Pieces fall. . . not always into place

I have finished the first one of Echo's Leyburn-ish socks. I say Leyburn-ish socks because it is based of the stitch pattern used in the pattern, but altered. My stitch repeat within the patterned area is different and the rest of the sock has nothing to do with the construction of the Leyburn pattern.


You can see here, a close-up of the patterning. Because there were so many light purples, no medium purples, and only one dark purple, the pattern does not show up as well as one would hope.



I have begun the cuff of the second sock. Now, even though it is the same skein(although further in), the same gauge, and the same pattern . . .it is pooling to say the least. But I have accepted this, although it is too bad.



Rhoni's second sock, being knit for the second time. I have done the gusset decreases and am now moving onto working the foot. It won't be long now.




And now some drawings from Drawing Class:


I really enjoyed drawing this pose. 1.5 day pose. I so very much wish I had had a little more time to make a larger contrast in the shades, but it is close enough.



Here is another pose, different man, where we had 2 days. It was too much time with this pose, I got bored and began outlining the figure in dark jagged marks. It kind of looks like he is in hay, oh well. My favorite part is his hair, it turned out wonderfully.

Moving Along

The first craft couple is moving along nicely. I do have a third project I am working on, but that is almost finished and I will show it tomorrow probably.


Echo's first sock. I will fully admit that this yarn was the one I was the most excited to use and has frustrated me the most. I have started and ripped out this sock countless times. I had in my mind this beautiful way it would knit up, but I couldn't achieve that and have the correct stitch count. So eventually I just had to let it be what it was determined to be. I'll probably rarely use this kind of yarn again due to it's slipperiness.




Rhoni's second sock being knit for the second time. I am not minding this so much, but the lace pattern is getting a tad old now that I've done it so many times.



*** Disclaimer *** = I am farther along than this in both of these socks, but haven't had a chance to take any good pictures. Will try tomorrow.



Also, the boy has a new hobby! He had the interest in it already, but I won't deny that I encouraged him to go for it if it was really something he wanted to learn. He's been practicing every day for the last four days. It's nice to see him interested in something other than the computer.

Meme - 40 Things

Meme - 40 Things


I snagged this from Karen of Musings of a (mostly) Self-Taught Knitter

1. Do you like bleu cheese?
No, I do not like the taste, smell, or especially the look.

2. Have you ever smoked?
Once, it made me horribly sick and haven't done it again.

3. Do you own a gun?
No and I have no desire to.

4. Favorite type of Food?
Mexican!! - - Which sadly is difficult for me to eat now for reasons of proximity and being lactose intolerant.

5. Favorite type of music?
Honestly, I like a lot of different kinds. I especially like music in other languages.

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
I like hot dogs, but agree with Karen, you can't really think about them too much. Fried hot dog sandwiches or hot dogs with macaroni and cheese.

7. Favorite Christmas movie?
Not sure on this one. Probably The Santa Clause with Tim Allen.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Water, I usually feel dehydrated in the morning.

9. Can you do push ups?
Not really. My wrists do not do well with exercises where I have to put much weight on them.

10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry?
My engagement ring. I am really not a jewelry person.

11. Favorite hobby?
Crafting - - - I know that is cheating because it's a category, but that's really the best I can do for you.

12. Do you have A. D. D.?
Not really, but I feel like it sometimes.

13. Do you wear glasses/contacts?
Glasses, I can't wear contacts . . . can't touch my eye like that.

14. Middle name?
Is very common, Lynn.

15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment:
I wish I was better at Spanish. Remember to take the cookies out at 5:48. I'm cold.

16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink:
Water. Juice mixed with water. Juice.

17. Current worry?
That I won't complete everything in time. (school)

18. Current hate right now?
Bad teachers.

19. Favorite place to be?
With the boy. I could be anywhere in the world, as long as he was there.

20. How did you bring in the new year?
I never do anything memorable.

21. Someplace you’d like to go?
I'd love to go to Ireland.

22. Name three people who will complete this.
Probably no one.

23. Do you own slippers?
Nope.

24. What color shirt are you wearing?
Off white.

25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
I don't know, but they don't sound pleasant. I don't like things that are overly smooth or overly rough and those definitely sound too smooth. Gives me the creeps texturally.

