YOP: Week 24

I worked on completing the car blanket...It didn't turn out how I pictured...I really only wanted something for the center part of the seat...and I was thinking it would be strips...It turned out circular..oh well...I'll still use it...I'll cover the seat with it when I get out of the car to prevent the seat from getting too hot...black car, black interior...HAWT seats in the summer!

I have 3 1/2 days of school left....and am packing my room to move grade levels...again...third time in 5 years...but I am happy with this move...going back to work with some of my bestest friends in a lower grade level...but still so much to do!

My sleep has been pretty messed up this weekend...12 hours on Friday...3 1/2 last night..I took about a 2 hour nap this afternoon...still not really tired, but gonna go read and that will put me to sleep...

Hope everyone has a marvelous week.....

YTD Completed:
Crown for Natalie: 1/5/2013
Sparkie the Monster: 1/21/2013
Casseiopia Shawl:  2/9/13
Crikey Cowl: 2/10/13
Feet Blankets: 2/12/13 
Eros the Owl: 2/16/13
Ladder Up: 2/20/13
Chocolate Peep: 2/26/13
Czech Republic flag: 2/27/13
So Cazh Socks: 3/9/13
Deep Blue Seas 3/23/13
Spock bear  3/23/13
Stargate Keychain 3/24/13
Noodle Baby Hat 3/24/13
Bunnies, It Must Be Bunnies 3/30/13
Beaded Camo Sock 4/7/13 (technically done, but need some fixing)
Green Spring  Dissertation for T7  4/21/13
Daffodil 4/27/13
Cotton Baby Hat 4/25/13
Citrus Flower Hat 4/28/13
Cute Critter War: Dragon, Mameshiba, Monkey and Mike (May 2013)
Demented Owl and Mameshiba (CCW2 May 2012) 
Monkey for Alexis  6/8/13 (NW)
Car blanket for me  6/15/13 (NW)  
WIPS:
Crochet:
Plum Pudding Round Ripple (started 2007?)
Mission Falls Poncho: (Started 2006)
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Aran Blanket: (Started 2009): two panels done
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Betty Shrug: I don’t know how long I’ve been working on this, but it only has an arm and a border to go.
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done.
The Trellis Shawl (February 2013) - frogged 3/9/13
Orange wrap (started ?)
Citrus Hat (4/27/13)
 
Knit:
Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done
   
Socks:
Kai-Mei: (April 2012)
Hermione's Everyday Socks (January 2013)
A Heart Full of Love: Johnny's Socks (January 2013)
Adele socks: (April 2012)

Scarves/Shawls:
Splashy Flowers: (May 2011)
Larry Stashbuster Scarf (2012)
Breath of Fresh Air Scarf: (April 2011)
Creekbed: (Feb 2012) - frogged
Cedar Leaf Shawlette (June 2013)

Bags:
Beach Bag: (started May 2010)  Just needs lining sewn in
Really Big Bag (2011): Stashbuster

Charity: 

Hats:
Spring Buds
 

Misc:
Sunflower: (August 2012) Need a back and to felt

Water Bottle Cozy

Gifts: 

Owl for Rose

Hats for Beckett

2 Stargate keychains 1 pair Stargate earrings

 
WIMs: Projects I have the yarn and the pattern
Sweaters:

Baroque Tabard Tunic

Test Pattern Sweater

Car Coat

Cowl Vest

Shawls/Scarves/Cowls 

Bedford Springs Shawl

Rockefeller

Wholehearted

The Age of Brass and Steam

West End Scarf 

Gathering Leaves

Alhambra

Petal Edge Scarf

Filippi Scarf 

Firefly Scarf

Fraxinus Danube Cowl
Simple City

Fire and Ice

Multnomah   Leylines 
Holden Shawlette

Hats and Mitts

Hermione Hearts Ron

Nehalm Hat

Felicity

Stellar

Cabled Headband

Fetching

Cayunga Hat and Mitts set Preposterous
Ruffled hat and mitts

Evergreen Gloves

Socks:

Memento Mori

Rubus

Siren Socks

Hey, Have I Ever Steered You Wrong?

Savory Lace Socks

Autumn Flame

Firebird

Rescue Me, Chin Boy and Show Me the Stars

Bags:

Sarape Shopper

Pleated Purse

Circular Felted Bag 

FO Friday

Well it's not a lot, but I made another monkey.....

