Emily's purse

Maddy's Stocking

update

in Dec i got all day trips
work 7, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23,24,25, 27.28,29,30 & 31
knitting & trying to stay out of trouble the rest of the month

been drinkin' too muc hot cocoa - jeans are getting tight again
when did it stop being hot chocolate??

future knitting is this shawl

current project is a stocking for Miriah - new great neice

YIPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

blogger let me sign in today
now i gotta bookmark it so i can get BACK on it later

feeling' it

2.0 mph
incline 1.5
207 calories
5,000 steps
51 mins
1.7 miles
pace = 30
60 pages read
gotta do the push ups

some progress

129 calories
3178 steps
33 minutes
1.03 miles
read 40 pages
10 push ups

startin' ... AGAIN!!!

112 calories
2802 steps
0.83 miles
31 mins

7 push ups

Exercise sat

10 push-ups

Treadmill
Incline - 6.0
Speed - 2.4
Time - 8 mins
Calories - 50
Heart rate before - 129
Heart rate after - 195
Steps - 760
Distance - 0.3
Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

EXERCISE

spent 20 mins on treadmill - speed was 1.2

2nd go round

incline = 6.0

speed ended up @ 1.8

time = 20 min

calories burned = 102

steps taken = 1512

heart rate @ start = 77

heart rate after the treadmill = 108

yesterday i did 3 push-ups

today i can do FIVE

weight = 182 pounds

waist is 41"

SO

here are the HOLES after i washed it PER their instructions

COLD water - gentle cycle - in a lingerie bag - with a wool wash

IRREPAIRABLE!!

the ONLY time it was on a hanger was to take pic

you CAN see that the top grew about 7" in length

TOTAL time wasted = 1 MONTH

total $$ wasted ~ $56

SWTC is not aware that ANY knitters are having problem
with BAMBOO = 100% Bamboo

from what i have heard ALL Bamboo stretches

so, it's NOT worth the hassel to deal with SWTC about
the incredible STRETCHING top

i will eat the cost of the top
and the time it took to knit it

i will however NOT be buying
4 skeins of Bamboo to make the cami from "One Row Below"
nor will i be buying the PURE & knitting the top i wanted
nor will i be buying a-Maizing to make a vest AND cami
nor will i be buying Phoenix OR Oasis to make a cami

in fact - i won't be buying ANY yarn from SWTC
the Entrelac Cami from TOFUtsies may become a permanent UFO
because i am not happy with the company

gonna give away the rest of their yarns
not wasting my time knitting with them

SWTC yarn

CCCCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPP!!

i washed the SWTC Bamboo sweater in a lingerie bag

- now it has holes in it -

there was NOT a knot where it broke

the yarn must have been weak

- my advice - do NOT use this yarn -

the sweater grew like 5 sizes & i was trying to shrink it back so I could wear it

wish i had gotten a pick of it all stretched out

NO MORE SWTC yarn for me

DOMINOS

WTF!!!

i ordered pizza from Dominos

they couldn't deliver for OVER an hour

they STILL charged my card for the pizza

will they reimburse me - give them 10 days

i DON'T THINK SO!!

fixin' mistakes

FIXED it

just a matter of thinkin' BEFORE i try

looks like Janet's cat got ahold of it

but thinkin' it will look better as i get a few more rounds

SUCCESS - took longer to take pix & write about it than to FIX

CRAP - still made a mistake -> did 2 K2tog YO, instead of YO, SSK ARGH!!!!!

now to FIX it - drop back 2 st & convert to K2Tog, YO .

slip the next one - drop next 2 stitches & convert to YO, SSK

tink it back so i can fix it

POOP!! forgot the pattern row

So I like to play

I wasn't ganna start another project
But the yarn kept callin me
Queensland cotsoy

CAMI is done

4 skeins Queensland Bamboo Cotton

# 6 needles

Pattern is MINE

took 10 days to knit it - because i was working & tired

wore it today - was told it was distracting

WHATEVER!!

