tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81669772024-03-19T07:51:27.576-04:00Calling on KahloCalling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.comBlogger656125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-19695488122496141852010-01-29T19:52:00.002-05:002010-01-29T20:00:41.872-05:00Ohhh...another projectWhen stressed it results in a bad case of startitis. Granted, I finished the Infinity Scarf, I have now started the Wedge scarf in sock yarn. In fact, I am using the Madelintosh Sock Yarn which I picked up from Patricia's Yarns. It is a relatively quick pattern and if I actually paid attention the garter stitch bars would be even in between the lace.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/86665969@N00/4314322679/" title="P1060692 by callingkahlo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4314322679_a4170f24a4.jpg" alt="P1060692" width="375" height="500" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately, the return to scarves and the kerchiefs have led to the afghans being put on the side. Yet, I still find some yummy yarn for a blanket and I cannot resist. For example three skeins of Eco + on sale for a killer price at stix.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/86665969@N00/4314322537/" title="P1060691 by callingkahlo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4314322537_75c33028fd.jpg" alt="P1060691" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><br />Before you ask, the answer is obviously another Hemlock Ring Blanket. The real question is do I make the blanket for myself or a family member. <br /><br />Although, after the Wedge scarf is done, I am really contemplating about the Gaia Shoulder Hug on Noro Kureyon.Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-35471610057605127762010-01-25T18:36:00.002-05:002010-01-25T18:54:00.521-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/86665969@N00/4304436929/" title="P1060675 by callingkahlo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2778/4304436929_33b282da53.jpg" alt="P1060675" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Yeah! I am sorta back.<br /><br />Ben and I went to Hoboken this past Saturday for some exploration. We found a coffee shop where I tasted the most delicious drink called a Sugar and Spice Latte. It was a beautiful day to explore downtown Hoboken.<br /><br />More importantly, I finally made it to Patricia's Yarn. This was a reconaissance mission. I loved the Madelentosh Yarn. The sock yarn above in Thricket color is being made into the Wedge scarf pattern from Berroco. I was really tempted by the Spud and Chloe Sweater yarn. Hmmm, I am definitely heading back to pick up that yarn. As well, they have a great selection of Koigu. If you stop by grab a bite to eat at the Hoboken Cafe (right up the block) as they crepes, paninis, and wraps.<br /><br />Ironically, I have been knitting the 5th Avenue Infinity Scarf which one of the employees of PY designed. I had some skeins of SWTC Karaoke in the stash which came out oh so nicely.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/86665969@N00/4305181760/" title="P1060676 by callingkahlo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4305181760_fa0bca4ac6.jpg" alt="P1060676" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It is a very easy pattern to memorize. <br /><br /><br /><strong>Source:</strong> 5th Ave Infinity Scarf by Tenten knits<br /><strong>Needles:</strong> Knitpicks (the acrylic ones), size 7, 40" circular<br /><strong>Yarn:</strong> SWTC Karaoke Color 279<br /><strong>Loved:</strong> Super quick knit and easy. It looks really nice when I wear it. Great for a gift.<br /><strong>Hated:</strong> Nothing. Although, if I redid it I would cast on less as mine appears very long.<br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-36278655400215380232009-02-21T13:32:00.000-05:002009-02-21T13:33:02.162-05:00Ten Stitch Blanket Feeding my habit<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEQ-cwscBci_hdO4Fqm86S_wKBINV1kUwNx1b48o7KAbfTbm-4aPoHW3ZqPDjN9dYxLuoIq4VD1OoY1vspFnl3kZiWCx7rzmFBFTyC0eFiZ8d9zWQRbcxKpEI1-AhdZ5lMwws/s1600-h/IMG_1440.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEQ-cwscBci_hdO4Fqm86S_wKBINV1kUwNx1b48o7KAbfTbm-4aPoHW3ZqPDjN9dYxLuoIq4VD1OoY1vspFnl3kZiWCx7rzmFBFTyC0eFiZ8d9zWQRbcxKpEI1-AhdZ5lMwws/s320/IMG_1440.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I have been agressively reducing my stash for various reasons including a declutter frenzy and I feel guilty having yarn I am not using taking up space. I noticed that a lot of stuff I am destashing has been my early purchases of yarn. Well, all went well until this Ten Stitch Blanket entered my life and all I had was four skeins of Noro Silk Garden Lite. Sheila gave me as a gift which I completely appreciate because I love the yarn and it is a pretty colorway. It sat in my stash for a while hanging out in a box with other skeins of Noro and some Karaoke. When I started this blanket it was on a goof. <br /><br />I am addicted to it and I want to finish. Now, I realize I can knit this blanket utilizing different colorways of Noro but I am boring and a traditionalist. After Googling the name and colorway, I found skeins available on Seaport Yarns and Yarn and Fiber Shop. Yarn and Fiber was slightly cheaper but was offering free shipping. I ordered this yarn on Thursday and got it Saturday and it was free shipping. I am very happy.<br /><br />Irony: the money I made on yarn destashing went to purchase this yarn. Go figure!<br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-91941018926513795072009-02-19T19:26:00.000-05:002009-02-19T19:26:43.064-05:00Hot Mama Socks and Ten Stitch Blanket<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLS8QbkMWte-dRaNcxvhBa3VlZUDHbQVntnNl3lBLAvTyhTGOETGrPYLLeSJP7lyV7ZzC0uE2sM_TesydgJS2yg1LYzwpMMLkhyPGan-uNfe-Gd584ObzHBdSngWJpGjbdLZd/s1600-h/IMG_1438.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLS8QbkMWte-dRaNcxvhBa3VlZUDHbQVntnNl3lBLAvTyhTGOETGrPYLLeSJP7lyV7ZzC0uE2sM_TesydgJS2yg1LYzwpMMLkhyPGan-uNfe-Gd584ObzHBdSngWJpGjbdLZd/s320/IMG_1438.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I found the ten stitch blanket and Ravery. Yummy. So, I pulled out the four skeins of Noro I have and started and knitting. I then realized that this colorway is discontinued. I wanted to stick with this color, so after research I found two shops that sell the specific colorway and sadly for full price. Ironically, the shop emailed me a coupon for their store right after the purchase.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEt_8Ewy0O8O1E0JqtF5N-cboY-Qjl8-Gl6GOt80KLeuAIL7Rm3iRV5pNga7pjWL8lJmIyUQ-AWsgOBCAoMimT3sD4_cp3LPwhbnOo5QZcYBZGzeI5RYVjt1C0abG93JuokUA/s1600-h/IMG_1439.