My life's in pieces now. Time is flying by, right before my eyes. So much is going on, and sometimes, when I'm having a great time, I just want to freeze time right here and just make it stop.
The Canadian folk were here this weekend, eh? So I've at least been trying to spend more time with them. Jerry's been acting kinda weird, doing things such as making out with my 4 year old brother (he calls them "love pecks"). Derry, his 7 year old brother, is now somewhat friends with me. We used to be arch-enemies, him teaching Sam (my brother) to insult me and all. I don't know how, but my life's turning upside down, within a single second. Tomorrow they are leaving, and I'll miss them dearly. Last time, I cried because I missed Jerry.
I've almost finished the cardigan. Now I'm halfway through the collar. I promised you pictures of the sweater when I bound off the body, but that was at a restaurant. It took me an hour to do the bind-off because the stitches keep unraveling.It's a little small, so some serious blocking is needed.
I'm writing a fashion article because this blog is supposed to be about fashion, yet I have never blogged about it. Look for that soon, as well as a picture of the finished cardigan.
Today we went to a pool party hosted by some people from our church. Bethany came along, because she wanted me to go to her house, though I couldn't for rather obvious reasons. There was an awesome pool (like a wave pool), and food that was even better than the pool. I loved it.
I've been trying to write a song for forever, but it's always failed. The meaning is usually too obvious. I want to write about how sometimes it hurts when time goes by. Sometimes it's just painful. Things you had loads of fun doing become nothing but a foggy memory. Like all that's ever happened to me.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
OMG, a sweater!!!
I have been pluggin' away at that cardigan. I cast on yesterday at church. Why I am knitting at church though, is a long story. You see, I'm not really old enough to be in the youth group, and there aren't enough people for the kids' Sunday school program, so they're just watching lame movies. So I use that to get more knitting time.
For once I got the right gauge for a project, thanks to my interchangeables. Well, I didn't on my first try, but eventually it happened.
I spent most of my day working on this, and finished the yoke while watching TV today. Why? Because the yoke is BORING, because there were enough stitches to go all the way around a 32" circular, which I'm glad I used to make this because of how there were so many stitches during the raglan increases. But by the time I couldn't take it anymore, it was time to split the sleeves. Exactly the experience a Ravelry user brought up in a thread about projects currently on the needles.
Knitting your first sweater is often a big deal, and to me, it's a HUGE deal. So I'm going to post a picture whenever I finish each part of the cardigan. Putting it here makes it easier to get the pictures on Ravelry too. Here's the yoke.
The body will probably take a few days to do.
For once I got the right gauge for a project, thanks to my interchangeables. Well, I didn't on my first try, but eventually it happened.
I spent most of my day working on this, and finished the yoke while watching TV today. Why? Because the yoke is BORING, because there were enough stitches to go all the way around a 32" circular, which I'm glad I used to make this because of how there were so many stitches during the raglan increases. But by the time I couldn't take it anymore, it was time to split the sleeves. Exactly the experience a Ravelry user brought up in a thread about projects currently on the needles.
Knitting your first sweater is often a big deal, and to me, it's a HUGE deal. So I'm going to post a picture whenever I finish each part of the cardigan. Putting it here makes it easier to get the pictures on Ravelry too. Here's the yoke.
The body will probably take a few days to do.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
New FO and some more yarn
Today was a long day mostly because so many things have happened. Fortunately, this is mostly good stuff that is happening to me. Well, in recap (drum roll please)...
So, I finished that cabled headband I cast on yesterday and wore it out for the first time. I love it. Most of the work was done today because yesterday I fell asleep after the first couple pattern repeats. I finally USED some of the Cascade 220 I bought in Vegas and I must say, I love this yarn. I would use it more often, if it weren't so expensive (around here, it's $10 a hank). Enough blab, here's the headband. I would have modeled it, but my webcam software doesn't save the photos so modeling isn't so convenient. If you're wondering why there's soysauce in the picture, that is because this was taken at a Chinese restaurant (on my dad's old iPhone), and Picnik(photo editing software on Flickr) is down, so I can't crop it.
