Tryin ta knit

Thursday, May 17

TAG!!!

CHAN tagged me -hehehe i WILL get her back .. when she doesn't suspect it
Each person tagged gives 7 random facts about themselves. Those tagged need to write in their blogs 7 facts, as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag seven others and list their names on your blog. You have to leave those you plan on tagging a note in their comments so they know that they have been tagged and to read your blog.

Here are my facts:
1. i NEVER expected to stay at the Post Office so long (25 years)
2. When i was 30, i wanted to be a Flight Attendat, but at the time,
there was an age restriction on New Hires
3. i REALLY want to get out of Indiana - I have been here almost 40 years
4. i like solitude
5. i speak American, not English
6. i can create my own patterns, sometimes it's just easier to have a
pattern to follow than to have to think
7. i never wanted to go to New York City, but now that i have been
there, i want to go back

I'm Tagging
Cathy
Chris
Nancy
Mary
Deb
Keppy
Linda

Wednesday, May 16

A KNITTING SURVEY

Knitting Survey(Mark bold the things you HAVE done in knitting, in italics the things you PLAN or WANT to do in knitting, and do nothing with the rest)
Afghan
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn - NANCY didn't TELL me about this stuff
Domino knitting (=modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy
doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Baby items
Knitting with your own hand-spun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting - WHAT???
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Participate in an exchange
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money - i got paid to knit stuff - so i guess
Buttonholes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting - don't know what it is
Dying with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies…)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars
Knitting with someone else’s hand-spun yarn
Knitting with dpns
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener stitch
Knitted flowers
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn
Stuffed toys
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Free-form knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mits/arm-warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an on-line knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

What have you learned to do that has marked a definite change in your knitting life? learned continental

another of those "get to know you " quizzes

(X) Smoked a cigarette
(X) Drank so much you threw up
(X) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) Been arrested
(X) Gone on a blind date
( ) Skipped school
( ) Watched someone die
(X) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(X) Been to Florida
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been lost
(X) Been on the opposite side of the country
(X) Swam in the ocean
( ) Felt like dying
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played cops and robbers
(X) Played with a Tonka Truck
(X) Recently colored with crayons
( ) Sang karaoke
(X) Paid for a meal with only coins
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?
(X) Made prank phone calls.
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced in the rain
(X)Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
(X) Blown bubbles
( ) Made a bonfire on the beach
( ) Crashed a party
(X) Gone ice-skating
( ) Been skinny dipping
( ) Gone to the movies, paid for one ticket, and then sneakedinto another theatre to see a different feature afterwards.
1. Any nicknames? Cathy
2. Mother's first name? Jo Ann
4. Tattoos? NO - what happened to 3?
5. Body piercing? ears 3 in left & 1 in right
6. How much do you love your job? 95%
7. Birthplace: New Jersey - the hospital / town depends on which
birth certificate - either an Army Hospital OR a civilian one
8. Favorite vacation spot? hhhhmmmm lemme get back to you
9. Ever been to Africa? YUP!! 1960 - 1962
10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? HECK YEAH!!!!!
11. Ever been on TV? yup, when i worked for the PO in FW
12. Ever steal any traffic signs? NO
13. Ever been in a car accident? unfortunatley
14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4
15. Favorite salad dressing? bleu cheese
16. Favorite pie? Grandma's Lemon
17. Favorite number? dunno
18. Favorite movie? hhmmm- i gotta pick ONE?
19 Favorite Holiday? St Patricks's Day
20. Favorite dessert? other than Grandma's pie .. Key Lime Pie .. similar yet different .. or Carrot Cake
21. Favorite food? PIZZA!!!
22. Favorite day of the week? depends where i am
23. Favorite brand of body wash? don't use body wash
24. Favorite toothpaste? cinnamon - don't know if it's colgate or crest
25. Favorite smell? Pumpkin Pie Spices
26. What do you do to relax? knit / read
27. Do you have a message to your friends reading this? NOPE
28. How do you see yourself in 10 years? i'll be 60- HOPEFULLY out of INDIANA
29. Furthest place you will send this message?
30. Who will respond the fastest?
31. Who is the least likely to respond?

