Okay so I had this great plan to download my camera software onto this computer so my blog isn’t so boring anymore & I forgot the disk! Dangit!
I do have some relatively exciting news…I am only 3″ away from being done with the aran sweater! Woohoo! Oh yeah, then I have to seam it together, right….
WOOHOO! Oh how I love the homespun circle blanket!! Done in about about 30 hours, give or take, not bad for a gigantic circle out of the most pain-in-the-butt yarn ever invented! I am planning on setting up my digital camera on this computer tomorrow so that I can actually show tantalizing pictures!
I did change the fringe all around. They had it crocheted with 40 chains as the actual fringe then slst through one knit stitch, chain 40, skip 2 knit stitches, slst, chain 40, etc…
I wasn’t digging how damn long they were so I decided to do chain 20, sl st into knit st, chain 20, skip 3 sts, sl st into knit st, chain 20, go back and sl st into the middle st in between the first fringe, chain 20, etc….so that they overlap. It worked perfectly if I do say so myself. I do promise pictures tomorrow!!
Also, as sad as it is, I have been watching knitty gritty on diy. I am drawn to anything knitting therefore I torture myself by watching a very, let’s just say, lame show. It has the potential to be really cool but alas it has yet to really impress me. Go ahead Tracy, laugh all you want!
Now my goal is to get back to the aran sweater, I only have half of the sleeves left to do then sew it together. Not bad~ I just hate finishing sweaters!
Pushaw! That damn knitters review on handpaintedyarn has really screwed up my knitting world. I am holding onto my last 4 colors of merino like gold!! Just not happy about that~
Now I will go curl up with my yummy new blanket & knit on my aran sleeves!
So my web host has changed, no thanks to me! You will be redirected automatically for some period of time but please note the new address to change buttons, links, etc.
http://www.firebrunetteknitting.com
Have a great weekend!!
You know I will…in D-land….alone with my husband….no kids…mmmm…..sweet….
I was glad to see everyone at Meetup last night. I was hoping for a bigger turnout but it was really nice to see everyone anyway.
I am about 2/3 of the way finished with the homespun circle blanket. I have to say that I have never been a huge fan of homespun to knit or crochet with. I love the colors that are available & how nice it is to just throw in the machine to wash. But this blanket makes me happy! Pretty stripes, colors & all other wonderful things you can say about such soft yarn! I would love to finish it so that I can actually cuddle with it without the stupid circular needle poking me! I have it on my Denise set with the 42″ cord (I think that is the length). All I know is that it is very long & I am so glad that I thought ahead & bought the extra cord!
I finished 2 bags & felted them along with 2 hats. I am working on a third hat & bag. Once those are done they will go to the shop. Let’s cross our fingers that I make a little moolah off this whole ordeal!
SO how much do I LOVE Tracy???? She is an angel that was sent directly to me & George to save us from ourselves….oh & the kids…. She is going to watch the kids for us this weekend so that we can go to Disneyland all by ourselves for 2 nights. SO EXCITED!! I just can’t decided what knitting to bring with me. I am going to bring the blanket to work on in the room and some other project that I can take down by the pool. Not that the weather is going to be good enough to spend a lot of time by the pool but without kids I don’t care if it’s raining cats & dogs!
Okay well I hope everyone has a bad ass weekend & I will be back!
I am on a mission to get some crap finished! I have 2 things ready for felting, a bucket hat & a handbag, both made of hpy.com’s natural merino worsted weight. Gorgeous, I just hope my new patterns work out. I am felting the bag with the magnet closure already attached. We’ll see how that will work out. I have a solid black bag & a new striped bag pattern that I am trying to finish to get the the store to sell. Charisma on State St. next to the Hotel Santa Barbara will start carrying my products just as soon as I can get some over to them. Very happy about that! It’s fun to come up with my own patterns for things to sell.
I am awaiting an order from handpaintedyarn.com for some of their bulky wool in turquoise & some bulky merino in paris nights. Can’t wait for those to get here!!
