Rachel's Knitting

Back on-line!!

2005-12-25T22:59:00.000-05:00

WOW!!! I haven't been on-line in forever. I have been so busy with skating and school and knitting that i have had no time for anything else. But notice that I did say that I was still knitting. Actually no matter where I am nowadays, I have a ball of yarn and some needles in my hands. My ice-dance coach's wife recently had a baby girl and i made about nine or ten sweaters for her. Here is one of them:

Eva's Jacket

I will continue to post the rest of the sweaters, but nine pictures is a lot for one post.

Also, remember the poncho I made last year for a little girl named Molly??? Well, this year I made her this:

Molly's Coat

It was made out of berrocco hip hop and some other scraps of fluffy, eye-lash yarn (I forget what it was called). The pattern is in one of the new berrocco baby books.

By the way, I almost forgot, Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah!!!

Merry Christmas!!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

2005-05-08T17:47:00.000-04:00

Mother's Day Basket

Hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing Mother's Day!!! I made this basket for my mom, and two others for my aunt and grandma. With a honey-oatmeal and chamomile-almond face mask, who wouldn't be relaxed. Keep knitting everyone!!!

Off to Connecticut

2005-04-17T08:54:00.000-04:00

Well, everyone, I'm off to Connecticut to work on my choreography for my dances. But don't worry, I'm taking my knitting and R.P is coming with me. It should be interesting trying to knit with him in my lap. He kinda likes to chew on balls of yarn. I should be back on Friday and will post pics of how far I got on all my projects. I just started a scarf out of some luscious brown sparkling yarn, (I forget what it is called), and I have fallen in love. I'm also working on another sweater for myself from a Gedifra book, (once again I forget which one, and I'm too tired to run upstairs to find it, since R.P. woke me up at 6am.) I'll post pics when I get back.

T-R-O-U-B-L-E, Yep That's My Name

2005-04-08T10:17:00.000-04:00

Well, here I am, Mr. R.P.

Here comes TROUBLE

And guess what I learned how to do:

Yep, I'm in basket

Yep that's right, I figured out how to get in the laundry basket. It is actually very simple, just JUMP in. But be careful on the way out. I've already landed on my head three times. And I SCREAM which makes Rachel and Mommy go NUTS.

And then there are the times when Rachel lays on the floor to play with me, but I take over.

Aaaaahhhhh, sooooo comfy!

I never thought a human's back could be soooooooo comfortable.

And then when she was cooking her yummy Easter treats,

Look at all these pretty treats

Guess what I did all day long?????

Chillin' Out & Gettin' Tan

Yep, Yep, Yep, sleep under the nice and toasty sun, in the blanket Grandma gave Rachel (But I really know it was made for me). Aren't Grandma's the best???

Meet R.P.

2005-03-17T09:56:00.000-05:00

R.P.

Yes, here is our newest addition to the family, R.P.(Rachel's Puppy)
We just got him two nights ago so more pictures will be coming soon.

Skate, Skate, Skate, Skate, Skate

2005-02-24T23:41:00.000-05:00

I feel like all I have done the past few weeks is skate. I barely have time to even go to the bathroom. Oh well, I guess that is life. What can you do??? Now I have tendonitis in my ankle from my 4 inch high ballroom shoes, so I'm hobbling around. And my skating boots really hurt, but DUH!!! That's what happens when you have tendonitis.
Anyways, I hope to have a new addition to our family soon. I'm looking for a dark brown, toy poodle. I think they are so cute and the brown ones are really rare. If anyone knows a good poodle breeder, please let me know. It is getting really lonely in the house with out a dog. My parents and I have picked out the name TWIZZLE. See in ice-dancing there is a turn called a twizzle and my parents think I can do them really well, so they wanted to name the next dog Twizzle. Now my dad tells me he also wants a giant schnauzer named Schnitzel. And my mom wants a water dog, named Paelle. Interesting family I have, right??
Well, I'm off to catch a little sleep.

Farewell

2005-02-11T10:08:00.000-05:00

Kishka

Kishka Leigh Siegel (April 13, 1995 - February 11, 2005)

We sadly had to say good-bye to our wonderful dog, Kishka. He had a wonderful life of ten years, and we will miss him very very much.

Well, what have I been up to???

