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Archive for December, 2007

Res-un-lution

I have a goal. I want to grow over the next year. See, I have a plan. This coming year will be about me. I have been a Wife and a Mother for the last few years and I have thrown myself into those very important jobs, but 2008 will be the year that I will make some changes and work on me.

 To this end, in 2008,

1. I will become a better knitter. I pledge to choose projects that expand my abilities and take me out of my comfort zone. This is my year of lace, the Venezia pullover, and Henley Perfected…

2. I also want to become a more versatile designer. I will move away from socks and accessories and take chances on sweater patterns in a variety of sizes.

3. I will spend more time working on my own personal fitness goals. I will start taking better care of myself. This means less take out and more whole grains. Less mindless television and couch lumping and more yoga and weight training.

4. And, finally, I will spend more time working on becoming a positive person. I will try to nag those I love less and go with the flow more. I will put 100% into everything I do, including making sure I get enough of the things I need.

 I am considering this a commitment. Not a resolution. Resolutions are meant to be broken. 2008 is the year of me.

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Another Good Meme…

I saw this on another blog and enjoyed it, so here you go…

The First Day of the Month Meme

This meme requires you to post the first sentence of the first blog post of the month…. sort of shows where I have been over the course of the year. 

January: “I am finally feeling better.” 

 I was pretty sick for the last few months of 2006 and into the beginning of 2007. Being pregnant this time around was hard work.

February: “OK, as usual, I am the last to the party again.”

I continually find myself one of the last people to knit somthing popular. Clapotis, Jaywalkers, etc.

March: “Well, I have hit the mid point pregnancy wise.”

This seems so far away. I really have to admit, I miss being pregnant.

April: “I have been dying to start the Chevron scarf that everyone seems to be doing right now using 2 skeins of Socks that Rock, and since we happened to be in Edmonton this weekend, and since River City Yarns happens to be the only store in Western Canada that stocks STR, I just had to get some.”

Apparently April was a month kick started by a run-on sentence…

May: “Since it’s Friday, I figured I would show you something pretty.”

Another Fo. Yea.

June: “Another day and another baby project done.”

I worked on baby projects all summer in hopes of being able to dress Monkey in hand knits all winter.

July: “Not here. I am still waiting.”

I couldn’t wait to meet Monkey. She still managed to make me wait a few extra days before she showed up.

August: “Oh yes, the finished socks are currently winging their way to my sockapalooza pal and I can’t wait to see if they fit.”

 This swap was the one which ended all swaps for me.

September: “Well, we went to the wedding this weekend and while it was a wonderful affair, I am extremely tired and so is Husband.”

We were lucky enough to be able to attend good friends of ours wedding. It was wonderful and the icing on the cake was that Monkey slept for 4 hours so we could dance the night away.

October: ” Two weeks ago, I managed to get one of the last copies of Cat’s new book – New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One at my LYS and it was such a treat to open the book and know instantly that almost every single sock design (and let me tell you, there are a ton) was something that would not only give me a beautiful and well designed pair of socks, but would also expand my knitting skills and open my mind to a completely new way of making socks.”

Apparently, October also began with a run on sentence.

November: “Just a few random things this Thursday to report.”

Halloween, endpaper mitts, and baby cardigans captured my attention at the beginning of this month…

December: “Whew, another finished project off the needles.”

I tend to start and work on a number of projects at the same time. This means a lot of long stretches without any FO’s and then bang… FO’s everywhere…
Wow, my life over the last year in a few sentences. Seems pretty inconsequential in comparison to what has really happened over the last year. A new baby, a lost tooth, a birthday party for a 5 year old, and a new home for good, furry, felines. I wonder what the new year will bring?

Merry Christmas all. I hope that everyone has a wonderful day full of family and good food. See you in the New Year.

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I wanted to share a picture or two of the new Anemoi mitts that I have been working on, but it turns out that when I don’t get enough sleep, I also lose all ability to take any photographs whatsoever. But, since I can’t talk about the mitts without at least showing you something, I am going to show you the photos. Please don’t heckle too loudly…

 The Front:

 

 The Back:

 

 See what I mean? Not great, but at least the colors are fairly true to life. I am really digging these mittens! I am using Louet Gems (my new favorite yarn for this type of project) and they knit up fairly smoothly (once I jogged my brain into remembering how to do fair isle).

I do believe that they are going to fit like a dream. I can already tell. I am planning to make one more pair after these with a lighter background color. I think I prefer them lighter, but these will be my dressy back to work mitts and they must match my burgundy scarf and black coat.

I am still working to finish a number of other projects still hanging onto my needles, but these have taken priority for the moment. Hopefully I can stick with them and get them off the needles in record time…

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Bunny Tuesday

 This edition of Bunny Tuesday brought to you by The Toothfairy who visited our house Sunday night. As you can see, she was thrilled! Of course, once she realized that The Toothfairy would take her tooth, she became somewhat agitated. I attempted to calm her down for the rest of the day. No dice. She was pretty upset! Luckily, The Toothfairy had a plan. She left the tooth for Bunny’s baby book and requested that she be allowed to take the rest for babies who needed them. She also left $2.00. Upon waking, Bunny was thrilled to discover that there was $2.00 left for her, but beyond insulted that the tooth had been left behind. Sigh. Poor fairy.  

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Monkey Monday

Whew, another finished project off the needles.

The Front:                                                                                                                                         

  

And the back:

 Pattern: Chunky Tweed Cardigan – Last Minute Knitted Gifts

Yarn: Rowan Summer Tweed – 2 skeins Dew & 1 Skein Oats

Modifications: The pattern is written with the edging stopping at the bottom front. I modified this to make the edging continous around the front edges for a cleaner look.

Next up for Monkey is the Tulip Cardigan. Can’t wait to cast on for that!

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