Driving in California

Somedays I love living in California, some days it makes me want to decapitate all of the people who feel the need to drive like jerks! Today it took me 45 min to get to Huntington Beach from Irvine, about a 15 min drive normally, during which time I almost got hit by 4 people, I wasn't swerving or anything, just driving in one lane, crazy people I tell you! I think that's it for now, more later...

Guy Fawkes

Remember, remember the 5th of November,

The gun powder treason and plot.

I can think of no reason why the gun powder treason,

Should ever be forgot.

Happy Guy Fawkes Day everyone!!

Maybe more later...

Sundays are for fun

So today Steve slept in forever, which gave me a chance to get caught up on Seeing Red, I am in love with this book series. It's kind of like Wicked but for Alice in Wonderland, which I have always had a bit of an obsession with.

I'm Buying Handmade for Christmas/Solstice this year!

Working Out

So I've been trying to get in shape lately and so Steve and I started working out. Seems like a simple enough idea, so we're doing upper body 3 times a week and running 3 times a week. Holy crap it's making me so tired, but on the bright side, I've been sleeping a lot better and my days don't seem as long because at least I have something to look forward to.

I've also been trying to work out how I want to go about a crafty business. I was thinking about dying yarn, and I may still do that, but I think that I would do a lot better with things I could craft and sell. I've been toying with the idea of crocheting or knitting or knitting and felting vintage inspired hats. I made a top hat for my Halloween costume and I love it, it was a huge hit. And I love vintage hats, so it just seems like a natural mix for me. Now I just need to figure out some patterns and I started working on that today. It's starting to come along and it's a good use for all that Cascade 220 I have in my stash, which is nice. I'm starting with a tear-drop hat and I'm thinking of adding things like ostrich plumes and vales not necessarily knit or chrocheted. We'll see, should be an interesting adventure. Anyway, I'm going to go out now, I'll write again tomorrow.

So I'm actually going to post this month

Ok, so I know I've ben totally lame when it comes to postig to my blog, but like most things, I end up procrastinating so long that I forget to do it.  So I've decided to join in the NaBloPoMo, or Nationaly Blog Posting Month, where you do at least one post every day for the month of November.  I know it's going to stretch me, but what else is life for right?

Ok, so onto knitting.  I finished both of my February Baby Sweaters by Elizabeth Zimmerman.

The pictures aren't really all that accurate on the colors, they were more of a bright fuscia and bright teal.  I did them in Knitpicks Shine Sport in Orchid and Turquoise.  They were a big hit at Kristin's baby shower, and she tells me that with all of the light pink she got for the twins, it's kind of refreshing to have something different, and they really stand out in the closet.

I'm working on a few things right now, but nothing seriously, I'm waiting for the new Interweave Knits to come out.  My mom finally decided on a shawl she wants it's the Logan River Wrap.  It's beautiful, and Amanda had her copy of the magazine with her last night and it's a super easy pattern, gotta love that!

I've ordered some yarn on Etsy lately and got some of it in the mail.

It's by CrashIntoEwe and the colors are amazing, I have to find some awesome sock pattern to do it justice.

And I'll leave you with a picture of a very misleading sign in Huntington Beach, it may say Yarn, but it's a hardware store.

Blog Action Day

So I'm becoming involved in this as a way to raise awareness about the environment. I think we need to watch how much we consume and the way in which we consume. I think that as knitters we are all doing our part to fight mass production, but we need to be aware of the kinds of yarn we are choosing and making sure that we aren't using fibers that may have an adverse effect on the environment in the way they are produced. I think that's all I want to get on my soap box about. I promise as soon as I'm done watching this stupid business I'll post some pictures of knitting and such.