OH MY GOSH!

I just checked my email, and what did I find? Take a wild guess.
Yep. (!!!!!!)
Of course, this is the weekend where I have homework, and I have a playdate with some little friends, and I was planning on going to my LYS for secret yarn and Phoenix Scarf yarn, and I was going to give you all a list of my plans for this weekend....
But I can't, because I had tap right after school, so I need to work on my homework before doing anything more, and I promised myself I would go to sleep early tonight because getting up at 5:30 every morning takes its toll on you.....so it looks like no Ravelry for me this weekend!
WAAAAAH!
I'll live (somehow...)
Now, just a few pictures I've been meaning to post (you should be able to click for a bigger picture)...
My spanking-new tap shoes (another !!!!!):
The "fire" part of the Phoenix Tears Scarf:
Aaand the spinning I did at school today-everyone was just delighted to watch the whorl go round and round and round...

A Random Ball of Green Handspun, Plus a Random Pair of Knitting Needles = ?

A random hair tie!
Last week was Homecoming week at my school-each day was a different time period. During 50s day (I think), I knitted up this little number-(With a little bit of guess-and-check, I took this picture myself!)
The pattern is really easy, so I'll put it here:
Row 1:CO 1 st
Row 2:k through the f&b of st
Row 3:k through the f&b of first st, k to end
Row 4:K all sts
Rep from row 2 however many times until 8 sts on needle, then do garter st till piece measures three times the length of your face.
*Next row: K2tog, k to end
Next row: K2tog, k to end
Next row: K all sts
Rep from * until there is just one st left-fasten off.
Cut string, weave in loose ends, and proudly wear!

PS: Thanks to Debolsollo for advice on my Spanish (I got that right on my test too; how could I have forgotten since then?!), and to Tama, Janet and Sarah for the Phoenix scarf yarn ideas-I just need to get to a LYS soon to get the yarn! :)

Lookie what I Got!

Last Saturday, DM and I went to a guild meeting, and one of the ladies there was selling the wool which her Rambouillette sheep had grown the past year. Well, I can't pass any spinning fiber, so I got this:
The darker colored roving is actually a bit more brown than black...I'm thinking of making some Knucks for my little brother for Christmas. The last time I made gloves for him, they kinda ended up a bit wonky. I hope this pattern works better! :)
Speaking of presents, I finished Mom's yarn for her scarf-I have finished the fire part of the Phoenix, but I am not sure how to go on. Should I add a fuzzy fiber for the feathers, or just let it be only silk and continue on? I'm leaning toward the adding a fuzzy yarn, but I don't really have any fuzzy yarn in the stash that goes with the orange, pink, yellow and red in the yarn. Hmmmmm....
And now, a Ravelry update!

Found you!
You signed up on July 19, 2007
You are #18748 on the list.
1285 people are ahead of you in line.
17140 people are behind you in line.
48% of the list has been invited so far.

Hoy es martes, el veinte y cinco, de septiembre del dos mil siete.
Spanish speakers out there: Did I write that right?

Short Post Today, SUPER Long Post Tomorrow...

Hi all-
I promise to have knitting and spinning content tomorrow-too late today, and I have a friend returning from a long trip who is visiting right now (Hi B!)
UPDATE: Uh, yeah....I sorta ran out of time to post yesterday....I've learned my lesson to making promises you can't keep. How about I promise to post three times in the next week? That sounds do-able......

Distractions, Distractions

Seeing as I don't have any knitting or spinning to show you today, here's some pictures of my gerbils, Annie (golden colored one) and Artemas (black one). Enjoy!

"What's this strange metal thing doing in my nest?"

Artemas in shadows

Sleepy Annie

Artemas with my foot in the background...

Good night!

Que tal?

Translation: "What's up?"
You're actually supposed to have a little accent on the e, and that weird upside-down ? thing in the beginning, but you get the idea...


That is probably what you all are thinking right now. I mean, I barely post once a week! What's wrong? Am I being attacked by wild bears, poked with my own knitting needles, tickled by my wonderful Spanish test tomorrow?


Alas, it's none of those things. I have gotten some knitting done, but it's super-duper Top Secret stuff. (AKA presents for friends who might be reading this blog right this second-you can't be too careful!)


However, I do have spinning that's not in a file with SECRET stamped all over it...

Please excuse the bad lighting... That is one silk cap, dyed and spun. I'll probably just regular-ply it with the other cap once it's done.

A personal goal this week is to post every day-let's see how I do!

Off to study Spanish- ¡Hasta luego!

And Now, There Are Two!

Yep, I finished them-buttons and all!

The middle button on the boy's cardigan looks darker in the picture, but I promise you, it's not!

The boy's cardigan turned out a tad bigger, but not too bad.

The pattern: Daisy, from Knitty.

