|W|P|Hi there, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a lovely comment about my dish cloth. Sadly it's not my own design but it is a freebie I found here :http://www.knittingknonsense.com/flowercloth.html
There are lots more there too so go wild and crazy! Sue
|W|P|That is COOL! There are so many worse things to be besides a "blow my nose honker"... right? HAHAHA! |W|P|through my sitemeter, i notice that random people that i don't know have linked my blog to theirs too. kinda makes you feel like a mini-celebrity.. haha (i know i know, i'm a dork). but it's still cool.. haha
Do you see it? it looks like the needle is just in the yarn
Check closer...
That's right. my needle is broken. it snapped like a plastic fork today as i was in the middle of knitting. i've broken many plastic forks before...so i was all 'ehh...big deal'. but then i realized...it's my KNITTING NEEEDLE!! AAAAH! MJ from Simpatico told me that this is a recently common problem and that Bryspun will replace the needles free of charge. SWEEEEET.|W|P|113066180406500638|W|P|i'm a lady of many talents....|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com
I've been working on a fox hat for a friend of a friend. My friend told his friend that i would do the hat cheap for her. b/c on this website, it's like $60! when he showed me the website, i got cocky and said "MAN I COULD DO THAT FOR LESS THAN $30!!' i guess my friend took that to offer that price to his friend. well, his ex-student. So i talked to her for a bit and found her to be a lovely girl. and a poor college student. it didn't take me long to do the hat. the hardest part was positioning the ears so they didn't look all wonky. and i got it done a couple of nights ago. blocked it, showed her pics...she loves it. so it is now available for your eyes. hahaha
Pattern used: Foxy Hat at Platypus Dreams
Yarn used: Wool Ease (not even a full skein of reddish-brown, bits of black and creme colors)
Needle Size: 8 (circs)
You can get the pattern at Platypus Dreams if you want. :) you know what's reallly weird. This woman who is selling knit hats online...she is a friend of a friend of mine! it's a small world! she makes a hat called the Choo-Choo bear hat. i saw this pattern and i thought "that's like randy's comic!" and what do you know...it's a hat based on a character from his web comic! i ddin't realize his web comic was so big. it's been a couple of years since i talked to him....so i thought it was just crazy that i came across it in this way. :) If you are intersted, check it out. it's a bit of a dark and demented comic. ;)|W|P|113028898507363385|W|P|Foxy...so foxy.|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|That hat is ADORABLE! |W|P|Foxy lady, foxy momma! Awesome hat, J.! I lurve it, it you're so kind to not try and make your fortune off of handknits (at least on those that can't really afford it). |W|P|cute cute cute!! love the ears too. hey, on another note, i ended up showing my hubby the uber cute hk sewing machine. his response was exactly what i predicted: "what?! didn't you already buy a brand new machine so you can learn? why don't you just use that one?!" *sigh* there's no point in arguing with a non-hk fan. they just DON'T GET IT. =/
I hate TomKat w/ a passion. I think it's weird and retarded how Tom CRuise is jumping around like a monkey proclaiming his love for someone who is young enough to be his daughter. ;) i never really found him hot or all that attractive...but now..i find him repulsive. and all the media attention they get is encouraging them to be more bizarre.
what brings this up? I was reading an article on MSN today and i read that Katie Holmes is preparing for baby. how you might ask?
"In preparation, Holmes said she and Cruise are putting together a baby room and that she's learning how to knit."
i no lie!! Proof is HERE on the article!
she doesn't look like she is glowing to me. she looks like she is sick and getting ready to puke form morning sickness. LOL
I fear w/ this declaration of her preparing to knit...a burst of enthusiasm (not like there isn't one now) will come forth from the little morons of the planet that have to copy celebrity life. I fear i will run into these people at various stores or places where i knit and people will come up to me and tell me "Hey. I know how to do that too." Good for you, bucko. Good for you. I get alot of that now. I'll be knitting at a dr's office or something..a.nd someone will come up to me and say "i know how to do that, except my stick has a hook at the end of it and i only use one stick." sounds like you got a great handle on what you do there. GOod job!
