Eat.Knit.Sleep

Posted by Jenny at 02:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

So I'm trying to muddle through. Things aren't much better at home, but I still managed to have a decent night. (This does not explain the way I managed to pick a fight this morning).

After dinner, which C made, and we watched a West Wing episode off our DVD, I decided to watch a movie. I brought down my basket of Romney roving and turned it into this:

I watched Thirteen. It was pretty disturbing but well made.

I also wanted to show you the status of my Everyday Cardi and my Bejeweled Scarf, both of which are lying on the floor of my office with the upmost respect. I found this:

Notice he is not just lying on the sweater, but the pattern himself. I got him off, and took this picture of my Bejeweled scarf:

And turned around and saw this:

I gave up, and went to bed.

Posted by Jenny at 11:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I'm feeling a little blah today . . .I'm hoping that goes away before my run in 9 hours!

I'm definitely feeling like I'm having trouble getting going this year. For the first time ever, the only thing i seem capable of accomplishing is my fitness goal. (I have run/walked every other day since the new year).

I've lost some momentum at work, and have had some confusion as to how to deal with some possible upcoming issues there, and I'm starting to think I may have handled things the wrong way and now need to back track.

It is finally cold enough to wear the Everyday sweater but I'm too lazy to finish it. This is what it looks like now:

I've sewn one sleeve on (badly) and the other is pinned on, and I still need to knit the collar and buttonbands.

I haven't knitted on Bejeweled in a few days, although I think I will a little tonight, because after seeing Margene's, I want to wear mine!

I have been spinning a bit, but still haven't completed my first bobbin! I think it is fear of plying that is holding me back.

And I finished my first Fetching glove, but haven't cast on for the second.

I'm hoping the 3.5 day weekend I have will help get me out of my funk!

Posted by Jenny at 09:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

So this weekend was good, low key, but good.

Friday we had a work outing to go bowling. I suck at bowling, but I had a good time, and was home by 7 for pizza and wine with C.

Saturday I ran, which was really rough, after beer and wine the night before and really bizarre weather. I SO should not have been able to run in short sleeves, in January, in PA. But I logged 2.4 miles bringing my total for last week to 6.66 miles. Yes, that creeped me out.

In the afternoon, we went shopping for my running shoes, and I bought a new pair, which I LOVE, which happen to be Nike + compatible so no more knitted pouch, but I still love that little pattern.

In knitting news, I did knit my Bejeweled Scarf and made a lot of progress. I'm part of Lolly's knitalong, and the patttern puts some money towards charity and it is a lot of fun.

I also joined Project Spectrum again, and hope to do a better job of keeping up with it this year. In other crafty news, I've been spinning a bit, procrastinating finishing my Everyday Sweater (although hopefully it will get cold enough to wear it), and I cast on for Fetching this evening with some Cascade 220 from my stash.

I think they will be good running gloves . . .and I did run another 2.51 miles this evening, bringing my total to 9.21 miles so far this year.

Oscar thinks I should spend more time with him

Posted by Jenny at 09:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I hope everyone out there had a wonderful holiday --- whatever they may celebrate, and a happy and safe new year! I did, and I definitely enjoyed the few extra days off.

Christmas was low key and nice at C's parents. He got an 80GB ipod, and I got the Nike + running doo-hickey for my Nano, some DVDs, and at some point some new running shoes. (I guess someone was trying to make a point). That does, however, bring me to my first FO of 2007:

This was from Rachel's great "pattern" and I'm also joining (attempting?) her 100 miles by April Fool's Day challenge, officially once I figure out how to use my ipod thingy.

I'm not calling it a resolution, because then I'm sure to fail, but I'm trying to remember that exercise used to be play and not work!

Speaking of work, I'm really not looking forward to going back tomorrow. I'd rather be home spinning and finishing up this:

That is the body, sewn together, blocking. The sleeves are blocked as well. I just need to sew the sleeves on (which I haven't done since my first sweater) which I'm not looking forward to, as well as knit the button bands and the collar, which I also despise. But I want to wear the damn thing!

