tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83869054399747961522024-03-20T06:24:31.492-07:00BaxcraftWhere an Irish woman with sticks and string rants, usually about sameEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-86831293599231681512013-08-11T22:18:00.003-07:002013-08-11T22:20:24.870-07:00Welcome back (!?!?!?!?!)Uh, well, it's been a while. Three years. With Facebook and Ravelry, I'm not sure why anyone would even NEED a blog any more. But, I'm going to start posting stuff and see what happens.<br />
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Let's see - in the last 3 years<br />
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<li>L is still doing bits and pieces on the house - staining trim and windows, and doing a lot of landscaping and gardening. It all looks great - I can't believe the patience he has for doing this, and doing a lot of the standard house maintenance stuff too. I understand now that the house will never be "done". That part would drive me crazy.</li>
<li>About three years ago, I broke my wrist in a fall. In a yarn store. Fortunately, it was not a complicated break. It was complicated by insurance and legal issues, but it's all done now.</li>
<li>About six months ago, I took a terrible fall at work and "blew out" my knee. Dislocated knee joint, ripped the medial collateral ("inside" edge of knee), the ACL and the PCL. Was off work for three months, and I'm wearing a brace for the longterm. Whatever can heal, probably has by now. We have considered enclosing me in bubble wrap.</li>
<li>In January, my office relocated to downtown. This is actually an easier commute for me, and try as I might to hate the new place, it's really lovely.</li>
<li>Daughter got engaged. Wedding planned for next year.</li>
<li>Joey is now 12 and Eiko is 3. Joey got very cozy with me when I was stuck on the couch for a couple months. I think we might have lost him last summer, but he came back. L still struggles with him occasionally at feeding time, but he's up to 14-15 lbs. Still light for him, but he'll never get to 16 lbs again.</li>
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Knitting continues on of course and the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/eibhlin">Ravelry page</a> shows what I've worked on. Lately, I've been entranced though by the crocheted animals of Heidi Bears. I've finished the hippo and am now working on the frog.<br />
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Maybe when I figure out the new gewgaws, etc. I'll post some pix.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-17649185731672347132010-03-30T22:28:00.001-07:002010-03-30T22:28:50.983-07:00Small FO - a sign of spring<div><b><span style="font-size: small;">After finishing the Swallowtail, a good girl would pull out an old UFO and get to work on it. Well, I don't know that girl.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: small;">I'd been looking at <a href="http://www.designsbyromi.com/pages/Brandywinepage.htm">Brandywine</a> for several weeks. The designer is donating 75% of the pattern proceeds to Haitian relief. The shawl has clean, geometric lines which always appeal to me. I downloaded the pattern and pulled out some stash yarn (yay for me!). I had maybe 5 or 6 hours into it, before I realized that there was an error in it. Big, ugly error. The kind of error that instantly sucked out any enthusiasm I had for the project.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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This is the most excellent Swallowtail shawl. Something that has been on my To-Do list for several years. Started it at Madrona with yarns from there, and finished it just under a month later. This took less than one skein each of the multi and the solid, both Crystal Palace Mini Mochi. The yarn IS single-ply and splitty and I wouldn't use it again for a beaded project as the tiny beading hook just shreds the fiber. However, I do love the look of it. I decided to use beads instead of the designed nupps because I was very concerned about running out of the solid. I probably had enough for 4-6 more rows, though.<br />
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</span></b></div><b style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a project I'm looking forward to. Black Water Abbey yarn and a pattern with 3 Aran hats. Haven't decided yet which one to make, but it should be a good commute project. It will also be a test run for whether I should buy a </span>sweater's worth of this for a vest for DH.</span></b>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-60325098931927803632010-02-11T13:12:00.000-08:002010-02-11T13:12:40.431-08:00Madrona, Day 1<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, in case there's any doubt why any of us are here...</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">but enough about what my hotel room looks like. This is my version of Room Service.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDYJt7JF7G-_5iwhoNrDBEr-kIPvoeIOI-qOIEnWPKS9GfnzXOm_YHKGwIjjfPqvXKsEn29BiSx035QmpWrzffwVrk4CJm9Gkg6pbRnI-BptSU_wZ_1C7k-fUAQxbihi7p8DUkdSKyy5a/s1600-h/RoomService.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDYJt7JF7G-_5iwhoNrDBEr-kIPvoeIOI-qOIEnWPKS9GfnzXOm_YHKGwIjjfPqvXKsEn29BiSx035QmpWrzffwVrk4CJm9Gkg6pbRnI-BptSU_wZ_1C7k-fUAQxbihi7p8DUkdSKyy5a/s320/RoomService.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I requested a microwave, but there are only a limited number of them available, so once I confirmed that there wasn't one, I bought accordingly. And most of it is pretty d**n healthy for being on vacation.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I did the first pass through the market, which seems smaller than in recent years. Still not a struggle with 35 instead of 50 vendors LOL. I only bought one thing, a card (see above) but took several dozen photos. I did not see any sweater kits for $250+ that I had to have. I had a rough time passing one up last year, but pass it up I did.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few things that I will definitely pick up. I am particularly camera-stupid. I can't find the white balance on this camera and I have seen it before, except when I'm looking for it. Everything is coming up yellow-green. The lighting in the vendor area is just terrible. Pix of these IN MY ROOM will be much better. This is Minimochi yarn, long color transitions like Noro, but lighter weight and soft. I've seen many projects on Rav with this stuff and I can't wait to try it out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDQEHh0IuiCNTilSrdrBzdkabQJmlp6BnVekyi7mLGNpfDJpzYKvAI2wUenbhOaeWtp4ozXZY2VhP9zQUQDbR6kyqPfYEEiPCwhVDez_tLh2gdCDpjIFLiSmEhkv3yeeI2t4tk0V8qTuY/s1600-h/Day1+028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDQEHh0IuiCNTilSrdrBzdkabQJmlp6BnVekyi7mLGNpfDJpzYKvAI2wUenbhOaeWtp4ozXZY2VhP9zQUQDbR6kyqPfYEEiPCwhVDez_tLh2gdCDpjIFLiSmEhkv3yeeI2t4tk0V8qTuY/s320/Day1+028.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another thing is this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCF_-Hqu-Qt6d05LK5eiXz58nP7PKOEX5OiPOGEOQTuQ2eqYTMzcrxlN-G_fdFn6Yp8YXoCG-pOjS5RTSi0cBNF022T0rkZUhl5sO6fl3S1Bqg8olNj2wn71jwcLNPDhMbfkAVxCVXFZuH/s1600-h/Day1+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCF_-Hqu-Qt6d05LK5eiXz58nP7PKOEX5OiPOGEOQTuQ2eqYTMzcrxlN-G_fdFn6Yp8YXoCG-pOjS5RTSi0cBNF022T0rkZUhl5sO6fl3S1Bqg8olNj2wn71jwcLNPDhMbfkAVxCVXFZuH/s320/Day1+015.jpg" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've taken classes with Vivian Hoxbro, made a couple projects from her books, corresponded with her via email. This book is designed for the Japanese market, but is loaded with photos. Since I've done a lot of her stuff already, I think I can fumble my way through. Wait til you see some of the images inside this book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OK, that's the first of the yummy bits. Need to collect needles etc for first class. More tonight, maybe.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-16781453508388347132010-02-07T13:17:00.000-08:002010-02-07T13:17:31.692-08:00OK, so it's been a while....Well, there is this phenomen called Ravelry and I seem to be spending my knitting-related computer time over there. God knows, I haven't stopped knitting; it's just all over there. There's a lot of hats and baby stuff and for some reason, I got into a lace period. You can see <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/eibhlin">my projects and junk here</a>.<br />
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Then, there's this other thing. Starting about the same time as the last post here (hmm - coincidence, I think not), we broke ground to go from this:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAJPREmVHXDfwsy4ztzSj65WnVkcUE2CbrMH_55oiNd7KftP6vCyRE_SYiJHyM1vxa7ULHny2tKotjkbQ9frrnYviAfhRej_Eu9u1b78Huzrg-otqYMqs8cm4jrhyi9i_hFeNaHoRxJ8e/s1600-h/ExteriorAfter.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435600889803203202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAJPREmVHXDfwsy4ztzSj65WnVkcUE2CbrMH_55oiNd7KftP6vCyRE_SYiJHyM1vxa7ULHny2tKotjkbQ9frrnYviAfhRej_Eu9u1b78Huzrg-otqYMqs8cm4jrhyi9i_hFeNaHoRxJ8e/s200/ExteriorAfter.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /></a></div><br />
18 months later, we are almost done, and you can <a href="http://www.baxaddition.blogspot.com/">see the entire journey</a> here. THAT'S where my blogging time has gone.<br />
