My Star Falling

B. Baker

2011-02-17T18:57:00.001-08:00

Intensity & Perspective

The pain in my head was so bad
I had gone from stars straight to seeing plaid
The drumming of my heart so hard I want to shout
My ribcage is your xylophone from the inside out
The blizzard of hope clouding my sight
As I head towards your light
One kiss from you both spicy and sweet
Like a cinnamon gumdrop brings me to my feet
With you by my side I have no need
From pain I have been freed

Little difficult but I remembered a few things about you... Hope you found her or someone close.

A. Barber

2011-02-17T17:57:00.000-08:00

Crouching, ready to spring the bobcat kitten hunts,

Floating dandelion seeds it's current prey

Sister attacks, ready to box

Surrounded by family and a future of hope

The flat desert and mountains they range

Home

Not my best imagery but heres to your imagination. (=

L. Hurtgen

2011-02-17T17:46:00.000-08:00

Incognito Angels

The incognito angels of the day
Are those that help us on our way
My crossed eyes can barely see the wings tipped pink like the sunrise
The strange woman dips her hand in her purse for a surprise
The family only sees the card she holds
An adoption story then unfolds

From my experience of how things can work.

Ten days.

2010-05-11T07:19:00.000-07:00

Surgery happened. It went... Well lets leave that for another lengthy post. This morning I am going in to get the ten staples removed and find out more about when I will be able to go back to work. Yeah, I miss the making of the boxes and the fun of trying to find a new address that of course, has no numbers visible anywhere.
I will try to make a more informative post later today about the surgery and what hell recovery is putting me through. One piece of advice for anyone undergoing this treatment... Go out and buy yourself a package of properly sized mens boxer briefs. They help hold in the gut patches while helping with the chafing from all the walking you will want to do. Air bubbles are not your friend.
Comments and questions welcome, just be polite... Or I might chew your head off.

Recent events.

2010-05-01T20:51:00.000-07:00

The Relay for life walk started last night at 6pm. It went until 10am today. I walked a few random laps last night and then at about 5 am I walked for an hour for my "team". I managed to walk 3.25 miles in an hour.
There was this delicious pulled pork as part of the dinner last night and there was a pan left over so I got to have a pulled pork sandwich for brekkies after my hour. There were pizzas donated last night by my employers which were well received.
I donated a few of my random hats to be auctioned off and made almost $100 to add to the money going to cancer research. My knit and crochet boobies were a hit and are going to be used for demo purposes for a while. Thinking about buying some of the other baby yarns wally world carries to make a few more.
After the event closed we packed up and headed home. Managed to do some harvesting on my FB addiction before passing out until almost 5pm.
Tomorrow I have to go in for an EKG before the surgery on Monday morning. I have to be there at 7:30 in the morning to make sure I am drugged up and ready for the doctor at 9.
Hating the fact that I will be trapped in a sterile environment for three days. Did I mention that I do not like hospitals, REALLY do not like. So, I will be sitting in the Hospital trying to not freak about being in the hospital and either knitting or crocheting until my eyeballs fall out just in case anyone wanted to visit... Hint, hint.

More about my job and work mates when I am not so concerned with not waking up dead, turning into a zombie and eating half the town...

Now where were we...

2010-04-21T09:15:00.000-07:00

Since my last post Boss has had surgery to remove Gall Stones, I have a date for my surgery, Cowgirl got kicked by a horse and I have gotten almost completely fed up.
Boss has annoyed me in so many ways that I am having a hard time pretending to be happy at work. First, I sold my old car to them with the plan of getting a payment from them every paycheck. The car was not in perfect shape but they were informed of it's problems and Boss's partner has some mechanical skill. This past week they drove it so hard the CV joint cracked and needs to be replaced asap. In order to pay for this Boss asked if I could wait on this payment. I said OK since I know what it is like to need to have something repaired. After this I find out that Partner found money on the ground while buying beer for Boss. On top of this I hear that Partner was RACING the car when the problem happened. Besides having money to buy beer they have money to buy their preffered brands of cigarettes by the pack no less. There are now three employees living in the same house with Boss, paying rent and bills... Where the f**k is the money going. Why can I not get a payment that was agreed on when there are 4 paychecks going into that household?
Second... I am not supposed to work days. Saturday I was scheduled to work in the evening and was doing things with my family when I get a call. The truck won't start so Boss needs me to cover the day shift. I assume that calls have been made to other employees before me so I say fine since no one else can do it I will. This screws my entire weekend time with the family but what can you do. I then find out that the truck was flooded because it was being used to bog around during the rains the night before. I also hear that I was the first person to be called, not the last. How did I get to be the doormat.
Third... Last night... I had twisted my ankle a bit and jammed my toe as well. I was hoping it would be OK by the time my shift started but it hadn't. I went in to make sure that I could get it covered while doing what I could to make sure the store wasn't short staffed. I am told that I can call a few people to find someone to cover for me. I proceed to call as many people as I can. Cowgirl and Angry responded. Neither of them could do it but they at least had the courtesy to return my calls. I am now annoyed with almost all of the people that I work with. I also had to close the store in pain and angry. Rapper tried to do as much as possible to help but I still had a screaming headache and trouble walking at the end of the night (which was 1am).
Fourth... Ghost was fired for a really stupid reason which leaves us short again. Boss hired Hippie chick to replace Ghost which made the 4 paychecks into Boss's house. Rapper has been written up for trying to get things done. Pinky has been demoted for something stupid. Sweets is quitting in a few weeks. I can't work for at least 3 weeks after surgery and that is in 2 weeks. Now I am wondering what else Boss can screw up.

On another note I got someone at a local hotel fired for lying. She was at the counter when I was delivering to a room. I apologized and told her I would bring her a discount card as soon as I could. I went back to the store to find out that she had called to complain. She told Big Boss that she had not been getting cards at all and I got in trouble. I also had to deliver the Pizza that Big Boss comped her. I deliver this and ask if she has any of the cards at all and she tells me no. I can tell she is covering something so I hold on to this info until the next day when I deliver to that hotel again. I talk to one of the other desk people and find out that the problem person claimed that she paid for the pizza. She had also only been working there for a little over a week so would not have had time to collect the right number of cards let alone have enough deliveries without cards. This is the last straw as she had also been causing other problems so my actions indirectly led to her getting canned. I hate liars. Really hate liars.

As for my surgery it is scheduled for the 3rd of may and I will be in the hospital for at least 3 days. Wish me luck.
I am likely leaving out some rant worthy incident but this is more than enough for today.

Comments welcome as usual

Time warp and psychosis

2010-04-10T22:10:00.000-07:00

I have things to report. Tiny finally got fired. This led to a landslide of brown stuff. Tiny made a few phone calls accusing Boss of fornicating in the back of the store with Gomer. Tiny Called Gomers wife and the guy in charge of this group of stores... She also told this guy that Rapper was abusing and distributing illicit substances on the store. This led to lots of brown stuff. Gomer was forced by wife's jealous nature to quit. I do not believe anything beyond annoying flirting was going on. On top of this Boss has a serious illness that is causing massive pain and frustration. These allegations on top of the pain have led Boss to schedule some strange hours... Hope the mental breakdown is quick and relatively painless...
More when my brain works a little better.

The problem with ethics.

2010-04-05T11:29:00.000-07:00

I am not the best worker, nor am I the fastest but if you give me a job I will do my best to see it through. I have gotten on my knees with scrubbies and paper towels to clean baseboards that will never see the light of day and gotten them truly clean. I have helped friends clean ovens and toilets and pet stained carpets. All of these things I do to the best of my ability when asked. Give me a list of jobs and as long as I understand the requirements I will complete them all and do it with a smile... OK I might whine a little but I won't leave a job half done. People that take a job should be willing to do the job. People that hire others should be able to clearly define the duties and responsibilities that go along with employment. In the job that I am currently at there are very few that meet the requirements I have of being a good employee or employer. I have felt myself wanting to give in to slacker-hood due to the attitudes of those around me. I am most happy when I do a good job and am appreciated for doing so. It seems to me that most of my cow-orkers do not share my opinions on this.
Rant rant rant.
I ended up getting called to be "on call" for Easter Sunday due to the person scheduled not getting gas before the weekend. I had worked the night before but I still said yes. I then get a call today because the person on the schedule had still not been able to get gas. This person lives far enough out of town that I could see this being a problem but there are people that could have either brought some to where it was needed or brought this person into town. I had to say no for today as my creature is off school, otherwise I would have gotten even more hours than I already have and this person would have owed me a(nother) favor. I was hoping to work around 20 hours a week and I normally end up with closer to 30 due to covering for other people... Am I stupid or just easy?

Comments and questions welcome if positive thoughts motivate.

