Tryin ta knit

Thursday, August 16

OH YEAH!!

Nancy showed Susan @ Crystal Palace

my Lime-ade Panda Wool Sox

Susan will contact me about the pattern

and maybe designing for CP

it's an honor to even be considered

even IF i don't design a bunch for them

unfortunalty

i haven't used CP alot

used it before i blogged & retired in 2003

then

started using it once Nancy got the shop

i LOVE the yarns

made 2 pair of sox out of Bunny Hop from FREE patterns

on the CP Site

oh yeah

a Terry Ross bag

the English Garden

haven't finished it yet

it's FALL colors

so, i bought some BULKY yarn at the LYS
needed a 17 needle
i told you i didn't LIKE the addi
so, i borrowed one from Deb
she knows
i broke the Lion Brand needle
the cable became disconnected from the needle
it's in the middle of the knit ring

hhhmmmmm
hopin' the Susan Bates i bought to replace
it won't break
maybe i am not supposed to knit this purse
almost done
would have finished it yesterday IF i hadn't broken Deb's needle

what i knit

i found some of the NEW Sugar-n-Creme that stripes

took it with me

made this

it's MY pattern

as soon as i weave in the ends

i will send it to PAM

had a BLAST working with her

this week

this is what i did with the leftover yarn

need to buy another skein so i can finish it & make a 3rd

again, my pattern

Sunday, August 12

i HATE these needles

# 17

addi turbo

instead of a cable

it's aquarium tubing

yarn does NOT slide

what a waste of $26

wish i could find Clover Bamboo

Friday, August 10

GLOVE KAL

http://glovekal.blogspot.com/

Deb just got this

KEWL!! stuff

now to find some roving & beads

no knittin' today

felted the bag

finished reading the book

attached the snap to the bag

figured a pattern for the NEXT bag

now, do i go buy yarn to knit it

or do i use what i have on hand to knit

something else

KEWL!!

Deb put pix on her blog

of things she & Elaine knit

with MY pattern

check it out

http://debsanythingblog.blogspot.com/

DONE!!

WAS gonna clean the room

decided to read instead

REALLY good book

now Deb can read it

gotta put on clothes

we are goin' out for Chinese

gave the book to deb to read

thought i signed up for ravelry

when i was in Indy

NOPE

so, signed up today

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can go back every so often to see how i move

REALLY thought i signed up

felted one cycle

bottom 10 x 4

side 4 1/2

strap 27

snap cover 2 1/2 x 4 1/2

started with 2 skeins of navy & 1 of burgandy

\/ leftover yarn \/

knitting needles

so, i am looking for knitting needles
specifically, CIRCULAR knitting needles
so what size do i need to buy

HiyaHiya come in the following sizes
1.5 mm (US 000)
2.0 mm (US 0)
2.25 mm (US 1)
2.5 mm (US 1 1/2)
2.75 mm (US 2)
3 mm (US 2 1/2)
3.25 mm (US 3)
3.5 mm (US 4)
3.75 mm (US 5)
4 mm (US 6)
4.5 mm (US 7)
5 mm (US 8)
5.5 mm (US 9)
6 mm (US 10)
6.5 mm (US 10 1/2)
7 mm (US 10 3/4)
7.5 mm (US 10 7/8)
8 mm (US 11)

addi turbos come in

1.5 mm (000)

2.00 mm (o)

2.5 mm (1)

3.00 mm (2)

3.25 mm(3)

3.50 mm (4)

3.75 mm (5)

4.00 mm (6)

4.5 mm (7)

5.0 mm (8)

5.5 mm (9)

6.0 mm (10)

6.5 mm (10 1/2)

7.0 mm

8.0 mm (11)

9.0 mm (13)

10.0 mm (15)

12.0 mm (17)

15.0 mm (19)

