Knitter in Progress

I lifted this from Annette : It’s been said that allegedly if you’ve seen over 85 movies you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste it in and put x’s by the ones that you have seen. Add them up, change the header adding your number, and post it. (X) Rocky Horror Picture Show (X) Grease (X) Pirates of the Caribbean (X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest ( ) Boondock Saints ( ) Fight Club ( ) Starsky and Hutch (X) Neverending Story (X) Blazing Saddles (X) Airplane (X) The Princess Bride (X) AnchorMan (X) Napoleon Dynamite ( ) Labyrinth ( ) Saw ( ) Saw II ( ) White Noise ( ) White Oleander (X) Anger Management (X) 50 First Dates (X) The Princess Diaries (X) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Total so far: 14 out of 22. ( ) Scream ( ) Scream 2 ( ) Scream 3 ( ) Scary Movie ( ) Scary Movie 2 ( ) Scary Movie 3 ( ) Scary Movie 4 (X) American Pie (X) American Pie 2 (X) American Wedding ( ) American Pi...

Sorry, I've been MIA. It's been quite the hectic week in the Knitter in Progress household. And the next week and a half isn't shaping up any better. Little Diva's birthday is coming up and she wants a party. SO we have reserved a place for a pool party, sent out the invitations, gotten all the paraphernalia for the gift bags, picked out a cake, and now we just need to wait for the RSVPs. This whole party thing has been really stressful. First getting out the invitations has been a nightmare. She's only allowed to have 15 people at the pool(herself included) so that eliminates a good portion of her class. I've tracked down as many Moms as I could, mailed some others, but I still have one kiddo to track down(you see you cannot and should not pass out invitations at school unless everyone can come--it's only fair--and, of course, everyone's addresses aren't listed in the student directory so that makes tracking down kids/parents I've never met a ch...

I spent yesterday knitting up some test swatches for a new project looming on the horizon. I'm sure you have noticed that since the release of Mason Dixon Knitting there have been quite a few log cabin blankets popping up throughout blog land. Well, before Mason Dixon came out Sally Melville's Color book was out(I think Color came out first anyway--I had the Color one before I bought MDK). I bought it and the only reason I did was for the log cabin pattern in it. As soon as I saw it the first thing I thought of was Harry Potter. I thought about making log cabin squares using the for house colors then putting them together into an afghan. I have never jumped into the realm of changing a pattern to suit my personal vision, so there were a couple obstacles in the way. How much yarn to order? Would the squares looked the way I envisioned them made with only two colors? Would the blanket look the way I envisioned it when all the squares where put together? Luckily I had two balls le...

I lifted this from Mel (who has one of the coolest blog headers I've seen): Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real" You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love. You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing (with no mentions of v-day!) Your flirting style: honest and even slightly sarcastic What turns you off: romantic expectations and "greeting card" holidays Why you're hot: you don't just play hard to get - you are hard to get What Does Your Candy Heart Say? **That last one is too true; it's cracking me up just reading it. Back in my dating days I was down right mean to guys. I know in about 30 seconds if I like someone and if I don't they'd better disappear. Happy Valentine's Day!

I don't expect anyone to have noticed this, but I've put a list up of books I want to get through this year. It's an ambitious list to say the least and is doesn't even include the rereading of the six Harry Potter books in June/July(Book 7 is there though). I've finished one of the books. As you'll notice one of the items on the list is "any new release by Sherrilyn Kenyon". I preordered The Dream Hunter and just received it yesterday afternoon(which has been agony, by the way, as it was released last Tuesday). And long story short, I read it last night. I stayed up really late to get through it. As usual with her books I couldn't put it down. If you haven't read any of the Dark Hunter books before, they are romance books first but they also contain an underlying story line of the Dark Hunters, the Greek gods, and the Atlantean gods. Well, ever since I started reading this series and exploring her website, I've wanted to know more about th...

Yes, it's that time again. Time for HAED's Yearly SAL weekend(the second one of every month this year). Here's what I have gotten done this time around: Start: January 15, 2007-? Fabric: 28 count white Jobelan Stitched: 2 over 1, tent stitch(half cross) I am up to about 2700 stitches. It's difficult to count exactly as I'm kind of working cross country on this one. It's nice to see that tower done. Hopefully next month I can get down to the water. In case you are wondering what the finished piece will look like, here it is. I love this picture. If you want to know some of the story behind it check out Tracy Butler's site , she is illustrating a story she wrote which this piece is a part of.

