Mel - Monica is this. I want to make it in shades of pink or pink with green or at this point any nice yarn. I bought some lovely pink but the yarn is not soft like I want.
Anyone want two whiny gurlz?
Batty - I am going to the LYS tomorrow and will see what they suggest. Someone else had suggested mercerized cotton, but was afraid it wouldn't be quite right.
I will try it cause it seemed softer that the cotton twist.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Knitting, contests, drinking and Brown Sheep anyone
I've been knitting quite diligently, however just have not the energy to download or upload the pics. Will do soon.
Go here for a cool contest, but even better, some new inspiration to drink!!!
Need to drink more water!!!
Does anyone have some matching skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece they can sell/loan/destash or trade me? I really want to make the big gurl, the Monica tank from Knitty but am finding no yarn that will do. Or - if you know a store that sells it and has it in stock right now, I would appreciate the help. Of if you have made it with something else, let me know. The Berocco Cotton Twist just seems to much for a little gurl.
Go here for a cool contest, but even better, some new inspiration to drink!!!
Need to drink more water!!!
Does anyone have some matching skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece they can sell/loan/destash or trade me? I really want to make the big gurl, the Monica tank from Knitty but am finding no yarn that will do. Or - if you know a store that sells it and has it in stock right now, I would appreciate the help. Of if you have made it with something else, let me know. The Berocco Cotton Twist just seems to much for a little gurl.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Work stuff done and some knitting
The last few months have been a bit of a turmoil as I was on a committee for my division all day meeting and was a speaker for a presentation. That is all done now. Today at 4:00 pm it was officially over. There may be some feedback and committee meetings after the fact, but no more 'brain storming' of 'extra curricular' activities.
So as a reward, I drove the short blocks to The Knitting Habit and spent a lovely hour with Susan, discussing yarn and prices and rules and lots of other stuff. Thank you SUSAN!!!! She informed me that is Saturday is knit in public day - International Knit in Public Day and provided me with a local link where I can go and Knit. Me thinks the gurlz and i will maybe take a walk (short drive) there to investigate.
On the knitting front, the sock has been frogged back to pre-increase, cause, as I was figuring the dynamics of the heel, I realized that I had knit it exactly the same as my previous socks, which were a knit on size 2.5 mm needles as opposed to 4.0 mm needles. So I did some fractional math, based on the number of stitches I was using as opposed to the pattern I am following for the heel (which is knit on 3.25 mm) and came up with 16 stitches to increase for the gusset. This way I will have room to turn the heel, which I did not have- a 10 inch foot and the sock was already at 10.5 inches before heel turning. Based on everything I have read and researched, the sock should be a little shorter than the foot, not much longer. So I frogged back to 7 inches and will work 16 rows for the gusset (which works out to 2 inches). So should I only work a 6 row heel - or should it still be 8 rows? ARRGGHH
For the big gurl, who was a real trooper this morning and said I could go to work, I picked up a the French Knitting Bee by H.A. Kidd and Company Limited. For myself there was a lovely ADDI Natura in size 4 mm (for Monica) and a ball of turquoise Madil's Eden. I could not resist - it was the last in stock, so lonely and so soft. It is 100% bamboo and 109 yards. I am wondering if it will work with my Debbie Bliss Silk in a similar colour to make something oh so soft. I will have to check yardage and needle sizes, but this could work (especially if knit in the round) I will also check to see if I have even one more ball of similar weight to ensure enough yarn. Mmm - i need that book Knitting Lingerie Style by Joan McGowan-Michael. There's bound to be something for these soft yarns in there.
I hope to post some pictures of the sock later this week. I also need to work on that Insubordiknit yarn, but was unable to find large enough dpns today. I'm getting picky and want bamboo.
How did the big gurl like the 'knitting bee'. Well she has been playing doctor with the stitch lifter and pretending all sorts of stuff. her response to my comment that it is for knitting not doctors - 'It's mine mommy, I can do what I want with it'. She is right, but I did request that she stop picking the curls out of the carpet. I have my limits.
Now off to sock knitting. I saw some delightful yarn that I want to buy, however I need to use up at least two more sock yarns before I am permitted to go further.
I am wondering if the Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmere would work for Monica - only cause the cotton twist is just not what I am looking for. I think I will peruse their product specs and then maybe we will see.
