Phew!

Posted on June 23, 2008 by | Comments Off on Phew!

I had almost developed a fresh twitter habit. Thank heavens they went back to being down constantly just in time! Narrow escape, that was…

Today is devoted to the new dishcloth pattern. I’m really excited about this one…it’s a visual treat, IMHO. At the rate the kids are letting me play with yarn, it’ll be done in a couple of weeks instead of a couple of days, and that’s fine. I tend to get far too wrapped up in work and forget how different the world looks to them. They bring me back to their reality, and it’s a pretty cool place to hang out. Today we had a long discussion about mulberries and bird poop. My 3-year-old was delighted to fin out that birds poop. LOL. What’s crocheting next to that?

(Not that I can do without it, mind you, but seriously? The full-force cute is something to behold, truly.)

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Thank you!

Posted on June 20, 2008 by | Comments Off on Thank you!

Had a great first few days for the new pattern. Yay!

I’m into my regular workweek now, so a bit scarce the next few days. As soon as I get a chance, though, I need to take some fresh pictures of fresh works-in-progress, because it’s been too long since we’ve had a picture post around here. I’ve got a lovely drop-stitch scarf on the needles, I’m knitting dishcloths, and I’m trying to decide what to add to the list now that the blanket projects have been put away for the summer. Hmmmmm….

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Progress!

Posted on June 18, 2008 by | Comments Off on Progress!

Well, the pattern is out there. Now the breath-holding until (hopefully) someone buys it and likes it. I always find this part of the thing rather nerve-wracking.

Other than that there’s not a lot happening in crochet-land just now. I was hoping that I’d get a chance to work on the new dishcloth today, but the kids are acting possessed. So I should probably find something to clean instead. And tomorrow it’s back to work. Um, yay? LOL.

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To Do:

Posted on June 17, 2008 by | Comments Off on To Do:

–Finish pattern pending.

–Finish design-yet-to-become-pattern-pending.

–Play. Because I’m exhausted and I need to play with yarn instead of *working* with it a bit.

–Housework. Ick.

–Figure out what to do with the HAP rectangles I can’t afford to mail. Thinking I’ll start a bigger box for them and mail them next round instead of this one, when I have a chance of affording it. Then again, maybe I’ll split them up and mail a bit now, a bit later. Not sure yet. I’ll divide them into two packages that can go first-class, and mail one this week and one in ten days or so. Assuming, that is, that I can get ‘hold of the address in time for this week’s post-office run.

–Figure out how to make the shop look like someone actually you know, runs it. Heheh. Poor thing has been terribly neglected while I get the working-all-day thing smoothed out.

–Go through my partially completed projects and figure out what needs to be finished and what needs to be frogged. Got them all into Ravelry, and decided not to frog anything at all. I did put the blankets into hibernation mode for the summer, though, so I wouldn’t be feeling bad every time I signed in and saw them glaring at me. It’s fine now, but before long it’s going to be way too hot to have that much yarn in my lap. Surprisingly few projects I’ve got outstanding at this point. That pleases me, since it gives me justification for starting more. 😉

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Sheesh.

Posted on June 12, 2008 by | Comments Off on Sheesh.

I love the child, but really? Is it truly necessary to grab my freaking yarn, tangling it more horribly than should be possible in the process? And when you do, do you have to *laugh* about it?

*sigh*

Putting the yarn away now. So much for getting anything done tonight!

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Patterns and Laundry

Posted on June 11, 2008 by | Comments Off on Patterns and Laundry

Finally working on that pattern! It’s not terribly complicated, but trying to concentrate with 3 little people helping me and after a full day at work is taking some getting used to. I’m up tonight since I need to wash work clothes anyway, so it all works out. Soon they’ll be off to bed. The thing is that getting up at 5 means I will be, too!

Ah, well. All progress is progress, you know?

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Freeform Extravaganza Ahoy!

Posted on June 10, 2008 by | Comments Off on Freeform Extravaganza Ahoy!

I’m sort of shocked at myself, since I was and am so excited about the 2008 International Freefrom Fiberarst Guild Challenge, and it’s been up for a couple of weeks now and I’ve not posted a thing about it.

This being me, the reason I haven’t posted a thing is because I was so excited! I’ve been waiting for time to sit down and look through the show before I talk about it, and I just haven’t had the chance with everything that’s been going on here. I haven’t done more than glance at it, but stunning doesn’t begin to describe it.

Even more amazing (at least to me) is that I am one of the artists included.

Go take a look. And if you love this stuff as much as I do, there’s a companion book as well.

Many thanks to the wonderful Myra Wood for putting this together.

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More of the same, but with a heat wave!

Posted on June 9, 2008 by | 4 comments

Not a very productive week on the yarn-y front. Made a couple of dishcloths. My pretty, pretty sock yarn that I was going to pass along and then didn’t and then decided to use anyway and then didn’t and then did has finally discovered what it wants to be, I think. I’m needing to write up a repeatedly-requested pattern but having trouble getting going. It was 98 degrees this afternoon and we have no air conditioning. The Mega Lo Mart is getting to be more fun/ less crazy-scary-exhausting (and now that I’ve said that, watch tomorrow be awful). My upsatirs neighbors and the downstairs ones are vying for who-can-be-weirder.

That said, I did finish a truly awesome custom order that just got shipped this afternoon.

And picked up a 5th day at work, which means that the roof over our head? Stays there, barring natural disaster or something truly strange happening. Gas has finally hit $4 a gallon here. And the heatwave? Supposed to be another day. Yuck.

OTOH, it’s got me thinking about all of the crochet cotton I’ve accumulated…

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Testing a New Blogging Toy

Posted on June 9, 2008 by | Comments Off on Testing a New Blogging Toy

Test.

Hee! 😀

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I think I need to make a resolution or something.

Posted on June 6, 2008 by | 1 comment

Because I really like this blog, and I’ve worked hard on it, and the fact that it’s languishing is anguishing.

I don’t believe I just said that.

OK, yes I do. Too much time at the Mega Lo Mart.

You know what, though? It’s more or less working out there. Sure, I have no time to design, and I’m falling asleep on my keyboard as I write this, but my rent is paid and all is right with the world because the roof thing? Major.

Things should settle into some sort of routine soon, and then I’ll have more to report than another dishcloth knit. Thanks for hanging in there with me while I get this figured out.

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