Whoo Hoo! Count me in!!!

In November of last year (I think), I signed up the the Socks That Rock Club for 2007. Or precertification as it is called. So once I was signed up all that was left to do was pay in January 2007. Well, I did that on 1/5/07. On 1/8/07 I checked my bank account and showed where I had paid the amount needed and then a deposit back into my account of that same amount. WHAT?!?! I thought I was dreaming. You know, such awesome yarn and they were giving me the Club for free? Whoo Hoo! Then I read an email that Blue Moon sent that stated that their bank (which they would not name)thought that the Blue Moon Company was running a yarn scam. The bank obviously did not realize just how many yarn addicts are in the world. And when they saw the same amount of money over and over they froze the account and reimbursed all customers. So, now Blue Moon fixed the online site and now everything is happy honky dory. So COUNT ME IN! I have paid my dues and should get my first goodie package from Blue Moon in February. I am sooooooo excited! I just can't wait!!

Also, I see a computer of my very own in my near future. As I got a nice return from the IRS and that is one gift I promised myself. Hurry up return and hit my bank. YAY me!

I'm sure I'll be posting soon. I am almost done with a pair of socks for me. They are turning out great!
C-ya!

Friday Night Knitter

This past weekend my girls were with their father. Sooooo, I decided that I was going to take my happy butt to the "Knitter's Night Out", held every 2nd Friday of every month at Heavenly Creations, one of my lovely LYS's. I took my
sock that I am currently working on (I'll post pics later) and Miss Tonia took a footie she was working on. Had a good time. The place was packed. So packed, that I ended up sharing a bench with a very nice lady who was crocheting with a steele and seed beads (yikes, tiny stuff) and Miss Tonia ended up on a kiddy chair. Later we ended up in two of the more comfy spots in the middle of the room. That was nice.

Once we were done there we decided to go "out". So we ended up at a place called City Limits. We played a few games of pool (aka: moving the balls around the table) and had a couple of drinks. Well, after the drinks set in we started to get hot, plus the fact that the place just wasn't hoppin' we left. So then we decide to go home and change into lighter shirts so we don't get so hot and went to Rackum's, another bar. We walked in, got a stamp to verify we were old, went to the restroom and left. That place was dead and full of nothing but older people just sitting around. So we headed out to Lucky's, yet another bar. Where we stayed for the remainder of the evening drinking, laughing and playing pool (still just moved the balls around the table). Once we closed the place we had to go get breakfast. Where else of coarse? Tee Jay's. We were there almost before most the the bar scene was, so we got our food pretty fast and got outta there before it got to loud and crazy.

I'm not one that is much for the bar scene, but it was kinda nice to do something out of the ordinary. I usually am one to keep to myself and stay home. Sometimes it would be nice to have someone to snuggle with when I stay home but I don't think I want that full time yet. I haven't even went out on a date yet, and at the end of February will be 1 year that I've been single. I was in the last relationship for near 13 years, with the father of my 2 girls. I don't want that kind of relationship again. So I will definately take my time finding exactly what I want. I'll call it my shopping time.

But I definately need to go out and practice my pool playing skills. I used to have a pool table in my basement and was what I considered myself to be an ok player. I even have my own stick (not a cheap one either). But Friday night I just played slop and bad slop at that. I can usually call the shot I'm aiming for. Maybe the alcohol had something to do with it. Yeah, not enough! Hah!

C-ya!

Pics that I promised

Okay, let's see if blogger will work with me...

First off, here are a few pics of the "Go Bucks" gloves that I made for my godmother. They started out as this 50 gram ball of Lorna's Laces in OSU (I think that's the name) colorway.

Then it became this awesome pair of gloves. What's that? Oh, you want to see the cable up close? Okay...

I'm pretty proud of these. I have a few others that I have made including a pair of fingerless gloves but these are my favorites.

And this is what I had left of that 50 gram ball of yarn once the gloves were done.

Okay, since Christmas is long gone I can now show the pics of my mom and her special gift from me that brought tears to her eyes as she read the card that I wrote...

