Thursday, June 12, 2008
Favorite Drink
If I had to narrow it down I would have to say my favorite summer drink is a grapefruit margarita but also the Oprah Lemon Drop is pretty amazing too. Im not really sure its called a margarita because I make it with Grapefruit Vodka, so its probably not the right name. What it is is grapefruit margarita mix (YUMMY, can't find it any where so I have to use it sparingly) and then some vodka and sparkling water. On a regular day my drink of choice is white wine but when its hot one of the others just hits the spot. On the non-alcoholic level it would have to be iced tea that I make from tea bags through sun tea. I love the idea of having sun tea. What I have just started to do is put the tea bags in a espresso maker, the plunger kind. I put the tea bags in add water and in an hour I have the loveliest tea. Its a perfect amount for two glasses since Im the only tea drinker in the house that works great. Yummmy its all sounding so great. We are suppose to have a very warm weekend so myae I will be doing that. We have our church weekend festival so it should be tons of fun.
Thursday
Ok its Thursday and I can't lie I am so looking forward to Friday afternoon. I started the felted clogs early this week and I think I'll be done with the first one tonight. That just blows me away on how quick that went. I've heard they went fast but I always figured that was due to their knitting skill but this time it worked for me too. YEA. I can't wait to get them done and felted.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
SP 12 Questionnaire
1) What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely not like? I enjoy knitting with wool, cotton and just everything but acrylic.
2) What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? Nothing in yet which is funny being that I knit you'd think I would of made myself something by now. I'll get around to it someday.
3) How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? I've been knitting for about 2 years. But have been more "serious" about it in the last 6 months. I'd consider myself inbetween beginner and intermediate.
4) Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? I don't but I should look into that.
5) What’s your favorite scent? I love the perfume by Sarah Jessica Parker - Lovely. The lotion is amazing.
6) Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy? Yes I have a sweet tooth, silly. I love milk chocolate. I also like chocolate with chili peppers.
7) What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin? I don't have any other crafts I do but I do love photography. I am not a spinner but am intregued by it.
8) What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD) I love music. We have both XM radio and iPod in the house. My favorites are Van Morrison, Big Head Todd and Seal
9) What’s your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can’t stand? I love purples and fall colors. Im not a huge fan of pastels.
10) What is your family situation? Do you have any pets? I am married with a 5 year old. We also have a german shephard who's 7 years old. I've been married for 8 years.
11) Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? I wear mostly mittens, maybe an occational hat but I have a huge head so its hard to find them.
12) What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Felted bags are my current favorite.
13) What are you knitting right now? I just started a pair of felted clogs for my mom. So we'll see how they turn out.
14) Do you like to receive handmade gifts? Yes I do.
15) Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I just used my first pair of Addi Turbo's and fell in love. Know I know what the fuse was all about.
16) Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? Not yet but hopefully for my birthday.
17) How old is your oldest UFO? 6 month old pair of socks
18) What is your favorite holiday? Halloween and Thanksgiving.
19) Is there anything that you collect? No not really other than yarn.
20) Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? I get Vogue Knitting and Interweave Knits. As for books I love books on felting.
21) Are there any new techniques you’d like to learn? Hummm that's a good question Im not interested in lace yet, but who knows later on down the road. I can't think of any techniques at the moment.
22) Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? Yes I am. I have an 8 1/2 size foot.
23) When is your birthday? July 28th
24) What’s your Ravelry ID? Grahm27
2) What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? Nothing in yet which is funny being that I knit you'd think I would of made myself something by now. I'll get around to it someday.
3) How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? I've been knitting for about 2 years. But have been more "serious" about it in the last 6 months. I'd consider myself inbetween beginner and intermediate.
4) Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? I don't but I should look into that.
5) What’s your favorite scent? I love the perfume by Sarah Jessica Parker - Lovely. The lotion is amazing.
6) Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy? Yes I have a sweet tooth, silly. I love milk chocolate. I also like chocolate with chili peppers.
7) What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin? I don't have any other crafts I do but I do love photography. I am not a spinner but am intregued by it.
8) What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD) I love music. We have both XM radio and iPod in the house. My favorites are Van Morrison, Big Head Todd and Seal
9) What’s your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can’t stand? I love purples and fall colors. Im not a huge fan of pastels.
