Craftastic Friday Night

T-20 hours until Bachelorette time. I have spent a LOT of time in craft stores the past 2 days, wanna see the final results?


Of course, a STORE bought veil wasn't good enough, I had to make one from scratch. I think it turned out quite nice, if I do say so myself ;). I also discovered the joy of asking a 70 year old Joann's employee if they carried 'beer coozies', and then proceeding to explain for 10 minutes what a 'coozie' is.

I did take about 30 minutes last night to finish up and weave in the ends of two LONG overdue projects, Hot Lava and Clapotis. Without further adu...

Hot Lava (with her ends still hanging out in all their glory)

4 Hanks Manos del Uruguay, Color Oilslick
size 8 and 10.5 needles
I made the small size w/ the c-cup increases in the bolero part. I'm not sure how I like this because the neck 'band' bunches up a lot and doesn't seem to fold over right. I still need to block this baby, so we'll see if that helps.

Clap-O-Tis
It's amazing that it has been reaching the high 90's in San Jose yet I still manage to freeze my (non-existant) balls off at work around mid-afternoon. Clap-o-tis to the rescue!




6.5 balls Karabella Aurora 8
Size 8 needles
This yarn blocks to make the most beautiful fabric. I L-O-V-E this shawl; she keeps me nice and cozy on those 90-degree San Jose afternoons. Do you like the photo shoot in the jail cell? My co-workers thought I was insane. Seriously.

More FO's down, hell yeah.

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Finally, Hey Tori, thanks for tha FAB stitch markers and kind words in your card! I'm sipping my wine as I type, hope your weekend finds you time to do the same!

Ciao Bellas!

Not funny

When I went to bed last night, I had this great idea for a funny post this morning about the differences in the ways that men and women prepare dinner.

But when I woke up, I didn't really feel like being funny.

I'm looking up at all my Beatles posters in my office and feeling this incredible sadness for London right now.

God bless.

Miles of St St

Members of the knit-blog world, meet my dad, Steve.

Steve's a pretty crazy guy. Like, the kind of guy who jumps out from behind walls to scare the sh*t out of my sister and I. The kind who wears napkins on his head. Yes, I definitely got my personality from him.

Last weekend, for Fathers Day, we took him to catch NASCAR weekend in Sonoma. This was a weekend unlike any other that I have experienced in a loooooooong time. When we got to the hotel the night before and my dad jokingly asked if I had brought my tube top, short-shorts, and high heels, he wasn't kidding!

It was a good father-daughter weekend, none-the-less. Dad got to sit in the Earnhardt Terrace and Lexie and I got visors. Woo.

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I've been on a finishing spree the past few days, starting with Clap I (minus weaving in of the ends, hense no photo). Instead, you get miles and miles of stockingette. Cause nothing is more exciting than miles of St St.

HOT LAVA

Wanna know what your Hot Lava is going to look like 3 hanks in? Here you go.

FARMERS MARKET BAG

The Farmers Market Bag I started about 10 monthes ago. No joke. It gets a trial run a week from tomorrow at the Sunnyvale Market. Stay tuned for an action shot.

DITKA IS GOD SWEATER

DA BEARS. Enough said. This should be my 'take to the cabin and start knitting when alcohol hinders you from focusing on dpn's' project, but Jason knows me too well and already advised me to find a new project (the boy is highly protective of this acrylic). So I started the OSW last night to fill this void, although I now realize that they AREN'T kidding when they say this thing goes fast. I'm almost 1/2 way done! May need a back-up plan.

Lots of time to knit this weekend:
1. A's v. White Sox game tonight.
2. In the car on the way to Fish Camp (* yes Natalie, there IS a Fish Camp. About 1 mile from the South entrance of Yosemite National Park)
3. While drinking wine on the deck at Fish Camp
4. Sitting in traffic heading back to San Jo.

Welcome to the weekend. See you all Tuesday!