I have had only one experience frogging a premade sweater. It was royal blue cotton that ended up not working well. That ended up being a good thing once I realized that a good portion of it was stained and so would be the yarn.
I'm not discourage and now, esp w the thought of buying wool yarn right now is not practical - stupid state of the ecomony causing tons of layoffs incl hitting the MBMY household. A and I had a girls' day out and went thrifting on Saturday which is always fun though having a plan is even better than finding the late 80s/early 90s fushia prom dress by chance. I ended up finding some nice wool or wool blend sweaters with the most expensive being $2. (It would probably be a good 3x that for just one skein. I haven't gotten too too too into buying merino but from what I've heard it's not cheap.) They all look like the seams will come apart pretty easily esp since one is already. The black one has flat black buttons coming up the sleeves a good 4 inches from the wrists that are in good condition as well.
If this all goes well then I will be adding a yarn counter to the ball winder on my knitting related wish list.
Overall it's a good thing, recycling, reusing, economical. Plus I want to do before/after pix of what it was and what it become. Also then I can make some wacky stuff like felted cat beds - though I think they will still velcro themselves to my large afghan. I swear they get mad when I want to use it sometimes.
I'm thinking of starting up the 365 again, or rather restart. With the winter funk leading to the plague of a cold that I had and took forever to get rid of, the stress of the layoff and everything else, the thought of taking a picture of myself daily didn't seem that important. Plus the dark circles under my eyes were not what I had wanted to remember and document. I have some ideas for photos to add and an idea or two for a clones shot which I always enjoy seeing people do.
I didn't get a chance to really start talking to anyone in the group which I regret. I know it was just a short time that I posted in it but some of the people in it look really interesting and their work is just plain amazing. I find it inspirational when I see other peoples art/handiwork etc.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Catching up on a few missed tuesdays
It's been a stressful and tiring few weeks. I kept intending to post but when I'd get home or think of it there'd be something else that needed attention or I just wanted to veg out.
10 Least Liked Foods
1. Liver & Onions - just the smell of them ruins my appetite - YUCK!
2. Rare meat - not like dripping blood rare but not cooked well enough in my opinion - the texture just grosses me out
3. Diet 7up - tech not food but still not tasty - reminds me of rubbing alchohol
4. Soybean butter - with a peanut allergy I thought it might be a good replacement, I was wrong
5. Soyjoy bars - again w soy and sooo gross - one bite not even able to be swallowed and straight into the garbage can
6. Cauliflower - it's a smell thing, reminds me of stinky feet
7. Aged blue cheese - makes me sick
8. Beets - gaggggggg
9. Raw onions - cooked are fine
10. Peanuts = allergic but not severly luckily
10 Things on Your "To-Do" List
1. Go hiking when weather is nice - Starved Rock and/or Matthiessen
2. Set up other curio cabinet with photos souvineers etc
3. Plant flowers
4. Hang/frame misc art/pix
5. Paint the upstairs landing
6. Get bike turned up/fender on
7. Actually get out on the bike trails
8. Get back to a more regular fitness schedule
9. Sign up for library summer reading program for adults
10. Go through stuff and sell at L's garage sale/donate what I don't need
10 Least Liked Foods
1. Liver & Onions - just the smell of them ruins my appetite - YUCK!
2. Rare meat - not like dripping blood rare but not cooked well enough in my opinion - the texture just grosses me out
3. Diet 7up - tech not food but still not tasty - reminds me of rubbing alchohol
4. Soybean butter - with a peanut allergy I thought it might be a good replacement, I was wrong
5. Soyjoy bars - again w soy and sooo gross - one bite not even able to be swallowed and straight into the garbage can
6. Cauliflower - it's a smell thing, reminds me of stinky feet
7. Aged blue cheese - makes me sick
8. Beets - gaggggggg
9. Raw onions - cooked are fine
10. Peanuts = allergic but not severly luckily
10 Things on Your "To-Do" List
1. Go hiking when weather is nice - Starved Rock and/or Matthiessen
2. Set up other curio cabinet with photos souvineers etc
3. Plant flowers
4. Hang/frame misc art/pix
5. Paint the upstairs landing
6. Get bike turned up/fender on
7. Actually get out on the bike trails
8. Get back to a more regular fitness schedule
9. Sign up for library summer reading program for adults
10. Go through stuff and sell at L's garage sale/donate what I don't need
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ten on Tuesday: 10 Songs You Hate
