5/27/2006 12:03:00 AM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|Thanks to Rose-Kim for posting about this..... this is a great idea! watch baseball (something i know nothing about...but i do like the atmosphere!) and knitting/crocheting! Stitch N' Pitch! And GUESS WhAT! the Texas Rangers are going to do it!....ON JULY 30th!!! AS much as I would love to go...has ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND been to a baseball game in JULY? i have...b/c i got free tickets in a sweet sweet spot. but MY GAWD. by the 4th inning, i was about to die and i was drenched in sweat! I would love to gather a group of friends and go...but i fear I will pass out. Hmm...the game starts at 7:05p. Does anyone wanna start a group and go? :) maybe 705p woudlnt' be so bad....but i'm still fearful. hahahaha. but i would love to go and knit at the game. ;) and get my hands all cheesy w/ nacho cheese. hahahaha. As far as my previous post...thanks for all the drooling over my needles. ;) I got them...on.....EBAY EBAY EBAY!! i checked the seller and she does'nt have any of these up for grabs right now. :( i've been searching ebay on a weekly basis for hello kitty needles and this is the first time i have ever seen anything that resembeled what I was searching for. I do have some friends in Asia right now....i begged for them to keep their eyes out for some official ones for me. ;) one friend is in HongKong/Taiwan...another is going to Japan at the end of the month. i am on a mission! ;)|W|P|114870659001937501|W|P|Stitch N' Pitch|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/27/2006 01:01:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Loved your icon on my bathmat comments (Mason-Dixon KAL), so I came to check out your blog. I'm a Texas gal, too. In fact, I live just west of Fort Worth, so Stitch and Pitch might actually be do-able for me. If a group gets together, let me know!

PS - Chococat rocks!

ministryofsillyknits@yahoo.com5/27/2006 06:56:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|I would love to go to Stitch N Pitch!!

thanks again for the stitch markers, I LOVE them!!5/27/2006 07:56:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Dude, you're totally right about baseball games in July . . . toooo hawwwwt! But I might bow to peer pressure -- keep me posted!5/28/2006 10:44:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|We totally must have been reading Rose-Kim at the same time! I LOVE baseball and am in for Stitch n Pitch. I won't be at SnB today, but I think NanC is going to bring it up!5/28/2006 01:06:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Hey!
I have seen you at Simpatico before, I am a little slow on making the connection. I think a meetup at the SnP would be fun!!5/28/2006 06:01:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|I've never been to a baseball game but this could be just the excuse I need. Yarn and hotdogs? Get a group and I'm there.5/29/2006 10:19:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|I've wanted to see the Area 58s here in Vegas, but UG baseball and 1000 degree weather.5/30/2006 11:25:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|I am all about getting a group together and going to Stich 'n Pitch! I think that sounds like great fun. And really - when you're with that many friends having fun, do you notice the weather?5/20/2006 10:13:00 PM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|Look what i found.... H-E-L-L-O K-I-T-T-Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C-H-O-C-O-C-A-T!!! These aren't "official" Sanrio merchandise...but nevertheless..i am VERY VERY HAPPY i found these. i've been looking for something like this for like 2 years now. of course i will not stop my search for official merchandise...but these are MEGA MEGA CUTE!!!!|W|P|114818140898410943|W|P|Maximum cuteness|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/21/2006 12:28:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|oh man, those are SO cute! where did you get those? and those chococats are adorable!! =D5/21/2006 08:32:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Ok, the 2 that are on either side of the hello kitty... HAVE to HAVE those!!!5/21/2006 12:49:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Wow Jen,

Those are SO CooL!!! I wish I had seen them when you were my SP!!!5/21/2006 01:44:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|OMG. Little skulls with bows and Hello Kitty!? Must. get. some. Please tell where you got those!5/21/2006 04:45:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Those are too freakin cute! Yes please, where did you find them?5/24/2006 01:15:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Chococat!!!

Chococat rocks the house. I so think Sanrio should have a whole crafting division...

Those are awesome!5/24/2006 10:26:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE???5/31/2006 02:19:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|HOLY S**T!!!!!! I somehow knew that if I clicked on your blog, it would be the end of me. This is it! I'm done!