I am slowly working on a few other projects, let’s just make a list shall we??
*turtleneck scarf from scarfstyle
*ruffles scarf from scarfstyle
*aran sweater from Debbie Bliss
*2 bags for felting
*2 bucket hats for felting
*homespun blanket
*various socks, some kneehigh, some crew
*herringbone poncho
And of course I always have a dozen other projects that I want to cast on! Ordering new yarn doesn’t help that situation at all!
As a matter of fact that damn conscience I have is causing serious problems! Hear me now: I am not buying any more yarn for at least 2 months! I give myself a re-start date of May 8th, 2005. Hold me accountable if you feel the need, I would actually appreciate it! I am also considering selling some of my cone yarn on ebay for machine knitters. Since I can’t seem to get my act in gear & use my own machine to make things!! Lame! I also have 2 giant rubbermaid bins of all that charity yarn from Jayme that none of us have really used. If anyone wants to take some of that off my hands I would appreciate it! Let me know!! Have a great week people!
Okay so we are actually having a sunny weekend therefore I haven’t done much knitting this weekend. I am hoping to work on the aran sweater sleeves. I decided to knit both at once thinking maybe I will feel more motivated to get them completed, so far I have rather enjoyed the feeling that I am killing 2 birds with one stone.
I also started hoarding homespun yarn for a new blanket pattern that they had in the catalog this last time. 
I have managed to get all but 2 of the colors locally, now I only have to order the other 2 with Tracy online (she needs woolease for her blanket). As she mentionied in her blog post about the blanket 
that she is doing I will also be left with a ton of yarn. The idea of a second blanket with the opposite color scheme works well so if I don’t hate it with a passion when I am done with my blanket that is what I will do. I am excited to really get it done but of course the 2 colors I need are holding me up. That’s cool though!
Okay well I need to get home & crackin’ on some knittin’!
The Good Cup on the Mesa, be there or be square!
Amazing all the rainy weather this winter! Wednesday night I had an awesome coffee date with Suzanne & Tracy (of course) at Mojo Coffee. Knit quite a bit on the ruffles scarf from scarfstyle. I also am working on a few felted bags to sell at Charisma on lower State St. Very excited about that! They will sell my stuff on consignment and that is just plain radical!
Also I stopped in at Craft Essentials today & they are having a 20% off yarn sale. Not a huge discount but good enough!
Since I am on the office computer I think I will bring some of my knitting over here on Monday & scan it onto this here blog so y’all can see just what it is I have been doing in the last 6 weeks without my computer! I havent’ done much spinning but I will get back into that rhythm soon I am sure.
Jayme started tunisian crochet & it is something that I have always thought I would try eventually. I got a hook the other day but haven’t tried it yet. So many projects….overload….yet I want to start so many more!!
I need to set this computer up for my camera that way I can empty the card. I also will take my broken computer over to Compusa & have them download my harddrive onto a disk for me. Okay enough talk about computer issues.
I am so out of whack with blogging that I really have nothing of great importance to talk about. So until I get into the swing of things again forgive the lameness!
Okay well I am only back because we finally got the dsl hooked up in the office. So now I can catch up on what everyone has done on their blogs plus get you all updated on what is going on with me!
I have finished a few things since I last posted. I am currently trying to get the aran sweater finished. I am woriking on both sleeves at once and I am about half done with them. Front and back are finished. I am hoping to get it completed this week. Of course I cast on about 10 other projects in the meantime. I bought Scarfstyle with my 40% off coupon this week from Craft Essentials. That just made me yearn for more projects so I cast on the Ruffles and the shrug-cum-scarf (their term not mine ;o)
Let’s see….um….I have on needles right now the ballet wrap sweater from the latest interweave magazine, a pair of homespun pants, socks (4 pair on needles), I finished a pair of kneehigh socks out of some noro kureyon that I got from Suzanne. There is almost too much to go into it all. So for now let’s just leave it at how happy I am to be back online. I suppose I should try to actually go to my blog to see if it works or not. heehee