Officially annoyed

2010-04-02T18:19:00.000-07:00

As I was at work last night until nearly 2 am I did not feel like typing anything when I got my weary butt home. The main reason that I was so late in getting home was Tiny. There was a list of things that were supposed to be done before this person left for the evening and there is a reason why the shift is called late rush. The orders didn't stop until nearly 11pm and I was running back to back until then. After that I had my own closing duties to attend to some of which were dependent on having the late rush stuff done. I made as much of both lists happen as I could before I had to leave due to the raging headache and need for sleep. I felt bad because I could not do all of it. This person has caused me to lose sleep and tips. The other person got sent home due to labor but Tiny was supposed to stay until the rush of orders had been mostly completed. The ovens got backed up, pizzas were taking too long to get made and orders were late. My tips are affected by this. When your pizza is late the apologies of the driver do not make you feel any less slighted. On top of these things this person is an antagonistic gossip. Telling one manager that another manager is talking trash about them and vice-versa. Talking bad about people when they are not there to defend themselves and smiling to their faces. Yes, I admit that I am talking about my co-workers in an unflattering light, but I am not identifying them and I am not causing issues at my workplace with this type of gossip.
Boss is another problem. Boss does not see how detrimental Tinys actions and behavior are to the welfare of the store. Boss does not see how the actions of many of the employees are causing the store to have problems. We are being told that we need to do more yet not having any instruction as to how this is to be accomplished. The few that have any kind of work ethic are being forced to work around those with none. The extra work is being rewarded with more extra work and the problem children are being slapped on the wrist and told not to do it any more. Scheduling half of the available drivers to be in store when the day has been slow causes runs to be scarce and drivers to sit around waiting. Boss thinks that giving out chores to do while we are waiting is going to improve things... I am unhappy that I take runs and don't get tipped because my back-up left and things are late and I am unhappy that I get to take 1 run in an hour because of over-staffing on a slow shift. Seriously considering applying at Denny's for an evening waitress position... Don't think my face would get the job though.
Must have a sense of humor about reality or it will kill you.
That's all for now
Comments and questions welcome if positive thoughts motivate you.

Addition

2010-03-31T21:30:00.001-07:00

So, meeting. There was lots of fake smiling and forced happiness. There was a list of rules that no-one is going to be happy to follow since Boss won't follow them. Cursing, disrespect and standing around doing nothing are all against the rules. All of these are things Boss are guilty of. The issue of music acceptable for playing in the store was raised. Yeah, the idea that foul language is not customer friendly should be a simple concept but there are a bunch that don't get that. It was obvious that Boss was NOT happy about the fact that the store failed an inspection by the big boss #2. The store is in danger of being shut down due to sorry sales and horrid loss of food. The biggest problem the store has is that almost no one working there gives a crap about the store. Why should we when the management is not actually managing. There is too much trying to fix things without understanding how they got broken. Can't expect things to stay fixed if the problems aren't addressed. Yeah, too much confusion and stupidity to be comprehensive about right now. I will try for more tomorrow.
Comments and questions welcome if positive thoughts direct you.

Hipocracy and harpies

2010-03-31T19:58:00.000-07:00

There was a meeting tonight. The meeting was full of humor and idiocy. I will make a more detailed and amusing post as soon as the filtration process has been aided by coffee. Big note, Boss said a couple of things that made me nearly walk out due to frustration with incompetence and dis-honesty.
More upon reflection.

Disrespect and disinfectant

2010-03-30T07:37:00.000-07:00

Subject one is what constitutes dis-respect. Does an environment where innuendo and connotation of sexual activity count as disrespect when everyone involved accepts it? Does receiving a dressing down in front of not only another co-worker but a potential customer count? My opinion is that the second is a definite yes where as the first is more fuzzy. Smiley and Luck were in a position to both be addressed in front of a customer in front of a friend who is not an employee. This would make that friend a potential customer right? Boss was upset and took this out in an inappropriate fashion. Profanity was used. My issue comes in when there is posted in the store a message to the staff that disrespect is cause for loss of hours. If Boss can be disrespectful and not have consequences then why should the rest of the staff follow the rules as they are posted? There are rules for dress and rules for behavior. There are rules that say if you do not show up or call in you will be disciplined. These rules need to apply to all or they are not enforceable for any. Arbitrary and contradictory application will lead to dissension and lack of efficiency.
There are many things to be cleaned and there are no written guidelines for how to do so. I have tried to follow the flow of employee information and do what is said to be correct but in every other food service place I have worked for there are different cleaners for different jobs. My pet peeve of the moment in this area is Stainless Steel cleaner. While a serious heavy duty cleaner may be used on almost any surface there are reasons why stainless has its own type. I have never seen a specific stainless cleaner used on any of the surfaces in the store and it bugs me. I have asked for it on several occasions and have been brushed off. When I first started working there I tried to find that all important book, the MSDS, and it took 2 weeks before it surfaced. There is supposed to be a set of cleaners applicable to all types of cleaning yet...
There was an inspection by one of the top people involved in this chain. This store got a zero. I wonder why...
Now I get to worry if the job I work so hard to keep will even be there since the store might have to close due to bad inspections and poor sales and labor ratings.

Ranting at the top of my lungs.
More in my head but it is still too unformed as of yet.
Comments are welcome if positive thoughts guide you.

The idea of shift management

2010-03-26T09:50:00.000-07:00

When you are trying to manage a group of people the live mainly from tips it is not a good idea in my opinion to have 5 people on a 3 person shift. The deliveries are not going to pile up that much and when you only get sent out 6 times in 3 hours the odds of tips adding up are much lower. The average person in this area has no idea that the delivery charge that has been added to their bill is going to pay the company's insurance on the driver and not to the tip. When you have 5 people taking deliveries on a slow night none of them is going to do well.

I get about 50 cents per delivery to pay for gas and maintenance on the vehicle I drive. As a delivery driver I hope for 15 percent but usually get 10 or less. When someone tells me to keep the change and it is 25 cents or less I get a little grumpy. When I take three deliveries in a row and get stiffed on all three, this too adds to the grumpiness. When your next delivery of food comes to your door and the person handing it to you does so with a smile and says "enjoy your meal" please consider that many people do NOT tip at all.

I try to make sure that I smile and am pleasant to everyone, even those that do not tip. I am interested in repeat business. I also do not want to ask a person the silly question "did you forget something?" or "can I have my tip now please?" though I may feel like doing so. I also do not want to be stuck inside the store doing nothing while waiting for the next order to come on screen.

As a driver I do other things as well. Learning how to make the pizzas so I can help when the large orders come in. Catching the pizza as it comes out of the oven. Cutting them and putting them in their boxes. Dishes, mopping, trash duty and cleaning everything that comes in contact with the food or people. Some of the many things that have to be done. I would rather be driving.

On top of all this I have developed a habit of talking to people that I have delivered to in the car on the way back to the store. All the things I would love to have said come out then. It isn't road rage, just verbal venting.

More when I have the time and brain power.

Direction change.

2010-03-25T15:11:00.001-07:00

A new idea for the use of this blogging space.
I have had a few things change since last I posted. Firstly I am now employed at a place that makes and delivers round flat food-like objects that some call "Pizza" as a delivery person. I both love and hate this job which I hope to get into in more detail later.
Secondly, there were some mysterious objects found in my lower lady parts. They were removed and found to not be life threatening but... Due to other issues I will soon be having a large portion of those parts removed for future sanity.
My thought is to try to use this space for the amusement of others. Specifically those that appreciate my sense of humor in times or great annoyance and frustration.

To begin at the beginning... not the middle or the end.
I deliver pizza for one of 2 pizza places in my tiny town. I got the job through curiosity and coincidence. Curiosity at whether I could hold down a job in food service after 9 years of being an almost completely stay at home mom. Coincidence comes into play when an old friend of mine happens to be friends with the new manager of this store.
I applied for the position before the first surgery and had to postpone starting work until I had recovered. Once I started I was informed by Boss that Shorty was going to be "training" me. This training was basically to go on one delivery with her and then get sent out among the sharks. Since that time I have done fairly well in finding out what I need to know by observation and asking lots of questions. Pinkie and Ghost were instrumental in giving me information and demonstration of things I needed to be able to do. All this time passes and I become an official driver and not a probationary employee. Now I get to see all the DRAMA that comes with this type of job. I have been offered drugs, alcohol and other things not only as tips for delivering but as favors from other employees. So far I just find it amusing. I feel kind of like I went back to High-school. I love the fact that I am back in a job where service is the key. I hate the fact that I seem to have developed a dislike for the people in the food service industry.

More when I have the time
Comments and questions welcome if positive thoughts motivate.

Food yummies

2009-02-17T09:37:00.000-08:00

I have decided that I truly enjoy Greek food. I just made a variation of hummus with white kidney beans and had to stop myself from eating the whole batch. If you have a favorite Greek recipe please point me to it. I can't do alot of crunchy but the flavors are phenomenal. I have loved dolmas for a long time but I am interested in learning more about the entire range of Mediterranean food types now. My hunny took me to a fabulous restaurant over this past weekend and I am still enjoying the flavors in my head.
Hope all of you are taking care of yourselves.
Happys to y'all

I love these images.

2009-02-11T15:20:00.000-08:00

The old sewing machines are something I adore. I love the way that they are *still* functioning today and if they were taken care of they perform beautifully. I have one that I am hoping to get restored so I can use it as the workhorse it was built to be. Unfortunately I will have to plan a trip of over an hour to find a place that might be able to work on it.
Happy link http://milliemotts.blogspot.com/2009/01/just-sew-stories.html
Thoughts to you all.

See the new year start.

2009-02-02T15:43:00.000-08:00

Trying to keep up with all the things that race off the blocks as soon as the year turns. New projects to mess with. New effort to make more happy in my life. New focus on doing things that I enjoy rather than things I "should". Now I will add one more new thing to the year. I will try to make no less than one post here per week. I will not guarantee there will be pictures or crafty goodness in every post. I will however make sure to give this a spot on my priority list. I know that there are people out there that actually read this and are sometimes truly amused by my ramblings. Since I can't please everyone all the time I will try for a few people some of the time. (= How's that for a positive attitude.
Hope all your projects are coming along snag free.