2005-01-23T23:59:00.000-05:00

You know, I don't really know. I haven't had too much time to knit because I was sick and I have been skating a ton, with my new partner Jon. I would have post pictures of us skating, but my mom took them and she really didn't get pictures of our WHOLE bodies, just some of our arms flying around. It was pretty funny to see the pictures when we downloaded them. We really didn't think it was us. Hopefully, my dad will come to the rink and actually take pictures of bodies, for a change. I'm just kidding, I love my mom, but she really needs to learn how to use a camera.
Anyways, I hope to be knitting soon. My dad just finished these beautiful yarn storage cabinets for my mom, so today she filled them all up. Now she only has three rubbermaid containers in her closet. A lot better than the fourteen she had yesterday. I would go take a picture of them now, but I'm really tired.
We got almost two feet of snow yesterday and today, and we have been shoveling nonstop. I don't think the snow will ever go away. I just want it to be summer again. But I have to admit, playing in the snow is a lot of fun. No matter how hard you fall it doesn't hurt. I learned that today when Jon dropped me into a huge pile of snow. The snow was so deep that it came up to my hip and I couldn't find my leg. It was pretty fun though. Then the dog came out, but we had to dig a tunnel for him cause he wouldn't go to the bathroom in the snow. It was pretty funny. Then his feet got really cold and we had to carry him in the house. He was jumping around, trying not to put his feet on the ground. I felt really bad for him. I think he needs some snow boots. LOL!! Anyone have any good dog bootie patterns???
Oh well, I'll try to post some pictures soon.

Ummmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2005-01-09T19:46:00.000-05:00

Well, lets see, what have I been up to?

Ummmmm I've been knitting a lot. I just started a baby sweater out of Noro Kureyon in like an orangy colorway. It is really pretty. I think I want to make one for myself now so that I can keep myself warm. My dad insists that the house be kept at 67 degrees and I am freezing, plus being in a rink all the time doesn't help. So I'm sitting here in my dad's big, red acrylic sweater and with like three heavy blankets on me. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

Anyways, my mom has started a mohair sweater for me and it is gorgeous. Of course I'm working on it when she is out. It is really easy to work with. I can't wait until it is done. I want to show it off to all of my friends at school. And I finally will be warm. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I'm off to do more homework. Midterms are coming up so of course teachers give a ton of homework. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe I'll fit in some more knitting later. Who knows?

I'll post some pictures of the sweaters later.

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-12-25T10:38:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

And to get in the Christmas spirit, I made:

Snowman & Christmas Tree Cakes

TADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aren't they cute. I made a chocolate "wacky" cake for both of them, Yummy!!!!!!!! I can't wait to eat them.

I also made this cake:

SpongeBob Squarepants

for a special little boy's birthday, Steven. I think he is really going to like it. It took me about 3 hours last night so he better like it. Just kidding, he will. Who doesn't like SpongeBob Squarepants?

Anyways, thanks to Greta mom is walking around the house carrying this:

Mom & Lobster

her lobster pot of mohair. I think she really loves it. What do you think?

Anyways, I'm off to eat many more treats I made yesterday. I will add pictures of them later, because I didn't feel like going downstairs into the refrigerator to get them.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Done

2004-12-16T14:44:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I'm finally done with Molly's Poncho and Hat. This button gave me sooooooooo much trouble. At first I didn't know how I wanted to put it on cause I thought it would look bad, then my mom was looking at it and the button fell on the floor and broke into pieces. Okay, so we head back to the yarn shop and guess what? They're closed. UGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO we get home and my mom calls them cause she swore they were open on Mondays and son of a gun, they were, we had just gotten there before they opened. So my mom went back out to the yarn shop to get the button. Finally I sewed it on and put a snap behind it so that it would stay, and here is how it looks:

The button

SO after I sewed on the button and wove in all the loose ends, I made this hat for Molly. I think it is really cute. She will probably look like Jupiter in it, because of the rings of colors. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Molly's Hat

And I'm still working on a scarf for Molly's mom, Mary, it looks like the hat, but in a scarf. I'll put pics up of the scarf later on. But so far here is the whole look. I think Molly is going to look adorable.

Finished

What do you think? I told my mom, "Now, I want one." LOL!!!!!!!!! She said, "Yeah, in your dreams," just kidding. I couldn't imagine weaving in all the ends for a real people size.

What have I been up to?

2004-12-09T15:27:00.001-05:00

Let's see. I think I've been going crazy lately making holiday gifts. Oh well. Here are some pictures from the past few weeks.
Okay, this one is of a Jupiter Shawl I made. The pattern is from my local yarn shop, Yarnings. I think I was going nuts with fringing here. It never seemed to end.

