Something's Stitchin'

Ok.. It's not Face Book...

2009-10-08T20:22:00.000-04:00

I think its really me. I just realized that I don't post on FB or Blogger or Twitter ... I just don't have that much to say I guess. I don't know which is worse... the worlds dullest blog, (have you seen it? It's sad, funny and most definitely dull! Check it out http://www.dullestblog.com/) Or, just coming here every once in a while when I think I actually have something to say and then lte the chips fall where they may.

The Evils of Facebook

2009-07-18T22:56:00.002-04:00

Ok.. I don't post here often, but almost a year is ridiculous. I blame it all on Face Book. I am on there all the time... I have been knitting like crazy. Mittens, fingerless mittens, hats, footies, and thrummed mittens. I am trying to get a major start on Christmas knitting this year!

Ok.. gotta go... Vampire Wars is calling me... I am almost at level 27!

I've got Music... Sweet Sweet Music...

2008-09-21T16:19:00.006-04:00

I got an Ipod... Who can ask for anything more. I bought the little darlin from a local resale shop and it was like new and the price was not to be ignored! I sent my Zen back to be fixed, and it should be here any day now. I will have the best of both worlds. I really like my Ipod (80gig classic, silver) I have tons of music on it already. You know it's the disco machine of my dreams! (I love disco music (maybe b/c it was the music I grew up with) and I play it all the time.)
I have also downloaded 2 audio books. Pillars of the Earth, and Dragonfly in Amber. Pillars is 40 hours and Dragonfly is I think 30. Lucky for me I can put the headphones on at work and tune out the chatting that goes on and listen!

York Zoo...

2008-09-12T17:39:00.001-04:00

I thought I was the only person that really likes going to the zoo and checking out the animals. But the more I talk to people about it the more I find that they liked it too! I took TONS of pictures, once I figured out how to focus on the animals and not the fences that they were behind I was golden! I really wanted to see the tigers, heard a lot about them on the web and from a friend who when, I was not dissapointed, they were awesome. They played and ran around and were like HUGE house cats.

My Brother Has a Blog!

2008-08-20T21:44:00.003-04:00

After much bad mouthing about blogs my bother Jonathan has a blog. He is going to talk about food! He is a wonderful cook and worked in a restaurant in New York as a chef. He can take things from the back of your fridge and make a meal that would leave you wanting more.

He is on Weight Watchers and is going to share some of his recipes with the who ever finds his blog. I think WW is a great idea and it really works if you can commit to it. I did and now I can't even think about counting points. It's all about being able to buy into the mindset of WW and I can't do it again.

Quick someone get me a Whopper! :)

Is it hot enough???

2008-07-08T22:01:00.002-04:00

Today was hotter than blue blazes! I was actually happy to go to work in the air conditioned hospital!!! Although work left a lot to be desired. Up and down the stairs, yes, there is an elevator but you know... I am trying to make my heart one step healthier :)
My son, Brendon worked outside today and he said that it was 109 in the hot sun. I believe him, I stepped out for just a moment and thought I was going to melt!

Now, on to something else. My ZEN has crapped the bed. I have to send it off to be fixed, or better yet I am going to take it back to Circut City and get another one. I hate the thought of going through all the music I have and resorting it to make my ZEN the hot disco machine it is... lol... not to mention all the pod casts that I have downloaded.

Oh, and one more thing. I went to my bud's Colleen's on Saturday for a party and had a great time. I spent a lot of time laughing my ass off. And just for the record if anyone comes near my TAINT I'm not to be held responsible!

Penobscot in Winter

2008-03-23T21:39:00.005-04:00

We went out and about Bangor and here are a few of the pics from that trip

It was windy and cold... but still a nice day.

What Do You Need That For?

2008-03-11T21:42:00.005-04:00

When I told Jess that I wanted THE mp3 player, she posed the above question. She wanted to know besides music that I have on disc anyway what would I listen to. Well... I replied, I listen to Podcasts! I listen to lots of them, about photography, tech, music, news... Just about anything you can think of someone has a podcast about it! At the moment I listen to them via Itunes and am stuck just listening to them on the computer, when I get my little beauty I will be free to come and go as I please.

