tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40180242009-02-21T02:25:35.892-08:00Booga JAll about me, my family, knitting, crafts, being a stay at home mom and having three cats.Julienoreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1060116842290611052003-08-05T13:54:00.000-07:002003-08-05T13:54:02.083-07:00I Moved!
Please see me at my new home:
http://boogaj.typepad.com/knitting/Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1059667413628217562003-07-31T09:03:00.000-07:002003-07-31T09:05:23.220-07:00Round and Round
I just love knitting in the round. No side seams to worry about, less purling, quick quick, quick! Fuchsia is flying along despite the smaller needles (US 5) and the ribbing. I actually like doing ribbing (this sweater is k3 p1), but I do think it is a bit slower than plain old knitting. And did I mention how much I like this yarn, even though it is 50% cotton?
Yesterday Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1059484417597921132003-07-29T06:13:00.000-07:002003-07-29T06:13:37.570-07:00eBay Auctions!
Any rubber stampers out there? I'm selling off part of my stash on eBay. There are Christmas and Holiday stamps here and a bunch of other stamps here. Thanks for looking!
Knitting news: I'm making good progress on Fuchsia. I just love knitting in the round!Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1059232160577065502003-07-26T08:09:00.000-07:002003-07-26T08:10:08.710-07:00Good Deal
I have absolutely no affiliation with KnitPicks, but I have ordered from them several times in the past and I think they are great. So, when I saw that Tahki New Tweed is one of their new special offers, I had to share. I bought 12 balls of this in a light blue color (at Knitter's Niche in Chicago) to make Blue Cardie and I just love the yarn. It is 70% merino wool, 15% silk, 11% Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1058895529639902772003-07-22T10:38:00.000-07:002003-07-22T10:39:06.603-07:00You asked for it!
Free Felted Bag Pattern
Enjoy!
Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1058816368272037132003-07-21T12:39:00.000-07:002003-07-21T12:45:52.330-07:00Kureyon Felting
Wednesday I came down with Startitis. Despite my previous bad experience with felting Kureyon, I decided to try again. This time things went right. It's okay to make mistakes, but it's really great when you learn from them. I love my new bag and it is happily carrying my current sock in progress.
Startitis struck again on Saturday:
Here is Fuchsia from the 2001 Dale of Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1058218466569859092003-07-14T14:34:00.000-07:002003-07-14T14:55:57.650-07:00Maude
Finished Maude yesterday and she fits like a glove. I'll model it later in the week perhaps. Now I am anticipating my next project -- but what should it be? Decisions, decisions.
*Beer note*
Bottled our beer last night. Not as difficult as I feared, but quite a bit of beer apparently got on my tennis shoes. I noticed this while sitting at the Joliet Public Library's storytime Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1057876752019195532003-07-10T15:39:00.000-07:002003-07-11T08:04:11.220-07:00Froggin', Finishin' & Spinnin'
I know, the picture has nothing to do with the title, but it's been so cloudy here that I couldn't get a decent picture.
Froggin' -- Laurel Hill is no more. I got out the swift and spun away all my hard work. So what will the 20 skeins of dark olive green Jo Sharp wool become? Probably not another Jo Sharp design. I recently purchased A Season's Tale by Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1057674538866595502003-07-08T07:28:00.000-07:002003-07-08T07:29:11.216-07:00TypePad Here I Come!
Did you know that there is a new blog tool coming? It's called TypePad and it's from the makers of Movable Type. I have been chosen as a beta tester for this new service and you can see the TypePad version of my blog here. Let me know what you think by leaving me a comment on my new blog!Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1057591564150334852003-07-07T08:26:00.000-07:002003-07-07T08:27:06.313-07:00Decoupage and Beer
It was a very busy weekend! I finally felt like doing some spring cleaning and I found this box that I got at IKEA a while ago and decided to decoupage it. I just took some decoupage medium that I had sitting around and a bunch of origami paper and went to work. I'm pretty happy with the results and it was very easy to do. Here's what the box looked like before:
Last Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1057188066141069162003-07-02T16:21:00.000-07:002003-07-02T16:23:54.853-07:00Summer Reading
Finally got around to getting the Knitting Blogger's Reading Group button uploaded. The first book is going to be The Life of Pi by Yann Martal which I read a while back. That's okay because now I will be free to re-read East of Eden by John Steinbeck for the third (I think?) time. I re-read The Grapes of Wrath last year, so I was due to re-read East of Eden even if Oprah Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-1056648313939134862003-06-26T10:25:00.000-07:002003-06-26T10:27:54.266-07:00Mission Accomplished!
I'm so proud! I actually started a project and worked on it until I completed it without a)starting another project b)working on another project or c)buying more yarn for another project! The WIP list remains stable. I really want to get back to working with some wool, but Maude is calling my name. Hopefully another FO in the near future?!?
Oh yeah -- the socks. They Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-959815282003-06-24T07:27:00.000-07:002003-06-24T07:27:13.320-07:00Thanks!
