This weeks topic for Ten on Tuesday is 10 Favorite Things to do during “Me” time.
1. Get a pedicure.
2. Run.
3. Knit.
4. Sew.
5. Spin.
6. To have control of the TV remote.
7. Nap.
8. Browse a bookstore.
9. Read.
10. Take a walk.
What is your favorite “Me” thing to do?
Happy Tuesday!
Fiber: Crosspatch Creations
Source: Rhinebeck 2008
Colorway: Blue/Multi
Yardage: 268 yards
Weight: 4.2 oz.
Ply: 2
WPI: 13
I finished this yarn up a few weeks ago but I am behind in my spinning posts so I’m just getting around to blogging about it.
This is the second time I have spun Crosspatch Creations and I just love spinning this stuff! It’s nice to just spin and not strive for consistency like I usually do. Instead, I realize I’m not going to spin “perfect” yarn and enjoy the spinning, the feel of the bumps and nubs slipping through my fingers. It’s wonderful. And it makes wonderful yarn too.
This is what I am working on now. It is the Alpaca and wool blend I picked up at this years CTS&W. I loved the mix of red and brown together and couldn’t wait to start on this. It does have a lot of vm in it though that I didn’t see when I bought it and that has taken a lot of the fun out of spinning it. It’s not much fun to have to stop spinning every minute or so to pick stuff out. I will finish it, but it won’t be soon enough for me.
I joined the Nutmeg Spinners Guild and went to my first meeting on Saturday. The meeting was on creating balanced plied yarns and this is the result of my time at the meeting.
It is a 3 ply and I only ended up with about 50 or 60 yards but I like how it came out and will find a use for it sooner or later. I drove up with Marcia and had a fun day, although she kept making me eat the delicious cookies she made and I think I gained about 5 pounds.
Hope you had a great weekend!
I haven’t been posting much because about a week and a half ago I fell from the third step of a ladder and landed flat on my back on the tile floor. Luckily I didn’t break anything this time but I have definitely been sore. I am actually more sore now than I was the first few days after I did it. Yes, I am a klutz. And I haven’t been running either. I tried once and it wasn’t good so I figured I better wait for a bit. All this makes me cranky and therefore I do not post. Who feels like posting when you’re cranky? Also, it kills my tailbone if I sit for long and that surely cuts down on the time I spend at the computer. It has greatly increased the spring cleaning going on around here though. One can get a lot of cleaning done while standing, which is the most comfortable right now.
The plain vanilla socks are finally past the gusset decreases. I really like this Trekking colorway!
I made a pair of mittens from some handpsun that has been in my yarn cabinet forever. The handspun is a Rambouillet and Angora blend and the mittens feel heavenly when on your hands. I have decided I need to make a better effort to knit up all this handspun, so you’ll be seeing a lot more handspun projects.
Pattern: Made Up
Yarn: Ranbouillet/Angora handspun
Needles: US size 6 & 8
Started: 5/24/09
Finished: 5/31/09
The car seat organizer is finished and in use in Michael’s truck. He likes it quite a bit. I originally got the pattern to make this for my car, but I made one for him first and now I don’t feel like making it again for myself. Maybe in a month or so I’ll feel like it.
Pattern: Simplicity 3731 Car Organizer
Material: Patriots from Joann’s
I finished the pajama pants too. I like these quite a bit but they are a little big. I will make one size down the next time I make them, and there will be a next time for sure.
Pattern: Apartment Pants from Betsy Ross Patterns
Material: Fun skull pattern from Joann’s
My goals for this week….. to have my tailbone stop hurting!
Happy Wednesday!
This weeks topic for Ten on Tuesday is “10 Celebrities You’re Tired Of’”. This one was pretty easy for me. I could have came up with a much longer list, but this is my top ten.
1. Angelina Jolie
2. Brad Pitt
3. Tom Cruise
4. Rosie O’Donnell
5. Donald Trump
6. Oprah
7. Mel Gibson
8. Madonna
9. Jon Gosselin
10. Kate Gosselin
The little sundress is finished but I still haven’t mailed it yet.
Pattern: The Two Summer Sundress
Yarn: Cotton Ease
Fabric: Lilac floral from JoAnn’s
Needles: US size 7
Started: 5/11/09
Finished: 5/15/09
A fun and fast knit. I can’t wait to hear if it fits or not as it looks a tad small to me.
The little bit of sewing I did on the sundress gave me the sewing bug again. The next sewing project is a car organizer that attaches to the back of your car seat. It is for Michael. Can you guess his favorite football team? Did I make that too easy to guess?
It’s been cut out a good long time and he keeps asking about it, so I guess it’s time to start sewing it.
I didn’t make it to the gussets of the socks so they don’t look much different. We’ll try for that goal again this week. I did make another sock yarn square though.
I now have eight of them done so I still have a long way to go. I should probably start blocking them as I make them so I don’t have to do them all at once.
No major goals for me this week except for finishing up the car organizer so that I can start a pair of pajama pants I want to make myself.
Happy Wednesday!
