Knitting in the Mojave

Getting settled in my new place....

2011-03-27T22:21:00.000-07:00

Okay-not a fan of gambling, don't go 'clubbing' and the shows are a bit out of my budget. Vegas was never on my list of places to move too.... but it is a HUGE upgrade from where I was. Once you are away from downtown-you could be in any suburb in the SW or southern CA or the Inland Empire of CA.... I have a Trader Joe's near me (actually TWO), way more choices of restaurants in my neighborhood than ALL of Barstow... A knitting shop 10 min away! (Gail Knits btw), in general there is STUFF.

Condo is much better than my last apt. In space that is (I actually had a pretty good apt in Barstow-just was tiny) I can have things organized and accessible here.... like crafts and my yarn! The joys of a second closet..... Bought sweater closet things-perfect for organizing yarn (by color theme of course....)

Also the benefits of a larger place-I can block lace! And keep kitties out! Used my master bedroom this time around since it has nothing in it cept a pile of clothes.... (btw this is part of the Keegan Lane's 'A Club for All Seasons-this was the summer edition called 'Home Team.' Knitted it up into the Kernal scarf)

And of course my kitties have room to roam and zoom and dart (stairs are good for that....) and check out the new scenery

Holy crap I'm behind....

2011-03-10T21:38:00.000-08:00

A LOT has happened.... The biggest news is that I'm moving to Vegas! No more Barstow for me! New job-new company-new environment. Will be doing much of the same work I have been doing but its good to experience different things in different places. Will be renting a condo 10 min away from my new job - nice bright living rm below.... and yes it DOES have a fireplace... pretty fancy....

There has been a fair amt of knitting but since I haven't posted for over a year.... Will never catch up showing the projects here. Haven't even gotten all of them loaded up onto Ravelry....

WWKIP 2009!

2009-06-13T19:30:00.000-07:00

I went somewhere where there were other knitters! I sat and knitted while other knitters knitted! Okay I don't get to do that here...

Finally got up to Bakersfield to meet up w/the once a month Saturday gathering normally at DoubleTree. It was the Kings-Tulare-Kern group of Ravelry and Suzanne did a lovely job organizing the outing including personalized nametags!

She also brought this community blanket-everyone and anyone can knit on it and as you can see 4 people knit on it at the same time-pretty cool.... It will be donated once its completed.... There are more pics of the gathering at the group's Flickr page

Trip to the beach....

2009-06-08T19:50:00.000-07:00

BF & I decided to go to the beach on Sunday... He went into the water, I only dipped my footsies (54 degrees is too gosh darn cold!). Actually I am quite happy just to sit and watch the waves....

Timmy about to get ready to Boogie Board....

Wind Surfing is quite popular... fun to watch...

whispers "I bought a car!"....

2009-06-03T13:49:00.000-07:00

See?

Front....

Back....

2005 Subaru Outback.... In pretty darn good condition... Should serve me well for awhile.....

Not so exciting update...

2009-06-01T20:36:00.000-07:00

Free vacation became a laid off notice but that didn't last long. So I've been back at work since mid-April.... So back to that routine.... And less knitting time.... But did get some stuffs done...

Finished one pair of socks.... and are being modeled very nicely by Timothy who wore them to work the very next day and made sure to show them off to my co-worker and point out what a talented co-worker she has.... Yes this is why he gets knitted socks...

Did finish the first jaywalker sock-used up the whole little skein-yarn is too fun not too....

And started these socks-from last year's Spring Fling sock club...

Baby project for this gal started up again now that I have the yarn...but no posting pics of that yet

Not much else been going on.... Torrance couple weekends ago for Armed Forces Day (working wknd). Memorial wknd was pretty quiet well 'cept Sat since the BF decided to a last minute trip down the hill but it was a fun day....
Right now Dad is visiting so we shall visit family in the LA area and hopefully find me a small SUV I can afford....
Hmmmm.... not sure what else there is....

And the free vacation continues....

2009-04-12T13:51:00.001-07:00

My scoot is legal! DMV thought they could break me but HA! I won! Thank goodness for knitting....

Got a LOT of knitting done.... two pair of socks have been completed.... another pair were started... made progress on the quilt wrap... would have more progress on Tim's socks but uhm there was an incident at Starbucks and a needle broke.... Replacement is on its way though...

Mirrored Nutkins that I actually started a year ago but finally got the mate knitted

First installment of the Keegan sock club for all seasons-Swirling Bluebirds

And the start of some very bright Jaywalkers....

I found this nite stand in the undeveloped land near my apt 2 years ago w/the plans of painting it. Well had the time now... so there it is after I initially cleaned and sanded it down some... and then primed and now a spring green.

Post prime and paint...

Primed....

And all painted and springy green....

Also spent the day with my Timothy in the Big Bear area.... Its an hour away from here but worlds away from the desert we live in. Totally forgot my camera so no pics of the actual area. Its a tourist area-sking then boating. And when we went Tim got to see a wee bit of snow so he was happy and I was happy cause I found a yarn store.... and got me yarn. Actually it was a lovely day-we hiked, wandered, had lunch, played pool....

Socrates sock yarn...

And this really cool color change yarn by Ironstone Yarns...

Okay hopefully w/in the next two weeks I will be back to work cause not sure how much more stuffs I can work on....

What I've been doing on my free vacation...

2009-03-25T16:22:00.000-07:00

Some contract issues at work (further up the food chain issues) so on admin leave for the moment (been a week so far...). Can't really go anywhere in case we get called in.

So what have I done? Well lets see....

Hung artwork

Finished a book and started another

Framed artwork

Visited my Godmother

Made artwork

Scrapped baked on film of my co-worker/friends windows in her home

Insurance & registration for my scooter

Knitting....

Went shopping...

Wrapped a wedding present w/matching note card
(going to the wedding on Sat w/the BF-I'm his date)

And some type of adventure w/above mentioned co-worker/friend...not planned yet

Amazing the little things one can get done when you have all this time on your hands...

2nd installment or Playing for work!

2009-03-08T15:52:00.000-07:00

Couple weekends ago I took a class called Art and Science of Flintknapping. Ie learn how tools were made by prehistoric people before European contact. I and a new co-worker both took the class along w/two of our seasonal workers (a married couple). Another seasonal/specialist that works for us was there as well. Anyway-Angela (the new co-worker) took pics of the actual flintknapping and some awesome scenic pics.... The class took place called Desert Studies Center, Zzyzx Sprin gs

That would be me trying to figure out where I should hit next.... I did create some halfway decent things....called 'bifaces'..... Angela did much better.

Anyway pic of what I produced--all are obsidian cept the white one of course-that one is chert.

the the 2nd photo is my 'best' biface....

This is the coolest pic that Angela took...

And one of mine-like the textural elements of this picture...

And right after this weekend (which btw was super exhausting.... wacking at stones takes a lot out of you....) we had someone that our seasonals knew to show us how pottery was tradionally made here in the desert. He's figuring some of these things out by trial and error based on the ceramic sherds prehistorics have left behind. Once again Angela took a bunch of pics so I can share here....

Yes I was attempting to work on a pot..... (the scruffy dude is one of the seasonals--and despite the scruffiness-a top notch man-he and his wife-all of us enjoyed the time they worked w/us and can't wait for them to return)

And here is how you really are supposed to do it.... That is the actual potter--Tony Soares who does sell his wares at Joshua Tree....

And here was the absolute favor.... Angela bought it for her parents wedding anniversery. Those swirls of colors is due to the firing in a pit--un even temps causes whats called fire clouding.

My job can be very entertaining.... And next weekend it will be off to Modesto for the Annual CA archaeology conference.... Sleep in.... wander in and out of talks.... eat some good food.... and of course hanging out w/archaeologists at the bars.... They always gravitate towards the bar....

And I'm back.....

2009-03-08T14:31:00.000-07:00

This time w/the answer to my Sis's tag.... (and then some knitting progress)

I was given this award by my big sis w/some very kind words.... Rules are to nominate other creative types w/in the blogging world.... But like sis--going to bend the rules a bit. I think for me as it was for her-this is a way for us to show our appreciation for those unique people in our lives.... And w/that I will start w/her.... I have no idea how I could possibly function w/o my sis... I know life would be a hell of a lot harder w/o her. She's the one that knows me best and can help me figure out what I need to do

I am double tagging one of hers cause thru this gal I have seen what me mum did for me. And she has an even more uphill battle than mom did. But G-d love those mom's that will do anything for their child and not listen to what the so called experts tell them. Mom was told that I would only be a C/D student.... but she refused to settle for that (and thank goodness she didn't!). So yes Apryl-that boy monster of yours is destined for more than the bare minimum those so called experts say...
And yes that was a double tag of mom too.... Sis summed up mom pretty darn good on her blog... my only addition is that its her fault that I have so many projects all over.... ;-D

This knittery gal inspires me--Not only does she create beautiful colorways in her hand dyed yarn (that I have waaay too much of....darn that Lotus yarn!) but I admire her political convictions and activism. The goals she's set for herself, the projects she and her sweetie work on....

And for my non-knitter or crafter and non-blogger nominee.... My current beau.... He has been one of the dearest friends I have had in my life. The man makes me laugh pretty much everyday.... His humor may not be understood by the masses but its an unique one.... And it takes a one of a kind brain to think the way he does (and often keeps him up at night....).

Okay there are really only two of you that keep this going, Apryl and Melanie... so here are your rules.....

1. Copy the award to your site.
2. Link to the person from whom you received the award.
3. Nominate other bloggers (initially it was 8 but yeah sis didn't nominate 8 and I certainly didn't....)
4. Link to those on your blog.
5. Leave a message on the blogs you nominated.

