I just remembered my resolutions:


Blogging is important, it's on my list of important things for this year. 
1)  Knit 12 sweaters  (It's at 11 sweaters, perhaps I was a little ambitious, I think I will accept 4 sweaters)
2)  Journal every day  (bahaha... Yeah that's not happening)
3)  Blog once a week  (Also not happening)
4)  Knit 6 pairs of socks  (four...  I'm happy with four, but wouldn't mind making some more)
5)  Knit/create all my presents  (this goal is too vague I'm skipping it)
6)  Plant and tend a garden (...Some attempt, bought seeds, have plants to start, but...I think the plants are dead already)
7)  Write 52+ thank you notes/letters (the idea was to write one every day, I think I've got... 49 to write)
8)  Receive a grade of B or higher in all classes  (nope,  changing goal)8) End year with a 3.0 GPA9)  Eat on a regular schedule (Doing very well on this, probably too well, I need to...eat better, which I'll keep in this one)
10) At least one chocolate party every month, the first 6 months   (quit the chocolate)
11)  drastically reduce amount of yarn in my house, by knitting and gifting.  ( Doing so much better!  I've used 4 or 5 skeins working on a "scrap" blanket)


I have two sweaters on my needles.  I took a better picture of it.  Let's see if I can get the picture on my computer, and then get it on this blog. 

There we go.  Not a bad picture, a little dark, but the image is pretty clear, I got a closer up and clearer picture.  Also: Cute baby picture:

Edit: Just realized that I posted a picture of the same sweater... with about the same amount done.  Oh well, I'll keep working on that.

Over Inspired

Is it possible to be over inspired?

 I read all of one blog this week.  I've adored every set of pictures she posted, every inspired street art project and the videos were nice too.
  I almost don't want to share whose blog it was because then you will know where I get the ideas, but there is just too much happiness in her blog to keep it to myself.  There it's linked.
I'm looking forward to doing something like this on my walls.  And if I buy the printer from Kate I can have pictures to print. . .and then I will do this.   I have other plans...  But plans and actions are different.

We'll see.

Okay, now.  I used the camera at work, and took some knitting pictures:

This is the sweater that I cast on last Sunday. I tried to get a closer picture, but since the yarn is so soft the picture attempts came out almost fuzzy.

It's from the bottom up, and will stretch out more.  The color from far away is gray like the picture, but up close it has a blue/green/purple quality.

It's a man sweater pattern, now if only I can find a guy who is willing to hand wash a sweater...


This past Sunday was Mother's Day and my grandmother's 75th birthday party.  I took some pictures, but they're on my parents camera.  This week I knit her a few dish cloths that match her kitchen colors.  She had a great day, my cousins, Uncles and Aunt were fantastic as always and I miss them.
   My littest cousin is recovering from some medical issues and can't be too active, which is super hard on a scout/baseball player/brother wrestler.  So he's learning to crochet, which his older brother knows how to do as well.  I helped him learn some more stitches and that was fun.
 




Saturday night I cast on this sweater:

There's not a lot to it yet, but the yarn is cotton, so the stitches are more defined and I was able to take some up close pictures.

Some very un interesting stitches, but they're great just the same.

And to end all things, a picture I stole from the camera...

The end.

I've been meaning to write.  I've lost the purpose of blogging.
   I'm not quite clever enough for the vastly interesting blogs I read without pictures, and I currently am without a camera I'm happy with, ... or that has batteries.   Pictures make things more interesting.
And I'd like to take good ones.

School is finishing up.  Most of my Finals are online, with not a lot of work to them.  Tests aren't stressful for me. . .Not worried about it.

Reading food blogs is making me truly want to work on life things so that I eat better and locally.

Recently told by a friend that if I wanted there are a number of people who would commission a sweater from me.  :)  We'll see what I can do.

 "Writing is 3% talent and 97% not being distracted by the internet."

