10.30.2005

i've been looking to buy some phildar magazines of late and i stumbled on this:

looks like a bulky mini cardi to me, phildar...

10.28.2005

open sesame...



i've received a gift. i wonder from wence it came?



Lambypie is sooo jealous. he knows he's had a broken leg (i like it)
don't worry, she can be your gf!



OMG!!




my secret pal is so wonderful!!! in my package was knitpics sock yarn sock landscape yarn, debbie bliss dk aplaca, soft straight needles, floaty candles, and a little sheep tape measurer! thanks!


FINALLY A CITIZEN

my pilates, s factor, yoga, jogging marathon has paid off, and i lost 10 pounds of fat! AND... now i'm nearing the snobbish couple*hun$skinny*designer*jean*club. i know it's rediculous, but hey, a girl gets tired of watching people trotting around town in their hot jeans, meanwhile i'm stuck wearing non designer jeans just cuz i had to go and get myself hitched 'n gain all that comfy "sorry i'm taken" weight. i still have a ways to go, but i check it out. and after only one month (well o.k. couple hours 3 x a week) i know... look at my but ha ha now i just gotta keep going...




10.26.2005


my sp6 info...


1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
yes i am a y snob i avoid red heart

2. Do you spin? Crochet?
no no

3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
no

4. How long have you been knitting?
2 years but i am FEARLESS!

5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
no

6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
currently, milk & honey liquid soap at target, just bought a big jug of it. if they made a room spray, i'd be in heaven... so "honey" essential oil

7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
absa fuckin lutely

8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
nuttin but knit

9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
i use a 30 gig video ipod and rhapsody so i have access to everything. i do like female (non country) artists though

10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?
don't like dark colors. i'm currently into white or natural yarns i can dye

11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
i have one husband and two cats one domestic black haloween cat and one snow shoe siamese

12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
to be the next nanette lepore. nanette lepore life dream to be a fashion designer (already am) curvegirl.com AND to have most everyone wearing my creations. haven't got there yet.

13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? favorite:
anything with cashmere or silk like that rowan summer tweed in bright blue but haven't bought any yet. least favorite cotton or acrylic

14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
cotton, acrylic (but don't mind so much if it's blended with naturals)

15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
foreign (japanese, french (phildar tendences) knitting magazines don't have any

16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
well, i've been knitting sweaters and boleros lately so i'm good on those, i have plenty of pattern ideas, just not enough time.

17. What are you knitting right now?
http://www.rebecca-online.de/cont_en/heft_archiv/heft_28/seite_05.php >first picture here

18. What do you think about ponchos?
cute but have plenty of them. don't need anymore

19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
circular addi turbos don't have size 3 5 6 8 13 15 17

20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
metal addi turbos

21. Are you a sock knitter?
on 2 ciculars have a set of 2 and 4 and a 1 for trying the magic loop thing

22. How did you learn to knit?
taught myself from a book 2 years ago. i'm gung ho and obscessed and fearless about knitting socks on 2 circs was my second ever project. just took an intarsia class from deb abrahams. her stuff is not my style but i learned a lot!

23. How old is your oldest UFO?
2 years

24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
i love cats, i love to feed wild birds out of my window i like canaries and stuff like this girl's website: copacetique

25. What is your favorite holiday?
i totally and utterly hate holidays. i only like valentines day because i like hearts and my mom used to always buy me a cute card. since i am an orphan since age 25 i don't get into holidays too sad. (i'm sure my heart is in there somewhere... : P)

26. Is there anything that you collect?
amybutler fabrics and patterns

27. What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
rebecca rowan

28. Any books out there you are dying to get your hands on?
i check every book out of the library i can get my hands on. i'm sure the librarians think i'm totally nuts. (i just picked up 15 the other day.) but i like any of the new rowan big series books don't have those knitted babes cuz i wanna make a knitted blythe doll

29. Any patterns you have been coveting, but haven't bought for one reason or another??
hmmm, rowan big series