Socks

So, while I was showing everybody how "easy" knitting a sock on two circulars is last Tuesday night, I messed up my socks! hahah
I had just put them back on the same two needles to continue knitting 2 at a time after turning the heels, and I was talking about taking liberties and "fixing" things as you go and letting go of little problems.. (ie see.. then you just k2tog and tada the right number of stitches) HA

As soon as I got home I pulled both socks back to just after turning the heels. Only 2 rows and they are all better now.
Yeah.. just let go of little problems.. my butt!! :)

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ps Vogueknitting fall '08 in 5 days!

Almost.

So, sometime this weekend I should be sending off the prizes from the contest. Next time I do a contest I will have the prizes ready before I post it :)

I finished a b-day present for one of my seestors yesterday, and I was patting myself on the back when I realized that I completely missed one. I'm not sure when her b-day is, but Mica, if your reading this, I picked a pattern and your present will be cast on this weekend!

Guess what!!! The fall issue of Vogue Knitting comes out this weekend! There is a beautiful sweater pattern in there that I have been looking forward to since like April I think! I'm going to knit it for my oldest. We picked out yarn at a yarn shop in FL when I was out there for her EOD graduation :) It's a very soft washable wool. I'm hoping to have it done in time for her b-day in Sept. I can't believe she is going to be 21!!

Oh, here is something I can tell you about. The hubby and I finished laying the flooring in my house last Saturday! :D One less thing we have to do before we sell it.

Speaking of the hubby, we will be married for 5 years this Saturday. I know!! Somethings seem so far away and others seem like the other day.
Hey that could be a line in a song. :)


Well, since I can't show you any pics or even write about anything I've been working on, I guess I'll just talk to ya later :)

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I can't show you

So, sorry that my blogging has been slow lately, but I'm working on prizes and gifts for people that read my blog :)
When they have been delivered, I will post pics, I promise.

I do have a couple new colorways to share with you!!

Blueberry Swirl


un-named


Persimmon (thanks Courtney :)


and my new semi-solid yarn that is going by Inconsistant ;)
This color way is Mixed Berry... I think :)


I hope you like them, if you have any requests let me know, other wise just see my yarn site.

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What do ya think?

So, I'm not sure, but I think I like this layout. You like? Is it too hard to read?
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New Template :(

So, I am trying to give ya'll something new to look at, but it does not seem to be working very well.
I will keep working on it!
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We have winners!!

So, I got a winner from myspace and blogger!

Carolle from myspace and choo choo knits from blogger have both come up with the answer... They take place or come from Chicago!!

I'll add the rest of the answers below! :)

Thanks for playing! I hope you all had fun!

ps. for the record Anna knew all but one song (of course) and a few of the movies.. and she knew that they were all from Chicago.. cause she is a music guru!! She denied the prize!

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A little help??

So, I'm sorry, I forget that you don't all live in my head hahaha!

REMEMBER: YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON!

Here is a little help :)

1. "Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and take a look around, you might miss it."
1986 Matthew Broderick
Charles got it!!
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

2. “It’s a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself.”
1999 Kevin Spacey
American Beauty

3. “If you really wanted to mess me up you should have gotten to me earlier!”
2000 John Cusack
High Fedility

4. “You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word.”
1987 Robert De Niro
The Untouchables

5. “Crying? There’s no crying in baseball!”
1992 Tom Hanks
alt: A League of Their Own
woo hoo Carolle

6. “You want to know what I did to get detention? Nothing.. I didn’t have anything better to do.”
1985 Ally Sheedy
alt: The Breakfast Club
woo hoo Carolle

7. “Its 106 miles to Chicago. We’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.”
1980 Dan Aykroyd
Charles got it!!
The Blue's Brothers

8. “You know.. some guys just can’t handle their arsenic.”
2002 Denise Faye
Chicago


9. “Thank you for calling me, I was beginning to wonder what a girl has to do to get herself Arrested.”
1990 Madonna
Dick Tracy

10. “Well you never told me about your cat milking days in Motown.”
2000 Teri Polo
Meet the Parents

11. “Nobody’s gonna want the whole damn ice cream truck if you’re handing out the popsicles for free!”
1999 Molly Shannon
Never Been Kissed

12. “This house is clean.”
1982 Aelda Rubinstein
Poltergiest

13. “Sometimes you just gotta say what the fuck and go for it. Have a nice day”
1983 Tom Cruise
Charles got it!
Risky Business

14. “I brought you flours.”
2006 Will Ferrell
alt: Stranger than Fiction
woo hoo Carolle!

15. “People used to say I had it made.. I had no boss, no wife.. problem is no one says that no more.”
1989 John Candy
alt: Uncle Buck
woo hoo Carolle

16. “People don’t throw things at me anymore. Maybe because I carry a bow around.”
2005 Nicolas Cage
alt: The Weather Man
woo hoo Carolle!!

Good job Charles maybe your guesses will help somebody get it!!
alt: Carolle is giving you even more help :D!!

