A knitting gamer

New Pictures!! Finally!

2008-08-22T21:47:00.008-04:00

I must admit that I have been cheating on you,my precious blog. I can't help it, Ravelry is just so addicting. ;D Anyway.. here are some photos of things I have worked on since my last post.. Enjoy!!

This pic is a pot holder to cover a pot's handle even though it looks like something perverse...hehe
Cabled Fingerless Mitt
Baby blanket..a really awesome pattern but you can't see it because the yarn color is so crazy
Dish Scrubbies
Baby bib and washcloth
the washcloth doubles as the gift bag :D
A ton of bibs for the 3 women in my office that were pregnant at the same time
dishcloth
Potholder

dishcloth
dishcloth

baby bibb and bootees
baby bootees and hat... my absolute fav bootee pattern!!
I so want a pair of these :D
A close up of my Clapotis shawl. I'll get a better photo of it. This doesn't do it any justice.

American Heart Association HEART WALK

2007-09-07T20:31:00.000-04:00

MY HEART WALK PAGE

Hi everyone! Please check out my page and donate to a great cause today!

The Christening Outfit - DONE!!!!!

2007-07-04T12:06:00.000-04:00

Man it took forever, but I finally had completed the Christening outfit for my Godson, Joey. It came out beautiful and I got many complements on it. Though it did look a tad weird on a 1 year old boy. It all worked out ok. Hopefully I can get some pictures of him wearing it. My husband only took one picture with my camera and you can hardly see who is in it. =( Oh well.
I have been knitting like crazy over the past few months. I have many photos to post. I'll try to get to that later on, but for now please enjoy my photos of the outfit. =)
.......Chris

Dye Day

2007-03-01T20:11:00.000-05:00

I was sitting at my desk at work yesterday when all of a sudden the lights and the computers and everything went out. We were without power for about 2 hours or so when management decided to send us home for the day.

So I went home and did this:

Finally...i finished another pair of socks...

2007-02-24T00:19:00.000-05:00

WEll, since my favorite band is Korn, I just had to knit a pair of socks. I did a duplicate stitch on the red socks. Anyways, I'm dorky, enjoy!!

I FINISHED!!!!

2007-02-16T21:25:00.000-05:00

Hello there! Guess what???!!!?? I finally finished my first sweater!!! Woo Hoo!!! I was so excited that I completed it last night that I wore it to work today. I got lots of compliments. Check it out for yourself! Aren't you proud Mom?????

What I have been up to since Thanksgiving...

2006-12-18T22:01:00.001-05:00

Here are the bags I was making for my friend's Mom. I REALLY hope she likes them!!! The pictures don't quite do them justice, they look loads better in person.

For the first time, I tried my hand a lining the bags. I think it worked out fairly well considering I can't sew with a sewing machine to save my life. The material I picked up is really cool. I hope Heb's Mom likes that too. =)
Here you can see me trying to sew on the lining with the sewing machine. Not an easy task.
Here is something else fun that I made recently. I bought the pattern set Bacchus in the bath eye mask from Knit Picks. I love it! I didn't make the middle I-cord yet, but I will add it soon so it's completely dark when I wear it to sleep or when I get a migraine to keep out the light.
Here's a photo of me modelling the eye mask. I must say that the yarn I used (Shine Worsted) is so incredibly soft and it feels nice on your face. I didn't put anything inside the mask, but you can add scented herbs or rice or something. The pattern explains how you can add to it. It was work buying the pattern kit.

The Joys of Jury Duty.....

2006-11-29T19:24:00.000-05:00

well I spent a fun filled day sitting around at the courthouse yesterday until it came time to leave. I got in the elevator to go down to the first floor from the second floor (you need a pass card for the stairs..lol) and all of a sudden..the elevator doors close and starts to go, then it stops and buzzes. well, wouldn't you know, the darn thing got stuck. I was stuck in a tiny elevator with 13 other people, (yes you heard right, a total of 14 people jammed in the elevator) We were stuck there for 40 minutes while the police and firefighters tried to figure out how to get us out. The door wouldn't open so they decided they were going to try to lower it, that didn't work. A police officer joined us with some oxygen for a man that was having trouble breathing. That now brings the total to 15 people on this elevator. Then when the lowering idea didn't work, the firefighters and the cops decided they were going to bring us out of the top. So as they tried to move the panel for a larger opening, they busted the cord for the light which caused a huge spark and then the lights went out. They finally lowered a ladder and we all climbed out. What a fun day!!! The best part was when I had to call in tonight to see if I still had to report for Jury Duty again and guess what? I am on call for tomorrow!! Yay!! I'm going to ask if they can take me up the stairs.