Fringe, Fringe & more Fringe

And here is Kishka, my darling poodle, showing off the scarf I made him, He jsut won't take it off. I had to convince him that he should before he ate. That didn't go over to well. Oh well. I finally got it off of him. I call it the Tigger scarf because the yarn looks like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh. Isn't it cute? I think the coloring is just right for him.

Kishka's Scarf

In the next picture, I'm working on a poncho,(while watching Law & Order SVU with my daddy)for a very special, one year old, name Molly (My dad was helping me keep all of the different yarns straight). I kinda used the pattern from the Knitter's but I had to adjust the size. What I did was, instead of making eight scarves, I casted on like 22 stitches and every three to four rows changed yarns, until I got it to how long I wanted it. Then I just sewed it together to make an L shape.

Knitting & Watching TV with Dad

I also just learned how to sew seams together with the wrong-sides facing. I think it is called matress stitch, but I'm not sure. My mom just finished a sweater out of peace-fleece for a young boy at the rink, Andrew and I sewed it together yesterday. Check out his site. He is really cute and a great skater. It only took 2 long, long hours. Just kidding, it was fun, even though it did take me a while.

Sewing Side Seams

And here is another picture of me sewing Andrew's sweater together. I think my mom got these pictures when I wasn't looking.

More Side Seams

And here is a close up of the color's on Molly's Poncho. Don't the colors work great together?

Close-up of Molly's Poncho

Well, I've gotten this far on the poncho. All I really have to do is sew in all the ends and add fringe. Then I'm pretty much done.

Molly's Poncho

I'm also going to make Molly a corresponding hat, and I'm making her mom a scarf. Should be fun. But I haven't started those yet. I've been too busy, as you can see. Off to knit.

OWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-11-24T19:59:00.000-05:00

Happy Turkey Day

Ugh!!!!!!!!! My feet really, really hurt. I guess there allowed since I've been on them since 10 am, making tons and tons of Turkey Day treats. Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oreo Cheesecake, Pumpkin Pie, ummmmmmmmmmm, Key Lime Pie, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pie, Lemon Squares. The house smells delicious. I can't wait to eat them all tomorrow.
See, I figure, I'll only eat a few appetizers and only a little turkey dinner, so I'll have room for desserts. Yeah right. I know as soon as I see all of the food tomorrow, I'll go nuts. What is strange is, that every year on Turkey Day, I feel like I eat a lot, but I'm never really stuffed. I think it is because we start eating at about noon and don't finish until about 5 or 6. Oh well. Hope everyone has a Happy Turkey Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pics

2004-11-22T14:54:00.000-05:00

Me & Peter

Well, I'm finally back from Massachusetts. Peter & I placed 6th overall. Here are some pictures from our freedance. Don't I look BEAUTIFUL?

Me

Where Am I?

2004-11-16T19:43:00.000-05:00

Ok, so we got to Boxborough, Massachusetts, safe and sound. But this place is a dump. All we know is the rink is down the road and there is a TJ Max next to the rink. Lots of fun, haha. Apparently, the rink is horrible and full of mold. Some of our friends went down to check it out and said when we saw it, we would throw up. We can't eat any of the food in the hotel resturant, except for hamburgers, because everything else has MSG. Yuck!!!!!!!!!! I think I'll be sick of hamburgers by the end of the week, maybe for the rest of my life.
The light in our bathroom takes ten minutes to turn on and I'm stuck with having to read two hundred pages of Crime and Punishment, plus five hundred math problems to try and figure out. Isn't life great?
I just can't wait to see the rink tomorrow. And I really wonder why the USFSA didn't come and checkout this rink. I mean it is in the middle of nowhere. This place isn't even on the map. And plus, the rink is ten feet too short and two feet too narrow. How can they hold a qualifying competition here? Ok, I better get started on my homework, since that is probably all I'll be doing in my spare time this week.
I also brought a lot of knitting. My bag is soooooo heavy. I have a baby sweater that I'm working on, the St Ives Smock, and a bathing suit I have to start. At least I'll have that to do instead of my homework. I'll post pictures when I get back.

Exhibition

2004-11-14T21:46:00.000-05:00

Exhibition

Well, here is a picture of my partner, Peter, and I from an exhibition we skated in this past weekend. We are getting ready to leave for Eastern Sectionals in Boxborough, Massachusetts. I'm not really sure where that is, but I guess we'll find out on Tuesday.