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEt_8Ewy0O8O1E0JqtF5N-cboY-Qjl8-Gl6GOt80KLeuAIL7Rm3iRV5pNga7pjWL8lJmIyUQ-AWsgOBCAoMimT3sD4_cp3LPwhbnOo5QZcYBZGzeI5RYVjt1C0abG93JuokUA/s320/IMG_1439.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the blanket (without the cat posing).</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwKYZ6-e0IQfOFbyIVOOoBU2U0acxWgYMRSlz_8gcZufRk858a1zNneAJB1LAStG6jklz5rRRfxl91lGUMkyudxh8-errGu37T9rxLXZq_02ejW725PhYqOMwOUeoh2nRfAoF/s1600-h/IMG_1437.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwKYZ6-e0IQfOFbyIVOOoBU2U0acxWgYMRSlz_8gcZufRk858a1zNneAJB1LAStG6jklz5rRRfxl91lGUMkyudxh8-errGu37T9rxLXZq_02ejW725PhYqOMwOUeoh2nRfAoF/s320/IMG_1437.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are the Hot Mama Socks. My aunt, Titi Estelle, wanted a pair of socks. Titi Vicky wanted conservative socks in earth tone colors which worked out very well. Estelle wants socks to reflect her personality. She is pink and red, so I found this skein of Colinette Jitterbug in Cherry colorway ( a few people at the shop voted on the color). I think she will enjoy them. <br /><br />Irony of irony is that both of my aunts live in warm areas (Florida and Puerto Rico). Yet, they want the socks and I love them so socks are coming. </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-78679146008757787502009-01-28T20:39:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:39:43.565-05:00More knitted stuff...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">So, I combined two patterns into this one and sorta just went with it. I hope it fits the baby it is intended (at some point in its lifetime).<br />It is the Cascade Superwash Handpainted yarn which is really nice to knit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FhiAz6QvoMkCn3EOgFRykh3wRdtmDVTbsydoST8RGH8xlL8tsf2uApKJZ-nItGQ1hOVOkYy1Vtj7BzJz7eXs9VJXzzNMQKtXxC6QKK5WA6ICnUfJnYDhGajcarIae3KgfqP7/s1600-h/IMG_1410.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FhiAz6QvoMkCn3EOgFRykh3wRdtmDVTbsydoST8RGH8xlL8tsf2uApKJZ-nItGQ1hOVOkYy1Vtj7BzJz7eXs9VJXzzNMQKtXxC6QKK5WA6ICnUfJnYDhGajcarIae3KgfqP7/s320/IMG_1410.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I thought the buttons were very cute and afterwards I realized I could have made the heart pattern larger.<br />If I made it again I would make the body in one color and the trim and heart in a contrasting color. I am still thinking about this whole pattern process.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhidOSIN3SgOZrp3l2r8MGmdgt894ytq875r1iKW7A6ww3LjcFVt1MOjPl2Z6qXB6TkOgIppWMaA4ZyI3CGfn8nhIoC2MRrTHmh4xvnVbT-i6m2Bxoe898gJnun4zL_LSnkhc/s1600-h/IMG_1411.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhidOSIN3SgOZrp3l2r8MGmdgt894ytq875r1iKW7A6ww3LjcFVt1MOjPl2Z6qXB6TkOgIppWMaA4ZyI3CGfn8nhIoC2MRrTHmh4xvnVbT-i6m2Bxoe898gJnun4zL_LSnkhc/s320/IMG_1411.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of course, another baby surprise jacket. I intentionally buy the Socks that Rock mediumweight at Rhinebeck just to make some baby surprises. I am going to attempt a hood to go on top just for something different. At this point all my STR is gone until Rhinebeck 2009.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4715p4qLjVATrjI3_PR6QnDYrExFSTNjgcX0xp4eNKYm_dotwCkcRs7aPriSCbMXCDWZ555bVFK4S49RoP0lMVtvGa4gpMUjdowE6Ovv44lDVcTl9vFzd8-Nc6yl4a6F7ypRF/s1600-h/IMG_1412.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4715p4qLjVATrjI3_PR6QnDYrExFSTNjgcX0xp4eNKYm_dotwCkcRs7aPriSCbMXCDWZ555bVFK4S49RoP0lMVtvGa4gpMUjdowE6Ovv44lDVcTl9vFzd8-Nc6yl4a6F7ypRF/s320/IMG_1412.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Speaking of Rhinebeck (nine months away) I finally picked up the Sheldridge Farms yarn and I am so in love with this yarn. It is incredibly soft to knit and it definitely deserves its name "Soft Touch". I will post photos of the sweater I am making. Again, I am just playing with a sweater pattern from Custom Knits but making modifications here and there.<br /><br />We had a good time during our snow day today. I made Farina for breakfast and pizza triscuits for lunch and chili for dinner. Luckily we had a movie from Netflix so Ben was able to finally appreciate Best in Show. Lots of knitting took place AND I took a mid day nap. It was a great snow day!<br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-15013335768939274292009-01-27T22:10:00.000-05:002009-01-27T22:10:49.238-05:00Hats and more hats...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I have a slightly obssessive personality. I call them Monk-isms, named after my favorite tv character. <br /><br />So, when I wanted a quick and mindless project and thought I would also finish off some orphan skeins, the umbilical cord baby hat from stitch n' bitch. Sheila had given me some Adrienne Vittadini Diana (cotton blend) skeins which turned into two hats.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxEW6-P6YWMBRWEe8hU9wTOdSaG8sHqlP-LM1xfm6J3276TpCdEDWb3vvJv9XDTEOd5-ZMP-gltnpBS4ZQ227e-UgrigEujQ-LyiH2JJYKpFOhG3TyyLl6_bYUCI0PdCQEeqi/s1600-h/IMG_1403.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxEW6-P6YWMBRWEe8hU9wTOdSaG8sHqlP-LM1xfm6J3276TpCdEDWb3vvJv9XDTEOd5-ZMP-gltnpBS4ZQ227e-UgrigEujQ-LyiH2JJYKpFOhG3TyyLl6_bYUCI0PdCQEeqi/s320/IMG_1403.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>The two skeins of Scoubi Dou I had leftover turned into two hats.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0rKZEFBb7nqpXt_UaCdICI23ojXafAun9bNAaPGiMh41l0KyGLFlIBzLabDLyyYiGgi1desXlAM53cZluYt_dNIB1b72esd3uddoH7z_DxwEzoTNDhayycbWA292b0hES8Ij/s1600-h/IMG_1404.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0rKZEFBb7nqpXt_UaCdICI23ojXafAun9bNAaPGiMh41l0KyGLFlIBzLabDLyyYiGgi1desXlAM53cZluYt_dNIB1b72esd3uddoH7z_DxwEzoTNDhayycbWA292b0hES8Ij/s320/IMG_1404.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So, then I found some Cascade Superwash Handpainted yarn in the cute baby colorway. I made the quick baby sweater for a newborn and then made a matching hat with the leftover yarn.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiId7b4NlPKZdKq_sFG6cBWMaabLO6VFcX8LfIhyphenhyphen2iepbgc33gu-5Vwm2CyhpsEKINCEBk98ROXaMTWS3IHtT_jaJDlnHm-KNl8gqfZaWjSxp5yVS-3Qh8Sdy87awiZXRjRBWAD/s1600-h/IMG_1405.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiId7b4NlPKZdKq_sFG6cBWMaabLO6VFcX8LfIhyphenhyphen2iepbgc33gu-5Vwm2CyhpsEKINCEBk98ROXaMTWS3IHtT_jaJDlnHm-KNl8gqfZaWjSxp5yVS-3Qh8Sdy87awiZXRjRBWAD/s320/IMG_1405.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Here's the sweater! It is a gift for someone at work.<br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPzAHBZgyjiAuBl1gNa5Q_upAXTMchD7vH9-LiFBk0fhlBoh4mk9TDvkbyiM9occklorrcu8ZL-ehKrrPtDsxu3Fo1QIx-BOBkSX2246snqyn9sPKqrq4n_0YsppFTOJFhXzg/s1600-h/IMG_1406.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPzAHBZgyjiAuBl1gNa5Q_upAXTMchD7vH9-LiFBk0fhlBoh4mk9TDvkbyiM9occklorrcu8ZL-ehKrrPtDsxu3Fo1QIx-BOBkSX2246snqyn9sPKqrq4n_0YsppFTOJFhXzg/s320/IMG_1406.