I went swimming today. In my tail. It was great, but is tiring when you do laps. But when I took a run in my tail, I was the star of the show. I did a lap in it and when I came back, some random dude asked me "So, how did it go?" I wasn't so sure how to answer. But the weird thing about this trip to the pool, is that I saw someone from school. That's normal, BUT we bump into her and her sister (who goes to school with my brother) ALL THE TIME. We were friends for a while, and she even came to my eleventh birthday party. The best part though, is that we went with some people who had the keys (we don't), and they gave us pizza. You heard me right. Pizza.
I went to Walmart today and scored major yarn (two wearables' worth). We were going to go to the Walmart by where we had lunch, but it is tiny, and doesn't have yarn (the crafts section is literally just two aisles of crap you're never going to use). So after dinner we went to the local Walmart (20 minutes away from here, because this is prestigious southern Orange County. You know, Laguna Beach?) where the craft section is HUGE. Half the yarn is Red Heart (not that I hate it or anything) but it sells most of what I normally use and need. Other times I just bug my mom for a trip to JoAnn's. I bought $20 worth of yarn, but it was a great score. You'll see why.
First off, some Vanna's Choice. It's for a wrap skirt in my Ravelry queue. I found out that Walmart is no longer carrying the 7oz skeins that contain twice as much yarn as the regular skeins and selling the regular skeins in fewer colorways. But the 7oz skeins are on clearance, so I bought some, while I can still get it. This is a nice baby blue. The baby band proves it.
This one is the same, but a shade of violet not in the baby line. I can imagine how the two would look together.
Next up, some Caron Simply soft for that cardigan. Some navy blue, the main color of this cardigan.
This off white makes a great contrast.
I wanted to get DPN's too, but apparently Walmart doesn't have any. But I got yarn, and that's what matters. I'll probably start swatching for the cardigan tomorrow (I just printed the pattern), since I'm really tired right now. I still have work to do on the log cabin I've started that I want to finish, too. And to think I still have to put this on Ravelry?
So, I finished that cabled headband I cast on yesterday and wore it out for the first time. I love it. Most of the work was done today because yesterday I fell asleep after the first couple pattern repeats. I finally USED some of the Cascade 220 I bought in Vegas and I must say, I love this yarn. I would use it more often, if it weren't so expensive (around here, it's $10 a hank). Enough blab, here's the headband. I would have modeled it, but my webcam software doesn't save the photos so modeling isn't so convenient. If you're wondering why there's soysauce in the picture, that is because this was taken at a Chinese restaurant (on my dad's old iPhone), and Picnik(photo editing software on Flickr) is down, so I can't crop it.
I went swimming today. In my tail. It was great, but is tiring when you do laps. But when I took a run in my tail, I was the star of the show. I did a lap in it and when I came back, some random dude asked me "So, how did it go?" I wasn't so sure how to answer. But the weird thing about this trip to the pool, is that I saw someone from school. That's normal, BUT we bump into her and her sister (who goes to school with my brother) ALL THE TIME. We were friends for a while, and she even came to my eleventh birthday party. The best part though, is that we went with some people who had the keys (we don't), and they gave us pizza. You heard me right. Pizza.
I went to Walmart today and scored major yarn (two wearables' worth). We were going to go to the Walmart by where we had lunch, but it is tiny, and doesn't have yarn (the crafts section is literally just two aisles of crap you're never going to use). So after dinner we went to the local Walmart (20 minutes away from here, because this is prestigious southern Orange County. You know, Laguna Beach?) where the craft section is HUGE. Half the yarn is Red Heart (not that I hate it or anything) but it sells most of what I normally use and need. Other times I just bug my mom for a trip to JoAnn's. I bought $20 worth of yarn, but it was a great score. You'll see why.