More stuff...

2008-11-22T16:58:00.000-08:00

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/mystarfalling

So, when I said daily...

2008-11-20T07:44:00.000-08:00

At least it hasn't been months since my last post. I have a couple of baby hats to take pictures of today and I will try (yeah sure) to put them up soonish. I think they came out well and they are paid for. This will help keep me in yarn, coffee and tobacco for a while. My vices, horrible aren't I. Hoping the world is still turning where y'all are.

Have an opinion, I've got plenty.

2008-11-11T12:23:00.000-08:00

So, I do not often post anything to do with my "world view" and try very hard to not let politics or religion intrude on this, my creative space. I feel that this is important enough a message that I will ask any of you still reading to give it a chance. I won't be offended if you stop reading me afterward, but please try to refrain from nasty comments with no actual basis in reality. Thanks all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVUecPhQPqY

It's Monday.

2008-11-10T08:59:00.000-08:00

I have so many things I should be doing right now but I am sitting here writing a post because I am missing something. For quite a while now I have had a friend that has come to my house and sit with me, drinking coffee and picking my brain for more crochet knowledge. Sometimes she would eat my odd kitchen creations and tell me how wonderful they were. Sometimes she would want to show me the new "thing" she was making with skills I had shared and she had improved on. She had to move this past weekend and this is the first Monday in a long time that I haven't had her knocking on my door at half past 8 in the morning asking if there was coffee or if I wanted to have a smoke on the porch with her. My heart hurts and I am lonely again.
May the pain be lessened by the sharing.
Hope y'all are having a better day than I am.

Boogabooga

2008-11-05T15:32:00.000-08:00

For a blog this has been pretty boring lately. I'm going to try to start posting more. A good thing has happened recently... I got licensed to substitute teach. Yay me. Other things like sewing, knitting and crocheting have been going on as well. I even taught a friend of mine how to crochet and showed her how to read charted crochet patterns. Now she is faster and more accurate with a hook than I am. =P
Have a day y'all.

Been a while.

2008-09-09T07:29:00.000-07:00

Still here. Still making stuff.
The brown shawl went to the fair and won a blue ribbon. I was amused.
I have no pictures of my latest triumph because I forgot to take one before it went home. I took 3 kitchen towels and a pant leg and turned them into an apron with pockets. It was fun and fairly simple. The towels had an image printed on them copied top to top so if you were to hang them on a bar the pictures would both be right side up. In order to make it right I had to cut them in half and stitch them back together.
Outside of this I have been doing some re-organization and culling of the "stuff". Also working on some slip-stitch things as well as attempting to work on my Hemlock blanket. Hoping it will be finished before snow but that gives me a few more months... (=
So, how's the rest of the world going. I have been reading some and know that things go up and yet they still insist on coming down. Hoping that gravity is treating people well today

Still here, still doing stuff.

2008-08-15T07:41:00.000-07:00

A few things have been finished. I even have some pictures.

"Prayer Shawl" made for bestest friend.

Essentially a granny triangle with a bit more openness and flip.

I loved how the edging came out with a bit of ruffle.

Unblocked mohair granny triangle.

Fluffy and fuzzy. Really enjoyed watching the KP Shimmer peek through the darker mohair.

Oh my goodness, Is that me blocking something?

Why yes, the shawl has been washed and blocked. Soon I might have a few pictures of the finished lovely. I would say it is at least 5 feet across the top edge, haven't measured yet.
Hope y'all are having a good day. (Grace, Keep chugging on. You are in my thoughts on a daily basis.)

Art to share

2008-08-11T05:59:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I see things in a different way.

Free for y'all to download and use for yourselves. Please leave a comment and maybe pass me some credit if you use it for something that makes you money.
If you feel like checking out my flickr I have have quite a few other pictures that aren't yarn related. Have fun and enjoy the air.

Flowers for y'all

2008-08-03T12:43:00.001-07:00

Thanks for sticking with me through the first hundred.
In appreciation, a bouquet of images I took.
Thank you for looking in on my fuzzy world.

99th post.

2008-07-11T10:09:00.000-07:00

Today I did something I have been wanting to do for years. I rode my bike to the grocery store. Not a major earth shaking occurance, but since I haven't had a bike for some 10 years it means a lot to me. Being that I haven't ridden in forever I had to learn all over again. Having changed shape a great deal, I had to find my balance all over as well. I rode over two miles and didn't crash, I am giddy.
On the fiber front I have been doing many things fall and winter related. Several scarves and I am almost finished with the mohair shawl. I finished a "church" shawl for my bestest friend in the world and got it to her shortly after her birthday. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it. I will try to get some pictures of the other things I have finished up in a bit, I just wish I had the other camera to do so with.
Here's hoping that all are feeling better and coping as best as can be expected. I want to send out specific wishes to Chan and Grace + Tom right now as they have been on my mind.
Peace to all.

Just can't figure it out.

2008-06-30T21:12:00.000-07:00

The temperatures outside have been hitting 105 for about a week and I suddenly HAVE to start a shawl with mohair. Something seriously wrong with me. Hope everyone is not melting and trying to have a good summer. Some are ill, some are sad and some are just stuck someplace they don't really want to be... Hoping the best can be made of the lemons.

Quickly, while she's not looking.

2008-06-03T18:31:00.000-07:00

Since the summer has started for my small one I have made a few things. I made a "pumpkin" bag loosely based on the picture of the acorn bag that I believe "Bri" did. I am nearly finished with a plain brown belt because I realized I didn't own any three days ago when I wanted one. I am in process of making a bunch of other things but don't have brain enough to remember them all. I wanted to steal this quick minute before bath-time to Say Hi to y'all and thanks so much for the comments. Summer reading program, Golf lessons and general activity will prevent much else for a while... *hugs* to All Y'all.

Just a ping.

2008-05-25T12:23:00.000-07:00

Haven't had much to report recently but wanted to at least make my presence known. As usual I am working on about a dozen things at once and haven't taken any pictures yet. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Pictures and a thought.

2008-05-18T15:50:00.001-07:00

Fiber Happy
Cranberry Merino Top I bought for my birthday

The gorgeous Merino top Teach gave me for my birthday

I put up a few new pictures of completed projects on ravelry so if you get a chance to look I would love to hear your thoughts. I have been making hunny do some home renovation in the form of shoving furniture around so I haven't been doing anything this weekend. With school ending in a week there will be lots of things going on to prevent my crafting but I will try to at least make a post a week over the summer. Thanks for the wishes and Hoping you all are doing well.

Back, sort of.

2008-05-13T07:29:00.000-07:00

On the crafting side I have finished a shawl (sort of) and am about to finish my mom's mothers day present. I will be trying to get some pictures of those up soon, like within the week. I have also cut my yarn stash in almost half with the help of a new friend, a mother of three girls that go to my daughters school.
On the reality side, my house is still a mess and Murphy's Law still rules. Hopefully all the mothers that read this had a good day on Sunday and are ready to face another year of "but, Moooooom! " from their children.
Good day to you all.

Fantastic!

2008-05-07T12:16:00.001-07:00

http://www.purlescence.co.uk/storytellers/open_winner1.html

Pictures and such.

2008-05-06T10:31:00.000-07:00

For those of you that want to see a bit more of how I think I present you with a link. (Ha! That rhymes.) http://www.flickr.com/photos/mystarfalling/

Busy a while.

2008-04-28T19:18:00.000-07:00

April has been interesting. Had a birthday, had a friend die, made (knit) a shawl, Got some yarn, got some fiber and a new Addi hook.
Strange things in the air making me want to hide my head for a while. Have been reading the posts left by others and wishing I had words to comfort those in pain and congratulate those in joy and accomplishment. I might be pulling my head out of the sand a bit soon, just letting my (*OH so loyal*) readership know I haven't dropped off the high velocity ball we live on.
Love, peace and harmony to all.

Simple yet satisfying.

2008-03-10T07:52:00.000-07:00

**Edit**
Pictures (=
** end edit**
Ah-ha. I have a pattern to post, yet because the google servers and unhappy right now I can't put up the pictures yet. The pattern is very simple and I will happily repost it when I can do so with pictures.
Moms short stole pattern.
Measures approximately 2' x 4.5' when finished.
First, grab 3 or 4 skeins of worsted weight yarn (I used a fun fuzzy acrylic variegated I was given recently) and your favorite J (6.0mm) hook.
Chain 77 fairly loosely, then chain 3 more (total of 80 chains)
Row 1... dc in the 4th chain from the hook. Do a total of 77 dc into the chain, chain 3 and turn.
Row 2... dc across (total of 77 dc) ch 3 and turn.
Row 3...One dc in top loop of the first stitch, ch 1 skip 1 and dc in the top loop of next stitch. (creating and open space) continue to ch 1 skip 1 and dc in top loop across. ch 3 and turn.
Row 4 through 9, repeat row 3
Row 10, 11 repeat row1.
Repeat these rows until you have 7 (or more) sections of open work and end in 2 rows of solid dc.
With 3 skeins I got seven sections easily. If you want more sections I suggest figuring on 3 sections per skein. No, I didn't do a gauge swatch...Sorry

Have some pictures.

2008-03-07T07:36:00.001-08:00

I have a small obsession with brick stitch right now. I started this shawl with some Knit Picks "gloss" that was given to me over the holidays and I seem to be doing fairly well with it. I haven't changed stitch in the middle or gotten frustrated and ripped it apart. Might be the yarn cause it is smooshy and nice to work with... Might be the stitch as it is mindless once begun. Either way I just might be able to finish this.