I think i'm grouchy today. LOL.|W|P|112992869106264224|W|P|I hate TomKat|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|haha.. that's so funny. i hate TomKat with a passion too. I used to feel sorry for katie, but now i'm so sick of her too. esp with all that scientology stuff too (no offense to anyone out there who is a scientologist). blech on both of them. |W|P|Ha! Go on with your snarky self!Okay, so do you think with her learning to knit (which in what way is preparing for a baby?!), do you think she'll knit up the Alien illusions scarf from early Knitty? Ya' know, as an offering to the Scientology folks?
|W|P|OK, I guess I'm behind the times but I said the exact same thing about TomKat today on my blog. I hate the whole media circus about this ridiculous couple. Just because he's Tom Cruise and a self-righteous celebrity, we have to say it's OK for a this older middle-aged man to impregnate this girl who just graduated from Dawson's Creek? He's a control freak.
I'm working on a toddlers poncho for my friend's daughter. she asked me this weekend if i could make one for her kid. i coudn't say no. normally, i wouldn't do it...but i'm in the mood to make a poncho for a cute little girl. hahaha.
I think i'm goign to make this one...w/ this yarn too:
this weekend my baby brother was in town for a wedding we had to attend for an old family friend. it was a good time. i miss having my brother around. we are polar opposites...but we get along so well. so we hit IKEA this weekend. hahaha. we were so excited. we saw that blue buliding as i was riding on the service road to Tolllway (i didn't have my tolltag and had no change...). as we came up to that blue building...we both starting singing "IKEA IKEA IKEA!!!" we were there for like 3 hours. i bought new bowls and soup spoons. tee-hee. he got a dresser that he has been wanting and some linens. good times.
We went to see Domino on Fri night. i don't think i've seen a movie this bad in a while. i was hoping it would be entertaining....not the best...but entertaning. i freaking fell asleep. i haven't done that in a lonnnnng time. i rarely fall asleep in movies since i'm paying money to watch them. but man....blech.
The wedding was alot of fun. i mean...as fun as a wedding can be. saw alot of peeps.... had a good time dancing. the food was only so so. this is one of the only pics of me at the wedding...usually i'm snapping away w/ my camera. so i'm rarely in pics.
dont' we look like it's hot outside? hahahahaha.|W|P|112978071005836886|W|P|allergies suck!|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|Wow, I think the baby sweater looks great! 'course I think it would look even better on my boy, but that's just me. Eeeeeeeeeeeew on the eye booger!!! Maybe you should have taken a photo or something. You could have been in the guiness book of world records!!!
Turns out, the pattern is all wrong!! so i got to the part after you join the sleeeves and stuff...no GOOD! i got mad and ripped it all out and found a lovely pattern on knit picks for free. :)
Isn't it a cute pattern? it's going pretty fast. i'll post pics once i'm done. it's knitting up nicely. at first, i didn't like how the yarn was striping, but i like it now. :) Click here to download the free pattern!
Look what i got in the mail today.
the first thing is a touch-less soap dispenser! it's HUGE!! i thought it would be small. NOOo..that thing is GIGANTIC!!
Yess...i actually played HK dominoes. I thought the dots were on the other side. i was mistaken. haha. it's just the faces on the dominoes! that's it!! how weird is that? how can you scream "DOMINO" w/ a double Hello kitty red bow face? hahahah
For those of you who know me...you know i'm scrrrrred of a sewing machine (yes, Bot-Grrl, i'm talking to YOU!!!). i'm always scared my finger will get sucked in...and that's it. lost my fingers! yes...har har har. it's funny. i was trying to use up a GC that a friend gave me...and i saw the HELLO KITTY SEWING MACHINE!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!! so i WILL learn to sew. i figured...yes i have to have it. but it's a functional thing. ;) i need to sew in lining into felted bags and stuff. I need to learn how to sew scrubs. I need to learn how to sew pillow cases. hahahaha. i'm excited. i opened it and showed the girls at Simpatico. they all chuckled at me. hahaah.|W|P|112926575274544755|W|P|i have actuallly been knitting....|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|Wow, a Hello Kitty sewing machine . . . and it's a Janome, too (I've been told that it's a good make). That's so cool! |W|P|OMG - that sewing machine friggin' ROCKS! I am muy jealous!He he, all the Hello Kitty stuff makes me giggle. I like it. Although, the dominoes do look tricky.
