Tryin ta knit: 2006

Friday, December 29

i am LIVID!!!!

i helped a friend move the last 2 days

at least the weather has been good

mid 50's both days

i go out Sat @ 5:15 AM

come home Sun @ minight

got out Mon at 10 AM

get home Tues at midnight

so, since i haven't been home

i haven't got food cooked

need dinner tonite & food for FOUR days

it's 8:15 PM

so i went to Wendy's

ordered 4 grilled chicken sandwiches

(gonna eat JUST the chicken)

4 baked potatoes

2 chili (dinner tonite)

a coke - yeah .. trying to quit

cost $24 & some change

paid with a $50

did i look at the money as the kid gave it back to me

NO!!!

did i get a receipt

NO!!!!!!!!!!

the guy at the window handed me 2 bags &

told me that was EVERYTHING
when i asked if that was all

i get home

thro the 2 bags in the fridge

do laundry

only have ONE pair of jeans i can fit into &

wore them yesterday when we started moving

so the NEED to be washed

took a shower

got in my jammies

packed the bag

packed knitting

found the patterns i wanted to use

went in search of needles i needed

went to pack the FOOD

so i can go to bed

it is NOW 10:15 PM

i STILL have to fix 3 nails & polish them

maybe the chili will be breakfast tomoro morning

so i grab the 2 bags from the fridge

and the lunchbag & yogurt

i have 4 baked potatoes

so i go to get the receipt out of my purse to call & complain

i got $15 - NO receipt .. i SHOULD have $25

so i find the phone book and call

no one answers

i will NOT be home till TUES to actually go into the store

to complain

it ridiculous

$35 for 4 potatoes & a coke

well ...
i lost the yarn i bought to be i i-cord
bought more and decided i liked my FIRST choice better
wanted 1019 soft brown
will have to order it
so, until i get the yarn i need to finish it
the bag & the yarn i have, the needled & the pattern
are in a 2.5 gallons Zipper Bag
will have to get the deco ribbon for the inside of the flap
then i will have to decide WHAT to do about handles
i PREFER straps
not sure what i will embellish with
thinkin' fall leaves in the yarn colors i used
bought several marls that mite work
maybe i can find the print

Wednesday, December 27

RATZ!!!

i am done knitting the bag 11:32 PM

can't find the Marl for the i-cord

will have to go BUY more tomoro

this was taken before i started knitting tonite

@ 9:45 PM ( Tues 12-27)

so

i need to take a pic of the English Garden before i resume knitting it
then another when i am done for the nite

bought a 29" # 11 circ for the Bjork

JUST in case i can't find the ones i have

i REALLY should start getting the bins in the yarn room filled up

as i fill them

the house gets cleaned up

will have a drawer for needles

then WHEN i want them

i will know where they are

YEAH!!!

if i do NOT have multiple UFO's goin'

anyways

gonna knit

my Christmas gift to ME

every year i buy myself something
this year
i bought an Ab Lounger
$99.99 @ Linen-n-things
used ther 20% off coupon from Bed, Bath & Beyond
it was a struggle to get it assembled

the goal is to be able to wear a swimsuit ASAP

i will be overniting in Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Fort Myers in Jan

who KNOWS where in Feb

so i want to get into shape IF the temps are hi enuff that i can get into a pool

now i am gonna knit

mite be able to finish the English Garden Bag

Laundry is almost done

dinner was chili & baked potato from Wendy's

purse liner

i gotta carry my purse for work

i knit the pockets to be atached to a purse

just NEVER made the purse

so i am thinkin'

IF i knit a liner for the WORK purse

i could use it EVERYDAY

then i can make a detachable strap

when i am not on a plane OR in a terminal

i can carry the liner as a purse

it would have the pockets with ALL the important stuff in it

of course,

i COULD knit the liner in a BOLD color

only I would know

the BOLD purse would be carried with me at all times

just disguised as a WORK purse

i really shouldn't think

it gets me into trouble

i have ENUFF things to do

but ..

