My arms are killing me. I have crocheted 21 rows in 6 hours of my hubbies afghan and hate the thing right now. It is really quite lovely but still, I am just sick of it. It is the afghan that never ends! I had originally intended this as a wedding gift... that was 4.5+ years ago... then I was going to have it finished before I had my first child... who is now 3... then before the second child... who is now 9 months... so many broken promises in that thing. The good thing is that I every time I promise to finish it I do get a bunch done but then set it aside. This time I want it done before I move HI which I thinks means I will move to HI and remember it around X-mas... we will see.
From here on I am only going to make afghans that are pieced together. I can take them with me easier and they fit in purses and diaper bags better. I just hate being stuck at home when making something like that. That is the reason I keep making soakers/shorties/longies.
In other news I have silk ribbon yarn I want to dye but don't know what color! HELP! I'll take suggestions! No promises though ion me following those suggestions. The pattern it is intended for is All about Eve. Just help!
Wednesday, February 11
Tuesday, February 10
FO Fridays
I have been thinking about trying to do a meme every week for some time, in fact I have had it named and with rules for a while. I just didn't know HOW to do it. Well I took the last 2 days to figure out how mr. linky works and now I am ready to start one! I am naming it FO Fridays. So starting next Friday we will be showing off those FOs!
What is a FO?
FO stands for "Finished Object".
Who can participate?
Any person that has a craft that has been blogged about in the last week (with a finished object photo!). This craft can be knit, crochet, sewn, woven, an newly dyed yarn (yarn pron... *drool*)... you get the idea. If you are participating with a Work In Progress please put WIP somewhere in the title of the link (EX: MamaMay (WIP sweater)). I do have the ability to delete things and I might have the power to edit things too... hasn't come up yet...
What are the rules?
1. You have to link to post not the blog. Ex: http://your blog name here.com is wrong. http://you blog name here.com/blog post name is right. The fastest way to get the post url is to actually click the title of your post.
2. Yes you do need to have a blog. No Ravelry links, no Flickr links, no Forums, no Etsy shops... just blog links. (Though the FO can be for sale... just not LINKED to the sale page directly)
3. You MUST link back to me on the post or on the blog. I will be checking and I will delete those that do not.
4. I am sure there will be more as things come up. Check back.
What is a FO?
FO stands for "Finished Object".
Who can participate?
Any person that has a craft that has been blogged about in the last week (with a finished object photo!). This craft can be knit, crochet, sewn, woven, an newly dyed yarn (yarn pron... *drool*)... you get the idea. If you are participating with a Work In Progress please put WIP somewhere in the title of the link (EX: MamaMay (WIP sweater)). I do have the ability to delete things and I might have the power to edit things too... hasn't come up yet...
What are the rules?
1. You have to link to post not the blog. Ex: http://your blog name here.com is wrong. http://you blog name here.com/blog post name is right. The fastest way to get the post url is to actually click the title of your post.
2. Yes you do need to have a blog. No Ravelry links, no Flickr links, no Forums, no Etsy shops... just blog links. (Though the FO can be for sale... just not LINKED to the sale page directly)
3. You MUST link back to me on the post or on the blog. I will be checking and I will delete those that do not.
4. I am sure there will be more as things come up. Check back.
Sunday, February 8
Wiltons dye tutorial
Ok, first off going to say that this dye method is referred to as crock pot, dyeing or immersion dyeing, I am doing this low water.
The original yarn color. Yes it is a really pretty and rather dark, bright blue teal (actual name is Too Teal) like color. I just have a strong dislike for evenly dyed yarns...
Now most tutorials will tell you that you need to let the yarn presoak, and this is true if you a more even color. Since I am specifically going for UNeven, I am skipping this step and the dye will be the first water to hit this yarn! Though I am adding 1/4 a cup of vinegar at this point.
This is wilton's royal blue. Now I used to have issues mixing the colors in the water without getting little blobs colorant in the bottom. The way I fixed this is by actually spreading the gel on the side of the glass as thin as possible then pouring boiling water into the glass. If you can get it really thin, you don't even need to stir the water.