And now for some knittery related news....

Finished the first sock from the first installment a Club for all Seasons which is part of Keegan Lane yarns. Sock is named Swirling Bluebirds....

Next is the start of a sock for the BF... Textural socks w/Italian racing stripes.... He has a Ducati--red one ie Italian red....

And only providing a Ravelry link for this project since a certain someone can't see what I'm knittin for her baby boy.....

Oh and for Cami--here is my quilt wrap--actually got a bit more done since the pic--not quite halfway....

So there we have it.... Plan on two seperate posts after this one--first a work related one where we got to play more than work.... Then some pics of race cars....

First the tag by Cami...

2009-02-23T22:00:00.000-08:00

Cause it will be easier and quicker....

For this tag--5th folder and then the 5th photo... Well not a very exciting picture really but it will show what the desert is supposed to look like around me... (I took this photo soon after I moved out here in 2007-its kinda crappy lookin cause the transfer to CD from normal film wasn't done very well by the lab...man digital cameras are awesome....)

And now what it looked like before Christmas...yeah that would be snow in the MOJAVE DESERT..... We got 4". Now I know for y'all in the midwestern states-big whoop and I would agree but since I live in a land where the natives freak out over rain I got trapped at work because of this stuff.... Yep got to spend the nite up at the military base-I lucked out staying at a co-workers since she lives on base....got a shower and everything....

So there ya go Cami--no scary desert creatures (who might I add post pics of creepy spiders 'shudders') and I think I will tag Apryl, Sis, and Melissa..... And I'm going to add a new gal to the mix-my old college roommate just started a blog for her and her hubbies baby that's due in June! (not posting that knitting-ravelry only....sorry Jaimi)

Okay stay tuned--Yes I will be posting very soon-have to answer Sis's tag.... (very touching one I might add)

From Beaches to Rock Art...

2008-11-22T19:00:00.001-08:00

Last weekend I went camping just past Santa Barbara and today went to Mojave Preserve to look at Rock Art....

Sunset time at El Capitan State Beach

(Fellow campers dipping their toes)

Giant Starfish was the reason for the pic (this was at low tide) but w/the sun setting-got some great colors off the rock and mussels...

Friend from work was willing to get up early on a Sat mornin to go look at rock art w/me (we met a group just outside the Preserve, tour was lead by a rock art specialist and the Preserve's archaeologist)

This design looks like fabric or a rug...

Just a sampling of the panels that can be seen out here...Everywhere one looks... Was fun scrambling over the boulders too....

A meme....

2008-11-01T18:14:00.000-07:00

Well since I was tagged by Ms Cami....

4 things I did today....
-- Took a nap
--Walked down the grocery store
--Finished the toe portion of a sock
--Made dinner

4 things I need to do....
--Arranging to have my wisdom teeth out
--Arrange to rent a car for two separate trips (camping and Thanksgiving)
--Study motorcycle handbook so I can get my permit
--Change the cat litter

4 guilty pleasures....
--Yep-Heros, thats one for me too....
--Sleeping in w/my cats all curled up w/me (well actually just Felix normally)
--Lazy nappy weekends
--Home baked goods-baking and eating

4 random facts 'bout me....
--Finally got my drivers license and I'm 30....
--I got into rock climbing because it makes me feel strong and powerful (self esteem issue I suppose....)
--I handled and shot a gun for the first time a couple weekends ago. Friend of mine and her BF are big into shooting so I got to go the shooting range.... Handled rifles and a handgun. Very interesting experience..... And don't worry-safety is a must.
--I'm not good w/affection...really not a huggy person. Have gotten better as I've gotten older and well I gained friends who do hug.... And honestly-its a good thing...

And to tag at least a couple of people.... I tag Melissa and Apryl....

Oh and Cami--yeah...the modern quilt wrap got set aside for these finished pair of socks,

these pair of socks in the works, (left-actually started the heel flap, right-completely done w/the toe of it's mate done)

a baby hat (left), and an adult hat (right)

Oh and I dyed yarn via Kool-Aid.... (one on the right was used for the stripey socks above)

The Magic is in the Hole....

2008-10-14T19:36:00.000-07:00

I was in Portland for the Great Basin Archaeology Conference last week which I throughly enjoyed but the real treat was a trip to Voo Doo Doughnuts.....

And here is one of the classics that was obtained by a co-hart....

There has been knitting--socks and a baby hat, new yarn has been bought, yarn dyed via Kool-Aid..... Been a busy girl and it's not slowin down anytime soon.....

Okay a little overdue....

2008-08-23T16:44:00.000-07:00

Been knitting though!

More progress on the quilt wrap.... (which I never showed the beginning progress on here...)

But set it aside to get some socks done (x-mas presents and all)
Finished KC's today.... And started on Belinda's (no pics yet of hers)

And I was able to gift my second baby kimono to Jessica who was soooo thrilled! It's nice to have one's knitting appreciated so well.

And I never showed my finished Tendril Socks on here.... Wow I am behind....

Even did a quick hat for myself in here....

Not much else going on, been working outside quite a bit (yes in 100+ degree heat-not fun). Done with the outside for the most part--small things here and there.

Just a pretty picture....

2008-07-13T15:20:00.000-07:00

Grand Canyon is one of the most beautiful places ever.
Can't wait to go back

Various Pics....

2008-07-02T19:18:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Sis!
(it is in the mail for her-hopefully she'll get tomorrow)

2nd Tendril...its getting there...

Start of pretty pink socks for KC
(yes I did cast on a totally different sock)
It's Lotus Yarn in Love My Way

The 2nd baby Kimono sweater is also moving along....

Next installment of the Punk Sock Club via Lotus
Loose Nut--will become socks for Belinda at some point.....

(Have yarn from my Teal Appeal Swap but haven't taken a pic yet....)

Misty (also known as Mama Kitty) guarding her scratchy thing
I did get it for her since she was going after the carpet a bit much

Felix in the tall box...been great amusement for him

And the so called runt of the litter that barely fits in the window sill that he needs to brace his feetsies on the headboard.... Yeah the runt is my biggest cat. Loves his belly rubs when in the window sill though....

The 2008 edition of getting to know your friends!

2008-06-26T19:24:00.000-07:00

Change the answers to apply to you!
 Have fun and be truthful! 
(Did this initially at work via email so
answers reflect that time period....)

What is your occupation right now?
Curator and beyond.... (archaeologist, office manager,
boss's right handed person....)
What color are your socks right now?
Its summer and I'm not in the field...screw the socks
What are you listening to right now?
Typing of keyboards and co-worker chatter
What was the last thing that you ate?
Egg Bagle with honey
Can you drive a stick shift?
No
Last person you spoke to on the phone?
Admin Asst....
Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Well I have known her longer than my nephew....(that would be Kissa
since she was the last one to send it to me....)
How old are you today?
30
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Don't really watch although have been watching MotoGP races lately...
(motorcylces)
What is your favorite drink?
I don't know....lately a lot of water and Propel....
Have you ever dyed your hair?
Done hightlights....
Favorite food?
Homemade stew
What is the last movie you watched?
I have no idea if I go by TV...but I did see Indiana Jones so that
was the last movie seen in a theater....
Favorite day of the year?
Thanksgiving usually....
How do you vent anger?
Yell, cry--vent at the big Sis....
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Barbies....and my trucks in my sandbox
What is your favorite season?
well it was fall....but for the desert-spring
Cherries or Blueberries?
depends on my mood
Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
Sure
Who is the most likely to respond?
Hmmm....   Most likely already did it....
Who is least likely to respond?
hmmm....
Living arrangements?
Me and three cats....
When was the last time you cried?
Huh....its been recent....life been exhausting lately
What is on the floor of your closet?
Too much stuff honestly....
Who is the friend you have had the longest that you
are sending this to?
Liz....(minus family of course)
What did you do last night?
Made food stuffs for a work potluck, watched TV....
Daily Show, Colbert Report, Futurama....
What inspires you?
Nature-outdoors
What are you most afraid of?
Well besides people in animal costumes? Really that
I am not capable of the career I chose for myself...
Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?
Spicy and/or cheese....
Favorite dog breed?  
Labs or Goldens....but mutts are always good (but really what
about the felines?)
Favorite day of the week? 
I suppose Saturday....
How many states have you lived in?
Two!

Same 'ol, Same 'ol

2008-06-22T21:11:00.000-07:00

Its hot. Summer in the desert has officially began.

Not much goin on--last weekend I napped.... and this weekend was good 'ol local entertainment.... Actually while nothing exciting-its nice to just hang out with friends...actually have a social life.
And hopefully off to climb rocks again next weekend....

Still working on the 2nd baby kimono sweater (just over half way done with it) and the second Tendril sock (passed the heel). Got 2nd installment of Lotus Yarn Punk Sock Club-no pics of it yet.

While there was some knitting....its really about rocks

2008-06-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

Heee--Boy do I love climbing cliff sides....Rock Climbing is the best sport/physical activity/outdoor activity ever. Okay to me it is.... I went to Holocomb Pinnacles this weekend and by the end I was stinky, dirty, scraped and bruised, sore, sunburned, and tired but boy was it worth it. Was able to conquer some of the hardest climbing I ever did personally and that is always an awesome feeling. Empowering.

Rest of this post is just some of the awesome pics I took of the boys (one decent one of me as well)

Matt doing the lead climb (the first one up with the rope and getting it to the anchor) on Lizard Rock--just a cool pic. This was a fairly easy route.

