If anyone still looks at this or reads this, I've moved on to greener pastures. My crafting blog is relocating to Live Journal at http://sheknitsalot.livejournal.com
I feel that there's less outages, easier to customize layouts, and LJ is where my roots are. Drop by!
Katie
Friday, October 13, 2006
Sunday, March 20, 2005
i'm not dead...promise.
As soon as I get the chance, I'll give y'all full details on my ever so exciting life. I'll even have pictures!
In the mean time, here's a little teaser...I'm making a blanket
with intarsia
and a poem incorporated into the piece.
Exciting, eh?
As soon as I get the chance, I'll give y'all full details on my ever so exciting life. I'll even have pictures!
In the mean time, here's a little teaser...I'm making a blanket
with intarsia
and a poem incorporated into the piece.
Exciting, eh?
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Secret Pal 4 questions!
1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high- a nd/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
I am NOT a yarn snob! I love ALL fibers. However, I do prefer a decent quality soft acrylic over a plasticy one.
2. Do you spin? Crochet?
No, but I am DYING to learn how to do both!
3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
Nope!
4. How long have you been knitting?
About 5 or so years.
5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes! Here 'tis
6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
I LOVE Gap Dream, as well as Frosted Snowdrop. I buy all of my good smelling products from my cousin's website. Everyone should check it out!
7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
MMMMM Chocolate!
8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
I like to paint and stencil unfinished wooden boxes.
9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I love most kinds of music...country western and gangster rap are not my cup of tea, though. I'm pretty open to anything. While I can play MP3s, I don't listen to MP3 CD's too often.
10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer?
Orange, hot pink, and periwinkle blue are my faves!
11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I live with my mom, and my dad and brother when they're home from work and school respectively. We have on little Jack Russel terrier who is disgustingly spoiled and a little pudge.
12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
Exactly what I'm trying to figure out about myself right now.
13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
Animal fibers: Cascade 220, Debbie Bliss Cashmerino, Baby Alpaca Brush
Cotton: CottonTots and Sugar 'n Cream
Acrylic: Caron Simply Soft, LionBrand Homespun, WoolEase, Wendy Peter Pan, Bernat DenimStyle
14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
EVERY fiber has a place in my house!
15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
COLOR KNITTING! I am determined to get intarsia and fair isle down!
16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Anything that has something new and exciting in it.
17. What are you knitting right now?
I just cast on for a Wee Willie Winkie baby blanket from Nursery Rhymes Knits, a couple hats, a scarf and a shawl
18. What do you think about ponchos?
I love 'em, but I have very particular requirements for the ponchos that I make. They are something that I'll wear forever.
19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
CIRCULAR!!!! I only use circular needles, unless I'm knitting on double points
20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Bamboo or Addi turbos, please
21. Are you a sock knitter?
Nope.
22. How did you learn to knit?
My ex boyfriend's mom taught me how to cast on and knit. I taught myself everything else.
23. How old is your oldest UFO?
Umm...1 1/2 years, I think.
24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
I have a secret pension for Gollum from LOTR. I don't know why...but I dig him.
25. What is your favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving, everyone is just happy to be together.
26. Is there anything that you collect?
Not really, unless you count yarn and needles
I am NOT a yarn snob! I love ALL fibers. However, I do prefer a decent quality soft acrylic over a plasticy one.
2. Do you spin? Crochet?
No, but I am DYING to learn how to do both!
3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
Nope!
4. How long have you been knitting?
About 5 or so years.
5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes! Here 'tis
6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
I LOVE Gap Dream, as well as Frosted Snowdrop. I buy all of my good smelling products from my cousin's website. Everyone should check it out!
7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
MMMMM Chocolate!
8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
I like to paint and stencil unfinished wooden boxes.
9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I love most kinds of music...country western and gangster rap are not my cup of tea, though. I'm pretty open to anything. While I can play MP3s, I don't listen to MP3 CD's too often.
10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer?
Orange, hot pink, and periwinkle blue are my faves!
11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I live with my mom, and my dad and brother when they're home from work and school respectively. We have on little Jack Russel terrier who is disgustingly spoiled and a little pudge.
12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
Exactly what I'm trying to figure out about myself right now.
13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
Animal fibers: Cascade 220, Debbie Bliss Cashmerino, Baby Alpaca Brush
Cotton: CottonTots and Sugar 'n Cream
Acrylic: Caron Simply Soft, LionBrand Homespun, WoolEase, Wendy Peter Pan, Bernat DenimStyle
14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
EVERY fiber has a place in my house!
15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
COLOR KNITTING! I am determined to get intarsia and fair isle down!
16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
Anything that has something new and exciting in it.
17. What are you knitting right now?
I just cast on for a Wee Willie Winkie baby blanket from Nursery Rhymes Knits, a couple hats, a scarf and a shawl
18. What do you think about ponchos?
I love 'em, but I have very particular requirements for the ponchos that I make. They are something that I'll wear forever.
19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
CIRCULAR!!!! I only use circular needles, unless I'm knitting on double points
20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
Bamboo or Addi turbos, please
21. Are you a sock knitter?
Nope.