Check this out!!!!!!

2006-11-13T07:16:00.000-05:00

FAMILY VALUES TOUR 2006 CD & DVD IN STORES DEC. 26TH!

Go buy it!

More Pictures...

2006-09-17T17:21:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I ended up not going to the little sheep & fiber shindig in Hunderdon, =( I was bummed, but I AM going to go to Rhinebeck with my sis-in-law, YAY!!! Thank god my husband said I can go. =P lol
Anyways, I've been quite busy since I last posted. Here is my handywork:

Harvest bag with green fur
Blue and green bag in Wool of the Andes by KnitPicks
my felted Cloche completed
a little pink bunny blankie
and a REALLY cool CD I got at the concert (The Family Values Tour) my husband and I went to on Friday afternoon. =)

Enjoy!!!! Chris

A Very Big Hat

2006-08-27T09:50:00.000-04:00

I finally found some needles to finished the felted cloche from the book. "Knit One, Felt Too". I took a picture of it with the book so you can see the size of it. It's huge and could probably fit a giant! hee hee. As soon as I get a chance I will felt it and see how it comes out.

This is a great book and if you like to felt, or want to try to, definitely pick up this book.

New Stuff!!!

2006-08-26T00:58:00.000-04:00

Well hello there! I know it's been ages since I posted anything on here. I have been diligently working on the christening outfit, which is nearly complete and a few other little things on the side. First, I finally made the bag I promised my mother-in-law and it turned out gorgeous!! (see below) Also, tonight while I was at the Laundromat, my $5.00 watch's band broke. Go figure. lol Anyway, I got to thinking about all the sock yarn I have in my possession. So again, I thought, why not make a band for my watch. So that's what I did. It didn't come out too bad. (see below). Enjoy! Once the christening outfit is complete, then I can finish my other stuff. Oh yeah, I also made a cute shrug, but I haven't taken a photo of it. I will soon, I promise.

What I did on my days off....

2006-07-30T01:16:00.000-04:00

Besides waiting for maintenance to come and fix my bathroom last week for 2 days, I decided to dye some yarn and frog my two at a time toe up sox. I just wasn't happy with them. #1 they were too small (didn't increase enough before I started working them straight), #2 I was getting worried about doing the "afterthought heel". It sounds pretty confusing. So I took out my wonderful book by Cat Bordhi and decided to make the basic sock pattern. It began quite easily and ended the same way. I will take a picture of it once I finish the other sock. I have attached two pics that I took of it in-progress. Also, I dyed some yarn, as I said above. I hanked up 4 skeins of yarn. I dyed two of them in the Mango Kool-Aid and the other two was a two-toned red and green mixture. See all pictures below. (except the mango one , I forgot to take a pic. I'll do it later and add it here.)
Enjoy!!!

Joey's Christening Outfit

2006-07-19T10:20:00.000-04:00

Here are a few pictures of the Christening outfit that I am trying to make for my Godson, Joey. I still don't know when the Christening is, so I'm hoping I'll get to finish it before the day, instead of having to buy something. I think they are expensive. Anyways, wish me luck!! I have off again today because our phone company is coming out to fix our lines. "We'll be out between 8am and 7pm." Jeez, could they just give a smaller block of time? Dang! At least that give me time to work on the outfit. Plus I had to call maintenance to come out and fix my shower. The tiles are falling off the wall. Nice, huh? Oh well.....here I sit, waiting for someone to show up. It's 10:20 am and still no phone company or maintenance. I called Maint. exactly at 8:00am when they are on duty too. Blah................... All my husband cares about is how he's going to take a shower when they finally fix the walls. They'll have to rip everything out because it's all rotted behind the tiles. YUK! I just want it fixed. I'll wash in the sink if I have to. I pay enough rent for them to to the job right.

NJS&B Sweater Help

2006-07-16T12:13:00.000-04:00

Here is a picture of a sleeveless sweater that I started working on when I had two days off of work. I'm a bit stuck right now because I've never gotten this far on a sweater front and I'm confused by the instructions. At the point I'm at right now, It's telling me to continue working until the armhole measures 7-1/2 inches. I don't know what I'm supposed to measure to get to that length. Do I measure from the base of the armpit and work until it measures 7-1/2 inches? Or am I wrong?
I used Lionband Microspun yarn that I had lying around in French Vanilla, Lilac and Ebony.