OOOOPPPPZZZZ!!!!!

So. For the FIRST time, I knit the stitch marker into the knitting ... Guess it' punishment from the KNITTING GODS for goofing off instead of hitting the shower ... Good thing I have plenty of stitch markers ... Will have to use wire cutters to remove the marker

hehe

ǝʌǝʇs xɐɥʇ
ǝldoǝd ɥʇıʍ ssǝɯ oʇ ʎɐʍ ɹǝɥʇouɐ
unɟ s,ʇı
sıɥʇ op oʇ ʍoɥ ǝɯ ʇɥƃnɐʇ
dnoɹƃ ʎɹlǝʌɐɹ ʎɯ uo ǝʌǝʇs

cami

last row of ribbing - third time is a charm

wellllll

let me preface by saying i do NOT watch TV often

i have seen American Idol a total of TWO times

once in Fort Wayne, w/ Lisa - Clay & Rueben were on

the other time i watched Idol was with Daniel

Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis were on

when people complain about having to sit in the back row
i tell them THEY have to entertain ME
it's a joke

anyways - we were going DCA - LGA
Mr Jackson was escorted onto the plane
the only OPEN row was row 20
he sat down & i told him he had to entertain me
he said he could sing & dance
i told him he could ONLY dance if the seat belt sign was OFF
and there was NO dancing in the aisles allowed
he laughed
i went up front & Juana told me it was Randy Jackson
from American Idol

DUH!!!!

did i feel like a dunce

Tinking the cami so I can do the decrease

2" = 3 XMEN movies

Camisole for me

Starting rib
WHO-HOOOO!!!

May 1
Weight by my bathroom scale is 185
Waist is 39"

YIKES!!!!!

Test JUST text

Testing

test

mobile

wish i could remember how i did the mobile with pic

if i remember how to do mobile
i can update on the diet & exercise

ALMOST

4 more rounds - that decrease

then add the rib
kitchner the underarms
weave in the ends

Drs office called ... Cholesterol is 253 ! How did it go UP If I am taking vytorin

Watchin Pirates of the Carribean & gonna finish the gift

cake recipes

debating about baking a cake for a birthday
hhhmmmmmm which to use

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Better-Than-Sex-Cake-I/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Better-Than-Sex-Cake-II/Detail.aspx

** http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Better-Than-Sex-Cake-III/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Better-than-Sex-Cake-IV/Detail.aspx

WOW!!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Secret-Midnight-Moon-Better-than-Chocolate-Sex-Cake/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sourdough-Chocolate-Cake/Detail.aspx

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/163/21st-Century-Sex-In-A-Pan101352.shtml

** http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/163/AlmostAsGoodAsSexCake64108.shtml

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/163/Almost_Better_Than_Sex_Cake60742.shtml

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,166,141186-240199,00.html

mmmmmmmm

anyone that knows me, knows i have a TWISTED sense of humor
after 25 years of working at the Post Office w/former military guys ...

ya also know i knit

i LIKE challenges

i like to learn new techiniques

i also like to "GIFT" others

'specially for DECADE birthdays

so, a friend is turning 60

made him one of these

it was a FUN knit

i finished knitting it yesterday

today i sew up the waistband & put in the elastic

i will post a pic when i am done

right now - i need a nap

and i think i may turn the heat back on

?? TEST ??