1. Send in the Clowns - Judy Collins (shudders)
2. Anything by Rush - it makes me want to break things.
3. Anything by Soulja Boy. He can't spell (and I really do not care if I spell his name right either) or use proper grammar to the extent that it is overdone and just plain annoying. My brain can't rearrange/replace letters fast enough. Again, it makes me want to break things.
4. Metallica - Turn the Page.
5. Anything w too much autotune or that odd synthesizer vocals. Sing people... for real.
6. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion Flagline practice to this song was bad enough. The beginning makes me want to swing a large sequined flag over my head while kneeling in mud.
Then IT was part of concert band.
7. Mmmbop - Hanson. Earworm atroscity that is now stuck in my head. Grr.
8. Angel - Sarah McLaughlin. I used to love this song. It used to be able to be seen as somewhat romantic until is got used for tragedies and dog/pet related commercials.
9. Hero - Enrique Ingelsias. It makes me cry no matter what.
10. Party in My Tummy - Yo Gabba Gabba. Annoying and why don't they chew the food that goes to the party. That's a choking hazard.
1. Send in the Clowns - Judy Collins (shudders)
2. Anything by Rush - it makes me want to break things.
3. Anything by Soulja Boy. He can't spell (and I really do not care if I spell his name right either) or use proper grammar to the extent that it is overdone and just plain annoying. My brain can't rearrange/replace letters fast enough. Again, it makes me want to break things.
4. Metallica - Turn the Page.
5. Anything w too much autotune or that odd synthesizer vocals. Sing people... for real.
6. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion Flagline practice to this song was bad enough. The beginning makes me want to swing a large sequined flag over my head while kneeling in mud.
Then IT was part of concert band.
7. Mmmbop - Hanson. Earworm atroscity that is now stuck in my head. Grr.
8. Angel - Sarah McLaughlin. I used to love this song. It used to be able to be seen as somewhat romantic until is got used for tragedies and dog/pet related commercials.
9. Hero - Enrique Ingelsias. It makes me cry no matter what.
10. Party in My Tummy - Yo Gabba Gabba. Annoying and why don't they chew the food that goes to the party. That's a choking hazard.
Friday, March 13, 2009
...that never ends...
I am working on a scarf that has channelled Lamb Chop though I am not talking about the fleecy wisecracking hand puppet. I'm talking about the theme from the show. The scarf has taken it, altered the lyrics and is now mocking me.
This is the scarf that never ends
Yes it goes on and on my friend
Some gal started knitting it
Thinking what a simple pattern it was
And she'll continue knitting it
Forever just because...
(Repeat forever with tempo matching the speed of my needles.)
I thought it was a good idea. A "simple" 4 x 4 rib is something I really like due to it being straightforward in style with just enough of a wavey flow to it. On size 10- or in this case 10- 1/2 needles, it's deep enough to give room for smooshing yet not too deep where you look like some sort of creature is strangling you. I made myself one in a light grey years go. I thought I was safe.
I got the yarn I needed and got to work. Then there was the hiatus. I saw hiatus when I should say lull. Realistically I should say that they only yarn out was the random skeins stuck in the bookshelf ( and their removal made P, my husband very pleased.) Wedding plans, getting settled into new house, and changing random legal things from a name no one could pronounce or spell to a more "standard" name took the scarf's time. It got some time but not enough to please it so it got angry.
It now mocks me. If a scarf could tisk I think it would. Rather it just makes sure the yarn tangles up enough when I get on a roll. I knitted and knitted. Then it was two WIPs so I knitted and I knitted. The second, the baby wrap blanket soon was abandoned once it was almost done and resembled more of a baby taco than the baby burrito is was hinted at by a similar pattern. I know my gauge was right. I think the scarf did it. It scared it.