swaps

so i am in a book & bookmark swap
can't find ANYthing i need to know about her
so i will fake it

the stitch marker swap should be fine

got a yarn & pattern swap to resolve & mail

2 separate dishcloth swaps

the dishcloths will be mailed FRI

hopin' i can mail the stitch marker Fri

the yarn & pattern .. hopin' for Fri

the book

well ... i will hafta go buy a book

no clue as to what she reads

i have tried to find it out .. but i give up

i don't have the time to figure it out

spent MOST of today working

on partners for the Whenever Bottle Swap

got 3 loads of laundry run thru
gotta put sheets on the bed
& towels in the bath

all i did was drink tea & work on the 'puter

the only exercise i got was going to the bathroom

mind you, the toilet is about 10 feet from the computer

HOWEVER

there is a washer & dryer and WALL between

to go to the bathroom means

go thru the kitchen, around the breakfast bar

circumvent the living room

into & thru the bedroom

gonna get OFF the puter & knit

i will not be goin' to bed till the dishcloth swaps

BOTH of them

are ready to mail

tomoro nite is knit nite @ panera's

@ castleton

what i have been up to recently

this is a scrubbie

got to finish it & get the swap into the mail

then i can finish OTHER swaps

gotta finish them so i can START the Sept Whenever Kit

hhhhmmmmm do i know what i wanna do

will i TELL you

NOPE!!!!

this license plate has been stuck on the car

it expired in '06 - it was rusted on

had to buy 10w40 spray & another wrench

but it's off

wonder if i could send it away to get a purse made from it

my dishwasher isn't cleaning the dishes

first step is to clean out the garbage disposal

when you put the cleaner in the sink with

the disposal, blue stuff foams in the other sink

just thought it looked KEWL!!!

this is a scrubbie

stared it in the morning,

worked on it while i was waiting to get my license plate

they didn't give me a NEW one

for the swap

this is a dishcloth for a swap

i put it on hold till i finish the first dishcloth swap

hopin' to finish it tonite, mail it tomoro

this is how far i got on the bulletin board

no pattern

NEED to finish it so i can felt & USE it

OK, so quite a while ago

i dyed some Brown Sheep with Kool-Aid

i have it sitting around, so i started a bulletin board

it will be felted

before i use it ALL i decided i need a pen/pencil cup

used a pattern for a wine cozy

and a coaster

the coaster is just knit with yarn till i am bored

Tuesday, May 15

ITE 4

International Tote Exchange IV has begun!

You’re invited to join International Tote Exchange IV. We hope you will decide to participate. So how does it work? You will make a tote/purse/handbag for your Secret Pal and a different Secret Pal will make a tote for you. The "totes" can be big or small, knit or crochet, felted or not - whatever you want to make. If you are interested please go to the blog http://internationaltotexchangeiv.blogspot.com/ and read the rules. If still interested, send an e-mail as described below. Hurry! Sign-ups close 05/15/2007.

The Sign-up Process:
Send an email to ToteExchangeHostesses gmail com Please include:
Your full name
Email address
Blog address (if applicable)
Blog Signature (e.g. Deb Brown is how my blog posts appear)
Street address
Phone number

This information will only be available to the Hostesses and your Secret Pal.

We will send you an invitation to join the blog.
Join the blog.
Complete the questionnaire and post your responses to the blog no later than 05/15/2007
Sit back and wait for partner assignment!

Sunday, May 13

Summer Dishcloth Questionnaire

When did you learn to knit? i think i was 8 - 10 Who taught you? my father's ex-wife & the green Learn How book .. around 1969
What was your very first completed object? a sweater from a magazine Your most recent? THIS
What was the very first thing you sent to the frog pond? NO Clue Your most recent? the SOX
What is currently on the needles for you? hhhmmm .. i have a few bags & sox OTN for me, they are in the HOLDING bins, OTN for swaps .. glittens ( completed April 19) & a scarf .. started a Bulletin Board out of Kool-Aid dyed Brown Sheep - will felt it
What types of needles do you enjoy working with? Bamboo, circs or Dps & ADDI What have you tried and hated? aluminum .. some plastics
Have you knit dishcloths before? LOTS, even designed one for a swap NOT too long ago
What was your favorite one? toss up between this & that
Least favorite? don't really have a LEAST fav
Do you use homemade dishcloths or face cloths yourself, or give them as gifts, or both? BOTH!!! need to get some linen & flax to make some out of
What are your favorite and least favorite scents? usually use unscented, Fav scent is Chanel in the silver sprayer .. # 19 or #22
What are your favorite colors? Blues & Greens .. in combo Fuschia, Magenta, Hot Pink, Purple & Teal
What colors are your bathroom and kitchen decorated in? Bathroom is yellow (Rubber Ducks) Kitchen is gold walls & blue carpet ( WHY do they carpet baths & kitchen???)
What other hobbies and crafts do you enjoy? Reading Mysteries, Dyeing & Felting
Chocolate: Dark? White? Milk? Ew? White, Dark then Milk
Do you like salty treats? sometimes What kinds? Chex Mix
If you could go anywhere in the world for one day and spend the day any way you wanted, where would you go and what would you do? IRELAND .. wander around the countryside, maybe visit some yarn stores
Do you have any allergies? HOUSEWORK!!!! mild allergies to peanuts & chocolate