i LOVE a challenge

time to do SOMETHING

i have wasted the day

well ..

the EAR is bothering me again

i SHOULD go to the clinic

i am dressed

it's 40 degrees outside according to yahoo & google

it's almost 1:30 PM

i haven't eaten breakfast OR lunch 'cause i am NOT hungry

guess it's the ear thing

anyways

i have a few errands to run

i will brave the elements and wander outside

taking knitting incase i decide to stop at the clinic

i'm OBSESSED by Dragons

i started with DRACO who came from

http://home.alphalink.com.au/~woodsy/dragonpattern.htm

but DRACO needs a friend

so i am thinkin'

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTnorberta.html
maybe i will have to make this for him
THEN for MOI!!!!
i will need
http://www.morehousefarm.com/K2/02/
and then i will HAVE to make
http://rineke.blogspot.com/2006/01/finished-dogme-project-dragon.html
and
www.keyboardbiologist.net
here be the dragons socks .. ordered the patern
post is about March 10, 2006

and of course, you can NEVER have too many pairs of sox

so i will make

http://marniemaclean.com/patterns/Wyvern/
then of course i would need
http://www.loopyarn.com/detail.aspx?ID=563
and
http://chartreuseknits.blogspot.com/2005/09/dragon-scale-gauntlet-pattern.html
and MOST important
the project that will NOT go with me when i travel
Heere Be Dragone Shawl
its creator Sharon Winsauer
http://www.aurora-alpacas.com/

BUMMER

Former President Gerald Ford died about 1 1/2 hours ago

Tuesday, December 26

perplexed

I want to finish the english garden bag
Can't find it
Then I remember
Its in the trunk of my car
Since its 11:30 pm
And 32 degrees outside
I will work on the sox
Or sleep
On the 3rd decrease
Gotta get up by 8 if I want to go to Knit-Together @ Strange Brew
Callin' it a nite
Gonna drink a cup of sleeytime & pop out the contacts

my OLDER brother & His family

STOCKINGS

well

delivered all the stocks

Gracie tried to disassemble hers

took the bells off

will have to take jingle bells with me when i go visit again

they turned out smaller than i hoped for

maybe

next year

i will knit NEW stocks for the munchkins

so far i have

11 to make for family members

IF no one gets married or has another baby

i COULD make 4 more for munchkins

KNOW what i want to make

will do them INTARSIA

can see in my head what i want to do

now to convert to paper so that i can creat from yarn

anyways

NOT gonna start them before Valentines day

need a rest from stockings

will take that long to finish UFO's & make some of the

things in my head & kits that i have sitting around here

gonna go knit

gotta decide what to work on

laundry is started

it's the first step in getting ready to go back out

the straps

resumed working on the straps of a bag

my gauge is different

thinkin' i have to start over IF i can't match the gauge

not that i WANT to

but mite become what i HAVE to do to finish the bag

so i worked on airport codes

trying to get a list of what the codes are for work

been working on it for a while

on the "C" for international

will need this for work

found a list at

http://www.orbitz.com/App/global/airportCodes.jsp

trying to convert it to Alpha Codes

in a database format

anyways ..

means i didn't knit

so, now i will work on the Bunny Hop sox

then my feet will be warm

OR i mite work on the English Garden Bag

i COULD finish it tonite

maybe EVEN felt it

then, tomoro

i could look for handles

altho

i prefer straps

hopin' tomoro is STILL Knit-Together @ Strange Brew

SHOULD use the treadmill

haven't exercised in maybe three weeks

OTOH

my scale in the bathroom

FINALLY is back to 170

need it to drop some more

so yeah ..