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, I am hoping there is a snow day tomorrow, let's keep our fingers croseed.<br /><br />If I do, I will be working on the Log Cabin Blanket (three skeins from finishing) and a top down sweater in Shelridge Farms Soft Touch Yarns. Ok, the Shelridge Farms yarn is so incredibly soft to knit that I am thinking of picking up more yarn for another sweater. hmmmm.... It is really nice. For anyone going to Rhinebeck in October definitely check this vendor out!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-27721819094259296472009-01-01T15:45:00.002-05:002009-01-01T16:03:16.082-05:002008 Wrap-Up<strong>2007 Completed Projects</strong><br />Lady February Sweater<br />5 hr Baby Sweater<br />Pretty in Pink Baby Sweater<br />Harlotty Baby Surprise Jacket<br />Atkins Baby Surprise Jacket<br />Cotton Baby Hat<br />Titi Vicky's Socks<br />Maya's Pretty in Pink Dog Sweater<br />Bright Dishcloth<br />Ben's House Scarf<br />Seed Stitch Scarf<br />Hemlock Blanket<br />Spring Fling Jacket<br />Simple Stockinette Socks in Claudia handpainted<br />Simple Stockinette Socks in Jitterbug<br />Upside down daisy hat<br />Pineapple Colada Hat<br /><br /><strong>2007 UFO/WIP</strong><br />Hex Coat<br />Log Cabin Blanket<br />Big Bad Baby Blanket<br />Ravenclaw Scarf<br /><br /><strong>2008 Goals & Projects</strong><br />Modern Lap Blanket (for Ben's Office)<br />Entrelac Wrap<br />Girasole<br /><br /><br /><br />Happy New Year!Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-26863776906793877982009-01-01T15:44:00.000-05:002009-01-01T15:44:39.388-05:00Updates<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">The retired Log Cabin Blanket was pulled out on the first night of my Christmas break. I finished the red band (on the right), the green band, and the brown. I am a few skeins away from finishing this generous lap blanket. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg"></a>I will probably start another lap blanket for Ben's office when I finish this one. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdHdYmHbLoiycDZ-xpNNvaOz6TOvZOlEcymV2Qzg0xQYFUdWONM96qS3eLgWBxcwbjD7RkKDSJnqOuQjNdDOtCZRcJkDMJ1NfU0d70Ts9IvI5M6mYVmoCJkLveW__9qVTr5o8/s1600-h/IMG_1380.JPG"><br /><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdHdYmHbLoiycDZ-xpNNvaOz6TOvZOlEcymV2Qzg0xQYFUdWONM96qS3eLgWBxcwbjD7RkKDSJnqOuQjNdDOtCZRcJkDMJ1NfU0d70Ts9IvI5M6mYVmoCJkLveW__9qVTr5o8/s320/IMG_1380.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>This is some Queensland Chunky I bought years ago and I attempted to mimic Ben's house scarf when he was in school in the UK.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg"></a><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdRPikmzsAQG8H7YnTM-mEdC64CMGQG3GK_sVitERAW9GCc5uO6Im6MxSHBwYWyAZAnhYnotnYpvtWYShcvEXepM2Rtf2A8drBzxaIaEuyxl71G7v00bAZqavhjV6C20AjPkn/s1600-h/IMG_1381.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdRPikmzsAQG8H7YnTM-mEdC64CMGQG3GK_sVitERAW9GCc5uO6Im6MxSHBwYWyAZAnhYnotnYpvtWYShcvEXepM2Rtf2A8drBzxaIaEuyxl71G7v00bAZqavhjV6C20AjPkn/s320/IMG_1381.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>This seed stitch scarf coordinates with my winter jacket. I love this yarn! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg"></a><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB15D9d3LtbcDpz8WT-xdBFPL-v-2ikiBA9f2WY5ktL_Cr0CKtAXB0Tz-c4kU4kapbcIYnWePnRbr9ag2mk9jwvmQ3oXw1r-W1IJe_c-SWitWPF12XCrqRzWUfahtZKEpYmIHA/s1600-h/IMG_1383.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB15D9d3LtbcDpz8WT-xdBFPL-v-2ikiBA9f2WY5ktL_Cr0CKtAXB0Tz-c4kU4kapbcIYnWePnRbr9ag2mk9jwvmQ3oXw1r-W1IJe_c-SWitWPF12XCrqRzWUfahtZKEpYmIHA/s320/IMG_1383.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>A bright and colorful dishcloth made out of Cotton Classic. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/invalid.jpg"></a> <div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElRLbzoPyxHkBr5KGGv0o5lWlA-2VuYBdGPoLrMvVUaUlxIYW45z9mH7NEZJBa5S0pwOiMh8Kh7RVMwy8u941vUUGHE3BpVeXXYdCIa6Yn2L5iKsupM0bPBKlc6ByydwT7KAC/s1600-h/IMG_1384.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElRLbzoPyxHkBr5KGGv0o5lWlA-2VuYBdGPoLrMvVUaUlxIYW45z9mH7NEZJBa5S0pwOiMh8Kh7RVMwy8u941vUUGHE3BpVeXXYdCIa6Yn2L5iKsupM0bPBKlc6ByydwT7KAC/s320/IMG_1384.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I really am hoping to finish this log cabin blanket this weekend. We all have goals. </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-23804656886863343742008-12-25T13:13:00.003-05:002008-12-25T13:17:15.529-05:00Feliz Navidad<p><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pjmjYnGKgB8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pjmjYnGKgB8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are having a quiet Christmas this year (nothing new for us). We did our traditional Beef Bourgonion (spelling?) last night and enjoyed the Haagen Daz Peppermint Bark ice cream while watching The Ref.</p><p>Obviously, I have been MIA for quite some time. Since I have a week off from work I plan on catching up with a few things like:</p><ul><li>Rescued kittens from behind Thai Chef</li><li>Knitting (or lack thereof)</li><li>New Job</li><li>Year Wrap-ups</li></ul><p>Until then as Jose Feliciano sings...</p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Feliz</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Navidad!</span></strong></p>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-87799407569832498832008-08-17T20:38:00.001-04:002008-08-17T20:40:47.436-04:00I am so in love...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DCJ_b28PPeBQwoPKkK45P96H33PJz0IJdtyVYahV7W8fg89WtcKfGoJVLny00WQ1etFQQ3aRx3wjFOc8WJSLLSaJhxg92cOay1CKB5xXZh5CY7rT9bfGSNjBvizrvFfqG-Ts/s1600-h/IMG_1318.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DCJ_b28PPeBQwoPKkK45P96H33PJz0IJdtyVYahV7W8fg89WtcKfGoJVLny00WQ1etFQQ3aRx3wjFOc8WJSLLSaJhxg92cOay1CKB5xXZh5CY7rT9bfGSNjBvizrvFfqG-Ts/s320/IMG_1318.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />With the new Punta yarns Mericash Handpainted. I started a plain seed stitch scarf and there is no pattern or color pooling. The yarn feels amazing and I just love all the new colors stix got in to the shop. I am making a scarf for myself (I think).<br /><br />I have a lot of button sewing to do tonight. sigh.<br /><br />What I really need to do is organize my knitting room. A few friends gave me yarn and I have finished projects that seriously need to be mailed out so that plus cats chilling out equals a day of organizing my space and cleaning.<br /><br />Other than that, I spent three hours shoveling rocks into barrels to get my fall planting ready. Can I just say that white rocks should be illegal on a lawn. All two tons of white rocks. If anybody wants white rocks email me they look lovely covering a backyard (yeah, right).