For those of y'all that don't know:
I am a full time Psychology student.
I work 16 hours a week at a Nursing Home.
I am a full time knitter/crafter/vintage shopper/Etsyian.
I am a girlfriend.
I am a daughter/sister/niece/granddaughter/cousin.
and I am the mommy to a cat named Mynerva, and an aunt to 2 cats named Henson and Gracie.
............................. Life is busy. Balance!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Spiritual Retreat Weekend!
SOOOOOOOOOOOO This weekend I am going on a spiritual retreat/girls weekend in Willamsburg, VA with Katie, Candice, Steph, and Heather!!! I'm sooo excited! It will be really nice to get away. I hope I get some homework done because I have an entire essay due, and I have to READ 2 essay, do math homework, aja;gjdkldgkljsdgkljasdgsg;klasdg It stresses me out just to think about it, man.
I have to go to class soon. Environmental Science. Lalalalala. LAAAAA LAAAA LAA.
I miss my boo. It was nice to cuddle last night!! I haven't been seeing him since he started his day shift job.
OH also, I cut Michael's hair/got lunch with him the other day and he GAVE me this beautiful painting that I will be sure to take a picture of and post. It's gorgeous, He jus' gave it to me.
AND THAT MOTH HOLE HAT. That i posted earlier- the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen - yeah, the girl is going to let me pay for that in increments. I am SO EXCITED.
I have to go to class soon. Environmental Science. Lalalalala. LAAAAA LAAAA LAA.
I miss my boo. It was nice to cuddle last night!! I haven't been seeing him since he started his day shift job.
OH also, I cut Michael's hair/got lunch with him the other day and he GAVE me this beautiful painting that I will be sure to take a picture of and post. It's gorgeous, He jus' gave it to me.
AND THAT MOTH HOLE HAT. That i posted earlier- the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen - yeah, the girl is going to let me pay for that in increments. I am SO EXCITED.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Blocking! + Kitties
Well here are the photos [well, just one photo] I said I'd upload and share with you all, of my yarn being blocked!!!
As I was doing this, I caught my kitties cuddling on the recliner. We always tease the black one, Henson [named after Jim Henson], about being gay because of some strange actions. He was licking Gracie's [named after Grace Slick] head.
and here is my handspun skein all finished.. I went crazy with taking photographs of it!
As I was doing this, I caught my kitties cuddling on the recliner. We always tease the black one, Henson [named after Jim Henson], about being gay because of some strange actions. He was licking Gracie's [named after Grace Slick] head.
and here is my handspun skein all finished.. I went crazy with taking photographs of it!
Monday, February 18, 2008
More Craft Dates :)
I forgot to write on Friday that I met up with Candice at Sq.1 Coffee and knit with her! We had some really intense conversations! It was really great, and I am ever thankful for having her in my life!
Rachel Marie and I set up another craft date for Monday! We are entering a contest for a book of greeting cards. You can enter here: http://www.quarrybooks.com/entries.asp?id=101
I will be posting photographs of a new skein I am currently blocking on the kitchen cabinets (thanks for the tip Rachel!) later! :)
Rachel Marie and I set up another craft date for Monday! We are entering a contest for a book of greeting cards. You can enter here: http://www.quarrybooks.com/entries.asp?id=101
I will be posting photographs of a new skein I am currently blocking on the kitchen cabinets (thanks for the tip Rachel!) later! :)
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Day of Crafts & Cancelations!
So my craft day with Rach was only going to last about 2 hours.. but it ended up lasting 4.5!
We spun yarn, she showed me some tricks for blocking and acid dying..
Pretty sweet. I figured out a way to spin, without flicking the drop spindle... it takesa really long time and is totally not the correct way of spinning, but it comes out really smooth!!!!! And Rach is right... as long as I'm spinning, however I may do it, I'm happy. At least I'm spinnin'.
Spinning is really addictive. I wake up in the middle of the night and get the urge to flip on the light and spin for a little while.......
Pretty sick, huh? Right now, one skein is "blocking" around the kitchen cabinet upstairs :)
Here's a piece I just knit!:
and a closeup of the yarn (some of the yarn is from knittydirtygirl.etsy.com)
We spun yarn, she showed me some tricks for blocking and acid dying..
Pretty sweet. I figured out a way to spin, without flicking the drop spindle... it takesa really long time and is totally not the correct way of spinning, but it comes out really smooth!!!!! And Rach is right... as long as I'm spinning, however I may do it, I'm happy. At least I'm spinnin'.
Spinning is really addictive. I wake up in the middle of the night and get the urge to flip on the light and spin for a little while.......
Pretty sick, huh? Right now, one skein is "blocking" around the kitchen cabinet upstairs :)
Here's a piece I just knit!:
and a closeup of the yarn (some of the yarn is from knittydirtygirl.etsy.com)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Yeahs! and Woes!
Let's start out with the woes! Drop-spindle spinning is QUITE frustrating! The hardest part is flicking it correctly to get it to spin for a long time, allowing your other hands to pull on the fiber! I just can't get the hang of it! Here it is:
Now the yeahs! I have been going Nutzo with making hats. I just mailed out 4 of them yesterday!