I have the (Doktor)Fish sock yarn, too, but I'm saving it for... SOCKS! (Yeah, I'm crazy like that I guess.)
|W|P|Purl had to completely rewrite the sweater pattern and it and all the corrections, I thought a surprising amount, are on their site. And that sewing machine? That is a thing of beauty.
|W|P|OMG that sewing machine is SOO cute!!! how much is it? where did you get it???? i want one too!!! |W|P|Catchin' up on your blog here...the posts on your accident were scary but I know what you mean about good samaritans. Seems like they have all been run out of town, huh? But what a good man. It makes me ashamed to think of what I would've done...probably just driven by (not honked though). Glad to hear you're OK and knitting. Perhaps your rescuer would appreciate a hand-knit item?I still have plans to knit that dang cute cupcake hat....
That man is an angel!!!
he said on the same highway that i had my accident..he was on it again today and he saw a lady get into an accident and spin out. i guess spinning on that hwy is common. So he jumped out of his truck to help her...she was stuck in the car and so was her little child. He got the kid and her out of the car safely and helped her call for help. Mario broke down while on the phone with him just thanking him for helping me and helping that lady out. He kept saying he doesn't do it for the thanks...he does it b/c he really wants to help. I didnt' even think people like that still existed. We were in shock.
It really opened my eyes. instead of just driving by the next time i see someone in need, i should stop and ask if they need help. Everyone just assumes someone else called the police, ambulance. It took the cops about 15 min to get to me that day. even as i was sitting in the left lane shaking and wondering what i should do....people were honking at me to get out of the way, giving me the finger b/c i was blocking the road. They were honking at that man for trying to clear a path for me to get my car on the shoulder...they could have hit him or killed him! but he didn't even think about that. he just wanted me to get on the other side where i would be out of harm's way. what has this world come to? people honking at a man who is trying to help someone in need!
Thank you, Mr.Ramirez. |W|P|112917723461664683|W|P|ok...i was hasty.|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|Oh man oh man, I didn't know there were people like that out there anymore either! Your Mr. Ramirez certainly is an angel. And I'm often amazed at the rudeness of people on the road -- I mean, come on! As if you could have gotten out of the way after a wreck like that! Sheesh! |W|P|Sweet. Puts the 'human' back into humanity, eh? Perhaps you could knit him the Caution scarf from Magknits. Ya' know, so he might get a big more respect while he's helping on the hwy.Still glad your all good. Life goes on...
i called my brother...he freaked. he's kind of mad he doesn't get to see it. haha. he is coming up this weekend and he wanted to see the new ride. man..i'm so pathetic.
sigh....why me why me. now i'm going to be scared to drive at all, esp in the rain. i'm just so retarded.
My friends have come to the conclusion (the wrecker guy came to it too) that my current tires are too skinny and my car is too top heavy for the tires....which is one of the reasons why i lost control So my friend, Dave, suggested that when i got the car, i should upgrade the tires to wider ones. i've been trying to be cheap about it and get cheaper tires on ebay...but i haven't had any luck winning any bids. When i revealed all this to my mom...she immediately goes "JUST GO GET NEW TIRES ASAP." sigh. i just didn't want to blow $1k on new tires for a car that already had decent tires.
