I have hands, why aren't I running the ship?!

hahahahaha
I remember hearing that when I was 13 and thinking it was fucking hilarious.

I need another set of hands if I somehow intend to crochet projects and blog about them at the same time. And update mystupid Myspace, and play PackRat on Facebook.

Honestly, I DID finish my TDF scarf. and never took pics.

And then became entirely engrossed in the Ravelympics, not to mention the actual Olympics, a vacation, and just enjoying life. Real life.

Balance. I'll get there. Right now, most of my life is really and actually occurring offline, with small jaunts into the weird world of teh internets. That is so ok with me after a long bout with self-absorption and avoidance. Hi!

So I'll EVENTUALLY post those finished object pictures of my Crochet-a-long projects, and update my Ravelry etc, but not today.

If I were to grow that other set of hands, my center of gravity would be thrown, and I'd need to re-learn how to attempt being centered. Cause that's a work in progress, that's for sure.

So think about this:

Heading to Paris

Not really, guys. It's my metaphor for almost being done with my KAL/CAL project. Not that I've been blogging much about it, or contacting my team leader. I'm new to the K/C AL scene, after all. Not to mention socially challenged.

But I've been steadily working away at the Arrows stole on evenings and mornings this week. I've been on vacation from work, so have had the fortune of getting to watch a.m. coverage of the Tour this final week. Phil and Paul from my Versus coverage have kept me in the race; "dancing on the pedals" and "avoiding the road furniture" describe my pace. Bobke might say I was "a strong, consistent rider with enormous potential." ha!

I finished the main body of the stole during stage 17, the punishing and grueling rise to L'Alpe-d'Huez. Like my 'team', AG2R, I'm just plugging away quietly at the course. I was surprised to see that they are in 2nd place as a team. They are hardly mentioned on any given day, but continue to work a solid race. I see why they are the winners of many other (not so famous) races. I just checked: two of their riders are in the top 10 standings of this tour. And no one noticed.

Here's my Russian fave: Vladimir Efimkin



Now I'm fiddling with the border. I wasn't sure I would even do the border on the long sides of the piece, since I really loathe picots, and this amounts to a whole lot of picots. I even looked up alternative borders to try, but nothing seemed right for this piece. Why mess with the pattern? I've already possibly butchered it by adding the beads...I truly hope the designer is not displeased with my choice. I love her work, and I certainly want to do this stole justice.

So, by my calculations, I should have the last side of border done tonight. Tomorrow morning at the latest. But it has to be by then, as we head to the beach for the day, and lace is not something not easily hooked with a brisk offshore breeze. Blocking should be taking place concurrent with the time trial...a complete contradiction. They'll be racing the clock, and I'll be waiting for moisture to dry.

Where's my team car?

Ack. I was nearing the finish of the first half of the Arrows Stole, when my beading needle broke. Well, it's not really a true beading needle since I couldn't find one at JoAnn Crafts; it was a needle threader I was using instead. And it was flimsy.

Regardless, it's broken, and now I really need the right tools. It's like trying to ride a Huffy in the Tour, when everyone else has Specialized. I guess I'm off to the craft store(s) tomorrow, to find a proper beading needle or wire. I will not withdraw from the race like AG2R La Mondial's John Gradet! I race on!

smell my bag

I posted this on Ravelry in the 'Namaste Love Group' (not to be confused with the 'Knitting Bag Lust' group I have also joined.) - but I make my appeal to all, far and wide, beyond the boundaries of the Ravelry community.

HELP!

So I found an inexpensive Namaste Laguna in charcoal on Ebay and snatched it up. It was promptly shipped and delivered to my job. I left positive feedback for the seller, and did a happy dance of handbag joy. (you know the one, you've done it too.)

A couple of days pass. I don't immediately use my new (used) bag because I can't figure out how to explain the appearance of a new handbag to my husband. ("you know, the Pocket Book Fairy came to see me today" just won't work)

So, I can't stand it any longer, and decide I MUST use my new fabulous bag. I'll stick with the Fairy story and take my licks.