22. How did you learn to knit?
My ex boyfriend's mom taught me how to cast on and knit. I taught myself everything else.
23. How old is your oldest UFO?
Umm...1 1/2 years, I think.
24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
I have a secret pension for Gollum from LOTR. I don't know why...but I dig him.
25. What is your favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving, everyone is just happy to be together.
26. Is there anything that you collect?
Not really, unless you count yarn and needles
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Update
Hello my lovelies!
To tell you everything about Hawaii...would take forever. One of these days, I'm going to get a photo album up online for everyone to look though. We took around 200 pictures and it was absolutely fantastic. I did things I never even dreamed I'd be able to do 100 pounds ago. I climbed up and down cliffy areas, and I snuba'd and I SURFED! I wore shorts in public and a bathing suit without shorts over it. I went sleeveless a lot and even wore a couple of uber::short skirts. The vacation was absolutely breathtaking. We saw the end of a rainbow, the sunrise over a volcanic crater, and went snorkeling in an underwater crater. We saw truely majestic sites and I can't wait to go back.
So I started a new job. I'm the office coordinator for a personnel service. I really am having a good time with it. When I finish a class that I'm taking for our training program, I'll be making $10/hr with really good benefits and a really nice working environment. The people I work with are really wonderful...they're all very caring and fun and easy to get a long with. I'm in the process of reorganizing all of their files and archiving from the past year and a half. Its a big undertaking, but I can do it. I get to see the bottom of my filing bin about once a week. I handle the payroll for all the people who work through us, because they get paid by us...not the company we sent them to, and I take care of all accounts recievable. Its a fun job, and I'm glad I found it.
On to knitting!
My cousin, Kelly, had her baby on January 1st (The second baby of the year!) and she LOVES Moses! According to everyone, its the only blanket she will use for little Hayley. It makes me feel good inside.
I cast on for her sister, Kerri's, blanket tonight. Kerri is having a boy, and I'm going to do the blanket in a knit/purl heart pattern. It is way cute. I found the perfect border stitch in my Stitch a day Calendar. Its going to be way cute!
I'M IN RAOK!!!! I'M IN RAOK!!!! I am SO EXCITED to be a member of that ring! Now that I'm getting a little bit more time to breathe, I'm going to be sending out some random acts.
After almost a month, I FINALLY got back to the yarn store to visit my favorite yarn ladies. It was so good to see them. We chatted about our lives and our knitting, and I showed off my Hawaii photo album, and I cast on for Kerri's blanket. Now that I actually have extra money to spend, I was able to buy a couple of books. I bought Stitch 'n Bitch, after borrowing it a few too many times from my friends, and the world's most ADOREABLE baby knits book. Its called Nursery Rhyme Knits by Teresa Boyer, and its all intarsia and fair isle patterns for hats, scarves, mittens and blankets for kids with nursery rhymes put into the patterns. They are SO DARN CUTE! Now I just need to learn how to knit fair isle and intarsia.
Secret pal 4! Secret pal 4! I can't wait for it to start! Tomorrow, I'll put up my Secret pal 4 information sheet. I'm sooooo excited to get my pal and start having secret-y goodness!
Well, that's all I've got for now! Man I've talked an awful lot. I think that's enough for now. I miss all my knitbloggers, and I'm glad to finally have the time to start getting my blog on again.
Until next time, knitters!
To tell you everything about Hawaii...would take forever. One of these days, I'm going to get a photo album up online for everyone to look though. We took around 200 pictures and it was absolutely fantastic. I did things I never even dreamed I'd be able to do 100 pounds ago. I climbed up and down cliffy areas, and I snuba'd and I SURFED! I wore shorts in public and a bathing suit without shorts over it. I went sleeveless a lot and even wore a couple of uber::short skirts. The vacation was absolutely breathtaking. We saw the end of a rainbow, the sunrise over a volcanic crater, and went snorkeling in an underwater crater. We saw truely majestic sites and I can't wait to go back.
So I started a new job. I'm the office coordinator for a personnel service. I really am having a good time with it. When I finish a class that I'm taking for our training program, I'll be making $10/hr with really good benefits and a really nice working environment. The people I work with are really wonderful...they're all very caring and fun and easy to get a long with. I'm in the process of reorganizing all of their files and archiving from the past year and a half. Its a big undertaking, but I can do it. I get to see the bottom of my filing bin about once a week. I handle the payroll for all the people who work through us, because they get paid by us...not the company we sent them to, and I take care of all accounts recievable. Its a fun job, and I'm glad I found it.
On to knitting!
My cousin, Kelly, had her baby on January 1st (The second baby of the year!) and she LOVES Moses! According to everyone, its the only blanket she will use for little Hayley. It makes me feel good inside.
I cast on for her sister, Kerri's, blanket tonight. Kerri is having a boy, and I'm going to do the blanket in a knit/purl heart pattern. It is way cute. I found the perfect border stitch in my Stitch a day Calendar. Its going to be way cute!
I'M IN RAOK!!!! I'M IN RAOK!!!! I am SO EXCITED to be a member of that ring! Now that I'm getting a little bit more time to breathe, I'm going to be sending out some random acts.