</div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-47472533673664679222008-08-17T00:55:00.000-04:002008-08-17T00:55:45.991-04:00It's done.<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Well, I don't have finished pictures but here is work in progress.<br /><br />This was how much I finished when I got back from Vermont.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wNFSw_bnVwJ_0z-5T9rx0wdG0PdxmK9EFD8cW_9n5tuTtM3GCEome6aDY907Lva3x1DM0kgnJR1JhrYZNGwmdyQI9oz-woTup803vlJLIOxgg581mYe_9VYzbbvXFz5shqxU/s1600-h/IMG_1278.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wNFSw_bnVwJ_0z-5T9rx0wdG0PdxmK9EFD8cW_9n5tuTtM3GCEome6aDY907Lva3x1DM0kgnJR1JhrYZNGwmdyQI9oz-woTup803vlJLIOxgg581mYe_9VYzbbvXFz5shqxU/s320/IMG_1278.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was a week later.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S1xuypKb9ffEpBhn1htE0QlluPWd5FU-OoC5ec472jtj_ETXIN9z8vq4tjCUePvr_jJt5QQ24RN9a85zptkOnqDdLDV9u_3ykuRwNPixn7PkMPM7W54Qz_NSg955JpLPuOFD/s1600-h/IMG_1289.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S1xuypKb9ffEpBhn1htE0QlluPWd5FU-OoC5ec472jtj_ETXIN9z8vq4tjCUePvr_jJt5QQ24RN9a85zptkOnqDdLDV9u_3ykuRwNPixn7PkMPM7W54Qz_NSg955JpLPuOFD/s320/IMG_1289.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I finished the sweater but just need to weave in ends and sew buttons. Speaking of sewing buttons, I have a few baby sweaters that need buttons to be sewn on primarily because the babies are born.<br /><br />Actually, there has been no knitting going on lately since I got a job. Yup, I graduated in May and got my certificate from NJ two months later, and yes, I have a job that starts in two weeks. I am very excited and also incredibly anxious.<br /><br />I did start a seed stitch scarf today in the new Punta yarn we got at stix-n-stitches. OMG, I am so in love with this yarn. So far, no pooling. Tomorrow, I clean the house and read paperwork. <br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-83491407327030371352008-07-27T21:15:00.000-04:002008-07-27T21:15:29.411-04:00Vermont...I'm Back<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I did a tour of 10 (out of 18) colleges in Vermont. I loved the cat from University of Vermont. It was extremely interesting and informative. Although, I am very happy to be back in the Garden State where a bagel tastes like a bagel and coffee is strong and aromatic.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9BJZtpiccfUSUw2TLRnVC4gmP-LY-FOVnp7E9Br_M_UTZC2X3Raf-OgHTxWoIFefdhKO2d1xiRR-2dmA7VHEBAvYQSVjR8Yu9nZyeWdE3bgfMV0JIvFO0QWvsG7oYfD6QG_s/s1600-h/IMG_1273.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9BJZtpiccfUSUw2TLRnVC4gmP-LY-FOVnp7E9Br_M_UTZC2X3Raf-OgHTxWoIFefdhKO2d1xiRR-2dmA7VHEBAvYQSVjR8Yu9nZyeWdE3bgfMV0JIvFO0QWvsG7oYfD6QG_s/s320/IMG_1273.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Of the 20 hours on the bus, I passed four yarn shops and did not make it inside the walls of any of them. Sigh.<br /><br />I did make great progress on the Lady February Sweater and then realized I was not paying attention and spent one night ripping back ten or so rows. Here is the sweater the night I ripped.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMe6t7FgDG6E7PT-ZC3kh-TfY9iBfdTduNHbqS698QJTMJjiUxk1fmQiMKC9QaQzZ6Czc9U2FGeVET3hiN8I-bS2gLmHq37T6yx0vZqZu9lEJQ2Y_s6UeiUI9qVXma7T3jxBS/s1600-h/IMG_1276.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMe6t7FgDG6E7PT-ZC3kh-TfY9iBfdTduNHbqS698QJTMJjiUxk1fmQiMKC9QaQzZ6Czc9U2FGeVET3hiN8I-bS2gLmHq37T6yx0vZqZu9lEJQ2Y_s6UeiUI9qVXma7T3jxBS/s320/IMG_1276.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is the progress on Saturday at the shop. I am now on the lace section which gets to be a little boring. I am loving Creme, the yarn is silk and wool and feels oh so nice. I always resisted buying because it doesn't feel so nice in the ball, but when you knit-it's all good.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCF7gl8WDink0WU3ZsQVsnPEGoTkrjbdrufA-7sZJDgXefjIX-ZPnWVaY83GoXXwmFiqjtvjUtswLhVfNzm-MF2zbjq65K7dVlAUWRnW8XuHN1N9qX297RxsP59vUGMJKo-rFR/s1600-h/IMG_1278.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCF7gl8WDink0WU3ZsQVsnPEGoTkrjbdrufA-7sZJDgXefjIX-ZPnWVaY83GoXXwmFiqjtvjUtswLhVfNzm-MF2zbjq65K7dVlAUWRnW8XuHN1N9qX297RxsP59vUGMJKo-rFR/s320/IMG_1278.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok, I am getting back to Law & Order Criminal Intent.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-41353561904004171972008-07-19T21:53:00.000-04:002008-07-19T21:53:41.077-04:00She's a lady...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Well, I am not, but I certainly hope this creme and the other skeins I picked up will be transformed into the Lady February Sweater.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEFUUCHI1n8_JvHfwwHhOaJepNEOYnd2lKILD3UFxGht8UvcPx6zcH6e5c4v1LUbyzlk5j_T3rikDpNwWDtnOrZlMx4ULzu22zkC7W4O8sFcg0Fd5gxMgE-gC1fFmj8VAsG5z/s1600-h/IMG_1244.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEFUUCHI1n8_JvHfwwHhOaJepNEOYnd2lKILD3UFxGht8UvcPx6zcH6e5c4v1LUbyzlk5j_T3rikDpNwWDtnOrZlMx4ULzu22zkC7W4O8sFcg0Fd5gxMgE-gC1fFmj8VAsG5z/s320/IMG_1244.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I am really excited because this is not a color I commonly use or wear and thus stepping outside my color comfort zone.<br /><br />It's Saturday night and I have my pattern, some Sprite, and the beginning of the sweater which I cast on at stix-n-stitches today.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VjIP8gW6HpjmDOLT3UhjOe94wFq-Pp-IXoelHZfqJnKkJsFo8Dx0HJGg_viPZ-SNCYGKCaigKPDy321DmGxCXv4Js6TRoY0Y0vYY6WGsYJIil4TBiuEB47xtvJ9_rZ9jR3xS/s1600-h/IMG_1246.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VjIP8gW6HpjmDOLT3UhjOe94wFq-Pp-IXoelHZfqJnKkJsFo8Dx0HJGg_viPZ-SNCYGKCaigKPDy321DmGxCXv4Js6TRoY0Y0vYY6WGsYJIil4TBiuEB47xtvJ9_rZ9jR3xS/s320/IMG_1246.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Warning: Future Rant<br /></strong> Okay, so I rarely go to the movies but I caved and went to see Hellboy 2 with my husband. We got there early, we got our snacks, and we got a good seat. Perfect, until a woman came in with two young kids after the movie started and of course sat next to us. My inner monologue began wondering how much talking would take place. Oh man, way too much, and most of it by the mom. I think my tolerance reached its peak when in the middle of the movie she yelled at her daughter (who was too young to be in the movie) because the little girl had to go to the bathroom. When she returned she snapped at her son for not paying attention to the movie and explaining what happened. She wanted her son to explain what a "Forest God" was something I as an adult watching the movie could not explain. All of this further reinforces why I have a Netflix subscription and rarely go to the movie.