Mo, unraveled

Nail Polish Giveaway

2011-04-13T19:24:00.000-07:00

Check it out:

http://kaylashevonnebeauty.blogspot.com/2011/04/mega-500-follower-giveaway.html

Internet withdrawal

2008-09-17T20:52:00.000-07:00

I haven't had internet for the last couple weeks, my computer got a virus and I've been fixing it. I forget how much I use the internet, then I didn't have it and I felt like couldn't do anything. But my computers up and running now.

I finished the front panel on my son's weasley sweater. My first attempt at the A wound up getting frogged since I messed up horribly, but now I think it looks good.

I also finished a baby blanket for my sister, just in time int time for the shower next week. I also made a cap and will make some booties and a cardigan as well.

Yarn of the Month!

2008-09-08T09:18:00.000-07:00

My first yarn of the month came. All food based yarns. I was so excited to see the envelope, I squeeled and got weird looks from my kids. Here it all is.

The first on the left is Bebe Cotsoy by Queensland Collection, 50% cotton, 50% soy. This yarn is very soft and feels nice, doesn't really smell like anything, and I really like the shade of blue I got.
Second is Maizy by Crystal Palace Yarns, 82% corn fiber, 18% nylon. This would probably make good socks and smells planty. I like the texture, not too soft, but not scratchy. It's kind of smooth.
Third, and my favorite, is Milk Cotton DK by Rowan. I love this shade of green, dark and mossy. It smells a little sweet, and is soo soft. I have to buy more of this, but I'm trying to hold off on buying more yarn until I use up at least half of my stash.
Fourth is Amaizing by SWTC, 100% corn fiber. Love the name. Nice color and interesting texture, it reminds me of webbing. The colors are nice, and this yarn doesn't really smell like anything.
I also got a pattern for a cute little bib that I will make for my nephew due in Oct.
Overall I'm very happy with my first Yarn of the Month and can't wait for next month.

Preschool and Jaywalking

2008-09-05T08:52:00.000-07:00

My son started preschool again this week, and is so excited to go back to school. He learned so much and a lot of it didn't hit me until I compared his first week this year to last year. He sits and eats so much better for one. Last year he wouldn't serve himself food but now he washes his hands, sits in his seat, and serves his fodd all by himself. He also recognizes his name now and can almost write it. His coloring is much better also. He used to justgrab one crayon and scribble, but now he tries to stay in the lines and uses more than one color. I guess this doen't sound like much, but to me he's amazing. My baby's getting so big.
On to the knitting I've started knitting the Jaywalker socks. My first attempt at socks. I hate tall socks so I'm making them ankle socks. I'm using Zwerger Garn Opal Neon, and I love the color, so bright. Here's my progress so far:

More info on Ravelry here

New Projects & Pay It Forward

2008-08-27T22:43:00.000-07:00

My first new project is a sweater for my son. I've decided to try the Weasley Sweater for him. Here's my progress so far:

I have to admit when I first started knitting I was overly ambitious and tried to knit him a sweater. Here are the results:

As you can see it didn't turn out the way I expected, but he loved it anyways. Now after four years of kntting I've decided to try a sweater again. Wish me luck.

Next I made jumped into some origami and made this cute little box to hold the stitch markers I'm going to make with some cute beads I bought, along with some stuff from an old jewelry set.

I get bored a lot with things. Hence the number of projects. I like to have several things going at any given time so I can flit back and forth like a hummingbird(with a little more chaos left in my wake).

My last project I've started, and one I'm really looking forward to is a pay it forward project. I am paying it forward from Firefly Nights blog The way it works is the first three people to comment who want topayit forward I will send something to in the next 365 days. It will most likely be something handmade by me, and all they have to do in return is do the same in their blog, pay it forward to three more people.

I have to say I love the idea of doing nice things for people and i hope I will get three people soon.

New Yarn!!

2008-08-25T21:24:00.000-07:00

I love to buy yarn. I'm a very compulsive yarn shopper. Shopping for yarn relaxes me as much as knitting or crocheting does. I love to find nifty new yarns. Something soft or sparkley, colorful or cute. I especially love to be surprised with yarn, So when I came across this, etsy listing, I just had to buy it.
A few days later I'm rewarded with a boxfull of pretty new yarns. And now I have so many plans. The white can be for crocheted angels for my grandma. The blue for hats and booties for my nephew, who will be born this October. And of course squares for my blanket. I'm so excited I can't wait to get started.

Stitch Markers and some Crochet

2008-08-22T22:02:00.000-07:00

I tried making myself some stitch markers out of the polymer clay I had left over, and they look kinda funky. I like the colors but the shape didn't stay very circular. I guess I'll try again.

I crocheted this square:

I found the pattern here: http://www.geocities.com/cdjsimon/cableheart.html
It's for a blanket I plan on making for myself out of the squares I've collected. I love to make squares so whenevr i come across a neat square pattern, I make it. Here's what I've got so far:

That's my kitty George walking across my squares.

There are quite a few different shaped squares in there so I'm not sure how i'm going to make them all fit once I'm done. Maybe I'l make a few rectangles to try and even everything out.

Silly Quiz

2008-08-21T21:38:00.000-07:00

I tried this quiz I saw on another blog and since I love Harry Potter I had to try it. I think I could live with the results.

Your result for The Harry Potter Husband Test...

Mrs. Bill Weasley

Your perfect HP man is Bill Weasley.