Thanks, in advance, for any input. =)

Chris

T's Jersey RipTide

2006-06-27T07:15:00.000-04:00

Here is my version of my SIL's Jersey Riptide design. What do you think T?

2006-06-14T12:09:00.000-04:00

Ok so Mom and I were having a little fun with the bag....

2006-06-14T12:06:00.000-04:00

Here is the felted bag that I made for my mother. I came out very well! I am so proud of the strap, it's perfect! The only thing I'm not totally happy about is the flap, but we'll get some snaps and make it all pretty. =) What really matters is.....Mom LOVES it!!! =)

2006-06-14T12:03:00.000-04:00

UFO #7 - My final UFO submission. It was a throw pillow that I wanted to make when we first moved into out apartment in September of 2001. It's a really pretty cable pattern that I worked really hard on. Actually I think this was my first experience with cables. As you can see by the second photo, I never made the back, and now I have no more of the yarn. Any ideas of how I can finish it? =(

2006-06-14T12:00:00.000-04:00

UFO #6 - This is my OLDEST UFO. My very first project when I first learned to knit about 13 years ago. I sewed the first 10 squares together, then I ended up with the little ends tied together. All I need to do it sew the rest together and maybe add some kind of material to the back and it would be a cute throw blanket.

2006-06-14T11:51:00.000-04:00

UFO #5 - Originally this was to be for a friends baby. As you can see I never finished it, that baby is now 5 years old. Then She had another and I thought I might finish it for the new baby, that new baby is now 2 years old. **sigh** Whats wrong with me? I was almost done!!!

2006-06-14T11:47:00.000-04:00

UFO #4 - This was a great idea at one time. I may just finish it as a throw. It was supposed to be a baby shower gift for a friend. That baby is now 2 years old. Man, I am slow.

2006-06-14T11:45:00.000-04:00

UFO #3 This was supposed to be a dog sweater for a girl at work. Her dog was a puppy when I began it last november. He's a rottweiler. Do you think it will still fit???? lol

2006-06-14T11:43:00.000-04:00

UFO #2 - This was my first attempt at a roll-up needle case. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't give up on it 4 years ago. hee hee. I may finish it one day, I'm so close to the end already.

2006-06-14T11:41:00.000-04:00

Here is UFO #1....it was started 3 years ago. It was supposed to be a tie-front vest. As you can see I never got to the front. It's currently in my froggin pile. =)

Hrmmpfff..........

2006-06-11T02:07:00.000-04:00

So I've been working on these two at a time toe up socks on two circular needles, whew, that's a mouthful. Anyway, first I worked a couple too many rows before the first increases, which gave me these little "chimneys" at the top. Then I got past my toes and realized that the damn sox were going to be waaay to big, so I ripped out the whole thing. I pulled out one of the yarns I dyed, the mango one, and decided to start again. Here's a few photo's of what I've done so far....
Plus I included a photo of me modelling my felted cloche in-progress. hee hee
(you can see a bit of my stash containers behind my head. Maybe I'll do a little inventory and post my stash later on.)
I'll be over my parent's house tomorrow to visit and use the laundry facilities. I am going to be felting my Mom's bag and the needle holder, so wish me luck!!!

2006-06-08T22:04:00.000-04:00

here's the detail shot. i thought i posted them together

2006-06-08T22:03:00.000-04:00

Here is the first half of the x-design sox. I tried to get a good picture to show the detail. Enjoy!

More Stuff

2006-06-04T00:09:00.000-04:00

Here is my over-dye job on "the mess" skein. I think it looks a helluva lot better than it did before. So since I'm waiting for it to dry before I can use it, I decided to try
Knit Picks pattern for 2 toe up socks done on 2 circular needles. I was a bit confused as I started and even did a few increases wrong. I think I understand it a bit more now. It's definitely not as scary as I thought it would be. I'm just using scrap sock yarn to practice, but when I finish them I might have to wear them no matter what they look like. =) So below you can see the itty bitty toes that I began a few minutes ago. =) How cool!!!!

Xbox Stuff

2006-06-02T23:18:00.000-04:00

Here's a lovely photo of our 360. =)
and some of our games.

More stuff....