He is for a student....who has done an amazing amount of work this year and improved considerably...

I also added to my pile of triangles...

And added a couple more rows to the Cedar Leaf Shawlette...

My finger is still swollen a bit, but better....I have finished correcting and entering grades...now to finish cums...and packing the classroom..looks like I might be moving to another grade level...my third in 5 years....

check out these other places for more FO's

Wisdom Begins in Wonder, Natural Suburbia and Tami's Amis

Knit and Crochet in Public and Yarn Bombing!!!!!!

So Saturday was Yarn Bombing Day and Sunday was the start of the week for Knit and Crochet in Public.

I usually head up to my LYS for this...well it's a good thing I liked her on Facebook, as this year the location was changed to The Clock and Watch Museum...which is less than a five minute walk for me...

so last night, after reading her post...at 11:00, I stayed up and made some quick flowers for yarn bombing....

It was a decent turnout...

We had a very young participant....

Isn't she the cutest thing?  I played with her quite a bit..she will be one next week...

My first official yarn bombing!  The flowers I made can be seen in the third picture with the clock...they are tied around the clock...I did not put those ones up, but I did put this one up...

I was limited with what I could do, since my finger is still sore...but I did enjoy sitting in the sun (my first sun outing this year) and chatting and playing with the baby..here is my kit I brought and the squares I worked on a bit...

It was  a lot of fun.....

YOP: Week 23

I get comments about the length of my list...and I do NOT expect to do all this in a year...especially when I continually add to it....but these are all the projects that I have the yarn and the patterns for...so I keep them all here for easy perusal...yes they are on Ravelry too...but here they are in a nice list and I can see exactly how many sock patterns with yarn I have...so you know I don't go and buy that new pattern with yarn (like that has stopped me! But it's a good theory)

So this week:  I added another two rows to my Cedar Leaf Shawlette....I made bunches more triangles...and I made a monkey...yes another monkey...it is for a student....

I also strained/sprained my finger on Friday and came home early....I can crochet, as I only use one hand, but not knit...

Today I went to Knit in Public Day and accomplished my first yarn bombing!  Pictures tomorrow!

YTD Completed:
Crown for Natalie: 1/5/2013
Sparkie the Monster: 1/21/2013
Casseiopia Shawl:  2/9/13
Crikey Cowl: 2/10/13
Feet Blankets: 2/12/13 
Eros the Owl: 2/16/13
Ladder Up: 2/20/13
Chocolate Peep: 2/26/13
Czech Republic flag: 2/27/13
So Cazh Socks: 3/9/13
Deep Blue Seas 3/23/13
Spock bear  3/23/13
Stargate Keychain 3/24/13
Noodle Baby Hat 3/24/13
Bunnies, It Must Be Bunnies 3/30/13
Beaded Camo Sock 4/7/13 (technically done, but need some fixing)
Green Spring  Dissertation for T7  4/21/13
Daffodil 4/27/13
Cotton Baby Hat 4/25/13
Citrus Flower Hat 4/28/13
Cute Critter War: Dragon, Mameshiba, Monkey and Mike (May 2013)
Demented Owl and Mameshiba (CCW2 May 2012) 
Monkey for Alexis  6/8/13

WIPS:
Crochet:
Plum Pudding Round Ripple (started 2007?)
Mission Falls Poncho: (Started 2006)
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Aran Blanket: (Started 2009): two panels done
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Betty Shrug: I don’t know how long I’ve been working on this, but it only has an arm and a border to go.
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done.
The Trellis Shawl (February 2013) - frogged 3/9/13
Orange wrap (started ?)
Citrus Hat (4/27/13)
 
Knit:
Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done
   
Socks:
Kai-Mei: (April 2012)
Hermione's Everyday Socks (January 2013)
A Heart Full of Love: Johnny's Socks (January 2013)
Adele socks: (April 2012)

Scarves/Shawls:
Splashy Flowers: (May 2011)
Larry Stashbuster Scarf (2012)
Breath of Fresh Air Scarf: (April 2011)
Creekbed: (Feb 2012) - frogged
Cedar Leaf Shawlette (June 2013)

Bags:
Beach Bag: (started May 2010)  Just needs lining sewn in
Really Big Bag (2011): Stashbuster

Charity: 

