Meme Time!

So Sandy tagged me!
But first: The rules!

1: Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.

2: People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these
rules.

3: At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.

4: Don't forget to leave them a comment and tell them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

Here you go! This is going to require a LOT of thinking.

1. I am a self taught knitter. One day I decided to knit an I have been on a roll ever since!

2. I hate corn. Canned corn, corn on the cobb, corn chowder, anything corn, I can not eat. I'm getting sick just thinking about it! But I do like tortilla chips!

3. I am allergic to shellfish. I feel the same way about shellfish as I do corn.

4. I can not knit on 1 project at a time. I need variety and working on several projects gives me that.

5. Flavor of Love, Charm School and I Love New York are some of my favorite shows. I get such a good laugh from them!

6. I like chocolate in many forms, but I hate chocolate ice cream.

7. Purple is my favorite color. All shades of purple actually! I can't get enough of it! I have purple sneakers, sandals, boots, you name it, I have it in purple.

8. I can't think of anything else! LOL! It was hard coming up ith 7!



I am tagging Adrienne and Rachel and whoever else wants to do this meme. Please leave a comment letting me know you did so I can check out your responses!

I have also started knitting with the STR in Watermelon Tourmaline. More on that later!


Happy Knitting!!!

Woo Hoo!!

Finally, an FO!!



Pattern: Baby Sweater from Knitters Almanac
Yarn: GGH 50% cotton 50% acrylic "Cotton Candy"
Needles: Addi turbo sz 4
Started: April 7, 2007
Finished: May 18, 2007

The pattern was very well written and I will most likely knit it again! From start to finish, it only took about 6 hours. I only worked on it during my spare time, which was few and far between!

Woo Hoo!!!! It's OTN and that's all that matters! Since I don't have a recipient, it will probably sit in the bottom of my knitting basket until I give it away!

I have heard (read) so many blogs talking about Socks That Rock yarn, so I decided to take the plunge. I placed an order on Wednesday and it came today!

I ordered Watermelon Tourmaline and Mustang Sally. I have to admit, this yarn is beautiful! I can't wait to start knitting!!!

I was tagged by Sandy with a meme, but I'll do that tomorrow!

Hapy Knitting!!

Time Flies!!!

I can't believe it has been 26 days since my last post!! I have been working like crazy!! I did squeeze in some time to knit, though. I started my IS4 scarf and that's coming along great. I hope to be finished in 2 weeks and have it sent out to her as soon as its finished.

I was totally surpised today when i received my sockret pal package. It came from Gracie and I absolutely love every last bit of it. First, there are the socks. The fit like a glove. She used Colinette Jitterbug with the Broadripple pattern from Knitty (I am adding this pattern to the "Must Knit" list!!) Then, she also sent a Lantern Moon tape measure along with a book "Knitting Lessons" by Lela Nargi. Included with the package came wool wash! Eucalan lavender and yarn! 2 skeins of Claudia Hand Painted yarn in the "Oops" coloray and 1 skein of Creatively Dyed yarn in the "Caribbean" colorway. I was treuly blessed! Thank you, so much Gracie.




I am actually wearing the socks now!!



This also came! A package from my Secret Pal!! Yay!! She sent a B-day card (My b-day is tomorrow!) Yummy cocoa mix, woolwash and udder cream lotion from a store near her and 2 skeins of koigu!!!


I feel so blessed to be given such wonderful gifts! Thank you, SP!!

On the knitting front, I have a ton of half finished projects! I still have 1 jaywalker sock left to knit from last month's project spectrum, my army brat socks (1 is almost completed), the trellis sweater (2 sleeves left to complete) another baby sweater, the log cabin baby blanket (i ran out of yarn) my entrelac scarf (1 ball left!) the orange opal socks (i'm not too stressed about it b/c it's my on the go sock that i leave in the car) and my red cables and seed stitch socks from christmas. Yeah, I've got a lot of knitting to do!!

What I'm Up To....

Whew!! Last week went by so quick for me! This new job takes a bunch of my knitting time and i barely have to knit (even on my lunch!). I did squeeze in a few minutes to get my nails done, I haven't had them done in a while, so I treated myself.




And here's a close-up!


I love it! The colors are so "Spring" and the had desing was free too!! Can't beat that!!

Ok, since my new job has sucked away, I'll be running late with my Sockret Pal socks. I'm almost finished, so that's a plus. I know she will love them!




**ISE4 Update....

I have already ordered my yarn and I'm waiting for it to come in! I can't wait to get started! I already have a pattern in mind!!


And here's a puppy pic! This is Lexis, my In-law's puppy and she's a cutie pie!!

A Quick "Hi"

I've been super busy with work and trying to finish up my Sockret Pal socks! Thank you (everyone that commented) so much on the well wishes!! You gals are great!!! Since i have to work today, this is just a super short post, but I will have a post with tons of pics tomorrow!

Happy Knitting!!!!!!!

Yay!!

Lots of things to be excited about..... I have a new job that I love already, SP10 started, IS4 started and Sockret Pal is winding down.

Ok. Back to the new job. I've wanted to go back to work for a while. Not for just a seasonal job, but a job that i could grow in and want to be at. The opportunity came up and I accepted the offer. How cool is that?!?! So, now, I am officially a working woman!!

I will definitely have to learn to balance work and maintaining a house hold. It is tough, but I know I can handle it!

I did get some dyeing done last week. This is what I came up with. The colors are pink, brown and army green. I sorta reminds me of an "army brat". I have already swatched it and it looks really nice!



The first SP10 contest is up!! Well, for my group anyway!

I am working on the Trellis pattern from Knitty. I t is one of the many projects I'm working on, but is by far my fave! I love this patter soooooooo much because it's a super pattern and the cable pattern is easy to remember and it's a whole sweater, be it a small sweater, and it's finished in no time at all! The sweater will be a gift for my friend. Her baby shower is next weekend but she feels that the baby will come this weekend (uh-oh!!). Her due date isn't until 4-15, so she's a little early.



I snapped a few pics of Tigre sleeping. He can be such a cutie pie!!







Boots was investigating the camera!




Happy Knitting!!

I'm Sick......

And I have been since Sunday. I have barely had any energy to knit or blog, until today. This is what I have bee working on ....



The Bayerische socks for my Sockret Pal. I hope to finish them by the end of the week and send them out on Monday at the latest.



I purchased the white yarn in a clearance bin for 2.99. It's Regia Color and it has flecks of purple, blue , orange and pink in it. I knew I wouldn't have enough yarn from a 50 g ball so I'm doing the heels and toes in Electric Blue ( also from Regia).


Happy Knitting!!