Saturday, 21 July 2007
FINIS!
FINISHED: Fiery Bolero from IK Summer 2005
needles: US #3s and 6s
yarn: LB Cotton Ease (the old knid) in white
mods: none. (weird! i almost always change things)
I am SO happy with this. It's definitely the most wearable thing I've ever knit. I love it. So simple. It can be elegant or casual, and pretty much goes with everything. Yay!
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Monday, 15 January 2007
i really hate titles!
today is the first day i've felt like blogging in a while, and it's actually wearing off as i start to type this. i've been busier than ever lately. so much going on and so much still to do. school starts for me tomorrow. i was sure (wrong!) that it didn't start 'til much closer to february. i was really looking forward to getting lots of stuff done in that time, but alas, i don't have any time. i still only have one mon/weds class, because i just haven't been able to find any other ones i would like to take at all.
as you probably already know if you've looked at flickr, i bought an aquarium and fish and all the related jazz. (i looking at petsmart.com as i type this, actually.) i have 2 male bettas, 1 female betta, a couple of Cory catfish, and a couple of snails. you can look at my set of aquarium photos here. they are so much fun. they live at boyfriend's house, so i definitely miss them when i'm not there. i'm thinking about getting one for my house, something small-ish and low-ish maitenence. i spend a lot of weekends not at home, and like i said, i've been super busy. but it's just so nice to be able to have fish to sit and watch. they're never boring. we are in the market for filters and lighting now. the original plan was to go filter-less because i had read bettas like that better. and catfish will live just about anywhere. but the water is hard keep keep clear and not stinky. any reccomendations for filter types/brands are welcome. also, any aquarium input you have is welcome. i've fallen in loe with fish, so let me hear some fish stories!
i've been doing quite a bit of knitting and crocheting but after the holiday stuff was done i've been less enthusiastic. i hate working with a deadline. i have a lot of stuff on the to-knit list. and i actually taught a friend to crochet! finally, someone i know personally who is as into fiber as i am! she was a knitter before, and now does both.
i really need to clean my hummingbird feeder and make some new food. i should have bought some of that instant nectar stuff.
i finally got paypal to work, so now i am able to buy things online! the first thing i bought was my flickr pro accont, which rules. it is so nice to be able to upload whatever, whenever and not have to worry about resizing it or anything. so i'm going through and uploading all my good, old stuff that i couldn't before. i love flickr so much! i use the flock uploader thing now, and it is so convinient. it is super awesome to be able to tag, rotate, and add descriptions before you upload.