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-67889004354312270882008-07-12T20:34:00.000-04:002008-07-12T20:34:53.657-04:00Baby Stuff<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">I am not broody, I am just determined to cut down on my stash. I have been de-stashing some of my yarn on Ravelry which makes me feel good that I am clearing space up in my office.<br /><br />I made another Pretty Newborn Baby Sweater in Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora in a teal. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFY0xbNUigEfcGVYNEiQ-ERXyMtfy6pPuPdX6lj5tnnpHpnkzWpWDsTaSF0apI8iDT0pqNLh-IzcgIiOjnNXBhkLsmxZncKMDwgp2zqkbr4f7zJ2mJ3OQW01UWPbcHeK3PjJu6/s1600-h/IMG_1230.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFY0xbNUigEfcGVYNEiQ-ERXyMtfy6pPuPdX6lj5tnnpHpnkzWpWDsTaSF0apI8iDT0pqNLh-IzcgIiOjnNXBhkLsmxZncKMDwgp2zqkbr4f7zJ2mJ3OQW01UWPbcHeK3PjJu6/s320/IMG_1230.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I picked out some buttons and just need to sew them. The yarn is yummy. And it's a great stash-buster because now that yarn is gone and done.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYbBGkuBX70Uyn0nrOLUFDMn8C4vjfzk2VsPqLIXgODNkTJ74KGfYXT4IDxqItwMfVlm9_Xj387y-pA17lhQtT6E9-dbDmUO9QSZ3Ue-tiJEs8yiQS6zFdAswDNgkzwKlKlnO/s1600-h/IMG_1229.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYbBGkuBX70Uyn0nrOLUFDMn8C4vjfzk2VsPqLIXgODNkTJ74KGfYXT4IDxqItwMfVlm9_Xj387y-pA17lhQtT6E9-dbDmUO9QSZ3Ue-tiJEs8yiQS6zFdAswDNgkzwKlKlnO/s320/IMG_1229.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This baby sweater will go to someone some day.<br /><br />And this will become another Baby Surprise Jacket. I have been oogling and desiring this Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Yarn for months now and finally took the plunge to Baby Surprise it. I do have someone in mind for this project.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbv28wQXovuZiKcfG-_2jS_tUAkYroovIVKlwJO1o1qsUMbbLTplpDmVt3iiZt3vjdRYOlt3HTJeiK3GuWnnutvLagzE2V_vNjhOfGwUZC8QuyQL8wV72GwMONFpEuYyfSgqi/s1600-h/IMG_1227.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbv28wQXovuZiKcfG-_2jS_tUAkYroovIVKlwJO1o1qsUMbbLTplpDmVt3iiZt3vjdRYOlt3HTJeiK3GuWnnutvLagzE2V_vNjhOfGwUZC8QuyQL8wV72GwMONFpEuYyfSgqi/s320/IMG_1227.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next Saturday we start the Lady February Sweater KAL. I still have not formally decided on the yarn. Decisions, decisions, decisions.<br /><br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-42486211468711208122008-07-08T22:31:00.000-04:002008-07-08T22:31:08.678-04:00Busy Busy<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">One addiction of Ravelry is finding new patterns. When you friend someone you can totally check out all the things they add to their queue and thus find new projects. Thus, the <a href="http://www.knitwits-heaven.com/pretty_baby_sweater.htm">Pretty Baby Sweater</a>. I am under the impression this is a variation of the 5 hour baby sweater. I knit it in a few hours.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEHE6bMmfojL2sv0le83ExQrNRkgMdAqvBY3lLKvvLIhOImAayK7YyqzRGk4D317xsKMZOaAly0_Qi8VKZk2VQNY49CXsRpvdDAa2jVD3HsxG5Jw5YdEvrXS6Eq76NN4a5tVj/s1600-h/IMG_1221.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEHE6bMmfojL2sv0le83ExQrNRkgMdAqvBY3lLKvvLIhOImAayK7YyqzRGk4D317xsKMZOaAly0_Qi8VKZk2VQNY49CXsRpvdDAa2jVD3HsxG5Jw5YdEvrXS6Eq76NN4a5tVj/s320/IMG_1221.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />It's knit in Scoubidou in a pink variegated color and it only took two skeins. Granted this is for a newborn, I was impressed how quickly it knit as well as how little yarn. This will be someone's gift someday. I have two more skeins left which means another sweater for someone else but another day for the second one.<br /><br />I have to admit I have a second one on the needles with leftover Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora in teal. Hmmm...</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-10574018143539615032008-07-05T23:39:00.000-04:002008-07-05T23:39:28.788-04:00Updates...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Ok, so I finally added the buttons to the Baby Surprise Jacket. This is good because the baby boy was born recently and I love his name: Flyn Thomas. How cool! So, he gets a cool jacket.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdsXncBf6Dp49G70Dyp-Qu0gG8sbW5z7sATHm9LhY1lYg5qSQJJITEBI1TOKGs-t6vyiWFcCXRYlzKmDlIvO5ukyW0I47VWDUvxtjmOze7gwmr3y0NBojUSfUbsp96kKJt4Bn/s1600-h/IMG_1214.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdsXncBf6Dp49G70Dyp-Qu0gG8sbW5z7sATHm9LhY1lYg5qSQJJITEBI1TOKGs-t6vyiWFcCXRYlzKmDlIvO5ukyW0I47VWDUvxtjmOze7gwmr3y0NBojUSfUbsp96kKJt4Bn/s320/IMG_1214.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I enjoyed the jacket so much I picked up the Socks That Rock in Harlotty and made a BSJ with a collar. This is not made with anyone in mind, but just because. Here's the thing: I picked up STR Mediumweight at Rhinebeck and I wasn't in love with it. I love the colors, but somehow the yarn never knits how I expect it, but it worked fabulous for this project. It just needs buttons. I cast on Wednesday and cast off today (Saturday) not bad in my opinion.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJYfoHkFHNs6BmtP3HTg23QqSsHhaKcfTMhfG0PnCT7rpw8jdfEwBXBsGzyvQMXzHDus3KJe89TPPKwvppHL3A7B34KoJZhyaXHDqYeIML96ejYEA-_uFkxBBFyLLiq9kg4QT/s1600-h/IMG_1215.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJYfoHkFHNs6BmtP3HTg23QqSsHhaKcfTMhfG0PnCT7rpw8jdfEwBXBsGzyvQMXzHDus3KJe89TPPKwvppHL3A7B34KoJZhyaXHDqYeIML96ejYEA-_uFkxBBFyLLiq9kg4QT/s320/IMG_1215.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I also had this project hanging out in my home and I think it is time. If Flyn is getting a sweater and blanket (remember the Babe Blanket) then his sister Gracie should get a poncho. I think this should fit her (it goes over my head). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNBxsKzN_DgTIS7AZ8z48KXgt2rfuR_8aofbOoTyX3mkwtEv0bGCzztWutl1SUnlABU15okDyytrKicprQOUUWdSGtGLUJd40vzDITizUT0T1AVI73pMPoqtPuHLIbEZRnXnz/s1600-h/IMG_1216.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNBxsKzN_DgTIS7AZ8z48KXgt2rfuR_8aofbOoTyX3mkwtEv0bGCzztWutl1SUnlABU15okDyytrKicprQOUUWdSGtGLUJd40vzDITizUT0T1AVI73pMPoqtPuHLIbEZRnXnz/s320/IMG_1216.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I am tempted to make all the straggling sock yarn into a baby surprise jacket, but I think I may have to experiment with some other projects.