James tried and tried but could not get over the roof....He almost had it here. I couldn't even get that far and I really wanted to try getting over the roof part...phooey.

Alex on the same route-he made it over of course...happen to like this shot so including it too.

Alex makes it look so damn easy....He decided to see if he could over this little overhang and as you can tell-he did

Nick at the beginning of a route-our last one of the weekend. As you can tell in the below pic-I made it a bit further then he did....

Yes that is me-hanging onto what we call the 'thank god' hold. This is after some tricky maneuvering and thank goodness you get a hold of a very nice large stable hand hold....This was the hardest climb I was ever able to do--took me a bit to get to the top but I made it....

(and yes there has been some knitting--2nd baby Kimono and 2nd Tendril sock--sock has a heel now)

I'm quirky with an European flair....

2008-06-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

Why? Cause of this....

Yep he made it safe and sound....my Scarabeo 200 Aprilia scooter.... Need to practice starting and stopping but I'm okay once going! He still needs his mirrors and windshield to be attatched but I don't have directions on how to do that (in the mail...). And he needs to be cleaned (darn sprinklers) and a cover (protect him from the evil sprinklers).
And boy am I grateful to have really good friends that are willing to meet at Home Depot to unload a scooter and take it back to my apt.... Be baking some brownies from scratch for one of these people here soon (course I think her son and beau will be the ones eating them....but thats okay)

And I saw this on Cami's blog then Miss Melly did it too.... and I just had to do it myself...

Mosaic of me....

And apparently I can knit a baby hat in 24 hrs...who knew?

Started another baby item and have the back done--another baby kimono...

And my enabler of Milwaukee is sending me non-yarn knittery related items now....

Specially designed for the desert knitter.... (actually Karat Stix made a lovely custom collection for dragonfly....)

Sad note...last of the Keegan Spring Fling yarn.... and its a purty one too...

Really need to get some more socks knitted....

And just to show off my non-knitting crafts...made some goodies as part of the Teal Appeal swap via Ravelry.... Made a row counter bracelet with matching stitch-markers (also sent some lovely teal/ocean blue yarn of Keegan Lane)

Card that held them and the bracelet... Recipient was quite happy and I'm happy she liked them (wore the bracelet immediately)

Uh I think thats it....going to eat then make some brownies....

ETA--Forgot! Will be going on a date! And get to go rock climbing again!

And I have returned...

2008-05-26T13:38:00.000-07:00

Thank goodness this month is almost over....although it is ending a whole lot better....

Work problem is finally taken care of....

I had finally got to have fun that had no importance whats so ever....(karaoke of all things)

I have been knitting...finished projects, started others...

Have a 'pair' of socks.... Actually I did start the 2nd Tendril (left sock's mate), have about 3.5" of the cuff done

Baby Kimono is done except for embellishments. Need to get some for one and two want to make sure it really is going to be a boy.... Next is a denim baby wash rag (not quite long enough to be the burp cloth....) Was some cotton yarn that was thrown in via Cami....
And then the start of a baby hat....

Oh and yeah as you can tell-I have internet at home again cause otherwise I wouldn't be able to be blogging right now.... Have a better modem than before but took a bit for my computer and it to 'talk'

My new blue scooter will be here tomorrow, really hope bribing with beer helps cause I need some help...

And yes I did take naps with my babies...especially Felix-was having a needy swing here

Oh and more yarn! Yarn for modern quiltwrap via Clementine's, First installment of Punk Sock Club via Lotus Yarns.... and by end of the week I should get my last installment of Keegan Spring Fling Sock yarn...

Guest Sister Post

2008-05-14T09:01:00.000-07:00

Note from DFly:

Mojave Sis is having one of those months. She's been super busy with work, even working on the weekends so she hasn't had time to blog and won't have time until possibly Memorial Day weekend. To add to that, she was going to post a message herself claiming this but her DSL modem died so she can't get onto the internet at home and blogger is blocked at work. Hence my guest post.

Assuming a new modem, we should hear from her later and she should have lots to tell us. After she gets a very long and deserved nap with her kitties!

Happy Birthday to Me!

2008-04-27T13:36:00.000-07:00

Okay it was yesterday.... But for a 'milestone' birthday-it was great! No more 20's for me but I am A-OK with that. Life is going along pretty well and I have plenty to look forward too....

And boy do I have people in my life that like to spoil me.... I got lots of goodies for my birthday. Lets start with what D-fly the enabling sis got me....as y'all know, she signed me up for Keegan Lanes Spring Fling Sock Club. I did get April's and its a lovely combinations of greens and the pattern that came with it, very interesting....will be awhile til I get to that combo.... And of course it had the goodies...candy, a DPN holder, and a candle (Meliabella really went with a local theme this month)

She also sent me some yarn from her stash...saw the Knitpicks knitted up on Ravelry and liked it....the Lotus Yarn we decided will make great pink lacey socks for a friend of mine and Mom's

The Vinca I was drooling over hers...so she got me some too....

Then the Toe Jamz, her and Jan picked out for me cause they decided I would like and needed.... It really is some fun bright sock yarn--will have to make sure I pick a pattern that will do it justice....

Then me Mum who is the enabler in the jewelry department....got me some great kits that will match my new brown slacks I recently bought and some teal/turquoise beads.

Also got some basic supplies that I always need....but the fun gift? New crayons....a box of 150 crayons to be exact with a note saying "What everyone needs for their 30th Birthday - A new box of 150 Crayola Crayons! Love Mom" She got me stained glass coloring book of Magic Garden Fairies to go with my new crayons. And yes I sorted my crayons into color order immediately and then I colored....You have no idea how happy I am with my new crayons....

Then from my friend (and boss) and her husband--a really pretty palm plant that Felix immediately thought was for him to chomp on....its out of his reach now.... Its more of a shade plant which is good cause my apt doesn't get sun (this is a good thing during the heat of summer though....) Needed more green in my place....Plants are good.

My other buddy, took me out to dinner on Thur and gave me Italian coffee to go with my future Italian scooter.... a Buddha figure (the traditional Indian version, not the fat Chinese version....) and a candle. Actually the figure and candle should have come with incense as well but he doesn't care for it and actually I don't either.....
Candle and Buddha are now with my Torah, a couple of High Holy Day prayer books (they are actually old prayer books that I got from a friend's brother-found them at a garage sale) and my Sabbath candle holders. I think that works.... (Have my Harry Potter books on that shelf too....well isn't that an odd shrine?)

Last night I went to a BBQ party of a mutual friend. Man he and his SO gal throw great parties. Helps that his SO is such a great cook, and man does she make a lot of food....I was stuffed! Bunch of us got to go out on his boat too....a little tour of Silver Lakes....
It was perfect weather for a party last night....and I got some hamburgers to cook up from the party.... Really she makes too much food...but oh those egg rolls and the beef salad....to die for! Nevermind the chicken with home-made Teriyaki sauce...and the grilled sweet potatoes...Yum!
I brought Pineapple upside down cake....but with all that chocolate brownie deserts...no one had room! Thats alright-made sure one stayed with the host/hostess and the other went home with my friend/boss (its actually her favorite and why I made it and since her b-day was last weekend)

As you know--didn't do my weekend post last weekend since I was in Burbank for the Soc of CA Archaeology Annual meeting....where I did survive presenting a paper....
Overall I think it went well. Boss and I overall got the desired effect--showcasing the archaeology in our area and that we will share.... And I will probably be co-authoring a paper now....scary! I'm going to be published! Becoming a legit archaeologist here....
Did the normal archaeology thing of sitting in the bar with a bunch of archaeologists on Sat evening....it was entertaining, met some cool people

Holy crap I almost forgot to talk about actual knitting! For goodness sakes....especially with all that knitting time I had at Burbank...(I did knit during some of the talks....). Think its the new yarn fumes and the new crayon fumes.... The baby Kimono is coming along--no new pics of it. I finished a sock--the Tendril Embrace sock. For my first cuff down with heel flap, I am happy...

And I am past the heel of my Nutkin sock (think every short row heel I do is better than the last...)

Bonus pic of Boo's butt....Not sure what he was trying to do but he was pretty funny....

A quickie....

2008-04-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

I'm heading out of town tomorrow and I won't be back til Sunday. Its the Society of California Archaeology Annual Meeting in Burbank.

Not sure if I will want to blog on Sunday....I may just want to hide away with my knitting and kitties when I come home.....so y'all will have to wait another week for knittery progress....(and there should be lots....)

Anyway some promised pics....of the native flowers that is.... (I took blurry pics of myself so sorry)

The Indian Paintbrush in brilliant red

And the cactus (it has a name....I don't remember though....)

Yep thats all folks.....

I knitted, I frogged, I survived....

2008-04-13T19:22:00.000-07:00

Darn brain not being able to read charts and patterns together.... Got two inches or so beyond the toe of my Nutkins sock and it was not looking right at all....

I frogged back to the toe and with the help of D-fly, I determined what the heck I was doing wrong.... All is well now and it is turning out to be a very pretty sock. I won't be able to wait to wear these socks when they are finished, course I probably will get them done in the middle of desert 100+ degree summer....so I will have to wait awhile....

Other sock going along much better.....I turned the heel on it. My first cuff down with heel flap.

Baby kimono sweater moving along....Should be further but alas two socks have been distracting me.....I did complete the one side front.

Not much else going on beyond work....I don't even know what I have been busy with...but I'm running around a lot with the boss.....Have my presentation almost ready to go. Few details and it will be ready (don't know about me, however....)

I have new glasses--they are a dark red/maroon. No one has noticed....they are similar to my old pair but they area a color for goodness sakes.....ah well sometimes people just don't notice right away....