Current KIP

fri & sat

Sat on the way to Denver

Fri in Denver

Fri - room with a view in Edmunton

test

Snowin' in denver on fri
#

Blog post - ?

diet & exercise

so, when i am on a plane, i snack & drink pop
after the kidney stone, i was told to drink water w/lemon juice in it
it curbs the appetite & keeps me from drinkin' pop
told some online friends - that i need to drop 50 pounds thru diet & exercise
blood pressure gets a bit high
blood sugar is a bit high
cholesterol is WAY high

so, i NEED to take care of myself

they are joining the quest to feel better

i know that IF i write down

what i consume / exercise i will cheat less

Fri - drank 2 quarts of lemon juice & water, 2 quarts of water .. in Chicago i ALMOST got a Chicago hotdog - haven't had one in 2 years .. waited till we got to Denver - snow delay meant we were gonna be LATE getting in - so, i got a burrito - used to eat the entire thing - only ate 1/3 of it .. on the plane i wanted something to drink, so i had a glass of OJ = got in too late to exercise

Sat - breakfast was eggs, w ham & cheese, 2 scones (yeah, i should have only had 1)
1 banana, some pineapple,1 cup of Tazo Zen, 2 glasses of OJ, 2 glasses of water - drank 1 quart of lemon juice and water, 1 glass of OJ, 1 quart of water = didn't execise in Edmunton or at home -> FORGOT .. i ate 4 graham crackers when i got hom

Sun - drank some water & some water with lemon juice = haven't exercised yet since i just got up about 20 mins ago -> ate 4 grahm crackers

Butch & Sundance

so, i like watching Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
what woman doesn't like to watch Newman & Redford

saw the prequel Butch and Sundance: The Early Days - wonder if i can find it on DVD
bought The Legend of Butch & Sundance

The Real Story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - looks interesting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

progress on the sleeves

Knit while wtching dvds

Pink Panther

Shot in the Dark

Return of the Pink Panther

Pink Panther Strikes Again

Pink Panther KnitAThon

so, i need to knit
too much goin' on
Kidney Stone is gone
C-PAP is almost working

so, i am gonna knit
have some Pink Panther DVD's to watch

the Pink Panther - 1963
a Shot in the Dark - 1964
Inspector Clouseau - 1968 (don't have this one - NOT Peter Sellers)
the Return of the Pink Panther - 1975
the Pink Panther Strikes Again - 1976
Revenge of the Pink Panther - 1978
Trail of the Pink Panther - 1982
Curse of the Pink Panther - 1983
Son of the Pink Panther - 1993

i don't have the re-make with Steve Martin
need to get them too

body of top

rainy day

heading to the NEW yarn store in Newnan

will take the sock i am working on for the shop

sit & knit for a while

give Ashley the first sock

sock

so i started a new sock

made a mistake

DUH

before 6:30 am

oh yeah

on imposed INVOLUNTARY decaffination

Earth Hour

Flip the Switch for Earth Hour on
Saturday, March 28, and turn off your lights from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. your local time.

Stitches South

if you are going to Stitches South in Atlanta
April 23 - 26
be sure to check out the TWO NEW Yarn stores

Two Sisters Knitting Nook
15 Greenville St
Newnan, GA 30263
http://www.2sistersknit.com/
e-mail is twosistersknitting@yahoo.com
it's on the corner of Spring & Greenville

the other shop is closer to me

Sugarfoot Yarns

http://www.sugarfootyarns.com/

770-487-9001

100 N. Peachtree Parkway & Highway 54

Peachtree City, GA 30215

e-mail @ cheryl@sugarfootyarns.com

blog @ http://www.sugarfootyarns.com/blog.html

gettin' there

almost ready for the toe

it's funny how the sock does NOT look like the skein

it's Noro Silk Garden sock yarn

color is S87

2 1/2 needles

yeah, MY pattern

knit to be a shop model for 2 sisters

it's a NEW yarn shop opening on Sat Mar 28th

in Newnan Ga

a few rows done on the back

hard to stay motivated to knit today

HHHMMMMMM
what's up with that??

got 4 rows done on the back

thinkin' the sweater will be too tite

oh well .. make a hanger & stick it on the wall

as ART!!