Saturday, May 12

scrubbies

someone recommended using an

acrylic blend to make better scrubbies

so i bought Lion Cotton Ease

50 cotton / 50 acrylic

made 2

they were kinda small

so i made 2 a little bigger

cast on 24 stitches

knit for 12 ridges

LOVE them

they are black 'cause that seemed like the

least likely color to show stains from

washing the dises

the pattern

also heard of knitting them out of tulle

none on hand .. so

wanna have some fun

go to google

type in French War Victories

hit I'm Feeling Lucky

THANK YOU

i just spent 148 minutes ( and some seconds)

talking to Chris(?) from New Jersey

he is tech support @ Sprint in OKLAHOMA

he did a great job

great sence of humor

speaks coherant American

i had issues with the phone

he resolved them

explained how to do a few things i was debating

NEW RINGTONES

explained in terms i could understand

anyway

now, i can once again

take pix & e-mail them from the phone

i can 3 way call

i can talk on the phone & if someone calls me

it doesn't go straight to voicemail

it ACTUALLY rings

i will like my phone MUCH better now

headin' to bed

will take pix tomoro

well actually

later today

Friday, May 11

da invisible leash

well .. the cell has been acting up

some days it works

some days ..

so i went to SPRINT

the lady ordered me a new phone

now i gotta reconfigure this one

otherwise i could show you what i did today

other than wait in traffic

spent a few hours with 'Chelle

had dinner

she plante petunias

i watched & knit

so i wonder how long i wait for tech support

i can knit while i wait

FO!!

gotta head out to get errands done

will pick up more S'nC @ Michael's

it's 4 skeins / $5

ITMT

using the colors i have on hand

PATTERN

knit this last nite & this morning

Jo Ann's Glove

Jo Ann joined Karen's Glove KAL

this is her glove

after she joined

i found out she lives in INDY

so i told her about MAD INDY KNITTERS

they meet @ the 82nd & Allisonville Panera

on thur nites

she attended before i did

then

she recruited Peg for the KAL

& KnitTogether

Peg is standing on the left side of the pic

she is wearing a Pink Shirt

she is talking to me

i am in the RED shirt

sitting at the end of the table

Eric LOVES dragons

i forgot to bring DRACO to meet him

DRACO was very upset

i will bring him next thur

DRACO LOVES to meet other knitters

Linda took these pix & posted them on her blog

i snagged them from her

she said i could

thanks Linda

blogger acting up

i can't add a pic of Jo Ann OR her glove
:(

Linda & Me

Linda & i met thru WhoDuKnit

she is a COLTS fan

GO COLTS!!!

we are partnered up for the WhoDuKnit May yarn swap

she also is a member of Mad Indy Knitters

they meet @ the Panera @ 82 & Allisonville rd on thur nite

new Terminator trilogy

it starts as John Connor is an adult

won't have Arnold in it

wonder if it will have Linda Hamilton

hhhmmmm

about 6 weeks till

Die Hard 4

Thursday, May 10

you KNOW you've been a Flight Attendant too long when ...

1. You can eat a 4 course meal standing at the kitchen counter
2. You search for a button to flush the toilet
3. You look for the "crew line" at the grocery store
4. You can pack for a 2 week trip to Europe in 1 roll-aboard
5. All of your pens have different hotel names on them
6. You NEVER unpack
7. You can recognize pilots by the backs of their heads-but not bytheir faces
8. You can tell from 70 yards away if a piece of luggage will fit inthe overhead bin
9. You care about the local news in a city three states away
10. You can tie a neck scarf 36 ways
11. You know at least 25 uses for air sickness bags-none of whichpertain to vomit
12. You understand and actually use the 24-hour clock
13. You own 2 sets of uniforms: fat and thin
14. You don't think in "months"-you think in "bid packs"
15. You always point with two fingers
16. You get a little too excited by certain types of ice
17. You stand at the front door and politely say "Buh-bye, thanks,have a nice day" when someone leaves your home
18. You can make a sentence using all of the following phrases: "Atthis time, " "For your safety, " "Feel free, " and "As a reminder"
19. You know what's on the cover of the current issues of In Touch,Star,People and US Weekly,InStyle,Glamour.....
20. You stop and inspect every fire extinguisher you pass, just tomake sure the "gauge is in the green"
21. Your thighs are covered in bruises from armrests and elbows
22. You wake up and have to look at the hotel stationery to figureout where you are
23. You refer to cities by their airport codes
24. Every time the doorbell rings you look at the ceiling.
25. You actually understand every item on this list