This is a fair shot of the bottom. I like the way the spaces create pinwheel shapes for the light to go through. The color is more red and less fuchsia than this but hey, this is what I get for not trying to get a better camera for x-mas.

The next color after the chocolate brown is going to be this grape purple. I hope I can hold out long enough to finish because I think it will look good once finished.

I also made this yarn ball holder(not what I call it in my head, thanks to L&V) for a friend out of P&C cotton. The bottom has an issue where the knot I was making got out of hand. Soon to be remedied. Once that is fixed I will make the cord.

As most of you know I have been trying to learn to spin. This basket is my "homework" for the class. I have to take more pictures due to a spate of activity in the middle of the night while dealing with a cramp in my (still) broken foot. Eventually I will have pictures of finished yarn to show y'all.

In other news... I am a lazy wench and haven't found any of the things I wanted to put up for sale. I am seriously considering closing the shop for a while due to feeling guilty at not *making* the time to take care of it.
Also, for anyone in the area of MD please go to the fiber festival and put up lots of pictures. I really want to try to go next year and drag my favorite uncles with me.
Go buy Yarn from NHknittingmama
Cause she is just the coolest... And I said so. =)

Not Self promotion...

2008-03-03T19:02:00.000-08:00

http://www.NHKnittingMama.etsy.com
Go there, check out her stuff... Tell her I sent you, please.
I should ask if I can link her in my sideboard...

Preservatives.

2008-02-27T17:36:00.000-08:00

Sometimes, no matter how healthy you try to be, there comes a craving for something un-healthy. I will on rare (maybe once a year) occasions CRAVE little debbie's swiss rolls. I have been good this month so I will allow the vile preservative laden fascimile of food to come home from the store... Now however, comes the real battle. Not eating the whole box at one sitting.
Spinning classes... Learning how to "flick" the locks in order to make them ready for whichever preparation I choose to use for the yarn. Fun, but a bit tough on the hands. Deciding that I don't like carded fiber and would prefer to spin straight from the lock, amusing.
I made an order for my teacher from Etsy today because she doesn't have acess to a computer at home right now. I was horribly tempted yet resisted blowing my birthday money on some of the drop dead gorgeous fibers I saw. Makes me want to touch them. You know, this learning to spin thing might turn out to be an expensive habit... I might have to sell yarns to pay for fiber addiction... Are there 12 step programs for that?

Alive and Spinning.

2008-02-24T08:45:00.000-08:00

So, for those that are interested... Small one is doing much better. Back to normal breathing and not running scary temperatures anymore. There is a long story about a local child that actually passed away from complications of the same thing she had but I haven't wrapped my head around it fully yet.
On to the fiber related stuff. I am actually learning how to spin on a drop spindle and learning how to prepare fleece in both woolen and worsted methods. I have a wonderful teacher that I will ask if I can put her info up soon. She has been spinning for much of her life and teaching for about 30 years. I am so glad to have found her... Yet another good thing to have come from the county fair.
Since my brain was not allowing me to finish anything without major frustration and frogging I haven't made anything to sell this month. I hope to remedy that this week and put up stitch markers at least. I make markers for both knit and crochet and occasionally even use them myself.

This would be the first thing I made from the wonderful book that hunny ordered me for V-day. Mr. Funky's Super Crochet Wonderful. Small one has informed me that I need to make them all.

This has been in the "unfinished" drawer for months. I started him using a "basic amigurumi" pattern I found on Ravelry and improved the arms and legs. He also has Dreadlocks because I couldn't help myself.

Ha, a swatch! Attempting to get the working of lace in my brain so I can design a stole for Grace to knit... (= I am happy with how the pieces fit together and I will likely make a few more swatches before the pattern comes together for me. I used P&C cotton for this and finished the top edge with an i-cord bind off... My teacher thinks I could add beads and turn it into a necklace... What do y'all think?

And finally, this... It is a head warmer. Not a hat, just the ribbing for one. I went up 4 needle sizes and did some funky lace work at the top to create the fluffy bits. Felted it and viola. An anemone on my head. Small one stole it and it looks a whole lot better on her than me. This just means I have to make another one for me using my new Harmony needles from Knit-Picks. I got the circular and DPN's in size 10 because I didn't have DPN's in that size and I really wanted to have a fixed circular of that size. I have an old Boye set of interchangeable points that work for most things but the threads are starting to get loose so I have to keep an eye out to make sure they don't come off while I am working.
I an also hoping to someday try to manage the magic loop for socks because I think that if I could do it that way there might be a PAIR in my future.
On to the rest of the day with coffee.
And again, Thanks so much to those that have been with me through the last couple of weeks. You will likely never know how much it helped knowing there were people across the country that cared enough to look in on me. <3 to you all.

Still breathing.

2008-02-13T04:18:00.000-08:00

Her temperature is still between 100 and the highs of 104.something. Research into RSV shows that the swings can last from 8 to 14 days in moderate to severe cases. I have been awake since around 4 due to her body heat waking me up. She hit 104.3 so I woke up. This is the update...
To note:
Grace, I am so glad you are feeling better. I hope it continues to improve.
NH Knitting Mama, I thank you for you words as I know you have been through similar things and worse. The wishes are appreciated.
Anne, Thank you for looking in on me and I am sorry I haven't been commenting much. Congratulations and I am glad you didn't truly give up the needles.
To all the others that read and just send me a kind thought. Thank you.
Now, More coffee so I can *stay* awake for the rest of the day.

Appreciation and impatience.

2008-02-10T09:49:00.000-08:00

Can I please have my life and my brain back now? First in a line of things that are making the world chaotic is the child having something called RSV. I think of it as Really Sucky Virus because there isn't a "treatment" that helps. She just gets REALLY sick for about a week and we get next to no real sleep because we are on the lookout for the spiking fever, vomit and discolored mucus that "might be" signs of *something else is wrong* so we are both covering the grumpys for her. Add to this the fact that I haven't been able to take my pain medication for 3 days because it makes me a bit fuzzy which I can't be in case of an emergency (at 3 am or any time) and you get an exhausted me.
We also had a surprise concerning the medieval torture device that I still have to wear. It costs $150 and the Doc didn't tell me this when he gave it to me. If I had known I could have gotten one elsewhere and not had to pay though th nose with money we didn't have at the time.
I don't have the brain to make anything for my shop and I don't have the patience to work on anything at all for more than 5 minutes or so. Getting the time to sit and read a few blogs is good enough right now.
On to the Appreciation part. I appreciate the blogs that I read for giving me a few minutes of "out" time. I want to let y'all know that I hope things get better fo you and that things don't keep you from sharing (even the not so happy) because it means a great deal to me. Yes, even though I rarely comment.
And thank you for looking in on me as well.

And the band played on.

2008-01-29T08:38:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am still alive. No, I haven't finished a darn thing. I have put up a small update to my shop and I hope that the drugs they gave me for my foot can help me *do* more than I have been doing. I hope that there aren't too many blog land people I have let down with my tendency to not get things finished. Wish there was more time in the day. Happy fiber to you all.

A little more brainless.

2008-01-23T20:43:00.000-08:00

So because I have *so* much spare time... Taking spinning classes from a local woman with LOTS of teaching experience. Need to get things packed and sent away to various places. Need to *finish* about a dozen things to go on etsy within a week. I love to be busy. Oh yeah, my foot is still broken so I hobble around making things and swishing my cane at people. (= lovely mental image. *cackle*

Couple of things.

2008-01-16T17:17:00.000-08:00

Finished... Slippers crocheted and book bound for person 1. Beads finished on *gift* for person 2. Beads applied to item for etsy. 5 more projects to finish before I can "relax" and do whatever strikes my fancy. TTFN

Chaos and Entropy

2008-01-03T15:17:00.000-08:00

Due to Chaos and Entropy (and my own inability to judge time available) I will not be putting up pictures for a bit. The camera is hiding from me and I think I have just enough time in the next few days to finish half of the umpteen bazillion things going on. I just wanted to post this public service message to let those that have been paying attention (and commenting) know they are appreciated. I like to think that I am building a small group of friends through this medium and the journals that I read are wonderful windows into other peoples realities. Hopefully I haven't driven too many away with the outbursts of insanity that will continue at irregular intervals. (=
A happy beginning to a new year to all y'all

Requested Creations.

2007-12-30T16:12:00.000-08:00

I have been requested to make a few things. First a pair of crocheted slippers like the crazy colored ones I made a while back. Second, a wallet out of this checkered fabric that looks kinda like country curtains to me. Third (and hardest), a pair of fingerless mitts out of the *sigh* bamboo yarn my sweet upstream pal sent me.
The first mitt is just over half finished, the slippers have to wait till I can find the right yarn and the wallet will likely get worked on tomorrow.
On top of these things are the things I have taken upon myself. Most of them happily.
There are two sets of puppy legwarmers in progress. There are multiple things to be hemmed or altered in minor ways. There is the gift I made for someone that is %95 finished, just some beading to be finished. The final package to send to my downstream pal , even though she has said she was satisfied with the packages she received. ( I still want to send out these few things anyways.)
Oh, and there has been major upheaval at my house. One of my presents was a re-organization of the house. I can now sit at my computer and look at my creative supplies without getting up. More incentive for me to get things made. I will leave the *planned* projects to another post.

Foot, and how it's Broken.

