
8:40 AM on Mon 3-27-06
we are on the way to Norfolk Va
I am a KNITTER!! For a Hobby, I hang out with Seniors to gain wisdom. In a past life, I was a Flight Attendant for a Regional Airline & a Postal Clerk. LIFE is a GREAT ADVENTURE!!

found a 40 x 40 graph online that would look good on a knitting bag
do the knitting bag 40 st wide & 60 rows high
so, after the graph was knit, i decided to try an applied i - cord ....
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII like it
: )
NOW, i gotta figure out the REST of the bag ... : (

they BOTH felt
thinkin' NEXT time i use Lion's i use a larger needle
the lion's felted larger .. they started about the same ...
but, now i have TWO eyeglass cases for my Bottle Swap Partner ..
waiting on the clasps

according to the label, i was supposed to use # 9 needles
so, maybe there would be no stitch definition had i used it instead of the #8 that the pattern recommended ( Paton's yarn)

NO stitch definition ..
the way Debbie & I like it
Bottom 2.5 x 5.5
strap 20
flap 5 x 5
sides 8 x 5.5
so, i guess IF i want a larger bag .. i use MORE stitches ..
i REALLY LOVE the way the Paton's felts ...

another eyeglass case ..
this time i used Lion Wool
gauge us 4.5 st & 6.5 rounds using # 8 circs
NOW i getta felt
I can't believe it's the first FULL day of SPRING ..
: (
it's STILL snowing ..
gonna knit .. or nap ..



