tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72477322008-07-06T15:49:15.971-06:00Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comBlogger461125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-41004067302647068252008-07-06T00:22:00.007-06:002008-07-06T00:22:00.310-06:00

I finished 9 squares in June. I had to have 9 of these squares done in time for our CWKK weekend, so that I could exchange them with everyone who was participating. Here are the squares I received: (clockwise from top left: Jeni, Terrie, Kelly, Genia, Mary Kay, and Michelle--thanks ladies!) In addition, I finished two more(the bright pink one is actually from Stacey for Little Diva's

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I finished Rage's socks. A few months ago he went through my Socks That Rock stash and found a skein of lightweight in the Lapis colorway and he insisted that I make him socks with it. He loves them(he wanted a pair so he could "skate" around the kitchen like his sister does with her handknit socks). Stats: Yarn: STR lightweight in Lapis Needles: size 2 dpns Pattern: Classic Beginnings Socks for

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Last weekend, I was lucky enough to be invited to attend our knitting group's annual trip to the mountains for a weekend of knitting, laughing, and eating which has been dubbed Camp WannaKnitKnit. It is the highlight of my summer. Here's what you need to make it happen: Knitters: 14 awesome knitters and great friends! An idyllic setting: Yarn(to knit with, to admire/fondle, etc.): Food:

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-78997339278497802282008-07-01T11:56:00.002-06:002008-07-01T11:58:35.647-06:00

First of all I cannot believe it's July. Pictures will follow later. June Goals, revisited: Knitting: **I need to finish 7 Skully Barn Raising Squares--I finished 9--7 skully and two others **I'm only working on stuff that is already on the needles this month, no new cast-ons--DONE Stitching: **QS Swimming with Dolphins SAL Weekend(13-16)--Nope, my last weekend to opt out of. **Provence

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Here's the minimal progress I made this last weekend on my Provence Sampler for the HAEDless SAL. Since I have allowed myself to come to terms with the fact that is piece is off center, I am actually enjoying stitching on it. I love working with just one color--it goes so quickly. But I won't be giving up my big a$$ projects in the near future, no worries there, the single color ones are a

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-23872235267137812592008-06-24T08:00:00.000-06:002008-06-24T08:00:00.395-06:00

A tradition over at the HAED BB is the Fairy Day SAL and this year the SAL is a long one because Fairy Day falls on a Tuesday. I usually cannot participate in the SAL because I am not stitching on a fairy piece BUT that is about to change. Today, I'll be starting a new piece containing not one but two fairies. Right now there is nothing to see but there will be by next week :)

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-23486010926252875682008-06-14T08:00:00.000-06:002008-06-14T08:16:00.965-06:00

I think most of the Denver area knitting community will be knitting at Estes, but I will be here with the kiddos(I'm trying to save money for some Opal Harry Potter yarn in the fall). I'll do my part and either knit at the park or the pool or both :) Enjoy the day!!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-22497730891658298952008-06-12T15:40:00.000-06:002008-06-12T15:43:06.622-06:00

The last time I was in Disney World--10 years ago--the Disney pin trading thing was in its infancy. Well that is no more. Before we left we bought the kiddos each a lanyard and some starter pins(duplicates of the same pin so you have something to trade). I was excited for them because the Disney staff has to trade with you if they don't currently have your pin on their lanyard AND if you find a

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-85066800428396277032008-06-10T18:15:00.000-06:002008-06-10T18:15:57.082-06:00

We just got back from 6 days in Walt Disney World. Fun was had by almost all in our family. DH and I have always loved Disney so we knew we'd have a great time. It was the kiddos first time and we were both excited to share one of our favorite places with them. Diva LOVED it. Loved everything about it. She got scared on Expedition Everest, The Tower of Terror, and Test Track but she soldiered

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-66587084538305534402008-06-02T15:13:00.000-06:002008-06-02T15:13:01.635-06:00

May Wrap Up: Knitting: **at least 5 Barn Raising squares--FINISHED 10--yeah, that's right, T-E-N **Rage's Lapis socks--Finished one sock and got through the heel of the other Stitching: **QS Swimming with Dolphins SAL weekend(9-12)--DONE **Provence Sampler SAL weekend(16-19)--DONE Reading: **finish two books--DONE, I read 3 actually, both new books by Kresley Cole and Harlot's latest June

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-50496180234651448992008-05-29T10:43:00.001-06:002008-05-29T10:44:20.663-06:00

It's the monthly update on the Barn Raising Quilts. I got through 10 squares this month. I finished my experiment on exactly how many squares you can get out of one skein of lightweight Socks That Rock. The answer is almost six--as in I was one row and the bind off away from six. If you were really frugal with your ends, you could probably get six. I needed to know this because I have to make a

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-25755504147583420542008-05-27T09:53:00.000-06:002008-05-27T09:53:59.440-06:00

Every 4th weekend the HAED BB has a different themed SAL. This weekend's was a New Start SAL. All of you crafters out there know how hard it is to resist a new start. I started something new this weekend although technically I have had this start planned since January I just haven't started it yet. It's one of the pieces on my yearly goals list and since it is now almost(cough, cough)June I

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-67965779941073951282008-05-21T10:43:00.003-06:002008-05-21T10:48:39.532-06:00

This past weekend was the HAEDless Sampler SAL. I have been working on Provence Sampler using Caron Wildflowers in Flame. I think what is the most fun about this for me is that it seems to progress so quickly. You forget after you have stitched over 1 for a while how much faster stitching over 2 is. And, of course, there is the fact that this piece only uses one color. I think I am only