2007-12-30T15:56:00.000-08:00

So about 6 months ago I twisted my foot in a really bad way then about a month and a half after that I twisted it again. Thinking that these were "just" sprains I wrapped and stayed off it as much as possible (ha ha) but the pain didn't magically go away and the funky lump on the outside of my foot made me curious. Finally going to the doctor about a month and a half ago I was given an opinion. An evulsion fracture on the inside of my foot. An x-ray was scheduled. The multitude of x-rays seemed to verify this opinion but an MRI was scheduled for further information. MRI was done and an appointment was scheduled with a podiatrist. The podiatrist looked at the x-rays, got a confused look and went to find the MRI results. After looking at those he came in and told me that I had broken my heel bone all the way through and that normally these kinds of breaks require surgery and screws in the foot. Notice I said normally. He told me that somehow my heel bone had been healing correctly and that hopefully we could get away with just immobilizing my foot for about a month. Thus I sit here typing away with my foot in a medieval torture device that is giving me horrid cramps in my calf. Yes, a BOOT. Why, I ask, do I need this beastly thing when I have been healing properly with what I had been doing. Because there is a possibility that I would step on a dust mote and re-break it. Because it makes hunny feel better. Because that crazy lady that I love so much got to laugh and think loudly that she told me so. Because I have to try to do things the right way once in a while.
But yeah, It's broken.

Internet and laziness

2007-12-29T19:28:00.000-08:00

Since the past week has been made up of almost no Internet access I will have a few posts to put up soon. Hopefully within a couple of days. The topics are as follows... Foot, and how it's broken. The Presents I Loved. The *NOT* a sock. The Scarf Debacle and how it looked when over. Requested creations. Projects to come.
Yes there are a few pictures to go with these random seeming titles. I am also hoping to put together something I call "stitch patterns and their applications. I want to do an instructional series of posts on what you can use the basic stitches for and projects for practice. First up will likely be the garter stitch dish scrubber and a few variations thereof.
The house got re-arranged and I might be able to get to some of the million and one sewing projects that have been backing up. For now, I am just glad to be able to look at Ravelry and read the things that have been going on in everybody elses lives. More after I get some sleep.

What was I saying?

2007-12-22T15:38:00.000-08:00

20 minutes ago I find out that I need to have 8 scarves made by 3:00 monday. Wish me luck and if I make it I will take pictures.
**edit: total is nine. 1 1/2 finished.**

Help?

2007-12-22T13:02:00.000-08:00

I was gifted a sheep in a bag and I need to find some resources on how to clean and card wool. If any of you fine souls has a few links for me I would appreciate them greatly. I really want to play with it and see if I can teach myself how to use a drop spindle. Such a purty color. (=***

Attack Of the Monkeys!

2007-12-19T07:47:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was the day of the MONKEYS. The day started with a plan. I planned to finish one thing that I had been working on for a couple of days so as to have it ready to give as a christmas present. Instead of doing that I made a pair of slipper socks, because I realized that I had worn a hole in the bottom of one of the last set.

Then I decided to start putting together a different present, a book that I am making for a dear friend. She knows about it so I can safely post without spoiling it. I got the pages cut, folded, marked punched and sewn together and got the outside of the covers finished...Then I put it down because the next step involves picking a button. Hard thing that.
Not long after that the final package from My pal arrived. Val, It was awesome. The adorable kitten was *immediately* absconded with and she slept with it last night.

I was insanely tempted to make things with the Yarn in this box. he hand spun, hand dyed alpaca merino is the most beeeeeeautiful shade of blue. So pretty it almost hurts my eyes to look at. And sooooft. But the *3* skeins of bamboo were nearly in bed with me last night. Outside cashmere I don't think I have held anything so pettable and squooshable.

There is a little kit to knit a little sheep...I maight just have to do this because, though she didn't know it, I was once associated with a local group that contains a few Scotsmen.Many jokes and good memories. (I wonder if I could dye the wool green?)

Then to the heart of the matter. COFFEE and a mug and an awesome cup cozy! The mug, while not entirely in my taste range (though very cool for a holiday theme), will definately be kept for my mother to use. She is over for coffee often and appreciates a good mug. I don't know if I will be sharing the three coffee sample sizes though. I might have to hide them. The mug cozy is happily being used on my all time favorite coffee mug, a jelly jar mug.

After the Joy was had at the opening of a *super* present I went on to work on 4 other things I am working on for various people that i can't put pictures up of yet.In between all this there was a phone call from the school we have been trying to get the Creature into. She will be starting in january and I can't tell her yet because she will get MAJORLY excited and ask fifteen million times a day if school is tomorrow. Then I *knit* this thing that I will choose to call a trivet. I will be felting it today to see if it does what I want it to. The colors kind of remind me of chocolate mint icecream...I think I'll keep it, maybe, if it turns out how I think.

While doing this I was thinking about some of the other crafts that I should be working on and putting up on etsy. Being all kinds of happy because of the 3 orders I have mailed out. Yippee.

Then there was the making of dinner. I decided to make Chicken cordon bleu and scalloped potatos, from scratch. So I did. And The Creature was a *big* help. I let her layer the potato slices in the pan while I was prepping the chicken and she did a wonderful job. After this there was the brushing of the teeth and the stories (she reads me bedtime stories now) and the *many* songs till she passed out.

Cleaning up dinner and trying to find the happy relaxed place before I go to sleep, I finally got some more work done on the thing I started my day wanting to work on. Now I am only a few rows from finished....Think I can finish it today without the monkeys in my head spoiling it?

And I finally got around to it...

2007-12-15T14:36:00.000-08:00

I have updated my Etsy shop. Yes, I know. Took me long enough. I blame the hives for the delay. I may even have more stuff to go up tomorrow if I am lucky. I have spent the morning taking pictures of things for the shop so I will be trying to spend what is left of the afternoon taking pictures of things to post here. Like the finished scarf for hunny and the *huge* fingerless mitts I made for him. Some pictures of the Small Creature in her new apron might happen too. Then again I might just pass out watching one of the new movies hunny got for x-mas at work. Love the Indiana Jones set and have been wanting The Sound Of Music for a while. The Usual suspects and Philadelphia are both good movies, just not things I would choose for light entertainment. I also hope to put up a list of the links I have found over the last couple of weeks. Some of the craft links are just awesome and there are many things I would love to try and make. Have a happy day y'all

Look ma, No hives.

2007-12-13T07:24:00.000-08:00

So for the first time this week I didn't wake up with something swollen and itchy. I might be actually recovering. Due to this and the making of several last minute present things there will not be an update to my store until friday night at the earliest. I will have a few "new things as well as a couple more Ear hats going up. Yayayayayayayay. My first sale happened. I am so thrilled to think that something I made will be going to someone else as a present. Kinda feel like I got a present too. I might have more "content" later but right now I am just reveling in the fact that I can type without hurting.

Just a few words.

2007-12-10T15:31:00.001-08:00

I will not be putting up more stuff on my etsy site till I am finished with this current medical issue.
HIVES suck! I am now officially allergic to shellfish. Waking up covered from head to foot with hives is NOT the way to start a good week. I'll post more when the backs of my hands aren't covered with spots.

Store update and a frog.

2007-12-05T09:41:00.000-08:00

I just finished updating the etsy listings... More odd stuff that came from my hands. If you happen to go by there and have any comments about how I could make it better, PLEASE let me know. It is also the best way to see what I have been working on. Almost everything I have made for the last month has gone up there.
Another gratuitous frog.

I loves me the ribbits

Yarn is Gooooood

2007-12-02T18:48:00.000-08:00

Short post full of yarny goodness. Of course this is not a complete list of drool-worthy yarns, just the beginning of the fantsy. (=
https://www.knitpicks.com
Gloss - Any color
Essential - not Coral, Petunia
Palette - Any of the Heather colors
Felici - Any color
http://www.discontinuedbrandnameyarn.com
MarL La - not Warm Mix, Fresh Fruit
Bobcat - not Wild Cherry, Serengeti
http://elann.com
Classic Elite Paintbox - not Watercolor Green
elann.com Peruvian Pure Alpaca - Any color
elann.com Peruvian Pure Alpaca Fina - Not Carmine Pink

Rambling and whining.

2007-11-27T09:44:00.000-08:00

So, if I whine and say "It's not fair" enough, will the Goblin King come and take *me* away to the Escher castle?

FUZZY purple (almost raspberry) hat for Mom... To go with the scarf that I was too lazy to get a picture of.

No, that is not the toe of a sock! It is an experiment in dollhouse furniture. No, I do not have the other sock on a second set of needles. It is a knot I am trying to untangle.

But seriously, you can't really consider something made with double strands of acrylic worsted weight on size 8 dpns with a total of 36 stitches per round to be a sock. More of an experiment in trying to figure out why people would spend *weeks* making socks. As an *instant gratification* type I tend toward quick crochet projects, but I had to try it out... Might be something to try again in a few years. I'll let ya'll know *if* I finish them.

Next post will be more pictures than I should post... Be warned.

Update and more.

2007-11-26T09:49:00.000-08:00

Etsy store updated again... (pimping myself, I have no shame.) http://mystarfalling.etsy.com
I will be putting up pictures of my small creature "helping" with T-day and might even have one of the lost tooth grin. If I have a brain I will try to get up some pictures of what I am actually working on. The sock had to die but everything else (and more) is still in progress. I might actually get near my sewing machine this afternoon to make that thing for my pal...Bad me. Hoping she won't be mad at me for being horribly late due to MESS. I can crochet because I keep my yarn next to my desk in my room...Sewing is a trial. There are also some serious issues going on with hunny's work and some people that I have recently met. Grumble. There are reasons I don't leave the house much.
A huge and public THANK YOU to lalabob for making that thing and is there some way I can pay you back?
More when the brain is better caffienated.

