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Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Why I don't watch television
So, my oldest son came over to the house with some DVDs. "This is a great show mom, you'll love it" he said. I made him watch Dr. Horrible recently, so I let him pop in the first episode of the first season of Supernatural.
One month later I have gotten through the first 5 seasons and I've turned into a soggy weeping puddle on the floor. Dang, good shows like this pull you in and then tear your heart out through you're eye socket, run over it with a truck, fillet it with a spoon, and then shove it back in sideways and they still expect you to function like a normal human being?
I get far to emotionally attached to characters like this. I've bought the 6th season (my son only had up to the 5th), and I'll have to quick watch all of that before the 7th starts airing this month. But before that, I'll be re-watching the 5th season with my daughter, who is also a huge fan but couldn't watch 5th season with me because she's been out of town all week.
Needles to say, no crafting done this past week. I can't knit, spin, weave, or do anything when I watch this show. I'm either on the edge of my seat, throwing something at the tv, or running for a box of kleenex. I'll return to all that fun crafty stuff after we've gotten caught up and I have to suffer through a week between episodes.
So, who else watches this show?
One month later I have gotten through the first 5 seasons and I've turned into a soggy weeping puddle on the floor. Dang, good shows like this pull you in and then tear your heart out through you're eye socket, run over it with a truck, fillet it with a spoon, and then shove it back in sideways and they still expect you to function like a normal human being?
I get far to emotionally attached to characters like this. I've bought the 6th season (my son only had up to the 5th), and I'll have to quick watch all of that before the 7th starts airing this month. But before that, I'll be re-watching the 5th season with my daughter, who is also a huge fan but couldn't watch 5th season with me because she's been out of town all week.
Needles to say, no crafting done this past week. I can't knit, spin, weave, or do anything when I watch this show. I'm either on the edge of my seat, throwing something at the tv, or running for a box of kleenex. I'll return to all that fun crafty stuff after we've gotten caught up and I have to suffer through a week between episodes.
So, who else watches this show?
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Enjoying the weekend blues
I've finished spinning the fibers "enjoying the weekend" and "blue gradient" and picked out a simple knitting pattern.
It'll get progressively darker as I get further along because I started on the light end of the blue gradient.
I will still have some singles of "weekend enjoyment" left for my woven afghan too. I love the colors in this. I really need to learn how to n-ply so I can keep colors together.
It'll get progressively darker as I get further along because I started on the light end of the blue gradient.
I will still have some singles of "weekend enjoyment" left for my woven afghan too. I love the colors in this. I really need to learn how to n-ply so I can keep colors together.
Friday, August 19, 2011
My poor old house
This morning a road crew/gas crew started changing out the gas lines in front of our house. They're also moving our gas meter from inside our basement to a new meter on the outside of the house.
I got a huge kick out of 5 tough men in hard hats and tool belts being more fascinated with my spinning wheel than how they were going to move the meter outside.
That almost makes up for the fact that they have dug up my front yard, back yard, front side walk, back alley, and driveway and are now pounding on the foundation of the house so hard that it feels as if the house will tumble like a house of cards.
I got a huge kick out of 5 tough men in hard hats and tool belts being more fascinated with my spinning wheel than how they were going to move the meter outside.
That almost makes up for the fact that they have dug up my front yard, back yard, front side walk, back alley, and driveway and are now pounding on the foundation of the house so hard that it feels as if the house will tumble like a house of cards.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
More than a nice scarf
Like I said in my last post, I thought two fibers plied together would make a nice scarf.
I wasn't wrong. After spinning and plying half the fiber (4oz), I thought I should knit some up just to make sure I was happy with it before I continued spinning it all this way. I spun and plied it very loosely and thicker than my comfort zone allows. I wasn't sure it would even hold together and I needed to decide if I wanted to ply all of it together or make sections of one pure color interspersed with the plied colors.
I shouldn't have worried. This yarn so SO soft and yummy and I love how the colors are turning out. If I had a couple pounds of this stuff I'd be making a sweater for myself. This was supposed to be just a test swatch but I couldn't sleep last night and got a little carried away.
I think I'm tempted to stop knitting up the merino/tencel and un-ply it to see if I can make it softer. It's too crunchy for my liking and I know it's from over plying because the singles I had left over are soft. I'm learning that it really pays to test knit my yarn while I'm still learning how to spin. I'll see what I can do with it once I've gotten this one finished.
I wasn't wrong. After spinning and plying half the fiber (4oz), I thought I should knit some up just to make sure I was happy with it before I continued spinning it all this way. I spun and plied it very loosely and thicker than my comfort zone allows. I wasn't sure it would even hold together and I needed to decide if I wanted to ply all of it together or make sections of one pure color interspersed with the plied colors.
I think I'm tempted to stop knitting up the merino/tencel and un-ply it to see if I can make it softer. It's too crunchy for my liking and I know it's from over plying because the singles I had left over are soft. I'm learning that it really pays to test knit my yarn while I'm still learning how to spin. I'll see what I can do with it once I've gotten this one finished.
Monday, August 8, 2011
And in this corner...
I'm finding it very hard to find time to knit or spin lately. My 14 year old daughter has found out the wonderfulness that is the Beatles, and we've been enjoying their music, movies, and even the goofy Beatles cartoons I loved as a kid. She even has a favorite that just happens to be mine as well. I love that we both get along with each other so well.
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