I’ve started another commissioned project for a gray slouchy hat, a little different than one I’ve done before. I’m making it up as I go along, but the brim looked so nice I wanted to take a picture of it before I completely screwed it up while trying to make up my own pattern.
I love knitting on small needles. I think it looks so nice and even.
It’s knitting pretty up pretty well so far… we’ll see if my pattern holds up once I get a little farther.
So yesterday, while killing some time, Paul and I wandered over to the mall. We decided to go into Old Navy, which turned out to be the best thing ever. They are having some ridiculous sales right now. Seriously, ridiculous. Like 40% off all of their clearance stuff, and their clearance stuff is already priced really, really low.
I got 4 dresses, all $4 each, the yellow sweater in the middle was $4.50, I think. The tank tops were all just a little over $1. YES. $1. And those are the fun ruffled/embellished ones that were selling for $19.95 right before Christmas. So, you know, if you’ve got one close, now is a good time to check out the Old Navy clearance rack. I’m pretty excited to have found a new dress for a fancy rehearsal dinner I’ll be attending next week.
Now that I’ve got a wardrobe face-lift I feel compelled to purge a lot of my other clothes that I don’t wear as much/at all, or clothes that just don’t fit anymore. It’s amazing what just doing a little reorganizing can do.(I am loving having a totally clean house right now. Even down to the linen and kitchen closets!)
Here’s to more (really-early) Spring-Cleaning!
We spent most of today doing some mid-winter cleaning, and boy does it feel good. Ok. so some parts of the house are still a little…iffy, but Paul’s clothing situation is much improved, as is the craft room. (I even spent part of the afternoon whipping up a new apron which my husband requested. No really, my husband asked for his own apron, that way he can keep his shirts dry while he does the dishes..what a guy I snagged!)
The crafting room is looking great, guys. All my buttons are in the button jar, all my thread is in the thread drawer… and all the yarn is all over my freakin’ house… but sort of contained to the couch and the craft room. At least I crammed all that was upstairs into the set of Rubbermaid drawers, which are now full to the point of bursting. I may need to invest in a 3rd set of drawers for my yarn (and I have a huge Rubbermade tub full of yarn too. Yikes.) I was just thinking that I may need to do a yarn purge sometime this year, and just cut my losses and give it away… but then I get to thinking about it, and change my mind because I think of all of the wonderful projects I can make with it all. So I guess I’ll hang onto it for now.
So, all in all it was a productive day. Even got a good walk in. Oh, did I mention that the snow melted? Like ALL of the snow! No, really! It’s amazing, guys, it’s almost like that first day when you realize spring is just around the corner… except, it’s totally not. We’re just seeing a temporary mid-winter lull in the snow flurries, they’ll be back before we know it, and we’ll eventually see spring, sure, but it won’t be for another 3 -4 months. Sigh. But we did enjoy a brisk walk in the balmy 45 degree weather today, even if it was really windy.
This evening we are going out to dinner with Paul’s parents to celebrate Paul’s dad’s birthday, we’re going out to eat Mexican food (preeeeeetty much my favorite, ever) I hope everyone had a great MLKJ Day and I hope you got the day off, too. If you did have the day off, be a dear and tell me what you did with your free day!
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So, I finished the first 1/2 of the intarsia knitting on my Andre the Giant project.
The lovely backside of my work.
And yes, all of those ends have to be woven in. Ugh. I think that between weaving in ends and seaming, those two things would have an epic battle on the things that I hate the most about knitting. Actually, I think those are the only two things I hate about knitting. Everything else, well, we have a good relationship.
So there is his face. Kind of frightening, no? But considering this is what he is supposed to look like: (look down) I feel like I did a pretty good job.
I think it’s his eyes that creep me out the most.
I notice that some of the stitches look kind of loose, and others are pulling, that is just because of all of the loose ends hanging out the back. Once those are pulled tight and woven in, it will all be much smoother and nicer looking. Well, as nice as Andre the Giant can look, I guess.
Oh, and just in case you didn’t realize just hot HUGE this giants face is, here is my hand for some comparison.
I know, right? This scarf is going to be hooge. And now, wow. Now I get to do another 5 feet of straight stockinette stitch! WOO! My favorite thing ever!
Ok, so add one more thing to my knitting-hate list. 5 feet of stockinette stitch.
This is another order for a cabled Slouchy hat.
Sorry, you don’t get any pictures of me modeling it.
It’s too late at night to try to take pictures of myself…. maybe tomorrow.
Today Paul made us a delicious breakfast, then we ran errands all afternoon, I picked up some fabric for a very fun project (well, two projects) Paul wants me to make him an shirt like the one Jimmy Stewart wears in It’s A Wonderful Life, a highschool jersey.
So, who knows how it’ll turn out. I am not the best seamstress…. but I will be sure to post my progress on it.
Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! Stay warm out there!
I whipped up another Ruffled Hat.
Modeled, of course, by my coffee canister.
I’m pretty fond of these little flowery, ruffled hats.
My latest project.
Trying my hand at intarsia knitting. Not as hard as I thought, but it is taking a lot of time. It’s going to be the most labor intensive scarf I’ll ever make, I bet. This is the chart I am working off of.
It’s that OBEY stuff you see around. I dunno. I only vaguely knew about it before I was commissioned to make this piece. I had to look it up on Wikipedia to get the back story on it. But the face is of Andre the Giant, and, well, we all know that I love The Princess Bride, so I was only too happy to oblige.
Our winner is Michele Brosius!
Congrats on the big win, Michele! I will get your handknits in the mail this coming week!
Today is one of my very, very bestest friends birthday! The big 25!
Charissa and I have been on so many adventures together!
from our Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations to traveling to Europe (twice!)
Our wonderful summers in Montana, and trip to California
And who can forget the delicious Fair Scones!
You’re the bestest bestie that anyone could ask for!
Happy Birthday!
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