HA! She usually makes me cry with her sentimental gifts. Well this year it was my turn. She loved it. And so did the rest of my family.

Here is a picture of my skinny Christmas tree. I just love the star... This star has a little history. You see, that star was the very first star that my mom and dad had on their Christmas tree when I was little. It used to have a color wheel inside and once it heated up it would spin and it would give the room a disco effect. I always thought it was the coolest thing. So this star is at least 30 years old and still works. The cord and everything (except the bulb of coarse) is all original.

And Buttercup says...Happy New Year!

C-ya!

Piss Poor Mood

You ever have one of those days? I am just sitting at my desk and my blood is boiling. And have absolutely no reason as to why I feel this way. Except that lovely time...you know the one...every month. There is not a person on the face of this earth that has done anything to piss me off and I am sure the first one to even try would get head ripped off and shoved up their a$$. I am trying to sit at my desk quietly and not disturb anyone. Do you realize how hard that is since I am the one who usually is full of wise cracks? VERY HARD!!! But for fear something god awful mean would blurt out I don't chance it. I just want to go home and be mean all by myself. Thank goodness the kids are at their dad's this weekend. I hate being in "a mood" when I have them. My "mood" and my kids just don't get along to well.

In knitting news I have been a little burnt out here lately and have made several cross stitch ornaments for my Christmas tree. I have many on my tree and each one is dated with what year they were made. As I was taking my tree down last night I was looking at the years in which the ornaments were made and they date all the way back to 1990. WOW! I was only 14 years old when I started making them.

Along with all of the other pics that I owe my blog family...maybe I will try to take some pics of my cross stitch ornaments and post them too. Nuttin' like addin' to my list of things to do.

If I don't get to post before the new year, ya'll have a safe one...K?

C-ya!

She does exsist!

I have received my Harvest Sock Swap package all the way from....Singapore! I will post pics later. As I am still quite busy trying to get mine out the door to the very special person I am sending it to. (I am such a slacker) No really, this year December crept right up behind me. I have had everything ready since the end of November and had every intention of mailing it out then but then I decided to add just a bit more. So since the plan is to mail it Wednesday during my lunch hour I hope it gets there quick. (did I mention I'm a slacker?)

So I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Chrissie. Thanks for the great package and awesome sock.

C-ya!

Wow, talk about a long time...

I knew it had been awhile since my last blog entry but WOW, I didn't realize just how long ago that was. Sorry folks. Life seems to be busy here in Dreemland. You know the drill...kids, Christmas, knitting. I can't wait until Christmas is over so I can not be "so broke" anymore. My 8 yr old is on the fence with the whole Santa issue. Yes, I do enjoy the surprise in her eyes when she wakes up on Christmas and sees the gifts that magically appeared for her and her sister... but I know that's going to end soon so I am trying to prepare myself. Plus that only means that the gifts my girls request only get more expensive. YIKES!

On the knitting front...I have been knitting. Since I have completed my Central Park Hoodie I have been knitting gloves. I will have to take some pics and show you. Granted I have been taking my time about them, they still are turning out good. I have to finish just a few small things for my Harvest Sock Swap Pal and I should be mailing out here soon. I STILL have not even heard one word from my Harvest Sock Swap person. I'm beginning to think that I have been forgotten about. Knitting has been slow since I have been commissioned by my uncle to sew broken items for him. A few weeks ago, the zipper on his leaf bag for his leaf vacuum broke. So I took the old one out and replaced it with a longer zipper so that way when it was unzipped it went all the way around the corner of the bag and let all of the leaves out. You would think the manufacturer of this thing would have thought about that...guess that was just too simple. He likes it so much that he wants me to do the other bag the same way once he finds it. I am now working on something else for him but I don't know what they are so I'm not even going to try to explain something I don't even know what they are. I was instructed to sew a seam around all 4 sides of a rectangular pc of fabric, fold it over and sew only one side. WHATEVER! As long as it makes him happy. And since I have been sewing a little again, I might make a few Christmas tree skirts for gifts. I have plenty of Christmas themed fabric...We'll see.