And a little help on the lyrics :)

a. And like before, makes no sense
never coming
always leaving right before
hooked on substance
dig in deeper can’t reveal
why we leave
well enough alone
never thought about the shame
Chevelle

b. Am I more than you bargained for yet?
I’ve been dying to tell you anything you want to hear
‘cause that’s just who I am this week
Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum
I’m just a notch in your bedpost, but you’re just a line in a song
Fall Out Boy

c. you heard that we were great
but now you think we're lame
since you saw the show last night
you hoped that we would rock
knock it up a notch
rockin was nowhere in sight
and its never good when it goes bad no one likes to feel like they've been had
and it may be ok
but you won't wear our t-shirts now
anymore
Local H

d. Just another day when all that I want
Will mark me as a sinner tonight, I'm a sinner tonight, yeah
People can no longer cover their eyes
If this disturbs you then walk away
You will remember the night you were struck by the sight of
Ten thousand fists in the air
Disturbed

e. Our friends will all make fun of us,And we'll just laugh along,Because we know none of them have felt this way
Delilah, I can promise you
That by the time that we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you’re to blame
Plain White T's

f. and even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the window,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I’m getting closer than I ever thought I might
And I can’t fight this feeling anymore
I’ve forgotten what I started fighting for
Angie got it!
REO Speedwagon

g. Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change the less you feel
Believe believe in me believe
Smashing Pumpkins

h. I try to keep her on a short leash.
I try to calm her down.
I try to ram her into the ground, yeah
Can’t fight the seether
Veruca Salt


Hmm.. I hope this helps :) Nice try on the 80's guess.


Let me know if you need more help :)

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Contest

So, here are some movie quotes.. how many movies do you know?
Some are easier than others :)

1. “Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and take a look around, you might miss it.

2. “It’s a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself.”

3. “If you really wanted to mess me up you should have gotten to me earlier!”

4. “You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word.”

5. “Crying? There’s no crying in baseball!”

6. “You want to know what I did to get detention? Nothing.. I didn’t have anything better to do.”

7. “Its 106 miles to Chicago. We’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.”

8. “You know.. some guys just can’t handle their arsenic.”

9. “Thank you for calling me, I was beginning to wonder what a girl has to do to get herself Arrested.”

10. “Well you never told me about your cat milking days in Motown.”

11. “Nobody’s gonna want the whole damn ice cream truck if you’re handing out the popsicles for free!”

12. “This house is clean.”

13. “Sometimes you just gotta say what the fuck and go for it. Have a nice day”

14. “I brought you flours.”

15. “People used to say I had it made.. I had no boss, no wife.. problem is no one says that no more.”

16. “People don’t throw things at me anymore. Maybe because I carry a bow around.”

Not really into movies?? How about music lyrics??

a. And like before, makes no sense
never coming
always leaving right before

b. Am I more than you bargained for yet?
I’ve been dying to tell you anything you want to hear
‘cause that’s just who I am this week

c. you heard that we were great
but now you think we're lame
since you saw the show last night
you hoped that we would rock
knock it up a notch
rockin was nowhere in sight
and its never good when it goes bad no one likes to feel like they've been had
and it may be ok
but you won't wear our t-shirts now
anymore

d. Just another day when all that I want will mark me as a sinner

e. Our friends will all make fun of us, And we'll just laugh along, Because we know none of them have felt this way

f. And even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the window,
On a cold, dark winter's night.

g. Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change the less you feel

h. I try to keep her on a short leash.I try to calm her down.

Leave your answers as comments!

Anyone who can tell me what all these movies and bands have in common gets a prize!! :D

Have a good weekend :D
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Sedona AZ

So, since we were in the car for this trip, we went to the top of the AZ side of the dam to get some pics of the guys coming across.


As we headed out across the desert, we saw this on one side of the car,

and this on the other side.

Guess which way we were headed.. :)
It started to get a little lighter,

but then.. it got darker.


The views were great! (from inside my warm car)

The rain just kept getting heavier and turned to hail.


Then, as we pulled into Jerome, AZ,

The clowds parted and the rain stopped.

This town really has their priorities straight, that's the LYS.

Right above Town Hall!! :)

I've never seen a yarn shop seperated by color.

Here's the Kuigu I got :)

Here's the local BnB. Great burgers :)

Down the hill.

Up the hill.

If you take away the mountains, it kind of reminds me of the small town I'm from.

Miner! :)

On an off roading flat head!!




Of course, I don't know how to flip video..! I'm not sure if its going to work..


Sedona is very pretty, but very touristy! We just passed through on the way to camp.


Our first visitor in camp was Robin :) We also had a visit from very large, noisy ravens, and a skunk, but I didn't stop to take a pic of him!

Picture fun with a hematite skull I bought for the hubby at the yarn shop!

The "bears" came out and messed with tents and scared people!

Mixology with a little flash light flare!



Of course I was knitting.


Pack in.. Pack out!


Don't forget the sun block.

The night before we left I knit a cover for my new Sirius radio :)


Then my camera got jealous and wanted one too.



I spent Monday working on Suzy's b-day present, but I'm doing the design myself, and it is not turning out how I want it to, so here's a pic of the socks I'm working on instead!


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