progress before i went to bed

the sweater is knit in one piece

i sewed the sides together to see where i was at

i just started the neck shaping in the back of the sweater

i LOVE it

the goal is to make the sweater & pants & a sock

and have Raisin knitting the 2nd sock

then do the same for Eve

altho, Eve's sweater will probably be knit

bottom up - or top down

have mommy - daughter in co-ordinating outfits

so friends are giving me grief

i have naked babies all over the place

so since i want to knit SOMETHING

i decided to knit a sweater for one

of the babies

THEORETICALLY

Raisin should be the easiest since she is the smallest

Regia Color 4 yarn
size 0 circs

Pattern is Sleeve to Sleeve Sweater #12-Sw

http://www.spindling.com/

the pattern has you change colors & patterns

yeah right

too many knots

NOT!!

too many knots

DOLLS

Saffire needs pants
Angel needs boots

Amber needs a skirt & shoes

these need assembling

yup - more assembly needed

and there are MORE all over the house

i am afraid to count them

TA DA!

a pair of MATCHING sox

starting a NEW pair of SOX

Started 3-11-09
Yarn = Regia Color

Color = 5172
Needles = 2 1/2

Pattern = MINE

DONE!!

finished the sox FINALLY

yarn = Froelich Maxi RIngel

Color = 7703

needles = 2 1/2

started 3-4-09

finished 3-11-09

pattern = MINE!!

out of sync

the colors of the sox are shifting

they are no longer gonna be matching sox
however, i WILL persevere thru the
boring foot
this is the point i usually created another
UFO & cast on something new
HOWEVER, i will finish this pair
they may be gifted .. they may end up on MY feet

started NEW SOX

yarn = Froehlich Wolle Maxi Ringel

color = 7703

needles = 2 1/2

pattern is MINE

started 3-4-09

decided to TRY for matching sox

FINISHED!!!

finished the sox for Pam
yipee skippeee

pattern = MINE
yarn = Schoeller+Stahl Fortissima Colori 1000
color = 429
needles = 2 1/2
started = 11-27-08
finished = 3-4-09

SNOW in PTC

between 11 am & 2 PM
it's still falling - the flakes are smaller
and the thunder stopped

but that IS march
in like a Lion & out like a Lamb

DONE!!!

will take a better pic tomoro

gotta catch some zzzzzzzzzzz

so

the sweater is almost done
just have to knit a while, then try it on for length

posted the Jan '09 pattern to whenever FINALLY!!
hid the pattern from myself
:(

gotta start working on the April '09 pattern
will need a test knitter

reading "Knitting the Threads of Time"
good book .. info & personal experience
there is history in it as well - VERY enjoyable read
a passenger recomended it - college girlfriend

out of cake, ice cream & cookies
laundry is done & i am packed mostly

gonna finish the sweater & maybe bake cookies
nuking leftovers or dinner
if i have time, i will make oatmeal applesauce cookies

ho-hum
another day in paradise

LIFE

the endless circle
got sick, root canals, dr visits
finally feeling human again
more dr visits
started knitting
having trouble with patterns & gauge
was gonna knit a no-brainer
but WHAT to knit
too many wips

bid to fly w/PAM

we will be doing overnites

which means packing & toting a rollerboard

and needing knitting

so ..

again the dilemma

what to knit

it's 67 degrees outside

hard to think of knitting a sweater now

or a felted hat

or ANY manner of outerwear

i watch people on the golf cart path

passing by the living room window

but i lack the enthusiasm to go out

i NEED to get motivated

and move

Spring is only weeks away in Ga

i have already seen daffodils blooming

trying to sort thru the stuff in the house

it needs to be done

i need to have my life more organized

bad sweater

neck rolls

did a new swatch

it's too the frog pond i go

got another pattern to try

da scarf

another from Penny

update

yesterday i had my 2nd root canal
sinus infection seems to be getting worse
dr gave me another antibiotic
think that it's #6 in 2 months

throat is sore
coughing
feel ike i got hit by a truck

headin to bed soon
noe much knitting thses days