Everyone laughs because I am 48 years old with Chococat on my keychain, and a Hello Kitty® bag I carry my knitting in. Do you know I have to cross the street when I am in Times Square, so I don't go into the Sanrio store? The lure, is that powerful.

Now, knitting needles? If I was rich, I'd be booking a flight to Japan right now. But I'm really gonna stay home and do some work instead, and not go to Times Square. I hope.6/09/2006 01:43:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Where can I get those Hello Kitty needles? I have a new young friend who likes Hello Kitty and is learning to knit. I'd LOVE to give her these as her first needles. Thanks!6/29/2006 12:04:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|oh heck! where can I get those HK needles and stich markers??!!5/15/2006 10:30:00 PM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|i'm doing this too. granted, i've already made a few items from here..i just want props. jk. :) I want to make the moses basket cover thingy. Mason-Dixon Knit-A-Long Trek along! use up that Trekking sock yarn and make some socks for this knit-a-long. :) Trek along w/ me. OK..i know i wasn't the only one watching Grey's last night and tonight. it was SO F-ING GOOD!! i was shocked, stunned, sobbing, laughing ....all my emotions were up and running. DAMN I LOVE THAT SHOW! I can't believe i have to wait until SEPTEMBER to see new eps!!! :(|W|P|114775033613067662|W|P|Trek with Me and Mason Dixon|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/18/2006 01:38:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|First the Bomb Squad Guy now Denny. Will the hot guy carnage never end on Grey's Anatomy? The finale was awesome.5/18/2006 01:47:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Hey! It's your secret pal. Just thought I'd drop you a note letting you know that I'm thinking of you. By the way, I just love those baby socks. They are adorable! I also can't wait to see what you come up with on the KALs.

Have a great day!
Your Secret Pal5/18/2006 08:43:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|I am so tempted to join Mason Dixon KAL, but ug, I am such a joiner, I must stop! /SP8 Nic6/01/2006 05:11:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|I had to Tivo Grey's Anatomy and finally watched it yesterday...yeah kinda late but wow, I was so sad for Izzy. And I'm kinda mad at Meredith! I know he's her McDreamy but poor Finn.

