2 FOs and such

I finished two cardigans within a week of each other. And then failed to blog about them. Silly me! Well, here they are, in order of creation:





Pattern: $1.50 Cardigan by Veronik Avery from the 2007 Spring IK
Yarn: Elann Endless Summer Luna 5039, this lovely olive green color that they don't seem to have any more
Needles: Size 5s mostly, with 4s for the reverse stockinette sections
Mods: nothing, really, except for places where I kind of ignored what the pattern actually said and are not really mods so much as just subtle differences.
How long was I working on this? An embarrassing amount of time, really.
This is now my FAVORITE sweater. It's so nice and cool and perfect for those slightly chilly days. It looks lovely with everything, esp. browns. It fits very nicely, if a wee bit tight. Oh well. It's still perfect.

Now to the next one....





Pattern: Cropped cardigan with leaf ties by Stephanie Japel in Fitted Knits
Yarn: Cascade Sierra, two skiens black one skien blue
Needles: size 6
Mods: the sleeves are shorter b/c I ran out of black yarn. I also knit a size smaller than I am b/c this yarn stretches. And it is still stretching and refuses to stay on my shoulders. I think I need to wash this and see if it fits better later. It's way too cute to not wear.

And so, with two sweaters down I need a new project. I thought of working on this:



But it's a bit too complicated for in-class work, which is what I need right now to not go insane in most of my classes this quarter, so I'm thinking of starting some socks with this:



Seattle Mariner's Sock yarn. yessssss please. It is ridonkulously soft and the colors are very pretty. At this rate, the only projects I'll ever get done are the ones I can work on in class!

neglectful I am

I have been neglecting this poor blog.

I have also been neglecting to take pictures of the things I'm working on

I completely neglected to mention I was in a Fairytales and Folklore swap that ended today, as both my partner and I both received.

Here's what I got:

Boob earrings! Not much to do with Fairies (though, who knows, there may be breast related fairytales out there) but I love them dearly. These had been in my wists for a very long time.


Very bad picture of a very lovely windchime.


Screenprinted on a t-shirt. Too damn cute.



A Nucklelavee, here's a story from my partner:

Here lies a Nucklelavee.
Before his untimely death, Dask was biting the
Nose of my rather unfortunate dog that came upon him
while playing in the ocean. I tried as I might to keep
Dask away, however before I could contain my dog
from anymore mischievous tricks he stepped on
Dask. I grabbed an empty salsa jar and placed Dask
inside. He will no longer intimidate
others with his malevolent ways.


Fairy Definition book, little book with lots of information! Contains definition for the previous little guy.


Postcards! So cute!


Lady Cottington's pressed fairies greeting cards! yay!


I love these. I haven't taken them off yet.



A fey offering bowl. I'm going to take it up to the Arboretum sometime soon. I need a nicer day (and to not be quite so sick!) so I can spend some time finding a suitable place for it.

I'll post what I sent soon. I want my partner to post her pictures first.

I didn't post at all in March?!?

Wow. Well, hopefully I'll have more time to devote to crafting and posting said craftings. I just found out about this:



and I'm planning on doing it. Even though I bought shit on the 1st. It was for a good cause, though. But I am NOT going to buy anything other than food and necessities for the rest of the month. No frivolous spending! I am going to use what I have!

I don't honestly think I have that bad a problem with spending, but I have far too many things already. Too much yarn mostly, with not enough using of the yarn. So I also plan to knit more. LOTS more. I promise. I will hopefully have something to show off pretty soon.

College has been eating my soul. I need to claim it back

And so, I do something I've been wanting to do for a good long while but haven't had the energy to accomplish: post to my blog. I haven't posted as I haven't had much to post about lately. I haven't been knitting all that much, but I have finished something:





Pattern: $5 in Paris with modifications. I set it up the same and then went from there, adding shaping and making the sleeves longer.
Yarn: Moda Dea Sassy Stripes in Polo. I love this yarn, it clashes with itself so I can wear it with everything!
Needles: US 6. I found my gauge was WAY too big with the 9's suggested.

I also did my make up today:





I rather liked it. I'm enjoying the pop of the liner on the waterline. So fun!