You scored as Luna Lovegood . You're an extreme introvert and because of this, are also a deep thinker. You ponder things others would never dream of pondering and stand with your beliefs without backing down. You find it more valuable to daydream than to socialize, because there's so much more going on in your head than others'. Most people don't understand it, but you seem to prefer it that way. Luna Lovegood 63% Hermione Granger 63% Percy Weasley 53% Neville Longbottom 50% Sirius Black 47% Oliver Wood 44% Albus Dumbledore 44% Bellatrix Lestrange 44% Harry Potter 41% Severus Snape 41% Ron Weasley 38% Remus Lupin 31% Draco Malfoy 22% Lord Voldemort 22% Harry Potter Character Compatibility Test created with QuizFarm.com

I was reading Laura's blog last night and she mentioned the Harry Potter Read Along . I am so in! This spring and summer is going to be loaded with Harry Potter goodness. First, there is Alison's book , then Order of the Phoenix on the big screen, and finally The Deathly Hallows will make its appearance heralding the end of the Harry Potter era. It's definitely a time for the HP obsessed to celebrate.

I started these "back in the day"--which was a Wednesday(at least according to Dane Cook). And I finished the first sock really fast; then I put them away. Fast forward to months later and I've finished sock #2. These are great little socks; even if they did take me forever to finish. I've been knitting socks pretty much since I started knitting and I don't know why it is but the foot of the sock always seems to take FOREVER. I was just whining about this very thing Friday to Wanda . I think there are certain parts of knitted garments where you enter "no man's land" and no matter how long you knit, you never seem to make any progress. That always happens to me on sleeves, the feet of socks, and scarves. Anyhoo, here they are in their finished glory: Pattern: "Not Pedestrian" Peds, Stitch-n-Snitch Yarn: Reclaimed Socks that Rock in Farmhouse Needles: size 2 dpns

Laura tagged me for this, so here we go. Here are the rules: 1. Get tagged 2. List five things that have not been revealed on your blog 3. Tag five other people ***I taught aerobics and step aerobics for three years(and it was a blast!!) I even got to attend a certification class with Gin Miller. ***I only like green beans(any other kind of bean grosses me out). ***I always wanted to learn how to ride English. I've loved horses since I was little and my mother always thought I would die on such a big animal. ***I worked in the Costume Shop for my Theater Department when I was in college. I wish I learned more about design and stuff but we mostly spent our time doing temporary alterations to costumes--ie. quick fixes. ***The first record I had was the single "Tragedy" by the Bee Gees. Seriously, that is SOOOOOO not where my head is musically anymore. If you want to be tagged by my guest--I'm not sure who has done this and who has not.

Sonnet 91 Some glory in their birth, some in their skill, Some in their wealth, some in their bodies' force, Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill, Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse; And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure, Wherein it finds a joy above the rest: But these particulars are not my measure; All these I better in one general best. Thy love is better than high birth to me, Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost, Of more delight than hawks or horses be; And having thee, of all men's pride I boast: Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take All this away and me most wretched make. --William Shakespeare

  I have my first Project Spectrum finish. I went out yesterday and found some beads I liked, then I used the handy-dandy stuff my SP6 pal gave me and made these. They are by no means perfect but they are a good start. Let me just say that making stitch markers is a real fiddle-y business. Why doesn't wire just cooperate already?! I don't want to give any future projects away, BUT I did find some skull charms that just may find their way into a future project :)

It's time for Project Spectrum. I had a lot of fun last year; even if all my lofty goals didn't come to fruition. This year I've decided to try and set more "realistic" goals. With that in mind, here are my plans for this time around: Make a set of 4 stitch markers using each of the PS2 colorways. I want to perfect my stitch marker technique SO this should give me loads of practice and I'll have some cool stitch markers to show for it. Make an ornament using one or more colors in each PS2 colorway. This one will be doing double duty as I have to make an ornament each month for the Christmas Ornament SAL . When applicable(as in when the colors apply), I'll make one of my large HAED WIPs my monthly focus piece. There may not be a lot of progress, but I'll get to see the color(s) in action. And, of course, try to work in knitting using the PS2 colors whenever I can :) February and March are going to be for BLUE , GRAY , and WHITE . I'm off to look for...