26. Can you whistle?
Ha, ha. No, definitely not.

27. Where are you now?
At my desk, at home.

28. Would you be a pirate?
Probably not, I have a thing with motion sickness.

29. What songs do you sing in the shower?
Don't sing in the shower, just relaxing.

30. Favorite Girl’s Name?
Lillian.

31. Favorite boy’s name?
Isaac.

32. What is in your pocket right now?
Nothing.

33. Last thing that made you laugh?
Meghan of Stitch It!! Podcast. I found her podcast recently and have been listening to past episodes. She's hilarious and has an infectious laugh.

34. What vehicle do you drive?
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix . . . . it's falling apart.

35. Worst injury you’ve ever had?
Sprained my ankle when the boy tried to teach me how to play soccer.

36. Do you love where you live?
Yes, in the fact that I like Buffalo. It's all good. No, in the fact that I hate snow.

37. How many TVs do you have in your house?
Two, but one is in the living room for working out and one is in the bedroom for movies and video games. We have no cable.

38. How many computers do you have in your house?
4 . . . my computer, the boy's computer, the boy's old computer(we plan on giving it to his parents), and my VERY ancient laptop(doesn't work for very much).

39. If you changed your job, what would it be?
Heck, I am still in that process. But if I could change my "part-time" job, I would work with something more relative to my goal of working with arts, crafts, and children.

40. If you were granted three wishes, what would they be?
I honestly hate this type of question. If they could be any wishes . . . end to world hunger, arts/crafts would be taught in EVERY school, and the boy will live longer than I do.

Everything is coming up couples

We aren't married yet, that won't happen until this summer. However, we were notarized today as domestic partners. This is so I can get on part of the boy's insurance. My school insurance doesn't have dental or vision, which I really need. So yeah, it's weird, cause it doesn't really mean anything. But still.

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On a crafty note, I think I may have figured out a way to handle my ADHD crafting. Couples. I have two knitting/craft projects that I am working on at one time. This way when I am tired of one, I can switch to the other and only the other. I am trying to do this to see if it works and increases productivity. My ADHD crafting is really a downer, cause I never feel like I am accomplishing much because it takes me so long to finish anything. All part of my reorganization of my life, we shall see if it works. :)

CQ Mag Online

CQ Mag Online Volume 8, Issue 4 is out. This is a crazy quilting online magazine. This is a new thing for me, but I have been adding blogs to read that do some really great crazy quilting. I want to try one of these embellished small crazy quilting projects.

I am not going to go through each project like I do in a normal review, but just going to highlight a few things that I find interesting:

Covered Round Tin - - I love the possibilities in this. As an avid container collector, I can easily see this used with other containers also. This would be a nice small project with not too much time commitment.

Easy Ways To Enlarge Your Crazy Quilts - - I like the possibilities of this, mostly because I am not an avid quilter, but do like to sew. The look of some of these blocks, where it is framing the crazy quilting like art, really jumps out at me and I love it.

Creating Painted and Dyed Back Grounds - - Love this article. I have so missed doing things like this since I took that fibers class at the college. She does a great job at explaining colors and how to work them together. So very much want to do something like this soon.

Any who, as a fiber pusher in general, I definitely suggest going and taking a peak. Especially if you have any interest in crazy quilting! They have numerous back issues that you can also look through.

Wild Things

I went to the movies yesterday night and saw the movie Where The Wild Things Are. Unfortunately, I don't think I could be more disappointed in the movie. I had heard good things about the movie(granted it was from some interesting people I work with). It was filmed very erratically, it reminded me of Blair Witch. Lots of jumbling, like filming a documentary. Lots of extreme highs in the movies followed by extreme anger or sadness. I understand it may have been that way intentionally, to be from the point of view of an emotional child. But it was unpleasant. I seriously considered leaving about half way through, but stayed. I would personally not recommend it. I am very glad I didn't pay much to see it. The boy got free tickets from his work and we had to pay $1.50 each to upgrade to see the movie because it was still considered a new movie. In all honesty, it wasn't worth the $3 dollars. Very disappointing.

There is not a Food Friday today, because this week has just been hectic with school. Next week I should have one, but it will not be consistent for the rest of the semester (mid-December). Classes are always busier in the second half of the semester. Plus, I am having to do a lot of stuff to prepare for student teaching next semester.

Pit Bull Awareness Day

This is a YouTube Video I got from RoseByAny@-;----'s blog. I love her blog and all her posts about her puppies. It is Pit Bull Awareness Day this Saturday.