First off, some Vanna's Choice. It's for a wrap skirt in my Ravelry queue. I found out that Walmart is no longer carrying the 7oz skeins that contain twice as much yarn as the regular skeins and selling the regular skeins in fewer colorways. But the 7oz skeins are on clearance, so I bought some, while I can still get it. This is a nice baby blue. The baby band proves it.
This one is the same, but a shade of violet not in the baby line. I can imagine how the two would look together.
Next up, some Caron Simply soft for that cardigan. Some navy blue, the main color of this cardigan.
This off white makes a great contrast.
I wanted to get DPN's too, but apparently Walmart doesn't have any. But I got yarn, and that's what matters. I'll probably start swatching for the cardigan tomorrow (I just printed the pattern), since I'm really tired right now. I still have work to do on the log cabin I've started that I want to finish, too. And to think I still have to put this on Ravelry?
Friday, July 23, 2010
Knitting Up a Storm week
I've given up on that scarf, even though I've frogged way too many things. The mistakes are noticeable to non-knitters. It was getting boring too. I burst into tears making it. So to take my mind off of that I knit five washcloths this week. And I've finished them all. So @$$(#*@)!#($)@)#! you, you scarf thingy!!!
First off, a swimsuit washcloth for Bethany. I'm planning on giving this to her for her birthday (which isn't till September, but I just want to be prepared), along with a pair of Fetching mitts which I'm saving my Red Heart for. It's very fitting for a birthday present, since we are spending some quality time at the pool for her party. Here it is:
While I was fixing up some breakfast the other day (my world famous tummy ache eggs), I decided that the kitchen was short on washcloths and sponges. So I made the classic Grandma's Favorite. I thought it would be the easiest project on the planet, but I screwed up the decreases, so I had to frog it back to before the decreases. This resulted in many dropped stitches which I fixed wrong. Mostly because I was too lazy to fix it correctly. But a non-knitter wouldn't notice, right? I also would have used variegated yarn, but between big projects I'm stuck using stash yarn and the only variegated yarn I have is some sock yarn.
My mom's fallen in love with the washcloths I make. So she asked me to make some for her coworkers. Here's the first one, and my favorite out of the three I made. It's a pretty rose:
My mom's first love was the purple teddy bear from my last post, so I had to make another one. It has birth defects on its ear because I followed the directions for row 32 on row 33 as well. But again, a non-knitter wouldn't know.
I never have mentioned my Ravelry username, have I? I am magicalmermaid, for those of you who don't know. But anyways, for the last washcloth I made, I used a pattern designed by Sarah, aka Callalilly, someone I've friended on Ravelry. Her patterns are great but they need more love. Again, this would look better with variegated yarn but this is all I have. Enough blabbing, maybe I should actually show you the cloth.
My mom paid me $10 for these. Half of that was for the yarn, because I paid for it originally not knowing what I'll do with it. The other half was for the teddy, because that was the only one you're allowed to sell stuff from. I made another $10 from helping my mom clean up the house. So I've made some big bucks. I'm planning on using this to buy yarn for my next big project; a cardigan. It would totally be my style, with some slight modifications.
I've just printed out a headband pattern. I plan on starting this as soon as I finish typing this and put the pictures on Ravelry. It's a great way to use up the Cascade 220 I bought in Vegas, as a "souvenir", because I couldn't leave the store empty handed.
Next Wednesday, my aunt will visit. It's been two years since I've seen her. I can't wait to see Jerry again. But what totally sucks though, is that they are only staying for two days.
I guess that's it for now.
