One pair of thick guy socks.. done...











Yarn dyed successfully to match yarn used for shawl.. done..











Now I'm on the final round of the shawl.. actually at the half way mark.. thats about 420 single crochets later...420 single crochet to go..











the guy knitter strikes again.. this is his first lace project... looking good..










we are off to prep a room for tile.. we removed the old rug yesterday and have some clean up and sanding and what not to do.. and hopefully in a day or 2 ..put down the tile.. so much to do...

iT's A lOnG sToRy...

as I told u before I ran out of yarn on the last 3 rows of my shawl.. and then started dying more yarn.... I thought I had all the colors ( or flavors) that I needed but.. someone must have decided to drink them.. so I thought maybe i could make it work with what i had.. which was black cherry . orange and lemon.. pfft.. that was stupid..































so I went through the whole dying process and ...the results were pretty.. but just didn't work next to the shawl colors without the grape..
here it is... pretty but all wrong..
































so...yesterday we headed out to the LYS and I bought another ball of cascade 22o and today I'm doing the whole dye process over again.. this time I hit the grocery store and loaded up with all the flavors..( colors).. that I needed.... the results will be posted tomorrow..
this is the other purchase we made yesterday.. rowan kidsilk night.. it has little bits of glitter in it and will hopefully be a shawl to match the dress in the picture.. My daughter is going to wear the dress to a wedding next month...this yarn is beautiful and I've been looking at this yarn every time I visit the yarn shop..

















all that yarn shopping made us hungry.. and the smell drifting out of Pei Wei Asian diner smelled yummy.. if u haven't eaten there u should try it.. the food is as yummy as the smell.. it's in the same parking lot as AC Moore and Target on Colonial Dr.. one block east of the Barnes & Nobles that NYGK meets at ..
















well.. back to knitting socks.. I was listening to this.. and knit half a sock without knowing it.. (^_^)

hehehe.. check this out.. I got if from Nicole.. !!!

Get Your Cyborg Name

This is called stash busting..!!! I'm knitting up a fast pair of socks with a 2x2 cable ribbed on the leg part..(I'm using the same basic sock pattern I always use and just added the 2x2 cable rib) I think that the yarn is so old it could be an antique !!! I've had it really long...I mean really long.. the thing is.. the yarn still feels new.. it's a 100% superwash wool and has a soft silky feel. It was just waiting around all that time for these socks to be made..

















The reason I'm knitting the socks is .. I ran out of my dyed yarn (which I knew was going to happen) and then started using the solid red yarn I had planned to use.. and just didn't like it.. so I have to run out and buy one more skein .. dye it.. dry it.. and then I can continue. I have 3 more rounds to finish... It makes my skin craw to have a project almost finished and not be able to finish it..0.0
















here is a close up of the colors..... pretty vibrant

crazy colors for a shawl..!! for some reason I envisioned this shawl in these colors.. so there it is.. I like this pattern.. it's very straight forward and so far nothing confusing.. although I find working with the chart easier than the written directions.. (click the pic for a larger view)











I'm at the end of my first ball of yarn (about 220 yards).. each ball of yarn is a little different .. I can't wait to see how the next one will look in the pattern.. I don't know how much I'll get done today.. I'm going to help my bf paint his house 0.0











Here are my finished lacy beaded fingerless gloves.. I'm not really liking the yarn and how it worked up..it felt more like cotton string and is acting like cotton string.. rather limp and I guess it was a bad choice for this project.. on the other had I really like these and will make more but with different yarn..

dAniCa.. all dOnE!!

all done..!!! for some reason I just couldn't get a better picture.. I took dozens and these were the best..


























call this the after thought inspiration..











along with all the other projects I have planned atm.. I started a crochet-a-long.. check it out here...

woo hoo.. I'm The Empress

You are The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.

The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents,
beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at home
decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.

The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.

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