bought cause Chris Coghill bought something similar ..
she bought hers for a kit she will be doing on Whenever ...
i am HOPIN i get to test knit for her
it's FUN yarn to work with ...
felts FABULOUSLY
| shirt & sox are drying gonna go have Irish Stew for lunch .. run some errands / pay bills Gotta pack . laundry SHOULD be about dry ... then i can KNIT oh yeah .. gotta do something to the nails ... it's an EARLY nite .. got a 5AM show ... but i get to Denver early .. will PROBABLY be spending the day, knitting in my room ... started a Knitting Bag ... yeah i NEED another one .. gonna go to Greenwood to get more woolpack so i can finsih the tote i am working on jest need enuff to do the straps AND the bumper .. :( so, i guess i will be making another SMALL bag or hat .. |
yarn is Amarillo Vivo (BRITE yellow) Sinfonia
it's a sport weight cotton
started about 6AM on Tues, finished @ 11:52 AM
Sheron Goldin sent the link to the pattern to me ...
i could't find it when i went looking ..
it's a Rainy Kimbrough dishcloth..
Cathy Hurd sent the link to me ...
it's http://www.freedishclothpatterns.com/Dishcloths
found ANOTHER i want to make
started it Mon nite, finished on Tue Nite
pattern can be located @ http://www.jimsyldesign.com/~dishbout/kpatterns/knitting.html
it's the petal dishcloth
| the hat felted .. i TRIED to send a pic .. it will PROBABLY show up while i am sleeping ... it's dryin' on the counter in the kitchen .. started to dry it on the styro head .. but the brim got floppy :( so, i put it on the counter .. HOPIN' it dries by Wed goin' to Philly tomoro ... :) |
it's the FIRST hat i felted :) it's kinda fuzzy .. got LOTS of black fuzz from the washer .. the brim is TTTOOOOOO floppy :(
IF i put it on the counter to dry the brim STRAIGHT, will the crown fall ????????
will see WHEN i get home on Wed ... MAYBE i should toss it in the dryer .. then i can WEAR it
IF it's still wet on Wed .. i will toss it in the dryer ..
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the pic i sent a while ago, got lost in cyberspace ... :( anyways .. the Paton's felted nicely into a coin purse & eyeglass case .. will look for the closure on THUR .. mail it to my Bottle Swap Partner on Fri :) currently, i am felting the hat from Woolpack .. will let you know HOW it turns out .... still knitting on the TOTE .. |
gotta go get sleep ..
washer stopped ...
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM
the FIRST hat i feted is DONE!!!
it's a little smaller than i wanted ..
: (
OH WELL , it will look god on the styro head ..
:O
measures about 4 x 5 guage is 5 st / in USUUALLY when i felt, guage is 3.5 - 4 st / in should be interesting to see HOW it felts ... working on the eyeglass case in Purple .. gotta knit till it's 8.5" i'm halfway there |
| it's rained for the last 2 days ... :( the ground is not longer frozen, it's soggy ... i am ready to bind off the Baby Monkey Scarf ... wonder IF i will need it this weekend ?? anyways .. i hafta pack, do my nails, find knitting gonna take Eric's scarf, the change / eyeglass cases, dishcloths .. maybe the purse i started & misplaced .... bought Clue ( the movie) on DVD .. i can watch it maybe .. IF i pack running shoes so that i can use the treadmill, i won't be able to pack as much knitting ... so, maybe i will wait till NEXT weekend to start working on the exercise thing that the Dr thinks i need ... |
NEVER did felt the hat ..OR make the banana muffins ...
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many things i NEED to do ...
not enuff time to get them ALL done ...
well .... nothing is getting done with me on the internet ...
will check in later ...
| NOT sure when i became addicted to scarves .. but it PROBABLY had something to do with Dr Who ... i like mine WIDE & LONG ... the Baby Monkey was finished because i was TIRED of knitting a bl ack scarf .. well ... after wearing it for a while, i decided it is TOO short .. so since i have another skein of Baby Monkey, this AM i ripped out the bind off edge, re-attached yarn & started making it longer .. forgot to measure first ... but i am ALMOST out of Baby Monkey .. HOPE this time, the scarf is Long Enuff .... : ( will probably bind it off in cotton, just in case i want to make it longer ... wear it for a day or 3, then decide IF i like the legnth ... PLUS i gotta be able to get MORE Baby Monkey ... |
Eric wanted a FUN scarf ..
so he picked out 4 colors of Fun Fur .. i decided to knit it on the diagonal ..
3 hours of knitting so far ....
Will wait til AFTER i make the coin & eyeglass purses
bigger needles, they SHOULD go faster
PROBABLY lots of other things i am forgetting ...
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had this book for a while .. was gonna use Cascade 220 since i couldn't find the yarn ... i have LOTS if Cascade 220 BUT ..... this mornin' when i was @ Meijers buying muffin tins .... i found the yarn the book specifies... so, after the Bernat Cot'n Soft dishcloth is done - i am OVER half done, i will start the coin purse & eyeglass case Cascade 220 = 220 yds for $6.95 Paton's = 223 yards for $5.49 it's a little thinner than Cascade 220 and colors are a little more limited but it feels like a good yarn to try for felting will report back when i am done felting .. NOW to find the closure for them ... : (
KNIT .. the answer to a Rainy Day .. : )
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| today, i went to the DO ( not MD) to get allergy / asthma meds .. my blood pressure was 165 / 108 YIKES!!!!!! exercise & diet will help cotrol it .. do i WANT to know my cholesterol ???? get tested on wed .. all the basic YEARLY blood workup .. should be exciting ... yeah right .. :( saw a bumper sticker ( where ELSE but Indy ) I'm NOT speeding ... i'm qualifying .. today was a semi lazy day ... i didn't get a WHOLE lot done .... :( anyways .. printed a few dishcloth patterns off the net .. got LOTS of cotton to knit them up with ... Eric asked WHY yellow ... it's what i bought a while ago .. i want to use some of the stash BEFORE i buy more anyways ... NOW i am addicted to dishcloths ... NOT joining a list ... too little time as it stands now .... so far, i like the Bernat cottontots the best ... will see how it washes & dries compared to the rest ... after i am done knitting one from EACH of the yarns i will launder them to see how they come out ... SHOUDL probably measure them before AND after to see about shrinkage ... currently using Bernat Cot 'n Soft .. it's similar ... anyways ... i tried TWICE to upload a pic of it ( it's half done) it hasn't come thru ... and i am TIRED ... going to bed .. will check in tomoro .... nite |