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As far as knitting, well, I'm headed out in a couple days to <a href="http://www.madronafiberarts.com/">Madrona</a> for the 4-day retreat / classes / shopping / drinking wine in the lobby til the horse cuts you off.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Hopefully, later I'll post the hats I've just completed while stalling (ha ha) on my homework for Madrona.</div></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-51738255053031919672008-08-22T20:42:00.000-07:002008-08-22T21:30:19.020-07:00Hats and Skullies and Beads, Oh My!The Beaded Cable Hat is done. Pix on Ravelry and Flickr, but those are duplicates of here and previous entry.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKAQ1jT7Gi4VmjR3m6iDR4EqNJ6KRslvFY9I6HszdyWspAg_EUOrRzzakkIiNgHuylrHHyx_KAn_bTcS4j0b7UUNA6D6cJwmWDmBcbNYo_S0KuVk32sKkQ4OZ0MysXIJULhpK_o__iL39/s1600-h/beadedcablehat_FO-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKAQ1jT7Gi4VmjR3m6iDR4EqNJ6KRslvFY9I6HszdyWspAg_EUOrRzzakkIiNgHuylrHHyx_KAn_bTcS4j0b7UUNA6D6cJwmWDmBcbNYo_S0KuVk32sKkQ4OZ0MysXIJULhpK_o__iL39/s200/beadedcablehat_FO-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237556607755146946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAs7EtOPVBxPablNv4kBktFExgpUMDHwcvj_MdUKi6kLdT72ckDR7EusKB5v4gzNLVBfRA6i5uBQDPhRhmKEXcpYGYARy1TjWeGL9ST1Lg9FLfJuQrmEvK3v0sRV1S1t42N1kc3pLNEkMi/s1600-h/beadedcablehat_FO-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAs7EtOPVBxPablNv4kBktFExgpUMDHwcvj_MdUKi6kLdT72ckDR7EusKB5v4gzNLVBfRA6i5uBQDPhRhmKEXcpYGYARy1TjWeGL9ST1Lg9FLfJuQrmEvK3v0sRV1S1t42N1kc3pLNEkMi/s200/beadedcablehat_FO-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237556612545389026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGGXEEetCJluJ0agI8mRMiyPV7fua34gtN-oje-W6fUEft6hG_BimUP5eTbKn9T-LWhXFkGUShsJa7XQOvL_ZZkVdnwrdMeJM5tLBguYTkymHFtcv7uoTZz5BPyIhRVFv9lhAYEzReF4n/s1600-h/beadedcablehat_FO-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGGXEEetCJluJ0agI8mRMiyPV7fua34gtN-oje-W6fUEft6hG_BimUP5eTbKn9T-LWhXFkGUShsJa7XQOvL_ZZkVdnwrdMeJM5tLBguYTkymHFtcv7uoTZz5BPyIhRVFv9lhAYEzReF4n/s200/beadedcablehat_FO-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237556617957272130" border="0" /></a><br />The next project is another pirate hat for a niece who hopefully doesn't know about this blog. This is my second Pirate Hat. A teen niece who loves lime green AND pirates. How could I not do this, and how could it not be perfect for her?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dkAZP49SWqUD0y-r94L-6BTxZRd6pbxWO2bo36zLa5DJ3YIRfhqhRW-e4REAG_ssPyBiinK-xuyJiVvMgR223gcpFmJSkvZdQeoPO7VQgWnBftXQuh-OXRzQV4q4PRNOxqGxGfyt88rB/s1600-h/DSCN1018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dkAZP49SWqUD0y-r94L-6BTxZRd6pbxWO2bo36zLa5DJ3YIRfhqhRW-e4REAG_ssPyBiinK-xuyJiVvMgR223gcpFmJSkvZdQeoPO7VQgWnBftXQuh-OXRzQV4q4PRNOxqGxGfyt88rB/s200/DSCN1018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237561517697126482" border="0" /></a>I think I will only do two repeats of the skulls, due to all the stuff at the brim. I used the last of the beads from the pink hat to make the eyes (or, I guess it would be eye sockets) for the first set of skulls. I have some metallic gold seed beads that might look good for the next repeat. I think RED ones would be awesome, but I'm trying to use up what I have.<br /><br />Finally, a bit of STUNNING news -<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZK_ICepLJORQvcMNuhAynMa_-Qeqz13xyasAv-YtF09UEVqIUSZvsKXvIBSFk93M9eL7mJJE7-xW-W4EROdYxjwelHS7V7uNkVD5ce4qXMGbZBpJ_tCftOab7ICyZCCI_h9O0bPZfToa/s1600-h/0821_OMG_TheRing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZK_ICepLJORQvcMNuhAynMa_-Qeqz13xyasAv-YtF09UEVqIUSZvsKXvIBSFk93M9eL7mJJE7-xW-W4EROdYxjwelHS7V7uNkVD5ce4qXMGbZBpJ_tCftOab7ICyZCCI_h9O0bPZfToa/s200/0821_OMG_TheRing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237561521930885314" border="0" /></a>My daughter found my wedding ring, which I thought was lost forever about 3 months ago. It is a little snug right now for my ring finger, so I'd been wearing on my pinky finger. Obviously, it's a little big for that. I noticed it gone right after returning from grocery shopping. I called the store but of course they hadn't seen it. It is not a large stone, but it's conceivable that someone still might have seen it on the floor and helped themselves. Or, it could have been swept up in the trash. I also called the restaurant - we had treated ourselves to brunch that Sunday morning. In fact it might have been Father's Day and that was why we went out, as DH usually cooks a big breakfast on Sunday morning and he "got the day off." I also did a cursory check around the car, with no luck. Once we started tearing up the yard end of June - details on the <a href="http://www.baxaddition.blogspot.com/">remodel blog</a> - I knew that if it HAD fallen off then, it was hopelessly gone - it was needle in a haystack time, and soil removed from one place was being replaced somewhere else. Turns out it never left the house. She was looking for her ipod headset and went rummaging under my computer desk and there it was. Whatever frustrations there may be with a no-longer-teen-but-still-adolescent daughter, they were all forgotten for a while when she called me so excited I couldn't make out what she was saying at first. Life is good.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-47737469175247005422008-08-17T00:14:00.000-07:002008-08-17T00:32:12.395-07:00Beaded Cable Hat - AFOI'm about halfway through the ribbing at bottom of this <a href="http://www.cabinfeverpatterns.com/P128.html">cable beaded hat</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_NXCVX_w21pFR-Th_46NvWzxhW0uIuJY4v3U0-RDD40SYKDBegTjHe475vkRtt0HBxYrbwuhz8t9KUjHN94Ep96fEBgBkz9T8McnkEVqPm5RuYs0l8Q3TeQ-CgyzkLAGMrYHPeMWF1Jq/s1600-h/DSCN0984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_NXCVX_w21pFR-Th_46NvWzxhW0uIuJY4v3U0-RDD40SYKDBegTjHe475vkRtt0HBxYrbwuhz8t9KUjHN94Ep96fEBgBkz9T8McnkEVqPm5RuYs0l8Q3TeQ-CgyzkLAGMrYHPeMWF1Jq/s200/DSCN0984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235385155252986882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q6J0AFrIUrZ79UxWqo3FdmnGVJgbfOcaCo31bE3eFVnnDunvN2OdfXg2J1HSFsT5ONAjSlPrhcH7rX7qyH6Jv8QtYXPoYztgNj-2LC6gVq12xu4m5bhX5IV4jRbtEYIWMyl6AsOh1RsK/s1600-h/DSCN0986.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q6J0AFrIUrZ79UxWqo3FdmnGVJgbfOcaCo31bE3eFVnnDunvN2OdfXg2J1HSFsT5ONAjSlPrhcH7rX7qyH6Jv8QtYXPoYztgNj-2LC6gVq12xu4m5bhX5IV4jRbtEYIWMyl6AsOh1RsK/s200/DSCN0986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235385155485882882" border="0" /></a>A dear friend led me to a much cleaner way to add beads with a tiny tiny crochet hook. Then, talking to Mom, it turns out she had a PILE of these tiny hooks with many duplicates so she gave me almost a dozen of them!<br /><br />Then on Ravelry, I saw something about Hat Attack and the Binary Cable Hat. This caught my attention because DH is a programmer. Rav info is here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/binary-cable-hat And there is a beaded option for 100 or so, up to nearly 1000 beads to attach to hat. I'm definitely not interested in putting 1000 beads in, but there's 80 in the hat I'm just finishing, so 100 wouldn't be bad at all.<br /><br />In other news, we have survived the 3rd consecutive day of 100+ degree (F) weather. That's too damn much heat for our gentle, rusty constitutions here in the rain capital. Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the same then maybe down to 80ish on Monday.<br /><br />In view of that, it's hard for me to believe I'm knitting at all, but I'm very close to finishing that hat. As far as Ravelympics, I signed up for WIP Wrestling and haven't touched either project. I refuse to have a prefelted bag of mammoth proportions resting in my lap in this weather.<br /><br />Oh, and sort of related. DH and I went to Costco today to pick up the sewing machine on sale. He was as excited as I was, and couldn't wait to open it up, and play with all the pieces. It will be good for basic mending, hemming, doing linings for felted bags, etc. There are some decorative stitches as well, but this will be a basic household accessory and not the beginning of a new hobby, complete with requisite stash, etc. I can't manage the stuff I have. But I DO have a pair of jeans that need about 5 inches taken off the legs....Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-36358409791768967462008-08-14T22:47:00.001-07:002008-08-14T22:57:09.807-07:00Too Hot to Knit...<div><span class="225134205-15082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Haven't posted here for a while - been quite busy <a href="http://www.baxaddition.blogspot.com">*due to this*</a>. Plus, DD is planning to leave the nest in the next couple weeks. I'm still not sure she will pull that off.<br /><br />I do have some progress on small items. I did a couple round of garter stripes at bottom of pirate hat, and I'm gonna call it good. They should have been done on a needles one size down, but it looks OK when worn (it tends to flip up a little when the skull hat doesn't have a skull in it).<br /><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="225134205-15082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Clearly, the heat is having an effect. Otherwise, why would someone make this: ( </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm calling it Accidental Vegetarian Quiche because it was Thursday night, I didn't have any meat handy to put in it, and I just plain didn't give a damn</span></span>.<span class="225134205-15082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">)<br /></span></span><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAgi8WbNdpQp4POZ2m_IY73QeG7t8ZjSJOTVFMuolbF-Z0ekWzr__pRolCxyqEkF96IFSdJMqyJSdtjUDG7wHuzUzCKMg77wC8diZvvTIYlbdp3oxRVq2V5pTswblc0vn97OX3hwOCySm/s1600-h/DSCN0962-751694.