2.21.2006
Recipie for Confusion
Okay, so here's the deal. You all know I'm poor. So while y'all are buying fabulous, luxurious, new yarns, Tara is forced to dive into the old stashola for comfort. Plus, I had also run out of room in my "yarn cabinet", and I'd be too embarassed to have a cabinet that won't close b/c it's so jam packed. Anywho, one of the biggest space hoggers in the Cabinet was some Bernat Soft Boucle that I'd bought at Michael's eons ago. I'm talking pre-blog, pre-yarn-conessieur days. Yes, it's 100% acrylic. Yes, I know it is garbage and will pill like the Microspun or do something else that's completely horrid.
But it's so damn soft, and while peaking at some of my commercially bought sweaters, I noticed (as I'm sure you all have) that lots of them are acrylic or at least an acrylic blend. Or maybe I'm just a cheapass when it comes to buying sweaters.
No fear. I'd had a design in my mind for awhile now. Once I realized that it could be knit from the neck down and therefore tried on so that I could see if I was knitting a monstrosity or not I decided to give it a go.
I LOVES this sweater. So comfy and anything that makes me appear to have boobies gets a star in my book! It's exactly what I had in mind, and the fact that it turned out to be such was a pleasant surprise.
Do you want to know the best part? This baby only took 2 balls of yarn (so I have one left over, grrrr), and since I got them on sale, this sucker only cost me $4! A starving student I may be, but I'm still gonna look fab!
As some of you can guess, this sweater was inspired by Stefanie's famous Mini Sweater, and it's pretty simple. There is one teeny tiny catch though...The designing and knitting of this sweater is what you may call an "organic" process. I kept some notes, but nothing that I would feel comfortable calling a "pattern". Plus, I had to go back and tweak the shoulders once it was all done because it just wasn't fitting right.
See? It was way too "off-the-shoulder", so I went back and added little sleeve caps. I'd really like to figure out how to correct this at the start, but kiddies, I just don't have time.
So consider this a warning. I'll post the "recipe" soon. ¶ 16:26
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Okay, so here's the deal. You all know I'm poor. So while y'all are buying fabulous, luxurious, new yarns, Tara is forced to dive into the old stashola for comfort. Plus, I had also run out of room in my "yarn cabinet", and I'd be too embarassed to have a cabinet that won't close b/c it's so jam packed. Anywho, one of the biggest space hoggers in the Cabinet was some Bernat Soft Boucle that I'd bought at Michael's eons ago. I'm talking pre-blog, pre-yarn-conessieur days. Yes, it's 100% acrylic. Yes, I know it is garbage and will pill like the Microspun or do something else that's completely horrid.
But it's so damn soft, and while peaking at some of my commercially bought sweaters, I noticed (as I'm sure you all have) that lots of them are acrylic or at least an acrylic blend. Or maybe I'm just a cheapass when it comes to buying sweaters.
No fear. I'd had a design in my mind for awhile now. Once I realized that it could be knit from the neck down and therefore tried on so that I could see if I was knitting a monstrosity or not I decided to give it a go.
I LOVES this sweater. So comfy and anything that makes me appear to have boobies gets a star in my book! It's exactly what I had in mind, and the fact that it turned out to be such was a pleasant surprise.
Do you want to know the best part? This baby only took 2 balls of yarn (so I have one left over, grrrr), and since I got them on sale, this sucker only cost me $4! A starving student I may be, but I'm still gonna look fab!
As some of you can guess, this sweater was inspired by Stefanie's famous Mini Sweater, and it's pretty simple. There is one teeny tiny catch though...The designing and knitting of this sweater is what you may call an "organic" process. I kept some notes, but nothing that I would feel comfortable calling a "pattern". Plus, I had to go back and tweak the shoulders once it was all done because it just wasn't fitting right.
See? It was way too "off-the-shoulder", so I went back and added little sleeve caps. I'd really like to figure out how to correct this at the start, but kiddies, I just don't have time.
