Knitting

I did not finsh my sweater for the Knitting Olympics.
I am listed as DNF. It is ok. I will eventually finish the sweater.
I think I just need to take it slow if I want to knit Intarsia. Can't force myself to do it.
It took me over 6 months to finish the Flame Sweater for my son and that was only on the sleeves. So how did I expect to finsh a whole sweater in 16 days?
Truth is I never expected to finish the sweater. I just thought I would finish more of it.
Ah well.
It will get done one way or the other.
We had a terrible storm blow thru here Sun and Monday. Luckly I didn't get to wet. My son was soaked coming home from school Monday, better then on the way to school.
We are suppose to get more rain this week. Hope no one else gets soaked this week.

Knitting Olympics

I thought I had written a post about my hands falling apart and how hard it was to knit and type. I haven't seen it post yet. Sometimes they take days to show up. Very strange indeed.
I spent all of yesterday home and kept my hands covered in vaseline and while I still have some cracked knuckles they do look better.
I will continue to knit.
I decide that in order to finish the sweater I can't stress myself. So one day a week I will knit while watching TV and I will knit on my Pumpkin sweater then.
That way I should be able to wear it for Halloween.

Knitting Olympics Progress cont....

I've been sidlined with an injury.
My hands are falling apart. It is winter. My hands always fall apart in the winter. When I signed up for the Olympic Knitting started the weather was nice and sunny. My hands were in good shape.
I guess you could call me the Tonya Harding of Knitting Olympics.
I've finished one sleeve, started the other sleeve, I think I've finished 5 rows on the ribbing. I think I've knitted 2 more rows on the back of the sweater. I think I'm doing well and then I realize I picked up the light orange instead of the bright orange. So that means I have to rip back and start again. I'll do my best to knit this week. I do have Fri/Sat night off so I'm good for a few hours of knitting then.
Hope everyone else is doing great with their knitting.

Knitting Olympic progress

Day One: Finished the 5 hour baby sweater. Slept while I watched the Opening Ceremonies. Kids would wake me up to look at the TV.

Day Two: Knit 1 inch band on the back of the sweater. Found out I had already knit on sleeve. Yea, I'm ahead. Looked at graph and all my little balls of yarn. Knit 5 rows on sleeve band of second sleeve.

Day Three: Knit 2 rows of sweater back. Yarn is all tangeled. Must untangle it before I continue.

Knitting Olympics 2006

I'm ready to start knitting. First I will finish the 5 hour baby sweater I stared on Wednesday. I want to finish it first. If it feets a baby that I know then I'm giving it away. Then I will start knitting my Halloween Sweater.

I'm not sure.

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Knitting Olympics 2006

I want to knit my Mary Maxim Halloween Sweater for the Olympics. Found the yarn, now to find the pattern. I know I enlarged all the charts and I can find them. I just can't find the booklet that came with the yarn.
I still have time to find it.

Another finished object

Today I finished Heather's socks. I started them sometime last year. She was knitting them. It is great to work on half finished projects. It makes you feel so sucessful.

Am I crazy?

Probably.
I just signed up for Yarn Harlots Knitting Olympics.
now to figure out what I'm going to knit.

50% isn't so bad

1.Heather's socks (Lion Brand Magic Strip) She is actually knitting these. I am just helping her along the way.(One sock completed)
2. Tony's Socks (Retro Rib Socks)Completed
3.Broad Street Mitten
4. Lynnette's Irish Hiking Scarf ( Completed 3-20-05)
5. Irish HIking Fingerliess Mitts Completed
6. Irish Hiking Legging- Knit Picks Elegance
7. Siobain's Broad Street Mittens ( One mitten already knitted)
8. Broad Street Mittens for Heather (The same Magic Strip yarn as for her socks. I have the yarn in my stash
9. Brian's Sweater (The flame sweater from Stitch'n Bitch Nation).Completed 12-14-05
10. A hat out of the Lambs Pride Superwash sitting on my bookcase.(Made 2 hats.)

This is why I don't make New Year's reslutions

Your New Year's Resolutions

1) Get a pet parrot 2) Eat more gummy bears 3) Travel to Japan 4) Study taxidermy 5) Get in shape with dodgeball

What Should Your New Year's Resoluton Be?

First finished item 2006

I finished my Birds Nest Shawl. It is beautiful. I can't wait to weave in the ends and block it.
I'll take a picture soon.
I hope to be better about posting pictures this year.

Little Christmas

When we were little Little Christmas was so important. The tree would come down. We would have the last of the Christmas cake and pudding.
I guess it is time to put the trees back into their boxes.
I also plan to put all the decorations away. I will buy new boxes to pack everything into. Hopefully that means I will be organised for next Christmas.
I'll even put away the Christmas card that are stamped and addressed. Save me a step next year. LOL

Winter Storms

California has not had a good week.
www.kron.com shows some amazing images.
I hope the rain stops soon so we can dry out.

Happy New Year

I hope everyone has a great 2006.
Last year wasn't a great year for me so I'm hoping 2006 is better.

Brian, Tigger, Tommy, Fiona & Snoopy

Brian, Tigger, Tommy, Fiona
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

Since last yarn purchase

It has been 3 months since I bought yarn.
I have a little ticker over at my Delphi forums. I can't believe I went that long.
Shows you what happens when you do not have the time or money to shop.
I've been using stash so I haven't stopped knitting.

Keeping myself updated

Finished items for 2005
1. Tony's Irish Hiking Scarf
2. 4 cotton Squares for Blanket
3. Retro Rib Socks for Tony
4. Multi Directional Diagional Scarf
5. Lynette's Irish Hiking Scarf
6. Lynette's Irish Hiking Mitts
7. Clapotis Scarf
8. Clapotis Shawl for my exchange partner
9. Susan's Irish Hiking Scarf
10. Susan's Irish Hiking Mitts
11. Norweigen Mittens
12. Brian's Jesse's Flames Sweater
13. Irish Hiking Scarf for myself
14. Irish Hiking Mitts for my brother's girlfriend

So now I know what degree to get.

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Christmas Knitting

I said I wasn't going to knit for Christmas. I'm knitting for Christmas.
I'm making a pair of Irish Hiking Mitts. I knit one last night and I'll knit the other one tonight.
Then I'll just go back and see what I can finish from my unfinished pile.