BUT. (there's always a but)

I started putting things in my bag. I went out for a walk with it. I returned to work. I took my glasses out of my bag. THEN it hit me: the unusual odor of...what..is...it? omg. I think my bag must have had a *dead fish* in it. Or maybe a live one, I don't know. I did buy it second-hand. Who knows what the first hand put in there. It definitely was not yarn. Maybe a bunch of seacell, but I can't be sure.

This is perhaps why it was such a bargain on Ebay. (?) I made everyone in my office smell the bag. Everyone at my job now dislikes me, for making them smell my fish bag. ("Hey, this smells awful. You've GOT to smell it.") Noses scrunch up at me now. They already thought I was a nut case with all the yarn.

So, I guess the question is: how do I rid the bag of the smell? Returning it is not an option, I love the style too much, and I already gave glowing feedback.





What shall I do? I put a bag of aromatic herbs that I purchased at the CTSF in there, but now it smells like I'm baking a trout with lavender in the bottom of this thing.

Dry cleaner? Baking soda? Febreeze? Cedar chips? Odor Eaters? Always Maxi Pads to absorb odor? I'm not kidding, I'll try anything.

Time trials.

Cruising along on my Tour De France KAL/CAL. I'm thinking now that this might have been too easy to do for the Polka Dot Jersey. I've finished 2 of the 6 sections in just 3 days of the race.

So...in order to 'challenge' myself even more, I decided to modify the pattern slightly: by adding clear beads (I've never beaded anything before) to the Section III motifs. I only have size 6 on hand. I think it will work, and add to the drape of the stole when finished and blocked. I plan on also beading in the border on the short edges, too.

Here's side 1, Section I:


Side 1, Section II:


And Side 1, Section III, a pattern and a quarter (or so) repeat, with beading begun.


At this pace, I might whip out another stole before the race is over. (Okay, no need to go crazy, Suzy.)

Meanwhile, the actual race goes on. My team is struggling, and have only one rider in the top 30 at this time. The new American teams are making a good show of it, and the usual riders are predictably placing. No surprises yet, few crashes, no doping, no controversies to speak of. All in all, a good, interesting race so far. The mountains will once again make or break men, soon enough.

It's funny, but watching the Tour makes me ride my own bike harder. I think of words like "cadence." I push myself more. I sweat more, yay! I think: "shit, if those guys can ride a bike for 5 hours at a time, I can make it home in less than 17 minutes. Woot!

King of the Mountains

Help! I need opinions on a color choice for this project. I bought some Knit Pics Shadow in Vineyard (purple) and Malabrigo Lace in Emerald Blue. (variegated) I LOOOVE the Malabrigo in touch, but I'm concerned that the variegated color will detract from the pattern. Opinions? I did a swatch of each and I'm just torn up!

Knit Pics Shadow in Vineyard, 100% Merino


Malabrigo Lace in Emerald Blue, 100% Baby Merino




I've tried pleading with my husband to help...and his response is, "whichever one you like the best." aaaaaahhhh! Oh, of course. That really makes my choice so clear now.

I have to make up my mind, as I am doing this as part of the Tour De France KAL - yes, they have accepted a mine as a CAL. yay! I'm a contender in the Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains). I've chosen a project that should be challenging to me. I think I could have chosen something even more difficult, like beading and lace, but I kind of wimped out. Plus, I really wanted to do this stole - for this CAL. The pattern screams "King of the Mountains" to me; it did the first time I saw it months ago.

I love the tour for many reasons, but for now, I'll mention the coverage provided by the Versus network. (previously OLN) In depth coverage, excellent 'play by play' - if you can imagine such a thing in a seemingly boring sport as cycling. The announcers are pure entertainment, no boredom. They bring an amazing depth of knowledge in the sport. And, then, there's Bob Roll. Just kidding, I really like him. He's like the comic relief. No, wait, that's not fair, either. He's very smart about the sport, but he is a character...someone you might find at your local dive bar throwing back a few shots and telling some great tales with emphasis. Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen have the most pleasant voices. I get some of my best sleep in July, as these men escort me to dreamland nightly as I watch and re-watch the stages. Bliss.