Hats:
Spring Buds
 

Misc:
Sunflower: (August 2012) Need a back and to felt

Water Bottle Cozy
Car Seat Cover

Gifts: 

Owl for Rose

Hats for Beckett

2 Stargate keychains 1 pair Stargate earrings

 
WIMs: Projects I have the yarn and the pattern
Sweaters:

Baroque Tabard Tunic

Test Pattern Sweater

Car Coat

Cowl Vest

Shawls/Scarves/Cowls 

Bedford Springs Shawl

Rockefeller

Wholehearted

The Age of Brass and Steam

West End Scarf 

Gathering Leaves

Alhambra

Petal Edge Scarf

Filippi Scarf 

Firefly Scarf

Fraxinus Danube Cowl
Simple City

Fire and Ice

Multnomah   Leylines 
Holden Shawlette

Hats and Mitts

Hermione Hearts Ron

Nehalm Hat

Felicity

Stellar

Cabled Headband

Fetching

Cayunga Hat and Mitts set Preposterous
Ruffled hat and mitts

Evergreen Gloves

Socks:

Memento Mori

Rubus

Siren Socks

Hey, Have I Ever Steered You Wrong?

Savory Lace Socks

Autumn Flame

Firebird

Rescue Me, Chin Boy and Show Me the Stars

Bags:

Sarape Shopper

Pleated Purse

Circular Felted Bag 

Yarn Along and Works in Progress Wednesday

Hi there folks!  It's been awhile...and I am also still catching up on my blog reading as well as posting....when I miss a day, I have to go back and read any others I missed too....Need to see what's going on with those blogging peeps!

We have 10 1/2 days of school left and I am busy planning my upcoming road trip with the nephew..so excited....not much crafting will be going on during the trip...but lots o' sight-seeing and other stuff....

So what have I got in progress now?

Well I started my Nerd Wars dissertation....I am making the Cedar Leaf Shawlette by Alana Dakos in Madelintosh Pashmina in Norway Spruce..I think I'm going to love this...I have done the first 6 rows...

I also started a triangular blanket for my car seat....I have a black car with black interior...it get's HAWT!  Plus I can use this for one of the challenges in Nerd Wars....so I am making triangles using Naturally Caron Country in 5 shades....I wanted something that felt cool...and wouldn't be too hard to take care of....and I had a bunch of it...it has been discontinued...

Then I added a stripe to my Adele socks.....I'm just doing a vanilla pattern, because I wanted those stripes to come out right....

I have been reading James Patterson's W on the nook....I downloaded it last summer and my niece was reading it on our trip....I don't think it is all that good....it is FILLED with cliches and how he thinks teenagers talk....it's a bit annoying....but it's short, so I'll finish it....tomorrow a read-along starts for A Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare, so I found his works for .99 and downloaded...I haven't read any Shakespeare since leaving college, but I had read quite a bit (all those Eng Lit classes I took)   So it'll be interesting to see how I will like him as an adult...

Joining in with Tami and Ginny...

Cold Sheeping

If you read this blog, you know that "cold sheeping" is a foreign word to me.....however since I anticipate doing a bit of shopping during my trip in July, I decided to "cold sheep" it this month...except, of course, my yarn clubs!!!!

Yesterday I received my Nerd Girls Random Fandom......love!  It is inspired by Oz...and I think I may need to make something for the nephew....he and I share a love of The Wizard of Oz....

Here he is at 4, in his preschool production of The Wizard of Oz....he also was in a city production playing a munchkin about 6 years later....we have seen Wicked together...and he called and invited me to go see Oz with him a couple weeks ago....he is now 18 and living on his own...so I don't see him too often....but he once said to me.....I had commented that he was getting too old to want to spend time with me...

and he said.."I will always have time to spend with you."  awww...melt my heart!

So I believe I'll be making him something with this...It's Just Your Heart Withering Away

Then about 2 weeks ago, I received my Who Club from Mad Color.....now Heather does not do the "expected colors"  She takes inspiration and makes yarn with COLORS....

This is The Church of Auvers, taken from the painting in the Dr. Who episode with Vincent Van Gogh..

Look at how well it matches the painting....brilliant!

The previous month was: Life is Too Short and You are Hot..taken from Blink, but she didn't use the angels...she used this...

Sally Sparrow is so fantastic...