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-33411719833070276772008-05-15T10:16:00.000-06:002008-05-15T10:17:21.703-06:00

After the Wee Tiny Sock swap I still had the urge to make some tiny knitted things and I loved the idea of such a quick swap, so imagine how pleased I was to find the Reducio Sock swap on Ravelry. I signed up, made not one but two socks, got some goodies, sent my package on its way, and waited patiently for mine to arrive. Which it did yesterday, and here's the loot: All this fun stuff was from

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-35331540815366995122008-05-14T11:11:00.000-06:002008-05-14T11:11:03.764-06:00

So far I have only missed on month of the SAL Challenge. This weekend I did all my stitching on Monday night. And yes, I did get in 800 stitches. I was on a roll; I'm just trying to imagine how much I would have gotten done if I had stitched all weekend. Here's the progress: (after) (before--so you can get an idea of what 800 stitches is in the grand scheme of HAED stitching) **

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-9419624978633345162008-05-12T10:19:00.000-06:002008-05-12T10:19:15.684-06:00

This weekend seemed to go by especially fast. Friday I was out the with the knitting crew. And there was a Pens game which I dvr'd because I was out and apparently Rage decided he wanted to watch something else(ie. Spongebob)and decided to turn the channel he guaranteed that I only got to watch the first period of the game by turning the dvr off early. Saturday was just full of cleaning--

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-29759973756422639682008-05-08T11:15:00.002-06:002008-05-08T11:18:22.117-06:00

I was fishing around one of my bookshelves the other day and found this: So Many Books So Little Time A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson. This book does what I think any book should do, it made me love reading even more than I already do. One of the things I tried to impart to my students when I was teaching was a love of reading. And I tried to make them reflect on what they had read

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-72545914546821896692008-05-01T10:51:00.003-06:002008-05-01T10:58:35.530-06:00

April Wrap up: Knitting: **rainbow socks for Diva--DONE! **finish Clapotis--did I even touch the clapotis? Do I even know which knitting bag it's in? I think you get the idea. **make headway on at least one other WIP--DONE! I got a bunch of Barn Raising Squares done. Stitching: **QS Swimming with Dolphins--SAL Challenge Weekend(11-14)--DONE! **Provence Sampler--HAEDless Sampler SAL(18-21)--

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-23151385688581442572008-04-30T10:40:00.000-06:002008-04-30T10:39:46.780-06:00

I have not been able to pull myself away from my Barn Raising squares. I gave my first 10 a bath yesterday and pseudo blocked them. Here's Barn Raising Quilt 1(aka. the primarily Socks that Rock quilt): **clockwise from top left--Algae, Lucy, Nodding Violet, Fire on the Mountain, Tres Campy(a lone Hello Yarn square). Barn Raising Quilt 2(aka. Diva's/communal family leftover quilt): I am

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-26257014249010887652008-04-21T10:45:00.000-06:002008-04-21T10:45:16.998-06:00

Stitch-n-Snitch designed some fingerless gloves inspired by the Twilight Series of books. I've been wanting to make some since I saw the pattern and this weekend I took the plunge and managed to finish one while watching a movie Saturday night. The yarn is Knit Picks Swish which I happened to get a couple of skeins of in this Merlot Heather colorway. First, the yarn is SOOOOOOO soft. I just kept

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-46423032007683236512008-04-20T10:36:00.000-06:002008-04-20T10:36:55.343-06:00

As my stash is not really loaded with bright colors(which Diva is all about) I had to get a few skeins of stuff to brighten up her Barn Raising Blanket which I'm thinking will actually turn into the TV room Barn Raising Blanket--meaning it's for her, DH, and Rage--we'll see how that one goes over later. Otherwise I'll need to make a couple more blankets at some point(and no they probably won't

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-39104030642152932392008-04-19T14:44:00.000-06:002008-04-19T14:44:17.147-06:00

I finished Diva's "Stabbing" socks as I so lovingly refer to them. As you can see they are fraternal. Diva doesn't care and it made them more interesting and less labor intensive to knit. Stats: Yarn: Opal Pattern: Classic Beginnings Socks for the Family(Wyman) Needles: size 2 dpns Now I have some squares to knit and I need to work on my cross stitch sampler. I hope all of you have something

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-10398469853017074112008-04-15T10:48:00.001-06:002008-04-16T18:04:26.521-06:00

This weekend was the HAED SAL Challenge Weekend and I pulled out Swimming with Dolphins. I aimed for about 200 stitches per day and I averaged just a touch over that for the weekend. I feel like I made significant progress; she has an upper body now and that's always a good thing ;) **clickable thumbnail** On the knitting front. I had rattled off a few more Barn Raising Squares last week. Now

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-29941152310610621332008-04-09T20:14:00.003-06:002008-04-09T20:29:07.515-06:00

I received my Wee Tiny Sock on Monday. It traveled here all the way from the Netherlands. Femke made me a sock out of Regia cotton--a very springy sock indeed. It made my day. Thanks, Femke, I love it! Still no word if my sock has finished its trek to the other side of the world, stay tuned :)

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808624985463628695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247732.post-59886047695143286012008-04-08T09:39:00.001-06:002008-04-08T09:42:22.511-06:00

of this yarn ending up in shops over here? Because I NEED at least 2 skeins in each colorway. Not that I'm an obsessed fan or anything.

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