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAgi8WbNdpQp4POZ2m_IY73QeG7t8ZjSJOTVFMuolbF-Z0ekWzr__pRolCxyqEkF96IFSdJMqyJSdtjUDG7wHuzUzCKMg77wC8diZvvTIYlbdp3oxRVq2V5pTswblc0vn97OX3hwOCySm/s320/DSCN0962-751694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234617026660628130" border="0" /></a></p><span class="225134205-15082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">in here:<br /></span></span><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARY2KpmpnKfXkOZgjt7LeoEdFDRw6yiA_e0gUzlu9nyALTonhKdxj_ehQXzADleEcD_GS8BHQTbJcD5gLMOSJrZ0eAKi4hh4oP67cN-6CXAZnQ8s_4OcUVq3m4q2OktKP2d-RP0RRCTSQ/s1600-h/DSCN0963-751296.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARY2KpmpnKfXkOZgjt7LeoEdFDRw6yiA_e0gUzlu9nyALTonhKdxj_ehQXzADleEcD_GS8BHQTbJcD5gLMOSJrZ0eAKi4hh4oP67cN-6CXAZnQ8s_4OcUVq3m4q2OktKP2d-RP0RRCTSQ/s320/DSCN0963-751296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234617026895971682" border="0" /></a></p><span class="225134205-15082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">when the weather looked like this today (88 degrees was the reading at 10:45PM, when I clipped this). Supposed to be 103 tomorrow.<br /></span></span><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC08lSjfkVtthHj49WhW2DqOsuViVdHxJ0-JAqRfyY4j73l-2Ou7n8TLplI3zgtapwuN2WoEX6rHR8PMKIoUvu3sT4t3wH6NgZ2FxxazIB-_INI-aPUMsZ95V7dKZPO9fdxYI1wawYn_Z/s1600-h/Weather081408-752091.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC08lSjfkVtthHj49WhW2DqOsuViVdHxJ0-JAqRfyY4j73l-2Ou7n8TLplI3zgtapwuN2WoEX6rHR8PMKIoUvu3sT4t3wH6NgZ2FxxazIB-_INI-aPUMsZ95V7dKZPO9fdxYI1wawYn_Z/s320/Weather081408-752091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234617032434899314" border="0" /></a></p></div> <div><span class="225134205-15082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">When I'm home, I want to be at work where it's air-conditioned. When I'm at work, I want to be at home, because, well, it's not work (smile).</span></span></div> <div><span class="225134205-15082008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="225134205-15082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Nearly finished with the beaded section of a nice braided cable hat. Pix this weekend, probably.<br /><br />Drink plenty of fluids.<br /></span></span></div> <div> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-19594685825610647892008-08-07T20:49:00.001-07:002008-08-07T20:59:30.740-07:00Ahoy mateys...<div><span class="154124303-08082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Nearly finished object. The hat is actually quite large. I started with a provisional cast-on to pick up for the lining as pattern suggests. But it's already nearly double-thickness because of the stranding. It's very deep already. So, I've decided to pick up the provisional cast on I will do two rounds each of white and then black in garter stitch - I started with a garter ridge as the "fold" point. I think that was already in the pattern.</span></span></div> <div><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuYrQ2n92OORbmJ-XIH4S4x_Oq4f90q9y0Sn3GaP9yBipCwkHIJqILoHWlQ_eQFME0wAO2UMGYxWY5zcM12Vqv5akCS_QeESmXSu3NYu1LcMNMo2yOZp8IxWj_0_iLacEckEon3E7-HX4/s1600-h/PirateAt95-778125.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuYrQ2n92OORbmJ-XIH4S4x_Oq4f90q9y0Sn3GaP9yBipCwkHIJqILoHWlQ_eQFME0wAO2UMGYxWY5zcM12Vqv5akCS_QeESmXSu3NYu1LcMNMo2yOZp8IxWj_0_iLacEckEon3E7-HX4/s320/PirateAt95-778125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231989053769138210" border="0" /></a></p></div> <div><span class="154124303-08082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Do you see the error, repeated in each panel, that I am leaving in there? Ooh, I feel so naughty.<br /><br /></span></span></div> <div><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgO5iVPdw75J0gGeYPZWzitsRlPaGctCiyLWrIphLNe-zfs6cYmPWryAFbn0Y_iNO3iInz6NpskbwuEHCYHz1utDZlRkv4FjUnpR1m0_gr9sfZKj1EmDStpuzlsEkTu5udMpsbF2E3-Ed/s1600-h/PirateCrownAt95-779032.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgO5iVPdw75J0gGeYPZWzitsRlPaGctCiyLWrIphLNe-zfs6cYmPWryAFbn0Y_iNO3iInz6NpskbwuEHCYHz1utDZlRkv4FjUnpR1m0_gr9sfZKj1EmDStpuzlsEkTu5udMpsbF2E3-Ed/s320/PirateCrownAt95-779032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231989057419456834" border="0" /></a></p></div> <div><span class="154124303-08082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">And just to show that it's not all about knitting - we also have quick and dirty cooking. This is no-boil lasagna and it turned out pretty darned good, for a Thursday night, when my fave option for dinner is, "Meet me at Wendy's."<br /></span></span><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr06k5E_-7tjZtk78YcOULh8HGZOITfGKTVZcLqgUrNkqWX7wrUpxEABfXuFJYN71OsGWvHipkUSMQHmlB9dqUe6WtMrQhPBqYVb4pULpQ6S8YTDsR8g2xXpmXX4g1GYqP6V5_Agrhu6oV/s1600-h/0807_NoBoil-Lasagna-777246.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr06k5E_-7tjZtk78YcOULh8HGZOITfGKTVZcLqgUrNkqWX7wrUpxEABfXuFJYN71OsGWvHipkUSMQHmlB9dqUe6WtMrQhPBqYVb4pULpQ6S8YTDsR8g2xXpmXX4g1GYqP6V5_Agrhu6oV/s320/0807_NoBoil-Lasagna-777246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231989046074795186" border="0" /></a></p></div> <div><span class="154124303-08082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">If you haven't checked out the remodel blog (link on the house button in sidebar), then take a look. We are on our way!</span></span></div> <div><span class="154124303-08082008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="154124303-08082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thanks for checking in.</span></span></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-46621770644605549462008-08-05T21:43:00.000-07:002008-08-05T21:53:30.847-07:00Frustrations with Fair IsleI love Fair Isle. I do. I love the "bang for the buck" with color, etc.<br /><br />But, I'm a little concerned over the uneven stitches. They are not puckering, and I don't have floats because I use the method espoused by Philosopher's Wool, so yarn is caught every other stitch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpKKRhKuUB04t0p0U0N53J7Zu4LAhSgY17cPV4tJzK9kb4vyUAWpwM5A0lkzS-WicAIZJhlwdGtF_3UfbvBA4WVWx_e3pIfSr0VBrsOt09Fgwg1MnY3woq8g_vqTWvfpHrzOaVDxGYQLD/s1600-h/PirateAt75.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpKKRhKuUB04t0p0U0N53J7Zu4LAhSgY17cPV4tJzK9kb4vyUAWpwM5A0lkzS-WicAIZJhlwdGtF_3UfbvBA4WVWx_e3pIfSr0VBrsOt09Fgwg1MnY3woq8g_vqTWvfpHrzOaVDxGYQLD/s200/PirateAt75.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231261180985113426" border="0" /></a>Will soaking and a little gentle "guidance" during blocking resolve this? Using black and white, there is bound to be some view-through and I'm not so worried about that.<br /><br />The other frustration is, I got complacent by the time of the third row of skulls, and made the same error 4 times, once in each panel repeat, because I really didn't pay attention to the chart. I tried laddering it back, but with 6 rows x 2 strands, trying to minimize floats and the idea that I would have to do it *4* times, it truly was faster to just frog back the rounds and do it over. I'm back to where I was, and I see I made the VERY SAME mistake. This time, it stays.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-73137702079859465652008-08-01T22:43:00.001-07:002008-08-01T22:48:10.076-07:00We Be Pirates<div><span class="887403705-02082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">I bought the yarn for this MONTHS ago. Being in the middle of a baby aran sweater binge (working on two at once), I decided I need a diversion. Diversity, they're always saying it's a good thing, right?</span></span></div> <div><span class="887403705-02082008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="887403705-02082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">So, I've been working on this for a couple days, and it actually starts to look like the photo on the pattern. People at work are commenting, even the more religious/conservative among our group, that they thought it was, well, at least, "interesting."</span></span></div> <div><span class="887403705-02082008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="887403705-02082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">I get on the bus tonight, headed for home and sit next to a woman about my age, maybe a little older. It is now clearly visible that there are skulls knitted into this project. This woman was looking at me as if the next thing to show up in the knitting, all shroud-of-Turin-like, would be the phrase "I (heart) Satan."</span></span></div> <div><span class="887403705-02082008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="887403705-02082008"><span style="font-size:85%;">What gets me is, how did she know?<br /><br /></span></span><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsOISE4I4jK7VN7ofZ9x3MBQJbbA57fN2riIEYyxN6zJVIRun1XnGU0cg7RNF1hDEP0bVlgNgGCBbeFRP4Jx1lrtRxl46L4T-u-ZEHU0YZWKfZrVSLaa4aGbiivmaEun6dXRY6JH6Xivb/s1600-h/PirateHat01-728125.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsOISE4I4jK7VN7ofZ9x3MBQJbbA57fN2riIEYyxN6zJVIRun1XnGU0cg7RNF1hDEP0bVlgNgGCBbeFRP4Jx1lrtRxl46L4T-u-ZEHU0YZWKfZrVSLaa4aGbiivmaEun6dXRY6JH6Xivb/s320/PirateHat01-728125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229791959715156626" border="0" /></a></p></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-54293691537224939252008-07-23T21:50:00.000-07:002008-07-23T22:00:49.534-07:00Butterflies, Bug, Buttons, BootiesWow, this is cool - I post stuff and people look at it. Cool!<br /><br />I'm leaning toward the ladybugs because they are, ironically, gender neutral. I completely spaced the other meaning of frogs - how weird is that? I found some adorable little hippo buttons, perfect match for the pale green, but there's only two of them - found in a sidewalk sale at fabric store. Drat!