Heh...wow, I feel silly talking about these make believe characters. LOL. =)5/14/2006 10:16:00 PM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|So after that first pair of baby socks...i had so much sock yarn left over (i used half of a trekking skein originally....and for the first pair i used like 1/4 of the half)...so i thought i'd make another pair. But i think i mentioned in the last post that the socks i made were too big for a newborn. not HUGE...but the cuffs were so long, they were like stockings on a newborn. soooo....i tweaked the pattern a bit and came up w/ THIS... aren't they cute? someone at work today told me they look like Shrek socks. hahahaa. Now look at this.... they came out SO TINY!!! Comparison w/ the other pair i did the other day...these are WAY smaller. One girl at work said that i could give them to a preemie...but there were no preemies at work for me to try them on. :) I tried them on Bitty Baby...but the cast off was a bit too tight...so it barely fit over her fat foot. HAHAAHHA. Maybe i can use them as a decoration. ;) So the things I had problems with in the last pair of baby socks I tried to fix this time.
  • I did the Tubular cast off and i loved it. but i think i pulled things too tight...so it wasn't as stretchy as I had hoped. i will make the changes on the next pair.
  • I still had holes on the short row heels. only on ONE of the socks though...not on both....which really confused me.
Other than that..i love this little pair. People just coo when they see them. :) i still did them magic loop 2-at-once.|W|P|114766462426988189|W|P|more widdle socks|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/23/2006 08:40:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOve those tiny socks! the colors and the design!
what a job you did!5/23/2006 10:46:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Thank you, Paula! :)5/12/2006 11:01:00 PM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P| What is this? a bikini? hahaha. no...the start of new socks! I still stand by the magic loop 2-at-once method. I will no longer do it via double points one by one. if i MUST..i will. but noooo...not if i can help it!! i thought it was weird that the jacquard started on the toes. i no likey jacquard. But i did do the turkish cast on...I LOVE IT!!! it's way better than the figure 8 cast on...and no adjusting after you get going. Here is the finished product! aren't they cute? I like this view better. Heels up!! Aren't they cute? Now loook how truly small these suckers are!! aren't they CUUUUUUTE?!? widdle bitty socks!!!!! they are as big as my blackberry! (notice the props to Hello Kitty. She's taking a nap on my phone. ;)) I got some Trekking last month and the colors were so cute, i thought of widdle socks. I think i'm going to take them to work tomorrow to try on a baby. haha. shh...i didn't say that.
Project: My own pattern
Yarn: Zitron Trekking Amount of yarn used: 1/4 of a skein..if that much. Colors: Color 135 orange, pink, olive, blue Needle Size: US1 Date Started: May 9, 2006 Date Finished: May 12, 2006 It doesn't normally take me so long to knit something so small. But doing this was hit or miss. I had to rip it out 3 times to do this right. Problems encountered:
  • I made them too freaking long in the foot. I didn't realize the short row heel would add so much....so the socks were super long w/ the diameter being so small.
  • Short row heel = lots of holes along the side. So each time i ripped out, i was secretly happy b/c i had so many holes on the heel.
  • I still have yet to find a bind off i like on toe-up socks. not that i've done alot of looking...but i want one that doesnt cause such a ruffle at the top as the socks lay dormant.
Solutions to problems:
  • Find definete measurements for children's feet...meaning length of foot.
  • Figure out the kitchener bind-off or tubular bind-off
  • keep on loving how people coo the socks as you make them.
|W|P|114749378027704752|W|P|widdle socks|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/13/2006 08:42:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|I just tried the turkish cast-on yesterday, I too love it!! Cute little socks!!!5/13/2006 11:54:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|cute!!
and that first picture - if it really was a bikini... wowza, those are some very tiny... coverage. haha!5/14/2006 06:08:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Awwww.... I'm still too old dog to try magic loop, but I continue to be impressed and jealous of those who do.5/12/2006 02:30:00 PM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|Look at this.... Your normal knitted and felted capelet? Now loooook.... It lights up!!!!! "This thesis explores current aesthetics of wearable technology." This was done by Grace Kim as part of her thesis paper at NYU! talk about SWEEETNESS! check out this project's page. more power to girls!!!!!|W|P|114746253371645143|W|P|OOOH...girly tech|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/12/2006 03:33:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|What if it gets a short?!!?! Bzzzzzzt!5/06/2006 09:49:00 AM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|I've decided to join SP8! i made a nice friend when i was a part of SP6....so i thought i'd hopefully make another friend or two. :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? Right now my favorite stuff is cotton...mainly mercernized cotton. i live in texas, so it's hot here and wool isn't really practical. I DO love wool, alpaca, etc. I'm just not fond of anything too scratchy. i'm pretty flexible. :) 2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? I store my circs in a bass pro bait bag. :) my straight needles go in a big vase. My double points...that's a whole other beast I need to get in control. I have some in a roll up case, i have some in tubes...i have plenty where i have no idea where they are but i know i have them. ;) 3. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? i've been knitting since i was 8 yrs old. i didn't knit more than a square for ages...and i picked it up again 5 years ago and i haven't put it down since. i think i'm intermediate? I'm not a beginner, but i'm not a master knitter. 4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? i think i have an Amazon wish list.... 5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.) I love the smell of clean. Fresh linen..right now my favorite air freshner scent is minty linen. LOL. i'm not too into flowery, spicy scents b/c after a while, all those scents will make me sick. 6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy? sweet tooth = fat tummy...i have it. hahaha. i love vanilla. my favorite candy? oh my gawd...i don't have one right now b/c i love them all. i'm supposed to be on a sugar-free diet. but i've been cheating...and weight is creeping back up on me. :) 7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin? I used to do alot of card-making/stamping and scrapbooking. i haven't done it in a while though. i'm in the process of selling all my old supplies. I have a spinning wheel and i have done some spinning, but i need to play w/ the wheel more and get better at it. i'm very beginner spinner. 8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD) I like everything but things w/ alot of noise in it (hard metal, hard rap). I tend to lean toward top 40 stuff and i do love the 80's. Erasure is my favorite group. 9. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand? i luuuuurv purple. purple is my favorite. but i do like red, sage-y green, blue... i'm pretty easy going as long as colors blend well together. color I can't stand? hmm....i think just PRIMARY colors i dont like. there is such an array of other colors to choose from! 10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets? Single...I live w/ my cat. correction: my cat lets me live in her apt. 11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? i wear scarves and hats. haven't really been fond of mittens too much...i need the fingers. :) ponchos....i look sooo fat in ponchos. :) 12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? I love making baby/toddler/kid items. i'm at that point in life where my friends are all having children and a handmade gift is nice. :) other than that..i love making hats for people in general. and i like making toys. 13. What are you knitting right now? supposed to finish a baby sweater for a gift before i went on a trip...that didn't happen so i'll finish it off as a backup gift for someone. Working on some baby socks. umm....i think that's it for right now. 14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts? i do. 15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? circs all the way.....i like plastic, but addi's sure do make me fly faster. :) 16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? i do. 17. How did you learn to knit? My mom's friend...friend's mom..whatever... haha. she taught me. I was looking at this craft book and i saw an ad for a book about knitting. i fell in love w/ how the stitches looked, the needles, the WIP on the needles looked and i begged my mom to teach me. i didn't realized at the time that she didn't know how. i was a bit sour about how she didn't want to show me how. So i was staring at that same book and whining about it to my friend's mom, so my mom's friend taught me on a pair of chopsticks. LOL. I had the cutest pair of pink/white chopsticks in a case that i never wanted to eat with b/c they were just too pretty to eat with. :) 18. How old is your oldest UFO? oh man...probably 3 years old now. 19. What is your favorite holiday? thanksgiving b/c of all the thanks we give and all the family togetherness. the food is just a highlight. :) 20. Is there anything that you collect? i have a slight obsession w/ Hello Kitty. (right now my friends are ROTFL) 21. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? hmmm....i do love koigu. but who doesn't!?!? hahaah. books...i love japanese knitting books. Yarns: cotton fleece is my holy grail right now. i just love that stuff so much. Needles: i like ebony needles right now just b/c they are just so beautiful. patterns: i love to collect baby patterns for variety. no magazine subscriptions. 22. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn? there are so many. i can't even think of all i would love to learn 23. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? i am begining to enjoy knitting socks more and more. my foot is tiny....it's about 8 inches long? equivalent to a child's size 4. 24. When is your birthday? June 17.|W|P|114692881216170469|W|P|secret pal 8 questionaire.|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/07/2006 11:55:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Hi~ glad you had a good experience with SP6...you were a great pal :)