Getting There

2004-11-09T15:46:00.000-05:00

Plush Dress

Well, I'm really proud of myself. I finished the knitting part of the Plush dress. It is really cute, as you can see. The only thing I have left to do is sew it together and add some edging. I just may have to re-work the shoulders a bit cause they don't line up perfectly. For some weird reason, I think the front bind-off was different from the back one. Oh well. I usually make-up some of the pattern as I go. It's the only way to do it, right?????

Galapagos Hat

2004-11-06T15:29:00.000-05:00

Galapagos hat

Well, I just finished this hat. It is out of Artful Yarn's Museum and the color is Galapagos. That's why I'm calling this my Galapagos hat. So in case I ever go to the Galapagos Islands, I'll have a hat to wear there. Cool, huh???????

Happy Halloween

2004-11-02T13:41:00.000-05:00

Halloween Candy

As you can see, I had fun on Halloween. I started to count my candy, but once I saw that it covered the whole kitchen table, I gave up.
My friend and I went out as sleepy people, in our pjs. We had a lot of fun. We also dressed up Kishka as a gangster. As you can see:

Gangster Kishka

Isn't he cute???????????????????????

Some Progress

2004-10-17T17:01:00.000-04:00

St. Ives Smock

Well, at least I've gotten something done this weekend. I really haven't had that much homework so I've been knitting. This is a good thing. I'm like 12 inches up on the back of the St. Ives Smock. I think I have to got to about 16 inches, so I'm getting there.
I'm trying to get into a creative mode. One of the things I have to do for homework is make a booklet of poems with pictures. And I have all the pictures I want to use and I've written all the poems, I just haven't been able to put the two things together into a nice looking booklet. I'm hoping that knitting will get my brain engaged, but so far, nothing. I think I'll just have to knit more.
And off course I'm watching the football games. I mean what else would I do on Sundays, right???? I think I'm watching the Steelers and Cowboys right now. I just watched the Eagles game and I'm not too happy. I'm not an Eagles fan, but for the past few games I've been rooting for them because they have been playing really bad teams. And it would have been really sad to see them loose these past few games. Oh well. I'm off to knit some more. Maybe I'll finish the back of the smock tonight.

Knitting Quizzy

2004-10-14T13:19:00.000-04:00

You appear to be a Knitting Adventurer.
You are through those knitting growing pains and
feeling more adventurous. You can follow a
standard pattern if it's not too complicated
and know where to go to get help. Maybe you've
started to experiment with different fibers and
you might be eyeing a book with a cool
technique you've never tried. Perhaps you
prefer to stick to other people's patterns but
you are trying to challenge yourself more.
Regardless of your preference, you are
continually trying to grow as a knitter, and as
well you should since your non-knitting friends
are probably dropping some serious hints, these
days.

What Kind of Knitter Are You?
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I found this quiz on Knit Haven's blog. I thought this was really cute. Try it out. This is what it said I was and it is really true. I am a knitting adventurer. I love experimenting with different yarns and patterns. It is much more fun making random things. Isn't it?????

Law & Order

2004-10-13T20:47:00.000-04:00

I feel like all I've been doing lately is homework. Math, English, and Biology have taken over my life. I've had absolutely no time to knit. But now I think I'm going to knit and watch Law & Order. Maybe I'll actually finish the Plush dress tonight.Or at least get a head start on it.
Anyways, I'm pretty mad that Jerry Orbach retired from Law & Order. I really miss him and I don't like the new guy. He is horrible. And all the producers did was take the lines that Lenny would have said and now have this new guy saying them. It just doesn't sound right.
I'm also anxious to see a new show called Law & Disorder. It seems interesting. Have you heard of it??????? I've been looking all over for it but I can't seem to find it on any of the channels. If anyone knows anything about it, please, let me know.
Ok I'm off to knit.

Plush Dress

2004-10-06T13:32:00.000-04:00

Plush Dress

Well, here is the back of the Plush dress and the start of the front, but it is kinda hard to see, since the colors are the same. I wish everybody could feel it. It is soooooooooooo soft.

Check out this quiz too. It is really cool. And by the way my favorite color is orange. I guess by what I chose this quiz picked up that tid-bit of info.

What Color is Your Brain?
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Typing like Crazy

2004-10-05T14:47:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry I've haven't written in a few days. I have been on my computer day and night typing up databases for my work. I think my fingers are about to fall off.
But the good news is, I have been knitting. Right now I'm working on the front of a little Plush dress. It is really cute. I just finished the back a day ago. It looks really tiny, like a newborn size, but it is actually a size 2. If anyone knows someone who needs a little dress let me know. I think it is kinda summer like with no sleeves, but it looks really warm. Whenever I'm working on it I warm right up. It is so cozy looking. I love Plush. I think I want to make myself a sweater out of it, but right now I've got at least 10 baby sweaters going to I think I should stick with that. It is really funny, but right now I've got more projects going than my mom.