I did make some resolutions this year because they are things that need to be done:

1. Blog more. I'm not being specific on this, but one thing I like about this blog (besides the comments which there have been less of late -- due to my lack of regular posting I'm sure), is that it holds me accountable to anything I say here. I mean, theoretically, I could lie, but that would be pretty wrong. I'd also like to work on my digital photography so this would be a great venue.

2. Spin more. See #1. Please hold me accountable.

3. Declutter/clean a manageable amount each day . .. minimum 15 minutes. It is very possible that this house will be sold in 2007 and a big move might be made. To where, I have no idea, but I would like to make it as painless as possible.

4. Be a better girlfriend and friend and daughter. I'm realizing I'm much too old to be self-centered, only child as I may be. I need to work on being a better person in general.

I'd love to hear some of your resolutions/goals for 2007!

Posted by Jenny at 09:46 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

On Sundays, C likes to watch football. When I say football, I do not mean American football, but what the rest of the world calls football and we silly Americans call soccer.

Today was no exception as C's Chelsea played Arsenal. Oscar hates it when he watches football -- the sounds of the crowds on the TV and C's clapping freaks the hell out of him. I was catching up on some blogs this morning, and Oscar found a perfect Oscar sized niche in my computer desk:

Click on the picture for a little context as to where he is.

Last night was really nice. I hadn't seen the movie in a long time. It was quite enjoyable with some red wine, and later ice cream. (As an aside, did you all know that Hershey's came out with a "extra dark" version of chocolate syrup? So excellent on vanilla ice cream!)

I finished sewing the buttons on the pea pod set, and as soon as the hat is dry I will take a picture before zipping it off to new mom and dad.

I finished the first sleeve of the every day cardi and started the second, and don't be suprised if I cast on for a sock in the next few days ....

Posted by Jenny at 01:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Already off the wagon!

I do apologize I was a little under the weather Friday and Sat and it completely slipped my mind to post. I've been working on a few things . . .the bookcase in my room and my Everyday Cardi.

I'm now done with the back, one front, and half way through the other front.

Like Deb. , I've also gotten some great mail this weekend.

Click on the picture to see my wonderful gift from Stitchy! I actually won something from Blogger Bingo!

I also got the new Interweave which seems promising.

Other than that, nothing big is going on . .. looking forward to a 3 day week as I took Thurs and Fri off for my birthday.

Posted by Jenny at 08:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Shit. I just wrote this nice long entry, and then Movable Type ate it.

Not much going on here. I finished the back of the Everyday Cardi last night. Unfortunately, no picture because my battery had to charge. I do have a picture from about a week ago, though.

Didn't do much else --Mythbusters was on.

Posted by Jenny at 11:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

So far so good . . .

I've already been to the gym. I'm doing the Cool Running Couch to 5K program. Link here. Check. Went pretty well.

I'm blogging, and now I'm going to post a picture. Yay!

I've already said there is not much I can add to all of the posts about Rhinebeck that hasn't not already been said. One of my favorite purchases was my Bosworth spindle.

It is amazing how much a difference it makes in my spinning.

Example . . . this is my spinning with the Louet spindle I got with my learn to spin kit from Hello Yarn.

Now compare this to what I did on my Bossie . ..

Knitting has been slow going because I am so engrossed in my spindling. I am almost done with the back of my Everyday Cardi.

C's clogs are felted, but I need to wet them and reshape them so they are wearable.

And no, I have not spun on my wheel. I've made a deal with myself that I must finish reorganizing and neatening my room before I can spin on my Lendrum . . . it is a slow project, but it has given me some quality time with my Lendrum

Posted by Jenny at 01:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hello all . . .Rhinebeck was a BLAST!

Carlos didn't have such a good time as he spent most of the time cooped up in the Holiday Inn or his car with Oscar but I had a great time.

Saturday was very overwhelming and I did most of my shopping then . . . a Bosworth spindle, some silk merino roving, and my wheel!

Sunday, I stopped in and got my mom some yarn for her birthday some more wool/mohair roving, and some Grafton Fiber's Corriadale. No yarn for me! I'm making my own.

I didn't get very far on the Everyday Cardi . .. have I even mentioned that I've been knititng that. Now that is has gotten colder I'm in complete fibre mode so expect to start seeing some more from me!

Posted by Jenny at 12:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)