Good luck w/SP8...I'm not joining this one for 2 reasons:

1. I got royally stiffed in SP6 (not bitter)
2. I'm moving this summer...so why chance knitterly goodies getting lost???

haha!5/05/2006 09:44:00 PM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|I was at the airport..extra early today b/c my taxi was early. I'm waiting to go through security line and i see this older woman standing in front of me debating about going through the security line. turns out her DOG was in her purse/bag...and she has a cane and a medical device on her that won't let her walk through. so she's taking her sweet ass time ...thinking things over. me..i'm just waiting for her to mull things over. and she's slowly moving over to the belt to take her dog out of the bag b/c she doesnt want him x-rayed..... this mega bitch all over a sudden barrels over...pushes me aside and starts SIGHING so loudly as this poor older woman is trying to figure things out. she's tapping her foot.....sighing sighing....so she barrels forward, pushes the old lady aside. i was SO PISSED!! how can you push an elderly person!?!?! so i said really loud "you aren't the most important person here". hAHAHA. she just looked at me and gave me the stink eye. i swear, if she started swinging, i would have knocked her on her ass!! hahahahaha. anyway..i noticed today that the airport and airplane was full of RUDE ASS people. where is the common courtesy? people just shove you w/ their bag and don't say "excuse me" or "oops! sorry". just give you the stink eye and walk on.... bitches. hahaha anyway..im' here in san jose. there was alot of turbulence on the plane. i slept about 2.5 hours of the flight when my brother finally poked me on the forehead and said "I"M BORED....WAKE UP....HOW MUCH LONGER IS THIS FLIGHT??" hahahaha. oops. when i'm out, i'm out. :) i had to check my face and my shirt to see if i had drooled all over myself. the weather here is BEAUTIFUL. i'm seriously going to have to consider moving here or something....it was 72F when we landed. it's chillier now...just like i like it.|W|P|114688394169610459|W|P|people are so freaking rude|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/06/2006 07:11:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Hi Jennifer!