CREATIONS: The first was for Nick, my friend from Massachusetts that I met on a mission trip 4.5 years ago! I made him a donation hat for his curly-haired head on his trip to Ireland with his church! I also sent on a little donation to go towards his trip :) I made my FIRST baby hat for little Octavian, and a hat for his mommy Rachel-Marie. Finally I made Nikki, my darling friend, a really funky hat using hand spun neon green yarn from knittydirtygirl!
SALES: I sold the Mynerva hat to a woman in the Netherlands who has a beautiful cat named Lotja [pronounced LOT-yuh]!! I sent out the Extra Tall Bohobo Whatwhat Hat to Julia in Philly. She wanted to wait until she came back to Lancaster to visit, but it's so COLD that I didn't want her to freeze with her new short haircut! I also sold the second version of the Earthen Bohobo hat. I am sending out the Autumn Dew Hat today!
Now the yeahs! I have been going Nutzo with making hats. I just mailed out 4 of them yesterday!
CREATIONS: The first was for Nick, my friend from Massachusetts that I met on a mission trip 4.5 years ago! I made him a donation hat for his curly-haired head on his trip to Ireland with his church! I also sent on a little donation to go towards his trip :) I made my FIRST baby hat for little Octavian, and a hat for his mommy Rachel-Marie. Finally I made Nikki, my darling friend, a really funky hat using hand spun neon green yarn from knittydirtygirl!
SALES: I sold the Mynerva hat to a woman in the Netherlands who has a beautiful cat named Lotja [pronounced LOT-yuh]!! I sent out the Extra Tall Bohobo Whatwhat Hat to Julia in Philly. She wanted to wait until she came back to Lancaster to visit, but it's so COLD that I didn't want her to freeze with her new short haircut! I also sold the second version of the Earthen Bohobo hat. I am sending out the Autumn Dew Hat today!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Drop Spindle
So I have begun my first batch of handspun yarn, using some gorgeous purpley-green goodness from knittydirtygirl.etsy.com...
Let's just say, I feel it's been rather unsuccessful! It looks really pretty but I just don't feel that I'm doing it right! Rachel and I are going to get together to craft and hopefully she can give me some tips about spinning!
Rach sent me some instructions, and I did exactly what it told me, but I decided to search around for some more instructions.. maybe another set could tell me something the first set couldn't:
http://www.handspinning.com/lollipops/spininst.htm
this is a great site with videos on how to spin. it is very step-by-step oriented:
http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/HowToDropspin.shtml
Let's just say, I feel it's been rather unsuccessful! It looks really pretty but I just don't feel that I'm doing it right! Rachel and I are going to get together to craft and hopefully she can give me some tips about spinning!
Rach sent me some instructions, and I did exactly what it told me, but I decided to search around for some more instructions.. maybe another set could tell me something the first set couldn't:
http://www.handspinning.com/lollipops/spininst.htm
this is a great site with videos on how to spin. it is very step-by-step oriented:
http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/HowToDropspin.shtml
Friday, February 8, 2008
KnittyDirtyGirl Package!
So Rachel, Knittydirtygirl.etsy.com just sent me a HUGE package of all different wonderful lil items!
I am so overwhelmed with happiness right now! I can hardly describe how excited I am to use all the little goodies!
She sent me a drop spindle, a brush to card fiber with, little balls of delicious felty goodness, yarn which was handspun by her, fiber, more yarniciously yummy goodness, instructions, and a magazine!
I am so overwhelmed with happiness right now! I can hardly describe how excited I am to use all the little goodies!
She sent me a drop spindle, a brush to card fiber with, little balls of delicious felty goodness, yarn which was handspun by her, fiber, more yarniciously yummy goodness, instructions, and a magazine!
She has been so incredibly encouraging this past week, and has inspired me to craft my heart out for about 2 years now! I am just so excited. She's like my crafty big sister!!!
Thank you SO MUCH Rachel!
Thank you SO MUCH Rachel!
In picture, clockwise, starting from little colorful felt balls:
Felty Goodness for crafting, dyed and carded batt for spinning or felting, assorted yarn, handspun yarn by knittydirtygirl.etsy.com, beautiful deep red mill end superwash, a drop spindle & carding brush (?) & instructions for drop spinning & a magazine, fiber scraps, fiber needle and business cards!!!!
Felty Goodness for crafting, dyed and carded batt for spinning or felting, assorted yarn, handspun yarn by knittydirtygirl.etsy.com, beautiful deep red mill end superwash, a drop spindle & carding brush (?) & instructions for drop spinning & a magazine, fiber scraps, fiber needle and business cards!!!!
KNITTYDIRTYGIRL.ETSY.COM !!!!!!!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
etsy crazy!
I am currently going etsy crazy. In between playing dominoes, rummikub, and trivia with the elderly at the nursing home where I work, and classes, and homework, and spending quality time with family and friends, I have been knitting hats out the wazoo. I am putting the vintage stuff on hold at the moment, because I want to knit as many hats as possible to share with people before winter ends!
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