Adjustments: I did a different pattern for the sleeves:

CO 33, work in st st till piece measures 6-7 inches, or desired length, work dec. same as original pattern

(Make 2, obviously)

I just made the sleeves longer and thinner, nothing fancy-I hope they fit!

Now that I have Goal #1 off my list, on to Mom's scarf!

I dyed half of my silk with Cherry Kool Aid for the red, Orange Kool Aid for the, well, orange.

It looks a little scraggly, but hopefully nothing a little carding can't fix :)

Yay for Wednesdays!

So Close-

-and yet so far.

As you can see from this shadowed picture, I have the body of BBR's cardigan finished, and one sleeve. The other is about halfway done. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish it this weekend or next week. It would be nice to start a new project and check an old one off the list.

I don't have the yarn for the super secret projects for my friends, so I'll have to prep for the third project next: the Phoenix Tears Scarf.

I'm planning on using the silk caps that were off-limits until school starts. Remember? It will be only part of the project, though. The pattern asks for a ribbon yarn as well. Perhaps I'll get fabric to cut into strips, or maybe I'll actually buy some novelty stuff. I'm not sure yet. I could just do an interpretation of the pattern, and not use ribbon yarn at all!

It's a debate on whether or not to dye the caps and spin them, or spin the yarn and dye that. Either way, it would be fun to test out the dyeing technique for my blanket; granted, the blanket won't be out of silk, but still.

Now, for a Ravelry update:

You signed up on July 19, 2007
You are #18748 on the list.
7146 people are ahead of you in line.
12850 people are behind you in line.
36% of the list has been invited so far.

Last time we checked, there was 3,000 more people in front of me. I'm moving up!:)

Some Progress...

Thank you all for your comments about my wave pattern. My blanket will probably be blue and have the design in yarn overs, with a pentagon or hexagon shape.
In the baby cardigan news: I finished the right front in school today, and am working my way up the back. No pictures today, but maybe tomorrow I'll have an actual post, with lots of words and pictures at the same time!
I have another poll, if you don't mind, could you answer it? Thanks!
Off to dinner-
Bye!

Just Pictures Today!

TA DAH! I knitted this stitch too loosely-what should I do?
I have a really long foot-the sissors are regular size.
After ripping back... This is the design I'm planning for my blanket-I want to make sure you can tell what it is, so in the comments, could you please tell me what the pattern looks like to you?

Happy Labor Day!

In light of not having school today, I did do some knitting-however, my camera doesn't seem to want to talk to the computer right now, so we'll just have to live with verbal explanations, won't we?

I found the blue yarn ball for my sock, and one sock is finished, and fits perfectly. However, its mate will have to be put on hold, as the yarn (not me, the yarn) forgot to make an edging for the cardigan, so I had to visit the frog pond for a while, but now I'm back on track.

Remember the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the summer?
Well, I've been updating them, and adding a few, but in recent weeks, I suddenly found I had a lot more projects than I have written in one place. So, seeing as my planned post (that was complete with pictures) has been ruined, today I will make a list of my knitting goals for the 2007-2008 school year. It is in order of when I plan on finishing them, not necessarily the order I plan on starting them! :)

1) Finish BBR's sweater and put buttons on both his and his sister's ALL DONE!!

2) Make presents for 3 close friends (No, I'm not even going to hint about what they will be-these WIP will be strictly off-blog until they are given to their recipients!)

3) Make a Phoenix scarf for my DM (I just got the book!)DONE!

4) Dye, spin, design and knit a blanket of my own creation. I am planning the design now, but will have to wait for the resources to start the spinning/dyeing. This will probably be a 4-H project.

5) Finish the "Cut Your Teeth" socks

6) Knit my own pants-4H project?

7) Knit socks in school colors using the Quidditch Socks pattern from Charmed Knits

8) Make two Sheldons for BBR and BGR-this doesn't have to be by this year. They probably won't be able to play with it or be cute with it till they're 2 or 3....
Thanks to Knittypants for her post on the cute turtles to introduce me to them!

Gosh

I have another friend's birthday today, so here's a tribute to our wonderful "Puppet"!
I wanted to do yellow for the color of the font, but it was really hard to read. We'll just settle for orange, shall we?
Thank you for laughing, groaning, hugging, and talking with me. You are so kind and helpful, always with a smile and a positive perspective. I enjoy your company, and I'm sure E and S do, too.
Thanks for all of the times you explained to me the rules in basketball and volleyball, and for the times you showed me how to crochet.
How is your blanket coming along?
Thanks for going with the flow when I had the crazy idea to have a knitting/crocheting club in middle school. I liked it that you were willing to go out of your comfort zone and learn how to knit-you are always game for something new.
I appreciated that you missed some of chorus those days, just to be with the Package. Your caring and support is beyond compare. Your funny stories was how I got through some school days.
Happy Birthday, L!
How does Craft Night at the library sound?