Happy Birthday to Me

2004-10-01T19:30:00.000-04:00

Well, hi everyone. Today is my birthday and I'm really happy. I had the best day in school. In Biology I had to wear a frog hat while everyone sang Hoppy Birthday to me, I got a free homework pass and a little thingy sitting on my desk that sang to me for the whole period. It was really funny. Then in English, Mr Neale, threw me a lollipop and told everyone in the class that they had to be nice to me today cause it was my birthday. But everyone really likes me so everyone just laughed. Anyways, the best thing was that when I came into math class the teacher was no where to be found. It was awesome. We did absolutely nothing for the whole period and it was a great end to my school day.
Well, I'm off to make myself an oreo cheesecake with my sis. It should be fun. Hoepfully there will still be oreo's for the crust, by the time we get that far. Oh well. Happy Birthday to Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Little Me

2004-09-27T13:13:00.000-04:00

Little Me

I ran across this photo while doing a school project. Thought everyone would like it. I still can't believe that was me ten years ago.

Too Much Pre-Calc

2004-09-24T17:57:00.000-04:00

Ok, I had way to much Pre-Calc this week. I'm so glad it is Friday. I've had to do like hours and hours of homework each day. My math teacher is really tough and confuses the,you know what, out of me. She is driving me and my friend crazy. And really mean crazy.
Anyways, my mom and I went to the Yarnings Birthday party, last weekend, and we both got 10% off our purchases. Not too bad. I got some Plush to make a little dress. It is so cute. I'm almost 4 inches up on the back. I'll put pictures up tomorrow. I'm just too Pre-Calced (if that is even a word) out to do anything.

Kishka & My Medal

2004-09-18T19:00:00.000-04:00

My Medal

Well, Kishka is sporting my medal, that I won today. He wouldn't take it off. I guess he really liked it. Maybe he wants to win some of his own. Lol!!!!!!!!

Day 1

2004-09-18T09:55:00.000-04:00

Challenge Cup 2004

Well, yesterday was day 1 of Challenge Cup. It's a skating competition at my home rink. It was really fun. We placed third in the compulsory dances and later today we compete in freedance. Hopefully we will do just as well.
Well, I'm off to another rink to warm up before we compete. I've been all over the past few days. No time to knit.
Oh yeah, but tomorrow my mom and I are going to Yarning's Birthday Party. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(our local yarn shop) We get to pop a ballon and whatever it says inside is how much we save. I think it is like 5-50%, very cool. I can't wait to go.

Ok??????????????

2004-09-15T17:27:00.000-04:00

Take the What High School
Stereotype Are You? quiz.

Ok sure, whatever. Apparently this is what I am. Who knows what that means??? My mom sent me this thingy. The questions are pretty cool. Try it.

Writing like crazy

2004-09-14T15:45:00.000-04:00

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!I haven't been on in a long time. I've been going out of my mind writing papers and speeches and doing a ton of homework. There just hasn't been any time to do anything else except sleep, skate and write.
Actually I did get a little done on the front of the Tagliatelli tank. I'm up about three inches on it and I have to go to nine or ten. Something like that. I hate just plain stokinette. It is sooooooooooo borring unless you are like changing colors every row. You know what I mean.
I getting ready for a competition on Friday and Saturday so I've been trying on all my dresses to make sure they fit. Fun fun fun.
Well, I'm off to go to the rink. Maybe I'll knit on the way there.

Bored

2004-09-05T16:57:00.000-04:00

Chocolate Orange Cookies

Well, I was really bored today. My dad is doing work and my mom is knitting like a crazy person trying to figure out a poncho pattern. So I decided to make cookies. So much for mom's diet since she has already had about three. "A few points here, a few points there" she says. Ya know.
I found the recipe out of a chocolate book. I don't know which one, though, since I have a lot of cookbooks named Chocolate. What can I say, I love chocolate cookbooks. They're the best kind, right????
Well, I'm off to make sure the dog isn't stealing any cookies. Or my mom for that sake.