yesterday, Chicago had SNOW :( so, we had delays .. i got to knit before getting on da plane .. broke THREE nails on a quick turn .. :( i KNEW they were ttoooooo long .. i was a LONG day .. :( today, i slept ... got up for a while ... contemplated breakfast .. had toast & juice broke ANOTHER nail then took a nap on the couch for a few hours ... MY kind of day off ... : ) just had dinner, so i will knit .. SHOULD take a shower & do laundry ... but i don't wanna ... BUMMED i probably won't get to go to BloomieFest .. but mite get to go to Philly w/ friends the Next week .. gonna finish the last 5 / 6 rows of the dishcloth .. then i can start ANOTHER one there is a Knit Nite in Franklin In Starbucks tonite .. too bad i plan on getting together with friends .. OH well, there is ALWAYS the Knit Nite on thurs @ http://www.bopeepfibershop.com/ gotta find MORE Knit Nites ... that is what is wrong with MY life ... NOT ENUFF KNITTING!!!! |
started Fri Mar 3 @ 8PM .. knit till i fell asleep watching TV ..
the book the pattern is from is in the background ...
using Bernat cottontots in Yellow ...
BAGS are packed ..
got toenails polished, GREEN for St Pat's Day
got nails put on, got super glue ALL over my hands ..
: (
the nails are too long to type ..
got knitting packed ..
WILL be knitting tomoro afternoon and probably Sat & sun till noon
think i know where the yarn i want to use for the shawl for the KnitExchange is ..
if i can find it tonite, i can start it tomoro
wondering IF i put it away in one of the bins ..
oh well.. i have OTHER knitting i can take to Herndon & Enfield this weekend :)
found 4 books for dishclothsand LOTS of cotton .. various brands AND weights .. got needles so, when i return, we will have a few MORE dishcloths .. bringing some of the cotton chenille to make a FACEcloth for the Bottle Swap Partner
gotta felt the hat .. it is s'posed to be cold in Ct .. :(
AND had friends over for dinner last nite ( good excuse to clean part of the house - my bedroom is a lost cause 'til i get the yarn dealt with ) had FUN!!
AND another friend, the PYRO, told me she is coming to Indy in a few weeks for a few days .. i happen to be offtold Eric he can cook dinner for her .. hopin there are yarn stores open when she comes down ( the new one on 82nd st ?? ) for us to visit ..
currently, Eric is passing Defiance Ohio, on his way to Toledo to visit friends ..
told him IF he wants me to knit sox for him, he has to go buy the yarn ..
i have to run errands & pay bills, so i am getting offline
when i return, i hafta FELT the hat, re-do my nails & finish packing ..
the room can wait till i return on Mon ...
GOTTA knit sometime .. :)
I am slowly getting organized ... this is part of my yarn!
the bins are 3 high & 7 across.. ea bin has 2 drawers ...
there is OTHER stuff in some of the drawers ...
i sorted the yarn as i put it into drawers ...
UNFORTUNATLEY, there is more yarn in the other room ... in boxes ..
:(
Lemon Drop Lamb's Pride & unknown eyelash yarn ..
# 15 needles - started on Feb 20 finished on Feb 22
pattern will be for http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bag-A-Holic/
purse will be GIFTED to my Bottle Swap Partner
on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whenever/ PRE-FELTING size is 10" high -> 16" acrosee & strap is 36"
wanna tweek it again ... before i write up the pattern for the TEST KNITTER
used woolpak @ 10 mm needles - started it on Tues Feb 21 - ALMOST finished it on the drive from Insy to Cedar Rapids ... all I had left was the decreases ... they took about 20 minutes on Thur .. will felt it when i get a styro head to dry it on ... unless i get antsie & run it thru the dryer ..
12 1/2" wide & 17" high - gotta take ashower & do something, even if it's wrong ..
Took 2 days
Felted for 18 minutes
after felting it is
7" high -> 14" wide & strap is 24"
couldn't find the pillowcover to felt it in, so i thru it in the washer ..
got 2 hand fulls of Yellow Fuzz ... :(
will need to De-fuzz the purse after it is dry ...
KEWL!!!! Fiber Trends has a hat to match my scarf / gloves - uses Baby Monkey - http://www.fibertrends.com/viewer/V5_accessories.html = AC-65 Diva -> wonder IF i can get away with it for work .... OR if i can actually FIND the pattern ??????... was actually looking for AC-56 Winter in the City .. then i could use Ebony Splash & make a purse to match ... will use the purse pattern for http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bag-A-Holic/ not sure WHAT month i will have ...
:( but sometime in the next 3 months ....
for the first time in a few months, it is FUN to come home ... it feels like home ... not a place to dread .. thanks to Eric, the GREAT room mate, it LOOKS and feels like a home somewhere i WANT to be ... :)
ready for a nap .. mite knit for a while till i drop off .. i WANT to finish the scarf .. tomoro, i look for another project to take with me over the weekend .. AND gotta do laundry, run the dishwasher ... LOVE having a dishwasher |
| found 2 skeins of Baby monkey :) so, after running around today in the WONDERFUL weather ... i'm gonna knit for a while ... :) |
i was grounded in New York on Sat .. SNOW!!!
flew into White Plains 5PM on Sat & pretty much knew we were there for a while ..
left Mon @ 11 AM ..
i spent it knittinggot the gloves done 'cept for weaving in the ends - black gloves, low level light .. :(
gonna take Carol Breitner's suggestion & get a travel Ott lite ... anyways ..
after i finished the gloves ( 3 skeins Baby Monkey & 1 skein Opal DK ) i started a scarf - #15 needles & 30 stitches ( i like my scarves WIDE) got to Chicago ...
sat for 5 hours before coming home ... RAN OUT of Baby Monkey ...
: (
OTHERWISE, i would have finished the scarf & worn it when i got back to Indy ...
so, now i go in search or MORE Baby Monkey - gonna get 2 skeins IF i can find it ... JUST in case ..
like LONG scarvesgotta get the dazar lamp out & weave in the ends of the gloves so i can wear them when i leave on Thur ..
shouldn't need them in Houston, but will PROBABLY need them in Dulles ...
gotta find another project to work on IF i can't find Baby Monkey ..
well .. the antibiotic is working, i can breathe thru my nosebut the prednisone had me up at 3 AM .. it's my day off .. i SHOULD be sleeping ..
:(
i guess i can work on un-packing ... slowly looking like a home around here .. Eric says the tub looks liked a duck pond, so i had him hang a few shelves ..

Superbowl Sunday was in Albany NY - went to walmart w/ the FA.. one wants a scarf - asked if i would teach him to knit - SSSSSSUUUUUUUUURRRRREEEEEEEEEE!! went to eat @ Bennigans, watched some of the commercials .. Whopper don't need to see it again, saw the beer commercials, liked the Bear, fridge was OK, LOVE the Clydesdales & other animal, Liked Fed-Ex .. my FAV was P Diddy & Brown -n- Bubbly .. 2nd was Kathy Griffin (?) for Sierra Mist .. she is a TSA agent w/ a wand ..