Yikes. I mean: Hi!

Uh, yeah. I am going to blog, more regularly. Consistently. 'Regular' makes me think of poop.

Right now, I've got to return to the mess and pile of papers on my desk at work. I have a ton to do before my 4 day weekend begins.

And all I really want to do is a gauge swatch for my Tour De France CAL.

Also known as Maltese crochet

I know, I know: I need to be more consistent in posting blogs here. But lately, I've been too busy living life off the computer. Oh, that and spending all my free internet time on ravelry.

Anyhoo, I decided to plunge into hairpin lace at last. I received a handful of looms on a bulk hook purchase on ebay - someone obviously cleaning out their dead relatives stash online - but have been staring at them nervously for months.

I've seen some delightful patterns around, in Interweave Crochet and on StitchDiva.com, but I've felt just too intimidated by having an extra object involved in my hands while I crochet. Finally, I just gave it a try. I have no idea if I'm doing it correctly, cause I feel I am not getting the whole picture from an online tutorial.

So, I'm starting a simple beginner pattern from StitchDiva.com, called Convertible Wrap by Jennifer Hansen. It calls for 4 strips of basic hairpin lace which are then crocheted together with a sc. Which to me, means painful finishing. What am I thinking?! Har! I hate piecing things together!!

The free pattern is here:
http://www.stitchdiva.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=FREE001
and has a link to a helpful tutorial.

Also, I don't have the correct sized loom, I'm using a slightly smaller one, so instead of 4 strips I might go for 5. Maybe. Or I might just make this into a scarf :) I am using a K-hook for the actual crochet part.

I am using Berroco Zen in a sort of shimmery apricot color. 55%Cotton, 45%Nylon. As I of course purchased this yarn for a different project, I may need to get a similar or contrast ribbon yarn in order to do the joining. We'll see how far I get with what I have in stash. For now, I'm just excited to be trying a new method and learning as I go.



and a closer look:

I wonder if SHE's on ravelry, too?

I Can Never Find the Yarn End



nataliedee.com


Natalie Dee has made herself even more awesome by making knitting & crochet references.



nataliedee.com



nataliedee.com


I totally have a hetero crush on Ms. Dee.
just saying.

Where there's smoke....

Is it a bad thing when smoke comes out of your computer? And it shuts itself off and wont turn back on again?



Yeah, I thought so.

At least I didn't set the house on fire.


I may have a major disaster on my hands. My music! My photos! My, my yarn charts and patterns! ::weep::

Meh, it's just another adventure. And lesson: get a goddamned external hard drive. And back up my work. And I don't have to depend on any tech geek for this sort of thing...I can and will take care of it through my own devices. Which may just happen to entail asking the IT guys I work with for their 'opinion'. Or using the shitty desktop computer in the basement, and then merely shopping for a new laptop this weekend. Costco, anyone?

In a depressive frenzy after my computer issues, I went on a sort of shopping therapy binge:
1. Fit Flops, ridiculously overpriced flip flops that are supposed to be toning for your ass. Whatever. I, um, needed them.
2. Namaste Everyday Knitting Bag in rust. I broke down and just ordered it, finally. Well, after much deliberation as to who had it cheapest and did they also have any yarn there?(none I could afford, actually, having just spent too much on freaking flip-flops that will make my ass look better.)

So, I may not have a functional laptop, (but wait, that should give me more time to crochet with, right?) ... however I'll have an awesome yarn bag and a fucking fabulous ass. Could be worse.

yay, an update!

My yarn is going to be better traveled than I! I finally heard from Stephanie from the Anti-Factory / Counterfeit Crochet Project, and here's the details:

(from her email to me:
The Counterfeit Crochet Project got written up in a publication in China which was pretty awesome, and also talked about on an NPR radio program called Pacific Time.


http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R705101830/e

Photos of the bags installed in the gallery are here:

http://www.stephaniesyjuco.com/p_counterfeit_moreimages.html
http://www.stephaniesyjuco.com/reviews/review_forgedrealites.html
http://www.stephaniesyjuco.com/antifactory/blog/2007/05/photos-counterfeit-crochet-in-beijing.html
http://www.stephaniesyjuco.com/p_counterfeit_crochet.html
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My creations are the two bags on the right.

