Ahem.

The bolero and vest were not created. No yarn was found.
*moment of silence*
Perhaps I will be able to make them for their Christmas gifts.

I did, however, create a little book of fiber for my cute twin neighbors--I'm always ready to push the knitting/fiber aspect!

Using some leftovers from various projects, I had a page for alpaca, wool, soy silk, silk, corn, and flax. By putting hot glue on the pages themselves, the paper stuck. If I put hot glue on the paper, it wouldn't stick to the yarn. There's probably some scientific logic to this; I wouldn't know.

We also got some hardcover books, one about sheep in a car that won't go, and, my personal favorite, "Is Your Mama a Llama?"

*personal happy rant ahead*

Their birthday party was adorable. I was worried that Ryan and Riley wouldn't recognize me with so many relatives around, but they gave their usual big smiles when they saw me, and Ryan even crawled over one time to be picked up. Happy 1st Birthday, cuties!

*ok, I'm done*

I'll be at camp for the next week and a half, the same one I went to last year and came back with dyed yarn and new fiber Mom and Dad had sent from home. This year, I'll be bringing some fiber, as well as the leftovers from the cardigan. (aka these 800 yards)I still have no idea what I will make with it, but I do have a few ideas. Please let me know what you think!

Choices (I have 800 yds of yarn):

A) Knit a shirt similar to the halter top, except instead of a single strap, I would make two thick straps, maybe even little sleeves, yarn permitting. Does that make sense?

B) Does anyone have a pattern for lacy gloves? *fiberfiend6891 was nice and found the pattern for me! I need the needles though. Off to look for them!*

I found a picture in the Spring or Summer Interweave Knits, but (grrr) the pattern wasn't there. I may not use the the cardigan yarn (wrong color), but I do have a couple hundred yards of white handspun I'm up in the air about dyeing. A problem about this idea is that I don't have enough double-pointed knitting needles to make a set. That, and I've never made gloves before in my life.

C) I'd say socks, but the double-pointed knitting needle problem would come up again.

D) Anybody have any other ideas?

I'll check the blog tomorrow, then I'm off! Camp, here I come!

You Know You're a Child of the Internet When...

...your friends check on your blog to make sure you're all right when you don't answer the phone, and panic when you haven't posted anything recently. True story. Sorry guys! Hopefully this will quell your (possible) fears.

I have a couple moments to breathe before buckling down into finals again, so I figured a blog post was in order.
Remember the yarn I won in Ravelry?
It is now a triangular shawl.

The possibilities with this baby are endless.I feel so safe in it--this will be what I wear for the last day of school.

I am also spinning some soy silk. I'm not quite sure what to make of it yet-it's so soft, I'm tempted to just knit a pillow!

Aaaand, compliments of Sarah at Mom's Knitting and her blogiversery contest,(I'll probably have a year-and-3-months contest, so stay tuned!) I got some yummy yarn in the mail!It's all so soft and yummy. Thank you so much, Sarah!! I'm still waiting for it to speak to me about what it wants to be made into. I'm hoping it's a teddy bear. The twins next door would love it to death!

Speaking of the twins, I have yet to start on their birthday presents. Of course, I already have the ceramic shoes, but I wanted something more knitty-related, if you could recall. I found a Debbie Bliss book with an adorable bolero top for the girl, Riley, and a little manly vest for Ryan. The patterns call for cashmerino, which, considering the fact that it's spring, wouldn't be a good idea.

When we go to the yarn store tomorrow, after exams (the one good thing about taking long tests is that we get at least the other half, if not the other 3/4ths of the day off!), I'll be looking for a cotton blend. I found something called "CotLin" on KnitPicks, perfect weight, colors, the whole shibang, but the yarn wouldn't get here in time for their birthday party this Saturday. As it is, the chances I'll give them a half-made gift is far from unlikely. My goal is to post every day this week to make up for the fact I've been a bad blogger.

My Day In Pictures

Regarding the lace project: I didn't finish it, not even close. Will frog the several inches I did, since I misunderstood the pattern, as I so often do, and try again after life has settled down.
My brother's birthday went well. He got all sorts of cool sharp things to play with (seriously!) so I guess that's a sign he's growing up. He wants a black cape, and has given me time to make it past his birthday, especially since I don't have that kind of yarn right now. A guy friend at school wants a black cape too; not sure when I'll fit that in...I have plenty of other projects in my head, I hope to have a list tomorrow.
So. How was my day?
Well,
I went to school,

Made a lot of progress on my skirt (should be done by the end of the week)

(this was earlier than today) spun up all of that lovely silk, still deciding what to do with it,

When I got home, I:
Admired my new T-shirt (we all needed nicknames on the back, if you recall, my initials are HAH...my favorite that I know of is "Suspence" for a guy friend-not the same one who wants the cape; his name's Spencer...)