First off, a swimsuit washcloth for Bethany. I'm planning on giving this to her for her birthday (which isn't till September, but I just want to be prepared), along with a pair of Fetching mitts which I'm saving my Red Heart for. It's very fitting for a birthday present, since we are spending some quality time at the pool for her party. Here it is:
While I was fixing up some breakfast the other day (my world famous tummy ache eggs), I decided that the kitchen was short on washcloths and sponges. So I made the classic Grandma's Favorite. I thought it would be the easiest project on the planet, but I screwed up the decreases, so I had to frog it back to before the decreases. This resulted in many dropped stitches which I fixed wrong. Mostly because I was too lazy to fix it correctly. But a non-knitter wouldn't notice, right? I also would have used variegated yarn, but between big projects I'm stuck using stash yarn and the only variegated yarn I have is some sock yarn.
My mom's fallen in love with the washcloths I make. So she asked me to make some for her coworkers. Here's the first one, and my favorite out of the three I made. It's a pretty rose:
My mom's first love was the purple teddy bear from my last post, so I had to make another one. It has birth defects on its ear because I followed the directions for row 32 on row 33 as well. But again, a non-knitter wouldn't know.
I never have mentioned my Ravelry username, have I? I am magicalmermaid, for those of you who don't know. But anyways, for the last washcloth I made, I used a pattern designed by Sarah, aka Callalilly, someone I've friended on Ravelry. Her patterns are great but they need more love. Again, this would look better with variegated yarn but this is all I have. Enough blabbing, maybe I should actually show you the cloth.
My mom paid me $10 for these. Half of that was for the yarn, because I paid for it originally not knowing what I'll do with it. The other half was for the teddy, because that was the only one you're allowed to sell stuff from. I made another $10 from helping my mom clean up the house. So I've made some big bucks. I'm planning on using this to buy yarn for my next big project; a cardigan. It would totally be my style, with some slight modifications.
I've just printed out a headband pattern. I plan on starting this as soon as I finish typing this and put the pictures on Ravelry. It's a great way to use up the Cascade 220 I bought in Vegas, as a "souvenir", because I couldn't leave the store empty handed.
Next Wednesday, my aunt will visit. It's been two years since I've seen her. I can't wait to see Jerry again. But what totally sucks though, is that they are only staying for two days.
I guess that's it for now.
Monday, July 19, 2010
VLP Part 2
I had to start a new post because there was no more space in the old one and I have more projects to show off.
Knit Picks sent me this because I thought they didn't send me enough yarn when I actually lost the missing skein, so I came home to find this pleasant surprise (sorry, I couldn't find a way to post this at the bottom):
So, I started this washcloth the day before I left and finished the day I came back (I pulled an all nighter). It's very pretty.
The boutiques and street vendors in Italy have inspired my current WIP. It's my first original design; a scarf. I messed up the first eyelet row because apparentlythe YO hole doesn't show up unless you knit the YO stitch by itself. I didn't take it apart because my mom won't let me get yarn unless I show her a FO. The pattern notes will be coming as soon as I finish. After that I'll still need to add fringe because I lost my crochet hook.
Knit Picks sent me this because I thought they didn't send me enough yarn when I actually lost the missing skein, so I came home to find this pleasant surprise (sorry, I couldn't find a way to post this at the bottom):
So, I started this washcloth the day before I left and finished the day I came back (I pulled an all nighter). It's very pretty.
The boutiques and street vendors in Italy have inspired my current WIP. It's my first original design; a scarf. I messed up the first eyelet row because apparentlythe YO hole doesn't show up unless you knit the YO stitch by itself. I didn't take it apart because my mom won't let me get yarn unless I show her a FO. The pattern notes will be coming as soon as I finish. After that I'll still need to add fringe because I lost my crochet hook.
A very long post...
Sorry it's been a while since I've posted. I would've done this post earlier, but I didn't have access to a camera. So be prepared for a long one.
I just got back from Europe. I went on a 5 (small) country tour. Mostly it was just a tour of Italy though. We went to France, but we didn't even tour Paris. I didn't like it at all. The worst part was the first hotel we stayed in. We toured London by ourselves first, so we stayed in a hotel that was really just a haunted mansion. The phones were fake, the owners were evil, there were bugs in some of the rooms, and channel 4 on the TV was used to spy on people. It sucked.