So as a reward, I drove the short blocks to The Knitting Habit and spent a lovely hour with Susan, discussing yarn and prices and rules and lots of other stuff. Thank you SUSAN!!!! She informed me that is Saturday is knit in public day - International Knit in Public Day and provided me with a local link where I can go and Knit. Me thinks the gurlz and i will maybe take a walk (short drive) there to investigate.
On the knitting front, the sock has been frogged back to pre-increase, cause, as I was figuring the dynamics of the heel, I realized that I had knit it exactly the same as my previous socks, which were a knit on size 2.5 mm needles as opposed to 4.0 mm needles. So I did some fractional math, based on the number of stitches I was using as opposed to the pattern I am following for the heel (which is knit on 3.25 mm) and came up with 16 stitches to increase for the gusset. This way I will have room to turn the heel, which I did not have- a 10 inch foot and the sock was already at 10.5 inches before heel turning. Based on everything I have read and researched, the sock should be a little shorter than the foot, not much longer. So I frogged back to 7 inches and will work 16 rows for the gusset (which works out to 2 inches). So should I only work a 6 row heel - or should it still be 8 rows? ARRGGHH
For the big gurl, who was a real trooper this morning and said I could go to work, I picked up a the French Knitting Bee by H.A. Kidd and Company Limited. For myself there was a lovely ADDI Natura in size 4 mm (for Monica) and a ball of turquoise Madil's Eden. I could not resist - it was the last in stock, so lonely and so soft. It is 100% bamboo and 109 yards. I am wondering if it will work with my Debbie Bliss Silk in a similar colour to make something oh so soft. I will have to check yardage and needle sizes, but this could work (especially if knit in the round) I will also check to see if I have even one more ball of similar weight to ensure enough yarn. Mmm - i need that book Knitting Lingerie Style by Joan McGowan-Michael. There's bound to be something for these soft yarns in there.
I hope to post some pictures of the sock later this week. I also need to work on that Insubordiknit yarn, but was unable to find large enough dpns today. I'm getting picky and want bamboo.
How did the big gurl like the 'knitting bee'. Well she has been playing doctor with the stitch lifter and pretending all sorts of stuff. her response to my comment that it is for knitting not doctors - 'It's mine mommy, I can do what I want with it'. She is right, but I did request that she stop picking the curls out of the carpet. I have my limits.
Now off to sock knitting. I saw some delightful yarn that I want to buy, however I need to use up at least two more sock yarns before I am permitted to go further.
I am wondering if the Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmere would work for Monica - only cause the cotton twist is just not what I am looking for. I think I will peruse their product specs and then maybe we will see.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Blood, teeth and tears (and a little sweat thrown in)
I slept very little last night. In retrospect, I should not have started on that dishcloth at 10:30 pm but when I laid down I wasn't tired, so I thought I would cast something on with the needles and yarn in the bedroom. I started with the diagonal square, so you know that it starts fast and slows down really quick. It has been set aside for a bit as I had to frog a creative element and that is depressing.
Dad's socks have progressed to increasing for the gusset and the goal is to complete the increases before bed tonight. Perhaps not as it is now 10:30 pm.
The title warns you that life has been exciting here once again. I reluctantly headed off to work this morning as the little gurl was not eating (but drinking lots and into all sorts of trouble) and the big gurl had the runs last night (caused by the main food source since Saturday evening being the icing on the chocolate cakes on Saturday and Sunday and the chocolate cookies and the heat I am sure). We were up a few times in the night (like four).
She was fine by 7:30 so off to daycare she went and I went to work. I had a meeting for the big meeting tomorrow, so I was away from my desk until 11:00 am. There was a message from the school that she had fallen and hit her two front teeth and were they her permanent and ... PLEASE call.
So I did. They are her baby teeth and are still in her mouth. They are very sore and she has been drugged a couple of times.
But the shocker? no scrapes or bruises elsewhere. (i mean a little tiny one on one knee but I expected carnage on the nose or chin).
So at 12:30 pm I had my nap.
I was woken by the phone (direct energy).
And I decided that instead of staring at the jagged lawn and bemoaning the issues with the lawn mower, I would get an elastic, duct tape and a hammer and fix the problem.