First Day

2004-08-30T12:50:00.000-04:00

Well, I started school today and I had fun. My math teacher was a total crank, but oh well. She had her kids last year write about how horrible her class was, and guess what, we got to read them. And let me tell you they weren't very nice. She gave us 5 pages of math problems and a lesson on what clothes we are permitted to wear.
My English teacher was really nice, Mr. Neale. It was funny. We all walked in and there he is dumping water on his head. He was soaking wet. We were all laughing for at least 5 minutes. The air conditioning wasn't working in his room, so I guess he was hot. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh well. I'm off to work on my 5 pages of math problems. Fun, fun, fun.

Tomorrow

2004-08-29T19:18:00.000-04:00

Well, I start school tomorrow. I'm really exicited. This last week I've been really bored. I'm still trying to finish a book for school and it is just making my days even more boring. I haven't been knitting, but hopefully I will start up again soon. I think I have more projects going than my mom does right now. And that is pretty scary. She is like the queen of unfinished projects. Maybe I will get to work on my Tagliatelli tank tonight. I cast-on for the front and worked up about an inch. That was it. I will post pics when I have time. Talk to you all later.

I'm a Neutral Sheep

2004-08-25T15:50:00.000-04:00

Which flock do you follow?

this quiz was made by alanna

I saw this quiz on Greta's blog and thought it was really cool. Check it out.

I'm finally back

2004-08-24T12:46:00.000-04:00

Well, I have finally gotten back on the computer. I had a load of fun in Lake Placid. The skating wasn't so great, but the town was nice and there was lots of shopping, fun fun fun. I had to go buy clothes because I only brought shorts cause I thought it would be warm out. It turned out to be 40 degrees. It was really cold, but it was a nice town.
After Lake Placid I went to my grandma's and had fun with my cousins. We went swimming and I got tan. Actually I'm leaving to go back up there on Thursday. It is only for a few days because I start school on Monday. I can't wait to go back to school. I'm getting really bored a home.
Of course I didn't finish the back of the St. Ives Smock. I had no time. I was too busy having fun. Oh well. I will post some pictures from Lake Placid tomorrow.

All Packed & Ready to Go

2004-08-02T19:33:00.000-04:00

Well, I was about to post a picture of how far I got on the St. Ive's Mock, and then I realized the camera was packed in my suitcase underneath everything else in the car. Including my knitting so I decided I wasn't going to unpack everything. Actually I got up to about 7 inches on the back, which is pretty good since it is on size 6 needles (I think). Maybe I will come home with more than the back done. That would be cool. I figure I'll knit while I'm watching everyone else compete. I'm just hoping I won't drop any stitches. That wouldn't be good.
Tomorrow we are off to Lake Placid for a major International Ice Dance competition. It is a lot of fun, except for the 8hour drive up there, but the best part is I won't have to wake up at 5 am for the next two weeks. Cool, huh??? The competition is over on Saturday and on Sunday I'm driving to my grandmother's in New Jersey. I will try and post some pictures at my Aunt's house, since she is just a mile away, if her computer will let me. Hopefully it will. Otherwise I won't be back online for almost two weeks. Boohoo.

Work in Progress

2004-08-01T18:56:00.000-04:00

Work in Progress

Debbie Bliss

Well, here is a picture of me, yesterday afternoon, working on the Puppy Princess's sweater. Actually I finished the whole thing last night, but I don't want to post a picture of it until the Puppy Princess and her mommy see it. I don't want to ruin the surprise. And don't worry Puppy Princess, your package is going to be shipped tomorrow. The yarn was very easy to work with and before I knew it, I was done with the whole thing. My goal was to finish it before I returned from Lake Placid, but now my goal is to finish the back of the St. Ives Mock.
I guess I was a knitting nut last night. The second picture is of how far I got on the St. Ives Mock. The yarn is sooooooooooo nice to work with. It just glides on the needles. I would definently work with it again. And because of the 40% Sale I bought like 10 balls for about $40. How great is that???