Of course I knit on the trip, so before we left I got my mom to take me to Walmart to buy this:
A family friend is pregnant right now and the baby is due in September. So I bought some Pound of Love to make a blanket for him. First I tried theSunny Baby Blanket. I frogged it because I only did one row of garter stitch instead of five. I tried to unravel it but I went too far. So here it is, my failed attempt.
So then I started the Diagonal Baby Blanket from Lion Brand. I didn't like it at all.
Since I've got quite some yarn left over, I'm thinking about making an Owlie Sleep Sack for that baby. But I need size 8 DPNs. Luckily my mom's bringing me to JoAnn's this weekend, mainly to look into classes (I'm pretty sure Secret Mermaid Life's a no go), but it's the perfect opportunity to pick up some yarn for a striped cardigan I'm dying to make because I saw one exactly like it on TV and get me some DPNs which I seriously lack (I don't do circular knitting a lot).
I've bought quite a few things while in Europe too. No yarn though, which totally sucks because apparently, yarn stores and tourism don't mix. I did buy a tote bag in Milan though:
Now I'm using this as a knitting bag.
I also got three I <3 ____ t-shirts. They are Paris, Rome, and Italy in general. They were Jerry, my 16 year old cousin's idea. I really do miss Jerry. He's a great guy. He's really funny, yet his jokes are sometimes just not right. We laughed our butts off listening to his stand up routines. For example there's one where his dad goes into an India-operated McDonald's asking for chow mein. And his jokes always ended with his dad calling him a pig head and threatening to kick his ass. He also gave me some great advice about things like boys and popularity. He was like the big brother I never had. But no the brother I actually do have is four and the worst excuse ever for a sibling.
On the day we left for Europe, I finished that shrug. I slacked off on the end weaving, so there's an odd end sticking out of one of the sleeves. It also pilled a little. I should've used Jiffy instead of Homespun.
I just got back from Europe. I went on a 5 (small) country tour. Mostly it was just a tour of Italy though. We went to France, but we didn't even tour Paris. I didn't like it at all. The worst part was the first hotel we stayed in. We toured London by ourselves first, so we stayed in a hotel that was really just a haunted mansion. The phones were fake, the owners were evil, there were bugs in some of the rooms, and channel 4 on the TV was used to spy on people. It sucked.
Of course I knit on the trip, so before we left I got my mom to take me to Walmart to buy this:
So then I started the Diagonal Baby Blanket from Lion Brand. I didn't like it at all.
Since I've got quite some yarn left over, I'm thinking about making an Owlie Sleep Sack for that baby. But I need size 8 DPNs. Luckily my mom's bringing me to JoAnn's this weekend, mainly to look into classes (I'm pretty sure Secret Mermaid Life's a no go), but it's the perfect opportunity to pick up some yarn for a striped cardigan I'm dying to make because I saw one exactly like it on TV and get me some DPNs which I seriously lack (I don't do circular knitting a lot).
I've bought quite a few things while in Europe too. No yarn though, which totally sucks because apparently, yarn stores and tourism don't mix. I did buy a tote bag in Milan though:
Now I'm using this as a knitting bag.
I also got three I <3 ____ t-shirts. They are Paris, Rome, and Italy in general. They were Jerry, my 16 year old cousin's idea. I really do miss Jerry. He's a great guy. He's really funny, yet his jokes are sometimes just not right. We laughed our butts off listening to his stand up routines. For example there's one where his dad goes into an India-operated McDonald's asking for chow mein. And his jokes always ended with his dad calling him a pig head and threatening to kick his ass. He also gave me some great advice about things like boys and popularity. He was like the big brother I never had. But no the brother I actually do have is four and the worst excuse ever for a sibling.
On the day we left for Europe, I finished that shrug. I slacked off on the end weaving, so there's an odd end sticking out of one of the sleeves. It also pilled a little. I should've used Jiffy instead of Homespun.
And here's the back.
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