Hahahahaha, this is just hilarious to me. She has asked if she can now bring my stuff to Manilla, Philippines and then Istanbul, Turkey for her shows.

MSWF 2007

Oooooooh oooooh oooh! Sorry for the lack of posts here...I've been sucked into a vortex of yarn. Here's a flickr link to pics of my trip to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival with my yarnie friends.

www.flickr.com soozies' MSWF 2007 photoset

clicky to see more!

*shrug*

I fail to see how this is going to turn into a shrug. It looks like something I'd take on a fishing expedition. But I'm only 15 rows in.






pattern from the DIY Network page from "Uncommon Threads": Shrug/Shracket/Shroat and Shrap....


Of course, I'm using the wrong size hook (who has a P hook lying around!?)...and some nicer yarn than called for. The pattern asks for Red Heart Super Saver (!!!) and I'm using some Misti Cotton Pima Cotton/Silk. But it still looks like a fishing net.

Post Office

I stopped in the post office this week to complete my application for a passport (processed expedited so that I can leave the country soon) and to mail off my submission to the Counterfeit Crochet Project. When you are mailing anything over the counter now, they ask something to the effect of "does this package contain any hazardous materials, perishables, dangerous items, things that make Homeland Security upset?"

Thinking quick: well, it IS acrylic, which melts up real nice…but I instead say simply: "Nothing hazardous; it’s just yarn."

The postal clerk perked up. "Ooohh," she said. "Do you knit?" She seemed genuinely interested, and I could tell by the gleam in her eye that she did.

Me: "Well, actually, no. I crochet."




**crickets chirping**


She gave me a once over, and a disapproving, "Oh," and her female bonding ended. Not that she became rude, but I could tell from her tone that she was entirely not impressed with anything crochet.

She was in fact, very pleasant and helpful in my application for the passport. When I was finished, she said, "have a nice trip!" to which I responded, "Thanks, I’ll send a postcard!."

With complete candor, she replied, "Oh, we read all the postcards that come through here anyway. But you didn’t hear that from me."

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

-Coco Chanel

I have finished - okay, I could clean it up a bit - but basically it's done - my Counterfeit Crochet Chanel bag....

This was a learning experience in crochet. First, the source article on Counterfeit Crochet did not come with a pattern per se, merely guidelines for construction. After obsessing on the stitch, and asking for help, (asking is hard for me) now it seems that I keep finding this particular stitch everywhere (new magazine, free online pattern, link in an email to a poncho) ... so I may be working it even more. It is called "crazy stitch" hahaha! and it seems to be calling to me. Body of the bag is worked in that stitch in cheapy acrylic for ultimate debasement; the sides in single crochet, and the front flap in single with a double crochet border. The logo is in a silvery yarn, double crochet on a chain - with 2 doubles in a chain every 5 chains or so, to give the "C" the curve.

The strap is made with 2 strands of the black acrylic and one strand of some leftover yarn I had - it is a black silvery fluffy mess from Moda Dea I think - all held together and worked into a simple chain. The silver works well like this; the original pattern I saw had a full strand of contrast yarn woven through...I improvised and it worked out okay.

The 'grommets' are made in a silver thread just making a chain, connecting it, and a row of single crochet over the circle. The thread is stiff and hard to finish off however...I may need to 'cheat' and use fabric glue to keep them from unraveling. Ain't no shame in my game!

Again, in all it's splendor: I brought it to work one day last week to work on the buttons... all the girls in the office were up in my face, "yo, that is HOT, how much you want to make ME one?" I explained that it is a pattern with flaws and I should really improve on before profiting from, but they could not be swayed. They don't seem to care that I don't have any idea how to line this bag so that keys and lipsticks and of course crochet hooks won't slip out.

They want it anyway... cause look how fabulous this bag makes my rumpus look!