i LOST the bet to lose 30 pounds by New Years Eve

paid for the gym for a month & didn't use it

dry feet

for 25 years i lived in athletic type shoes

then i became a flight attendant

my choice is to wear the dress

this means

pantyhose & shoes with heels

the pantyhose cause dry feet

constantly washing my hands at work means dry hands

well

i HAVE tried lots of stuff

OPI makes some AWESOME stuff

as do some other companies

somewhere

i found this jar of stuff to try

orange lid

PODIATRIST'S SECRET

TOTAL FOOT

RECOVERY

Cream

this stuff is GREAT!!!!!

used it on the feet & hands on Christmas when i got home

STILL working

gotta find some more

so i can leave a jar at home

and take a jar WITH me when i fly

use it with cotton sox & gloves while i sleep

SNOW MELTED!!!!!!!

safe to travel out IF i am inclined

the new bed pillows cause me to wake with a crick in my neck

NOT good

THE PLAN

i SHOULD start laundry

i keep saying i will pack to go as soon as i get home

that way

i don't forget ANYthing

wanna knit

my left ear hurts

i SHOULD go to the clinic

what am i inclined to do

KNIT

gotta eat .. that means prepare food

Finish a few UFO's

do i start with the Bunny Hop Sox

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/bunnyhop-socks2.html

i have done 1 or 2 gusset decreases

i made the cuff longer

then i used a traditional heel

eye of partridge flap

rounder turn

http://www.socknitters.com/Tips/heels_by_the_number.htm

then i can wear them when i get back to atlanta

on Sat .. to show people i finished them

do i finish the Bag i started in May

all it needs is the strap finished

then

i can FELT it

do i finish the English Garden bag

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/bags/EnglishGarden-felt.html

using

TAOS# 8

ARAN # 1014 # 1012# 1013

ARAN MARL# 3004 = I-cord edging

GLAD I didn't use the darker one

then i can FELT it

not sure what i will do about the handles OR embellishments

well time to do something

even if it's wrong

in Moline .. waiting on a plane

Waiting for the plane to arrive

in Moline so I can go to

Atlanta 12-24 @10:40 am

WHITE CHRISTMAS 2006

We'll it's 10 minutes till midnight

so technically it's STILL Christmas

the rain started changing to snow as we descended

by the time we got to our cars

it was SNOWING!!!!

by the time i got home

the ground was white ..

yup..

2006 is a White Christmas

the Twelve Days of Turkey

The Twelve Days of Turkey

On the first day of Christmas my true love said to me

I'm glad we've bought a turkey and a proper Christmas tree.

On the second day of Christmas much laughter could be heard

As we tucked into our turkey - a most delicious bird.

On the third day of Christmas we'd friends in from next door

The turkey tasted just as good as on the day before.

On the fourth day of Christmas Gran came, she's rather old.

We finished up the Christmas pud and ate the turkey cold.

On the fifth day of Christmas outside the snowflakes flurried

But we were nice and warm inside - we ate the turkey - curried.

On the sixth day of Christmas the turkey spirit died.

The children fought and bickered and we ate the turkey - fried.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave a wince

When he sat down to dinner and was given turkey mince.

On the eighth day of Christmas the dog ran off for shelter

I served up turkey pancakes and a glass of Alka Seltzer.

On the ninth day of Christmas poor Dad began to cry

He said he couldn't stand the strain of eating turkey pie.

On the tenth day of Christmas the air was rather blue

And everybody grumbled at eating turkey stew.

On the eleventh day of Christmas the Christmas tree was moulting

Mince pies as hard as rock and the turkey quite revolting.

On the twelfth day of Christmas at last Dad smacked his lips

The guests had gone, the turkey too - we dined on fish and chips!

