Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Kick The Habit

WHY IS IT THAT I CANNOT FINISH A DAMN KNIT? I will buy the expensive f*cking yarn; I will spend hours analyzing the pattern; I will knit wee into the early morning, straining to keep my eyes open; I will frusteratingly whimper as frog the piece once I notice a mistake; I will finish, bind off and toss the piece to the side before ever blocking, seaming, or wearing the f*cking thing!!! (sigh)

I've found more patterns that I really want to try.

( I don't know what stealing bandwidth is and I'm certainly not trying to do it!)

In no particular order:

I came across this and really like it. The color is really great and I like the side-button raglan thing. Since I don't see an exact pattern, I would have to count out the herringbone and put it on a different raglan, which really seems too much for me. But it really looks awesome.

Maybe a little summer knitting Lelah

I still have yet to start Eunny's argyle vest, because even though there is a KAL, and many levels of knitters have completed it, the directions scare me, the pattern diagram scares me, and steeking just sounds scary. Maybe I'll work up to that one.

Shedir seems like a lovely choice. Fun, not too boring, not too difficult. I will use Rowan Calmer too.

Rick would like a beanie too.

As well as my sister since I promised her the SnB devil beanie for her B-Day, didn't like the yarn I used so I set aside the close-to-being done beanie, and the evil demon dog Cashie gnawed the needles into pieces while still attached to the yarn. So I bitching just tossed it in the trash. Other things my loving dog likes to destroy: my Swedish clogs, have gone to the shoe repairman atleast three times; Rick's old beautiful stingy-brimed fedoras, actually any newsie boy cap will do as well (he isn't that picky); Seamus's stuffed animals ( latest victim, little cow from Rawhide Ranch), buckle from baby's Peg-Perego infant seat and many*many* other things.

I have just picked up my unfinished Raspy, and almost completed the first sleeve. I am not doing any modifications, because I never do. I don't have the confidence quite yet with my knitting to do so. If I don't like the completed sleeve maybe I will think about it. Go Raspy.

Seacrest out.


I've been scanning and copying all of Rick's ( I must come up with something more clever!!!) childhood pics. He's the blondie, his brother's the red head. I have no real reason to post them, but think they are cute, and am too lazy to take a pic of the near completed back to Trellis sz. 12 mos.



p.s. mom if you are reading this, FINISH YOUR REPORT!!!!

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Still Here


I realize that it's been awhile. But I've been stuck in the baby bubble, with no real knitting interest. After advising a friend through her crocheting, I've felt the sudden urge to finish atleast one of my baby projects that I never finished. And possibly frogging it and making it in a smaller size so he can wear it through the spring. I'm really excited to finish it now that I have the little guy in front of me.