Just wanted to say Thanks to Anna at Anna Knits for her nifty blog stuff! You can see that I added the scrolling buttons at the left. How cool is that?Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-959564052003-06-23T12:49:00.000-07:002003-06-23T12:49:22.296-07:00Antiques and Spinning
Well, I got a little bit of the Lorna's spun up and here it is! What is that thing it's on, you ask? That's an old weaving loom bobbin/shuttle thingy that I got at the Sandwich Antique Fair last month for a couple of bucks. Yesterday we went to the antique fair again and I got this:
A cute little Frankoma pitcher in Prairie Green. I bargained the seller down to $20, Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-958952912003-06-21T09:38:00.000-07:002003-06-21T09:47:08.000-07:002 for 1
I've decided that in order to decrease my pile of WIP's, I need to finish 2 projects of every 1 that I start. So, here is the second completed item of the week -- Cascade Fixation short socks. I just took a regular sock pattern and instead of making a regular length cuff, I did K2P2 ribbing for about an inch. I think I have enough yarn left over to make a pair for my 2 1/2 yr old.
Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-958358362003-06-19T11:31:00.000-07:002003-06-19T11:31:43.000-07:00Cat Troubles
Happy news first. I finished the Mountain Colors Treasure Pouch and it was a lot of fun to make. I highly recommend it as one of those instant gratification projects.
And now for the sad new. It all started innocently enough. Pete and I have been wanting a LitterMaid Litter Box for quite a while. So we splurged and bought one last week. It arrived, I set it up and all three Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-957608832003-06-17T10:54:00.000-07:002003-06-17T10:59:11.000-07:00Autumn?
I did a little dyeing last week, with yarn this time instead of roving. I used some Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride in Frost White and lanaset dyes. This was made using the cold pour method. (I couldn't find a good link for this. Next time I'll document and create a "dyeing instructions" page.) I really like it! But what will it become?
Speaking of hand dyed yarn, take a look at Rob's Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-956626142003-06-14T08:41:00.000-07:002003-06-14T11:19:16.000-07:00Trade?
I've been in yarn acquisition mode lately and I have run out of room! I would love for this yarn to go to a good home -- make me an offer! It is Wildfoote Luxury Sock Yarn from Brown Sheep. And you don't have to take all 12 -- if you only want 2 or 4 or whatever, that's fine. The colors in the picture are pretty good, I think. Email Me!Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-955970312003-06-12T10:24:00.000-07:002003-06-12T10:25:30.000-07:00Happy Anniversary to Us!
It's been four wonderful years! Here we are at the big event -- our wedding was incredible! People are still talking about it. We had the reception at an old theater and we had a swing band (more like an orchestra -- 17 people I think?) A good time was had by all! It's a very important memory for me not only because I married the greatest guy EVER, but also because Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-954795142003-06-09T13:42:00.000-07:002003-06-09T13:44:50.000-07:00Yarn Adventure!
I'm back from Milwaukee and Theresa & I had a great time checking out some yarn stores. As you can see I did get some goodies! Let me tell you how important store models are. . . I bought all that Svale and the pattern from Dalegarn to make the sweater on the cover because I saw and touched the store model that was hanging by the yarn.
On the right is some Blue Sky Alpaca Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-953830782003-06-06T12:43:00.000-07:002003-06-06T12:44:45.000-07:00The reason for a raglan. . .
Here's the reason that I wanted to design a raglan cardie. It's all because I wanted a cable up the sleeve that went all the way to the neck edge. Sheesh! What a lot of work for a little detail. Did I mention that this is the first sweater I have ever knit. And here I am designing it myself. I hope it actually fits when I'm all done!
And now Theresa and I are Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-953029312003-06-04T15:11:00.000-07:002003-06-04T15:11:47.000-07:00Pretty Bags
My Rowan Newsletter came today and there was an article on cushion kits from Debbie Abrahams. So, I checked out her website and she also has some really cute bag kits. I already have her book, 100 Afghan Squares to Knit, so I think I might try to convert some of the squares into bags and pillows!
Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-952452712003-06-03T10:28:00.000-07:002003-06-03T10:30:48.000-07:00More Cardie & eBay
Well, I did get quite a bit done on the cardie this weekend. I finished one half of the front and I have a good portion of one arm completed. It's more fun to knit when you are designing it yourself!
What is it about eBay? I mean, this is over $100 worth of yarn and I got it for $25 -- pretty good deal, right? But what am I going to do with it?!? I'm thinking Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-950973172003-05-30T14:32:00.000-07:002003-05-30T14:32:24.236-07:00Blue Cardie
Just finished the back of the blue cardie that I am designing. I think it turned out pretty well. It's just a simple raglan cardigan with a seed stitch border at the bottom and a little bit of side shaping.
In other news, I think I'm going to have to rip out Laurel Hill. After losing 50lbs, I think it's just going to be too large. Better to cut my losses than to finish it and Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018024.post-950391642003-05-29T09:16:00.000-07:002003-05-29T09:18:05.000-07:00One Skein Done!
Finished one skein. I really need to think about getting a spinning wheel!
On a bloggy note. . . Pete found a nifty little graphical browser thingy from Google. It basically shows all the links from one page to another in a graph form. Kind of fun to play around with!
I have been on a reading kick (so not too much knitting is getting done.) I finished 2 books in the last Julienoreply@blogger.com