Even more fabulous: I mustered up the courage to email the Counterfeit Crochet Project and comment on the work. I mentioned that I want to now make a Coach, a YSL hobo, or a LV Murakami barrel bag...and I bravely attached a pic copy of my Chanel bag for her to check out.



She (Stephanie of Anti-Factory.com) emailed me back and asked if I would participate in a group show she's planning on showing in Beijing in April...and could I part with my bag for a month? It, along with others made by crocheters, would be on display for about a month, and then returned to me. OMG omg OMG! Of course, you can take it! Now I really have to weave in those ends, haha!

If I don't chicken out, my piece will be in a show! I'm an artist, holy shit!

Bonus round: Does anyone remember the commercial from YEAAAARS ago, it was a Chanel commercial...where a woman stood near a pool, maybe she jumped in, I can't remember...what I do remember is the music..."I don't want to set the world on fire..." It is by the Ink Spots, and it is ethereal. I'll have to do some searching for that commercial. I think that was what made me become so enamoured of Chanel in the first place. Talk about effective advertising. I wanted Chanel for years before I could dare wear it. The, I wore it for years, but the scent doesn't work for me anymore. Still, I love it.

And lastly, here are some quotes I found attributed to Ms Fabulous herself, Coco Chanel:

I love myself.

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.

Fashion passes, style remains.

Fashion is not simply a matter of clothes.

Fashion is in the air, born upon the wind. One intuits it. It is in the sky and on the road.

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

As long as you know men are like children, you know everything.

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you.

A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

A woman is closest to being naked when she is well dressed.

If a man talks bad about all women, it usually means he was burned by one woman.

I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness.

And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.

There goes a woman who knows all the things that can be taught and none of the things that cannot be taught.

Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.

There is time for work, and time for love. That leaves no other time.

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.

Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.

Fashion is made to become unfashionable.

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.

My friends, there are no friends.

Great loves too must be endured.

A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period.

When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind, it is never the style that triumphs.

Elegance is refusal.

Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them.

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity.

Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language.

I stay in the game to fight it.

Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.

Jump out the window if you are the object of passion. Flee it if you feel it.

Passion goes, boredom remains.

Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity. It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.

I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men.

A woman has the age she deserves.

Innovation! One cannot be forever innovating. I want to create classics.

Why am I so determined to put the shoulder where it belongs? Women have very round shoulders that push forward slightly; this touches me and I say: 'One must not hide that!' Then someone tells you: 'The shoulder is on the back'. I have never seen women with shoulders on their backs.

When I can no longer create anything, I'll be done for.

Material things aside, we need no advice but approval.

Youth is something very new: twenty years ago no one mentioned it. Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.

I was the one who changed, it wasn't fashion. I was the one who was in fashion.

A fashion that does not reach the streets is not a fashion.

Scheherezade is easy; a little black dress is difficult.

In fashion, you know you have succeeded when there is an element of upset.

I've never done anything by halves.

10 things I have learned

I discovered this in one of my (too many) Yahoo groups email digests:

Ten Things I Have Learned:

10. In a pinch, a K hook makes an adequate swizzle stick.

09. Black is not necessarily black.

08. The row where you do not count stitches will be the row with the mistake.

07. "No Dye Lot" means "You're on your own"

06. Black is not necessarily black

05. Gauge is a destination, not a journey.

04. That row you just frogged will take twice as long to complete the second time around.

03. No matter how valiant your attempt at order, that row you just frogged will wind up in a tangled mess on the floor.

02. Black is not necessarily black.

01. You know you are "hooked" when you crochet in your dreams.

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I'd love to hear your additions to this list :)

I have not been posting much here, or elsewhere for that matter, since I have been busy working on several yarn projects. And while I only use one hook, I still need the other hand to hold the yarn...and can't type at the same time.

I wish I had another set of hands.

This is one of the items I've been deeply devoted to: the 'Fair Isle' Crochet bag from this season's issue (and also the last, I've read somewhere) of Family Circle Easy Crochet. I saw it at the supermarket while I was in line and it really has some great patterns. It is essentially a giant ad for Patons, Lily, and Bernat, but I'm okay with that.

