Month: January 2010

The classes coming up at Knit & Pearl still have a few spaces open but you better hurry up if you want one!
Simple Summer Sweater
Tuesdays, February 2^nd, 9^th 23^rd and March 2^nd 6:00 to 8:00
The Simple Summer Tweed is a “staple” basic top down raglan pullover
with a V or crew neck that can be knit for a casual loose fit or more fitted.
It has a wide range of unisex sizes from Extra Small to XXX-Large.
You’ll be knitting in the round, increases & decreases and minimal seaming.
Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-summer-tweed-top-down-v-neck
Skills Level: Intermediate Beginner
Materials: Worsted weight yarn
Homework: knit a 4” x 4” gauge swatch-4 stitches per inch
$80.00
Gaia Shoulder Hug
Wednesdays, February 3^rd and 17^h 5:30 to 7:00
Using the unique and beautiful color transitions in the Noro sock
yarn, this seemingly simple stockinet shawl keeps you on your toes
with fun eyelet rows at the color changes.
Learn the basics of a triangle shawl with this fun design!
Pattern: www.wildwestwoolies.com
Skill Level: Pattern reading is important
Materials: Noro Silk Garden Sock and size 6 needle
$45.00
Magic Loop Toe up with a “Pattern”
Mondays, February 8^th , 22^nd and March 1^st `            6:00 to 8:00
The second sock syndrome is solved; make them at the same time
with a 40” circular needle and now Chauntel is adding a extra twist to
this class, she will bring a book of  patterns and you will choose one for
your sock.  This class is limited to 4 knitters.
Skill level: Know all the techniques for knitting socks.
Materials: One 40” circular needle size 2 or 3 depending on your tension,
one skein of Alpaca Sox or Misti Alpaca Sock. Pattern Included
$50.00
Knit & Pearl
5 East Figueroa Street
Santa Barbara, Ca.  93101
805.963.3930
www.knitsb.com

Quiz day

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How You Life Your Life

You seem to be straight forward, but you keep a lot inside. You’re laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think. You tend to have one best friend you hang with, as opposed to many aquaintences. You tend to dream big, but you worry that your dreams aren’t attainable.

Your Power Color Is Teal

At Your Highest: You feel accomplished and optimistic about the future. At Your Lowest: You feel in a slump and lack creativity. In Love: You tend to be many people’s ideal partner. How You’re Attractive: You make people feel confident and accepted. Your Eternal Question: “What Impression Am I Giving?”

Chauntel Sedgwick Andreasen’s Aliases

Your movie star name: Candy Rex Your fashion designer name is Chauntel Copenhagen Your socialite name is Peabrain Santa Barbara Your fly girl / guy name is C And Your detective name is Dog Eldorado Your barfly name is Caramel None Your soap opera name is Sedgwick Hibiscus Your rock star name is Chocolate Car Your Star Wars name is Chacha Andgeo Your punk rock band name is The Content Blown Glass

You Are Bert

Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable – even if you don’t love them! You are usually feeling: Logical – you rarely let your emotions rule you You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion: You have medium extroversion. You’re not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party. Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences. But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your “down time.” Conscientiousness: You have medium conscientiousness. You’re generally good at balancing work and play. When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done. But you’ve been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it. Agreeableness: You have medium agreeableness. You’re generally a friendly and trusting person. But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism. You get along well with others, as long as they play fair. Neuroticism: You have low neuroticism. You are very emotionally stable and mentally together. Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly. Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed – making others feel secure. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is medium. You are generally broad minded when it come to new things. But if something crosses a moral line, there’s no way you’ll approve of it. You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.

Your 1950s Name is:

Virginia Regina

That is funny because my grandma’s name is Virginia! Fantastic!

You Are 88% Lady

No doubt about it, you are a lady with impeccable etiquette You know how to put others at ease, even if their manners aren’t the greatest.

You Are Marge Simpson

You’re a devoted family member who loves unconditionally. Sometimes, though, you dream about living a wild secret life! You will be remembered for: your good cooking and evading the police Your life philosophy: “You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head.”

You Are 80% “Average American”

You are average because you don’t make New Year’s resolutions. You are not average since you don’t drink.

Gotta love moving! I do love clean cupboards though!

Finally we were approved! The house is just around the corner from where we are now, .01miles away. Corner lot 4bd, 2bath, enclosed backyard with an apricot & orange tree, full 2 car garage, carport, 1 block closer to the school, overall just a great upgrade for us!

…how rad it is to get in touch with a friend that lives all the way across the world after 20+ years of not having communication??  It is rad.  I just want to say that I have found one of the last of my missing friends.  I have had great luck in finding childhood friends from before we moved to Turkey.  Almost everybody I would like to be friends with from high school & college are right there at my fingertips.  But Defne, she was one I wasn’t sure I would find again.  She found me!! I am pleased beyond words.
Defne and I were friends in Turkey as young teenagers. We went to school together, hung out at each others homes after school & generally were just girls together. Amazing that after all this time facebook brings us together. There we find out we have a lot in common. Hobbies especially.  (Well she is making one of her hobbies in to a career in these tough economic times, awesome!)
She is even on Ravelry!  Seriously, could it get any better?!?!  Well, yes it could.  If she lived right here in SoCal, close enough to actually see her, that would be the best.
I so wish my scanner was working so I could embarrass us both enormously and post a few of the rare pictures I have of us together.
Alas, this will have to do.
Here’s to us, Defne!!