My knitting buddies<3

Here's a quick post from my phone (yay technology!!) To show you my knitting buddies.

This is Martni my mini dachshund (yes it's a picture of my wiener, enjoy).


And here is Super Binky. Frankly I think he looks kind of like and sheep. Spin his fur? Why no I've never thought about that, ok, yeah I did.

The ABC's of Me

Stuff about me in alphabetical order:

A. Age: 25, I'll be 26 in May

B. Bed Size: King

C. Chore You Dislike: Dishes, I flipping hate doing dishes.

D. Dogs: I have one tiny dachshund name Martini. She's a doll.

E. Essential Start to Your Day: COFFEE or red bull!

F. Favorite Color: Green has really been catching my interest these days. But I think pink will always be #1.

G. Gold or Silver: I prefer silver 99% of the time. But there is a time and a place for gold.

H. Height: My DL says 5'5" but it's actually 5'7" lol.

I. Instruments You Play(ed): I played the flute a long time ago. I play the ukulele, acoustic and electric guitar now. Not well though.

J. Job Title: Mama, Student, Knitter and chief food maker.

K. Kids: 2, Mathias who's 4 and Bella who's 2.

L. Live: Rio Rancho, NM . It's nice little map dot.

M. Mom’s Name: Janell

N. Nicknames: Nan, Banana, MOOOOOOM.

O. Overnight Hospital Stays: A few. Having kids does that to you.

P. Pet Peeves: Scraping teeth on a fork or chewing with your mouth open. EW.

Q. Quote from a Movie: I don't really watch movies.

R. Righty or Lefty: Righty.

S. Siblings: 2 brothers. One older and one younger.

T. Time You Wake Up: As late as possible. Usually around 7-8.

U. Underwear: I am obsessed with having pretty, matching underwear. LOL at least it's always nice, right?

V. Veggies You Don’t Like: Baby corn, that crap freaks me out.

W. What Makes You Run Late: Me, my kids, my dog, basically everything. I'll be late to my own funeral!

X. X-Rays You’ve Had: Dental, my foot, my wrist, my lungs. Never my head though, go figure.

Y. Yummy Food You Make: Green chile stew! I haven't figured out how to make it vegetarian yet though.

Z. Zoo Animal Favorites: The hippos, I love those big sweeties!

What are your ABC's? If you choose to do the same survey on your blog, link back here – I would love to learn more about you!


I got this post idea from Punk Rawk Purl . Check her out, she's awesome!


-L

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My First Yarn

Earlier this week I bought some undyed silk hankies and dyed them. I tried to make a rainbow but it came out kind of funky.

It dried a little brighter and I liked it a little more. 

I wanted to try spinning silk (since wool doesn't like me, lol) It went pretty well, for me anyway. My wheel took up the fiber and I got a nice spin. The resulting yarn is uneven and kind of funky but it's mine!!

 

Knitters Christmas List 2010

Well it's getting to be that time of year again, time to pick out presents for your favorite knitter! Or for yourself, =D.

In no particular order here's a list of my top 10 things for knitters:

1. Blackthorne double pointed knitting needles, they're made of carbon fiber. Which makes them light, smooth and incredibly strong. If you've ever snapped a dpn while knitting a sock, you'll love this little guys.

2. Nameste's Buddy case, it's a great place to stash all your little knitting knick knacks. It's well made, comes in great colors and best of all, the back panel is magnetic so you won't loose your darning needles anymore!

3. Sterling silver stitch markers from Spindle Cat Studios. These little stitch markers are unique, beautiful and feel like jewelry for your knitting!

4. Ceramic Yarn Bowl from The Mud Place - What a beautiful way to keep your yarn balls under control. 

5.Limited edition Knitkit - Knitkits are like swiss army knives for knitters! There's a row counter, a storage compartment that houses a darning needle, scissors and little rubber stitch markers. There's also a handy dandy retractable measuring tape. 

6.Knitpicks Try It Needle Set - Every wanted to try out one of Knitpick's signature interchangeable needles? Afraid to buy a set because of the slightly high initial cost? Check this out! You can get 3 sets of tips and a set of 24" cables. The Zephyrs come in US size 6, the Harmony's US size 5 and the Nickel plated in size 4.

7.Yarn Stash Knitter's Rule - A cute and funky bamboo needle/stitch gauge. A perfect stocking stuffer. 

8.At Knit's End: Meditations For Women Who Knit too Much - By Stephanie Pearl McPhee AKA the Yarn Harlot. I love this book my dear friend Fickle Knitter gave my copy years ago when I was going though a tough spot in my life. Whenever things get tough I take it out and read it again. It always makes me feel better. 

9.Needle Roll from Slipped Stitch Studios- This spiffy little needle roll keeps your needles nice and safe, and to top it off it's damn cute!

10. A subscription to a knitting magazine, my current fave is Creative Knitting. The magazine is filled with cute projects, great ides for gifts and pretty pictures of yarn. 

         

Monkey Time!

I love sock monkeys. I'd love to decorate my house with them. In fact I found the most adorable sock monkey stocking at Big Lots a few weeks ago. It's sings Christmas carols! If I didn't already have eleventy stockings of my own I would have brought the sock monkey one home with me. Here's a little video so you can see the cuteness. (Sorry about it being sideways, my droid is a dork.)

At the Taos Wool Festival a few months months ago (I'll have to tell you about it again I lost this post when I killed the blog yesterday), Levi saw a booth that had the sweetest sock monkey hats. He fell in love but the price on the hats was a bit high so I promised I would make him one.

I used the free pattern from Knitty with the modifications from Llcooper on Ravelry.

So, what do you think? =D

I broke the blog

Ooops. I was trying to get my widgets to line up correctly and I killed the blog. *sigh* This is why I never kept tamagochi pets (remember those?) I always forgot to feed them, lol.

Well I imported a few older posts from the old blog to fill up a little space. I lost some of the newer posts, but it's ok. I'll just have to post more to make up for it!! Lately I've been feeling chatty so I don't think it'll be a problem.

My kindle died!

RIP little buddy. I called Amazon customer service and after a few failed attempts at Kindle CPR, they shipped out a new one next day air, for free!

I don't know what I'd do with out my little digital book. I'm so glad I'll have it back soon! Yay!