I'm sad and don't want to drive tomorrow. I drove around today in a rental for about 30 min...and i drove like a freaking grandma. so slow and careful. sigh. i got a pimpin' minivan for a rental. hahaa it's so cool. it's got a dVD player in the back seat! whoo hooo!!|W|P|112900780824162000|W|P|What the F??? how is this possible?|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|i'm glad you're okay! it looks and sounded scary. |W|P|Oh, jeez! I'm so glad you're ok . . . it has certainly been bad luck for you on the road lately. Soooo scary. |W|P|Ohmygosh!!! I'm so sorry to hear about your accident and I'm glad you're ok. Make yourself a big bowl of popcorn, climb in the backseat of the van, pop in a dvd and pretend you're at the drive-in! |W|P|Holy cripe! Wow - I'm glad that you are okay and not badly hurt. I can't believe this has happened to you again, either. You are owed some awesome karma.I like P-la's idea. But maybe stay in the house to watch the movie. Just to be sure. ;)
|W|P|OMG - glad to hear you are ok!! you should get yourself checked tho - with the neck and shoulder pains. after an accident like that i would totally drive like a grandma for the next 6 months too!! (and avoid highways!!) aiya!!!! |W|P|hahah. thanks everyone. I got check out by the doctor and i'm actually very ok. my neck is fine. my mid back is sore, but that's expected. i'm very thankful. i had some bruises on my feet and legs (weird i know). but yeah..i've been driving like a grandma. Watch out for the girl in the tan minivan rental. lol. she's SLOOOOOW
aren't they cute??
I've been working on a sample for Simpatico...a baby sweater from the Last Minute Knitted Gifts book out of opal sock yarn. pictures will be posted later.
I took alot of pics at my friend's bridal shower today. when i got home, i had a bad sugar crash (damn cake)...so i was laying in bed and my widdle baby came up to me and was snuggling. i had my camera on the bed w/ me b/c i was too lazy to put it in the other room. i grabbed it so i could take pics of her. I never get pics of her b/c she closes her eyes so fast. i had alot of sunlight in the room..so she kept her eyes open. LOOK AT HOW CUTE SHE IS!! don't overdose on the cuteness!!!@ hahaha
|W|P|Oooh, she is cute!! And dang, that cake looks yumm! Small, but yumm! |W|P|Awwww, adorable! She looks soooo soft. I can never get pics of Abby because the IR auto-focus thingy on my camera makes her squint. Maybe I should try bright sunlight! |W|P|Aww, she's adorable. Too cute, in fact. All that cuteness and sugar gives me cavities. She looks like she would have a loud purr. What's her name? |W|P|wow, those are very pretty petite fours (the little cakes)! but very sugary looking =P
i put it on my head and it fits perfect. hopefully my head is a bit bigger than his. hahaha.|W|P|112856825335900980|W|P|Birthday hat.|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|Yeah! Very good lookin' hat you go there! I am also psyched about the cooler weather, it's about freakin' time! |W|P|the hat looks great! i think the green is good for a guy-hat. i'm trying to get my hubby to wear more greens. heh heh. as for the cooler weather - jeez, a 30 degree jump!! i'd really appreciate that too (p.s. why is it still so freakin hot over there?) |W|P|Do you have the pattern for this hat? CO\ould you post it? I have to say Hello Kitty..rocks! |W|P|I'm sure he didn't hate it!!! Maybe he's one of those people who doesn't accept things well? HOw could anyone not love a handmade scarf??? 'specially by you?!?!?! Don't take it personally. |W|P|Ditto what P-la sez. What a punk! But too bad about not taking a pic before you shipped it off.
|W|P|thanks for the nice compliments. you guys are so sweet. :) |W|P|Just remember to take photos for your next swaps before you send them out!Some people are just slack about taking photos or appreciating others' efforts.
Be consoled; your next swaps always end up better :)
A calendar (which i never buy for myself!) and some awesome zephyr stitch markers! thank you, secret pal!!
It took me about 2 days to do this scarf for Simpatico. I offered to do a sample scarf showing off some new Idena Mohair.
i still need to block it. it looks kind of crazy to me. but isn't it pretty? I think it's pretty. it was a fast knit. ;) i was done before i knew it.
I charted my chinese name today and i want to test it out to see if i can do it. If it comes out ok...i want to make a pillow w/ our last name on it for my daddy. then for me....maybe a scarf..i dunno. maybe some mittens w/ the characters on there. hahaha. not mittens....fingerless cuffs. :)|W|P|112840588714024509|W|P|pretty stuff...and secret pal!!|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|You're welcome :) enjoy them...MORE TO COME!!! |W|P|yay for hello kitty!!! (i'm a closeted fan hehe) and the scarf looks really pretty =)