2006-06-02T23:07:00.000-04:00

I just can't stop myself. I haven't even completed my other felted projects and now I started another with more leftover yarn. It's a felted cloche hat that I found in a new book I just picked up today. Here's the start of it........
I'm using black Patons Merino Wool and a skein of the natural color of the same brand that I dyed in my previous post..."the mess". I decided to try to overdye it tonight with 3 packets of Tropical punch. It's steaming right now. Pictures to follow once it's hung to dry.

EEK!!!!!

2006-05-30T18:05:00.000-04:00

Ok, so while I was playing on my xbox360 with a few friends, I look over at my dog and what do I see? My dog completely passed out. So I curled his top lip over his teeth and then he opened his eyes and looked at me. He was probably thinking....
"Mommy WTF are you doing to me!!!!" The funny thing is, he stayed like that for like 15 minutes. He didn't budge when I got up to get the camera either. LOL......I really need a life... =)
Doesn't he look creepy?

My poor dog.......

2006-05-30T17:59:00.000-04:00

.....I feel so bad for him. hehe He's such a good sport and a very good model for me. I must admit that he doees seem to like his sweaters. =)

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My little felted needle case

2006-05-30T17:51:00.000-04:00

Here's a before picture of the needle case. Rather than buy more yarn I decided to use up all the scraps from the felted bags I've made. I got pretty far with those scraps that I was going to trash. I guess it's a good thing I didn't do that. I still have about 12 inches to go and then I can finish it and felt it. Then I have to do some sewing. YUCK! I'm horrible at it, but I guess it doesn't have to be perfect.

Mom's Bag

2006-05-30T17:47:00.000-04:00

Mom's Bag
...I still have to felt this baby and make some buttons. I think it came out pretty darn good! I'm a little worried about the flap though. Not sure if that's going to work out. I can always cut it off if it looks dumb after felting it. I also went a different route with the strap this time. I picked up 6 stitches on one side and knit it in garter stitch all the way across for like 33 ridges and then joined it to the other side, rather than doing the button-hole handle that I've done with the other bags. If it works, that's the strap I'm going to do on my mother-in-law's bag as well as a new one for me!!! I have to wait until payday though b/c my DH will KILL me if I buy any more yarn...lol We'll see....

So I was thinking.....

2006-05-30T07:14:00.001-04:00

.....it's been a loooong time since I posted ANYTHING about gaming. So here it is.

My DH and I have been enjoying our 360 for the past few months. There's definitely plenty of games to keep us busy. In fact, Tomb Raider Legends is my lastest obsession. Though I am stuck at the first boss. Figures. But, thanks to my good friend, AJVen0m, I have some insight as to how to get through the first boss. Now before you say anything, it's not a cheat, really. It's just...ok so maybe it is a cheat. But I still have to actually play and not just enter some stupid code to do it. Really, I know what I had to do, but I've been at my wits' end for a coupla weeks now. I figured before I went and stuck dear old Lara at the bottom of our game pile, I'd give her another chance. So we shall see if I can get past the big bad boss. Maybe I've post a pic once I beat him, if I am quick enough.

Happy Gaming!!!!
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More dyeing

2006-05-23T18:21:00.000-04:00

I finally went to this local yarn store that re-opened a few months ago, The Woolly Lamb, in Pennington. I was looking for some more sock yarn to dye and was directed to this yarn by Dale of Norway. So far it looks and feels quite nice, but I wanted to do a test to see if I could dye it. So I did and the photo is above. It doesn't look too bad. Plus, I am so happy that I finally got my size 1.5 dpns!!! Woo!

Ok, that's enough outta me tonight! bye!

wow here's some more pics!!

2006-05-21T23:23:00.000-04:00

Thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law I now have pics of me dyeing my yarn!! Woo hoo! Stupid me forgot my camera. here u go!!!

Balls O' Yarn

2006-05-21T23:10:00.000-04:00

Hello again! I guess I just can't seem to stay away this weekend! Here are a few pictures of the dyed hanks that I balled up tonight. The only one I didn't do was the large rainbow looking one. It'll take too long tonight to do it by hand since I don't have a fancy ball winder or swift.

Enjoy! These yarns look so pretty I can't wait to use them!

yarn dyeing extravaganza

2006-05-21T11:44:00.000-04:00

Let me just first say that I had an awesome time yesterday with my sister-in-law and her friends! Thank you so much for inviting me over! I think we all have some gorgeous yarn to show off. Here are some of the pictures that I took once I got home since I FORGOT my own camera. I'll add more once Tisha emails me the pics that she took.

