Knitter in Progress

Reminder: (The one and only)Free day is midnight to midnight on Valentine's Day(February 14). I have noticed some comments from around blogland(not from anyone in the group--which baffles me as to why someone not participating would care, but that's neither here nor there) questioning the rationale of a "free day". I didn't think it was a big deal; like I said last week, it's the midpoint and I thought it would be a nice treat. It is by no means a requirement, I, personally, don't plan on buying anything. I realize that I have tweaked the rules a little from the beginning, but it's my first time hosting a KAL and I'm trying to perfect the rules for when I move it to it's own blog in April. I would appreciate any opinions or suggestions from all of you who embarked on this first three months with me. My original intention (for me) was to acquire no yarn in three months and I'm sticking to that, and I think that I have stuck to the ori...

On the workout front, I have actually worked out every day this week--alternating cardio with abs--I'm still sore but it's not as bad. I'm soldiering on :) I took my first trip into a yarn store yesterday. I had two Knitting Pure and Simple patterns I was looking for and String had them. I put my blinders on--looking at nothing but patterns and books, went in, grabbed the two patterns, paid for them, and ran out--seriously. Have a great weekend--Stashalongers, I'll be popping through starting tomorrow(as usual)! Booking Through Thursday I'm thinking here of any story that is split into more than one volume, stories such as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Rowling's Harry Potter volumes, Eddings' Belgariad, to name just a few. Christie's Hercule Perot stories do not count, nor do Gardner's Sherlock Holmes stories, as the reader can consume them in any order. Savvy? Do you enjoy reading multi-volume stories? Oh yes, as long as the story maintains so...

This is totally not knitting or stitching related, but I really enjoy working out to exercise videos although admittedly I'm coming off a year of next to nothing in that department(with the move, the fact I can't find which box contains a majority of my dumbbell collection, factors beyond my control, and life in general). My favorite, and pretty much only, video instructor is Cathe Friedrich ; her workouts are ultra tough--tougher than most gym workouts I've done. Anyhoo, knowing this you would think that I would ease into getting back into my workouts. I bought Kick Max recently and it didn't look too tough when I previewed it--at least nothing like the sadistic Boot Camp(I get sore just thinking about that one)--well, I was sorely(literally) mistaken. I did the workout and about halfway through my legs were really burning by the cool down they were ready to give out--anyone want to take bets on if I'll be able to walk tomorrow? But even with all the pain, you ...

First, the news you're all waiting for--- Norma stays :) For the record, I did not want to boot her out. I agree with what everyone said--it's charity knitting, who can argue with that. I was just grappling with the whole "bending of the rules" thing. I didn't earn the title of "pledge monster" in my college sorority for my flexibility as far as rules are concerned. This is why I put it out to the group--after all, we are all in this together, I think we should all have a say in the way things go. That being said maybe some clarification is in order. (1) If you are buying yarn in order to finish a charitable project(to be completed within the Stashalong time frame), it's okay. (2) If you have to get a ball of yarn to finish a project already on the needles because you ran out of said yarn and you intend to finish said project by the end of Stashalong, that's okay. (3) If you have to buy yarn for a Secret Pal or gift(for someone else), that...

Sorry, my fellow Coloradans, but I was born and raised a Steelers fan(both parents are from Pittsburgh): Go Steelers! I love Bill--he always looks so ticked off! And I got a lot of knitting done during the game--although my tension may be off from stress--LOL. Pictures on Tuesday.

Would you like to participate in an Olympic KAL but you don't want the pressure of having to start and finish in such a short time--you just want to enjoy the process? Well, Margene has the answer--pop over and check it out! I saw this somewhere yesterday and thought it was worth mentioning here. Onto my weekly memes: Today's SBQ is: Have you had a happy dance yet this year? If so, tell us about it! (Or just point to the entry that talks about it.) If not, when do you predict it will be? I have not had a happy dance this year but I hope to next month when I finish a page from Storykeeper(hopefully). Unfortunately, I will not have a finished product happy dance for a while--everything I'm working on qualifies as a big a** project. Booking Through Thursday We're just wrapping up the third week of January. Wow. Already. Time to check in with your reading report. Have you finished any books yet? Yes If you have, how many, what were they, how did you like them? Two, I rer...

How is everyone holding up? Those of you with gift certificates or who were the recipients of gifts are very lucky--I saw some neat stuff people got this week. We are almost a quarter of the way through the Stashalong and almost everyone is staying strong. I know that we all can do it! I'm really looking forward to that last post on April 4th, when I get to let everyone know what we all bought after our three month diet :) Happy knitting! Little Diva's Scarf Rage's Unseamed Sweater Kim : Not a lot of progress this week with the sickies(which returned to Little Rage with a vengeance on Sunday night) and DH on vacation. I did finish Little Diva's novelty scarf--she's six and very much into novelty yarn whereas her mommy is definitely not. I finished the hood to Little Rage's sweater(10.5 inches of stockinette); it's great for knitting in front of the TV. This week will be a sparse knitting week for me as I am giving in to my desire to stitch and therefor...