August 5, 2008
· Filed under Events, Family, Friends, Hair, Knitting, School, Site, food · Tagged baking, brother, California, camisole, Friends, Hair, Knitting, lace, organizations, School, vocabulary, websites
Sorry I don’t have a picture — I will very soon! My Brussels Lace Camisole is so close to being finished! I just have to sew up the sides and weave in the ends! I’ll add a picture as soon as I finish it and can get online. As you’ll see, I’ve made a LOT of alterations to it. It’s almost a completely different pattern now — it uses a totally different yarn, has a different number of stitches, and also has a different neckline. Just a few more alterations and I could sell it as a new pattern — just kidding!!!
My little brother has been preparing for his website’s birthday. He baked a cake in celebration and stuff. It’s going to be the site’s second birthday. Tomorrow he is going to bake some cupcakes to go along with it — yummy!
Yesterday I received a letter from my penpal. She is someone that I met on my trip to California — she’s one of my aunt’s friend’s kids, if that makes any sense. She’s the oldest of the five kids but she is three years younger than me. She’s homeschooled (even though her dad works at the high school). She’s a lot different than me, but hey, it’s a lot of fun to get some mail!!
Two of the plants in our yard died from some sort of heatstroke yesterday. We broke a 90 year record, so it’s quite understandable. One cucumber and our winter squash died. The other two cucumbers are thriving — they are enjoying what their companion despised most of all. They’re all the same variety, too!
Ok so I tried to schedule an appointment for my haircut today and every day that I COULD go they have booked! Arrgh. I hope we can work out something, but I might not be able to get my hair cut until AFTER school starts. GRR.
If you’re trying to improve your vocabulary before you go back to school, here are two websites where, by answering vocab questions, you can donate money to organizations:
• Free Rice
• Aid to Children
See ya later!
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 30, 2008
· Filed under Friends, Knitting, Travel · Tagged cards, Christmas, Friends, holidays, Knitting, mail, phone, scarf, stash, thank you
Ok, so you CAN make a scarf out of just two balls of Jo Sharp Alpaca Silk (or whatever it’s called), but it would only be a 48 inch long scarf. I discovered that yesterday. I had found a substitute for my white yarn, because it was running out, but when I realized I couldn’t finish my stripe with my gray yarn, I was kind of upset. It was supposed to be the last stripe with gray, so that the scarf would be more like four and a half or five feet, but that didn’t work. So, we are going to order another ball of gray. My substitute yarn is working fine though, so I won’t worry about getting more white.
In the mean time, I went into my room and picked up a bag of what I thought was our only remaining stash (I’ve busted the stash a few too many times). Surprise! Turns out THAT wasn’t even stash — it was a Fibonacci scarf that I had been working on awhile ago (last winter when I went to Florida). I’m going to try and finish that up, maybe today. Then I will scoure down the last remaining balls of yarn in the house and make something out of Handknit Holidays. I don’t want to start too late on my Christmas presents, because once school starts, it’s impossible to get very much done.
I’m not sure I’ll get around to that today though. I have to write three thank you cards for birthday presents (my cards are starting to get overdue) and make two phone calls to friends from camp who called while I was on vacation. Although that I might put off a little…I really feel like knitting!
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!