Haven't done a whole lot of crafting lately.  After polishing off the hats and all the pirate-y purple yarn in my town, I've fallen behind on my craftiness.  Recently a friend gave me a bicycle to do something with, I promise to take pictures.
  Okay, I have done a little.  I continued work on a "scrap" blanket.
It started out as a lovely thing, black with blue and pink craft yarns.  It was lovely.  Now it's a mess of colors.

Blogging is not as interesting without pictures.


That or it would be better to not write and surf the internet at the same time.

Updates?

  

-Knoxville

-Spring Break

Tuesday I did Karaoke, there's a video that one day may come into your awareness.

Wednesday it took me over an hour to take a 15 minute trip.

I'll try to be more interesting later.

Mid Semester...

That was an interesting week.  I think I'd like to keep sleeping, and knitting.  My hands are starting to tingle from completing a hat every other day.  Pirate hearts, faire isle, and pirate hearts.  Ear flaps, plarn bag...  Started a hat for charity, a NC State hat...attempt that's not looking very well, and oh dear there's something else I'm working on.
  I am very glad I don't have any papers to do, that most of my "homework" is extra credit. . .the kind of extra credit that helps you do well on the actual assignments.  I fell a little behind on Biology reading, because I was sick. . .I think that was this week.  I feel like I've been sick for ages, the almost sick that drags on for days.  Nose stuffy and feeling gross. . .I blame the immunizations I had to get.

The internet at my house, while set up, is a little spastic, the modem decides to shut off, or not be connected, it takes my laptop 10-15 minutes to notice the connection, which I completely blame on the modem. NOT my dear computer.  Poor think is barely half as loved as any skein of yarn I have in the house.
  The yarn by the way, is taking over.  I ordered a good amount of yarn for a sweater. . .and now I don't remember which sweater pattern I was planning to make with it.  You would think I would have the sense to write it down, to order exactly what the pattern says, but my creativity has been stunted, I've been making the same hat in various colours for weeks.  And yes I enjoy British spelling over American.

Reading True Grit, I'm more than halfway done, and it's lovely.  Please borrow it from me.

Picked up my violin on Wednesday from Gawlik's.  It's sitting in my living room, restrung, bow rehaired, in the case, untuned...
Must find rosin


Katie R. has gotten me sucked into Brothers & Sisters.  Almost done with the first season.
Also, the quote from I believe it was Mr. Sunshine, the new series with Matthew Perry, made me want to watch it: "Just because they're grown ups, doesn't make family any easier."

So.  how did you spend you Saturday evening?
Me?   Let me show you:


Plarn turning into a bag

two started hats

the house is still messy

The wireless router?  Not connected yet

School work?  Started.  Not finished.





But then it's never finished.

Weekend

Grandpa's 75th Birthday was this weekend.
    Not a big party, but the uncles were there, and most of the cousins, which is always exciting and good.  Finally got to see Hallie* for a little bit, and we have plans for a Williamsburg adventure sometime soon...ish.  Grandpa and his wife are slowly getting ready for a move, and you wouldn't believe me if I told you about their things.  I do very much want to take a decent camera** in there, and document the various themes that I find.
  Such as Cranes:  A feather with a painting for a crane on it.  A lawn ornament crane in the sunroom.  A miniature crane in the kitchen.  Etc. etc.
     There's also ducks, lighthouses, marines, lost toys, cooking things***...

On the way home we stopped at an English pup for lunching.  There was a great chair that Dad sat in, and Joe sat in to eat.  Picture from my phone...







 I created some things while away from school work, for the most part.

Saturday I started and finished an impossible to photograph neck warmer/circular scarf.  Therefore, it's not this one:


Today:
Me, my face, my new pirate love hat.  It's a hot pink and black.  :)
Enjoy.

Also setting up my printer tonight...   I'm pretty excited.

I'll get to print from my lovely Apple from home...

*Hallie is my oldest cousin, she's lovely.  **Next trip I might beg a camera from my camera loving friends...Offers?  ***Cooking things come in pairs.

Thanks to Dad and Michael for their lovely poses.