Oh and 'power chains' for braces....horrible things....my mouth was in pain for a day and a half.

Not as planned....

2008-04-06T12:59:00.000-07:00

I did get new yarn, my Ipod, a driving lesson, played with Kool-aid dyeing....
But the weekend didn't quite go as planned....

Didn't start my new book, Atonement (although did finish the new Yarn Harlot that D-fly got for me....), no actual knitting was completed (do have the rest of Sunday here....so should get some done in the end), didn't get to the library so not as much got done for my presentation thats in less than two weeks....(although D-fly checked and I wouldn't have gotten what I needed anyway.... did get a bit done with what I have with me though), Ipod decided NOT to work-thought I broke it in the first hour I got it (its fine now and according to Sis, hers was a bugger to get going too....), ended up with a very tangled mess of yarn...I don't know what I did but I was up til 1:30 am fixing it (and it's now a lovely cake of yarn...)

And added one--trying to do this I hit that damn button on my tower and turn my computer off--seriously, barely hit the thing and my computer turns off. Really Really annoyed with this weekend....Like I should have hid in a hole somewhere....
But I did get some things done.....despite the frustration involved. Some good things even....

I did get some new pieces of clothing to add to my existing wardrobe, and some of these pieces will create some good outfits for my archaeology conference. Effie, one of my driving teachers, needed to run some errands so we hit the Super 'Tar-Jay'. Might still need a pair of shoes though....
With this I got to drive with cars in parking lots where you have no idea what people are going to do and then on the streets with everyone out for Saturday afternoon of shopping....and I drove on the Interstate.... Not perfect but overall I think I am getting used to this driving thing, and a good thing too....
(Got to tool around the area where I work too with one of the other gals from my company in her Nissan Xterra this past week as well and should do so again this week)

My little blue Ipod has happily synchronized and have over 15 hours of music (253 songs so far!....) And I haven't finished uploading all my CD's yet....a bit time consuming....and my favorites are actually at work...

I started down the path of Kool-aid dyeing! (following these instructions--she has it laid out pretty good) Did the pooling technique....while both my first experiments look pretty good and should knit up interestingly....didn't get all the yarn dyed. Will attempt the more direct hand-dyeing method next weekend and I think that will get more of the result I want, that it really does take a lot of Kool-aid....
(will have to order more bare yarn too....)

First while in process of being dyed...

Then the end products.....

I used lime-aid and the berry lemonade for the one and the other I used Black Cherry, Grape and some Lemonade.

Did get some knitting done earlier in the week. Finally started on my Spring Fling March '08 sock. Its my first cuff down (wanted to do the pattern as is). It really is an easy pattern ('cept when I'm tired...then I lose my place....) and I LUV the yarn! Very enamored with this sock....

Also made some more progress on the Kimono, not a lot but I did start one of the front halves (and one sleeve is done....)

And here is the other yarn I ordered for myself....

Some of the new Felici self striping sock yarn from Knit Picks

Their Andean Silk yarn in Lettuce green--going to be a Mrs Darcy Cardigan --well it will be at some point....

Other news--did get new glasses picked out, should get them this week. They are in b/t magenta and maroon (good with my green eyes). First time in a long time that was able to find a color. My buddy happily schlepped me to my appt--he got to hang out at B&N in the music section than chat with fellow motorcyclists....

And it really is spring out here in the desert! Blooming flowers! Lots of them! Pics of a few of them here. (Got to accompany along a mini tour with boss and the president of our company. He was like a little kid with all the pretty rocks.... We are the 'fun' dept so they are going to send him to our bldg every time he visits)

We visited a really pretty location within my work area, called Pink Canyon--didn't download the pics yet so y'all have to wait (Indian paint brush was blooming up in this canyon!--such a pretty red....)

And an added item--did these last weekend but wanted to make sure they were received first...

Life IS okay and I'm doing quite fine thank you

2008-03-29T18:05:00.000-07:00

Friday was a good day. Not a perfect or an ideal day but a good day nonetheless. It was one of those days that remind you that you are on the right path whether its career, personal or whatever. A day that reminds you that you are a good decent person and people appreciate you and what you do. Thats what my Friday was. Nothing big but the little things can speak volumes. And its amazing how much better the day is when the negative energy is tuned out (can't really go into what that energy is and why....but lets say it can really weigh me down)

I was a bit more assertive and got flat screen monitors in my office (new ones and a good size-its awesome). Next on the agenda? A good color printer for the office-a new one would be preferred....Then an over haul on our network internet system.....Oh yes I have plans....

The TL Savings and Loan's is back in business (family nickname for my savings and later checking acct-I don't spend my money....) so I can pay for my Aprilla scooter and I got me an Ipod nano in blue (once in awhile one should spend money on frivolous things for themselves....)

I finished a sock! So two pairs of hand knitted socks!

The baby Kimono is going along quite well (although I should have thought of the whole curling with stockinette....oh well)

I'm making another friend--there is a young gal that is an intern for my Dept and I met her yesterday and she lives in my apt complex. She asked outright if I had a TV and if she could watch a motorcycle race tomorrow afternoon. She's a biker chick-owns her own very fast bike-crotch rocket is the term.....

I am getting a 1915 edition of Little Women from a from a friend of mine and mom's. She has decided that I am her deserving female 'family' member to pass these items too. I already got a pendent from her. This book was given to her by her mom. And what's even better is that this is one of mine (and D-fly's) favorite books-we have read this many many times.

And a current friend-my companionship is all that is wanted....doesn't expect anything more even though he schleps me all over (including this coming Tues to the eye doctor). Feel quite valued as a person for that.....So I'm giving him a plant. Actually its a cutting off a plant that still is at the parents house (and one of the ones that a now very big Tubble has squished....) Been growing these two and another one for a few years. These two were really stretching their pot so time to transplant. Look how nice it looks--minute later a certain Felix pulled one of the succulents right out.....Brat.

And my next adventure? Hand-dyeing yarn with kool-aid....why? I don't know.... But there will be pictures! And you and you probably will inherit some of the experiments.....I have a feeling that this won't be a one time deal and I will get much fun out of it.....

Well I hope you have a good day like my Friday! Craft on y'all

So I was good for a week....

2008-03-23T11:53:00.000-07:00

I did not cast on any new projects after I finished the Clapotis all week (and trust me I have a few waiting in the wings). I worked on my travel sock during commute time (and it now has a heel)

And I worked on this scarf. I started it last year but it got set aside for other projects...Its for a cousin but I rarely see or hear from her that I'm not in a rush to get it done but still should get done....Well this past week I was a good girl and I did work on it

Except now I want to make these super adorable baby Kimono sweaters and D-fly Sis and Cami found me this lovely verigated yarn and I just had to cast on one of them....Have to make sure its done in time and to make perhaps matching booties and hats....

And D-fly saw this lost lonely skein of yarn and she couldn't leave it behind....so it too will become a hat and booty set

And of course the enabler she is-D-fly sent along some more sock yarn....so vibrant and plumlicious. Jitterbug sock yarn

And then I participated in a swap via Ravelry with the Monty Python group....I got a coffee themed group. Brown DK Encore yarn with blue flecks (really like those flecks in there....), tiger eye beads and blue shell beads and of course coffee....can't be coffee themed w/o the coffee....

And for my swappie- I went with a rainbow theme....Northernlights - Bearfoot by Mountain Colors and rainbow stitch markers.

And now for non-knitting related news....I did my good deed for the day today. With some help, I was able to return two very friendly puppy dogs to their rightful owners. These dogs were so super friendly and playful and beautiful that I could not stand them not being returned. However, this town is so human orientated. No concern for the safety of the pets only of the humans. So maddening... Least in this case the dogs were thought of first. Dad and daughter were quite happy to see their rambunctious duo back

The weekly ramble....

2008-03-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

I actually finished something! A knitted something! Thats right the Clapotis is complete, blocked, dried, and ready to wear. It indeed up being a long one (7 feet exact) but it wraps around me quite nicely and it condenses down enough that it makes a very nice scarf for more 'casual' outings.

And since I haven't been having too much problems with being car sick on the commute bus....I'm making good progress on the second travel sock (sorry no current pics, perhaps next week). This is good cause I will be doing a Nutkins KAL via Ravelry next month and of course I have my Tendril Embrace socks from my March edition of Keegan Lane Yarns Spring Flick '08 sock club (and two more patterns and yarn coming).... Then there are those Jaywalkers with yarn a certain enabler sent me.... And then starting in May I will be getting yarn for the Punk Sock Club via Lotus Yarns (sign up is on her blog)
Good thing is that next month I will be in Burbank for an Archaeology conference (which I need to write a paper for and present! Egads! In front of professionals! Lets just say I'm a bit freaked out....) and there will be lots of sitting and listening to talks, perfect knitting time of socks.....

And for other related knitty items.....been busy in my other craft adventures. Promised Sis some teeny stitch markers after she liked Cami's so well and I finally got them done....and even made a pretty card to go with. Tigger Tiger liked the sparkley brads.

In the process of making something for my Monty Python secret swapper so I can't show what I made for her yet.....

And just for fun-a picture of my Felix who likes to be near his human mama that he will curl up in my bag when I'm at the computer. Actually today he decided to lie in the middle of what I'm doing.....

Oh how oh how will all this yarn become socks?

