Archive for Clothes
May 9, 2009
· Filed under Biology, Clothes, Events, Hair, Knitting, Pre-AP, School, Viola · Tagged Hair, Knitting, lace, orchestra, scarf, School, Viola
Yes, so remember that lacy sampler scarf I was working on? It is finally finished! It’s beautiful and so soft!
I was very excited to find out yesterday that I am going to be able to attend our state’s Summer Arts Institute. It’s pretty selective and intense, but I can’t wait! It’s going to be for two weeks in June. I’m glad because I think it’s going to be very helpful for me to have some instruction over the summer, especially for like eight hours a day.
Next weekend I have my auditions for youth orchestra. I’m hoping I’ll be able to move up to the highest orchestra in the program. Really I should be working on that right now, but my solo’s pretty good…grr I just have to pick which three octave scale to go with. My friend thinks I should do B — the complete hardest. I’m thinking more of G though…I just hope I don’t mess up!
Speaking of my EOIs, they went great! I only missed one on both of them. I don’t know which on the math, but I have a feeling about the science one. Something about the unit of measurement you should use when measuring a cork cell. Previously on the test, and in class, it had been mentioned that we use micrometers when measuring a cell, but I guess they wanted me to go with nanometers since it’s the smallest. Ack so complicated!
I got a haircut recently! It’s much shorter now (though I guess still considered long). It feels so nice!
August 6, 2008
· Filed under Clothes, Events, Family, Knitting, Yarns · Tagged animal palace, birthday, brussels lace camisole, carbon, carbonrally, global warming, knit picks, Knitting, shine sport, vest, yarn
Yep! I already finished my Brussels Lace Camisole. Well, actually, know it’s more of a Brussels Lace Vest. I just really thought that I wouldn’t be able to wear it with the slit neck they show. Plus it looks pretty cute as a vest. I had the EXACT amount of yarn that I needed! Wow! Lucky!
Here's the front.
And this is the back. I knit the front and the back exactly the same.
I wore it with my new, super dark skinny jeans. I thought that they looked especially good with this. The jeans are such a clean cut style that they offset the fuzziness of the vest.
I’ve already begun (and half way finished) another project! I started the little accessories bag in Handknit Holidays — the Counterpane Accessories Bag by Carrie Brenner to be exact. I love the cute scallop pattern! I think I may finish the other side tonight (it’s such a quick knit) and the finishing tomorrow. Here’s the first side:
It's actually a much darker shade of blue, but here's one side.
Once again I used my stash instead of what they call for (it calls for La Lana Wools Bombyx Silk, which is too expensive for me and I definitely don’t have lying around! Although I wish to try it — someday). Instead I used up some royal blue Shine Sport from Knit Picks! I think it looks really good in such an intricate pattern, and it’s really soft and fun to knit with! The only problem is it splits a little more than some other yarns, but really hard at all.
My brother’s website is celebrating it’s second birthday today…if you’d like to visit, here’s the link! I also found another cool website! It’s called Carbonrally and it’s to stop global warming! It’s pretty fun! Woo!
August 4, 2008
· Filed under Clothes, Knitting, School · Tagged Clothes, Knitting, School
Ok, I know I already got some new clothes, but yesterday was tax-free day, so we decided to go and pretty much finish up the shopping. Here’s what I got:
Blue Cropped Cardigan
X-Back Camisole
Crochet Trim Shirt
Dark Wash Straight Jeans
Ink Indigo Wash Skinny Jeans
Pink Striped Pleated T
Lace Pocket Camisole
Gray Cardigan
I also got a green peasant top with a ribbon tie and lace edging (it’s very cute!) but I couldn’t find the picture online.
I’ve made a lot of progress on my Brussels Lace Camisole. I think I might be able to finish the back today!
August 2, 2008
· Filed under Books, Clothes, Coffee, Events, Family, Knitting, Smoothies, Yarns, food · Tagged Books, Clothes, Knitting, library, mall, Ravelry, shoes, stash, taxes
Ok, so today I have really spent most of my time on Ravelry. I added all my mom’s books, pamphlets, and magazines (well at least the ones that were in the database) to Ravelry. That took a LOOONG time. Just to start with, my mom has at least 75 knitting books, probably more, plus a lot of booklets (which most weren’t in the database) and lots of magazines. I didn’t mind doing it though — it will be SO helpful when looking for my next project! I won’t necessarily have to pull all the books off the shelves and dig through, although I probably will still!
I’ve also been adding all of my stash to my stash on Ravelry. I made a bit of progress on my camisole, too, but not much, since I’ve been so busy updating everything! I guess it’s kind of silly to worry so much about it since it is so big and will change a lot, but it’s such a nifty tool that will definitely help me stay very organized!
That’s about it for today. I had another frappuccino that I made, we’re probably going to the mall tomorrow for tax free weekend, and…yeah. It’s just been a really relaxing Saturday!
P.S: I almost forgot! Soon I will start adding little patterns and tutorials to the site for knitting and crochet! Yay!