<br /><br />Next issue, booties. I am so annoyed with the bootie pattern (ironically called, "------------'s Perfect Booties") because they so are not. The cast on number is wrong, the directions are wrong. If you do 3 M1's between markers, you are NOT going to have the same number between the markers on next row. If anyone had beta tested this pattern, this would not have slipped through.<br /><br />I found a fairly basic pattern, knit flat. I improvised by changing the body of bootie to seed stitch instead of what was called for - Quaker stitch? - K 3 rows, P3 rows to match the cuffs, bands and collar on the sweater. There is a little 4-stitch cable on top of bootie - I'm changing that to the 4-stitch cable on the sweater.<br /><br />The short rows are not looking right, and when I took a closer look, I wasn't even using a #4 but the same #7 used on sweater. So, speaking of frogs, there I go. I will cast on again when I get done here.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-30314720904451391472008-07-22T23:00:00.000-07:002008-07-22T23:06:47.900-07:0095% FO<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEosFiSDSmULhCBBMTnF6nH_xAtqj7TxKu8T5VoFDXiWFigUcPgYQHlt0BzQW8D_4TYnGu9F0xWBar50WHxIeVNjf7unLJKSDRsYQKJmTV6nrqBAVsowJMs7CcUipndOhUF-Gp5O2OQWbN/s1600-h/DSCN0714-781892.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEosFiSDSmULhCBBMTnF6nH_xAtqj7TxKu8T5VoFDXiWFigUcPgYQHlt0BzQW8D_4TYnGu9F0xWBar50WHxIeVNjf7unLJKSDRsYQKJmTV6nrqBAVsowJMs7CcUipndOhUF-Gp5O2OQWbN/s320/DSCN0714-781892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226086062045188978" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-tNpcTIUDWjudXvm0P9o5oqYfM6aJPysCc8JNiTuhKGXwP_HjtylgDs52DUy7wqr8kqKQjgdZ6fLeu4fo2htEFSnpu1hfMOAJLTdljoXXvi2VCsThAqZJS8evYpD8G2T9DDq3JogysyQ/s1600-h/DSCN0715-782299.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-tNpcTIUDWjudXvm0P9o5oqYfM6aJPysCc8JNiTuhKGXwP_HjtylgDs52DUy7wqr8kqKQjgdZ6fLeu4fo2htEFSnpu1hfMOAJLTdljoXXvi2VCsThAqZJS8evYpD8G2T9DDq3JogysyQ/s320/DSCN0715-782299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226086065121434674" border="0" /></a></p><div><span class="103473305-23072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">The yellow baby sweater is done, except for the buttons. Not sure which ones to pick. There are buttonholes on both bands. I will stitch a set of buttons to some grosgrain or cloth tape and push the buttons through on one side. I fear that both these sets of buttons look kind of girly. I realize that a 6-month old boy won't care, but someone at work suggested FROG buttons, so I'm going to look for those.</span></span></div> <div><span class="103473305-23072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="103473305-23072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">I have a pattern for worsted weight booties. I will probably start those tomorrow.</span></span></div> <div><span class="103473305-23072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-91116300222344486952008-07-20T20:48:00.001-07:002008-07-22T22:53:03.882-07:00Interesting...<div><span class="130163803-21072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Saw "Wall-E" last weekend. Loved it. Loved it. The movie has a not-very-subtle criticism of massive consumerism, to the point where Earth's inhabitants must flee to a spaceship while robots clean up all the junk we kept buying.</span></span></div> <div><span class="130163803-21072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="130163803-21072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">While grocery shopping yesterday ("one stop shopping at Fred Meyer") I found these:<br /></span></span><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGruKV3vitCBqgUJgZxWbInreVlb01QZiLAN6vtUSRORoC6AbUk3t94v8t-2-F1KQKgpfRDrmNmLFljJmsqH8FZnDL7vGz9-rem6BotgEVUn5XusxTZLzrFcON5kjamIcKb6T8ezoVSAXz/s1600-h/0719_wall-e-722236.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGruKV3vitCBqgUJgZxWbInreVlb01QZiLAN6vtUSRORoC6AbUk3t94v8t-2-F1KQKgpfRDrmNmLFljJmsqH8FZnDL7vGz9-rem6BotgEVUn5XusxTZLzrFcON5kjamIcKb6T8ezoVSAXz/s320/0719_wall-e-722236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225309279524247266" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuR3ThRQZsza9OittfbpTxUBCRktgCqr-_R8QHBcODlxbnU6ErV99evneulYG2yoK4DS9yhMu8zGRN5RtmH9qWJxCpjF9ovZqIzAa5vvWLjrlgJj5Wmh9G6bhBfj0SRjmsbZ4SOa0vKLc/s1600-h/0719_eve-722600.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuR3ThRQZsza9OittfbpTxUBCRktgCqr-_R8QHBcODlxbnU6ErV99evneulYG2yoK4DS9yhMu8zGRN5RtmH9qWJxCpjF9ovZqIzAa5vvWLjrlgJj5Wmh9G6bhBfj0SRjmsbZ4SOa0vKLc/s320/0719_eve-722600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225309279332334002" border="0" /></a></p></div> <div><span class="130163803-21072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">I shouldn't have been surprised, of course. I have NOT seen a fast-food tie-in. Is there one?<br /><br />No, I did not buy them (grin).</span></span><br /></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-18038195247336221152008-07-20T12:26:00.000-07:002008-07-22T23:01:49.114-07:00Playing catchup<span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Well, things have been crazy with the remodel. Whatever knitting-related time I can squeak out is spent on actual knitting. I've not even been very active on Ravelry for the last month or so.</span></span> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Projects - well, several things started (of course). Let's see what I can find.<br /></span></span><p class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzGr34Z41BbJyQlwPr5aM4RO0gzBv8lwSBwnzJx0TkaqUBlKA5K4NxqL9ZJOjCFC0cgar3k-oqHOzcwjw3x1egTYkWs5otRuaE-IDxrKFp4GH3it3Bx0ZkVUEAn4gaBfX9oSDRV0tmGxN/s1600-h/Entrelac2-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzGr34Z41BbJyQlwPr5aM4RO0gzBv8lwSBwnzJx0TkaqUBlKA5K4NxqL9ZJOjCFC0cgar3k-oqHOzcwjw3x1egTYkWs5otRuaE-IDxrKFp4GH3it3Bx0ZkVUEAn4gaBfX9oSDRV0tmGxN/s200/Entrelac2-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225184345431347266" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: right;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_p8Lrx9XpWv0OX7fb1kdceFv2yMDFoyryM23Nt8FEfPmnM8a_8eg79pm0K_bLi2PayEA3Xvci-a8xlliYdSRSqwKFcrjnJHb9Ds_WlLEmszg3VxZ8iRuLZL-ArPYA7MaIYdz_mme_yjp/s1600-h/Entrelac2-09-702176.jpg"><br /></a></p></div> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Entrelac purse - nearly FO. Need to weave in icord ends, insert a lining, and attach commercial handles. I like the look of icord handles but they take 4FR to knit up at a time when you just want to be DONE. Plus they do tend to stretch unless you thread some cording inside it. I have some nice black leatherish handles I can put on this, in the Yarn Room. However, it is currently being used as a staging area, moving stuff around during remodel. I don't expect to work on this again for several months because I'm not sure where those handles ARE.<br /><br /></span></span></div> <div>================ </div> <div><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOlVfwhAFLIN1LCq9JSlbU6sZdQABOYi_lvt0rL8V16oy3ECICucMiCdBT_BTYQNuxGb6PT3JyMegDY-ZJn73NeTub8pwRx3NbigoKYP2NkOKZQtlX7uTuHkOSQhCIpiV8-hQCmD1TTAo/s1600-h/CeleryBabyAran02-702946.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOlVfwhAFLIN1LCq9JSlbU6sZdQABOYi_lvt0rL8V16oy3ECICucMiCdBT_BTYQNuxGb6PT3JyMegDY-ZJn73NeTub8pwRx3NbigoKYP2NkOKZQtlX7uTuHkOSQhCIpiV8-hQCmD1TTAo/s320/CeleryBabyAran02-702946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225180777981031186" border="0" /></a></p><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Celery Baby Aran - started this for a friend who wants to have another baby. Not sure why I put it on hold, there is quite bit more than this done on it, it just wasn't photographed recently.<br />========================<br /><br /></span></span></div> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><p class="mobile-photo"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtczjZcpUHahxTuxUGOIeTINcomavnm2hohafaxYpHFIJfMQ3kE8tzLvsF30S56B95BSVL1UHTwVNfNGTMjZtJF2qXDPymN57NrLE5SuiqJdzGT6XGTXqtWs782I8A5aDVP1b35Mz0gPw/s1600-h/ybs01_Sleeve1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtczjZcpUHahxTuxUGOIeTINcomavnm2hohafaxYpHFIJfMQ3kE8tzLvsF30S56B95BSVL1UHTwVNfNGTMjZtJF2qXDPymN57NrLE5SuiqJdzGT6XGTXqtWs782I8A5aDVP1b35Mz0gPw/s200/ybs01_Sleeve1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225184346666831538" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: right;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs-xQoFQ_534ylytvUZGZ92NXTm6w7c8on1DMjgpAvQ9oI863ircigA8G3nsUlKv-Zh93naE1ER5tCAZr6UtwRhuqM2jDRgMvoIskd4MwzLMuD6Fje9TQTCgmo8yODi2IP-iug7hfl-hA/s1600-h/ybs04_backcompleted-706446.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1O9GbAhOBG8xo8fMFzCNI-cZQvE7UWjo9a9hVpBbck9oaDXcGyti-nkV02RlqNp3iE94zdZ8iJrekgqkClzwC3BJ8IevnufowxTJe1GGV3MFgyDiq6CcvOljbqZ587I019GYc8T9Lrqo/s1600-h/ybs04_backcompleted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1O9GbAhOBG8xo8fMFzCNI-cZQvE7UWjo9a9hVpBbck9oaDXcGyti-nkV02RlqNp3iE94zdZ8iJrekgqkClzwC3BJ8IevnufowxTJe1GGV3MFgyDiq6CcvOljbqZ587I019GYc8T9Lrqo/s200/ybs04_backcompleted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225184893895782258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDZXBMHXNCwCsE6710OT81G17yztKrUYi8FaKiPMBK-6D6gHVR5P01tcXYUXsREiKeHWm5fAOFPL9zgXgwWcZCstuGxhGLJ1pTbKAjLAamP4deiyl_PNL23lNBvL5FOy6RPZqERhOPagu/s1600-h/ybs08_2ndfrontstarted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDZXBMHXNCwCsE6710OT81G17yztKrUYi8FaKiPMBK-6D6gHVR5P01tcXYUXsREiKeHWm5fAOFPL9zgXgwWcZCstuGxhGLJ1pTbKAjLAamP4deiyl_PNL23lNBvL5FOy6RPZqERhOPagu/s200/ybs08_2ndfrontstarted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225185516929160162" border="0" /></a></p><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Yellow Baby Aran - I think my color preferences are changing. I would normally never be drawn to yellow yarn, but this was striking. I thought a coworker was going to be first-time grandfather, in duplicate, so I got the two colors. Turns out there's only one baby after all, and she's not due til late January. In the meantime, I found out that another coworker is also awaiting a baby, and sooner, so this might go to her instead. I figure I could pretty much always have a baby sweater on the needles, much like many people always have a sock project going. There will always be more babies!