finished: January 10, 2007
This is the 2nd of 3 belated holiday gifts, one more ballband left for the sister. This one was given to the Sis-in-law.

Well I promised an explanation.....

Here is my first fair isle knit, it's a hat for C4, my newest, he keeps growing and that includes his head. I did a skull motif so he would look tough :D. as you can see it's not great and there are some definite issues, namely, the twists behind to carry the yarn showing through and its a little tight where the skull bones are at the top, I was getting impatient and pestered by DH by then about this being C4's 4th hat and he still waiting for his fingerless mittens. I'm working on that now, hence the next picture of Cascade 220 The Heathers Color 9414 (Blue) Lot 5476, I plan to make his mitts and a hat from the three skeins I purchased and I may pick up some more for a scarf. I'm loving knitting with it, I got it on sale and even though I had to rip back it is wonderful, my personal technique is probably not much to desire but what to do other than practice. I did swatch but I'm not listening to it and I'm jumping ahead anyway, I want the tighter knit and it's really stretchy so I hope it works out.

I have some more pics to show you as well of some of my most recent purchases, Of course these were all purchased before I knew that our fridge would keel over, dumb fridge. There is my most recent Knitpicks purchase for a hat, Hat Trick pattern and Andean Treasure in Granite, for T and of course some more yarn for socks, Gloss in Pumpkin and Memories in Geranium; and some other goodies. Then we move on to an eBay find, 2 balls of Suri Merino by Plymouth yarn in a beautiful red, Color 2055 Lot 661. And don't forget my pyramid of Sockotta, mostly from a discontinued yarn website and one from a locallys, I wont go through all the colors but aren't they pretty :D. And last but certainly not least, On Line sock yarn Sierra Color, also bought at that local lys.
I think I need to get knitting.












I should also mention the wonderful gifts I've received recently I have procured some beautiful stitch markers from 2 gals in my Knitting group. Thanks Steph & Alley and Liz. Along with the tea stitch markers, I also recieved two balls of Wool-Ease yarn in a pretty earth tone and some much needed cable needles, Thank you Steph & Alley, it saved me a purchase :D

Knitting gnomes

So I bought what was needed to knit a gnome, but of course did I ever get a chance to do it, nope. My goal is before my hubby's Birthday in May, he is a big gnome fan and the intended recipient in the first place. :P

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it Snow???

I thought you would all like to know the fun we're having here. I know I wished for snow, but this might be a bit much. I hope that T gets to work okay tomorrow morning, it's supposed to be near impossible to travel. I'm sure happy I'm not going anywhere. I wonder if T will be able to pick up my new sewing machine tomorrow or not, hmm. Chat with you tomorrow.

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[From Accuweather.com]

National Weather Service Zone - WIZ023

MPXWSWMPX
WWUS43 KMPX 150259
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
859 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

SNOW ACCUMULATING ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO THE TWIN

CITIES AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.

.AS OF 830 PM SIX INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED IN ST. JAMES IN

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THIS WAS WITHIN A BAND OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW EXTENDING FROM ST. JAMES THROUGH NEW ULM AND ST. PETER THEN INTO
THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES COMMUNITIES OF PRIOR LAKE AND LAKEVILLE.
TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AROUND ALBERT LEA...OWATONNA...AND WELLS. ACCUMULATING
SNOW WAS ALSO DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND IN THE TWIN CITIES AROUND 4 AM. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN
WISCONSIN INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS. MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO SHOULD RECEIVE AT LEAST SIX INCHES OF
SNOW BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE SIX INCH RANGE ARE
ALSO LIKELY IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY FROM THE NEW
RICHMOND AND RIVER FALLS AREA TOWARD TURTLE LAKE BALDWIN AND
CHEEK. SNOW TOTALS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 2 INCHES IN PLACES
SUCH AS ST. CLOUD...WILMAR AND OLIVIA. AREAS AROUND
CANBY...DAWSON...AND MONTEVIDEO WILL PROBABLY SEE AN INCH OR LESS
OF SNOW...BUT WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW
ZERO RANGE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS NORTHWEST WINDS GUST TO 20 TO 25
MPH.


MNZ060-062-063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-151100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
859 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST

MONDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY.

AS OF 8 PM SIX INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED IN ST. JAMES IN
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THIS WAS WITHIN A BAND OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW EXTENDING FROM ST. JAMES THROUGH NEW ULM AND ST. PETER THEN INTO
THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES COMMUNITIES OF PRIOR LAKE AND LAKEVILLE.
TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AROUND ALBERT LEA...OWATONNA...AND WELLS. ACCUMULATING
SNOW WAS ALSO DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND IN THE TWIN CITIES AROUND 4 AM. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN
WISCONSIN INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS. MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
INTO THE TWIN CITIES METRO SHOULD RECEIVE AT LEAST SIX INCHES OF
SNOW BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE SIX INCH RANGE ARE
ALSO LIKELY IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...ESPECIALLY FROM THE NEW
RICHMOND AND RIVER FALLS AREA TOWARD TURTLE LAKE BALDWIN AND
CHEEK. SNOW TOTALS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 2 INCHES IN PLACES
SUCH AS ST. CLOUD...WILMAR AND OLIVIA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.



WIZ014>016-151100-
/O.CON.KMPX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH
859 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY...


A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH 3 TO
6 INCHES EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AS OF 830 PM 1 TO 2
INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED FROM THE HUDSON AREA TOWARD PRAIRIE
FARM...AMERY...AND CHEEK. FROM 9 PM TO MIDNIGHT THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD
FALL IN A LINE FROM LAKE LAND AND ROBERTS TOWARD PRAIRIE FARM AND
CHEEK WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.



MNZ051>054-056>059-061-064-151100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070115T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
WRIGHT-ANOKA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
BLAINE...GRANITE FALLS
859 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST

MONDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
MONDAY.

SNOW WAS EXPANDING INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AT 845 PM. DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN
PLACES SUCH AS CHISAGO CITY...ANOKA...AND TOWARD CAMBRIDGE. SNOW
TOTAL WILL TAPER OFF TO AN INCH OR TOW TOWARD
WILLMAR...BUFFALO...AND LITCHFIELD. AN INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED IN
THE WESTERN MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES OF MONTEVIDEO...MADISON...AND
CANBY. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WILL KEEP
WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND WIND WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.