So consider this a warning. I'll post the "recipe" soon. ¶ 16:26
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2.10.2006
football and knitting and pics.....oh my!
I've finally managed to come up for air in the Sea of Black and Gold that I've been living in. Wow, you guys, this has been more insane than I could ever have imagined, and I think it's a pretty safe bet to say that not every sports victory gets this kind of attention in every city. Picksburghers do love their Stillers. In 'at. (P.S. That's Big Ben and Charlie Batch at the parade!)
I have one more football rant and then I SWEAR I am done until next fall.
**deep breath***
Going into this game, I really had no feelings about Seattle as a team. Now, they and lots of their fans have changed my opinion. Mike Holmgren (their coach) is a poor excuse for a leader. Trust me, if Seattle had won and Bill Cowher had blamed it on poor officiating on not his bad coaching skills, the people of Pittsburgh would have lynched him. Our fans are hardcore, and one of the reasons we love the Steelers are that they are tough on the field and on themselves. It's no coincidence that we don't have players like Terrell Owens and Randy Moss on our team. They wouldn't be tollerated by the coaching staff or the fans.
Seattle's kicker missed not one, but TWO field goals during the Superbowl. That's his job......to kick the pointy ball through the 2 posts. Their tight end, who traded trash talk all week, CHOKED, and Mr. Holmgren showed piss-poor time management and god-awful play calling. But aside from his job during the game, Mr. Holmgren is also supposed to represent his team, win or lose. What a poor job he's doing. I've never seen more unsportsman-like conduct from a COACH. Yes, some (not all) of the calls were questionable but so was his performance as head coach. Maybe Seattle will pick up T.O. in the off season so Mike Holmgren won't be the only asshole on the team.
**exhale**
So now, I present you with my tribute to Mike Holmgren and all the ridiculous people like him.
Introducing ........ Titty Baby.
This pattern is mine, and I've been contemplating what to call it for weeks now. Oddly enough, inspiration for knitting struck in the wake of a football game.
More to come..... ¶ 08:18
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I've finally managed to come up for air in the Sea of Black and Gold that I've been living in. Wow, you guys, this has been more insane than I could ever have imagined, and I think it's a pretty safe bet to say that not every sports victory gets this kind of attention in every city. Picksburghers do love their Stillers. In 'at. (P.S. That's Big Ben and Charlie Batch at the parade!)I have one more football rant and then I SWEAR I am done until next fall.
**deep breath***
Going into this game, I really had no feelings about Seattle as a team. Now, they and lots of their fans have changed my opinion. Mike Holmgren (their coach) is a poor excuse for a leader. Trust me, if Seattle had won and Bill Cowher had blamed it on poor officiating on not his bad coaching skills, the people of Pittsburgh would have lynched him. Our fans are hardcore, and one of the reasons we love the Steelers are that they are tough on the field and on themselves. It's no coincidence that we don't have players like Terrell Owens and Randy Moss on our team. They wouldn't be tollerated by the coaching staff or the fans.
Seattle's kicker missed not one, but TWO field goals during the Superbowl. That's his job......to kick the pointy ball through the 2 posts. Their tight end, who traded trash talk all week, CHOKED, and Mr. Holmgren showed piss-poor time management and god-awful play calling. But aside from his job during the game, Mr. Holmgren is also supposed to represent his team, win or lose. What a poor job he's doing. I've never seen more unsportsman-like conduct from a COACH. Yes, some (not all) of the calls were questionable but so was his performance as head coach. Maybe Seattle will pick up T.O. in the off season so Mike Holmgren won't be the only asshole on the team.
**exhale**
So now, I present you with my tribute to Mike Holmgren and all the ridiculous people like him.
Introducing ........ Titty Baby.
This pattern is mine, and I've been contemplating what to call it for weeks now. Oddly enough, inspiration for knitting struck in the wake of a football game.
More to come..... ¶ 08:18
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