August 1, 2008
· Filed under Belgium, Books, Clothes, Coffee, Hair, Knitting, School, Yarns · Tagged Belgium, Books, Brussels, camisole, Coffee, food, frappuccino, Hair, holidays, Knitting, lace, milkshakes, scarf, Starbucks, stash, stripes, yarn
I’ve gotten lots of knitting stuff done today! I cast off my scarf last night and did the finishing this morning. It looks way better now that I’ve finished it, compared to right when I cast off. Here are some pictures (sorry, it’s too long to get the whole scarf in one picture!):
I had to hold up the ends so that you could see a little more of the stripy detail. Of course, a majority of the scarf is wrapped around my neck.
I had to fold it in half, wrap it around my neck, pull the ends through, and then wrap it around again to keep it from dragging on the ground!
After stitching that all up, I decided to start some Christmas projects at last. I once again got quite delayed, but I think it was all for the best! I ended up going through much of my mom’s remaining stash, and she let me take whatever I wanted. I took two bags full of yarn, which included three big balls of Love from Filatura Di Crosa, in a nice light blue color. Even though it’s not the exact yarn requested, and we had to edit the pattern quite a bit to make it work properly, I have begun knitting it into the Brussels Lace Camisole from Handknit Holidays by Melanie Falick. I have wanted to make that cami ever since we got the book, and while hunting through the book for a project that would work well with my stash, inspiration sparked. I’ve only done eight rows so far, but here’s how it’s looking:
I think you can see the lace pattern better when it's knit up with this yarn, except it is a little fuzzy.
When we visited some of my relatives last Christmas, my aunt told us lots about when she was in Belgium for awhile. It definitely sounds like a very fun place, and even though she spent most of her time Antwerp, that still made me even more interested in knitting it.
I am really excited! I’m going to get a nice new haircut for back-to-school, from a new hairstylist! I’m getting it from the one that my friend goes to, and she loves it! (She also has a really cute haircut, so I think I can trust this lady) I’m thinking of getting those side swept bangs, layers, and tapering (maybe), if it looks good. I am kind of worried about getting bangs — I’ve noticed lots of people are starting to pull their hair back in a way that mimics the bangs but isn’t (if you get what I mean), which is what I have been doing. Oh well, I’m planning on just asking the stylist to see what she thinks will look best.
I’ve been making more smoothies (well, more like milkshakes) today, and I discovered how to make a frappuccino! Yum yum! No more overpriced Starbucks…except I did get a coupon for a $2 grande after 2 pm…
Anyways, I’m going to go finish stuff up online here so that I can get back to my knitting!
July 31, 2008
· Filed under Clothes, Events, Family, Knitting, School · Tagged Apple, Clothes, gardening, iTunes, Knitting, Lands' End, scarf, School, stash
Yay! So today I got some new clothes (which we ordered on Monday from Lands’ End). I got the following items:
Short Sleeve White Crew
Red Plaid Shorts
Layered Tops
Short Sleeve Navy Crew
Sorry that this is all long down the middle…WordPress has a strange image thing. Anyways, everything fits GREAT! I am really excited! These are some nice new basics for back to school.
I’ve also been getting ready for back to school by listening to a few of the things on iTunes U. It’s basically like a bunch of educational podcasts and video podcasts that are all free (they’re like a free University thing almost). Some are REALLY boring, but others are REALLY interesting!
I finished that scarf today (except for the finishing). It’s like 13 feet long (oops…should’ve cast off earlier!). I have to rap it around at least three or four times to keep it from dragging on the floor. It definitely busted lots of my stash!
I helped my mom with a bit of gardening today, and I’m getting quite interested in it. I’ve been looking for other things I plant — mainly in pots on the patio, as we’re running out of space in the yard!
July 29, 2008
· Filed under Books, Clothes, Events, Family, Knitting, School, Smoothies, Tea, Travel, food · Tagged California, Christmas, Clothes, fashion, food, Knitting, presents, School, Smoothies, Tea, Travel
I just got back from California, and I am already back to knitting, along with getting ready to go back to school. We got a letter in the mail today about going to a back to school orientation soon. School is still roughly four weeks away, but since we don’t get our supply list until the week before it starts, we’ve been getting back to school clothes, backpacks, lunchboxes, etc. now. I just got a few things yesterday, and am planning on going to the mall to spend a few giftcards soon.
I did finish everything but the finishing on my little cousin’s purse. We’ll probably give it to her for Christmas. I did not, however, finish my scarf, but I am almost done and I am finishing it as we speak. Er, type.
I got a present from my aunt and uncle in New York today! It’s a very nice book! I’m going to make thank you cards for all of my birthday presents tomorrow, because today I want to finish my scarf and then get started on making some sort of stash busting Christmas present. I love making stash busters so much that we really don’t have a stash left to bust. Oh dear. Oh well.
Sometime this fall I want to make a really cute little vest I found in a knitting magazine. It was in pink, and I probably wouldn’t make it in that color, but it had little designs on the sides that were pretty cute! If I don’t make that vest, I might make another. I just really want to make another vest for this fall!
We got Rowan today. I like the vest and bolero they have in there, too, along with some other things. I also love the little projects they have! I am definitely going to make lots of them! I am afraid I will not be using the real Rowan fabric for any of it because I don’t know of anywhere in the USA that sells Rowan fabric.
Lately I’ve been making up my own recipes for all sorts of smoothies. I haven’t measured anything…just poured stuff in until it seemed about right. It’s really fun! I’ve also been making tea, all that isn’t as interesting. I wonder what will happen if I attempt a tea smoothie…
I’m off to start knitting again! Be speaking with you soon!