Played my cello

Now, instead of doing this:

I should be doing this:

Which is hard homework, but I'm rewarding myself with this:

I see lots of bitty knitted items in my future!(smiles)

As my dad would say, hasta lasagna!

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny...

....little sweaters for to knitty! (Hah, took me a while to come up with that!)
This is the yarn I have finished for the mini sweaters for my teacher's end of the year presents. I already have three done, two more to sew up. It's really nice to have some quick projects for a change; I knitted two up in one movie!
As you can see, they're larger than my prototype, but no biggie. They're still cute 'n' tiny, as you can see by how bitty they are compared to my lipstick (from the musical, I'm feeling a tad nostalgic).
I am sure I will have plenty of this yummy yarn left over, which means I'll be making something else for yours truly:
Wristlettos/Anklettos! I can't wait to start them; they'll be my first accessory in a while, other than socks. They'll be quite fun to knit (and wear!) at school.
Before I start anything for myself, however, I need to start my little brother's birthday present. He's a real gamer, so I'm going to make a relatively old pattern from Knitty: bmp socks. I'll be using this yarn I just got from this cool yarn shop right by my grandmother's.The grey is Cascade 220, and it'll be the background, whereas the green (which is actually multicolored-each single is a different shade of green) will be the little bad guys and high score and such.
I have simultaneously cast on a get-well scarf for my science teacher. She joked about me making her a scarf last October or so, she even told me she liked navy blue. Since it was a half-joke, I didn't really consider to make one until recently. I got some mercenized cotton, and am making her a simple cotton scarf with an edging of border lace. I'm running out of yarn, however--I probably should have gotten two skeins of the stuff--oh, well. I now have an excuse to go to my grandma's again!

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?

Oh, Wow

It's Friday! Did you know that?
Yeah, OK, you probably do. Don't worry, I do too-but I can hardly believe it. First 3 days of school- gone. I hope the rest of the year doesn't go by quite as fast-I'll barely have time to study!
Today, I have a little thing for a friend of mine-(notice how it's purple? Huh? Huh?) :)
I have a really good friend who had a special day yesterday. Unfortunately, the power went out before I had the time to write this up, or even call!:( -sorry!
I wonder if she brought treats to school (we now go to different schools-we didn't last year).
I wonder how many people wished her "Happy Birthday!" (My minimum guess? 100-and that's not even close to all of the lives she's touched with her smile!)
I wonder when she's read this, how much homework she has tonight. Not too much, I hope.
I wonder how she's doing on her knitting, if the pillow I made her for Christmas last year hasn't lost all of its stuffing yet (if it has, I'll bring more stuffing and a needle and thread the next time I come over, kay?).
But what I wonder most of all is whether I've said "Thank you" enough times to cover the friendship I feel. I am so lucky, so blessed to have this wonderful girl as a friend. She's kind, loving, smart, supportive, attentive, happy-go-lucky, huggy, giggly, hyper, and a lover of mints.
Many happy returns, Sridivya!
You're a terrific friend!!

Coming Soon (aka when I get my homework done)-
How far did Fiber Chic get on her sock?
What were the responses to 4 tiny pointy sticks being gallivanted around the school?

Happy Birthday Dad!

OK, this is a couple days late, but better late than never, right?
My dad is so cool. He's one of those people who always, no matter what, finds the good side of things.
He also acts like a little kid in a candy store whenever he is within the vicinity of any sort of project store (think Home Depot and Hobby Lobby).
When my dad was a kid (when the dinosaurs roamed the earth, or so he says), he used to catch copperheads (yes, that type of copperheads) and crayfish in the creek/forest behind his house. He also played catch with his cat. I can just imagine the poor thing yowling as it went from person to person. He claims the cat never felt any ill will toward him.
I can't believe he lived past 20.
My dad is a project man. Currently, his project is creating a water table that shows what happens to runoff during a storm. (I should mention he's a floodplain manager) He wants to have a day called rain day. Well, that's my project dad for you.
Love you, Daddy!

Happy Birthday Little Brother!

Hooray!
I finished them in time!


Now, he's happily wearing them. One ended up being a tad too big, so I had to fix that (you can see how the slipper on the left is a little flat on the toe), but overall, they worked out!
Pattern:
I cast on the number of sts it would take to go from ankle around the heel to ankle on my wee widdle (he wanted me to add that!) brother, knitted in garter stitch till I got past his ankle, then knitted in garter stitch to the end of the foot, then decreased and threaded yarn through the remaining sts, pulled tight, then sewed up.