</span></span></div> <div>================= </div> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Speaking of socks, I have generally been averse to making them, never understood the addiction. However when the Summer Knitty came out, I had to immediately cast on for <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer08/PATTspringforward.html">these</a>. I love the wiggly-squiggly of them. Of course, they are on hold now because I am a fickle, ADD knitter.</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLxNq_ayruvkUy-65OFpFP3c13FnYhWQeWA1HCGKGKmSiTJwO6S5S40QEen-gQraTFtjBURL5323BMSXM0KCXvNNe8FAEgYexgLjFhdHPEetlwYWhjWmD3Q9cqvoz656rPkFrnRECi4gU/s1600-h/SpringForward004-709303.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLxNq_ayruvkUy-65OFpFP3c13FnYhWQeWA1HCGKGKmSiTJwO6S5S40QEen-gQraTFtjBURL5323BMSXM0KCXvNNe8FAEgYexgLjFhdHPEetlwYWhjWmD3Q9cqvoz656rPkFrnRECi4gU/s320/SpringForward004-709303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225180802204834802" border="0" /></a> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">Next thing on the remodel: excavation for foundation. It's been quiet on that front for the last week or so, as the GC General Contractor, also known as DH, interviews potential subs for this work. Link on the sidebar to the remodel blog.</span></span></div> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;">I keep saying, I need to do this more often. I'm trying to email this to blog and then fine-tune with blogger. Let's see how that works.</span></span></div> <div><span class="775135218-20072008"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-62036076407122650372008-05-26T20:00:00.000-07:002008-07-22T22:52:10.280-07:00Yarn Room Redo, Part 1 of manyDue to some help from a good friend last week, I got started, again, on my Yarn Room. I am amazed at the progress made in the space of 3 hours:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmVgBdbrrnx84DgxyoBWppvDOKDeo4EbqIiYBHwu6GbvPp4tf0Zs-7ZfQdnvDEyZTdbpFALAvaVBLbPDgn7QjDYGiCWkxHwWEUmBlxE1dTdJPXgRcNidgCFbmVB7yAA4BANGFpF5DSH_X/s1600-h/YR-CtrNE-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmVgBdbrrnx84DgxyoBWppvDOKDeo4EbqIiYBHwu6GbvPp4tf0Zs-7ZfQdnvDEyZTdbpFALAvaVBLbPDgn7QjDYGiCWkxHwWEUmBlxE1dTdJPXgRcNidgCFbmVB7yAA4BANGFpF5DSH_X/s200/YR-CtrNE-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204887774525092178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzsREj7Kp6aRukpHO4GoxJPrDeMhrUEcFtNfBzaKGk5eu6NU9xO1okDyh6xiATAM6d7T67KgTnkZ7m7Xetb7IJL-NIlnI8BWihT_yONrCK76RprdkqEB0g4px4vSxVRuMCbyKyzXKZa1P/s1600-h/YR-CtrNE-03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzsREj7Kp6aRukpHO4GoxJPrDeMhrUEcFtNfBzaKGk5eu6NU9xO1okDyh6xiATAM6d7T67KgTnkZ7m7Xetb7IJL-NIlnI8BWihT_yONrCK76RprdkqEB0g4px4vSxVRuMCbyKyzXKZa1P/s200/YR-CtrNE-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204888350050709874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXDmAaMMvHluJlLr85n9ka3kIXqPbjkS2y4eK5ESGJRH8DzZdqpqp4-P0mbxD7VZ1PIBRO3YacV32ojwHdFT3ljQFTXzvFg95dF56ANULEDCyMFnkFaSKmyHOawTZx05ZP9XyoAlUg0kG/s1600-h/YR-NW-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXDmAaMMvHluJlLr85n9ka3kIXqPbjkS2y4eK5ESGJRH8DzZdqpqp4-P0mbxD7VZ1PIBRO3YacV32ojwHdFT3ljQFTXzvFg95dF56ANULEDCyMFnkFaSKmyHOawTZx05ZP9XyoAlUg0kG/s200/YR-NW-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204888775252472210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdoCFJv1bendn_WZf2SEzPUCIkHs37MF_fo4yc32YtSOvBKJ3UZYlyVZG9xNCm2vBy4QPWpN1rTdcrdOEG52JQPQonGNjJt1qpH5l_n5S2BfkQDrTlWnxa9Rqm3X-wjQBRZ1PLDroR2Yk/s1600-h/YR-NW-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdoCFJv1bendn_WZf2SEzPUCIkHs37MF_fo4yc32YtSOvBKJ3UZYlyVZG9xNCm2vBy4QPWpN1rTdcrdOEG52JQPQonGNjJt1qpH5l_n5S2BfkQDrTlWnxa9Rqm3X-wjQBRZ1PLDroR2Yk/s200/YR-NW-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204888354345677186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The next night, I just emptied the bookcase and moved it and the empty dresser back to the wall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1_F4W-c2v-uoB_anKctZZH6Y1CnDTZR5uul_6vZdd-ht2OwIT71zzhDVzdWAZq435O0zqF7yhHVbOnYGfMHV2P-TDgVMCDeLL16-GPbssxA6wu3bCSFchtJ7hXSCO06YaMlrbpHfNeJn/s1600-h/YR-N-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1_F4W-c2v-uoB_anKctZZH6Y1CnDTZR5uul_6vZdd-ht2OwIT71zzhDVzdWAZq435O0zqF7yhHVbOnYGfMHV2P-TDgVMCDeLL16-GPbssxA6wu3bCSFchtJ7hXSCO06YaMlrbpHfNeJn/s200/YR-N-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204888779547439522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxo6K0V1LQYPGa1x7H3PRN_4G3HtScO9MkOmhyiF8ubGf6AG1FZbR4rcjXSzv3eLaXXG_je8s8HSrkeLvTpjVWYA8sLPlLP_a5zQk0yXXpTRt_qUDXtllHTvHKY4HZb8fIP6laE-9muIw/s1600-h/YR-N-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxo6K0V1LQYPGa1x7H3PRN_4G3HtScO9MkOmhyiF8ubGf6AG1FZbR4rcjXSzv3eLaXXG_je8s8HSrkeLvTpjVWYA8sLPlLP_a5zQk0yXXpTRt_qUDXtllHTvHKY4HZb8fIP6laE-9muIw/s200/YR-N-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204889080195150258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I haven't worked on it since Friday night, but I've spent a little time in it this morning, sorting the stuff that was IN the bookcase. You can see a couple piles in the foreground of pix on the right. Now, here's to keeping the momentum going and getting it DONE !Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-72336170615251146852008-05-11T11:20:00.000-07:002008-07-22T22:58:18.029-07:00Happy Mother's Day !!Well, DH usually makes breakfast on Sunday mornings. Sometimes multi-grain hot cereal, or pancakes, or little appetizer quiches. "Citrus salad", a jar of orange and grapefruit slices in juice, has become a Sunday morning standard. Three link sausages, two for DH, one for me, DD declines. Sometimes eggs, sometimes not. And occasionally, he gets creative:<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTTi4New-J-T0UsdhC762nNpyYm75KUN1MxjOaLp3cQs1xpSlS0dQCKvSHaflRka_6sZtN8ILxIoxM0a5lZGbbIwNLO0QeNWo3kU3rB4Xg7qysU737YtyrOc1HJpGuccaSk2KoRqDpMIq/s1600-h/MothersDayBreakfast+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTTi4New-J-T0UsdhC762nNpyYm75KUN1MxjOaLp3cQs1xpSlS0dQCKvSHaflRka_6sZtN8ILxIoxM0a5lZGbbIwNLO0QeNWo3kU3rB4Xg7qysU737YtyrOc1HJpGuccaSk2KoRqDpMIq/s200/MothersDayBreakfast+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199188044554353362" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3tV3IJbhbsR-5B_2dRmHQsWWI8gwJANjkqg15h0vEw0LvHurfjai2vx1R6cbAPex3VtMx-8wjGeBHpTBCA7RtEp5M4-ymppi9GCinO0f4Mt2kPBnY8cjpqnRsWrr4_LGtBh2V0PMm8Uf/s1600-h/MothersDayBreakfast+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3tV3IJbhbsR-5B_2dRmHQsWWI8gwJANjkqg15h0vEw0LvHurfjai2vx1R6cbAPex3VtMx-8wjGeBHpTBCA7RtEp5M4-ymppi9GCinO0f4Mt2kPBnY8cjpqnRsWrr4_LGtBh2V0PMm8Uf/s200/MothersDayBreakfast+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199188053144287970" border="0" /></a><br />He modified a recipe he found in a cookbook. The original contained fennel. I don't think I'd like fennel, because I can't stand black licorice. Or ouzo (grin). The following is a guideline more than a recipe. Finely chop up misc veggies, about half a cup total for each mushroom. He used up stuff we already had in the fridge - some veggies which were, uh, past their prime - celery, onion, bell pepper, and the stems of the portobellos. Saute' veggies in a small bit of oil. Although he didn't, you could use some garlic. He forgot the sun-dried tomatoes, I'll bet that would have been good. Very lightly oil the caps of the mushrooms. Place mushrooms, cap side down. Fill each with the sauteed veggies, top with some shredded cheese (we already had mozzarella). Broil. Serve on bed of arugula. There is 1.5 left, and I think it will get put on a piece of ciabatta toast for breakfast tomorrow. Yum!<br /><br />OKC - trying to chart an old pattern for a smocked-style baby blanket. I was having a terrible time reading through the narrative instructions. I'll insert a link and photo later. Right now, there's not enough to photograph, but you can find it on Ravelry - I think it's called "Diamond and Smocked Cover".<br /><br />Off to a movie, with tea and cookie, while DD fixes dinner and starts prep work for meals for the whole frigging week! YES!!<br /><br /></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-3220736626372717192008-05-08T20:10:00.000-07:002008-07-22T22:43:28.921-07:00Lime Greeny Goodness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7sxFXcd8d_FKQv9za_OxPSqr0O-yINBAydzuvuZ429bobgc4H9pfFr3JB2Xb5429KO3zb694jKoCX-fttQ9jXq1JFoF5U9rEl5QwSYMxBFrIf78iOLGQdn0OLvHogqs4aAeHTXAQ5VdV/s1600-h/Sock5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7sxFXcd8d_FKQv9za_OxPSqr0O-yINBAydzuvuZ429bobgc4H9pfFr3JB2Xb5429KO3zb694jKoCX-fttQ9jXq1JFoF5U9rEl5QwSYMxBFrIf78iOLGQdn0OLvHogqs4aAeHTXAQ5VdV/s200/Sock5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198210622158449714" border="0" /></a><br />I got a lot done on this sock during my appointment day on Tuesday. First sock was done 18 months ago. I hadn't even started the second sock. I finally pulled it out last weekend and got started on it. Tuesday morning, when I left for my marathon day of appointments and busses, I was at where the blue line is. I am stunned by how much I got done because I am just not a sock person. I think. I might be going through another flirtation right now, but it's just a crush - I'll get over it. I always do.