10) What is your family situation? Do you have any pets? I am married with a 5 year old. We also have a german shephard who's 7 years old. I've been married for 8 years.
11) Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? I wear mostly mittens, maybe an occational hat but I have a huge head so its hard to find them.
12) What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Felted bags are my current favorite.
13) What are you knitting right now? I just started a pair of felted clogs for my mom. So we'll see how they turn out.
14) Do you like to receive handmade gifts? Yes I do.
15) Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I just used my first pair of Addi Turbo's and fell in love. Know I know what the fuse was all about.
16) Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? Not yet but hopefully for my birthday.
17) How old is your oldest UFO? 6 month old pair of socks
18) What is your favorite holiday? Halloween and Thanksgiving.
19) Is there anything that you collect? No not really other than yarn.
20) Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? I get Vogue Knitting and Interweave Knits. As for books I love books on felting.
21) Are there any new techniques you’d like to learn? Hummm that's a good question Im not interested in lace yet, but who knows later on down the road. I can't think of any techniques at the moment.
22) Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? Yes I am. I have an 8 1/2 size foot.
23) When is your birthday? July 28th
24) What’s your Ravelry ID? Grahm27
I get it
Ok I started the clogs last night and all was going well until I realized that I had made a mistake some where and need to frog the whole thing. But was really nutty about it is I'm not upset. Why you might ask? Well I now get why people love the Addi Turbo's so much. They are amazingly easy to use I love them. So frogging isn't that big of a deal now I get to knit even longer with them. I can't wait to get back.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
A quiet moment
Ok its my moment for quiet but of course that doesn't always work out the way it should. Im sitting in the sunroom and just enjoying a new podcast I found. You got to love the name its called "Manic Mommies". I so get that title. I really should be knitting but instead I am doing other things like typing. I have a new project I am going to jump into. I found out that my mom would like a pair of slippers and I just happen to have a pattern from Fiber Trends for felted clogs. So I need to cast those on, maybe after this entry. Im also starting to really contemplate the idea of doing a sweater. This would be my first sweater and the idea of investing that much money and not knowing if its going to work out is what is holding me back. Or that is at least what Im telling myself. But then again how do I ever know if anything is going to work out I guess its just the big investment that is the issue. I could put myself on a yarn diet and with the millions on save there I would be more comfortable to jump in. I am thinking about doing the Central Park Hoodie. We'll see, but the more I think about it the more I think its really just a matter of time that I jump in. Hummmmmmm
Friday, June 6, 2008
Swap Round 2
I just got my first email that let me know that the SP12 is close to starting up. I can't wait. I love the idea of doing a secret pal swap, how fun. I can't wait to spoil my swappie. I love the idea of doing christmas in the summer for someone who has the same interest as I do. One of the things I think is fun too is learning more about my pal but also more about knitting. As I read on I find more and more information for me. I love it. Its a win win. Fun Fun Fun.
Family Visit
Well we're back from our short family visit. The visit included my mom, sister, her son, myself and my son. It was a nice time to see everyone. We had fun but when I list the things we did its short. Its funny we just spent most of our time hanging out with each other. The boys got along great which was nice. Of course they had their moments but overall it was really nice. I got some knitting done too. I finished my BBQ swap gift right before we left so I didn't cast on anything new. I brought the socks I've been working on for a while. They are my back-up knitting project which reminds me of the back up "girlfriend/boyfriend". But either way I got them worked on. I am close to finishing up the first sock. I have a confession I knitted while I was driving. It was a long straight road so there wasn't any fear of getting in "trouble". I can't lie I loved it. It really helped the time go by fast. I wouldn't do that in town or another other time when there is alot of other cars. This particular stretch of road you only see about 2 cars every 20 minutes. It really helped the time go fast. I also listened to my podcast. Today I listened to She-Knits. I like her she is easy to listen too. I got new yarn when we where in Ketchum which is really nice and will make the socks my son has been asking for. It has all his required colors. He's in to the idea of knitting. I finds it pretty cool that mom can knit yarn and make something from it. So as long as he doesn't get upset about it Im good. We'll anyways its good to be back.
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