Knit knit knit knit growl knit knit knit. Check progress.... oh look if two inches. Check clock....oh look it's time for bed, well 2 hours ago. I get discouraged and of course that means new WIP. The Hawks scarf just flies after a slight snag being losing bamboo circulars and a supersaver skein of black yarn. (I think it was a sign bc then I knit it double strand and it was just right.) Even throughout tho the scarf is out and worked on. It continues to mock me.
So now it is again one of two WIPS. One can wait a bit since garter stitch is something that always works when watching television. It's up on the shelf not quick hidden since A, my best friend "found" it last night. It really needs to go in the closet where it is out of sight.
I am determined to finish the scarf though. Two late nights of "thinking" I would have it done ended up with it having a yarney victory and me heading upstairs to bed bleary eyed and muttering once again that I'd finish it tomorrow.
....on and on my friend.... hm hm hmmm hm hmmm....
This is the scarf that never ends
Yes it goes on and on my friend
Some gal started knitting it
Thinking what a simple pattern it was
And she'll continue knitting it
Forever just because...
(Repeat forever with tempo matching the speed of my needles.)
I thought it was a good idea. A "simple" 4 x 4 rib is something I really like due to it being straightforward in style with just enough of a wavey flow to it. On size 10- or in this case 10- 1/2 needles, it's deep enough to give room for smooshing yet not too deep where you look like some sort of creature is strangling you. I made myself one in a light grey years go. I thought I was safe.
I got the yarn I needed and got to work. Then there was the hiatus. I saw hiatus when I should say lull. Realistically I should say that they only yarn out was the random skeins stuck in the bookshelf ( and their removal made P, my husband very pleased.) Wedding plans, getting settled into new house, and changing random legal things from a name no one could pronounce or spell to a more "standard" name took the scarf's time. It got some time but not enough to please it so it got angry.
It now mocks me. If a scarf could tisk I think it would. Rather it just makes sure the yarn tangles up enough when I get on a roll. I knitted and knitted. Then it was two WIPs so I knitted and I knitted. The second, the baby wrap blanket soon was abandoned once it was almost done and resembled more of a baby taco than the baby burrito is was hinted at by a similar pattern. I know my gauge was right. I think the scarf did it. It scared it.
Knit knit knit knit growl knit knit knit. Check progress.... oh look if two inches. Check clock....oh look it's time for bed, well 2 hours ago. I get discouraged and of course that means new WIP. The Hawks scarf just flies after a slight snag being losing bamboo circulars and a supersaver skein of black yarn. (I think it was a sign bc then I knit it double strand and it was just right.) Even throughout tho the scarf is out and worked on. It continues to mock me.
So now it is again one of two WIPS. One can wait a bit since garter stitch is something that always works when watching television. It's up on the shelf not quick hidden since A, my best friend "found" it last night. It really needs to go in the closet where it is out of sight.
I am determined to finish the scarf though. Two late nights of "thinking" I would have it done ended up with it having a yarney victory and me heading upstairs to bed bleary eyed and muttering once again that I'd finish it tomorrow.
....on and on my friend.... hm hm hmmm hm hmmm....
Thursday, February 19, 2009
this blog interrupts your cold scheduled napping
I'm starting to feel human again. After getting hit by a really bad cold, I've been worn out the past few days. I know now I had been fighting it, on a minor level, for quite some time. I just didn't realize it til now.
My knitting has been on hiatus. When I know I'm fully rid of this, I'll pick it back up. Plus I know not wanting to pick it up was part of not feeling well.
I'm done w the 365 for now. A dead camera starting the pause and it just went from there. I think I'll just give it a few months and then start it again as around two. I wasn't happy w the photos and feeling a bit unininspired due to the limits of what I could do, esp night stuff w cold weather doesn't really work outside.
On a brighter note, we got the couch cover. No more red/green/gold plaid w the lighter gold filagree leaf. It's gonna be a nice grey-ey blue and much much much more soothing.
Ok time for another nap. I'm so glad I'm feeling better but I need to remember not to push myself thinking I'm 100%.