<br /><br />I took the big green bag to work on during commute. I expected that might be inconvenient, and it was. But I got my 10 rounds done for today. I figure if I do 5 rounds on this first, then I can work on something else. There are 100 rounds total, and I have about 46 now. At round 90, I need to attach some hardware, so I better find it or order it pronto. I'll add an updated pix later if I can get one before dark.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-27553828820427960722008-05-01T20:17:00.000-07:002008-05-02T07:00:15.955-07:00When Reason Abandons Me...How many times have I tried socks? My mother has made 100's of socks. I got my knitting gene from her, but not the sock knitting mutation.<br /><br />I got 3/4 of the last pair of socks, for DH, completed, but I just could not bring myself to finish the foot and toe. They sat forlornly in a bag at the bottom of the closet, forgotten, except for a few furtive glances of light when I was looking for something else, and found only guilt instead. Finally, I gave the whole mess to Mom. Within 3 days, L was wearing new sox.<br /><br />I started lime-green mohair sox for DD, for Christmas 2006, same vintage as the ones for DH. These were much larger gauge, mini-cable, 48 stitches, should have been easy to finish. I finished one. Then they went to the bottom of the closet. In the meantime, DD's 3-year fascination with lime green finally ended. Yet she still wants me to finish these sox. I'm not even sure if it would fit her anymore, although her feet couldn't change much from 18 to 20, I would think.<br /><br />Mom recently made several pairs of socks, with this accordion-y, slouchy pattern. I am fascinated. I want some. More than that, I want to MAKE some. No, wait, lace.<br /><br />I don't have a car, although DH does. I use public transportation for work, and many errands. No matter what project I'm working, most of them eventually get too large for commute knitting, and changing busses/trains. Socks would not. So, maybe that is what's happening.<br /><br />I've been craving sock yarn lately, much as one would crave peanut butter cups or fresh raspberries. After a stressful evening yesterday (did you know that parenting does not stop when they are 18? Did you know that?),<br />I simply HAD to hit an LYS today. HAD to. I ended up with <a href="http://www.fibertrends.com/viewer/patterns/AC58.html">the pattern for this</a> (Leaf Lace Socks, Fiber Trends)<<===== <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZzB9vuDjrtxYx8u4IQxXgWkEJwR3hFw6HM2tZCAc4Hejat6G_1HM07EA-xslw0ugDVntSq7JGTBtP6uAa0W-kJAYJY_c8UCxnrf0I69Pb92hE-qxfbd9TMu-pQ8zRfcagsthDNggOURc/s1600-h/LL00_PatternPhoto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZzB9vuDjrtxYx8u4IQxXgWkEJwR3hFw6HM2tZCAc4Hejat6G_1HM07EA-xslw0ugDVntSq7JGTBtP6uAa0W-kJAYJY_c8UCxnrf0I69Pb92hE-qxfbd9TMu-pQ8zRfcagsthDNggOURc/s320/LL00_PatternPhoto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195617399283024066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />to make out of this =====><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnUlHWXhan7FaLFcStQOCX3GY9vjb5gxhUyYdpWp1NHL823GA_TqCgaVVihWrgh-MVbgytGsSr0wk8e5mGWzeoafMP1ib-XiFQxCBdMo2cP1LehW3o5_b4icRCqdjyhV9a3j375uunHnA/s1600-h/PinkLeafLace+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnUlHWXhan7FaLFcStQOCX3GY9vjb5gxhUyYdpWp1NHL823GA_TqCgaVVihWrgh-MVbgytGsSr0wk8e5mGWzeoafMP1ib-XiFQxCBdMo2cP1LehW3o5_b4icRCqdjyhV9a3j375uunHnA/s320/PinkLeafLace+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195617523837075666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On #1's. Oy.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-43193302697414564082008-04-25T20:53:00.000-07:002008-05-02T07:12:37.836-07:00Wow. I gotta get out of Ravelry more oftenRavelry is a complete time-sucker, and I've ignored this blog because of it. Not that anyone ever READS this blog because, you know, I've been ignoring it (grin). I'm gonna try to change that.<br /><br />I've started and finished several items not on the progress meters at the left. I will try to update those in the next couple of days.<br /><br />Not much progress on the remodel; we have applied for financing and run into some snags. Apparently, one of the previous mortgage companies filed a lien against the house when the loan was sold on the aftermarket, and never cleared it. That mortgage companies is now out of business. I'm sure these sorts of things happen all the time, but they are frustrating when they are happening to YOU.<br /><br />Projects - Stained Glass Felted Bag. This is an amazing pattern which you can see and <a href="http://feltedhandbagworkshop.blogspot.com/2006/11/new-mitered-squares-tote-and-flap-bag.html">purchase here</a>. I'm very pleased with the way this one turned out:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOlZt83uunkCryGKVJCs9chhVDW0U1Qr-9E-Fr5sqYm-Fy_VKPgWEE7z095Qa6TKbaYBMZi2TH6TjDDHzHuMVQTZHf8CshN0VdWxsUjjhO_1-mVUf0bPoCjfYCrPJYS8U1ImaCDJwhtYq/s1600-h/StainedGlassFO1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOlZt83uunkCryGKVJCs9chhVDW0U1Qr-9E-Fr5sqYm-Fy_VKPgWEE7z095Qa6TKbaYBMZi2TH6TjDDHzHuMVQTZHf8CshN0VdWxsUjjhO_1-mVUf0bPoCjfYCrPJYS8U1ImaCDJwhtYq/s320/StainedGlassFO1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193400371524567138" border="0" /></a>There are <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=stainedglass&w=87539438%40N00">more pix</a> if you want to see them, but I like this one the best.<br /><br />Currently, there are two main projects. One is another felted bag, the Noni Green Earth Grocery Bag:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTrGiia46R6R9FgJZGU7r5BQSMB32AAIk9FKqtW4mUR9PM6_yC_UDvarMPqeO-6j0IRyEJwjdiKmpSTUjDuqPAn33OVIp_8MVp4d0pR3SvA8hYbiAmXEkeA1itxjRIq9m3AZi3E2Atdo0/s1600-h/NoniGreenEarthGroceryBag1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTrGiia46R6R9FgJZGU7r5BQSMB32AAIk9FKqtW4mUR9PM6_yC_UDvarMPqeO-6j0IRyEJwjdiKmpSTUjDuqPAn33OVIp_8MVp4d0pR3SvA8hYbiAmXEkeA1itxjRIq9m3AZi3E2Atdo0/s320/NoniGreenEarthGroceryBag1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193401093079072882" border="0" /></a><br />The other is the Flower Basket Shawl, from Interweave Knits, done in Kauni. This was in TimeOut for a while, but I'm not sure why, most likely set aside for Christmas crazies. I've got 6 or 7 repeats done, quite a bit more than what shows here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfx4TcY84IAv889xe3jQTu2a0HJv0vhlCDjhEgxgX944lngv5T1yL3PmETw0F6AF_g2NBwnTgLAT_8y5bYQWGjT19EofDZr43ihmJJSD6yTmnMQAa7rT_2-0BRLMmvgXBmVpL4WT2IlHr7/s1600-h/121907_FBS05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfx4TcY84IAv889xe3jQTu2a0HJv0vhlCDjhEgxgX944lngv5T1yL3PmETw0F6AF_g2NBwnTgLAT_8y5bYQWGjT19EofDZr43ihmJJSD6yTmnMQAa7rT_2-0BRLMmvgXBmVpL4WT2IlHr7/s320/121907_FBS05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193401999317172354" border="0" /></a>While it is my intent to make it larger than pattern calls for, it won't happen any sooner with stuff like this to deal with:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8u4aWRkdktFkSccvMKxcD9ms9KTb1mKmpLS_mfExgQedIu_7gUPCSNhtUfL14_LeOsRkPK5sM91yvDWQXlZ5fbqvRUxCRBWBQHO7PCzgC2I7zHY2BsZpVQ2kFbuGvWfpNibjEB-g3m6uF/s1600-h/122007_FBSBooBooFixNo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8u4aWRkdktFkSccvMKxcD9ms9KTb1mKmpLS_mfExgQedIu_7gUPCSNhtUfL14_LeOsRkPK5sM91yvDWQXlZ5fbqvRUxCRBWBQHO7PCzgC2I7zHY2BsZpVQ2kFbuGvWfpNibjEB-g3m6uF/s320/122007_FBSBooBooFixNo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193402385864229010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCQQ6fIaE-NZgYIYaf178lDuyRU9gM3mzAgSPoltM3nWk1UrJc1POmxrjczVr-ZcS-HFGg0aaZTJjzD3jJ_NyKuu_Ur-EVVVCBmRbyDGfKuLPIhv1d06mdY-sLgIYl0x_HxglIj9VUC94/s1600-h/WhyGodMadeLifelines.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCQQ6fIaE-NZgYIYaf178lDuyRU9gM3mzAgSPoltM3nWk1UrJc1POmxrjczVr-ZcS-HFGg0aaZTJjzD3jJ_NyKuu_Ur-EVVVCBmRbyDGfKuLPIhv1d06mdY-sLgIYl0x_HxglIj9VUC94/s320/WhyGodMadeLifelines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193402750936449186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The one on the left, I gave up and frogged back to lifeline. This particular repeat was done 4 times, I think, before I got it right. The jury is still out on the reddish one at the right. I've redone it and frogged that already once this evening, and will try again before bed. It SHOULD work, but maybe trying to fix lace on a city bus isn't the best way to go.<br /><br />Hopefully, this will get the new habit started. People who blog daily, or 3 x week, wow. I have a lot of admiration for you. I just can't be clever on command.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-26047284553375350492008-03-11T21:03:00.000-07:002008-05-02T07:01:44.478-07:00The Rising of the Bread<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Here's a do-over from previous time on a previous blog, because every year someone asks for it.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">=================================</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>Mom really had to struggle to get an actual recipe for this from Grammie, Dad's mom, as she never measured anything.<br /><ul><li> How much flour?<span style="font-style: italic;"> Enough</span></li><li> How about the raisins? <span style="font-style: italic;">Probably a handful. At least a handful.</span></li><li> How much buttermilk? <span style="font-style: italic;">Not too much</span></li><li> How long does it bake? <span style="font-style: italic;">Until it's brown, about an hour.</span></li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Mom's made hundreds of loaves since then, but this recipe started with a handful of this, a pinch of that from Dad's mom, Julie Justice.