Like Heather (Mad Color) has said...her company name is Mad COLOR.....she likes color....

YOP: Week #22

Welcome to Week number 22!!!!  It's also the start to the new Nerd Wars tournament!  I firmed up what I will be making for the challenges and added them to the list in red...

The only things completed this week were a demented owl, and another mameshiba for the Cute Critter War.

I spent yesterday going through and sorting my yarn for the challenges...my bed

I picked out the yarn for Cedar Leaf Shawlette...that bluey teal on  top in the second picture, it's Norway Spruce in Madelinetosh Pashmina.  I also will be using the green skein peeking out from under the purpley ball for the Spring Buds hat.  I also put a bunch of skeins together that are destined for certain projects....today I will pull out the ball winder and swift and wind some yarn....I also have to do a swatch of the Cedar Leaf Shawlette for my dissertation proposal....

YTD Completed:
Crown for Natalie: 1/5/2013
Sparkie the Monster: 1/21/2013
Casseiopia Shawl:  2/9/13
Crikey Cowl: 2/10/13
Feet Blankets: 2/12/13 
Eros the Owl: 2/16/13
Ladder Up: 2/20/13
Chocolate Peep: 2/26/13
Czech Republic flag: 2/27/13
So Cazh Socks: 3/9/13
Deep Blue Seas 3/23/13
Spock bear  3/23/13
Stargate Keychain 3/24/13
Noodle Baby Hat 3/24/13
Bunnies, It Must Be Bunnies 3/30/13
Beaded Camo Sock 4/7/13 (technically done, but need some fixing)
Green Spring  Dissertation for T7  4/21/13
Daffodil 4/27/13
Cotton Baby Hat 4/25/13
Citrus Flower Hat 4/28/13
Cute Critter War: Dragon, Mameshiba, Monkey and Mike (May 2013)
Demented Owl and Mameshiba (CCW2 May 2012)

WIPS:
Crochet:
Plum Pudding Round Ripple (started 2007?)
Mission Falls Poncho: (Started 2006)
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Aran Blanket: (Started 2009): two panels done
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Betty Shrug: I don’t know how long I’ve been working on this, but it only has an arm and a border to go.
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done.
The Trellis Shawl (February 2013) - frogged 3/9/13
Orange wrap (started ?)
Citrus Hat (4/27/13)
 
Knit:
Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done

Socks:
Kai-Mei: (April 2012)
Hermione's Everyday Socks (January 2013)
A Heart Full of Love: Johnny's Socks (January 2013)
Adele socks: (April 2012)

Scarves/Shawls:
Splashy Flowers: (May 2011)
Larry Stashbuster Scarf (2012)
Breath of Fresh Air Scarf: (April 2011)
Creekbed: (Feb 2012) - frogged

Bags:
Beach Bag: (started May 2010)  Just needs lining sewn in
Really Big Bag (2011): Stashbuster

Charity: 

Hats:
Spring Buds
 

Misc:
Sunflower: (August 2012) Need a back and to felt

Water Bottle Cozy
Car Seat Cover
  Gifts: 

Owl for Rose

Hats for Beckett

2 Stargate keychains 1 pair Stargate earrings

Monkey for Alexis
 
WIMs: Projects I have the yarn and the pattern
Sweaters:

Baroque Tabard Tunic

Test Pattern Sweater

Car Coat

Cowl Vest

Shawls/Scarves/Cowls 

Bedford Springs Shawl

Rockefeller

Wholehearted

The Age of Brass and Steam

West End Scarf 

Gathering Leaves

Alhambra

Petal Edge Scarf

Filippi Scarf 

Firefly Scarf

Fraxinus Danube Cowl
Simple City

Fire and Ice

Multnomah   Leylines 
Holden Shawlette

Cedar Leaf Shawlette
  Hats and Mitts

Hermione Hearts Ron

Nehalm Hat

Felicity

Stellar

Cabled Headband

Fetching

Cayunga Hat and Mitts set Preposterous
Ruffled hat and mitts

Evergreen Gloves

Socks:

Memento Mori

Rubus

Siren Socks

Hey, Have I Ever Steered You Wrong?

Savory Lace Socks

Autumn Flame

Firebird

Rescue Me, Chin Boy and Show Me the Stars

Bags:

Sarape Shopper

Pleated Purse

Circular Felted Bag