TAKING BACK [THE KNIT]

So I've been neglecting this blog. I've been super busy. It was Spring Break for me last week, so I worked all day, partied all night, and knit when I could. I also tried my hand at embroidery! I do have pictures of everything, but I seem to have lost my camera connecting cord, so it's hard to put pictures up without that. (I honestly don't know where it could have gone! It sits, dutifully waiting, on the floor next to my computer. I am guessing someone moved it, thinking the floor was a bad place for it and then didn't tell me.)

On the embroidery front, things went well. I took a trip to JoAnn on Saturday and found stencils on sale, as well as a cute little cosmetic bag made solely for the purpose of being embroidered. Mine now has a hibiscus on it, although it is a different one than the one on the label. I seem to like embroidery so far, although my stitches are uneven and stem stitch has me beat. I think I just need some practice. And it is a little free-form for my tastes, sometimes. (Which is why I am a knitter and not a crocheter. I just tend to think inside the box, but in weird ways.) And somehow, while at JoAnn, I managed to buy only ONE SKEIN of yarn! I originally had 5 skeins of this, a super soft wool-cotton blend. I had no freakin' clue what I was going to do with it, and it had no price, so I ditched it. Something tells me I might end up with it the next time I venture in there. I also really liked this yarn, but me and pastels are really not buddies. I wear either crazy bright colors or black, red, and white.  Anyway, the JoAnn I went to is a new one, and it is HUGE! A lot of selection for everything, and the needle section impressed the hell out of me. They blow Michael's out of the water. I love being able to get 100% wool yarns and other nice stuff at a good price, and at a place where I can saisfy all my other crafting needs.

[I think I am skipping class because I can't stop this entry or browsing joann.com! It is 10:30, and I have class at 10:40.]

Have I ever mentioned how much I HATE Fun Fur? I'm really still lost as to the appeal of the stuff ...

I just thought I would mention that I love knitty's Nautie. Too freakin' cute. It reminds me of the Futurama episode "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles", in which Professor Zoidberg reverts through all his stages of development, and one or two is reminiscent of Nautie. [Yes, I am a big enough dork to know the names of Futurama episodes. It might be my favorite show ever.] Anyway, I am not really a big fan of anything else in this issue of knitty. Maybe the socks, but I am not knitting socks quite yet. Hopefully I will start soon, though.

I got a zipper for Mariah! I have yet to sew it on, though. I hate finishing so much. Almost as much as Fun Fur!