So in the spirit of sharing here are some of the ones I listen to:

Dave's Lounge Great music from across the net
TWIT Lots of Tech information
Lensworks Photography
TFTTF Tips from the top floor - Photography
Real Time wtih Bill Maher The audio of his HBO show
Democracy Now News and current events

Thats a few of them ... as I listen to others that are really good I will let you know about them. Now if I can get her to listen to a few she might decide that she needs an MP3 player too!

I am DONE with winter and other ramblings!

2008-03-07T23:04:00.006-05:00

OK.. Winter started way to early and it is going on for far to long. We are expecting another weather event this weekend. I want to get outside with my camera but at the rate the weather is going I don't think that is going to happen.

I have been thinking about maybe getting some backdrops and start taking portraits. My GF's nephew is a cutie and her new niece is a looker too and I might start with some pics of them.

OMG!!! My friend Colleen told me about Rhapsody a fantastic site for music. I have to say that I am in love and can see myself becoming broke getting some of the music that I haven't hear in years... and of course tons of new stuff! Thanks Colleen!!!!

Now I need a new MP3 player!~~~>
My b'day is coming and I might have to rethink my requests! I originally wanted to get an remote for my camera. I was thinking about an Ipod but Colleen suggested this little beauty, and I checked it out and this is the one! That Colleen knows how to spend my money!! :)

Happy day! I was just on Amazon (yes ADHD is a problem here) and I found the remote for 18.00! I am so freaking happy. I can have my remote and MP3! This is a goo
d night!

Wait till Next Year!

2008-02-09T13:49:00.001-05:00

Ok... so it's taken me a while to get over the Pat's losing to the Giants. I don't know what happened, they forgot to bring their A game... Sigh... I don't tknow if there will be another magic season like this again in the near future. Looking at all of the free agents and people with high salaries, coupled with the fact that we have a few people who are getting up there in age we might see something like this again soon.

But I will be there watching win or lose... Because they are my team!

OUCH! its been 5 Months!!!

2008-02-03T11:33:00.000-05:00

OMG! I can't believe that I have not posted anything to my blog in 5 months. Not that a lot has happened but 5 months is a very long time to let this go. I promise to do better from now on.

Today is Super Bowl Sunday!!! Go Patriots!

They have had a wonderful season so far and I have my fingers and toes crossed that they win tonight and make this the first ever PERFECT season!

I am really excited about the game and can't wait for it to start!

Stitch Markers

2007-09-05T23:36:00.000-04:00

I was in a LYS and saw lovely stitch markers for a very high price and thought I could make my own. Here are the results:

Most of them are made with large rings to fit a needle up to size 13. I have been using them on my 1's and don't mind the larger ring. I have even made a few pairs of ear rings. I forgot how much I enjoy jewerly making!

Stuck at work...

2007-08-08T16:10:00.000-04:00

I am stuck at work for another 2 hours and all I can think about is 1- Jess, 2- the Pizza she is ordering for dinner! 3- getting past the ribbing on the second of her camo socks. Sigh....

That was a Short Slump

2007-08-03T12:35:00.000-04:00

I picked up needles last night and I think it was the hottest night of the summer so far! Amazing I thought it was too hot to knit, but no I got the foot of jess's sock done and tonight when I get home I am going to finish the little darling. I love people with small feet. The knitting goes by so quickly when you know you don't have that far to go!

Pics coming soon!

Our First Knitting Get Together

2007-07-31T17:32:00.000-04:00

Well it happened, and what fun we had. We got to knit and complain and solve the worlds problems. My friends Alice, Sheryl, Stephanie and Heather came over and I taught Sheryl and Alice how to knit. They were beginners having little to no knitting experience. But they left with half of their wash cloth done and had begun to work on the decreases. Its a really easy pattern:

Cast on 4 sts.
K 1r
k2 yo knit to end of row

continue until you have 45 stitches on your needle

Begin decrease:

K2, yo, k2 tog., knit to end of row

continue until you have 4 stitches on needle.