2008-03-09T22:18:00.001-07:00

Yep I got one sock done....and the toe of second one. I take forever to knit socks.....'sigh' and I got all this sock yarn..... Did a beaded ribbing cause it looked interesting....not a very tight ribbing but since I decided on a shorty sock....it works just fine

And my enabler Sis signed me up for a Spring Fling Sock Club with the Keegan Lane Yarns for my birthday. Already got the first month of sock yarn with pattern... (Came with this cute little stitch marker and this pink punk notion bag plus some other goodies--Felix was quite pleased with the plastic egg)

This Fearless Fiber yarn I think could very well become knee highs--seriously a lot of yarn in one skein and with my skinny ass feet and my stick legs....

Got Brickhouse and Imagine....gorgeous rich colors

I also got some more stripey sock yarn.....First two are Regia

And the third really isn't a color I don't think I would have gotten but I wanted some thing different from all my other sock yarns.....so what the hey.....but y'all will have to wait on a pic on that one cause Blogger here decided to have an error in trying to load pictures....

Been another long week and this week won't be shaping up to be any better... A lot of work and something else really weighing on my mind that I can't do much about except wait....
Okay thats all...time for bed-have a busy busy day at work tomorrow (but my friend has a real bagel for me tomorrow so that will be a little bonus--yep it was a pumpernickel-best I think I ever had....)

Adding and editing--Monday March 10th cause well I was fadin last nite so not sure what I really wrote.....

Not sure how to classify this past week...

2008-03-01T13:05:00.000-08:00

First off I got in touch with my redneck self by going to a NASCAR race--yep I and a friend skipped out a half day of work on Monday to go see the race. It actually was left over from the previous Saturday but they had so much rain that it got postponed to Monday and since he already had tickets.....Never been to any type of car race and everything worked out so why not? It was a fun way to start the week.

Then on Wednesday I got new wires on my teeth and now my chewing ability has been compromised....not in nearly in as much pain as I was....
Had another not so happy thing happen too which ruined my mood on Thursday but not going to discuss here...but lets say the yarn that D-fly sent me took the edge off....

Gorgeous mohair--I don't know how to describe the color but I LUV it. It will become some type of wrap based on this pattern by Astridknits. Will be adding irridescent black beads cause well I think it should.... (btw for a better look at the colors in this yarn-click on the pic to see a larger view)
Oh the joy of Ravelry....

Then Regia in this candy colored rainbow cause she's trying to tell me that I need to do toe-up Jaywalkers.....evil enabler that she is.....but sock yarn does not count as stash.

I did get to have some fun on Thur at work... Tim has been bugging me daily for a skull....now legally this can not be done but when you have a mother who is crafty and well not your typical mom....one can come up with a plan to 'create' a skull.....She made one a long time ago which we used one year to create a haunted car (it was a hit that year in our neighborhood).

Thought one like it would be perfect and she was able to find online, order, paint up and send (crafty non-typical moms are a good thing to have). She even got a mate for her original skull. I included a note saying "From the dusty corners of a far off land, I come to you so that I can help ponder the great mysteries of life oh Great One....."
The skull was a perfect surprise and he is thrilled with his 'find'

Starting up on getting comfortable with the whole driving thing today. A co-worker has agreed to help me out on Saturdays since she teaches a lab course on Saturdays at the local community college so she's already in the neighborhood. And she already told me that I'm fine just need to be more comfortable and thats exactly right.

And the knitting magic continues.....(I really am amazed what two sticks and strings can create....) I have a heel on another sock! Look at that!

And no the Clapotis is not long enough (its 61 or so inches at the moment)....I know you thing I'm nuts to keep knitting it but I want it to be long enough that I can dramatically wrap it around me.....

And just to gloat a bit....Its spring here. Actually its nice having the almond tree outside my window-blooming trees are one of my favorite things of spring and don't get too many of those in a desert.....

And one last thing if you are still reading that is....I'm going to advertise a band, SweetSize granted they only play locally in S CA but they are fun-punk/reggae/rock...Its Tim's son and son-in-law's band and I finally checked them out via their MySpace page. Only have a few songs on there but I think they are all good.....
(Btw--if you like them, they are on iTunes....)

I AM Victorious!

2008-02-24T16:34:00.000-08:00

On fighting the flu that is.....two co-workers went down for the count and its hit my area pretty hard but me just a tad stuffed up. No where near being Typhoid Tif......

Pretty quiet week for me....did get some knitting done on my Travel sock and the Clapotis. While technically I was done with the mid-section of the Clapotis, I decided it should be longer so still knitting the mid-section.....Have plenty of yarn so why not....

Oh I did watch the eclipse on Wed night. Well on and off b/t eating out, errands, and coffee.....

Told ya it was a quiet week....and no pics either although in hindsight I really should've taken one of the moon...

Its all about the food Baby....& making new friends

2008-02-17T12:24:00.000-08:00

Social weekend for me....its exhausting. We have monthly potlucks for work (Public Works dept) and admin asst/cat sitter and I decided to have them at the curation bldg once in awhile cause well our bldg is better for such things. So our 'Valentine' edition was at our bldg.
And look at my pretty fruit salad.....

Making a knitting friend--thats right one of the new co-workers is a knitter.....and she and cat sitter are pregnant-month apart!

And yesterday evening I went to a dinner party. Friend/boss and her husband threw this party at another friends house for a different friend (you follow that?) Actually the purpose for them was that they want all their friends to be friends with each other especially since now we all represent three different agencies that take care and make use of the desert. Easier to get things done when you have friend in the other agency.
And I did make a friend....he needed an ear and I was able to provide one. (and why don't they make more guys like him d*** it, the girl he's in love with has this wonderful man that is willing to take care of her forever)
So while no "Mr Rights" for me (there could be a Mr OK.....) I say it was a good evening professionally and personally

And my sweet herbed mixed nuts went over well

And hey look I did get knitting done! My Clapotis is slowly growing--think its half way done now....

My latticed cable sock has another full repeat and its looking good....
Travel sock is growing too (and dopey me--I realized I'm actually getting a pattern then got all excited....)

Alright there is my weekly post for my blog....Think I am going to try to blog once a week....been doing good these past few weeks....

How 'bout chocolate? (and response to being tagged)

2008-02-09T14:15:00.000-08:00

Ugh this past week was just as exhausting (and a little stressful).....course I only had one day to rest up b/t the two weeks.

I did get chocolate though--rich chocolate ice cream with brownies and fudge sauce. Along with coffee, knitting, and some really good company. My coffee evenings with my friend, Tim, and my knitting do help me unwind (but not the sock!--oh the puns....).

And here is said sock--been making some progress on it--also knitted while waiting for Boss and I to give a quick presentation to the FRG on base (they do support of variety of ways for the soldiers and their families). With FRG's help, we are showcasing the archaeology and how they can get involved.
Knitted earlier today while waiting to get my hair trimmed up--nothing exciting just neatening of existing haircut (debating about coloring....I did the blond highlights but I really like the complex dark colors.....say mahogany colorway....)

Other good news is that I am now on Ravelry! Yeah! Been adding stash and projects slowly--adding more as I type

Also-I never posted pics of Wisp after I finished it. So here we go. I will have a picture of me wearing it which at some point will go on my Ravelry page..... I do love this thing though--it is soooo soft---love love LUV mohair!

Along with this post I will respond to being tagged by both Cami and D-fly.....I can't tag anyone back cause well we would have this vicious circle so I will provide the info but thats it....

Factoid #1
HUGE X-Files fan.....yep got posters, books, t-shirts, even Barbie and Ken as Mulder and Scully (they were a b-day present from the family). I can't WAIT for the new movie that actually is in the works.

Factoid #2
I rock climb--okay haven't done it recently.....and for the most part it has been indoor rock climbing but I have done outdoor climbing. Started in college and I was hooked. There is no better feeling for me when I finally conquer a really tough climb-makes me feel powerful ie here me roar feeling. You get the idea....

Factoid #3
My Jewishness--Ok most of you know that I'm actually a sorta practicing Jew......but the tidbit part is that I got quite involved in college-rediscovered my religion. I even went thru the conversion process (family is Reform and its Dad's side thats Jewish so this synagogue being Conservative didn't recognize my Jewish line-needs to be passed thru the mother). Along with answering the "100 questions", starting to learn Hebrew (not easy.....), I did a mikvah. That was a very interesting experience. You have to be buck naked (no jewelry, no nail polish, just you al natural....). With men the three Rabbis are in the room with you but women they are right outside (you say prayers as you dunk yourself three times in what was very very cold water.... I did have two mikvah ladies with me (they were my Hebrew teachers actually). Its hard to explain how vulnerable and out there you are doing this but it was good too....

Factoid #4
I have actually travelled outside the US. For my fieldschool for my undergraduate degree of Archaeology-I went to Belize and excavated at a Mayan site. This was the best damn trip of my life. It was only for a month and I wiped out my savings to do it but it was worth every single penny. It was FABULOUS! I have pics but they are the old fashioned prints-should scan them and share a few....no scanner though....

Factoid #5
Am I supposed to be a mother? Okay this isn't really a fact but both Boss and now the guest historian we had here (who is a non gay guy btw) said I would make a good mom. Apparently I have this nurturing thing goin on....
Will admit that pesky bio clock has started to tick on me again (I will be turning 30 in the spring) but I have decided that I refuse to 'plan' this stuff w/in a tight constrained timeline. Kids and marriage should happen when they are meant to happen. So okay #5 is more factoid viewpoint than factoid on my life...