My knitting has been on hiatus. When I know I'm fully rid of this, I'll pick it back up. Plus I know not wanting to pick it up was part of not feeling well.
I'm done w the 365 for now. A dead camera starting the pause and it just went from there. I think I'll just give it a few months and then start it again as around two. I wasn't happy w the photos and feeling a bit unininspired due to the limits of what I could do, esp night stuff w cold weather doesn't really work outside.
On a brighter note, we got the couch cover. No more red/green/gold plaid w the lighter gold filagree leaf. It's gonna be a nice grey-ey blue and much much much more soothing.
Ok time for another nap. I'm so glad I'm feeling better but I need to remember not to push myself thinking I'm 100%.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Ten for Tuesday... and then some
10 Favorite Children's Movies - in no particular order
1. Labyrinth
2. ET
3. Peter Pan
4. The Little Mermaid
5. Hocus Pocus
6. Gremlins
7. Alice in Wonderland
8. Pippi Longstockings
9. The Neverending Story
10. Beetlejuice
I am sooohappy it is finally Spring confused with this weather. It is not February weather whatsoever but I am enjoying it.
1. Labyrinth
2. ET
3. Peter Pan
4. The Little Mermaid
5. Hocus Pocus
6. Gremlins
7. Alice in Wonderland
8. Pippi Longstockings
9. The Neverending Story
10. Beetlejuice
I am sooo
Sunday, February 8, 2009
It's string cheese but not that stringy
I'm always looking for new good food and when it involves cheese that always adds to it. I shop at Aldi and won't deny it. Why pay extra for food when there are tons of really good stuff there as well? PLUS I saw something on tv about Aldi and how there are a lot of name brand stuff that starts out in the same place as the stuff there. Hmmmm markup much? Sooo I picked up the Fit & Active string cheese. It's good but not as string-ing as I had thought. I'd still get it again though.
The Fit & Active Southwest Veggie stuffed sandwich + mexican cheese sprinkled on top and melted + Louisiana Hot Sauce = YUM!
As you can see I've been food/receipe hunting more so lately. I don't deny we ate good stuff before but after awhile when you look at a lot of the packaged/frozen food it's a bit scary. Healthy vs "non" has been more of a focus. I'm not giving up junk food or sweets but if I can eat fresh pasta w some sort of a sauce vs the frozen kind in a bag I'm going fresh. It tastes so much better.
I joined one of the health/nutrition/food diary sites. I kept everything set as private since it's more so a me thing rather than using forums and whatnot, not that I don't read them after all. As above, we ate healthy which is good (YAY!) but we are even more so now (YAY YAY YAY!)
I haven't knitted as much as I have liked to lately. I was sick for awhile again and feared to contaminate any of the stuff I was making. I'll pick it up again soon.
We got a couch that needs a cover and throw pillows. Joann Fabrics has some really cute patterns and I'm thinking to try my hand at sewing. If I make it patchwork based I don't think it'd be too too hard.
The Fit & Active Southwest Veggie stuffed sandwich + mexican cheese sprinkled on top and melted + Louisiana Hot Sauce = YUM!
As you can see I've been food/receipe hunting more so lately. I don't deny we ate good stuff before but after awhile when you look at a lot of the packaged/frozen food it's a bit scary. Healthy vs "non" has been more of a focus. I'm not giving up junk food or sweets but if I can eat fresh pasta w some sort of a sauce vs the frozen kind in a bag I'm going fresh. It tastes so much better.
I joined one of the health/nutrition/food diary sites. I kept everything set as private since it's more so a me thing rather than using forums and whatnot, not that I don't read them after all. As above, we ate healthy which is good (YAY!) but we are even more so now (YAY YAY YAY!)
I haven't knitted as much as I have liked to lately. I was sick for awhile again and feared to contaminate any of the stuff I was making. I'll pick it up again soon.
We got a couch that needs a cover and throw pillows. Joann Fabrics has some really cute patterns and I'm thinking to try my hand at sewing. If I make it patchwork based I don't think it'd be too too hard.
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