Monday, December 25

sox

Started sox out of cp bunny hop
8 % Angora
Color is purple # 2207
Ready for gusset decreases

Last nite DEC 24
HOU - ATL l had Dante Robinson
#23 of Houston Texans and his family on the plane
This was after his team beat the COLTS

Got 1/2 hour to knit before I gotta get ready for work
ATL - HOU
HOU - ATL
ATL - INDY about midnight
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Saturday, December 23

I Moline

In Moline @ 11AM
What to do?
Go hang at the mall
Now I'm gonna go to the HoliDome &
start some sox
:)

Friday, December 22

WHO-HOO .. DRACO can fly again

a while back

DRACO lost an ear

i looked but could not find it

i have been knitting stockings so i didn't have time to

knit a new ear for DRACO

well

how long does a dragon ear take

anyways ..

last weekend i knit 2

then comes the dilemma

HOW to felt them

they are kinda small

TOOO much of a waste of water AND energy to wait

and felt in the washer

then it hit me as i was heating water for tea

use some of the HOT water & cup

in a 2nd cup

add water & ice

dip the ears from one to another

add a but of friction

so, i felted the new ears

tonite

as i am packing to go

i find the ear DRACO lost in my RON bag

so,

now the ears are sewn on tight

the wings were starting to come loose

THEY are on tight too

so, on Sat Dec 23

DRACO will fly again

he is happy to NOT be spending Christmas at home alone

he is excited about the NEW places i go in Jan

i gotta finish packing

got knitting packed

Chocolate Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and all round my hips

Were Fannie May candies that sneaked past my lips.

Fudge brownies were stored in the freezer with care,

In hopes that my thighs would forget they were there.

While Mama in her girdle and I in chin straps

Had just settled down to sugar-borne naps.

When out in the pantry there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the kitchen I flew like a flash,

Tore open the icebox then threw up the sash.

The marshmallow look of the new-fallen snow

Sent thoughts of a binge to my body below.

When what to my wandering eyes should appear:

A marzipan Santa with eight chocolate reindeer!

That huge chunk of candy so luscious and slick

I knew in a second that I'd wind up sick.

The sweet-coated Santa, those sugared reindeer,

I closed my eyes tightly but still I could hear;

On Pritzker, on Stillman, on weak one, on TOPSA

Weight Watcher dropout from sugar detox.

From the top of the scales to the top of the hall

Now dash away pounds; now dash away all.

Dressed up in Lane Bryant from my head to nightdress

My clothes were all bulging from too much excess.

My droll little mouth and my round little belly

They shook when I laughed like a bowl full of jelly.

I spoke not a word but went straight to my work

Ate all of the candy then turned with a jerk.

And laying a finger beside my heartburn

Gave a quick nod toward the bedroom I turned.

I eased into bed, to the heavens I cry

If temptation's removed I'll get thin by and by.

And I mumbled again as I turned for the night

"In the morning I'll starve...

'til I take that first bite!"

Thursday, December 21

"PC" Christmas

T'was the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...

How to live in a world that's politically correct?

His workers no longer would answer to "Elves".

"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.

And labor conditions at the north pole

Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.

Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,

Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.

And equal employment had made it quite clear

That Santa had better not use just reindeer.

So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,

Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The runners had been removed from his sleigh;

The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A.

And people had started to call for the cops

When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.

Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened.

His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."

And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,

Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose

And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,

Demanding millions in over-due compensation.

So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,

Who suddenly said she'd had enough of this life,

Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,

Demanding from now on her title was Ms.

And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion

That making a choice could cause so much commotion.

Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,

Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.

Nothing that might be construed to pollute.

Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot.

Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.

Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.

Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.

Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific.

No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.

Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.

And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,

Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.

For they raised the hackles of those psychological

Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.

No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt;

Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.

Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passé;

And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.

So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;

He just could not figure out what to do next.

He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,

But you've got to be careful with that word today.

His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;

Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.

Something special was needed, a gift that he might

Give to all without angering the left or the right.

A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,

Each group of people, every religion;

Every ethnicity, every hue,

Everyone, everywhere...even you.

So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...