Urp, scuse me...

2007-11-22T19:50:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I'm thankful. Whats it to ya.
Some of the things that make it so I can wake up and not go maniacally homicidal.
My Daughter... For every day she gives me one smile.
My Mother... For only saying "I told you so" once in a while.
My Husband... Glad I didn't settle for second best and glad that when the best came around I knew what to do. And his mom for being just a little NUTS. (=
My Brother (and his wife)... He's off doing his duty to keep us all free, and I am jealous cause he gets to be in Germany for a year.
My Uncle and Auncle... For just being the coolest.
My house... Pit though it may be some days, it is still mine.
*My pretty pretty stove*... Gas and black enamel. Loverly, and it does what I tell it to.
*My laundry machines*... Never realized how much I appreciate them till I had to do a months laundry at $1.50 to wash and dry a single load.
*My sewing machines*... I can't hand sew worth a darn, pun intended.
My town... I may hate it with a passion sometimes but the fact that there is no random gunfire and a low rate of homicide makes it home.
My Friend(s)... The one that has listened to the "mack truck make-out" whine. The new ones that are becoming more and more worth my time. The ones that I spend *hours* a day reading about on-line.
My Yarn obsession... I really would be in the nut house if I didn't fondle the fiber. It is my method of mental relaxation since I don't drink more than a couple single drinks a year and drugs are way too distracting and expensive. Can't have things taking my attention from the yarn, I mean child and housework.
My new favorite doctor... She READ MY FILE before offering me random prescriptions to fix me. Whee, all for doctors that can read.
COFFEE, COFFEE, COFFEE.
I am thankful for so many little things as well as the big ones that I am surprised I don't explode from thankfulness, Oh wait... That's the turkey.

Ambitious much...

2007-11-19T14:30:00.000-08:00

Announcement 1... I just put up a few more things on my Etsy page. Please go look. http://Mystarfalling.etsy.com

Announcement 2... Ha, pictures.

A crocheted twisted cable scarf that I have been working on. Loverly wool. Hoping to felt it a bit once it is finished to tighten up the cables. Done with front and back post double crochet. If you want me to lay out the "pattern" let me know.

A cotton dish scrubbie that I have been designing also with front/back post doubles. I will be typing this up for the benefit of the "cloth crew" within a week-ish.

A huge scarf that I started last night to use some cotton that had been yelling at me. The first section is solid black held together with grey. The second section is a variegated with the grey and the third section will be white. I have about decided that it will go to someone special that lives with "Shades of Grey" which is what I have decided to call this.

Uh, so I am trying to not let the sock kill me. I am stuck in the middle of the heel for now but when it is done I will have warm tootsies. Using baby yarn so as to not KILL the beautiful Opal that My pal sent me recently. Practice...

And the knitting. Working on a 1x1 ribbed scarf in grey wool for hunny. I am about half way done with it.
On top of all this I am heading towards the cleaning of the craft table because I HAVE to get in there withing the week to make my DS pal her pressies. I have the plan, I have the materials and tools I just don't have the clear space in front of my sewing machine. Small creature sometimes gets her craft on at my table and forgets to clean it up...The pile ensues.
More soon, I hope.

New pattern coming soon...and stuff.

2007-11-13T13:32:00.000-08:00

So, I am working out issues with a skein of cotton and front and back post double crochet. I made a couple of dish scrubbies in junk acrylic and found one that works really nicely. Now I am trying a variation on the theme with cotton cause I had it on hand...I was going to make a bath puff for hunny but that didn't work out so well. I am going to put up a picture or three and the text of the pattern once it is done.
Now the "stuff"
Tonight will be the second meeting of a local group of fiber enthusiasts. I will be bringing my works in progress and enough other stuff to demonstrate with. Those that are coming should bring their projects and questions. Once things have gotten going we can discuss what I will need to post for edification.
Mouse still on the loose but hopefully not for long.
Two packages will be going out today... One to my downstream pal and one to my***upstream*** pal. I found out that my upstream pal has been having difficulty getting any communication from her upstream and feel like sending her a hug. The person ignoring her should have more *&$%#^@& care for the obligations. I have been happily spoiled by someone that has been given next to no reason to play her part. I truly am blessed by that. (and even if I had guessed who she was, I would keep my mouth shut...) Hopefully, she will read this and know how much I appreciate her efforts.
MORE STUFF...
Why do I seem to be running out of yarn? I have yarn....really. I just can't seem to figure out what it wants to be right now. I guess there will be more Watchum Pockets coming than I had thought....Soon I will be down to the *good* stuff and then I will suffer. The nagging feeling that I should be making something "better" with the yarn.
OK, done with my whining for now.

AAAAAAARGH!

2007-11-12T21:35:00.000-08:00

I want to find the hole that they are coming in and plug it! This time there was a mousie in my pantry. Luckily I had already used the stuff that was important to make things for pal type people but the little beastie ATE my last bag of reeses peanut butter chips, ALL of my daughters favorite oatmeal and my bags of easy cook pasta with sauce. So, I had to throw away money and clean out the cabinets on top of having to set traps. I hate having to set traps. I hate having furry invaders.
Oh, yeah. There is supposed to be some fiber content to my rantings. Working on... Heather grey k1p1 rib scarf for hunny, who has finally succumbed to my griping about him not wearing a scarf. Scarf for (might be me, might be my mom...We'll see when it's done) in a twisted
quasi-cable pattern that I am improv-ing from front post and back post double crochet. Watchum Pockets from random acrylics to be added to the storefront. Finishings on other things to go there too...Bags with buttons and such.
Other than being too busy cleaning up mouse poo to take decent pictures, That's the life and times of me for now....Wait though, the weather might change.

The insanity has begun.

2007-11-11T19:45:00.001-08:00

I have started listing things on ETSY. No, really. In order to support my fiber addiction I am really trying to sell some of my stuff. Anyone that wants to look it over and give me comments about how to make it better are welcome. mystarfalling.etsy.com

Crazy/Cool Lady and her Contest

2007-11-07T17:55:00.000-08:00

http://shutupimcounting.blogspot.com/2007/11/333-contest-few-of-my-favorite-things.html
This deserves a post all on it's own. Cass is the coolest klutz I have so far had opportunity to read. I admire the way she keeps going after losing her mind as well as many things needed for running a life.

Added...

2007-11-05T09:47:00.001-08:00

I put up a Creative Commons license at the bottom of the page. I'll figure out how to put it where I want it later.

Six Years and counting

2007-11-01T08:15:00.000-07:00

Six years ago today my dearest Hunny made me a slightly less dis-honest woman by standing in front of a judge and saying that he agreed to put up with me on a legally binding basis. I knew the moment I saw him that there was something to be said for a beard. I haven't doubted his commitment, loyalty or devotion to this family once since the night he got down on his knees in the freezing cold on my mothers porch because he said he wanted to "do it right". I will admit there have been some days where murder was in the air but it was a loving kind of murder. This man has been able to put up with me without multiple trips to the mental ward or jail and for some unknown reason seems to want to keep doing it. I found the right kind of crazy and I hope it lasts another 60 years.

Questions and a pattern.

2007-10-31T10:30:00.000-07:00

First. I have been invited to join a local group of ladies for a fiber related intro. I would like to introduce them to the LOVELY people that I have met through this medium and would like some assistance in figuring out how to make a "sidebar" that contains links. I have no clue how to go about creating it properly and have at least a dozen people I would like to have easier acess to. Any help would be appreciated.
Now, on to the pattern. (cc)

To introduce you all to "Twisted and Broken" I present this fuzzy image.
It is a fingerless mitt with a broken cable cuff.
I used some lovely wool that was sent to me by my SP. It is 100% wool from Valley Yarns. In my design attempt I used size 10 (us) double pointed needles and an odd circular that floats around my craft stuff. I think it is a size 3, but something to hold the cables and eventually the thumb stitches. One skein is enough to make a pair and I will be trying many other yarns on this pattern, though I will likely bring the needles down a size.
To start, using your favorite method cast on 36. If using circular needles definately put in a marker of some type.
Base row: Knit 2 Purl 2 across row
(counting now)
Row 1: Knit 2 through the back of the stitch and purl 2 through the back of the stitch.
Rows 2,3,4 : repeat row 1
Row 5: hold the first 2 stitches to the front, knit the next two. Return the held stitches to the needle and purl them. Repeat this to the end of the round.
This completes the first set of broken cables. Repeat rows 1 through 5 twice more and the cuff portion is complete.( to count, rows 6 through 15)
Row 16: knit through the back.
Rows 17,18,19 : repeat row 16
Row 20: Knit 17 through the back, make 1 by knitting through the front then the back. Make 1 again then knit 17 through the back. This is where the thumb increases begin.
Row 21: ktb 17 make 1 ktb 2 make 1 ktb 17
Row 22: ktb 17 make 1 ktb 4 make 1 ktb 17
Row 23: ktb 17 make 1 ktb 6 make 1 ktb 17
Row 24: ktb 17 make 1 ktb 8 make 1 ktb 17
Row 25: ktb 17 make 1 ktb 10 make 1 ktb 17
Row 26: ktb 17 make 1 ktb 12 make 1 ktb 17
Row 27: ktb 48
rows 28 through 36, ktb
Row 37: ktb 18, set aside 12 in keeper or spare circular, ktb 18
Row 38: ktb 36
Rows 39, 40, 41: repeat row 38
Row 42: ktb 1 ptb (through the back) 1 36
Rows 43, 44, 45: repeat row 42
Row 46: Loosely bind off 36
Thumb: Pick ip your held back 12 stitches and tie in your yarn. (I suggest holding a tail of at least 6 inches so you can tie up the small gap when you are weaving in the tails at the end.)
Row 1 thumb: ktb
Rows 2,3,4: ktb
Row 5: ktb 1, ptb 1.
Row 6: repeat row 5
Row 7: LOOSELY bind off thumb stitches.
Weave in your tails and begin again.
They are made in such a way that you wear in the different hands. I suggest making them on a size 8 if you have petite hands and 9 for medium size and 10 for larger. Mine are done on a 10 so I am going to try to felt them a mite to make them fit more snugly.
This pattern is my own design and I would love to see pictures of things made form it but please, no commercial distribution and I might want to make some money off it someday.
Any comments, corrections and links to FO's are welcome.