You like guys who are cool. And not cool in that fake, dicky way, but actually cool. He's so cool that they couldn't find any actor to adequately portray him, so they decided to just leave him out of the movies rather than risk not doing justice to his coolness. He's like the Chuck Norris of Harry Potter: plain freaking awesome. When Voldemort says "You-Know-Who", he's talking about Bill Weasley.

(Fanarty by The Starhorse http://the-starhorse.deviantart.com/ Used with permission.)

http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/the-harry-potter-husband-test">

Making my Own Knitting Needles

2008-08-21T07:50:00.000-07:00

Last week I came across this nifty little article: http://www.3gcs.com/adcock/free%20patterns/handmade_knitting_needles.htm all about how to make knitting needles. What fun! I love wood knitting needles, but the last three times I've bought them my husband and or children have broken them. Yes broken them. My last pair got folded up in a futon and tangled in the metal parts (I'm not mechanically inclined, so I don't know what to call them besides metal parts). This has made it too expensive for me to continuously replace my needles.

So joy of joys, when I discovered I could make my own. A new craft?! And one that makes something fun too use too?! I may have sqweeed with glee. I had to get started right away. I went to Michael's last Saturday and bought everything I need for about $30.

Monday I started my new project and here are my results:

I made sizes 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10.5, 11, & 15. I still have enough dowels left to make two more sets, but my son got into my Fimo, and made about a dozen colorful snakes, so I will need to purchase more, before I make my next batch. I'm very pleased with how these turned out though. They're so nice to knit with. Now I must return to my regular knitting program.

Sun, yarn and needles, oh my!

2008-08-19T15:13:00.000-07:00

I had a fabulous weekend. I went to the beach with my parents, brothers, sister and kids. Hubby was working so he missed out on all the sandy fun. The kids had a blast, Xander dug a giant hole and then buried himself in it. Baby girl loved running into the waves and throwing sand around, she even tasted a little. Here they are playing at the beach:

We all had fun, Xander tried to feed some bread to a flock of seagulls, but they all took off at the same time and scared the heck out of him. He dropped the bread and ran.

After the beach I went to Micheal's and bought some yarn. Eeee, only $2 a skein. I controlled myslef and only bought 10 skeins. I wanted to get more but I'm placing an order with knitpicks, so I kept my yarn compulsion under control. I also bought some birch wood dowels to try my hand at making some kntting needles. My son has managed to break three pairs of knitting needles, so making my own may help me save money there.

Going back to School

2008-08-14T19:38:00.000-07:00

I dropped out of school when I found out I was pregnant with my now four year old son. I was going to school to be a veterinarian and never went back. I decided I didn't want to spend that much time away from my kids, so my husband, being the wonderful supportive man that he is, supported my decision to stay home until the kids go to school and I decide what I want to do with my life.
I don't consider being a stay at home mom a waste, I consider raising to well-behaved, contributing members of society a great accomplshment. To this effect I have decided to be a teacher. Not only can I contribute with my own children but I can help others as well.
I'm only going to take a couple of classes online, and I'm sure it will take me a few years to get my bachelors but, I'm actually excited about this.

Natalia's Dress

2008-08-14T08:57:00.000-07:00

I made my baby girl a cute little summer dress. I'm happy with the way it turned out. I posted the pattern after the pic.

This is my first attempt at writing a pattern so if you get confused let me know and I’ll try to help you out with it.
I used an I hook and worsted weight yarn
I used caron simply soft
Gauge: 12 tr and 3 rows = 4in

Skirt:
chain 60 join with slip st
Row 1: ch 2, sk st, ch 1, *hdc, ch 1, sk st. Repeat from * around join to top of ch 2 with slip st
Row 2-7: ch 4 tr each st around join with slip st to top of ch 4

Ruffle:
Row 1: ch 1 sc around join with slip st to top of ch1
Row 2: *hdc, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join
Row 3: 2 tr in each st around join and fasten off.

Top:
start in any stitch at top of skirt join with slip st.
Row 1: ch 3, *dc next 2 st tog, dc in next st, repeat from * around join. 40 st remaining
Row 2-3: ch 3 dc in each st around join.
Row 4: slip st 8 st, ch 3 dc next 3 st, *ch 2, sk next 2 st, dc next 4 st, pepeat from star once more, turn
Row 5: ch 5, sk 2 st, * dc next st, 2dc in ch2-sp, dc next st, ch 2, sk 2 st, repeat from star once more, ch 2, sk 2 st, dc in last st, turn
Row 6: ch 3, 2dc in ch2-sp, dc next st, *ch 2, sk 2 st, dc, 2dc in ch2-sp, dc, repeat from star once more, turn
Row 7: same as row 5 fasten offrepeat rows 4-7 ommiting slp st in row four. I just put 4 st between fornt and backsame as for top
Straps:
ch40 attaching to each corner of top

Belt:
ch 103, hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc across fasten off and weave through row 1 of skirt

Please do not sell this pattern or anything made from this pattern. Do not alter pattern or repost without my written permission.

I like to make things

2008-08-13T22:30:00.000-07:00

I love to make things rather than buy them. I didn't grow up uber poor or anything, but we didn't have money to waste either so I made a lot of my things, and that's something that I've carried over into my adulthood. So I want this yarn organizer thing that has compartments for individual yarns so when I knit big afghans on my size 50 needles my yarns wont turn into a big knot. Now I can order said product, but instead I made franken-organizer.

I made it out of a diaper box, packing tape, and glue. Not pretty but it get's the job done.