Rose Knitted Glasses

I thought I’d actually pop in for a change. Just kidding. Just thought I’d show you that I actually have been up to some stuff. I don’t have pics of the on going FSP saga yet but I do have (drumroll). A finished Jaywalker!!! I have not started on the second sock yet but this one is done. What is the sock laying on you ask? Well that would be some airy soft Polwarth rolegs washed and carded by yours truly. My first batch. I love this stuff! I picked it up at the CT Sheep and Wool eons ago. I was finally able to pick myself up some handy-dandy Howard hand cards from this place . A great store with a wonderful location AND they sell spinning fiber as well as yarn. Yarnia indeed. Yes, I did buy some other stuff here and yes, I will be posting about that soon…Well…relatively soon? Ahem…Onward and upward. I started making bobbles again and this was my first pair in some time. I needed something simple to go with a new outfit I bought. Not Van Cleef and Arpels by ANY far stretch of the ima...

I figured I'd actually publish this post from October (don't ask me how I missed that) and let you know what I've been up to since I really haven't been able to post. Apple Picking. I did go apple picking with my WONDERFUL Friend T. Who, incidently brought me these beauties as she knew I needed cheering up. Anyhew, apple picking…No no no…You don’t understand. APPLE PICKING!!! Oh it was SO much fun. We went here and I think we walked away with 5 bags between T, DH and myself. Another reason T is a friendship goddess? She suggested we treat ourselves to a luxury weekend. We started with a spa. We went here and took a full day package. Heaven! Heated stone massage, manis, pedis. The works. Then we had dinner at XO . PHENOMENAL food. We concluded with Sunday Brunch at the Cheesecake factory. Oh ya. A completely overindulgent weekend but a wonderful time all around. As a matter of fact I DO Say It’s My Birthday I had a birthday in September. And the best hubby in the worl...

You can say it. I know it. Haven’t blogged in ages. I am sorry. So much going on but I will try to be better. I know what you’re saying. And NOW you expect me to sit through another of your diatribes? Bear with me. There’s a little bit of good stuff here. My New Loves I'll be adding a bunch of new blogs to my side bar and I recommend them all but I wanted to mention a few in particular. My Fashionable life : I’ve been reading this for some time and “Amelia Raitte” (love the play on words...well...one word, really) would’ve been added to my blog ages ago if I were a diligent blogger…a hem . She’s not only incredibly talented with a set of needles (must buy patterns… must by patterns …) but she weaves you in with her writing. She shares quite a bit of her self and…well... In short, I like her. Brooklyn Tweed : Ever visit a blog a million times but every time you go to it you say “Oh yeah, I’d forgotten about this one!” I keep asking myself why I kept forgetting about this INCREDIBLY...

Alright, I’ve been catching up on blog reading and my chagrin over my lack of crafting motivation has been a bit allayed by the fact that many other knitters are experiencing the same thing. It’s not like I’ve done nothing but I’m just not progressing the way I’d like to. I’ve been waiting for a lull at work but it just isn’t coming. I want to knit or sew or make jewelry or make stick figures. SOMETHING, ANYTHING! But work and personal fires need putting out so I guess that takes precedence over Jaywalkers or Picovoli or shopping trips to Beadworks . But truth be told I’m blue and I need cheering (dammit). So fiber therapy it is. SPLOOSH! (Me diving headlong into fiber). Spinning with the one, the only BCV As you know, I’ve been increasingly frustrated with my long draw. It’s just not working. Oh I’d like to be taking the ballerina-like approach to the long draw, gracefully gliding my perfectly separated hands over smooth lengths of gossamer. Instead, I end up with the Keystone Kop ap...