<br /><br />Oh-so our July 4th was a blast. We visited my folks on the lake with Maya and Skye. Maya ended up chasing a gaggle of geese into the lake and then across it. When we realized she wasn't coming back, we jumped in my dad's electric boat chasing her with all the neighbors fishing watching the activities. A boat that was passing by turned around to chase her. So, picture this- a goose swimming across the lake with a mini black lab two feet behind with a boat of six people four feet behind and another boat of three people eight feet behind. Luckily, the other boat grabbed Maya and then commented what kind of dog she must be (the lab is the swimmer, the terrier is the overly focused). We then maneuvered the boats to load her on the boat to go back to the house with all the neighbors then asking, "Does she have lab in her?" Sadly, no photos documented this event.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-39905895235172780902008-06-29T21:50:00.000-04:002008-06-29T21:51:02.711-04:00Hemlock all done!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is such a quick knit. It went super fast and only towards the end was I grinding my teeth because of the feather and fan part (which is much better because I usually do that in the middle of the project).<br /><br />I used Cascade Eco-Wool in a lovely Chocolate color. It took two skeins and I have half of the second one in my bag.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKaI-_7r4o6n-8RkVGSiZBjuN8nQa9xsYEoy-dQxXY_fFqsFT1Q3lNL1JuqquGukFOVnH_yo9FzrUq1OR6oV9AD3OE_bZcgF1n11sxsal0kiAsaXULDO_TLWkUO3gKlpQhmWA/s1600-h/IMG_1208.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKaI-_7r4o6n-8RkVGSiZBjuN8nQa9xsYEoy-dQxXY_fFqsFT1Q3lNL1JuqquGukFOVnH_yo9FzrUq1OR6oV9AD3OE_bZcgF1n11sxsal0kiAsaXULDO_TLWkUO3gKlpQhmWA/s320/IMG_1208.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I may make another one or two of these for family members.<br /><br />I am debating who gets one though. It is so tempting to make this!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2AwGsriyjz5iZpdYDLX7ZmLq4Zf3OJT1CtFPg5LT1zsLm9cYHygKYNn8NyDdZpm8_igGqToTKpFZ0dovgmcVJ2j8raXruGu7xnPPok-R0C_2Dz9fszC_yd9XPSS3fYz4ePfn/s1600-h/IMG_1209.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2AwGsriyjz5iZpdYDLX7ZmLq4Zf3OJT1CtFPg5LT1zsLm9cYHygKYNn8NyDdZpm8_igGqToTKpFZ0dovgmcVJ2j8raXruGu7xnPPok-R0C_2Dz9fszC_yd9XPSS3fYz4ePfn/s320/IMG_1209.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I blocked the hemlock ring this afternoon. Yeah!<br /><br />Ok, other projects I am working on:<br /><br /><strong>Juliet</strong> in Malabrigo. I am ripping the bind off and adding another repeat of the lace pattern and adding some sleeves.<br /><strong>Lady February Sweater</strong> KAL will start shortly so I am getting everything ready.<br /><strong>Hex Coat, </strong>I am working on the first sleeve.<br /><strong>Children's Cotton Hat</strong>, I just finished a store sample in Cotonade.<br /><strong>Flying V scarf, </strong>I just finished a store sample in the Great Adirondack yarn.<br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-57382155471732726452008-06-26T21:58:00.000-04:002008-06-26T21:59:02.993-04:00St. Hubert's Ice Cream Social<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">So, I am always shopping for ideas for fundraisers for PAWS and I came across the ice cream social held at St. Hubert's. What a great idea! Ice cream for humans and their four legged companions. They have kiddie pools set up for the dogs and everyone gets to enjoy the lovely weather!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY5-QORueF5aP2Rtu6FzUXbNEHzrP0J0n7aGwPkqB8_OjCvvH-dHfBeINEFATLLUX5v74WxcjUwQ04X67IMfX0_1zVOI4ungN9XZMp22Wi8ZGEwQvtnZs8i08FLdXptmtcRHC/s1600-h/IMG_1200.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY5-QORueF5aP2Rtu6FzUXbNEHzrP0J0n7aGwPkqB8_OjCvvH-dHfBeINEFATLLUX5v74WxcjUwQ04X67IMfX0_1zVOI4ungN9XZMp22Wi8ZGEwQvtnZs8i08FLdXptmtcRHC/s320/IMG_1200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Skye enjoyed the day, but not the Frosty Paws chicken flavored ice cream.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMzMtqV2_HOB0n9iU9xTc7zY48HX6y0-UfZS-uTl9R6jTdCRa9KWsr3iI7JquDDm8aHRP8nC28WZq_glJqJgNVOuX8laTPnwoMEHfEUe4LugUPUQ7E9Z0yNRopjDpVZqG8e15/s1600-h/IMG_1197.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMzMtqV2_HOB0n9iU9xTc7zY48HX6y0-UfZS-uTl9R6jTdCRa9KWsr3iI7JquDDm8aHRP8nC28WZq_glJqJgNVOuX8laTPnwoMEHfEUe4LugUPUQ7E9Z0yNRopjDpVZqG8e15/s320/IMG_1197.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Maya, on the other hand, really loved the chicken flavored ice cream. Here she is focused on the ice cream that she pushed under the table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8_GgiFwREuW9gagPWB2kTFBEQ4t6EeW2txeLsRJE9IZB8S1byysE5jZGBWpDByrCW5QFsy9s7KzM1LpNOCBhuThaJ9eX4QYxcbzAk0khHXR_JXAbgS_YV6Z-PjywySk_WjvI/s1600-h/IMG_1201.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8_GgiFwREuW9gagPWB2kTFBEQ4t6EeW2txeLsRJE9IZB8S1byysE5jZGBWpDByrCW5QFsy9s7KzM1LpNOCBhuThaJ9eX4QYxcbzAk0khHXR_JXAbgS_YV6Z-PjywySk_WjvI/s320/IMG_1201.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok, I have much much knitting to post. For instance, I should post a picture of my hemlock ring blanket and my juliet sweater and the flying v scarf I am making, and the hex coat I picked up (again). We will just have to wait a few more days as I have many hours to work this week.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-17697505945730651682008-06-04T14:48:00.003-04:002008-06-04T14:55:29.625-04:00Where have I been?Well, my computer battery or charger is having problems so I am working on a tiny old computer. A lot has happened.<div><br /></div><div>I graduated. I didn't attend the graduation. There's something about a stadium full of 20,000 people that doesn't interest me even if I have to wear a robe that makes me sweat with complete strangers. I called the school and they are mailing my diploma (it should arrive eventually).</div><div><br /></div><div>I have been working on the Hemlock Ring Blanket. Yeah! I love it. Two skeins of Cascade Eco-wool and I haven't messed it up. It's lace and I haven't messed it up. The picture is the first night I started the project. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/86665969@N00/2531136079/" title="IMG_1163 by callingkahlo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/2531136079_dfe4840600_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_1163" /></a></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; ">I have been working on socks. Lotsa socks.</span><br /></span></div><div>This is Yarnahoy Yarn and it's nice. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/86665969@N00/2531136085/" title="IMG_1164 by callingkahlo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/2531136085_4f47d7595a_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_1164" /></a></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; ">This is Cascade Heritage Handpainted socks in the David's Eye colorway (I think that is what it is called) and I love this yarn. I already finished these socks. </span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/86665969@N00/2531136067/" title="IMG_1162 by callingkahlo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2531136067_5e6415afd5_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="IMG_1162" /></a><br /></span></div><div>The socks are being mailed to my Titi Vicky (my aunt) who asked for a pair a long time ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, so I owe more pictures.</div><div><br /></div><div>Other than that, all is well.</div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-91258531047746095982008-05-12T21:10:00.000-04:002008-05-12T21:10:28.522-04:00Two Happy Girls<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Skye.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiBHUXwNbxYISmgTis54tn_e8Pi1r9jAe2CJWSYKQMdkvIhBnIKA-QU5zfQX7AbPFCDBaPSjTofy6IUu-ZpVvcalA7e6FuEyvvc6oqVqNnj1WqASbdPcU1yLDkmO9TQvLivSx/s1600-h/IMG_1144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiBHUXwNbxYISmgTis54tn_e8Pi1r9jAe2CJWSYKQMdkvIhBnIKA-QU5zfQX7AbPFCDBaPSjTofy6IUu-ZpVvcalA7e6FuEyvvc6oqVqNnj1WqASbdPcU1yLDkmO9TQvLivSx/s320/IMG_1144.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Maya.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24w1HZLx8YKkANsx2spBWEZjfaOHtR0Wqt2sqlm9sUXa7UxIrpaJzeJChiJaw3Kr62TfGY2IyimRTGMGjhC5OSlQley4pKvbRy532jSwfaiTV_WLEXZrmM8_XooAi3Dsb_9NR/s1600-h/IMG_1150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24w1HZLx8YKkANsx2spBWEZjfaOHtR0Wqt2sqlm9sUXa7UxIrpaJzeJChiJaw3Kr62TfGY2IyimRTGMGjhC5OSlQley4pKvbRy532jSwfaiTV_WLEXZrmM8_XooAi3Dsb_9NR/s320/IMG_1150.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The girls had a blast at the dog park (as usual).<br /><br />We spent most of Saturday cleaning.<br /><br />I just need to sew the buttons on the Baby Surprise Jacket and it is done. Yeah.<br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-87170149018762809922008-05-03T18:28:00.000-04:002008-05-03T18:28:32.048-04:00Saturday is a nice day...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Saturday was a nice day.<br /><br />I finished my last class on Tuesday. The last class of my master's program, which gets a big who-hoo!<br />Friday was the last day of my internship. The office organized the nicest most lovely breakfast for me and gave me a gift. I really am going to miss all of them.<br /><br />Saturday did not follow the plan where I would sleep in late. At 9am, we made a donation to A Purrfect World's Tricky Tray, dropped Ben's car off at the garage. 10am-we visited Costco. 11am-We ate breakfast at the Rock n' Roll bistro. 12pm-we went to the dog park.<br /><br />The dog park.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhp20xqkotLswHMPhSV7sJKoBuw5N3siqQrnn7f_rD4n2HIH1jzdDfxRxProJejwKVHiMZuA5hE52pw5_sGqIi00FIhWjONKqPSNQWQ_ystRlIMDSC5EtIZhsONOq4NVptpng/s1600-h/IMG_1120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhp20xqkotLswHMPhSV7sJKoBuw5N3siqQrnn7f_rD4n2HIH1jzdDfxRxProJejwKVHiMZuA5hE52pw5_sGqIi00FIhWjONKqPSNQWQ_ystRlIMDSC5EtIZhsONOq4NVptpng/s320/IMG_1120.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The collage of the girls running around.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzwGeHzweBrIFKFk65bcCoy8WIYByR4eVoBiPXa8rGad2evMjAy_Vji4r5EjrxrY-DWKpFLhonUuS_LE3I14kqZ_KxLXaTSD64G5wase5JQPVuNs_zYVArIkLfRuj-Eoaqr4c/s1600-h/collage5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzwGeHzweBrIFKFk65bcCoy8WIYByR4eVoBiPXa8rGad2evMjAy_Vji4r5EjrxrY-DWKpFLhonUuS_LE3I14kqZ_KxLXaTSD64G5wase5JQPVuNs_zYVArIkLfRuj-Eoaqr4c/s320/collage5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I will be reading a book and working on Juliet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhEU1Z2LhmDNXvttyVwa6nre4Xf6kqUQ4umh1K4h8Ve4LqzGcRJ68N6msDjxvIAqYSVUOywZfXwG6pFlhIwRDscMqBKg8D8_i8oFcMnMz0b17yDVRtscTjzszs8LQyqRJ4ZzM/s1600-h/IMG_1126.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhEU1Z2LhmDNXvttyVwa6nre4Xf6kqUQ4umh1K4h8Ve4LqzGcRJ68N6msDjxvIAqYSVUOywZfXwG6pFlhIwRDscMqBKg8D8_i8oFcMnMz0b17yDVRtscTjzszs8LQyqRJ4ZzM/s320/IMG_1126.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I am knitting this single stranded on larger needles in Malabrigo, Apricot color, and I am on the lace pattern. <br /><br />Tomorrow- road trip.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-28711466179809259212008-04-26T18:53:00.000-04:002008-04-26T18:54:24.278-04:00I break my silence<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Although, I am breaking my silence, there will sadly be no knitting related material. <br /><br />Here's the deal, I have literally one class left before I finish my master's program. I have my resume and cover letter (pretty much ready) and I have my last day of internship this Friday. I have had papers, logs, and assignments due in class and at my site, and well, that was a lot. I don't think I have knitted an hour in the past month which is really sad. I have so much stuff on the needles.<br /><br />It was also my birthday which was celebrated at the lake with my folks, my husband, and our dogs.<br /><br />Did I say dogs?<br /><br />Did I mention we also adopted another dog?<br /><br />In addition, to the hyperactive super excited chewing everything in site terrier known as Maya we adopted another one.<br /><br />Yup, we did.<br /><br />Yes, we are insane.<br /><br />Meet Skye.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1ic1GEVqh51scI1gy3h1gH3eFmlqF1FK51hqoqfFBYIi1V3qrs-sh2kJYXXAfVaHdWIQGStpHZaMUmnF9mQDO76U06IWclkBhbN_2KWVZwX9lfz7IyYfx_1ZO39wdXFjC7rh/s1600-h/IMG_1090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1ic1GEVqh51scI1gy3h1gH3eFmlqF1FK51hqoqfFBYIi1V3qrs-sh2kJYXXAfVaHdWIQGStpHZaMUmnF9mQDO76U06IWclkBhbN_2KWVZwX9lfz7IyYfx_1ZO39wdXFjC7rh/s320/IMG_1090.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Skye was adopted in the beginning of April. She is part Husky (thus the blue eyes) and part Border Collie (thus her interesting stance when things move and her constant desire to herd). </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrSs4I06URVzKNkrWBzoGxME2rNN5Jfm7z8J0gjsE7lVlik6LRJu8ixWt2gjnt0AcwSqFDh-4Mv-tQwR8kxeqBOEZOjIdI1pdyu2D5AXwgLKuiBdGJ3FBTTvzdX_hyoTjklOZ/s1600-h/IMG_1091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrSs4I06URVzKNkrWBzoGxME2rNN5Jfm7z8J0gjsE7lVlik6LRJu8ixWt2gjnt0AcwSqFDh-4Mv-tQwR8kxeqBOEZOjIdI1pdyu2D5AXwgLKuiBdGJ3FBTTvzdX_hyoTjklOZ/s320/IMG_1091.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />You might notice a scar around her muzzle. Skye was brought into the shelter as a puppy with wire wrapped around her muzzle (probably some freak's idea of stopping her from barking) which left the scar. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8ctUdwF22w-sMj2Et46wUuJHHzGY38XauaN6xIrJ79A1OBKQ9t1XvWF7RbfOcnrRrHlW4siBIQW1KFKDRB3lt5IXYlXNk3YvjSA2MwcbB4miUsDsD04kIPvRJbSpo07Ofdu5/s1600-h/IMG_1092.