<br /><br />Some Irish bread recipes posted in newspapers this time of year include caraway seeds. I read one in our local paper today that had orange zest !! What ARE these people THINKING? For one thing, oranges were very dear in Ireland when my dad was growing up. It was a very good Christmas if everyone got an orange in their stocking. And this is not rye bread. This is a peasant bread without extra seasonings or spices or seeds. Period.<br /><br />Anyway, this is our family recipe and you're welcome to it.<br /><br />4 cups flour <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmCODEQuwZTjZ275abX3BPScgvcKC40Wr60kV5lNlm4HSWXAL2iGubNTQclEP4_SeTdcvbxu5YG4nNusvKScuQiJjnVl3NkJo38us9nzcSkKfxMQdIclBMAN2ym82gctSeZPno4__Xfd1/s1600-h/irishsodabread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmCODEQuwZTjZ275abX3BPScgvcKC40Wr60kV5lNlm4HSWXAL2iGubNTQclEP4_SeTdcvbxu5YG4nNusvKScuQiJjnVl3NkJo38us9nzcSkKfxMQdIclBMAN2ym82gctSeZPno4__Xfd1/s320/irishsodabread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176703304551798674" border="0" /></a><br />1 tsp salt<br />1 tsp baking soda<br />2 tbsp sugar<br />1 tbsp baking powder<br />2 tbsp vegetable oil or butter<br />2/3-1 cup raisins / saltanas<br />1-1.5 cups buttermilk<br /><br />NOTES:<br /><ol><li>The vegetable oil used to be butter, but using oil makes for easier mixing.</li><li>There is also some version of this with yogurt instead of buttermilk, but the taste is obviously different.</li><li>Some people maintain that the raisins are optional. I am not one of them.</li><li>Saltanas is the common Irish name for golden raisins.</li><li>Some people think it is better toasted. I am not one of them, either.<br /></li></ol>Preheat oven to 375. Mix dry ingredients well, plus the raisins if you believe in them. I do. In separate small bowl, whisk oil into buttermilk. Pour mixture into dry ingredients, and mix well. Dough will be stiff and sticky. Turn dough out onto well-floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes. Shape into a flat round loaf about 1.5 inches thick. Sprinkle with flour. You may want to push in raisins that have migrated to surface. Cut an "X" on top with sharp knife. Bake on cookie sheet for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped. Cool on rack. Cut into thick slices and serve with butter.<br /><br />Enjoy and remember how you wish you could be Irish all year round.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ubl5MfGDZ-KBNjMN4HfUPAWDpptg9SU025ytucTsDXIcXDreA50oqRF9UyQ8NENBDhGXZUAl-NgLrwvLCYDQ8U81h5Yi0RiUbaS4c0MVQYn02KbQ8PqfLhv-73S1G_xyGjWZF49ePaDy/s1600-h/Grammie77.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ubl5MfGDZ-KBNjMN4HfUPAWDpptg9SU025ytucTsDXIcXDreA50oqRF9UyQ8NENBDhGXZUAl-NgLrwvLCYDQ8U81h5Yi0RiUbaS4c0MVQYn02KbQ8PqfLhv-73S1G_xyGjWZF49ePaDy/s320/Grammie77.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176703540774999970" border="0" /></a>Julia Harrington Justice 1908-1998<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfnzDz9Uf4BlTZIC74dC1pMzSJ4UE7jBU-LfnnggmtWK-eWF6aoxXqUUzTookgyT7p0gfDpmX6qYk14mynAXVtWIyY7f3CoHrkFHdeuitTNTCpyWsg1fg9eqyzCwxYXfBgH9eXfAnBJuj/s1600-h/engaged-portrait.thumbnail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfnzDz9Uf4BlTZIC74dC1pMzSJ4UE7jBU-LfnnggmtWK-eWF6aoxXqUUzTookgyT7p0gfDpmX6qYk14mynAXVtWIyY7f3CoHrkFHdeuitTNTCpyWsg1fg9eqyzCwxYXfBgH9eXfAnBJuj/s320/engaged-portrait.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176703545069967282" border="0" /></a>Emmett and Joyce Justice<br />Married 51 years and 4 days<br /><br />Special love to the <a href="http://rakeofmallow.wordpress.com">Rake of Mallow</a> on your Special Day.<br />Love, Emmett's Daughter<br /></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-62352307242845942682008-01-22T20:51:00.000-08:002008-05-02T07:12:20.378-07:00A weak attempt to play catchup..So, it's been 3 months since I last posted. Why does it sound like there should be a priest behind a screen as I say that? I think I will try for a very brief recap.<br /><br />Only made a few gifts for Christmas, one for a sister, who has to walk long distances to work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyvwgWc0WqG8WZ8CgsVFefICobtoNAv9RWOhWBQxRKIozkuwDGz6nkU2SS5vX-7iLaXYd4H4h3T2KZ29ZaHm6O_mxlPIaVeN23LyvMm2n4Tng_TH42yjAGkP3rrWVNzVz9nBhaIeQHDDa/s1600-h/121107_QuantFO3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyvwgWc0WqG8WZ8CgsVFefICobtoNAv9RWOhWBQxRKIozkuwDGz6nkU2SS5vX-7iLaXYd4H4h3T2KZ29ZaHm6O_mxlPIaVeN23LyvMm2n4Tng_TH42yjAGkP3rrWVNzVz9nBhaIeQHDDa/s200/121107_QuantFO3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158534861476615122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I made several items for the raffle at work, and started many more.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8045N9SSzAyxQPmSRk4kTZn0aD3wkXj5ZBMaKs6uSegBcGj41iAXziOdtKup3qVkLn35atSsXuvQ7ipBs9gSdYiSeMtHGkeovys7GFzEoeAwK7pLM5MWWjOBltpTDMjDHBk3pniYQV4C/s1600-h/DHH-FO1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8045N9SSzAyxQPmSRk4kTZn0aD3wkXj5ZBMaKs6uSegBcGj41iAXziOdtKup3qVkLn35atSsXuvQ7ipBs9gSdYiSeMtHGkeovys7GFzEoeAwK7pLM5MWWjOBltpTDMjDHBk3pniYQV4C/s200/DHH-FO1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158538937400579186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIyD612M4FigM9PotaZxjgzk5GTbF4ChscelULguNFjMoNQTDF-DR5tqeuHh_eVT0aGJRMAKnKZBjlKTASEUyWdz8yc_kCP4l9IHs_rIsg1B7ie2ciKQKwm_Tp2CxfXIdOsjrjd_pM4YH/s1600-h/GrayCableScarf3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIyD612M4FigM9PotaZxjgzk5GTbF4ChscelULguNFjMoNQTDF-DR5tqeuHh_eVT0aGJRMAKnKZBjlKTASEUyWdz8yc_kCP4l9IHs_rIsg1B7ie2ciKQKwm_Tp2CxfXIdOsjrjd_pM4YH/s200/GrayCableScarf3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158539190803649682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuCst9Hrprz-hxo3rmkrCiiEsO_lLDLieJ5jeK9UsDa3JCa-iBOyPiEDBtCZ-emeGCGSIrr5pOPLSYiU_PZhnVL5cZZXWf2hx6xIXeKkkGGmGECzeF6McniEwEewnvZSG0IHUwlVvcIYI/s1600-h/ShortRowHat5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuCst9Hrprz-hxo3rmkrCiiEsO_lLDLieJ5jeK9UsDa3JCa-iBOyPiEDBtCZ-emeGCGSIrr5pOPLSYiU_PZhnVL5cZZXWf2hx6xIXeKkkGGmGECzeF6McniEwEewnvZSG0IHUwlVvcIYI/s200/ShortRowHat5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158538945990513794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChFTJNdw8MOvYW292hVrDrs9Nt4pRpLzosbRefLJ7isorYYQNUa-V6QWFPjo1fl9NE3njz2D9GhpCS8UZLrE6RUVXdjBYUqLpywnkaw56ErR2H3wP_UE2mQvmNlg40Rwes1fu-kDFLH3M/s1600-h/SABLE_PoemsInPinkMore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChFTJNdw8MOvYW292hVrDrs9Nt4pRpLzosbRefLJ7isorYYQNUa-V6QWFPjo1fl9NE3njz2D9GhpCS8UZLrE6RUVXdjBYUqLpywnkaw56ErR2H3wP_UE2mQvmNlg40Rwes1fu-kDFLH3M/s200/SABLE_PoemsInPinkMore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158539190803649698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Since the first of the year, I've done a lovely scarf out of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran (yummy), not sure who that will be for.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69QIcCYgAE_MhyphenhyphenS0-cnwohZohnwPYimhbcljbFE9nGLYrz9hH4TIk18A70ma2h0CTFa2yhVXdHqJuh5vO2-KhKxxeBPr8bZzhQidgXvdx07B_Pi-6MEvDUb5S7rBdjwfNWyc_3mFKa3Nw/s1600-h/CashmerinoCableScarf02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69QIcCYgAE_MhyphenhyphenS0-cnwohZohnwPYimhbcljbFE9nGLYrz9hH4TIk18A70ma2h0CTFa2yhVXdHqJuh5vO2-KhKxxeBPr8bZzhQidgXvdx07B_Pi-6MEvDUb5S7rBdjwfNWyc_3mFKa3Nw/s200/CashmerinoCableScarf02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158534865771582434" border="0" /></a>Mom finished L's socks, that I started MONTHS ago, got 1.5 socks done and couldn't stand them anymore. She did the 2nd foot and toe in, like, 20 minutes. OK, 1.5 days, but still. They were in my Guilt Corner for months, and now they're done and he even wears them! What a concept!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsAPb8GMuWaCgIrwSsFUBP_Rh7NhZCpU_JNyh8tiCAfQZ8szI-unRg9edAwJtFR6TknBt2HhBS2NETTzyJ2HRZRO9h8QEuuHFdNOaXQy8lwKDV23S9CxPuEDurc6w7ZVVnC0OODrFuulY/s1600-h/BasketweaveFO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsAPb8GMuWaCgIrwSsFUBP_Rh7NhZCpU_JNyh8tiCAfQZ8szI-unRg9edAwJtFR6TknBt2HhBS2NETTzyJ2HRZRO9h8QEuuHFdNOaXQy8lwKDV23S9CxPuEDurc6w7ZVVnC0OODrFuulY/s200/BasketweaveFO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158534870066549746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and E is now lobbying for HERS, which I really should do - they are sportweight so won't take long at all. Except that she is no longer the LimeGreenGirl. Oh well. After that, I think I'm giving up on socks.<br /><br />Work has been crazy, but I've finally offloaded most of the travel arrangements to someone else. She is very sharp and she is catching on great. I did it for 6 years, but I'm a glutton for punishment.<br /><br />In non-knitting news, the big news is a new member added to the family about 6 weeks ago.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsO0_npHLXJVSPYgui8Ib7rd5DWWY2w71Ahfn_Mkz4auRnsid7tjaODIruWRcwlKCpeG2mOGdnSF_ZnHt384CaxM7W-0vRoLQ4qyVEqMX_C0I1Fqr42Kk9WMJC1Ud9Hz_UDQoO8fiFtfQ/s1600-h/1206070656_UsingTheWarmyPlace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsO0_npHLXJVSPYgui8Ib7rd5DWWY2w71Ahfn_Mkz4auRnsid7tjaODIruWRcwlKCpeG2mOGdnSF_ZnHt384CaxM7W-0vRoLQ4qyVEqMX_C0I1Fqr42Kk9WMJC1Ud9Hz_UDQoO8fiFtfQ/s200/1206070656_UsingTheWarmyPlace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158534874361517058" border="0" /></a>Her previous mommy simply could not manage her allergy symptoms any more. It's going better than anyone had hoped, especially with our original cat, Joey, thinking he was king of the hill and weighing roughly triple what she does. They have their moments but generally, there is a peaceful coexistence:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlMgsa_gVbcLDGKZ4AZY2myytjaVBQ9SsXiIfHMfCpCpA9WLQc51R31K73DenheEdYajmq7gmyQTFj0lmNyqPb9kQKxJ69BZds8NuCJjO4VpTUqhQjYzEjznsL4CPWON_SHhSY6wggigU/s1600-h/1204072007_JoeyMosaCorrected.