Archive for March, 2009

Knitters are cool

What can I say? Knitters, and I shant forget, Crocheters, are so cool!

I have received 2 completed Traveling Scarves groups this week, both are beautiful.

First is my SO’s scarf, all in really nice black and gray colors.

To all the gals from my TS#25 SO group, THANK YOU MUCH FOR adding your wonderful knitting to my SO scarf!

Next is my NORO scarf

It is so pretty, and I love all the different NORO additions. THANK YOU TO all the members of the TS#37 NORO group, I really really enjoyed Mod’ing the group. It’s been a pleasure and I’m sad to see it coming to an end. Everyone is getting their scarves in the mail soon, I was lucky enough to get mine’s last week.

And now for a Knitter who can really put a package together! This is my package for my Harry Potter – A little bit of everything swap. It comes from the wonderul Minerva Wood.

She knitted me “Habitat” from Jared Flood, my absolute favorite designer. I love the red and the pattern. Everything in the package was perfect, and I got goodies for my dog and cat too, which they’ve loved playing with.

THANK YOU Minerva a.k.a. Yogaknot on Ravelry.

~R

For SALE

I have a few skeins of yarn I’m selling below, if your interested in any of them, please email me ROCKYatROCKINKNITdotCOM.

But first an FO from awhile ago that I didn’t get a chance to share. I took part in the Leyburn KAL thread from the Socks that RAWK group on Ravelry. The goal is to knit the Leyburn pattern in as many different colorways of BMF. I went with Dragon Dance, which was the first colorway sent out from the Socks that Rock Club of 2008.

FOR SALE ITEMS:
All items will be shipped Priority Mail.

Sundara Yarn “Honeyed Hibiscus”
Silk Lace 1000 yards
Selling for $45 + $5.00 for shipping

SOLD
Sundara Yarn “Merlot Over Cream”"
Silk Lace 1000 yards
Selling for $45 + $5.00 for shipping

Sundara Yarn “Cotton Candy”"
Aran Silky Merino
200 yards
Selling for $30 + $5.00 for shipping

SOLD
Sundara Yarn “Beach Glass”"
100% Superwash Merino Sock Yarn
350 yards
Selling for $25 + $5.00 for shipping

SOLD
Sundara Yarn “Roasted Persimmon Over Green Papaya”"
100% Superwash Merino Sock Yarn
350 yards
Selling for $25 + $5.00 for shipping

My how time flies!

Yes time flies when you have too much to do, doesn’t it? It’s been over a week since my last post, I’m so sorry! What have I been up to?

Well I’ve been working on a secret personal project, that for now I can’t share, but maybe someday soon, I’m aiming for later this year. It isn’t related to knitting, but I can’t say that knitting won’t be a part of it. It’s a different passion of mines that I’ve always aspired too, and hopefully I’ll make it happen. It’s the right time in my life for me right now to do this, so wish me luck I would shed more light on “what it is” but for now, I need to keep it under wraps.

The project I’ve been working on requires a lot of research, a lot of soul-searching and a lot of time to think. I’ve slowly started trying to balance my other passions, like knitting, which I love, and need to focus on balancing it more. On top of this, there’s the normal work grind and raising my kids, although their both completely self sufficient, they require more “mental” support from me and my husband. When your kids get to the teenage years, the game changes, and a lot of questions are asked about decisions for their future, about life in general.

It’s too easy when their big to forget about them in the sense that you don’t have to “babysit” them, as it once was required. You know when their babies, toddlers, little kids, they can get into anything, and it involves a lot of “physical” stamina to keep them safe. There’s also planning the college layout for my daughter, which has actually turned out better than planned, because my daughter put the effort forward and was promoted to a TA for her class. Lastly, there’s my son who begged to go to a completely different High School than my daughter, it was first a deliberate “NO” from me, but eventually I reached a compromise with him and I think it was probably the best decision I’ve made thus far for him. It means a lot of commitment on his part, like being responsible for his own transportation, keeping his grades in the A range, and also getting involved in sports. He is now on the wrestling team, it was a major surprise to us, but he did it and now is learning the brains of wrestling. Ok, so are you sick of my life now? LOL!

Onto the more fun stuff and exactly what this blog post needs!

Granted this is a late share, but hey, better late than never!

My Stitches Loot, yes it’s small, I was practicing restraint the whole time, and now that I see what I bought, I’m amazed at how little it is!

From Plymouth Yarns, Baby Alpaca, in a black tweedish colorway, so soft! Suri lace, now this, it is the green ball you see there, this fiber is the softest I’ve felt ever, and that little ball has over 400 yards! There’s also some naturally dyed fiber from “A Verb for Knitting” in black. I love this so much, I just had to buy some when I saw it and I have to say again, WonderMike is the nicest! He was working the booth when Marisol and I visited. Another friend, Leslie a.k.a. Tapmouse, was working the BMF booth and she aptly pointed out the LSS goodie in my hand in the Muddy Bottom Breakdown colorway as being a “Rocky” color, and she is so right! I love it, the beige is just too gorgeous, I just don’t know what to make with it! Lastly I purchased the cutest bull magnet, cause I love magnets! And that’s it for the loot, not a lot, but definitely pleasing.

Now, I have some knitting time scheduled, that’s my plan, to block out specific times to knit otherwise I’ll get lost in my private project if I don’t.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Photo Tag

I was tagged by Minerva Wood, my super special spoiler from both my HSK7 & HBLOES swaps recently, so now I’m passing the tag torch on

Here are the rules:

1. Go to your pictures on your computer

2. Open the 6th folder

3. Choose the 6th picture

4. Show the picture on your blog and write something about it.

5. Invite 6 new people to this challenge.

6. Link to them and let them know they have been tagged.

Well is it no surprise that my picture is this gorgeous guy? Who I’m just a huge fan of now, and I can’t seem to get enough info on him.

This is Rob Pattinson at the 2009 Oscars, he looks very handsome and I love his temperament, I’m especially eager to see Little Ashes which is set to open on 3/27/09. Rob first really caught my eye in none other than the Twilight movie, but he was on the radar when he played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie. Did you know he’s also a musician? I’m scouring the web for anything on his music, I bet he plays well.

Ok, now for my tag, these peeps are who I’m tagging now!

Marisol
Tapmouse
Nell
Opal
Batty
Rosann

Stitches Experience

I went to Stitches West 2009 this past Friday with Marisol. It was my second time going to Stitches and this time I was more prepared than the first.

The first time was an overload experience, where any and all fiber I encountered seemed irresistable. I bought up almost everything I got my hands on, including gadgets and jewelry. I was the novice shopper, easily preyed on by all vendors. I think, if I’m not mistaken, I tallied my total purchases at about $700.00, if not more. I did suffer from buyer’s remorse aftwards, but quickly occupied my mind with other thoughts to forget about it. I did promise myself that I would set a reasonable budget for my next time.

And so I did set a budget, I came in my second time under a whopping $200.00! I’m so proud of myself, and at the same time upset, I really should’ve splurged, but oh well, there’s always next year.

Marisol and I ran into some good friends, Tapmouse, who was manning the BMF stand, and also Mike from Yknit, who I have to say is the sweetest person!

Here’s our little group hug (left to right, Marisol, WonderMike, and ME (burgundy):

After all the shopping and touching of everything soft, I was pooped! We had started our day off at about 9 a.m. and finished about 4 p.m.

I’ll share the my goodies from Stitches later, for now I’ll leave you with this good-bye shot of Marisol and I.