Month: November 2019

A Q&A: Odd Things About Me

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40 odd things about me . . . join in with a comment or a post on your blog.

1. Do you like mustard? Yes. I’ll even use it as a dip.
2. Choice of carbonated beverage? No carbonation for me.
3. Ever traveled to another country? Yes, Spain, Ireland, France, Scotland, Mexico, Canada
4. Whiskey, Tequila, Vodka? Vodka. Tequila if I’m in the mood for a margarita.
5. Hot dogs or Cheeseburgers? Cheeseburgers
6. Favorite Type Of food: pizza
7. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes, ever since I moved into a haunted house.
8. What do you drink in the mornings? Coffee with half and half.
9. Can you do a 100 pushups? Nope
10. Summer, Winter, Spring, Or Fall? Summer
11. Favorite hobby? Knitting. Baking is a close second.
12. Tattoos? Yes.
13. Do you wear glasses? Not since I had implant surgery.
14. Phobia? Depth
15. Nickname? SJ
16. Three drinks you drink?  Water, coffee, tea
17. Biggest Downfall? I don’t know.
18. Rain or Snow? Snow
19. Piercings? Ears, but holes have closed up.
20. Age? 42
21. Taken or Single? Married. Can we agree that taken is an antiquated term?
22. How long taken or single? married 7 years
23. Kids? 2
24. Favorite color? Teal
25. Employed? No
26. Can you whistle? Ish.
27. Where were you born? Cedar Falls
28. Brothers or Sisters? 2 sisters, 1 brother
29. Ninjas or Pirates? Pirates. Endless pun possibilities .
30. Surgeries? Lens Implant, Wisdom Teeth removal.
31. Religious? No
32. Shower or Bath? Shower
33. Like gambling? No
34. Are You Loyal? Yes
35. Broken bones? No
36. How many tv’s in your house? 2
37. Worst pain ever? Labor
38. Do you like to dance? With my kids or when no one is watching.
39. Are your parents still alive? Yes
40. Do you like camping? Theoretically. I would like it better with a bed.

Thank you NothingButKnit for posting this. It was fun to fill it out.

WIP Wednesday

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OK, it’s not Wednesday, but I was out really late last night and didn’t get a post written. I was at an Indigo Girls concert, which really brought me back to my college days. I forgot to bring my knitting, which I was kicking myself for when there was 30 minutes between the opening act and the real show.

I’ve been doing some knitting this week, primarily on my socks. They are easy to knit and really fun to see progressing. I’m done with the gusset and hope to finish the foot in the car tomorrow. I live in a dream world where I can accomplish ALL OF THE KNITTING on a three hour drive.

My sweater has been ignored most of this week. I have attached the pocket linings, which was exciting. I now have about 9 inches to go before I get to do anything interesting to it again. I think we’re looking at our newest Finishing Friday project.

I’ve started to love the baby sweater. This is some of my last Garden Wool & Dye Company yarn, and working with it makes me realize how much I will miss her yarn. The yarn is dyed with indigo and osage orange, making for some nice variation. I’m looking forward to seeing the lace blocked. I need to find buttons for this sweater, but I suppose I don’t need to start worrying about that until I start the button band.

I’m heading off to a craft weekend tomorrow, and my hope is to finish this sweater. I have a lot of hopes for the weekend – I’m packing about 10 projects. Apparently I don’t plan on sleeping.

More Yarn

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My in-laws just returened from a trip to Italy. They had us over for dinner last night to catch up and fill us on on their trip. They were kind enough to bring me some yarn from Florence. It is beuatufut merino sport weight yarn. I think I’ll make a color work cowl out of this yarn, as they colors are so pretty together.

Sock it to Me Monday

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Sparkly yarn knits up almost as fast as striped yarn. I’m ready for the heel flap on sock one. I was able to get a lot of knitting done while chatting with my cousin this weekend.

The last time I knit this pattern I found it a little difficult to remember where I was at. This time it is easy. The difference? I no longer have a 2 and 3 year old. All knitting is easier now.

In non-sock related knitting news, I wound the self patterning yarn today. It is an argyle cake. I think I’ll be casting on tonight because I can’t wait to see it knit up.

I hope you are staying warm today. We woke up to this:

At least I have knitting and caramel apple cider to keep me warm.

Vacation Yarn Doesn’t Count

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I spent the weekend visiting my cousin in Lawrence, KS. In addition to entertaining four kids, going to parades, and exploring the fabric shop of my dreams, I was able to pick up some yarn. I chose to ignore my yarn diet rules and picked up some yarn that I’m not counting against my earned yarn.

At The Yarn Barn I found a skein of yarn from Feederbrook Farm that came with a pattern. The yarn knits up into a pattern similar to argyle when knit into a scarf or cowl. I have no need for a scarf or a cowl, but the yarn facinates me, it is BFL, and the pattern name is Darwinian Evolution (I love a good pattern name).

At the farmers market I stumbled upon Pinwheel Farm, where a sheperdess sat spinning wool into yarn. I stopped to talk to her about her flock, and she went into great detail about her sheep. The primary breed started out as CVM, but she bred into the stock other breeds that are better for the climate of Kansas and other breeds that are better meat producers. I emjoyed talking with her so much I picked up a 300 g skein of fingering weight yarn. I have no idea what I’ll use the yarn for, but I will be happy to have it in my stash to look at and remember the nice trip we had.

Do you buy yarn on vacation? What do you usually pick up as a souvineer?