All things knittery

Not much of any interest going on in the land of knitting. I finished the Star Blanket in time for the shower, but alas I didn't take any pictures of it. Oh well. I should be trying to get some of my WIP's and UFO's done before casting on another project, but it didn't quite work out like that. I cast on the Bayerische socks on Saturday. I'm using my L&V stuff and I'm quite pleased. It's coming out a tad "Navy Camo"-ish, which I'm not too fond of, but the stitch pattern is still coming through well, so I'm happy.

I'm also looking to cast on a sweater. I want a sort of man-ish sweater, but with cables. I've been looking at Durrow and I do like it, except for the whole having to seam lots of bits together. I hate seaming. I don't want to try to do my own pattern I know that for sure. And I think I'll use Cascade 220 as my weapon of choice. If I use a 5mm needle (or maybe I'll get myself a 4.5mm Addi) I can get a knitted fabric that has a nice drape. I'm going to see Kyle tomorrow, so maybe on my adventure I'll stop into the Loop and pick up some much needed supplies and finally use my 20% coupon.

Speaking of picking up much needed supplies, what do I actually need/want? Fiber for sure, new Addis, Cascade 220 for a sweater... I think that's it. Maybe I'll just sort of splurge and buy whatever is popping out at me. This is going to be an expensive visit to Halifax isn't it? But then again, I haven't bought yarn for a while. Not going to school 5 seconds from the store is a good thing I guess. :)

cheers all!

Music to My Ears

So It's about 1:30 am and I cannot sleep. Insomnia sucks arse. I stole this from a friend on facebook and did it there, but I decided to do it here to, BUT I'd use itunes rather than Windows Media Player. See how different the results are. Here we go.

RULES;
001. put your music player on shuffle
002. for each question press the 'next' button to get your answer
003. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.

If someone says 'Is that ok?' you say;
Don't Stop the Music (I do so love my music, if it were up to me, music would be everywhere at all times)
-Rhianna

What would best describe your personality;
Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag (I'm a pigbag? wow, glad to think itunes thinks so highly of me, unless it means soccer fan, then yes, yes it's true.)
-Pigbag

What do you like in a guy or girl;
Get My Drink On (so not true, I do not need to be drunk to like a guy, I just tend to ignore personal boundaries when I am drunk...no matter who it is)
-Toby Keith

How do you feel today;
Doctor Who Theme (Yes, I'm feeling very Doctor Who-ish. I just watched ep4 like two hours ago and OMG!!!)
-Murray Gold

What is your life's purpose;
You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This (um, right, refer you to two questions back about drinking)
-Toby Keith

What is your motto;
Off The Hook (I am so going to start using the phrase EVERYWHERE now)
-Barenaked Ladies

What do your friends think of you;
Enlightenment (I give them or I need?)
-Malcolm Clark (Doctor Who old series)

What do you think of often;
You're The Top (oh and you so are! I miss musicals)
-Cole Porter

What do you think of your best friend;
Celebrity (I do so love them all far too much for my own good)
-Barenaked Ladies

What do you think of the person you like;
Lies (oh that does not bode well.)
-Glen Hansard

What is your life story;
I'm a Rover ("I'm a rover, seldom sober, I'm a rover of high degree, and when I'm drinking I'm always thinking, of how to gain my love's company." okay, that is true)
-Great Big Sea

What do you want to be when you grow up;
Champagne Supernova (dude, to be an alcoholic beverage AND a huge explosion, that would be OFF THE HOOK!)
-Oasis

What do you think when you see the person you like;
Jack Hinks (money galore? dress well? never cut short of a job? never married? Capper? Grog drinking hero? sure, we'll say that's true)
-Great Big Sea

How will you feel at your funeral;
Whatever (I'll be dead right?)
-Oasis

What will they play at your wedding;
As Lovers Go (awwwww, <3 I love that)
-Dashboard Confessionals

What is your hobby or interest;
Life, in a Nutshell (It's true, I live for life)
-Barenaked Ladies

What is your biggest fear;
What a Letdown (I do indeed fear being letdown)
-Barenaked Ladies

What is your biggest secret;
Sleep (yea....nearly 2am, I don't actually sleep. I'm a Vampire!!!! grrrr argh)
-Kimya Dawson

What do you think of your friends;
Madison Blues (GEORGE!!!! so good. i love my friends do death to be truthful)
-George Thorogood

itty bitty cutey wootey

Yea, so thats all of the baby talk that I can manage.

I finished an Elefante today. I made it out of sock yarn and a size 0 circular. Talk about tiny. I'm still working on the TARDIS, and the star blanket. Everything else has sort of fallen to the back burner. Including getting this blog to look good again. It is frustrating to no end!

BF...socks?

In my time avoiding job search, I have apparently decided to knit myself a boyfriend... in sock form. I'm working on the Boyfriend Sock from Slippedstitch. I love that it's a relatively simple pattern, but it still keeps my interest more so than the 2X2 rib sock that I had been working on. I'm liking it so far. I do have the heel turned but I took these pictures before I got around to that. I'm also intrigued by the figure 8 cast on. I like it and it's much simpler than a short row toe which although I like, I find that show rows just never quite work for me. No matter what way I do them. But the heel on the BF sock is working quite well, even though I should have done the purl side picking up of the wrapped sts differently, oh well. I likes it muchly.

*insert drumroll here*

so I got the formatting thing down! I just changed where the pictures were located within the post itself, I'll just change the dimensions of the pictures in future posts so that they take up the entire width of the post so that it looks better.

I will get this blogging thing down eventually.

*does happy butt dance*