1.31.2005

well, i can't resist. i'm joining the candy knit-a-long.

the top is just so cute. hope it looks cute on me too. i think i'm going to use a bunch of different yarns for it. we'll see :)

1.16.2005

chocolate bliss


i've been working feverishly on my "eyelet skirt". it's coming along very well! i'm using debbie bliss cashmerino aran in chocolate instead of the denim called for on the knitty website. i may be two skeins short because i knit so loosely. there are two panels and each panel seems to be taking about 6 balls. the good news is i put down a skirt i LOVE on the floor and put it on top of it and it was the same size so at least i know i'm not wasting my time. i like the ruffly bottom. i'll have to wear it to my new fabulous yarn related job as soon as i finish. yep that's right! i did it! i landed a fabulous yarn related job and i'm sooooo happy to go to work and work around fun people who are just as yarn obsessed as i am. (well, maybe i'm a little more) ;)

curb your enthusiasm


wow, i just added up all the yarn purchases i made last year with a few books (but i'm sure not all) thrown in there. it has created a real freeze in my spending as it came out to nearly fifteen hundred dollars. the only consolation is i added up how much i would have spent in cigarettes if i was still a smoker. that came out to about twelve fifty, so i'm only off by a few hun. notice how i can only spell these amounts out and not write them in their actual numbers. i think it takes the edge off somehow. somehow sounds (looks) better. it's crazy to see how nickeling and dimeing yourself can really add up. maybe i'll be strict about using all my yarn in my stash and not buying more. hope so. yarn diet here i come.

1.15.2005

it's my birthday and i'll knit if i want to. :D

1.09.2005


here's a few pictures of my trip to copenhagen, denmark. it was chilly there. (and so was the weather :P) if there are any cool people from denmark, be sure and sign my comments section... the design was beautiful there and textilhuset is my favorite fabric store. i visited one yarn store but didn't get a photo, i did knit at this way cute chrarity shop/thriftstore/cafe (butik fisk, krystalgade) which was one of the highlights of my trip, i was invited to a knit together on sunday but sadly that was the day i flew home. i bought a cashmere sweater that has a somewhat large ply so i'm going to frog and reknit it. even though i looked and the needle size will need to be size 1. oh well, maybe next year i'll be finished with it :)


beauty


gorgeous!


all the girls wear cute coats, cute scarves, cute boots and ride cute bikes!


scarf i'm knitting at butik fisk

two girls i met at butik fisk very cool!


wearing finished scarf at cecil cafe


textilhuset my favorite fabric store (and someone's face)


tiv, didn't go in, don't like tourist traps


weird dog everyone eats


caught this ad on a bus of woman knitting in a hurry, not sure what it says.


my british airways stitch markers : )

all in all an interesting trip. had 3 days stop over in london. my favorite place on earth.



i took a picture of the splendor and the glory we woke up to this morning. both coco and hana were enjoying it fully!



i even took a screenshot of my pixie to commemorate our minute of snowy weather.