"sigh" need two more.....
Factoid #6
Other odd stuff I collect and like--Animaniacs by WarnerBrothers. D-fly got me 2 collections of cartoons....only watched half of one of them.....I have stuff animals of Yakko Wakko and Dot. Wakko is my favorite (Faboo!)
Mystery Science Theater 3000. And I get to re-enjoy. Tim has lent me one of his collections and I have more saved for my Dvd's in the mail.
Dr Who.....so excited that BBC decided to bring it back and the current Doctor is great. Going to start watching the spinoff series Torchwood here soon (Dvd in the mail....great system)
Monty Python....saw the Broadway play with Mom and Dad in Chicago. It was Faboo!
So yeah I am a nerd with weird sense of humor....thats the point of this factoid.....

Factoid #7
What else is there? Ok-the most difficult job I've had--asst manager in a restaurant. Worked at the restaurant for almost two years, did the manager stunt for 'bout a month. For some people this is not a bad job, even going to school for it-for me thats not true....Its stressful, exhausting, and difficult. But I do have a greater appreciation for all the waitresses and waiters out there. Unless they are really bad--they deserve tips and our respect. It is not an easy job and many times its thankless.

Okay thats the best I can do. And I'm not tagging anyone....know so few of you in the blogging world....

Can someone pass me a Duck Fart?

2008-02-03T15:20:00.000-08:00

Well besides working 6 days in a row this past week with 5 being out in the cold windy desert hiking over rough terrain....Both my credit card and debit card numbers got stolen and $1700 were charged to a Mobile Bee website. The credit card was easy enough to take care of but Debit cards....ugh. Good news is that I think its taken care of now. Paperwork is on its way for me to sign so the claim can be officially filed. Now just need my new cards-kinda hard to function in life w/o them or cash....have a checkbook thank goodness but still.
How did this happen? My stupidity.... Bought a Greyhound ticket at the Long Beach location to return home on the 21st and like a idiot I left my purse on the counter. I believe the employee at the ticket counter wrote down prevelant info from my purse for use later. I think this happened because the charges went thru the 22nd and 23rd and he didn't chase me down right away with the purse--nope he 'looked' for its owner when I was in line about to leave 'bout a half hour later....

Lets look at the lovely yarn that D-fly sis sent to me hmmm?

This yarn is from Cascade Yarns, the heather collection. This will become Dahlia. I thought it looks quite cute and I will have just enough yarn!

Frog Tree Alpalca! The lavender shall become a hat for the Best CatSitter ever friend-matches the scarf I already made her pretty well. The turquouise will be come a hat and scarf set for WI friend that was so thrilled with her last set. Figure this way she will have a 'cool' and a 'warm' set. The multi color will become some type of hat for me so when I am out in this really cold windy weather again on top of mountain ridges...I will be a bit warmer

While work was very exhausting this week--it was the type of work that I went to school for 7 years. Wandering around documenting and recording sites. My boss hired a historian to help us with all of our mine sites and they are going to write up a report on them. I got to go along for the ride and take a lot of pictures....
Although Friday we found something that we weren't all that thrilled about. Uxeploded ordinances (UXO's)-new ones, lots of them. Right in a main section of a site we are documenting. This is after Boss and Historian witnessed an accident on the way into work that ended with a fatality. The now dead guy for some reason decided to turn into the side of a semi and get his car chewed up and spit out. Now the truck driver according to Boss and Historian did a fabulous job of getting his semi under control WITH blown tires and a bent axial. Lets just say it was a very weird day, Friday.....
Get to head out to the field tomorrow and it looks like its going to be a chilly day for us in the mountains again....

And how 'bout some pics of the yarn that I bought for myself?

First Knit Picks yarn (the other color I got is down below). This one will be socks or course-no fancy patterns....its the Essential yarn in Peacock Multi

Now Lotus Yarn! I got Walking with Ghost Aura which is even more sparkely in person. Its going to be a wrap/stole with beading to make it even more sparkely. The other is Bloodflowers which will be some type of patterned socks.....

Even after all of this--I actually did get some knitting in. Been making some good progress on the Clapotis. This has been a great project in the evenings in that I can set it down and come back to it w/o really losing where I am at. Pics of it before the drop stitch part of the pattern and what it looks like up to today.

The sock that I have been working on--since it does require more concentration-its strictly been a weekend project. Have made some progress on it and I think its looking quite pretty. Even with a little fluffy Boo taking off with the sock....He looks to be the sweet kitten of the two boys but he's the bratty one....
The cable pattern doesn't show up all that well--it is subtle. Have a pic of the bottom of the sock just to show how the yarn 'puddles' on its own.

And for my take with me project--yep another sock. I needed something to knit while I wait for my orthodontic appt, my coffee evenings with a friend of mine...waiting for whatever where ever. Its easy knitting and its small (Its the other Knit Picks Essential yarn in Riverbed Multi)

And today it was a very very windy day--almost lost power and the internet was going on the blink too. But Felix was having fun chasing the leaves thru the patio door....

And just for an added bonus-my co-worker found this NPR audiocast online and thought I would be interested. Quite entertaining and now intrigued by this knittery tagging phenomenon.....

And now I'm going to go back and knit my cabled sock and watch the Puppy Bowl IV on Animal Planet....

I wore them all day!

2008-01-23T17:43:00.000-08:00

I have successfully knitted my first PAIR of socks! Had to resist the urge of taking my shoes off and saying "Look! Look at my socks! I knitted them...." Although I did show my boss/friend but she actually cares (and is impressed).

I did start another sock (really I think I might be heading down a dangerous path here....). Have the toe completed. The yarn is knitting up beautifully and soft! (Bearfoot in Sun River). Going to knit a cable pattern up the foot and cuff so that will be interesting.....

Not much other knitting--waiting for some supplies to come so I can cast on some of my other projects so until then I will stick with my socks....
And not much else going on either....visited Godmother this past weekend down in Long Beach since I had Monday off. More a change of scenery.....

Look! Its a.......a......a Sock!

2008-01-13T14:54:00.000-08:00

And the start of its mate! I casted on the toe all by myself! Finished said sock while watching Waiting for Guffman and then a Mystery Science 3k episode. Have a friend who is happily lending me his DVD's and books....

I'm now mentally determining what type of socks I want to knit next.....May have gone down a dangerous path.....

Did finish the diagonal rib scarf as a being such a great Kitty sitter that even shy little Boo came out to play present. Recipient was very happy with her scarf and put it on immediately and noted the softness of said scarf.

D-fly sis dropped off present for another friend when she went to the parents house this weekend. Friend was thrilled with her scarf and hat set and couldn't wait to wear them-planning on wearing them that evening when she left work. Apparently she is a big lover of scarfs and hats....will have to keep that in mind. Made the set cause the past few months have been a bit rough and turbulent for her and I felt she needed something hand-made, warm and cozy (It was the unoriginal hat by Yarn Harlot and I did a matching scarf with the cable pattern).

And just so you all can see Cami's teensy stitch markers that I made for her as a Thank you for letting us stay with her and her herd.

Cute kitty pictures! Haven't done any recently.....aren't the boys so cute peaking out of the laundry basket? And then their very fluffy pretty mama all curled up for a nap.

Okay now off to do research for a paper/presentation that I am writing for Society of CA Archaeology (SCA) Annual Meeting in April before I go back to the knitting..... I did rough out an abstract already which is good since thats due before end of the month....

Oh the yummy yummy yarn.....

2008-01-05T21:02:00.000-08:00

Since I got stuck with pukey nephew yesterday (good thing though-otherwise Sis couldn't go to her lunch) we went yarn shopping! First the Loop which we did go to thier old location when I was out here early Sept. Then onto Ruhamas....

First group from the Loop--I too got Misty Alpaca in a blue/purple verigated color which is going to become a diagonal rib scarf for a new friend who is being the best kitty sitter ever. Even my shy little Boo comes out to see her for playtime and lovies. The other skeins are Alpaca Silk by Blue Sky. Got peacock, black (night is the official color name) and plum which will become some type of striped lacey wrap of some sort with beads.... They are supersoft and they look really pretty together....

Now for the Ruhamas group! Got this pink and orange ribbon yarn (Duet by artful Yarns) because of this pattern that Sis found....Looks like a good top for me in the desert and this was knitted up at the shop and it looked quite nice. Then there is that bright pink and orange sock yarn-Bearfoot by Mountain Colors-Hand Painted Yarns called Sun River.....Think I'm heading down a dangerous path sock wise..... And speaking of socks since Sis has mentioned that I have started on the cuff well I suppose I should post new pics of my elf sock but its fitting wonderfully! despite lookin a little silly when off my foot....

Hard to tell its an elf sock in this pic....but it really does look like one

And there it is on my foot-doesn't look elfish at all when on my wierd pointy toed foot.... Have 'bout two inches of the cuff done--going to knit til I run out of my half skein but its almost a complete sock! That fits! Yeah me!

Hurray! It has a Heel!

2008-01-03T20:52:00.000-08:00

I have successfully knitted a heel! And it looks pretty good....while I do have skinny heels to go with my skinny monkey toes and narrow foot-I did make the heel a tad narrower than it needed to be but hey it is my first official sock.....I am sure future socks will be even better

And there are the pictures to prove it! I hope I've made Cami proud..... (Its amazing how much knitting one can do when they don't have to go to work...vacations can be quite good even if one is hacking thier lungs out....)

Well thats it kids....need to try to stifle my cough so not to keep Sis up (always worse at night....) Nite!

So many Knitty Tales to Tell!

2008-01-02T11:20:00.000-08:00

First off Happy New Year to all you crafty people out there!

So far having a lovely visit to WI although glad to remember that I am not all that fond of winters here and gladly go back to the desert....

Big Sis spoiled me a bit this Christmas. Going to get me started on beaded knitting (which may involve a lot of swearing on my part....). She got me a book called Beaded Knitted Bags and some starter supples and a gift certificate for beads. So far have supplies to do the first two projects-a bracelet and a little purse. Nephew got me a book as well-Super Stiches Knitting with some fabulous stitch patterns. Get so excited for those.....

