Knitter in Progress

I've finished one of my Horcrux socks. I love the colorway of the yarn I picked--it looks just like the book cover(although the picture may not show it exactly). These are definitely socks that look better on feet or sock blockers. When I'm all done I'll take a pic with them on. Pattern: Horcrux Socks(available through the Six Sox KAL) Yarn: Jojoland Melody(Y17)

After a near disaster on Saturday, I finally finished Clue 2 from MS3. Thanks to Stacey and Cynthia for keeping me from ripping the whole thing out(yes, I was at that point). Here it is basking in the mountain glory: So here's the topic of the day: lifelines--friend or foe? useful or useless? Right now I'm in the foe and useless camp, because the lifeline is what actually caused the problem this weekend. Lots to post this week. Here's what's on the agenda: **3 finishes **purchases and presents

6:34 PM Saturday, July 21 I'm speechless right now.

The sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw! Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose intelligence is surest." Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable. Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and Ron's affections), and Luna Lovegood (daughter of The Quibbler magazine's editor). Take the most scientific Harry Potter Quiz ever created. Get Sorted Now! I never took this quiz--it seems pretty thorough and I'm still in Ravenclaw, hurray!

House Blanket Progress: Hufflepuff( 9/ 9)-- DONE Slytherin (9/9)-- DONE Gryffindor (9/9)-- DONE Ravenclaw (2/9)

I'll be offline from now until I'm done with HP7. I don't want anything to spoil this :) Happy knitting, stitching, and reading(if you'll be one of the millions doing so this weekend)! **although I may sneak on briefly tomorrow because I have the Gryffindor squares done and I want to share if I get all the ends woven in

Sorry I've been missing but I've been in full on reading mode this last week. I finished Order of the Phoenix last night and I need to finish Half Blood Prince by Friday. I'm really enjoying rereading the books but it is also taking up all of my free time. For the first time since the HAED SAL started I've opted to miss this month's update(we're allowed to miss 2). I did get some knitting done though(no pics yet sorry). Don't get too excited for me. The only reason I had time to knit yesterday is that I was stuck at the Ford dealership for 4+ hours(with Diva and Rage). Getting the truck fixed--for the second time since July 5th, for a problem that was supposed to be fixed during the two days they had it before. Yesterday was NOT the day for my friendly, albeit somewhat incompetent Ford service rep, to have to deal with me. I went in there ready for a fight(spurred on by PMS, too much information I know). Long story short, the truck needed a $30 part to stop...

Last night Sheep in the City , The Knitty Professor , and I got to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . We arrived very early so we could get good seats. It was people watching at its finest, folks. I felt very much as if I was back in the high school classroom. Ah, teenagers--so much angst, so little thought into what clothing actually looks good on you. Then there were the 10 year olds sitting next to us--providing the best quote of the evening "Go Legos" or whatever it was that one kid kept saying--let.it.go. I get it; your mom let you go to movie at midnight and it makes you feel cool to yell things at the screen WAY more times than necessary(this was all before the feature started, mind you). I personally liked one trip I made to restroom where one of a group of young ladies dressed in their Hogwarts slutty attire(did you know that was one of the required uniforms--besides dress robes and the regular uniform?)looked at herself in the mirror and said, "I l...

Tickets: check Deathly Hallows: preordered Reread: HPSS, HPCoS, HPPoA, HPGoF, HPOotP(quarter way) Enjoying the madness: priceless :) I probably shouldn't even mention my Hogwarts Crest Banner, Sirius Black action figure, and wand? I'm a Harry Potter geek and I don't care who knows it!

--not a sprint. After the catastrophe last Saturday and a couple of days cooling off period, Mystery Stole 3 Clue 1 made it back to the needles. We(meaning the stole and I) had a few teammates this time: 3 crochet needles(in the event of another crochet hook mishap), dental floss and sulky thread--both for lifelines. I use Sulky thread, which is a kind of shiny metallic looking sewing thread, for my cross stitch projects because it comes out of the piece easily when you're done with it. So I thought it would be perfect for knitting lifelines--I was wrong. It's too light and spends more time getting in your way than actually being useful. So the unwaxed dental floss came into play--it's a great weight and after you knit through the row it's threaded through(which is a b*tch in my opinion)it stays out of the way. I've decided it's in my best interest to put in a lifeline every 10 rows or so--we will not have a repeat of the clue 1 disaster. The lifeline rows slow ...

Start: July 1, 2007 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Finish: June 30, 2008

Saturday started out beautiful and sunny here in Colorado. The day promised to be HOT and with that in mind I put out the kiddos pool in the backyard and set up the table on the deck with the comfy chairs and the umbrella. I looked forward to a day in the sun with the kiddos swimming and me working on my Mystery Stole clue. Things were moving along great--kids having fun. By lunch time I had completed the first 50 rows. I had thought briefly about putting in a lifeline but the decided I'd wait until I finished the whole clue. What.could.possibly.go.wrong.in.50.rows? I worked sporadically throughout the afternoon and by dinner time I had reached row 76. I was marveling at the beauty of the pattern. And I loved my beads. I was having a great time. After dinner I had some cleaning up to do. Diva and Rage asked me to go back into their pool. I said fine and we all headed back outside--the kiddos to the pool and me back to MS3. There was a nice breeze and it was getting cooler--perfect ...