Sirena Basic Tank in Progress
Just completed the back of the tank. It works up super quickly, and I like the pink camo effect. The picture cannot convey how soft the yarn is or what a nice sheen it has, but it's really gorgeous and almost sold out at the LYS.
WWHKW?
It looks somewhat like the pink camo that Hello Kitty would wear.
Madra Rua Meet Up
The Lowcountry Blogger/Tweeters had a meet up this evening. It started at 6pm, and I found myself looking forward to it all day at work.
It was at Madra Rua, an Irish Pub in North Charleston. I had been there once before, over a year ago, and I enjoyed the place as well as meeting new bloggers and tweeters.
Of course, I took some knitting. I'm working on a Fiber Trends Basic Tank in some Sirena Pima Cotton from The Purled Llama Co.
The color is Sahara Sun. The yarn is so soft and cuddly, I just had to make something with it.
Here are some more photos from the meet up.
Life in 140 Characters or Less
In the past month or so, I've become a Tweeter. I had heard lots of buzz about Twitter, but I didn't get it. Really, all you do is write about what you are up to in 140 characters or less, and you follow and friend other Tweeter. It does seem kind of stalky and pointless at first, but I have a good group of Tweeters that I follow. I learned to tweet from my mobile phone, and I can send photos too.
I often don't blog because I may not have too much to say, then I wait until have way too much to say, Twitter seems to fill that gap for me. I had a great time tweeting the NFL Draft and my crocheting class, and I dig seeing what others are doing, and just throwing in a thought or two--or more throughout the day.
Check out the upper right sidebar to see what I'm up to, and follow me if you'd like.
In Sesssion
Last night, I taught a crocheting class at Knit
I went over the basics, and got the most of the the class started on the Crocheted Belt pattern. The pattern has a small error in it, but we worked through it. I will put my corrections on the pattern for my next class on May 17th, or just have them do a belt in plain 'ol single crochet some some variation.
Meanwhile...
As I work, Keisha plays.
She had grabbed some garments I crocheted, put them on, and paraded about the store in them.
While it's not the best showing of my work, it does show that we know how to have fun at Knit!
Here's some woolly mammoth hair that Patrick got at the Lowcountry Jewelry, Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show today.
Wonder how much more he would need to actually spin some yarn?
Also saw Iron Man today. Loved it. Robert Downey, Jr. hit just the right notes.
If you go, please be sure to stay until the credits are over for a surprise.
Bust Up Some Stash
Crocheting the Polka Dot Blankie got me wanting to do another throw. I have been wanting do make the Babette Blanket for some time now, but the prospect of choosing 22 skiens of Koigu scared me as well as putting together 126 squares.
...but I already have enough Koigu and other simliar sock yarn--Claudia's Handpaint and Louet Gems in stash to make it although I feel I need some blue.
..and the motifs are a quick crochet and I'll try to be good about weaving and assembling as I go.
Let's Get it Started!
Well, not so much.
I made the first square.
Icky! I don't like it, so it's getting partially frogged, but I'm on my way.
I already love the pattern too.
...but it's Really Ruben's Blankie
I finished The Polka Dot Blankie this morning.
I like how it turned out although the dots were a Real PITA to attach with the surface slip stitch, but the effect is worth the frustration.
By the way, I used Berroco Comfort. The only mod I made was to add two extra border rows. it's not a blanket I would have crocheted on my own, but branching out is what cool about makings for others.
I'll turn it over to the shop later this week.
It's already known as Ruben's Blanket.
I'm almost finished with the Polka Dot Blankie, and I spent this evening at the LYS weaving in the massive amount of ends.
As soon as I finished and laid the it on the floor to see where I wanted to place the dots, Ruben, one of the owner's dogs promptly took a seat on the blankie. I had to take a photo, even one that's out of focus and crappy. I'm not thrilled with this no name camera/video/MP3 (why does a camera need an MP3 player?) combo thing that I got Patrick a while back.
I digress, but I suppose Ruben likes the blankie, and he's hard to please!
REM: Accelerate
I haven't brought a new REM CD in years, so I need to give this one a listen.
Madonna: Hard Candy
Sometimes, all I want to do is dance, dance, dance.
Jeffrey Osborne: Ultimate Collection
There was a time in my like I woud have married JO based on his voice alone. My first copy of this CD was stolen, along with my boom box, and I just had to get another CD the same day.
Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere
I got this CD solely based on a review after it had been out for a while. I was probably the only person in America who hadn't heard "Crazy", but the song I first listed to was the remake of the Violent Femmes "Gone Daddy Gone." It's simply amazing and a little disturbing.
"...and I could go on and on and on. But who cares?"
Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple
"But it's cool/It could be better/I don't care/Whatever. While this didn't grab me had fast as "St. Elsewhere," it is sinking in hard on me. I love Cee-Lo's voice, the quirky lyrics, and the "Wall of Sound/hippy-trippy" feel many of the songs have.
Crowded House: Time On Earth
"Summers missed you, my darling/and all your crimes are forgiven..."While most of the songs in this melancholy yet beautiful CD deal with the aftermath of Paul Hester's suicide, the lyrics can relate to so many other things. At first, I was more attracted to the pensive and emotional songs, but lately, I'm grooving on fun fare like "She Walked Her Way Down." and "Transit Lounge." Finn is still the best songwriter of my generation.