Stuff and trubble.

2007-10-29T12:17:00.001-07:00

A mixed bag of posting bits.
First, Reading material. Spider Robinson is an awesome writer. I started and finished Time Pressure today. I have read anything I could get my hands on by him and somehow had missed this one. Definately worth the reading.
Second, Crafty stuff was put on short hiatus due to a leak that occurred between the bathroom wall and the craft room/Hunny's hidey hole. Some things were rescued, others were not. I should not have collected so much paper stuff without proper storage (tupperware).
Third, I now have camera capability and will be posting pictures to both this and to my ravelry account... Mystarfalling... In conjunction I will be looking for people to help me test a pattern for knit fingerless mitts. Anyone reading this is welcome to comment and get me more motivated to type it up.
Thank you and that will be all for the time being.

Weekend update. Pictures

2007-10-28T16:29:00.000-07:00

My pal sent me an awesome package. In this package were all the fixins for an obsession start up. A BOOK....A crochet book about SOCKS!!! So now I can join in all the reindeer games and wrap my noggin around socks with the rest of the fiber world.

Booooooook. Loves me some books. I collect vintage needlecraft books and have recently gotten some new crochet and knitting books but this is awesome. I might even be able to make a few of these patterns. Now, if I can just manage to make a pair...2 that look alike. A minor miracle.

Yarn stuffs. She sent me a skein of some luscious Opal in a color called petticoat. Yes, there is some of the dreaded pink in it but I think I might be able to live with it. The colors combine to make a mighty morphin power sock! Truely, a lovely color. I think my daughter would love socks form this. Left to my own devices it might have been turned into a bunch of little wallets.

She also sent a nifty set of stitch markers that my creature took off with before the borrowed camera could be used and a lovely bamboo hook in a size F. Now I have a back-up just incase I loose the first one. And I could even carry it with me to the store and such. Never too many hooks, I say.
I have some other new pictures to put up, btu that will have to wait just a bit. I had to acknowledge my pal and her truly thoughtful gift.

Bizzare week.

2007-10-19T11:39:00.000-07:00

I have spent the last week doing things backwards. I Was trying to make an outfit to go out in and did the hard part first. Then I decided to not to use that... Made a skirt and bodice, wore the skirt but left the bodice at home. I haven't gotten my but to the post office yet and Ireeeeeealy want to send this box out sooner rather than later. I will definately send it out tomorrow. After I have a night with more than 3 hours of sleep. Dancing was fun and I didn't hurt myself much. My entire abdominal area hurts just a little but that is to be expected. I got to see some old friends and some new ones and meet a few entertaining charachters. The guy that looked like a short Fabio was entertaining, The guy in the Bowler was funny and Main Guy on stage was sweet(even gave me a hug). I have finished the nonagon and won't be doing another for a while. I have ripped out the scarf for hunny and haven't gotten any more done on his hat. My Mom's scarf is languishing in my desk and I can't seem to focus on anything for more than a minute. Sleep deprivation can do that I hear.
No, I haven't gotten my camera's software loaded in part because it seems the cd drives in this "new" tower do not like me. No workie without headache and multiple head smackins.
((off topic, Has anyone else come to think of ravelry as a fiber artist vampire?))
When I do get it all together I *WILL* put up some more recent pictures both here and there. I am computer slacking right now but I have many excuses, I mean reasons.
On the 5 things I am thankful for this lovely Friday.
1. Hunny has started making me laugh again.
2. My small one is too smart (yes, trouble brewing, but I would rather have her be too smart than not able to question things.)
3. Corsets. (don't ask unless you actually want to know)
4. Places where my sense of humor is considered "normal"
5. Halloween is coming soon. The day after will mark the 6th solid year that hunny has survived my every attempt at driving him to the bin.
Kay. Done for now, I go lie down again.

I'm a bad poster.

2007-10-15T07:14:00.000-07:00

So, there are still no pictures for me to put up. I hope you all (5) can bear with me for another few days. I have gotten to some of my music and have been thinking really hard about getting my hooks and needles together for the ravelry organization thing. Really, thinking as hard as I can. I have to get some sewing done this week and there is still the mousie to catch. Because of dear mousie I had to replace 2 of my patterns and I HATE to pay full price for patterns. I know, It supports the people that design them. I would rather pay less at the thrift store for something that has already been loved... That way I help support the local charities that the thrift store donates to. I don't mind fudging a bit on a pattern that has been cut out and sometimes the notes written on the package are amusing or even helpful. Ok, I ramble. I am making a vest and skirt combo and I am trying to decide if I want to make the bodysuit to go under it. I have 4 different patterns for them and it would be *another* experiment. I ahven't finished my morning coffee yet, so I will stop abusing my keyboard for a bit an dcome back when I am more cohesively choerent. Uh, understandable and stuff.

Ahem.

2007-10-10T12:24:00.000-07:00

That thing came today. The one that I can't take full advantage of due to my inability to post pictures....I can't exactly list all of my projects and stash and needle/hooks without pictures now can I... Thats right all, Ravelry. I be the Mommastormy forever and ever without end. No, not a link but my excitement. And now I have some other lovely news. Went to the Doctor today. Explained the litany of owies. So I probably do not have bursitis in my hip, knee and ankle... I did however have to go get dosed with x-rays. 3 shots of my ankle and 5 of my neck. I may have to begin physical therapy and many other lovely things. I was also offered anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication along with optional mood "stabilizers" to give me some help with the ADD/HD symptoms that I have been medicating with coffee and Mt. Dew for years. Another subject... My poor Puter. It has been replaced and I will have to spend some serious time replacing and transferring information that is vital to my mental health. Music... Pictures... More music. (=
As always, I look forward to reading the trials and tribulations of my friends the craft world. Wishing you the muse and the time to craft.

Short but worth it. Contest Content.

2007-10-09T06:42:00.000-07:00

http://alicejean.blogspot.com/2007/10/yarn-contest.html
Love to send out the word for other fiber artists. Lady does wonderful color work, Now If I win the contest I may be able to rave about her yarn too. (= Just a hope.

Oh, before I forget....

2007-10-08T07:45:00.000-07:00

I will be starting an Etsy store. Attempting to feed my fiber addiction by selling off my random crafty bits... The objects not the parts I use. (=

I am Alive.

2007-10-08T07:24:00.000-07:00

Really. My computer may need to have it's innards yanked out and replaced with shiny new bits. I can live with that. My yarn however, has been attacking me. The list of UFO's is growing. I seem to be unable to not start something new every time I feel a little down. I have a list... Wanna see?
The Hunny Hat (Knit)
Scarf for Mom (Crochet
Grey Triangle (Crochet)
Variegated blue Triangle (Knit)
Nonagon (Crochet)
Bear hat and bag set (Crochet)
Fingerless mitts/ Twisted and Broken (Knit)
FOUR PURSES (Sewing)
A sewn book for my SP
Mending and other stichery
On top of the lovely housework that I let myself in for almost 6 years ago and the chasing around of the small creature that calls me mommy. No this is not a complete list because my brain is melting and I have only had one cup of coffee today.
I will be getting back into posting more frequently and attempt to get some things finished before the world stops rotating. Someday I might even get medicated... What a happy thought.

Issues.

2007-10-03T13:01:00.000-07:00

I have limited time to post today as Mycomputer is toasted and I had to wrestle control of an operating one from my child seeing as it is hers... Yes My 5 year old has her own computer. Kay, so my problems are such. My bad ankle has been causing me to overcompensate and mess up the rest of the leg. I havd pulled or tweaked a nerve in my right shoulder which means I am unable to sleep on my right, thus causing me to sleep like dog poo. I have been avoiding venting onto the keyboard due to the fact that unless one of my readers happens to be a physician and in the area there is not much I could ask help with. I am also trying to quit that nasty habit that I have to go outside for... I am a crabby person. I hope to be able to work on a few things soon but for now I have to settle for snuggling my yarn. I might even get stubborn enough to go to the doctor here soon. Thank you for your support. (= And the reminder that there are actually people out there that read my drivel. Everybody have a better day than me, to at least justify my self-pity. =P

The newest contest...