The problem is fixed and the lawn is mowed - it was hot by the end, but if you wear shorts and little tank tops while mowing, you will get scrapes and burned and mosquito bites (although yesterday a mosquito bit me through my shirt into my back and that sucks cause it is an inconvenient place to scratch at. I mean I had lots of bare skin showing yesterday!!!)
excuse me while I scratch said mosquito bites
... and go see why the little one is crying.
I called my mom this morning to get her to measure Dad's foot! Thank goodness, there may have been some frogging otherwise!!!!!
His foot is 10 inches long, a sock that he wears regularly is 10 inches long and once i finish the increases and turn the heel, the sock will be almost 10 inches long. Does this sound right? It is narrower in the foot, so I figure any 'stretch and give" factor will progress to the sides and thus make the sock fit properly.
My Dad is funny - I measured his foot before, but didn't write it down. He asked then what it was for, and mom said he asked again. She didn't' answer. He will forget until he gets the socks.
I do know why some people only knit for themselves though. This is stressful - I mean what if they don't fit?.
Oh well, I need to really go check on that gurl and finish the increasing and i think I stopped in the middle of a dish cloth row and while I'm at it, I could do the dishes? NOT!
Dad's socks have progressed to increasing for the gusset and the goal is to complete the increases before bed tonight. Perhaps not as it is now 10:30 pm.
The title warns you that life has been exciting here once again. I reluctantly headed off to work this morning as the little gurl was not eating (but drinking lots and into all sorts of trouble) and the big gurl had the runs last night (caused by the main food source since Saturday evening being the icing on the chocolate cakes on Saturday and Sunday and the chocolate cookies and the heat I am sure). We were up a few times in the night (like four).
She was fine by 7:30 so off to daycare she went and I went to work. I had a meeting for the big meeting tomorrow, so I was away from my desk until 11:00 am. There was a message from the school that she had fallen and hit her two front teeth and were they her permanent and ... PLEASE call.
So I did. They are her baby teeth and are still in her mouth. They are very sore and she has been drugged a couple of times.
But the shocker? no scrapes or bruises elsewhere. (i mean a little tiny one on one knee but I expected carnage on the nose or chin).
So at 12:30 pm I had my nap.
I was woken by the phone (direct energy).
And I decided that instead of staring at the jagged lawn and bemoaning the issues with the lawn mower, I would get an elastic, duct tape and a hammer and fix the problem.
The problem is fixed and the lawn is mowed - it was hot by the end, but if you wear shorts and little tank tops while mowing, you will get scrapes and burned and mosquito bites (although yesterday a mosquito bit me through my shirt into my back and that sucks cause it is an inconvenient place to scratch at. I mean I had lots of bare skin showing yesterday!!!)
excuse me while I scratch said mosquito bites
... and go see why the little one is crying.
I called my mom this morning to get her to measure Dad's foot! Thank goodness, there may have been some frogging otherwise!!!!!
His foot is 10 inches long, a sock that he wears regularly is 10 inches long and once i finish the increases and turn the heel, the sock will be almost 10 inches long. Does this sound right? It is narrower in the foot, so I figure any 'stretch and give" factor will progress to the sides and thus make the sock fit properly.
My Dad is funny - I measured his foot before, but didn't write it down. He asked then what it was for, and mom said he asked again. She didn't' answer. He will forget until he gets the socks.
I do know why some people only knit for themselves though. This is stressful - I mean what if they don't fit?.
Oh well, I need to really go check on that gurl and finish the increasing and i think I stopped in the middle of a dish cloth row and while I'm at it, I could do the dishes? NOT!
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Me is not the teacher!!!
I have not the patience to teach!!
My big gurl asked me to teach her to knit the other day. I tried. We had 4 mm needles and some simple bernat handicrafter cotton. It didn't' work. I feel like I am giving up, but she didn't even get one loop or make one stitch. She gives up just as quick as I do.
Any suggestions for needle sizes and yarn types?
Did you know that in the space of an hour - you can get more housework done than a whole day? I folded the baskets of laundry, made all three beds, washed some more laundry, sorted my and the little gurlz clothes, folded the newly dry laundry and started another load.