I can't wait to knit this stuff up into sweet socks!!!!

KoolAid rocks!!!!!!!

Jenny's Bag is DONE!!!

2006-05-19T19:51:00.000-04:00

Well I finished Jenny's bag and I think it looks pretty cute=) The shoulder straps are growing on me. I tried to do something different with them because they looked kinda silly the normal way because of the length. Of course I forgot to photograph it pre-felting, but what else is new. lol In addition to this bag, I also made a black and maroon one for my friend Patti for her birthday. That one came out cute too, though I forgot to photograph that one as well. Der.
Anyways, she said she would be glad to take a picture of it for me so that I can post it here for your viewing pleasure. (not that anyone besides me ever looks at this thing anyways. I'm just too lazy to join a knitting webring. I don't post nearly enough for something like that. I do enjoy reading them though. It's nice to know I'm not the only maniacal knitter out there.=)
Well. I'm off to detangle my purple mess! Wish me luck, I am going to need it!!!!!!

Happy knitting!!!

Kool Aid Konfessions

2006-05-19T19:47:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I know I am going to a yarn dyeing party tomorrow and it's gonna be a blast I can already guess. I just couldn't help myself, I had to try it out ahead of time to see how it all worked. Man was it ever EASY!!! Although my dumbass didn't tie my hank secure enough so during the cooking process and while I stirred it like the directions said a few times, my hank came apart. So when it was all done I was left with this PILE of yarn that's a pretty damn gorgeous color. =O) So I now have to sit here and try to untangle my mess and wrap it in a nice hank so that It can dry properly. I even brought it to work today to try and untangle it during my lunch. I found both end pieces, so I guess that's at least a start. =) I used grape kool aid and while my yarn was cooking I took red and blue food coloring and dropped random drops onto the yarn creating this neat sort of variegated effect. I'm quite happy with how it came out, but I'll feel better once it's untangled. =)

Jenny's Way-Cool Bag

2006-05-14T23:18:00.000-04:00

Hello again! I know I know, it took me like a month to post anything and now you get 3 in two days. Go me!
Anyway, I started working on a bag for my friend, Jenny. I think it's come out pretty good so far. I should probably finish it tomorrow. Only a couple more rows, the handles and a loop for a button closure. I'm still a bit undecided on how I want to actually do the loop. I'll think about it tonight and see what I can come up with tomorrow.
I decided that I needed to take more "step by step" photos of my work instead of just the "before and after". The pictures I took show the beginning of the bag, then you can see the inside of it and then the almost-completed photo.

See ya!
Happy Knitting!!!!!

UPDATE

2006-05-13T22:49:00.000-04:00

Oh my I almost forgot!

Paypal got me my money back from those people that I had ordered needles from. Thank god!!!
I have learned my lesson and will never order from a place I don't know.
See the paypal response below........

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We have concluded our investigation into your claim.We have decided in your favor have recovered funds from the seller.We were able to recover $25.25 USD and this amount has been credited toyou. Please allow five business days for this adjustment to be posted.If you are due any additional amount from the seller, we will make our besteffort to recover the balance from the seller.If the seller's account has insufficient funds to complete the refund owedto you, please be assured that we will take appropriate action against theseller's account, which may include limitation of the seller's accountprivileges.-
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Ok, so it's been a while.....

2006-05-13T22:46:00.000-04:00

Below is the finished pair of green & black sox.
And the other one is a new sock that I started with a neat "x" pattern that almost looks like a butterfly. I also got some yarn to make bags for my friend Jenny and my mother-in-law. I'll be posting some more photos of my works in progress. I've just been too busy to actually get on here.
I dropped off some of that yummy yarn I got from JoJo Land for T and Jody. So enjoy ladies! I'll see u next week for some dyeing fun! Woo! Do I need to bring any food?

Happy knitting!!

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

2006-04-14T00:15:00.000-04:00

This is the gorgeous sock yarn that I ordered. It's so soft! I can't WAIT to knit some socks out of this stuff!!!!

Happy knitting!