It's ok, It was 40% off

2004-07-31T14:29:00.000-04:00

40% Off

Yes, my mom and I went back to Yarnings. They were having a 40% sale on almost everything in the store. It was soooooooooo great. They gave us a whole sheet of stuff that was on sale and said have fun. Trust me, we did.
I got some Gedifra Aragona, which is just luscious. I'm going to make a puppy sweater for, guess who, the Puppy Princess. She will look just gorgeous in it. The colors are just right for her. I also got some Debbie Bliss cotton denim aran and I'm going to make a child's sweater from Debbie Bliss's Denim Book. I'm not sure what it is called, but my mom is looking for it now. I keep seeing the sweater in the store and every time I go there I say, "I'm going to make that sweater," eventually. I guess I was just waiting for a blowout sale, like they had today. Actually my mom is just on the phone right now asking them to hold 3 more skeins because we didn't buy enough. And now she is off to Yarnings again. We just can't get enough of that store.
Anyways, my mom bought some Blue Heron Yarns, in a blueberry. It is sooooooo pretty. She is going to make me a poncho out of it. The pattern was actually designed by one of the women in the store. I think it calls for like 430 yards of Bonita Ribbon on size 19 needles, but I think she is going to double the blueberry stuff and use size 17 needles. I just didn't like how loose the yarn looked. I have always liked knitting things on smaller needles. But what was really funny was, as we were walking into the store another girl was wearing the same poncho and I said, "Mom I want that." Then, when we found the blueberry yarn it was perfect.
Well, I'm off to start the Puppy Princess's sweater. I will post pictures of the puppy sweater tomorrow. Oh, by the way, the name of the Denim Aran sweater is St. Ives Smock. It is really cute.

On Its Way

2004-07-29T19:59:00.000-04:00

The Back is Done

Well, I finally finished the back of the tagliatelli tank, and I just cast-on the front. The colors are going to look great on me. I can't wait until it is done. I have a skating competition tomorrow, but after that I'm really going to work on it. Once I get done with the basic stockinette stitch, it goes pretty fast. It is just knitting for 10 inches straight that gets kinda boring.
Tuesday my mom and I are leaving for Lake Placid, for another skating competition. So I probably won't be on my blog for a week or two. It is an 8 hour drive, so I will have lots of time to knit. I think I will bring Campus too. I really need to start the front of that. I think there are at least a million bags of projects upstairs in the knitting room. Oh well, you have to have at least ten, right?????

Greta & Sandy Arrived

2004-07-23T16:34:00.000-04:00

Rachel & the Poodle Princess

The Poodle Princess

Greta with her yarn

Here are some pictures of Greta & Sandy's trip up here. We are having a wonderful time. And of course we had to stop at a yarn shop, right???

Tagliatelli Tank

2004-07-17T11:49:00.000-04:00

Tagliatelli Tank

Well, here is how far I got on the tank. It looks really good so far. And it going pretty quick too. And the colors are great. As soon as I saw them, I knew that was it. I hope to start the front of Campus either today or tomorrow. I just have to cast-on and then it will go quick. I'll write more later.

We Got In Trouble Again

2004-07-13T19:27:00.000-04:00

Tagliatelli

As you can see, mom and I got in a little trouble today at the yarn shop. I got some tagliatelli and she got some multi-colored something. I don't think it has a name. With the tagliatelli I'm going to make a tank out of the Vogue magazine. I think it calls for something else, but I liked this better.
I still haven't started the back of Campus, but I'm getting there. Maybe once I start the tank, I'll be motivated to start the front of Campus.

Finally Done

2004-07-09T08:33:00.000-04:00

Campus Back

Well, the Campus back is finally done, as you can see. It came out a little big, but I think when I put it all together it will look ok. I hope to start the front today, but I'm not sure because I'm still a little sick and I still have a low fever, but I feel a lot better.

Fever

2004-07-08T15:57:00.000-04:00

Sorry I haven't written in a few days. I've been really sick and have had a 103 degree fever for about 2 days. Not fun. I will write more when I feel better.

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-07-04T15:32:00.000-04:00

Happy 4th of July Cake

Happy 4th of July everyone. I just finished making this flag cake. It came out great. I wish I could share a piece with everyone.
By the way, I finished the back of Campus. It came out really big. I will post a picture tommorow. Have a Happy Independence Day!!!!!!!!!

Sleepy Head

2004-07-03T12:10:00.000-04:00

Kishka

Well, here is another picture of the puppy dog on the couch, sleeping. He does that a lot. He is nine so I guess he is allowed. I'm working on Campus. I only have about 8 rows to go. It is going to be really big on the girl I am going to give it to, but she will grow into it. They are making the patterns so much bigger now. It is really annoying me. I was trying to make a sweater for myself and I wound up making a baby size 2 and it still came out big. I just don't get it.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ's

2004-07-01T20:34:00.000-04:00

Me & Kishka

Oh, and by the way. This is me and Kishka, my poodle, at 6am. Notice how we are both sleeping.

Busy

2004-07-01T20:29:00.000-04:00

I have been sooooooooo busy that I haven't had any time to work on Campus. I've been trying to figure out these button things and it is driving me nuts. And now my computer is going crazy. It just won't listen to me. Ughhhhhhhh. Hopefully tomorrow I will have time to finish the back. I really want to get it done, it is just I want to figure out these buttons too. I'm just being pulled in too many directions. More later.

Hmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-06-30T19:19:00.000-04:00

Campus Back

Well, I am almost done with the back of Campus. I was going to try and get it done before I posted a picture of it, but oh well. I think I only have like 10 more rows to go, so I'm not that far off. But now that I'm looking at it, I think my gauge is a little off. It is supposed to be children's size 4, but I think it actually might fit me. I never really got gauge. It was kinda just like, lets try it and if it comes out big, oh well. My mom is the same way too. I guess we are just so anxious to start a sweater that we forget to make a gauge swatch. I'm been trying to use the yarn that the pattern calls for, but I always find something better, but of course the gauge isn't exactly right. It never is. But who cares. I'd rather work with some thing I like the something the pattern calls for. You know what I mean????????

Almost There

2004-06-29T20:32:00.000-04:00

Well, I'm almost up to the armholes on my Campus sweater. It is really fun to work on and goes really quick.
My mom and I were bad today. We went back to the yarn shop to find more Pronto and my mom, of course, found something else. She is making me a lightweight sweater to wear over my bathing suit. It is really cute. I will post pictures of them tomorrow. I'm off to bed. I have to get up at 5:30am tomorrow. Not fun.

My New Project

2004-06-28T14:02:00.000-04:00

Campus

Well, here is my newest project. It is a sweater for one of the little kids in the neighborhood, Toni. I'm using Berroco Pronto. It works up great and the pattern is awesome. I found it in Inspiration Nr.62 S3. They have some really cute things in that book. I think I've made one or two others from Inspiration. And the directions are easy to understand, so that is good.

Question?????????????

2004-06-27T09:44:00.000-04:00

I'm new at this blog thing, so I was wondering. How do I put buttons on my blog?????????? I'm am really confused. I tried putting one in my template thingy, but it didn't show up. Maybe I'm not putting it in the right spot. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here it is

2004-06-26T21:17:00.000-04:00

Beetle Cake

Well, here it is. It took about 5 hours, but it is finally done. I am sooooooo happy. I was worried it wouldn't come out ok, because I couldn't find flower decorations for the wheels, but I guess my brain kicked in. Good thing, otherwise it wouldn't have looked that good. Now I'm off to paint my nails and toes.

Oh by the way, I went to he yarn shop today and found this beautiful lavender yarn. I think it is Pronto. I'm going to start a baby sweater with it, but I have to find a pattern. Any suggestions??????

Flower Power

2004-06-26T12:17:00.000-04:00

I just started a flower power cake for one of my best friend's children. I made the cake part, but now I have to let it cool. I will post a picture when I'm done with decorating it. I think I'm going to the pool for a while and then food shopping to get the decorating stuff. Hopefully I'll get back at a reasonable time so I won't be decorating it until 2 am. That is like the only thing I hate about baking, you have to be patient. I guess I'm just not that patient. Oh well. As soon as it comes out of the oven I want to decorate it. I've done that a few times and let me tell you, it didn't turn out good.
Anyways, hopefully going to the pool will get my brain off thinking about the cake. It is going to be awesome when it is done. I just can't wait. Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! The suspense is killing me.
Ok I really got to get out of the house. I'll post the picture later.

My Latest Creation

2004-06-25T19:25:00.000-04:00

Baby Katherine's Sweater

Here is one of my latest creations. It was for my little neighbor Katherine. She loves it and every time I see her, she is wearing it. I followed a pattern, but I decided I didn't want it all one color so I changed it up a little bit. I think it looks good this way.
My Mom used to make baby sweaters when I was little and sell them. She came up with very interesting things, and some of them weren't very pretty, but anyways. She used to call her company 'Wignuts'. So now I use that name for my baby sweaters.

Just Starting

2004-06-25T18:17:00.000-04:00

I'm just starting this blog thing, so I don't really know what I'm doing. Hopefully this will work. I'm crossing my fingers (and toes). A lot of my friends have blogs, but I've never had time. So I probably won't be on that much. Oh well.
I really like to knit. My mom taught me when I was about 2 years old and I have loved it ever since. Especially knitting baby sweaters. I like them because they are quick and easy. I like to accomplish things. I made a few adult sweaters, but I gave up on them a long time ago. Because that took a long, long time to make.
Now I trying to make some pairs of socks, btu once I finish the first one, I don't feel like doing the second one. I just hate casting-on. Does anyone have any suggestions??????