Been working on mohair wrap (Fonty's Ombelle in purple-no fancy color name just purple) called Wisp. Made quite a bit of progress on it since I've been here in WI. And I am quite excited that I have inspired another knitter to knit up her own version.

Had a wonderful visit with the Bechers along with Sis and nephew--although I'm pretty sure I shared my cold with the children-feel rather bad about that one..... Want to thank 'Boris and Clementine' for letting us stay with them over New Years.
D-fly and I had a blast haing out at Clementine's yarn shopping, knitting, and chatting with fellow knitters (Cami, Melly, Leeanne, and Robyn) and munching on Melly's yummy popcorn (which I relaly shouldn't eat with the braces but it was too tasty to resist....). Now for pics of two of my purchases

The first is a Crystal Palace yarn-Waikiki in Shell and its going to become a wrap known as Clapotis. The second of course is Lotus Yarn! I picked the Nirvana in the color Prayers for Rain (which we decided was a perfect color since I live in the desert...). This yarn will be socks--thats right I said socks! Which brings me to my third purchase and how the lovely Cami showed D-fly and I to knit socks toe-up using the magic cast-on with the 'magic loop' way. Took me a few trys to get the hang of the magic cast on but I got it! And it really does make a fabolous toe--I really have issues with sock ends and if there is no seem or anything the happier my toes will be.

The sock is being knitted with Opal sock yarn in Neon colorway. I have long feet with narrow long toes that slant towards the big toe (also known as monkey toes) so I had started with less stitches and didn't have to increase as much. I am almost to the point where I could start the heel (doing the short row heel this time around....). So very exciting! Big sis and I have discovered that she is a snugger and faster knitter than I (You should see her tiny little stiches in her sock!-my goodness!). I have more time to knit so I tend to get more done so we didn't realize that we were so different in speed until we got to sit around and knit together....

Well I think I covered everything.....Happy crafting!

--Mojave Knitter

Distracted by pretty rocks.....

2007-12-01T22:13:00.000-08:00

Not a knitting post today....(although I made some great progress on my current project last night). No today is about jewelry.....There is a Gem and Mineral show here in lovely Barstow and people from all over S CA come to this peddling their pretty rocks....including ones for jewelry....Couldn't resist so this is what I got...... 'crazy agate' with man made beads and coral with turquoise and this would become....

The agate one I am quite pleased with, Looks quite nice on. The coral with Turquoise is quite nice and I have some chunky coral red bracelets. Like the chunky bracelets. So in the span of an evening I created my self two necklaces, pair of earrings, and chunky bracelets

Now there was a knitting related project that I did today as well but can't post about them just yet (x-mas present too)

Not very good at blogging....but I have been knitting!

2007-11-18T16:05:00.000-08:00

I finished the baby blanket a while ago and with time to spare even.....There it is above looking all nice and pretty. The recipient was quite happy to get it. Finished the pink scarf-its even wrapped and ready to go. Started another scarf for a present with yummy silk yarn and have needles on the way to make a quick wool hat.... (using a pattern from Yarn Harlot's recent post available design, called Unoriginal hat) Will post pics of those two items later on after the Holidays but in the mean time here is the first scarf still on the needles when it was 'bout half way done.....And here it is all done!

Now for the kitties--They are all in new homes accept my two. I wasn't planning on keeping two but little Peek a Boo (formerly known as Normal Toes) just was too timid to be adopted and he has become my little 'SnuggleBoo' It's too bad cause he is a very lovely little kitten but alas he is mine to keep.....And of course I still have Felix--much more hyper kitty but thats alright. And Misty is still a good kitty mama even after her spaying and she is full of fiestiness her self.... Explorer went to home here locally in Barstow a few weeks ago. And in the process of determining how to get Tiger and Tubble to WI--I got Blondie adopted (now known as Boncelli who btw is a boy...all the kittens were boys...) Now for lots of kitty pics.....Here is one of my last ones of Explorer with Boo and Felix. And a lovely picture of Explorer at nine weeks--he is such a striking kitty with the softest fur ever.....He was hard to give up but 4 cats would certainly guarantee me the title of crazy cat lady....Least right now I'm just borderline..... Below are pics of my two babies all snuggled in for a nap. They settle for eachother when my lap is not avaiable (Boo will meow at me if I'm not sitting down for him to snuggle in.....They are a tad bit needy....).

For pics of Tiger well all you need to do is got to D-fly's blog....but here is a pic of Tubble who is turning out to be the brat of the pack (hee hee--thats why he went to Mom....) He also is turning out to be the biggest of the litter--already topped out at 7 lbs. Now lets not forget about pretty kitty mama, Misty--she her self is a pretty funny kitty...attacking the printer, carrying feather toys around the house, playing with her boys and defending her box..... Well that is all for now.

Have a happy Turkey Day!

A quickie.....my organic knitting project

2007-08-29T09:51:00.000-07:00

Well I was going to work on the baby blanket during my travels this holiday.....but realized I was using non-carry on needles for this particular project.....
So instead going to work on a x-mas present for a family friend. Couple years ago I knitted her a pink lacey scarf complete with beaded fringe. Well according to mom, last winter its gettin a little ratty lookin so going to knit her a new and different pink lacey scarf which will have fringe and perhaps beads as well.....
Its an interesting pattern....actually I am knitting a lace pattern til its long enough to be a scarf. Pattern is from The Harmony Guides 450 Knitting Stitches: Volume 2. I'm using Volume 1 to figure out all those different yarn over techniques....didn't realize there were so many.....keep kniting and tinking, knitting and tinking.....
The pattern is shown to the left--its called Large Lattice Lace. We shall see how it and my scarf compares.....Its about the right width. Using size 15 US (10mm) bamboo needles. Using two yarns together--both are 'bout sport wieght yarns. Really when I do scarfs--I just cast on enough stitches til it looks like it will be wide enough and use what ever size needles are easy for me to knit with and give a nice pattern.....And I have no issue of frogging the thing until I have the right width and the right needles--this time I lucked out.....Although on this one I may be frogging anyway cause know I figured out what the pattern is telling me I would like to do the beginning of the pattern correctly. But I have plenty of time coming up. I leave for Vegas this afternoon and will arrive in the evening but my flight is in the morning. Yep just frogged it....It will bother me that two of the first rows were not correct....

Sooooo overdue......

2007-08-25T20:13:00.000-07:00

Okay should have posted a long time ago....but I have a LOT going on....and well I do get lazy over some things.....
I got braces (something that I've need for a long time but I now can take care of especially now that I have a step 2nd cousin that is an orthodontist and has been helping me find good people to take care of my mouth). Have had them almost a month, used to them for the most part but eating can be soooo annoying!
Then there is my social life....honestly I don't have much of one but it has been busy for me....and I am in entirely new territory (a guy....). So there has been a bit more stress in that regards.....
In relation to my social life, I started working out with my friend/boss after work a few times a week. We want to be fit and trim ladies but neither of us is good on the whole working out unless we have someone to work out with. She is more into strength training than I am but with her doing it, I'll do it. I'll even do the sit ups.....I do like our pre-warm up on the bike. Get a fair amt of reading done.....
And with my reading--I started the Harry Potter books. I have read the first 4 this past month actually.....I want to buy the 5th (and of course 6th and last...) but haven't seen it. Could order but want now.....Anyway quite enjoying the series
And of course there are the kittens.....They are doing quite well and here are some very current pictures. Cute Blondie (one of two girls) with Tiger. She is the perfect kitten-playful sweet and cute. Felix is opposite in a quiet moment....In past posts he has been called Baby Boy but the name Felix popped in my head one morning (he's the one I'm keeping). He and Touble are the two trouble makers.... Normal Toes is below, the other girl. She is the shyest besides Tiger but is so sweet. She did stay long enough to have her picture taken then ran off and hid. And lastly Mr Explorer and Touble....
Went to the vet this morning to get health certificates for Touble and Tiger who are flying to WI with me next Thurs. (that was another big aspect going on lately that D-fly and I have been trying to figure out--she has noted some on her blog but all should work out! So both of us and Mom are quite relieved-almost had a panic attack over this--silly I know but have you looked at my month so far?! And of course I'm not that fond of traveling anyway.....'sigh')
And yes I have been knitting....been working on that shrug for the most part and I finished it! Not all that exciting--really just a rectangle but hey it will be nice and cozy come those cold desert nights.....Right now I am finishing up an afghan square but the next big project I will be working on is a baby blanket. I started it for someone else but well there was some issues that arose b/t me and the mom to be.....it happened a few years ago and well the blanket got stowed away cause if I continued to knit it it would absorb bad vibes and a baby blanket doesn't need that but now there is someone else that I like well enough that I feel she deserves a hand knit item so I plan on finishing it for her. It s called Patchwork Pleasure and I have a pic below from the book (Our Best Knit Baby Afghans by Leisure Arts). Have about a third of it done when I put it away. I do know that it did go pretty quick once I got the rhythm of it goin. Its in a very pretty sage green-nice neutral baby color without being to babyish....It is acrylic but its a nicer softer acrylic. If I was going to do one from the beginning I would use soy or bamboo...but hey I already started this one so oh well....Have a close up of the pattern stitch just for kicks.....

Okay I think that is all ...... That should get all of you up to speed and hopefully I will be a bit better next month.....

Kittens!