More Projects

2006-04-10T18:26:00.000-04:00

Ok here we have my finished OY sock, I didn't photograph the pair, but I will later. I have also made another bag for my brother's girlfriend as a gift. I hope she likes it. =) And lastly we have my newest sock (yes I am addicted T) =o) I also bought some more gorgeous yarn that I can't wait to make socks from. Though my one problem is that I ordered smaller needles on March 10th and I still haven't rec'd them yet. What's up with that jklneedles.com? I'm beginning to think these people ripped me off. I emailed them at least 3 times since March 17th with no response and I getting really pissed off! Argh...I can't work with my new yarn until I get these smaller needles. If I don't get a response from these people then I'm going to try to go through paypal to get a refund.

O.Y. Sox & the Lil Bunny

2006-03-29T23:07:00.000-05:00

Okay here's the beginning of pair number 2!
So, they're orange and yellow, big deal. I like wild socks. =) I am making these a little higher than the other pair that I made. I can't wait to wear them!

Above and to the right is the Lil Bunny. I thought it was cute. I got the pattern from Lion Brand website, though I made it way smaller than it's supposed to be.

2006-03-20T18:20:00.000-05:00

My first bag

2006-03-20T18:18:00.000-05:00

Ok, finally, here are the bags that I made. I had to use another method to post because my files aren't completing on blogger. Enjoy!

It's done!

2006-03-19T00:54:00.000-05:00

Well, I got to felt my bag today and here's the photo to prove it! It looks so cool! And it was so incredibly easy to make.
I started another today with the leftover yarn and I may even try to make a small zippered pouch to go with it like a little wallet or something. The other bag will be purple with a couple of blue stripes in it.
My mom had the great idea to add a few snaps for closure to the bag. I think I want to make an even larger one as extra project bag. Mom is going to buy some yarn for me to make one for her too. lol I guess I am on a roll.
It just went fast because it's knit in the round on size 15 circs holding two strands of yarn together. The color combinations are endless. I could make tons of these bags. =)

****I'll add my photo later because the site isn't completing the update for me. =(

Another First...... the felted bag

2006-03-18T01:17:00.000-05:00

So here it is Pre-felting. I found a cute pattern and went with it. I like trying different things with knitting.

Tomorrow I will be at my parents house to visit and to felt my lovely bag without having to spend money at the laundromat.

My "After" photo will be posted some time tomorrow night.

Happy knitting!!!!!

My sweater set........Back of the Shell

2006-03-14T22:34:00.000-05:00

Well, here's a pic of the sweater set that I am currently working on. I'm very proud of the armholes. I was able to work them so that I didn't have those "stair steps" when I decreased. I'm going to attempt the same technique when I start my decreases for the neckline. As you can see, all the way at the top, I did my first neck decrease. Now I just need to work the shoulders and the rest of the neckline. Then half of the shell will be complete! Not bad for my very first sweater. My mother is supposed to be making the same sweater set. Actually we're supposed to be working on it together, but we haven't been able to find 12 skeins of the yarn in the same dye lot for hers. I have to get her out to look for yarn, or as a last resort she can buy it online. ...ok I just called her, we are going to go look next week. FINALLY!!!

Later!

POOPIE!!! =(

2006-03-14T22:24:00.000-05:00

Well, when I wore my sox for the first time on friday they were nice. Everyone at work loved them. =) I was so bummed though...lol They grew! By the end of the day my heels were at my ankles. =( Maybe I should try a smaller pair of needles. That's ok I still have one skein of the yarn left and I have plenty on the way thanks to T, so I can always try again. My husband said he would gladly were the sox I made. Ummm yeah, like I wanna see a man in blue patterned anklets..lol
Anyway, I'm on the hunt for patterns, I'm trying to turn up something different, at least until I'm more familiar with knitting sox, then I'll venture out and try to design something.

Later!!!

It's a Pair!

2006-03-09T20:03:00.000-05:00

Holy cow! I can't believe it's a pair! I know I'm a crazy nut, but I don't care! I love to knit and I'm proud of it! A month ago I made a baby blanket to give to my cousin's wife at her baby shower. It's crocheted and cute, but only single crochet, because I haven't progressed that far yet. =) I figure, I'm on the right track if I can turn the chain. So when I learn double crochet, I'll attempt more patterns.
I gotta run for now. Tons of ideas swimming around in my head. So many things to make. I have yarn for another poncho, so I need to start working on that and the other dog sweater for a woman at work. **sigh** I better get clicking..=)

Later!

Xbox gathering..........

2006-03-06T23:18:00.001-05:00

Back to Xbox for a bit....a few of the people that we play with on Xbox are coming to visit next month. We're going to have a blast! Check out our site..... http://claneasyfrag.blogspot.com/ We're a silly bunch of people and we alway laugh our butts off when we get together. I'll be adding some pix of us in April when we get together..