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8ctUdwF22w-sMj2Et46wUuJHHzGY38XauaN6xIrJ79A1OBKQ9t1XvWF7RbfOcnrRrHlW4siBIQW1KFKDRB3lt5IXYlXNk3YvjSA2MwcbB4miUsDsD04kIPvRJbSpo07Ofdu5/s320/IMG_1092.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />She is not really a fan of water, but thinking about it, Husky dogs like snow, and Border Collies like sheep. Water doesn't fit this equation. She does love...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOs-zeLNWeLXt_5dPGYwPPkq6H8ZcRoe-tMgHBqeLeyLh3XI0uqlTvVa07RO8T066VB4n9N_54T82cXo9XbPAsn8ryFVWL2m68oufjic5gkn9sTgicDMLT_GGpzlLgf0mQT85/s1600-h/IMG_1094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOs-zeLNWeLXt_5dPGYwPPkq6H8ZcRoe-tMgHBqeLeyLh3XI0uqlTvVa07RO8T066VB4n9N_54T82cXo9XbPAsn8ryFVWL2m68oufjic5gkn9sTgicDMLT_GGpzlLgf0mQT85/s320/IMG_1094.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Maya. This is is Maya swimming like a fiend on my birthday. She likes to play fetch in the water (while Skye likes to bark at her). They get along really well together. They wrestle together and since they are the same size and temperament it works out pretty well.<br /><br />Idiosyncracies? She barked at hay the other day. <br /><br />Otherwise we are following the Cesar Milan philosophy that a tired dog is a happy dog and so these guys are getting walked twice a day and have visited the Watsessing Dog Park three times a week.<br /><br />We are really happy (and tired).</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-2275668332286028272008-03-23T20:13:00.000-04:002008-03-23T20:13:25.332-04:00Spring Fling<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">My friend Katie gave me some Reynolds Cabana in a soft green. I don't typically knit with chunky yarn but this felt nice and went pretty quickly. I think inheriting a lot of yarn from Katie (who also taught me to knit) was fabulous because I tried new colors. I followed an online raglan calculator to figure out how many stitches to cast on and just made it up from there. It has a simple seed stitch collar which I kept for the cuffs. It is shorter than my other sweaters but it's a summer knit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiYfm5US9LeESVSgXLJLRcPGIwRSb9bVA7e6KBCFhyLKeaieGlx_6LoXdaRidq3oSXNLaqlE7HKiO7kJeuFoXJZZ4S4OUW8M00Qv4yYjDMLsqQlP1lBYBFoOTLzLiUymqPbCj/s1600-h/IMG_1051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiYfm5US9LeESVSgXLJLRcPGIwRSb9bVA7e6KBCFhyLKeaieGlx_6LoXdaRidq3oSXNLaqlE7HKiO7kJeuFoXJZZ4S4OUW8M00Qv4yYjDMLsqQlP1lBYBFoOTLzLiUymqPbCj/s320/IMG_1051.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to Katie who gave me the yarn!<br /><br />I still need to pick up the hex coat. But, let me tell you what happened. I wasn't feeling well today and ended up sitting on my bed with a stack of inherited Interweave Knits (and some purchased at Elly's) from 2004 to recently and came across the <a href="http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2006_spring.asp">Waterlily Top </a>knit in Colinette Giotto (Spring 2006). Well, I have a lot in <a href="http://www.colinette.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=1547e6f1b6f37fb/shopdata/0020_yarns/0010_cottons/0100_giotto/product_details.shopscript?article=0430_Giotto%2B-%2BSunrise%2B%3D28GIOT%2B-%2B121%3D29">Sunrise color </a>(soft and shimmery pink) so I am leaning towards this project. Although, I don't wear tank tops, so I may add sleeves to the piece. And, the color may match my skin tone too much (that might be interesting).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#330033;">Happy Easter!</span></strong></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-16728651967881021782008-03-21T14:12:00.000-04:002008-03-21T14:12:49.938-04:00It's done!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0Cxe0MUHuJ2O8fqJkdHW2S5O0QQkkiP8OGhst27CgIw8g4CV3jWacHDuOK8bSONoSiyleUEUZ-QzgWKWyzlFukE40UkakkWot1JdK3soNsRUQmhK90Z58-UscnyIuoJ-ihuy/s1600-h/IMG_1046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0Cxe0MUHuJ2O8fqJkdHW2S5O0QQkkiP8OGhst27CgIw8g4CV3jWacHDuOK8bSONoSiyleUEUZ-QzgWKWyzlFukE40UkakkWot1JdK3soNsRUQmhK90Z58-UscnyIuoJ-ihuy/s320/IMG_1046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The linen stitch baby blanket is done. It is 25" by 25" and is super soft. If you use linen stitch don't forget to go up several needles sizes. The stitch is very thick. The yarn is Fibre Company Babe which is super soft and is primarily Alpaca and then Merino wool. Now, all I need is the baby. I think the baby is due this Spring, so I just have to prepare the mailing.<br /><br />On other news, I have been working on a top down cardigan in Reynolds Cabana. I will have pictures of that this weekend. It should be done shortly.<br /><br /><strong>Netflix News</strong>: We still need to return Vicar of Dibley, Season 1. I love this show and I think it is fabulous. Dawn French is fabulous.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166977.post-36002809868018221612008-03-17T21:07:00.002-04:002008-03-17T21:15:30.793-04:00Happy St. Patrick's Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuMgzFQOTEBtiZQvEDcweptZ3usVHKCsZr7PuBhygzG0yYFlqans97v1MQth7B-crEERW7wvpEK-D9qYwgHoYGY8jNn9piGEP6xaTCUAczzKQVGvwdAif3MuE0Yg4HLHll6jG/s1600-h/guinness_Draught4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178882215564469266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuMgzFQOTEBtiZQvEDcweptZ3usVHKCsZr7PuBhygzG0yYFlqans97v1MQth7B-crEERW7wvpEK-D9qYwgHoYGY8jNn9piGEP6xaTCUAczzKQVGvwdAif3MuE0Yg4HLHll6jG/s320/guinness_Draught4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is what we think the communist squirrels are doing in our backyard. Have I mentioned anything about the communist squirrels?</div><div> </div><div>Well, short story. We have so many trees in our small backyard that there is a commune of squirrels that live in our yard. There's the super fat one (the size of cat) called Slim, there's the one without the tail called Stubby, there's the one who likes to look in our windows called Peeper, and the remaining twenty are called Oscar. My grandfather had a habit of calling every squirrel Oscar. When we moved in we saw a dozen of them from the back window twitching tails and communicating how they were going to steal the bird seed we left out. </div><div> </div><div>Of course, this has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day until I found the photo. Our squirrels have been MIA today, probably down at the pub, sipping Guinness. </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"><strong>Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!</strong></span></div>Calling on Kahlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967278028569147010noreply@blogger.com7