Happiness Is...

Do ya know what happiness is? Happiness is finishing not just one project...but two! Doin' a little victory dance over here -- whoop whoop!

First of all...I bring you the Lacy Kerchief Scarf. Pictures of the wool I used can been seen in my previous blog here. I believe the brand name is Natal and the name that I used is Luxury. I can't find the band. It is made up of Baby Alpaca, Silk, & Polyamide. It is definitely luxurious and I just need to block it to really show off the lacy pattern along the border. It can be worn as a shoulder wrap... ...and I also made it a bit longer so it can double as a scarf. Yummy! I am so excited to wear it!!!

The other project completed are my Jaywalkers!

Yay me :D

Again, you're gonna kill me...I've misplaced the band. Actually it's probably downstairs in my "craft" area. Currently there are a billion things on my tables down there and it is most likely in that mess. It is a Socks that Rock sock yarn with silky silk in them! Again...yummy!

Well, that's all for now. Will write more on the weekend...

Got Wool?

Hello Hello!

I was playing with my camera this morning and took some pictures of my latest in handspun! I finished my Cotswold and thought I'd take a few pics before setting the twist. I was playing with PhotoShop and did up this poster...what do you think???

I'm Too Pretty To Do Math!

Hi Peoples!

Well, I haven't been blogging to much as of late because I have been job-hunting. Yup, hittin' the old sidewalk! Today I put out about 15 applications for a variety of things: portrait photographer, Administrative Assistant/Receptionist/Secretarial, grocery store clerk, retail work, and waitress. I'm pooped! Last night I was filling out a few application forms I had picked up earlier in the day. I got to the last one. It is for a "home improvement" retail giant. Well, attached to the application form was...a math test!!!

Now, I am willing to do almost anything at this point to get a job, but math test? Uh, ... nuh...

Okay okay, "It can't be that hard after all" you ponder to yourself as you read this blog. And, granted, Section I was your basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. No problems there.

But then came Section II -- a potpurri of "logic"-type questions. Now, you need to understand, I HATE logic problems. Always have, always will. For example, the first question was really no problem ... "if a room is 4 meters by 5 meters, how many square meters are there?" Okay, I can handle it. But then they have you baited and on the hook and there is only bloody demise! Next question went something like this: "If you take the square meters of Room A and multiply that by 52/78ths and then divide by Pi, followed by squaring the hypotenus by infinity, what colour paint would you suggest for the customer's bunkhouse and how much extra would he need for the outhouse?" Well...there was only one solution ...

I'm too pretty to do math!

My Grade 10 algebra teacher warned me about needing to know this kind of stuff in the real world blah blah blah...bless his heart. He really thought I cared! (*sniff*...wiping away tear...) I'm sorry and really do apologize to all you math geeks out there who really get worked up over the latest proven theorum ... but math is not my thing. Never has been, never will be.

Let's just say this retail giant will not be seeing my application anytime soon.

Well, time to go make dinner. Have a great night everyone! :D

Have You Heard of Ravelry?

Good morning beautiful peoples,

Well, I must say I am feeling so much better -- mood-wise -- today. I talked with my good friend last night who helped me see things in a much better perspective...thanks Chris! So after I got off the phone with her and got my baby girl to bed, I sat down next to my dear hubby on the couch and picked up my knitting.

I'm working on a pair of socks I started way back in the spring -- a pair of Grumperina's Jaywalkers (hmmm....tried to provide a link for the pattern, but it isn't connecting...). I love the colourway of the wool I'm using (Socks that Rock!) and the wool itself is a dream to work with. I forgot how relaxing the rhythmic clicking of the needles really can be. Ahhhhhh -- life seems just that much better.

I also have about two weeks of having my wheel at home before I have to return it to the Spinners' Guild for it to be used for lessons during the month of October. So I'm gonna be spinning like a madwoman this next couple of weeks! I have bags of fleece to get done before the end of the month...perhaps I should set up some sort of counter to keep track of this ominous project...hmmmm....

Other than that I wanted to let all you knitters and crocheters out there know about this great site I stumbled upon yesterday. Some, or most of you, may already be familiar with this site. It's called Ravelry. It is a knitting and crocheting community page where you can organize everything...and I mean everything! A place to keep track of stuff from knitting needles; your ever growing stash of wool; projects that you're working on, complete, or want to begin; knitting books you have; knitting books you want; message boards; and on and on!

It is just in the stages of being set up right now so I put my name on the waiting list. There are currently about 19,000+ people on the waiting list. But I just read this morning they are uploading a bunch of new servers to the site this week and will be able to invite people on the waiting list a lot more quickly. You just type in your e-mail addy and blog addy and you are officially on the list.

Check it out...it looks pretty cool. Well, cool for us lame knitting geeks out there! Stand proudly people!!! Say it with me as you hold up your balls (...of wool) and sticks, "I am a geeky knitter and I ROCK!"

Creatures of Habit

Hi All,

Well, I have decided I am definitely a creature of habit. This morning I thought I would try to teach myself continental/German knitting (I currently knit the English way..."throwing" the wool around the needle). It seems easy enough, and yes I'll have to keep practicing, but I found myself reverting back to my usual knitting methods. It's more comfortable, I can control the tension much easier, and it's what I know.

Why am I putting myself through this if I am currently happy with my English methods? Well, it's all about the projects really. I have so many projects I want to complete that I need to learn to knit more quickly. That means teaching myself this new method.

But I do not accept change gladly...

I am sad...

Hi everyone,

Well, I'm pretty sure my plans are not going to work out for starting up a photography business. At least not right now. But if I don't do it now, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to do it ever.

I've lost confidence...