Knitter in Progress

Knitting: (1) Rage's Hat--Cascade 220 Heathers--Knitters Handy Book of Patterns(Budd) (2) Barn Raising Square--Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport--Knitalong (3) Flying Trapeze Socks--Cascade 220--Interweave Holiday 08 (4) Clapotis--Mountain Colors Bearfoot--Knitty (5) 2 Barn Raising Squares--Three Irish Girls--Knitalong (6) Barn Raising Square--Mountain Colors Bearfoot--Knitalong (7) Bella's Fingerless Gloves(Diva)--Blue Sky Alpaca and Silk--Stitch-n-Snitch (8) Kai-Mei--Colinette Jitterbug--Sock Innovation (9) Barn Raisning Square--STR Sherbet--Knitalong (10) Mod on Mod square--cotton--Yarnplay (11) Barn Raising Square--Opal Harry Potter(tonks)--Knitalong **for HBP Premier** (12) Round Facecloth--Sugar 'n Cream Stripes--free pattern(Ravelry) (13) Round Facecloth--Sugar 'n Cream Stripes--free pattern(Ravelry) (14) Round Facecloth--Sugar 'n Cream--free pattern(Ravelry) (15) Round Facecloth--Sugar 'n Cream--free pattern(Ravelry) (16) Diva's Knitted Babe--mostly K...

My two favorite Pens in one commercial :) Sid and Max--that just makes my day. Have a Happy New Year and be safe.

1. your best FO of the year: Clapotis--I have been wearing it a lot. I'm even contemplating making another. 2. best FO of the year made by a blog you link to: **It's not just one, I love seeing what Sam is up too. She always has a great finish to share and in spring 2010 she'll have a really cute "finished object" to show off. 3. best yarn you tried: Dream in Color Smooshy 4. best book/mag/pattern of 2009: Book: The re-release of Fair Isle Knitting by the author-who-must-not-be-named Magazine: Oxygen Vogue Knitting(Interweave has been very lame the last couple of years) Pattern: Bramble and the Rose--Ink Circles 5. best new technique or gadget you tried in 2009: **Insanity by Beachbody **P90X by Beachbody 6. top 5 inspirations--what five things inspired you the most over the past year? **Insanity **P90X **Ravelry **Tosca Reno **JR Ward 7. designer who most amazed & inspired you throughout the year: Cookie A 8. Challenges for 2010--what's next for you and ...

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday :)

I'm beginning to reflect on my accomplishments this year and I decided to start with my Challenges for 2009: (1) 3 months of the year where I post every day-- January, March, July -- Done July 31, 2009 (2) Finish a rotation of P90X Lean-- Done March 29, 2009 (3) Finish Provence Sampler-- Done April 12, 2009 (4) Finish a Rotation of Insanity-- Done November 1, 2009 (5) Finish 6 weeks of Turbo Jam--completed 4 weeks before I got Insanity (6) Get my Mii to look less like a softball--I'm still working on it; it's definitely a work in progress.

I finished two socks in October. One I posted about the other day and the second is right here: I also started another sock(nothing like having three pairs going on at the same time). It is the Braided Gem sock from Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn. I like the pattern but the yarn is another story. It's Mini Mochi from Crystal Palace. It's really soft and the color is stunning but it is a nightmare to work with. It splits, it has knots, and it is almost impossible to rip out.

5October09--I started my second month today with a fit test AND a workout, as scheduled, and good Lord I am already sore. That extra 20 minutes or so of cardio is killer. After the first cardio circuit was complete I was dying and by the third circuit I think I was experiencing another plane of being. 15October2009--I have finished my first week of the Max workouts. They have somewhere around 10ish more minutes of cardio and, let me tell you, you feel every second of those 10 minutes. It's not that the first month wasn't hard--it was. . .is--but adding that extra time was killer. I hurt my back during yesterday's workout--a pain located between my shoulder blade and spine on my right side--so I decided to take today off. The pain has subsided quite a bit and I'll gingerly get back into the program tomorrow. Hopefully this only puts me a day behind. I dread the thought of having to double up to get back on track :( 16October2009--My back has stopped hurting after my unpl...