Hip Hip Hooooray! It's Secret Pal 4

You may notice the lovely new button to your left. Yes folks the Knitty boards SP4 is slated to begin May 8. I can't wait!And just for shits and giggles, here's my SP4 questionnaire in all it's glory!KNITTING & FIBERS:1. What is your current skill level (beginner/adv. beginner/intermediate etc.): I think I'm leaning more toward intermediate, with maybe a toe still in adv. beginner.2. What are your favorite fiber colors? Greens, blues, and purples, and natural colors3. Are there any fiber...

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Count down to nursing school

No, I haven't been accepted yet.Yes, I'm probably counting my chickens before they hatch.But this just makes me happy to look at.If I get accepted, this is the time left until I would start my classes.I wish I could make one for the time left before I find out if I'm accepted, but freaking UNC takes their sweet old time getting those notifications out. I may call and see if I can get a better idea...

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'Tis the season!

Yes, the time of dirty fingernails has arrived!I dug my first bit of weed out of my herb bed yesterday. It felt wonderful to have my hands in soil again. It's nice to see my perinnial herbs coming back, it'll be great to cook with fresh rosemary, parsley, tyme and oregano, amoung others. Next weekend we'll borrow a neighbors tiller, and get the raised bed ready for veggies. I'm excited for another summer of growing. Last year we learned the art of canning, and this year I think we'll perfect...

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Releasing my inner Sailor

Yes, that means I'm going to swear up a storm. And while typically my sailor usually only comes out when I'm knitting, this sailor-fest has nothing to do with fibers. No, it's an employment sailor-fest. You (if there are any yous who read this blog) have been warned...if you are easily offended, get out while you still can. I will remain a sweet innocent in your mind forever that way.So apparently I haven't kissed enough ass in the basement for those ladies to deem me worthy of the most basic...

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The Honeymoon Cami KAL

So true to my word, I sat my butt down and played with photoshop. I came up with two buttons for the Honeymoon Cami Knit-a-long.Here is the first one:And the second:I will also put them on the side of my blog. Anyone is welcome to them, just please download them off of my server first.And for more info on the KAL, check out this fabulous bl...

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With very little to do with knitting....

Just a little bit of knitting today.Saturday was SnB at Tylers. Again it was Bronwyn, Lisa, and myself. We had a great time of course, with yummy garlic fries and even yummier skull bags, socks, and a sweater! I finished the main body of my CheesyLove, and have to seem the shoulders. I hate seaming. I did a pseudo-grafting on one shoulder, and then unraveled part of the other side to do the same,...

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I went, I spun, I loved it!

Lots of great tips and ideas from the spinning class last night at Yarn's Etc! Pre-drafting my roving I think was the most helpful. Should help me to get a less thick yarn. I need to work on putting a bit less twist in my yarn too, but I'm sure that will just come with practice. I've got some loverly, highly energized yarn now that I spun on my very own. I was so proud of myself! I'm sure it's not enought to make anything, but I'll probably knit it up into something anyway! If anyone is ready...

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ooooooo It's spiiiiiining class day!

*dance*I've got one of my drop spindles, and some roving here with me.I'm all ready!I can't wait to learn to spin. I have so much roving at home I want to make into yarn!You know, because I have sooooo much free time on my hands. *gigg...

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I promised and I'm delivering!

This post is full of pictures! Just like I promised.First a quick hello from the poochinis, my two spoiled Shepherds.Obi, the big white wonderand Inca, my sweety-pieNow on the the knitting!First is the cashmere sweater I found while thrift store hopping with Lisa.Next are two pictures of the Cheesy Love, in progress.a close up of the heartsTwo more sweaters I found at thrift stores.First a 100% cotton...

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I promise pictures, really I do!

Lisa, I'll get the picture of the wonderful 100% cashmere sweater that I bought for frogging tonight! I just wish I could take a picture of how wonderfully soft it is! Yummy! Infact I'll get pictures of all my yarn finds while thrift store hopping! *Oh, and on a side note, I had my stinking digi camera in the skull bag the entire time!*Plus I'll get some pictures up of my Cheesy Love sweater. I finished the row of hearts and have started on part of the shoulder. I'm so excited, it looks so...

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