First project:


Like Fair Isle knitting (apparently) you carry the unused yarn in the pattern on the back of the work. Since it is worked in the round, the back side is never seen. The little strands of yarn will be hidden by a lining (yeah, right, I'll get right to that as soon as I finish off).



Now I'm nearly done, just 4 more rows to go, single crochet. Rather rhythmic.

It is worked in Patons wool, I really dig the colors. Very preppy, haha! You can't go wrong with pink and green.

Sheep sheep sheep

"If someone wants a sheep, then that means that he exists”
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival!!!! woot woot!

How did this happen? All of a sudden I am completely possessed by ALL THINGS YARN and fiber related. Must...touch...the sheep....

A few of the New Haven Stitch n Bitchers are taking a road trip down on Friday May 4th. Heidi and I are staying together in a swanky hotel, others are going the campground route. I want to jump on the bed and take long showers and watch porn at night. While crocheting in bed. (okay, just kidding, Heidi. I'll wait until you leave the room.) I really hope someone else decides to join us in our room, to bring the cost down. Yikes! Porn is expensive!

I don't really know what to expect from this sort of event. Baa baa black sheep? Furious spinning wheels? Ladies in ponchos?
I’m guessing it’s like the Big E, without all the other arts, crafts, games, rides, food, and leather boutiques. That leaves pretty much just sheep and yarn and sweaters.

From checking their website Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival it is hard to say what to expect; the site seems to be primarly for vendors, but they have started listing some workshops that will be held as well as the schedule. Nothing fancy to see on the site. It’s really all about the event.

However, Knitty.com has a fun list of what to expect… (thanks Judy for the linkage)

Frankly, I am looking forward to the road trip and doing some girl-bonding (much needed in my life). My hope is that the other ladies are on the same page. If nothing else, I’ll get some serious hours at crochet in the evenings, uninterrupted by man, child or dog. My fear is that I will end up coming home with a new fetish for spinning. I just cannot afford a new angle of this hobby/obsession! There, I’ve said it. DO NOT LET ME TAKE UP SPINNING. Not in 2007, at least. Omg, that’s it! I will not dive into another aspect of fiber arts until 2008. This will merely be my year of crochet, investigation and research.

But back to sheep, just for a moment. I am reminded of the book by Haruki Murakami, “A Wild Sheep Chase.”

I will need to re-read it before making our journey; maybe I should actually read the first two books in the trilogy as well. It has nothing to do with knitting or crochet, but it does cover obsession nicely. And a special sheep.

bag lady

Bags bags bags! First it was hats hats hats, now I've moved south in another yarn vortex.

From the Happy Hooker book, my first attempt at tapestry. Yikes.


I also made the Fat Bottom Bag in purple cotton, too cute!

However, it totally needs to be lined. Me = not so good at the sewing.

I also worked up my fabulous Noro wool into a little tote bag. It was much easier to felt than I expected, and the colors are mystical. It didn't come out exactly like I thought it would, and I'm now a little disappointed that my beautiful Noro has now taken the shape of this thing.


On the counterfeit crochet front, I am nearly finished with my Chanel sack....here's an early pic of progress, no detail yet

I've actually gotten much more work done on it, and will post pics later. It is super glam. !!!!!!

In yarn masochism, I am hooking some sweet Regia sock yarn into a tote bag. On a 'B' hook. In single crochet. It should be done by the time I reach menopause.


In other bagtastic news, I am also *almost* done with the tapestry tote bag from Family Circle...no pics of progress yet, though :( Rest assured, it has improved my tapestry skill from my first exercise.

...and I have plenty of work to do on the SWS bag....but who cares, cause the yarn is soft like buttah, and I have like 12 freakin skeins of it. (Yes, I am going on a total yarn diet. I swear. I might even skip the Farmhouse Yarns sale.)

Big green

Never purchase a ball of yarn bigger than your head. Instead, buy two of them. Yikes.











The plan is to make a giantic coverlet for the bed. That's the plan, in any case.


What? They were on sale. Stop looking at me. I now have 1706 yards of tonal green boucle.