I have to go to bed now, cause I am very tired and the big gurl who had a 3+ hour nap on the floor of the office, is well falling asleep there again. Believe me - she slept in this morning too. We are all going to bed.
Have a great Monday!
My big gurl asked me to teach her to knit the other day. I tried. We had 4 mm needles and some simple bernat handicrafter cotton. It didn't' work. I feel like I am giving up, but she didn't even get one loop or make one stitch. She gives up just as quick as I do.
Any suggestions for needle sizes and yarn types?
Did you know that in the space of an hour - you can get more housework done than a whole day? I folded the baskets of laundry, made all three beds, washed some more laundry, sorted my and the little gurlz clothes, folded the newly dry laundry and started another load.
I have to go to bed now, cause I am very tired and the big gurl who had a 3+ hour nap on the floor of the office, is well falling asleep there again. Believe me - she slept in this morning too. We are all going to bed.
Have a great Monday!
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Am I training my child to lie?
Today is Diane's 50th birthday. She has been a great friend, through work for many years. She and her husband are like another set of grandparents to my gurlz.
Don planned surprise party for Diane tonight and we were invited. To assist in the 'surprise' and because I wanted to do something special, the gurlz and I brought breakfast over this morning. It was wonderful. Diane was just ready to brew her own coffee (something she had not wanted to do on her birthday) and we came in with homemade pancakes, coffee, jam, champagne and gifts. We had a wonderful couple of hours and even swam with the gurlz. Then we left as we needed to nap before we went to a housewarming.
At about 4:30pm Diane came home from a day of pampering (hair, nails, facial, shopping) to a backyard of friends. As she stated 'some of you are very good liars!' We left a little before 10:00 pm and it was a wonderful time.
Is this lying justified? I mean, technically, the big gurl didn't lie. I had told her before we went that we were going to a housewarming party at another friends so...
I think it's okay, its just if you think about it too much...
We had a marvellous time and Diane was very surprised and I met some wonderful people. The gurlz each picked a favourite boy and played with them for over an hour. Thank you to Craig for swimming for two + hours with the big gurl. I was still chilled from the morning dip.
On the knitting front, the first sock for Dad is on the needles again. I also knit another pattern repeat on the baby blanket, cause I wanted the needle for the socks, but realised I risked ruining the blanket and really I need two circulars, so I am going to call Susan at the Knitting Habit and get her to set aside a couple of Addi Turbos in 4.0 so I can pick them up next weekend. I really should get the sock done first but, we will see.
Don planned surprise party for Diane tonight and we were invited. To assist in the 'surprise' and because I wanted to do something special, the gurlz and I brought breakfast over this morning. It was wonderful. Diane was just ready to brew her own coffee (something she had not wanted to do on her birthday) and we came in with homemade pancakes, coffee, jam, champagne and gifts. We had a wonderful couple of hours and even swam with the gurlz. Then we left as we needed to nap before we went to a housewarming.
At about 4:30pm Diane came home from a day of pampering (hair, nails, facial, shopping) to a backyard of friends. As she stated 'some of you are very good liars!' We left a little before 10:00 pm and it was a wonderful time.
Is this lying justified? I mean, technically, the big gurl didn't lie. I had told her before we went that we were going to a housewarming party at another friends so...
I think it's okay, its just if you think about it too much...
We had a marvellous time and Diane was very surprised and I met some wonderful people. The gurlz each picked a favourite boy and played with them for over an hour. Thank you to Craig for swimming for two + hours with the big gurl. I was still chilled from the morning dip.
On the knitting front, the first sock for Dad is on the needles again. I also knit another pattern repeat on the baby blanket, cause I wanted the needle for the socks, but realised I risked ruining the blanket and really I need two circulars, so I am going to call Susan at the Knitting Habit and get her to set aside a couple of Addi Turbos in 4.0 so I can pick them up next weekend. I really should get the sock done first but, we will see.
Friday, June 1, 2007
TGIF!!!!
hurray it's Friday, freaky Friday no work tomorrow yadeedoda!!
but there is the baking for Diane's birthday and I promised breakfast and .... the housework and the paperwork and the
BUT
It's Friday
HURRAH!!!!!
but there is the baking for Diane's birthday and I promised breakfast and .... the housework and the paperwork and the
BUT
It's Friday
HURRAH!!!!!
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