In other news, I've found out my kitty Dante has been getting into fights as of late and had some nasty gashes. He now has to wear the cone of embarrassment:



Poor stupid cat. Stop fighting the raccoons!

Where the hell did last week go?

So, I think my classes are trying to kill me. Which means this quarter is going to be very academically-oriented, which will lead to very rare posts. Such is life. But, to keep my spirits lively I've been doing my makeup more lately. Such as this look from friday:


Gah, looking at the camera is, like, soooo not cool. What the hell am I looking at instead?





hello, nose hairs.

Used:
Loreal D/c
Loreal HiP e/s Showy Duo, both sides
Jesse's girl turquiosy blue eyedust over the top
Jesse's girl white eyedust
Loreal HiP color truth cream eyeliner black

Long, long week

So, I am freely admitting that I am falling short of my goal of posting twice a week. In my defense, I will point out that my classes have been ridiculous lately and will probably continue to be for a while. Psych 303 is just picking up steam. I have to design my own experiment by Thursday, tweak it to perfection in the following weeks, write the intro to my research paper, and then run the experiment, compile data, analyze it, and write the rest of my paper. Oh, and then there's my other classes with various papers and reading assignments.

So, I am resigning myself to maybe not living up to my goal of posting for the time being. I will post when I have something to post about. I need to take pics of a couple WIPs anyways and share them. One is looking particularly lovely and it's making me excited.

First time out at a bar

I wish I had pictures, but all I can do for you is tell you how fun it was. I went to the local gay bar Rumors, got in free b/c it was close enough to my birthday, and got my friend to buy me a Red-headed slut (delicious). I danced for a couple hours and hung out with people. Got picked up (and shaken) by a drunk gay guy who also made unseemly suggestions were I interested in a particular action, haha. Oh my, it was fun. My makeup looked spectacular even after dancing for a while, and I wish I had gotten pictures but I needed sleep when I got home.

Yay for gay bars and being old enough to go to one. Now back to homework.

I'm dangerously close to already failing one resolution...

But I have a good excuse! Classes started this week, AND I turned 21 two days ago! So, yes, I have been running around having a good time. And going to class and attempting to start my homework. It's been hectic. I don't really have anything to share except the pretty pretty makeup I did on my birthday:








The color of the eyeshadow ended up muddier than I really wanted it. I ended up getting a smear of one of the many black products I used in the middle of the pink and I couldn't remove it without removing everything so I just smeared it and did my best to make the other eye match. I still think it looks good. My hair looked fabulous, though.

I haven't been knitting much, but I started a pair of socks. I'll probably post a pic here soon. In the mean time, I think I shall do some yoga before I go out to a party tonight. My back hurts like a bitch and I think stretching will do some good.

First post of '08, last FO of '07

Well, I promised I'd post here at least twice a week and this is my last opportunity to do so and not fail my resolution within the first few days of '08. Thankfully I do have things to share, like the scarf I knit my aunt:




Sorry I don't have any in-action pictures, I basically unpinned it moments before I ran out the door to catch the bus to send it out 1/2 an hour before the post office closed.

So, last Christmas my aunt had her hubby pay me $100 to make a scarf exactly like the one I was wearing. I said I would, of course. For a lace scarf that would take me around 15+ hours that's a deal I would only give to family.
-The yarn is from my aunt (errr....my dad's cousin but practically my aunt) Kathy who raises sheep, spins the wool and dyes it with natural dyes (for this yarn, it was wolf moss for yellow over dyed with indigo). My aunts are all in love with this yarn (and so am I!). It still smells like sheep and has a LOT of lanolin in it, which makes it a bit hard to work with and waterproof and WARM.
-The pattern is just a Tunisian Lace Insertion I found with a garter stitch border since the pattern itself is all knit with no purl rows.
-I used size 8 needles to make the pattern more open.

My dad was amazing for x-mas and he talked to Kathy and got me MORE yarn:





More wolfmoss/indigo and some just indigo. Enough for a sweater. I was just amazed when I saw it all. It smells soooo nice. I have plans for this yarn, oh yes I have plans:



But which color to use as the CC and which for the MC? Hmmmmm....ponderings ponderings