"May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth."

whats on YOUR needles

yesterday i started

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/bags/EnglishGarden-felt.html

USING Taos # 8

Aran #1014, 1012, & 1013

will use Aran Marl # 3004 for the edging

had to buy a 29" # 13 'cause i didn't want to search for my needles

not gonna put flowers on it

the original plan was leaves out of

Aran Marl & Print

in fall colors

will see what i am inspired to do once the knitting is done

sat @ Sprint for over an hour while a tech played with the phone

still doesn't work

talked to another tech on the phone

hoping it problems will be resolved next week

ITMT

can't send pix

you will ONLY see text for a while

Tuesday, December 19

last of the STOCKS

Word Find

See how many words you can find, forward and backwards and names included.

There are 34.

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the 12 knitting days of Christmas

THE TWELVE DAYS OF KNITTING CHRISTMAS

On the first day of Christmas

One set of knitting needles.

On the second day of Christmas

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the third day of Christmas

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the fourth day of Christmas

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the fifth day of Christmas

Five golden markers

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the sixth day of Christmas

Six yarn needles

Five golden markers

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the seventh day of Christmas

Seven sets of needles

Six yarn needles

Five golden markers

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the eighth day of Christmas

Eight gift cards

Seven sets of needles

Six yarn needles

Five golden markers

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the ninth day of Christmas

Nine needle cases

Eight gift cards

Seven sets of needles

Six yarn needles

Five golden markers

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the tenth day of Christmas

Ten balls of Red Heart

Nine needle cases

Eight gift cards

Seven sets of needles

Six yarn needles

Five golden markers

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the eleventh day of Christmas

Eleven storage bins

Ten balls of Red Heart

Nine needle cases

Eight gift cards

Seven sets of needles

Six yarn needles

Five golden markers

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

On the twelveth day of Christmas

Twelve bags of yarn

Eleven storage bins

Ten balls of Aaron

Nine needle cases

Eight gift cards

Seven sets of needles

Six yarn needles

Five golden markers

Four magazines

Three pattern books

Two skeins of yarn

One set of knitting needles.

[by-Georgia Shank]

NEW SOX

SO ...

I am done with the stocks
now i got too much time on my hands
since ALL i brought was the sock yarn for accessories for the stocks & the needles
Now I will use it for sox

For MOI!!!!

Know the pattern stitch I wanna use

Called Nancy to make sure I got rite

Start at color change will go for matching sox

First stitch cast on is red

Rest are white

Starting 11 am sun 12-17

Using 2 yarn balls of different colors

Not in the mood for 2 sox 2 circs 1 ball - opposite ends

Too confusing with all I have goin' on

Sun Dec 17 @ 9:14 PM
I am done with the stocks
now i got too much time on my hands
since ALL i brought was the sock yarn for the stocks & the needles
i will knit sox
i KNOW what pattern i want to use

Sun 11:35 PM

Mon Dec 18 @ 9:21 am
started knitting a while ago since I was awake
It's almost 9:30 & I NEED a nap
keep dozing off
gonna catch some ZZZZZZZZZZZ

Noon
i made the mistake of turning the TV on
Watched CSI Miami for a while
It's on A & E all morning
watched part of 2 episodes
3 entire episodes
LOVE Horatio Kane
Knit while I watched
INTERESTING the way the pin moves to the left as
the cuff gets longer
I REALLY like the Prisma

i HATE this upgrade

it takes 20 PLUS minutes to compose
then blogger screws up the post

don't have patience or TIME
to mess with this crap

Monday, December 18

hair

When they stripped the hair
It's partially fried
Now I have to clip it up
The clips set off the metal detectors @ the airport
Time to get ready for work

Sunday, December 17

Well RATZ!!!

Got to the hotel
Went to finish the stockings
Forgot to grAB THE NAMES
SO I CAN't finish them
sÒ I GRAB THE SOCK YARN
NOW I GOTTA FIGURE OUT WHAT PATTERN TO USE
HAD BREAKFAST WITH SOME CREW MEMBERS

FOUND OUT CRANBERRY JUICE IS GOOD FOR PROSTRATE
GONNA MAKE SURE I DRINK IT
DON'T WANT PROSTRATE ISSUES