Oh, yeah. My African Grey Congo (bird) who is around 1 1/2 or 2 yrs old is getting smarter by the day. Not only does she make great impersonations of many household appliances she also has figured out how to remove her metal food and water bowls from the metal rings they sit in. So I have to now drill holes into the bowls and use dog leash clips to secure them into the metal rings. I need to borrow my neighbors drill so I can make this happen. She has the intellect of a 5 year old and a vocabulary that keeps growing. She yells for my dog (Buttercup) all day long. Poor dog probably goes crazy while I'm at work.

I'll post pics later when I get somewhere I can download them. Hopefully at income tax time I will be able to afford myself a laptop.

C-ya!

Central Park Hoodie

This is my first ever completed sweater. This is the "before blocking" picture. I used Encore worsted weight as it is completely washable and dryable. This is the only way my mom will accept it. And since it is a Christmas gift for her...that's the way I made it. I now am searching for the perfect buttons and once it's blocked and the buttons are sewn on I will wrap it. (That way I don't get any crazy ideas to give it to her early). Here are the pictures of the front and back. Enjoy! I am currently working more Christmas gifts. I will post pics of those as I finish them.

Still haven't heard from my Harvest Sock Swap pal yet???

C-ya!

Sleeve Island

Wow! I feel as if I have been knitting sleeves forever! After this I don't think I will ever complain about having Second Sock Syndrome again. I have completed my first sleeve...obviously since it's pictured in my previous post and am working on my second one. I am now a little over half way done. Thank goodness we only have 2 arms. If we had anymore I'd have to hang it up. This is on my Central Park Hoodie. I definately want to finish it before the KAL is cut off on December 15th. Plus the fact that it is a present makes it even more important. I have planned to start many other projects but have put them on hold as I want my knitting mojo for my CPH.

In other news, I have graphed out a sock pattern and now just need to test knit it to make sure what I put on paper looks the way I want it to on the real thing. I never thought that little 'ol me could ever do such a thing. Hmmmm, I wonder what else I can get into??? This thought may have to wait a little bit since I have Christmas gifts galore to make. Some knit and some sewn...if I get that far.

I am still working on my a few small things for my Harvest Sock Swap pal. I hope she enjoys them. And have yet to hear from mine. Maybe someday soon though. (sigh)

C-ya!

Okay, here's the pumpkin pics

First off, I'll show you the one's my girls did...


Sorry that it's a bit blurry but this is Elizabeth's. She carved the whole thing all by herself. I was so proud of her. Especially since she is only 8 yrs old.












And here is Renae's. Again, sorry for the blurry
pic. I was having trouble keeping the camera still for some reason. With a little help on the teeth she did everything else herself. I am also proud of her for such a good job.








And here are the 2 that I did...


And here are a few pics of the sky that I took last weekend.



The first picture reminds me of a ripple in water. It looked really neat in person.

And here is an update on my CPH.

One sleeve down, one sleeve to go. Then it will be onto the hood and then the finishing touches. I'm getting closer every day. YAY!!!

Still waiting to hear from my Harvest Sock Swap pal. Still nothing :(

C-ya

An anonymous blogger sent this to me...

Your CPH looks great. Quicky question tho - I'm casting on the left front in the largest size and the directions don't give me a ribbed hem, but rather a weird moss/seed hem - did you have this problem?

Thank you for the compliment on my CPH. The problem I believe you are having is that if you are starting on the right side with a K2, P2...when you turn to the wrong side you are still doing a K2, P2 instead of doing a P2, K2 on the wrong side. To correct the error make sure that on the RS you are K2, P2 and the WS you are P2, K2. This will line the ribbing up instead of making a weird moss looking thing. Happy frogging ;D

I will get to a computer that likes my camera this weekend and post pumpkin pics. They turned out real good.

I am still waiting to hear from my Harvest Sock Swap pal. Anybody? Hello?

and I'll post more updates of my CPH.

C-ya!