2007-10-03T12:49:00.000-07:00

List your favorite:
Actor - James Marsters
Actress - My Daughter, Crocodile tears and all. Jodie Foster
Animal - Owl
Band - Styx
Book - Ones with pictures. But seriously, Stranger In A Strange Land
Bubble Bath - With what time? Ok, Epsom Salts and vanilla oil.
Candy - Caramel or birch mints, the pink ones.
Color - Hmm, Neutral right now. Black and dark browns.
Flower - Iris or morning glory
Food - Rice with butter and salt.
Lip Balm - Berry Blistex
Lotion -Coaco Butter
Movie - Hehe, Breakfast club, Labyrinth, Legend, Others that would be a bit too telling if you haven't met me.
Song - Spam,spam, spam and eggs.
TV Show - Farscape right now
Vacation Spot - Anywhere but my house?

Sometimes...

2007-09-26T17:00:00.000-07:00

When you feel like crap, it helps to do something completely different. Today I started an *inspiration* book. I had made the book yesterday and didn't know what I was going to use it for. This morning I spent some time with my small one ripping up old smithsonian and better homes magazines for all the "pretty" pictures. She had her pile and I had mine. She has a book I had made for her a while ago so this afternoon we cut and trimmed and glued. I will admit it was a whole lot more fun than it could have been. I had a period of obsessively collecting scrapping tools and the only ones I used were the paper trimmer and glue sticks. La Vie I guess. I might do more with that stuff tomorrow, gotta use what I have right. Maybe if I have some brains I'll put up a picture or three. And I might even rrmrmber to post a couple of extra super awesome links... Craftypod is superkeenoneatorific.

This is what happens.

2007-09-24T14:29:00.000-07:00

When my child asks me to make her something. She tells me the colors, gives me a "design" and picks the notions. I told her I didn't know if I could do it and she did that thing. She looked at me with complete confidence and said "mommy, you can make anything" so of course, this is what I made.

There are days.

2007-09-24T08:53:00.000-07:00

When I find myself in desparate need of amusement. Then I get a whack in the head from Muse lady....She weilding the metaphorical 2x4.

Now, I need a little help finishing him up. I can add any or all of these options. Tell me what you think. a)Tail b)Neck strap c) Wrist strap/ Belt loop d) Feet/ arms
When you tell me which you like please tell me why so I can see more humor in a demonic purse.

Snippet of amusement

2007-09-23T21:18:00.001-07:00

Woman badges. I wanna grow up to be a woman, can I have the badges then? http://stabbed.wordpress.com/

It seems...

2007-09-23T17:43:00.000-07:00

That I have been sadly remiss in posting about any of the *other* crafts that I do. If there is a craft, I have been interested in it. Many I have wanted to try but haven't for logistic reasons. I enjoy anything to do with paper and have a love of origami. I have recently taught myself the coptic method of binding books. I have never made my own paper but someday I will. I have done caligraphy and scrapbooking. There have been paints and chalk in my life. I play with clay. Mainly Polymer clay but I have tried other things. The reason I have stuck to polymer clay is the small creature running around loves to *help*. I will try to get some pictures of things I have done with it soon. Mostly canes and covering things. I also sew...Sometimes I use a pattern. I have done quilting and might do it again. I have an interest in woodworking but not the space or tools to realy get into it. I have made many kinds of jewelry both metal and beaded. I have made toys for my child out of whatever was at hand...Beads and macrame rope made one of her favorites. I can work with leather and sinew.
I have not learned how to spin. No glass work either. I am trying to learn felting and new things about yarn.
If there are any questions I will answer to the best of my ability and I would adore helping someone learn something new. The best way to learn is to try and teach another.

Heavenly Blue Hug

2007-09-23T17:27:00.001-07:00

Grace, Thank you so much

A side note

2007-09-21T12:27:00.000-07:00

While I don't ascribe to any particular "Faith" I really appreciate a good *Idea*.

2007-09-21T10:51:00.000-07:00

A picture of something a friend wants to make. Finally putting it somewhere you can get to it...(=

Hmm, I have always been a bit amused by wrought iron and this is even cooler because it is painted green. I wonder what kind of paint they used to withstand the heat? It is a heater grate after all.

Yes, I hate the outdoors in places with too many trees, but some green growing things are pretty to me. Love the delicate look of ferns. And when they have that dark reddish tint I think they are even prettier. While these don't have that, they are kinda cool to look at.

Also to start a theme thing.
5 For Friday.
1. I have too many things in progress... But, better than being bored out of my mind.
2. My house is a mess... But, my family is safe.
3. My friends are not near to me....But, I have a cell phone and the internet.
4. I am stir crazy... But, I will get to go out tonight and maybe tomorrow.
5. I can't knit a shawl(like Grace)... But, I can crochet lace and miniature hamsters when I want to.
All bad things have a good side, even if you have to be a sarcastic A** to see it.

Time eaters.

2007-09-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

I appologize for the spottiness of my recent posts. I have been dealing with craft blockage and a sick 6'2" grumpy bear. He caught something that has kept him home for three days now and feeling icky. This means that he spent the majority of the time in the "craft" room because that is where his computer is. This leads to me not being able to do much sewing or any of the other crafts that are stationed there. I also have been blocked by the loveliness of the new yarn that I got from JoAnn online. I have fear of messing it up. this leads me to panic and start 8 new projects with other yarns so as to avoid messing up the "good" stuff.
Argh. On another note, I have actually designed a *KNIT* pattern that kinda rocks. I am trying to follow my own directions to see if the second one will come out as cool as the first. If so I will be posting my very own fingerless glove pattern. Because of the stitches and cuff pattern I have already named it...."Twisted and Broken" whatcha think, is it me....(=
More when I don't feel like chewing off my own head. Oh yeah, and pictures.

Why not?

2007-09-18T21:04:00.000-07:00

I did what?

2007-09-12T19:23:00.000-07:00

Four of the five blue ribbon winners. Yes, I made them and went out and put them in the fair. I actively participated in this community. Go, me. I was stunned at the fact that I won ANYTHING let alone 5 blue, 5 red and 2 white ribbons. Color my flabbergasted.
I will post other pictures later. Have to do house type things for a while now.

Worst EVER.

2007-09-12T18:56:00.000-07:00

This is the worst thing I have ever done with yarn. It was a hat. It fit me and all. I did something silly and assumed the yarn was of too high an acrylic content to shrink much. BAD me. Those funky pokey bits are the chenille yarn that didn't shrink at all, of course. Now the hat is too small and it looks like it has a disease. It goes away.

Bwahahahaha.

2007-09-12T18:29:00.000-07:00

I got presents... Wheee.

Awesome magazine that my small creature immediately pointed out a dozen things she wants me to make.

Wheeeee. Yarn. I don't think I have felt anything quite like the debbie bliss cotton/angora. The wool/alpaca will likely go to make something for my mother and the solid wool I might just get to keep for me.

Finally, a needle and hook gauge. It is too cool. The card is very cute as well.

Ah, the dishcloths. I don't actually use them but they are gorgeous. I make scrubbies out of acrylic yarn. But...My daughter immediately grabbed the basketweave one and told me it was her new bath cloth. How could I refuse.
All in all I believe I have an AWESOME secret pal.

If you have to ask....

2007-09-10T06:44:00.000-07:00

You probably don't want to know. (=

If there is any real interest, email me and I will tell you how much of your soul you will owe me.

Shawl Envy

2007-09-06T13:02:00.000-07:00

http://lovincomfortknits.blogspot.com/

Pictures of stuff.

2007-09-04T18:26:00.000-07:00

More pictures to come, I promise.
Maybe even some of the ribbons I won.

First, A headband and matching cell phone bag that I had a picture of posted before I lost my mind.

My daughters flower headband.

A small pouch (think deck of cards) made out of cotton.

Finally.... The bag of holes. It won a first place ribbon at the county fair this past weekend. I am a little concerned at the state of crafting here...(=

A picture or two

2007-09-04T18:23:00.001-07:00

Sometimes I love the sky

Happy dance.

2007-08-30T11:38:00.001-07:00

Wheeeeee. New books in the mail today. Crochet stitch bible and The crochet answer book. Happy fingers. New pattern stitches to try and diagrams and oh, so much more. On another note....I entered an even dozen things into the county fair yesterday. Hope I don't bomb. (=

Stash pictures for SP11 contest

2007-08-28T10:20:00.000-07:00

Drawer 1 is my cotton. Mostly for when I go really nuts and decide to crochet lace. (=

Drawer 2 is all the other yarn. Really, all of it. Ok all the balls at least.

Drawer three is all the stuff still in skein.

And yes, cotton aside, there is only one skein of wool among the acrylics. The only other wool is being made into a hat and is in my desk drawer. That being where I work most often.
I really miss that camera.

Amazon wishing.

2007-08-23T09:01:00.000-07:00

Things I have done or want to do.

2007-08-22T17:38:00.000-07:00

If it is Bold, I have done it. Italic, I want to try it. Underlined, I have no Idea but maybe. Left plain, I don't think so.

Afghan
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens:
Cuff-up Mittens:
Tip-down Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (=modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Baby items
Knitting with your own handspun
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items to be left on the street)
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting
Knitting to make money
Buttonholes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dying with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items)on two circulars
Olympic knitting
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with dpns
Holiday-related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener
BO ( I assume this means Bind Off, not stink)
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mits/armwarmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets (cat nip toys)
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

And my preference is to crochet. =P

Time for pictures of FO's

2007-08-22T13:15:00.000-07:00

Going to fix my picture sharing issues, then post them... I am learning by trial and "Oh, man, *what* did I do?