2007-07-27T20:33:00.000-07:00

New pics of the babies.....
(sorry no new knitting pics--D-fly and I did not have time to knit during our trip-for full story check out her blog....I will add my own pics of the trip later on)

To the left Misty with the blondies before sister and nephew visited..... and to the right the blondies with eyes open!

Next is the only one that I think is not a polydactyl kitten....and is also I think the shyest....left before eyes opened, right-eyes open!

And now for nephew's birthday present.....Tiger or stripey one....
left before family vist, right during their visit.....

and for the last two, my baby boy (well I think he's a boy...kinda early to tell....) and Touble (she's the trouble maker and also the fearless one....and a hard one to get pics of! she'd rather roll over to play and have her belly rubbed...). To the left both of the babies and to the right the ham known as Touble and below is the pretty boy (who we think is a boy....

More kittens....and some jewelry!

2007-07-14T15:26:00.000-07:00

I have kittens so there will be A LOT of pictures of kittens....especially when one has a mother bothering you for more pictures when I sent some not 12 hours ago.....'sigh'. Thought I would show where they are hiding behind, my bookshelf.....going to have to wedge something under it from the back or here soon I will have some stuck kittens.....Anyway I took some individual pictures of the kittens, well as best as I can since they are behind a book shelf and it is a bit awkward to get pics of them....but here you go! the six very soft babies.....and of course mom taking another break--I think she gets hot back in the corner with her babies

Now my other passion besides knitting and kittens of course is jewelry making...I'm attracted to beads just like I'm attracted to yarn and fabric--I like color, texture and pattern.....I've always been color orientated. I still think crayons are some of the coolest thing around.....
As you can tell by this very bright orange group, I am not afraid to wear color well not anymore....and I also wear long chunky necklaces....then long chains, or perhaps a shorter beaded necklace....it depends on my mood and my outfit.... And trust me I have more....I'm a bit addicted to beads....and this addiction is spilling over into yarn.....

Kittens and knitting....

2007-07-13T18:50:00.000-07:00

Well Misty is still my pretty girl--follows me around once I get home in the evening and meows a lot...I think she's complaining about being cooped up with just her babies all day..... I did get the corner of my closet cleaned--she decided that behind my book shelf is even better corner....course for me not so much--hard to change their bedding back there. And now for a trio of pictures....First picture of kittens before they were moved....then just a picture of my Misty (she looks tired in the picture but really who wouldn't be after all that?) and lastly a picture of everyone from today.....

And for some knitting news....I mentioned in my earlier blog about a shrug I was working on...Well I got one panel done! And I have the other panel half way done! First picture below shows the shurg along the whole length of my couch (its a love seat that mom upholstered! I love my couch....) Next picture shows the second half. It's straight knitting so not difficult at all but with all the thinking I have to do at work....brain just not in the condition to think about stitch patterns. Rather just veg out in front of the TV with some very basic straight forward thinking.....Now on my vacation with D-fly....I will work on my afghan squares again and then of course I will try my had at the KAL shawl with the lovely yarn that Cami sent originally to D-fly....

Six?! What am I going to do with six!?

2007-07-11T20:01:00.000-07:00

Well my pretty little girl had 6 little babies of her own....'sigh' That is way more than I wanted to deal with......Although nephew is excited because I have 'extra' and they will be plenty old enough by the time his birthday rolls around.....

Here is a picture showing 5 of the babies (the 6th is hiding underneath her front leg). She is letting me hold them for a bit....and based on my very limited knowledge of newborn kittens....they do look healthy.....And momma looks okay too although she does need some cleaning up....as does my closet corner but Misty insists on staying in this corner so I may have a lovely stain on my carpet....good thing its the closet.....

And just to throw in some knitting.....Here are two scarfs I knitted year and a half ago--first tricky pattern stitch I did and with the fuzzy yarn....man did I swear a lot.....Dad could not figure out why I would keep doing it.....

and a close up of the scarves.... well that is all for tonight....going to watch a little TV and do some knitting and occassionally check in on Misty and her six babies....

--DK

Saga of my stray kitty....named Misty

2007-07-09T19:50:00.000-07:00

About six weeks ago I found a pretty long hair kitty hanging around my bldg...well w/my upbringing I can't just leave a pretty little kitty out there all by herself.....
She since has made herself at home....and its nice to come home to something. As you can see in the first picture, she is a happy kitty. She likes to lay on whatever I have on the floor...newspaper, magazines, knitting patterns....doesn't matter (that feather toy is a favorite to carry around)
However, someone is pregnant....she should be due in a couple of weeks. I wanted a kitty cat but really didn't want a litter of kittens...they are cute and fun....but.....

She is a very content little kitty--here she is with a toy 'Grandma' sent her--she carries that one around too. Toilet seat is a favorite spot of hers while I'm in the bathroom. This is after she's done pestering me while I'm trying to brush my teeth, wash my face ect....hard to do with a cat tail in your face.....
Anyway I will keep all who are interested on Misty and her babies....

Now for a quick knitting blip....I decided that I like the Fetching gloves so well after seeing them on D-fly's blog, I want to knit a pair for myself and while I need to get myself DPN's I actually had yarn in my very limited stash.....its a red violet/purple/black variegated chenille yarn. I think it will turn out nicely....

Hurrrraaaay!!!

2007-07-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

After having to wait all week to retrieve my boxes from my management's office....I finally have my camera! Which means pictures! I think first I will show D-fly's birthday present which she won't get 'til her and nephew are out here to visit me. I think it turned out to be pretty wrapping.....

Now onto knitting! I think for this post I will concentrate on my Warm up America afghan. It started with this red square ie shadow triangles....and it just kept growing....as you can see in my earlier post.....But with this project I was able to try two knitting techniques like my first cable, lace patterns, and right now I am doing a square complete with bobbles (those are tricky...)

The first pic to the right is my first cable and the next pic is one of the first lace patterns I tried--I like it.... and below is a later one that I did.....really like this one.....
And of course the one on the needle is my current tricky bobbles square

Okay now that I have a camera I will be posting more often....about my other projects and such.....

Good day and Happy knitting! DK

Guess I'm it.....

2007-06-29T18:18:00.000-07:00

Well I don't know 5 people to tag....but I will provide the answers......

My birthday is April 26

This day in history.....
1564: Shakespeare was christened
1865: John Wilkes Booth (Lincoln's assissinator) was shot dead in Virginia
1986: Nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine

Birthdays.....(a lot of people that most people will have no clue....)
1933: Carol Burnett!
1983: Jessica Lynch aka 'little girl rambo' of Iraq. Actually she is a POW

Holiday.....
Confederate Memorial Day for Georgia and Florida

Pouting....

2007-06-28T19:55:00.000-07:00

Well first this blog is doing crazy shit--large lettering, not saving...deleting text....Very upset right now!
I wanted to say that my new digital camera was supposed to be here tomorrow but some routing mistake by UPS caused a delay so I won't get 'til Monday....'sigh'. I did take some pics with my old 35 mm camera which I had digital copies made. They aren't the best but they are something (bad development I believe....). To the left is an afghan that I finished this last fall. It matches the pillow perfectly. My grandmother insisted I have it and had mom mail it out to me with other stuffs (Bonus about living so far away---Parents send you stuffs all the time!)
The other project that I have been working on is knitting afghan squares. Its part of the Warm Up America campaign where you can knit as many 7x9" squares you like. I decided to get ambitious and knit the whole afghan (49 squares in total....). Its been a fun way to experiment with different stitch patterns--different cables, textured knitting, and laces. I was getting some of the stitch patterns from Lion Brand's website but Sis (aka Dragonfly) found this series of books w/tons of stitching patterns--Harmony Guides. Was soooo excited when it came...couldn't decide what stitch pattern I wanted to do next! Anyway I am including an overview pic of the afghan as it stands now--Will post pore pics as I progress and also post more detailed pics of my favorite stitch patterned squares...

One good thing though is that I got to spend most of yesterday and today outside! Benefit of being an archaeologist--we get to work outside! We didn't find much (we were survey an area where a fence is going to be installed). A stone tool and historic trash yesterday, and today what we term a sleeping circle (its a ring of rocks with a mostly cleared interior--don't why they are called sleeping circles--I'm learning the archaeology of this area as I go along....but I will keep you all posted as I figure stuff out....)

Okay thats enough of my rambling---all have a good night and a good friday tomorrow!
--DK

Projects....

2007-06-26T17:34:00.002-07:00

I thought I would add some pictures....One of my main projects I am working on is to the left. I am doing it in a turquoise/violet mohair yarn. I have one panel almost done.....It should be a good shrug for the cold desert nights.....I will include a picture of my panel once I have my camera.

The shurg to right is one of many projects I would like to do next (one of the many that I need yarn for.....) I also have a couple scarfs to do for X-mas presents.....then there is a sweater that uses bamboo yarn.....And this pattern that I found on Knitty.com Looks so delicate and pretty.....

Okay that will have to do for now....and I hope by
by this weekend I will upload pictures of finished and in progress projects. (forgot to mention-the first two patterns are from LionBrand)

Since my sister has one.....

2007-06-25T13:40:00.000-07:00

Hello all!

I have decided that since my sister (dragonflysoars.blogspot.com) has a knitting blog, I should start one too. I maybe the younger sister but technically I have been knitting longer than she has. My very first project I did when I was 7.....(mom still has it) but I really didn't get into knitting until I was in graduate school (think there maybe a correlation there....)

I recently ordered myself a digital camera (yes I know-I'm a bit behind the times....technology and I aren't always friends.....) so once I have it I will be going picture crazy! I do have two main knitting projects in the works with quite a few dancing around my head.....Just need the yarn.....