Forgive my lack of posting. It’s been a rough few weeks. I’ve been incredibly busy with very little time for crafting. Very little time up until today, that is. Dyeing Workshop with Linda Whiting It somehow escaped me that the weekend of July 29th was the Linda Whiting Dyeing workshop hosted by the lovely and talented Mona . I almost didn’t go because it’s been so crazy for me lately but I really REALLY wanted to try and get a handle on dyeing. So off I went. What a fun group! There were some of my fellow Sunday Spinners there as well as Mizz Wooly Buns . And it was so nice to meeting Monica in person. She was sweet enough to make a Dunkin’s run for everyone. I think we might’ve been a smidge too chatty for Linda but things went pretty well. Mona had the great idea of doing pot luck for lunch. I won’t get into it but OH, The FOOD. We started out dyeing the color wheel. Linda assigned us each 3 variations of the primary colors and directed us to mix them according to prewritten formul...

So there’s been a little talk about blogging and what kind of behavior bloggers can/should expect from readers who leave comments. It’s really sad, I think that people feel the need to get nasty with others. Now, some people have the point of view that a blog is a public forum and that when one sticks their neck out, they should expect rude comments. Others would say that blogs are like an extension of their homes and that just as you shouldn’t be rude to someone in their home, you shouldn’t be rude on blog comments. I don’t wholly agree or disagree with either school of thought but lets run with the home metaphor. To some degree, a blog would be like opening the door to your home. Sometimes undesirable things will make their way into your home if you do that. We are sticking ourselves out there to some degree and when you leave your door open and unattended, that is a risk you are taking. Ok. Fine. I can buy that. But let’s say someone decides to say “Oh! Your door is open. Let me jus...

Whew. I am SO glad it is the weekend. It was such an insane week at work, I asked my boss for Monday off. I told her that I had to purposeful reason for asking other than the fact that I was sick to death of the sight of the place. So it’s a 4-day weekend for yours truly. I did find time to put a teensie bit of a dent on Picovoli. And I also started on Jaywalker. I just couldn’t resist the Lorna’s laces yarn. This is my first pair of socks. Wish me luck! I was also able to start plying the blue stuff. I’m not doing cartwheels over it but I suppose it’s an improvement over my last attempt at long draw. I also found time for a “little” retail therapy. Along my little therapy trip(s), I picked up Suzan Mischer’s Greetings from Knit Café . I really like the patterns in this book. There is the cutest little dress pattern and a GORGEOUS gown. Although, I have no idea how practical the gown would be. I’ve been feeling the pull towards my crochet hooks again but I really wasn’t jazzed over any...

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Not too much has been going on in Rosie Land. The Picovoli. For some reason the Picovoli, she was sllooooowww going during the early part of the week. I do a large part of my knitting on the train on the way home. I have a 45 minute commute so it’s a good chunk of time in the morning and afternoon. And normally I physically knit very fast. I’m not saying I zip through projects but once I get a groove going, I’m actually pretty fast. I’m sure you know what I mean. But this week, I just couldn’t get my hands to zip along as they normally do. I didn’t know what was up. I’m not bored with the thing. I’m actually really enjoying the pattern. As I said before, knitting from the top down is new to me and I am delighting in seeing the whole thing come together. But my mind and hands wouldn’t marry long enough for me to get a decent dent in the thing. Try as I might, I just couldn’t get into “the zone”. Thankfully, this went away this morning and I seem to be back on track. I was reading Yarn H...

It's been a crazy week but I assure you I had blogging on my mind daily. First of all. Didja see? Didja see? Black Purl , that clevah online needle craft zine named this humble little blog Blog of the Week? . I was so pleased. I loved that zine. They have really great articles and free patterns. If you haven't yet travelled over there, I suggest you do. But thanks to NaSheika and L'Tonya at Black Purl it was such a neat surprise to click on the newsletter and see my name pop up. Made my week. Ok. I have to back track a little and give you the events from Sunday. It was the first Sunday of the month which meant Sunday Spinners got together again. I had a blast. These clever ladies always have something new in the works. I've learned SO much from them it's hard to believe this was only my 3rd meeting. Kris, who runs the group is amazing. She's an incredibly talented spinner and she put together this little contraption. Now all week I made sure to remember what th...