After almost a month, I FINALLY got back to the yarn store to visit my favorite yarn ladies. It was so good to see them. We chatted about our lives and our knitting, and I showed off my Hawaii photo album, and I cast on for Kerri's blanket. Now that I actually have extra money to spend, I was able to buy a couple of books. I bought Stitch 'n Bitch, after borrowing it a few too many times from my friends, and the world's most ADOREABLE baby knits book. Its called Nursery Rhyme Knits by Teresa Boyer, and its all intarsia and fair isle patterns for hats, scarves, mittens and blankets for kids with nursery rhymes put into the patterns. They are SO DARN CUTE! Now I just need to learn how to knit fair isle and intarsia.
Secret pal 4! Secret pal 4! I can't wait for it to start! Tomorrow, I'll put up my Secret pal 4 information sheet. I'm sooooo excited to get my pal and start having secret-y goodness!
Well, that's all I've got for now! Man I've talked an awful lot. I think that's enough for now. I miss all my knitbloggers, and I'm glad to finally have the time to start getting my blog on again.
Until next time, knitters!
Friday, January 14, 2005
I'm still here!
I promise that I'm not dead yet!!
Hawaii was AMAZING!
My skirt got rave reviews!
I started a new job and LOVE it!
Oh there's so much going on. I promise to update soon, very very soon!
Hawaii was AMAZING!
My skirt got rave reviews!
I started a new job and LOVE it!
Oh there's so much going on. I promise to update soon, very very soon!
Friday, December 10, 2004
Naughty or Nice?
Naughty Or Nice: What Should Santa Bring You? (part 1)
1. Cotton Panties /or/ Lacy Thongs?: Lacy thongs
2. Hot Chocolate /or/ Chocolate Body Paint?: Hot Chocolate
3. Roses /or/ Pointsetta's?: Roses
4. Diamonds /or/ Pearls?: Either a simple diamond or a strand of pearls
5. A Gift Card To: Walmart /or/ Victoria's Secret?: Victoria's Secret
I'm pretty naughty, I guess...
My 'yarn connection' (a friend that works for Michael's) picked up my yarn for Eyelet yesterday. I'm going to do it in Bernat Cotton Tots in Lemon Berry. I can't wait to start on it! I think I get the yarn tomorrow. Woohoo!
That's all I've got for now...until next time, knitters!
1. Cotton Panties /or/ Lacy Thongs?: Lacy thongs
2. Hot Chocolate /or/ Chocolate Body Paint?: Hot Chocolate
3. Roses /or/ Pointsetta's?: Roses
4. Diamonds /or/ Pearls?: Either a simple diamond or a strand of pearls
5. A Gift Card To: Walmart /or/ Victoria's Secret?: Victoria's Secret
I'm pretty naughty, I guess...
My 'yarn connection' (a friend that works for Michael's) picked up my yarn for Eyelet yesterday. I'm going to do it in Bernat Cotton Tots in Lemon Berry. I can't wait to start on it! I think I get the yarn tomorrow. Woohoo!
That's all I've got for now...until next time, knitters!
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Update
I'm about 1 hour away from being done with my mom's slippers...I'm just majorly dragging ass on them. I think I'm going to make a hat and give my dad slipper yarn for christmas, as well as give my mom hat or scarf yarn with her slippers. The hackey sack for my brother may or may not happen...I'm not sure yet.
I have been bit with the selfish knitting bug...hard. I cast on a shawl for myself out of the beautiful alpaca yarn that my parents bought for me:
It will be loverly when its done. I like to have something cuddly soft to snuggle in when I'm here in the cold old house that is ours.
I'm also planning on making eyelet from the summer '03 edition of Knitty.
I am going to make some adjustments. I'm going to make it a bit bigger, to accomidate my larger-ness, and I'm going to take off about 6" of the lace at the bottom. I only want maybe 1-2 inches of the lace. Its going to be either bright bright yellow or bright bright orange, depending on what yarn is available to me, and how much it costs. It will function as a bathing suit cover up in Hawaii...so I have to get cracking. We're leaving for fun in the sun one week from Monday. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
White sandy beaches here I come.
My brother and I are even going to take surfing lessons!
That's all I've got for now.
Until next time, knitters!
I have been bit with the selfish knitting bug...hard. I cast on a shawl for myself out of the beautiful alpaca yarn that my parents bought for me:
It will be loverly when its done. I like to have something cuddly soft to snuggle in when I'm here in the cold old house that is ours.
I'm also planning on making eyelet from the summer '03 edition of Knitty.
I am going to make some adjustments. I'm going to make it a bit bigger, to accomidate my larger-ness, and I'm going to take off about 6" of the lace at the bottom. I only want maybe 1-2 inches of the lace. Its going to be either bright bright yellow or bright bright orange, depending on what yarn is available to me, and how much it costs. It will function as a bathing suit cover up in Hawaii...so I have to get cracking. We're leaving for fun in the sun one week from Monday. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
White sandy beaches here I come.
My brother and I are even going to take surfing lessons!
That's all I've got for now.
Until next time, knitters!
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