It's your secret pal! Just thought I'd drop you a quick note. I'm really looking forward to getting to know you over the next couple of months. Don't forget to post your answers to the secret pal questionnaire on your blog so I can get to planning your spoilage even sooner!

Love,
Your Secret Pal!5/10/2006 09:36:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Ha! We flew out Friday morning (6am - Eep!), and there was horrible turbulence! Nearly made me sick!

I think it's great that you spoke back/up to that rude biatch. You go girl!5/05/2006 07:29:00 AM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|
Aren't these cute? I really hate what's written on the tags hanging. I do like the tags..but i wish they said more simple things like "KNIT", "PURL", "GAUGE", "k2p2", "PSSO", "SKP"...you get my drift. :) but the sweater designs are SUPER CUTE!!! I saw these on amazon this morning as I was doing searches on new knitting books. I should be packing b/c i leave for San Jose this morning for a couple of days...but no. i'm surfing the web at 730a. I was supposed to pack LAST NIGHT!! but nooooooo..... what did i do.... yesterday was Simpatico's 6th anniversary!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MARY JANE!!! I didn't take many pics...but we celebrated at Cheesecake Factory last night. There is a reason why obesity is now rampid in Southlake now. LOL.
here is my short person's view of the front of the restaurant where we waited. this building is so tall. and of course, the food was sooo yummy. I should have taken pics of the food and cheesecake, but we all just dove in and didn't think about photos. grrr...the cheesecakes were so purty. I had the carrot cake cheesecake. MY GAWD. IT WAS SO F-ING DELICIOUS!!! ;) anyway...so last night i got home around 1030p. turn on the pc to check myself in online and such....and then i pass out from sugar/food coma in my office chair. me falling asleep in my office chair is happening more and more often. i dont' like it too much. but i need to go to bed when i'm TIRED rather than trying to fight it and sit at the computer. ahahahah. oh well. live and learn. I"m going to San Jose for a few days....i'm hoping to find just an HOUR to go to a yarn shop out there, but I doubt it will happen w/ how my parents totally monopolize our time out there.....which drives me nuts. but i can't wait to see my cousins and a couple of friends. :) anyway...here is a bit of cuteness for your day. Joel's completed baby dress for his litte niece.
|W|P|114683327827021089|W|P|i'm off!|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/05/2006 11:45:00 AM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|those sweaters are cute!! but i agree with the tags - the sayings are a little cheesy. but what a cute idea with the tags!

have fun in SJ! sounds like your schedule is packed, but if you ever have a really brief moment and want to visit a LYS, i can refer you to a couple, depending on where you're at. =)5/05/2006 05:32:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|The Cheesecake Factory is very food coma inducing- yum!
Was nice to get to meet you too the other day- hope to meet up at the next SNB too. Have fun in San Jose!5/03/2006 10:33:00 PM|W|P|Jen Da Purse Ho|W|P|
The people who make the magazine MAKE are creating CRAFT. and on the cover...Jess Hutch's knitted bots. MAN....that's freaking awesome. Jess Hutch really did something w/ her skills. :)|W|P|114671375411678386|W|P|MAKE...CRAFT|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com5/03/2006 11:38:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|i love jess hutch's stuff. SO cute. sometimes i'm on her website just to ooh and ahh. =)5/04/2006 01:43:00 PM|W|P|Anonymous Anonymous|W|P|Hey cool- thanks for the head's up.