Bind off.

Well that's it, simple huh?

We decided that we would meet once a month and keep each other motivated and get some real knitting done. Unfortunatley I have not picked up needles since out fun date and I think I need to find something to motoviate me. I thought the felted slippers would do it but the same 2 rows sit on needles untouched. Sigh.... maybe this weekend, nope... the State Fair is in town and I want to go and eat fair food and take pictures! Maybe next week...

Felted Clogs

2007-07-20T10:40:00.000-04:00

I Can't believe that I am giving this a try. I am one of those people that learn how to do ONE thing and sticks with it. Different colors --- different weights of yarn all work for me but something that requires a new technique scares me senseless. But I am willing to give this a try. I think the worst that can happen is that they will be either too big, give them to my son... or too small ... give them to Jess.

I have read the pattern, marked off the size that I will be knitting and bought the yarn and needles. I have casted on and knit 2 rounds. Phew... this (at least the knitting part) might not be so bad.

I also am working on Camouflage socks for Jess and I. they are really knitting up quickly, she wanted anklets and I like my socks a bit longer 8 inches from the top of the ribbing to the bottom of the heel. I have one of my socks done and I am working on the gusset on her sock.

I think I am going to have to give the magic loop technique a try. When I make socks I always end up making 2 pair because Jess sees them and HAS to have a pair :)...

Some sad news, My LYS is going out of business. I am heart broken... its a great store with wonderful people always willing to help you when you are stuck on a pattern or for suggestions on yarn choices. I don't know what I am going to to now, (except stock up as much as I can)... I guess I will have to venture further afield and find another shop. Sigh.....

Good new... I will be having a Stitch and Bitch at my house this weekend. Some friends want to learn to knit and I said that I would teach them. We will be sipping, knitting, and btiching... I think it will be a lot of fun. I will post pictures of event... I am sure they will want to remember the event!

Their Done...

2007-05-21T18:03:00.000-04:00

I can't believe how fast these little gems flew off the needles. I was going to take a picture of the socks OTN but I never stopped long enough to do that, LOL....
I want to make more, but I have to get back to my socks, its still cold here in Northern New England, although it is supposed to be in the 80's on Friday, so I better get cracking. I am up to the gussett on the SS so it shouldn't take too long, a couple of good movies should do it!

New Project!!!

2007-05-18T12:26:00.000-04:00

I am working on a pair of baby socks and a hat for my SO's sisters new baby that is due in a few months! I know its going to be hot but babies need socks and hats... they do... really...

I will post pictures soon. I have one sock done and the other is OTN, the hat is next, Urusla (that is the name I picked for the baby) is going to look wonderful in them!

On My Needles

2007-05-12T20:43:00.000-04:00

I was thinking about it and I wanted to talk about the projects on needles right now. I am working on a pair of socks for myself out of Sockotta yarn on size 3 needles. I am following a Lion Brand Magic Stripes. Its a quick basic pattern, something to get my "feet" wet on again.

I'll post a list of the socks I want to make in a while. I'm the type of person that works best when there is a list. Manipulation of the list is almost as much fun as making the list, LOL.

My Birthday Tracker

2007-05-12T20:28:00.001-04:00

I love Socks

2007-05-11T13:28:00.000-04:00

I just started this blog because I wanted to track my progress while making socks. I thought that it would be fun to keep a photo journal of the projects I take on!

I knit on needles and I also have a Passap Knitting Machine. I do the big items (sweaters, Afghans and sometimes hats when I am in a hurry.)

This fall I will be teaching a few friends how to knit. Any one with ideas on what to start with besides a scarf would be appreciated! One project that I thought of was a headband done in a basketweave pattern. It would be quick and they would have knitted something that they can build on. A plain headband - to a headband with ear flaps - to a hat with ear flaps. Hummm.... now that I think of it that is the way I will be going!