Yay! I finished sock #1!!! Woo Hoo!!!

2006-03-06T22:46:00.000-05:00

Well, here it is! My first completed sock!
I'm so excited that I finished it tonight.
I also started on sock #2 to complete the pair. =)

Enjoy the photos of my lovely foot!

I'll post a pic of the completed pair as soon as I am done.

As I said in my previous post, I am totally addicted and I can't wait to start my next pair.
My creative brain is already thinking of a design.

I'm going back to my knitting, see you later!

...Chris

It's been waaaay to long....

2006-03-05T21:40:00.000-05:00

Well, It sure has been a while since I've posted anything to my little blog. This weekend my husband and I went to visit his brother. My sister-in-law called me and asked if I wanted to join her and friend on a little excursion to visit an LYS near them that they had never been to before. Needless to say, it seemed like it took us forever and a day to get there, but we finally made it. Now, thanks to those two, I have become obsessed and I haven't even finished my first sock yet! My sister-in-law helped me locate a basic pattern to try. (I have always wanted to try socks, but have been a little afraid to do so.) I had bought some nice sock yarn (you can see in the pictures) and a set of DPNS in size 2 and set out to work on my very first pair of socks!
I should give a little backgroung on this story....my sister-in-law is new to knitting, but learned how to knit socks. She became obsessed and was telling me about it. Then she showed me some of her pairs of socks that she made and that her friend Jodi made. I was hooked! I wanted to knit socks too! So she sat there with me last night and helped me through the majority of my first sock. I was delighted! I'm ready for more! lol
Anyways, here are some photos of the yet-to-be-finished first sock. Above is the partial sock and the skein of yarn that I am making it with, and below we have my beautifully done blue heel. =) and below that is just another close up of the sock.

So in closing for today, I just want to send out a HUGE!!! thanks to Tisha and Jody! I am completely obsessed. As if I wasn't already obsessed with knitting already. =)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Oh, by the way...=) I almost forgot that we finally got our 360!!! Yeah!!! It's fantabulous!! lol OK OK for those of you that have ever read this page you can see how crazy I am. I had to keep with my knitting and gaming theme since those are two of the many things that I enjoy! SEE YA 'ROUND!! Happy knitting to all and to all a good night!

=(

2005-12-08T17:10:00.000-05:00

Oh well, no xbox 360 for us. We still have it preordered, but we haven't heard about it coming in yet.

Check this out..

2005-11-29T23:17:00.000-05:00

Check out the cute handbag that I made. It's single crochet with 2 strands of yarn. I found some cute buttons in my mother-in-law's stash and they worked perfectly!

The Launch Date

2005-11-21T21:35:00.000-05:00

Ok, so here I am, just a few hours away from having an xbox 360 in my hands. Well, actually my husband will be waiting in the rain and cold at the local Best Buy store for hours to hopefully get his hands on the long awaited XBOX 360. Of course I'm sure that they will sell out and we will be left with nothing. =( At least we still have the hope of our pre-order in the months to come. Keep your fingers crossed for us. =) Woo hoo! 360 here we come!

My dog sweater...

2005-11-14T02:00:00.000-05:00

Ok, here it is. I have included some of the work in progress photos as well as the finished product. Unfortunately, my calculations were a tad off. The sweater is way to long and the length from the neck to the front legs is too short. Oh well, the good thing about knitting is that I can always rip it up and start over until I get it right....

A new work in progress....

2005-11-04T00:43:00.000-05:00

Here is a picture of the dog sweater I am currently working on. I've been working on it a little bit each day. Tomorrow I need to pick up some DPNS to complete it once I finish the 2nd piece. This was a pattern that I found in a book I bought last year. It is supposed to have a cowl neck. I have never worked a piece like that yet so I am a bit nervous of the outcome. I'll be posting some more pictures once I get more of the sweater completed.

Happy Knitting!!!

----Chris

My first post...

2005-11-02T00:11:00.000-05:00

This is my first offical post to my new blog. Right now I am preparing some projects for an employee craft exhibit at work. I am making some mittens, a few dog sweaters and a hat. I will post some photos as I complete the projects. For now I will close with a photo of my first large wearable piece, which is a poncho in the colors of my favorite hockey team, The Trenton Titans.

Of course, I am modeling my work of art. Enjoy!!

--Chris