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlMgsa_gVbcLDGKZ4AZY2myytjaVBQ9SsXiIfHMfCpCpA9WLQc51R31K73DenheEdYajmq7gmyQTFj0lmNyqPb9kQKxJ69BZds8NuCJjO4VpTUqhQjYzEjznsL4CPWON_SHhSY6wggigU/s200/1204072007_JoeyMosaCorrected.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158534878656484370" border="0" /></a><br />In her honor and to thank the friend who selflessly gave her up, I did this, which still needs felting. Her BD is next week, so it will be a nice little present from New Mommy to Old Mommy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsZGM5gvf_nt_UercW8T_trwfdqpESWGNEaIMhQp_xGFbOLo9sy9q8YGpMcPOy-aX6L5MESmjZt1x1qNLn9yD72CYImZhp5OY3DhgrtIKrQq7ObFxAX8JAEngykyLXzMBfHiLqExhm_3T/s1600-h/Mosa2AFO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsZGM5gvf_nt_UercW8T_trwfdqpESWGNEaIMhQp_xGFbOLo9sy9q8YGpMcPOy-aX6L5MESmjZt1x1qNLn9yD72CYImZhp5OY3DhgrtIKrQq7ObFxAX8JAEngykyLXzMBfHiLqExhm_3T/s200/Mosa2AFO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158541647524943026" border="0" /></a><br />Mom's house, sold to a contractor in May, went back on the market in December, for $449K<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZxcg4DmXjSUv8W5cC6nDo2PnSb0lNSfSMiRw884p_MZpnbbbcJfiH19OV-qvnrqx4psplIuGR7EMFYOofWV68eEYFQaHoGkZiw4-9ofzGjUXHLES2sm6_OQI_x5XCfuaYRV_H5SgjHRm/s1600-h/OpenHouse+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZxcg4DmXjSUv8W5cC6nDo2PnSb0lNSfSMiRw884p_MZpnbbbcJfiH19OV-qvnrqx4psplIuGR7EMFYOofWV68eEYFQaHoGkZiw4-9ofzGjUXHLES2sm6_OQI_x5XCfuaYRV_H5SgjHRm/s200/OpenHouse+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158536158556738594" border="0" /></a>We got to take the full tour and it was AMAZING, the changes. You can see the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87539438@N00/sets/72157603477561333/show/">full show her</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87539438@N00/sets/72157603477561333/show/">e</a>:<br /><br />We are now planning a huge remodel / addition to OUR house, which will effectively double the space. We own this house, a fixer-upper, free and clear so financing should not be a problem. We are getting contractor's and sub's bids for the work, and drawings are at 95%. By Christmas this year, we will either be closer than ever, or as my boss says, "one of you will be at the bottom of the lake and the other in handcuffs. I just don't know which will be which."<br /><br />Ravelry is where most of my online time has gone to, and of course, if you have Ravelry, you pretty much need Flickr. I will put links to the side, hopefully, when I finish here.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-9626259813332378272007-10-21T13:07:00.000-07:002007-10-21T13:40:00.177-07:00FOs and junk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipA1Q5fbRbcJjC3UaafIxlQeTs2MnX152kBnkdrtuf2oMXMoNOVh3FGGkuqPrC2PtUT0pt5Xhxr9qWPiNgd1bf4b5zMO8KkFPYVdpcds_P_btA4AOSzmOx_nHn6YEYj_XsEO5pfBwMmSnn/s1600-h/TulipBabySweater7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipA1Q5fbRbcJjC3UaafIxlQeTs2MnX152kBnkdrtuf2oMXMoNOVh3FGGkuqPrC2PtUT0pt5Xhxr9qWPiNgd1bf4b5zMO8KkFPYVdpcds_P_btA4AOSzmOx_nHn6YEYj_XsEO5pfBwMmSnn/s200/TulipBabySweater7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123887798258690290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22ngMlckAxue3I9wk2iekcEOYuVD3s0r6lkO5PuK4YbKzWDr0s0DQaoWT8-phE59VvFuGOV7ceLbtLIhHM0JZzDOcM_6XaXgNsJDcYHuSKAQY6GPJUvWxKlld8XOuOwGgKBFkOcq-uvHs/s1600-h/TulipBabySweater6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22ngMlckAxue3I9wk2iekcEOYuVD3s0r6lkO5PuK4YbKzWDr0s0DQaoWT8-phE59VvFuGOV7ceLbtLIhHM0JZzDOcM_6XaXgNsJDcYHuSKAQY6GPJUvWxKlld8XOuOwGgKBFkOcq-uvHs/s200/TulipBabySweater6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123886926380329106" border="0" /></a>Finished the Tulip Baby Sweater. This was a great little project. A couple days after the green yarn mysteriously disappeared (it has not yet shown up), my LYS called me to let me know they were finally kitting up this sweater; I had bought mine online. I got a second kit and a full skein of the green, using the green bit from second kit to finish the first. However, as you can see, there was plenty of yarn left over anyway. I think a simple roll-brim hat from this would be a nice way to use up the remnants.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5fc6DJHe-Um_SjJ9WpvK6vZ4aG1hVWkE90mP_KucVP5LSlTSDjPqkED9GHpaab0bnkqAEwRrG4vQOAhkP47Q5V3orbCveA0n1n_5Dc_z0ejJuN11cCkSd0lI4kSCMJcQNdczcR3Ta8G0/s1600-h/1005_BulkyScarf.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5fc6DJHe-Um_SjJ9WpvK6vZ4aG1hVWkE90mP_KucVP5LSlTSDjPqkED9GHpaab0bnkqAEwRrG4vQOAhkP47Q5V3orbCveA0n1n_5Dc_z0ejJuN11cCkSd0lI4kSCMJcQNdczcR3Ta8G0/s200/1005_BulkyScarf.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123886934970263746" border="0" /></a>I did start the clunky, chunky scarf and it's certainly instant gratification. I've just started the second of two skeins and it will finish out at about 5 feet long, a little longer maybe. It will make a good quick gift for the holiday employee raffle, I think.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLawWxDAoSOwlzRma0YmCYvp2iPm1gvalFTFH2pn9rWy3b6_-etvHujwoiCEjRQXudarbRjoplHXe56W_qcJoV3l9z4XJuWTJQ0L_x7FhJSo42VAQpg8js2MMI-yJKKMEMkcGhoWnM5R_Z/s1600-h/Calorimetry1_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLawWxDAoSOwlzRma0YmCYvp2iPm1gvalFTFH2pn9rWy3b6_-etvHujwoiCEjRQXudarbRjoplHXe56W_qcJoV3l9z4XJuWTJQ0L_x7FhJSo42VAQpg8js2MMI-yJKKMEMkcGhoWnM5R_Z/s200/Calorimetry1_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123886943560198354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2Ig1C2mc5K-N2OyCSpOcupff1KErIxaB7I0dayEvHZNAcOyElZ0C2Lj3RNHsr9NR3A77rvtD6KJt0NNw60u2rMOMjSAyofikfC9aUs2BGqEfrmW1zCS4nC6Tf1fPjByIlF6rbWzX4tgZ/s1600-h/Calorimetry1_FO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2Ig1C2mc5K-N2OyCSpOcupff1KErIxaB7I0dayEvHZNAcOyElZ0C2Lj3RNHsr9NR3A77rvtD6KJt0NNw60u2rMOMjSAyofikfC9aUs2BGqEfrmW1zCS4nC6Tf1fPjByIlF6rbWzX4tgZ/s200/Calorimetry1_FO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123889211302930706" border="0" /></a>I did one of the Calorimetry hat/headband (what IS this thing?) out of Noro Kureyon. It still needs a button. It was fun and quick, a couple of days diversion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I've tried to work on DH's socks, but I just can't get excited about them. Every couple of years I believe the hype about sox and try it, but in a total of maybe 4 pairs done in the last 10 years, only one pair really held my interest - the Fair Isle sox using the pattern from Knitpicks. With the rest of them, it's really more a case of, "Are we there yet?" Please, can't these be done ALREADY?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVC8x0t5ydjZb3pn8FU2dSDvV92h0pzYxHlFKFNFl8jlJvmlKz9dnvkdnP3UkaRtfO_yBAI5u3cEA8MQzREaMyxcRSyJ7K7XEtPmklkpTl17-28lBucaF4YUHTFQcjvOwKuS1rT0XakuCu/s1600-h/UtopiaHat1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVC8x0t5ydjZb3pn8FU2dSDvV92h0pzYxHlFKFNFl8jlJvmlKz9dnvkdnP3UkaRtfO_yBAI5u3cEA8MQzREaMyxcRSyJ7K7XEtPmklkpTl17-28lBucaF4YUHTFQcjvOwKuS1rT0XakuCu/s200/UtopiaHat1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123890014461815074" border="0" /></a>Finally, what I've been working on this weekend, a Utopia Hat from Smariek Knits. Patterns are available at her <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smariekknits/">Yahoo group</a>. They are generally cable-oriented, some are simple and some like the one on her group home page, are quite elaborate. I did make a minor change on this, reversing the cable direction, just for my own quirky reasons.<br /><br />Knit ON !!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386905439974796152.post-38000299492239959002007-10-02T07:10:00.000-07:002007-10-02T20:24:51.531-07:00Green Yarn, Where Art Thou?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dcHEhXT9wezWE9Y-bvEeAgUk5RoA6rN1gGDDJPTa3lCqmHooFxo2pd6XWolvZrBYRyu1jFD-57g7rrt1XuFWC4KZGQtyY3t5RUeD9RZYzmm12mW-fqadcoFKJbMnyX1VB4-3Ib8RMQQs/s1600-h/TulipBabySweater4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dcHEhXT9wezWE9Y-bvEeAgUk5RoA6rN1gGDDJPTa3lCqmHooFxo2pd6XWolvZrBYRyu1jFD-57g7rrt1XuFWC4KZGQtyY3t5RUeD9RZYzmm12mW-fqadcoFKJbMnyX1VB4-3Ib8RMQQs/s200/TulipBabySweater4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116742823809050658" border="0" /></a>I've been working on the Dream In Color Tulip Baby Sweater, and in a week, I have it about 80% done. Body is done plus the edgings around front and bottom. It needs the sleeves and the i-cord tie at the front. However, my little remnant of green yarn, which I need for both sleeves, has disappeared. I haven't looked EVERYplace yet, but we do have an occasional feline thief who runs off with little woolly treasures, especially when he thinks he is not being accorded his due as the Center of the Universe. So, I am putting this project on hold while I wait for that to show up.<br /><br />I still have DH's denim blue socks OTN, and a headband for a little girl on the bus. However, since I started this, I have not seen her and her mother on the bus at all.<br /><br />I bought some massively chunky yarn for a 20-stitch scarf on #13 needles. But I'm trying to keep my finishing ratio at 2 for every 1 thing started. You don't know how hard this is - wait, you probably do - as fall approaches and the warm, fuzzy yarns take the place of the cottons, rayons and silks.<br /><br />I've been in Ravelry for a couple weeks, still learning the ropes, especially the forums. It is a serious enabling machine. O.M.G.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04508491875542285654noreply@blogger.com0