20.0 mm (36)

according to Crystal Palace

0 US = 2mm

1 US = 2.25 mm

1.5 US = 2.5 mm

2 US = 2.75 mm

2.5 US = 3 mm

3 US = 3.25 mm

4 US = 3.5 mm

5 US = 3.75 mm

6 US = 4 mm

7 US = 4.5 mm

8 US = 5 mm

9 US = 5.5 mm

10 US = 6 mm

10.5 = 6.5 mm

10.75 US = 7 mm

11 US = 8 mm

13 US = 9 mm

15 US = 10 mm

done knitting

pattern is page 32 of Felted Frenzy

yarn is Bulky Riverstone by Louet

Color Navy & Burgandy

20" # 13 circ

took about 4 days to knit

bottom 11 1/2" x 5"

strap 30"

side 7 1/2"

snap cover 3 1/2" x 6"

gauge 3 st & 4 rows = 1"

have about 1/2 skein of each yarn left

i already have an idea for another bag

will tweak the pattern to better fit MY needs

hhhmmmmmm

what to knit next

a stocking

a pair of Christmas socks

the friendship socks

a UFO i brought to Ga

hehehehe

i have cotton sock yarn

i could knit cotton socks

RATZ!!!

forgot to buy size 1 1/2 circs

will have to order the circs

ITMT

not sure what i will knit

will worry about it later today

AFTER i felt the bag

Thursday, August 9

KEWL!!!

another Bag Exchange to join

i LOVE Atlanta

got this from Deb

Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way streets.
The only way to get out of downtown Atlanta is to turn around and start over
when you reach Greenville , South Carolina.
All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and include the phrase,
"When you see the Waffle House."
Except that in Cobb County, where all directions begin with,
"Go to the Big Chicken."
Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is not to be confused with:
Peachtree Circle
Peachtree Place
Peachtree Lane
Peachtree Road
Peachtree Parkway
Peachtree Run
Peachtree Terrace
Peachtree Avenue
Peachtree Commons
Peachtree Battle
Peachtree Corners
New Peachtree
Old Peachtree
West Peachtree
Peachtree-Dunwoody
Peachtree-Chamblee
Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Atlantans only know their way to work and their way home.
If you ask anyone for directions, they will always send you down
Peachtree.
Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola.
Coke's all they drink there so don't ask for any other soft drink unless
it's made by Coca-Cola.
Even if you want something other than a Coca-Cola,
it's still called Coke.
The gates at Atlanta 's Hartsfield International Airport are about
32 miles away from the Main Concourse,
so wear sneakers and pack a lunch.
The 8 am rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 AM.
The 5 pm rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 PM.
Friday's rush hour Thursday afternoon and lasts through 2 am Saturday.
Only a native of Atlanta can pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue,
so do not attempt the Spanish pronunciation.
People will simply tilt their heads to the right and stare at you.
The Atlanta pronunciation is "pawntz duh LEE-awn."
And yes, they have a street named simply, "Boulevard."
The falling of one raindrop causes all drivers to immediately forget all traffic rules.
If a single snowflake falls, the city is paralyzed for three days and it's on all
the channels as a news flash every 15 minutes for a week.
Overnight, all grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper,
and beer.
I-285, the loop that encircles Atlanta, which has a posted speed limit of 55 mph
(but you have to maintain 80 mph just to keep from getting run over),
is known to truckers as "The Watermelon 500."
Don't believe the directional markers on highways:
I-285 is marked "East" and "West" but you may be going North or South.
The locals identify the direction by referring to the "Inner Loop " and the "Outer Loop."
If you travel on Hwy 92 North, you will actually be going southeast.
Never buy a ladder or mattress in Atlanta .
Just go to one of the interstates and you will soon find one in the middle of the road.
The last thing you want to do is give another driver the finger,
unless your car is armored, your trigger finger is itchy and your AK-47
has a full clip.
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia .
There are 10,000 types of spiders.
All 10,000 live in Georgia.
If it grows, it sticks. If it crawls, it bites.
If you notice a vine trying to wrap itself around your leg,
you have about 20 seconds to escape, before you are completely captured and
covered with Kudzu,
another ill-advised "import," like the carp, starling, English sparrow, and other
''exotic wonders."
It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.
"Fixinto" is one word (I'm fixinto go to the store).
Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're 2 years old.
"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?""
Momma-nem" means: How's Mother and all of the other children and other
members of the family doing.
Lordy, I love ATLANTA !