As you can see the water level doesn't even cover the yarn. This allows for very uneven colors. After this I turned on the heat to low and left it until the dye exhausted (the water was clear). I then picked up the yarn by one of the skein ties and rearranged it and repeated with black.
End result:
For more tutorials please click the little button that says "Patterns and Tutorials" at the top left of this page as not all my tutorials are on this site.
The original yarn color. Yes it is a really pretty and rather dark, bright blue teal (actual name is Too Teal) like color. I just have a strong dislike for evenly dyed yarns...
Now most tutorials will tell you that you need to let the yarn presoak, and this is true if you a more even color. Since I am specifically going for UNeven, I am skipping this step and the dye will be the first water to hit this yarn! Though I am adding 1/4 a cup of vinegar at this point.
This is wilton's royal blue. Now I used to have issues mixing the colors in the water without getting little blobs colorant in the bottom. The way I fixed this is by actually spreading the gel on the side of the glass as thin as possible then pouring boiling water into the glass. If you can get it really thin, you don't even need to stir the water.
As you can see the water level doesn't even cover the yarn. This allows for very uneven colors. After this I turned on the heat to low and left it until the dye exhausted (the water was clear). I then picked up the yarn by one of the skein ties and rearranged it and repeated with black.
End result:
For more tutorials please click the little button that says "Patterns and Tutorials" at the top left of this page as not all my tutorials are on this site.
Saturday, February 7
I'm in the top 100!?!
Ok, I knew I got a lot of traffic esp for this blog only being less than 100 posts and not even 6 months old but I didn't realize that I was in the top 100 knitting blogs! I am actually number 38 in the list. This esp. weird to me because I post a lot about my kids too so I kinda wondered if this even counted as a knitting blog. Guess I have my answer.
Friday, February 6
9 months...
That is right, G is 9 months old. I am astounded at the differences in N and G. N is such a different child than G. At 9 months She was sharing food with mommy. Meaning that she would feed me, With G, I get no such thing. That is his food and if I even try to eat one of his cheerios... well all I am going to get a shrill scream out of him. I just think it is funny.
I already know we are going to have another child. No I am not pregnant but I am starting to go crazy for another baby. I can stave off the craze for a bit longer (say 6 more months) but after that I know I will be going baby crazy again.
I already know we are going to have another child. No I am not pregnant but I am starting to go crazy for another baby. I can stave off the craze for a bit longer (say 6 more months) but after that I know I will be going baby crazy again.
Wednesday, February 4
25 things
Well I was tagged on facebook so I thought I would post it here and link to it!
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 5 people (or more) to be tagged (It was 25 but that is just crazy!). You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
1. It is a possible goal to own a farm someday or a restaurant.
2. yes it will have sheep/alpaca on it... and maybe a rabbit or 2.
3. I will be naming one of those rabbits Bun bun (Sluggy Freelance).
4. I can knit or crochet in the dark and not make any mistakes...
5. I used to knit and crochet in class and when I did I got better grades...
6. I am moving to Hawaii and we will be there at least 3 years.
7. We are working on getting a 5 bedroom (one main bedroom, 2 for the kids, one office for hubby (I am NOT dealing with his 100 plus medical school books all over the house anymore.) and one craft/guest bedroom) house so that we can have friends/family for an extended stay...
8. I really love being a mother. Even when it is exasperating, it is a dream come true.
9. I haven't gone to a movie in a theater in 3 years
10. I still am very "Natural" and seem to be leaning more that way. (Meaning I prefer natural fibers, don't wear makeup, perfume, shampoo, conditioner or deodorant.. though I do use the crystal... and seem to be doing a lot of green things like cloth diapering.)
11. I am very happy that Hubby is going into Family Med. This means that he will have more time at home and be able to actually see his kids as they grow up. (though I suspect I would have been happy with whatever he decided to go into.)
12. I REALLY miss my spinning wheel.
13. We will be "homeless" for 2 months while moving.
14. I really miss having cats, or just one cat. Hubby wants a dog though.
15. I am not a Democrat.
16. I am not a Republican.
17. I have not knit something for myself in full year... though I have made 12 + knitted objects...
18. I have a flickr account... I only use it for knitting/crochet and craft stuff...
19. I really love sock yarn... but don't like knitting socks... (so why did I make sock blockers?)
20. the title of my blog comes from the 3 things that keep me sane when EVERYTHING in my life seems h3ll bent on making me insane...
21. We have only one car right now...
22. Nap time is my favorite time of the day.
23. I am hoping to get a knitting pattern published in Knitty this summer.
24. I am not all that worried about the economy. Mostly because God is in control.
25. Unlike most people I derive pleasure from not spending money and saving it instead of getting something for it.
Tag:
Aunt Kathy
ElleCupcake
Tissuepaper
Little Red
Joana
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 5 people (or more) to be tagged (It was 25 but that is just crazy!). You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
1. It is a possible goal to own a farm someday or a restaurant.
2. yes it will have sheep/alpaca on it... and maybe a rabbit or 2.
3. I will be naming one of those rabbits Bun bun (Sluggy Freelance).
4. I can knit or crochet in the dark and not make any mistakes...
5. I used to knit and crochet in class and when I did I got better grades...
6. I am moving to Hawaii and we will be there at least 3 years.
7. We are working on getting a 5 bedroom (one main bedroom, 2 for the kids, one office for hubby (I am NOT dealing with his 100 plus medical school books all over the house anymore.) and one craft/guest bedroom) house so that we can have friends/family for an extended stay...
8. I really love being a mother. Even when it is exasperating, it is a dream come true.
9. I haven't gone to a movie in a theater in 3 years
10. I still am very "Natural" and seem to be leaning more that way. (Meaning I prefer natural fibers, don't wear makeup, perfume, shampoo, conditioner or deodorant.. though I do use the crystal... and seem to be doing a lot of green things like cloth diapering.)
11. I am very happy that Hubby is going into Family Med. This means that he will have more time at home and be able to actually see his kids as they grow up. (though I suspect I would have been happy with whatever he decided to go into.)
12. I REALLY miss my spinning wheel.
13. We will be "homeless" for 2 months while moving.
14. I really miss having cats, or just one cat. Hubby wants a dog though.
15. I am not a Democrat.
16. I am not a Republican.
17. I have not knit something for myself in full year... though I have made 12 + knitted objects...
18. I have a flickr account... I only use it for knitting/crochet and craft stuff...
19. I really love sock yarn... but don't like knitting socks... (so why did I make sock blockers?)
20. the title of my blog comes from the 3 things that keep me sane when EVERYTHING in my life seems h3ll bent on making me insane...
21. We have only one car right now...
22. Nap time is my favorite time of the day.
23. I am hoping to get a knitting pattern published in Knitty this summer.
24. I am not all that worried about the economy. Mostly because God is in control.
25. Unlike most people I derive pleasure from not spending money and saving it instead of getting something for it.
Tag:
Aunt Kathy
ElleCupcake
Tissuepaper
Little Red
Joana
Monday, February 2
Random update
Well things have been super busy here. And I have to update what has been going on.
The kids are sick. N and G both have sinus issues. G is throwing up every so often but not all the time. He is also sleeping all the time!
Hubbies car is down. The clutch was going out so he decided last month to fix it... well the car is not together yet. Since he only has weekend s to work on the car.. well that means another week without going out...
I won a roving contest. Very nice!
I am also doing something on Swap bot. There is a gain exposure for your blog swap.
The kids are sick. N and G both have sinus issues. G is throwing up every so often but not all the time. He is also sleeping all the time!
Hubbies car is down. The clutch was going out so he decided last month to fix it... well the car is not together yet. Since he only has weekend s to work on the car.. well that means another week without going out...
I won a roving contest. Very nice!
I am also doing something on Swap bot. There is a gain exposure for your blog swap.
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