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FOs: Part 1 of 2 January 12, 2009

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Okay, I have 2 FOs at the Moment, but instead of posting them in the same post, I’m gonna just post them in two separate ones. One Now, and one Tomorrow or the Next day. :) K?
Fingerless Mitts: I cast on 20 and knit garter until it wrapped around my hand. I picked up stitches as I went from the cast on edge and k2tog with a stitch on my needle, which eliminated seaming. I just cast off so many stitches for my thumb hole and skipped that many stitches on the cast on edge. I’m lazy and at the ends, I didn’t weave them in, I just tied them into little bows. :)

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Drop that ball! January 1, 2009

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New Year’s Resolutions December 31, 2008

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As my topic describes, I have some New Year Resolutions!

They are:

  • Design a few patterns this summer (I have the ideas in my head, just need to let them go)
  • Finish all my WIPs.  (I have 3, I think…)
  • Get one of the 2 main roles in our school play
  • Keep my room clean (in my own dreams)
  • Eat more vegetarian like things and not so much meat (kinda like a transition or something, so mom can see I mean business)
  • Get a flute (Haha, Like that’s ever going to happen… mom would kill me. :(   even though i actually really wanna learn!)
  • Blog regularly (at least twice a week), and get more people to read my blog.
  • Knit a sweater that fits
  • Learn Entrelec
  • Learn Japanese (I got the Japanese Coach for my DS!  I’m learning some already. )
  • Use more of my stash yarn, before buying more yarn!

That’s all… I hope. :)   You guys need to help me with these! ^__^

Some More Random Thinking Late at night. December 30, 2008

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It’s 1:23 right now in the A.M.  And now it’s 1:29, apparently I don’t really wanna write this blog post.  But I do… :/ -sigh-

I’m pretty much listening to music and chatting with my friends.  I’m also cycling through all the websites I visit (aka, the “my links” page), and I realize I go through these websites constantly and nothing ever changes.  I mean, sometimes, facebook will have a friend on to chat with, but that’s all.  I should be in bed and asleep right now, but I haven’t even taken my shower yet.  I could have gone to bed over an hour ago, and actually read something.  I used to do that before the internet stole my life.  I’m not saying I’m a slave to the internet, but I have become so close to the people I’ve met on it, I kind of wish it were my real life.  I’m not saying my life is bad, but all these people I’ve become emotionally attached to, it’s just… I don’t know.  I’m not saying that THEY make me slave either, they have no control over me whatsoever.  But I like chatting with them and stuff.  It’s nice as a getaway.  Even though, since I do this practically every night, it’s no longer a getaway, but routine.  My getaway is my sleep and what i do for the other 12 hours of the day.  Literally, on weekends, as long as I’m not busy, I’ll be on the internet pretty much all day.  I’ll go to bed around 3 A.M. and wake up at noon.  Not a good habit, I know.  For the new year I have proposed an idea (just hatched like 2 seconds ago), to make sure I’m limiting myself on the internet during the week.  (I usually stay up until 10, then take a shower)  I’m going to try to get off the internet at 8:30.  That way I can go back to my old habit of reading before bedtime. :)   If you’re on my messenger list, and you see me up after about 8:30 (central, mind you) please kick my butt. Thanks.

Some more random jabbering, shall include how “emo” I feel right now.  I know that emo technically isn’t the word I’m really wanting to use, but I don’t know the word I really want to use.  My friend just hates it when people misuse that word, and I don’t wanna upset her!  Anywho, I wanna talk about how I’m feeling at this exact moment.  And that way is, I’m not sure.  It seems that anything could tick me off right now.  I don’t know why, but yeah.  (and No, this isn’t having to do with a certain time :P )  It’s not like I feel like crying, per se.  I’m not the crying type of person… Maybe I’m overtired?  I feel so out of it.  (if you can’t tell by my first paragraph)

Another thing, (and I’m just ranting here) is about my Boyfriend.  They really are more trouble than they’re worth. Lol.  I’m not being completely serious.  He just always wants to go to the movies.  I mean, I like the movies, but going to one at least once a week if not more?  That seems a little extravagant.  I would be so happy if he just wanted me to visit at his house.  Even then though, we watch movies.  I like movies, but gosh, can’t we just sit and talk with some music in the background?  We hardly ever talk, and I think we have some sort of lack of communication.  I think that’s why I broke up with him last February? March?  But then I was thinking how stupid that I was to break up with him and we started going back out. . . probably not the smartest thing I’ve done, but I do love him, I really do.  To be quite blunt, he’s the first guy I’ve made out with.  (which in my opinion, is a big step)  We haven’t made out since we got back together, and along with my problem of lack of communication, I honestly don’t know how he feels about making out again, nor does he see my stance on the situation.  But, i digress.  I’m just ranting.  If he doesn’t call me tomorrow, I’ll ask if we can chill out and veg at his house, and try to have an open discussion.  For real… -sigh-

And now, this might be all in my head, but I might be getting sick… Which is probably really all in my head.  But the kid I babysit is sick and I babysat him on Saturday… today and yesterday he had a fever and whatnot… so I hope I’m not the sick one too!  I was told to watch out.  And today, I went out without a coat. O_O  it was really that warm.  End of december, Weird right? lol.

So yeah… I’m sorry for wasting all your time, I really am.  I just felt like getting all that off my chest… :/  This post is even longer than my other random thinking post.  So, tell me, am I going crazy?

(BTW, i’m really, really sorry for my last post.  I sounded like a spoiled brat/jerk person.)

Comments, people! December 28, 2008

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So, this has been bugging me for quite some time.  I wish people would comment me!  I post all these FOs and still nothing!  I hope that this doesn’t sound bratty, but I like getting at least some sort of feedback! :)   I’m weird that way… :/

I hope that that didn’t sound like mean or something. D:

Tell me what you think of my blog in general!  If there’s anything you know I can do to make it better, let me know please. :)

FOs: Owl Headband and Beret December 19, 2008

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My two FOs of the week have arrived. :D   I finished the owl headband on Monday, because we had no school.  I then went and started the beret I was gonna knit during finals.  (because I’m exempt and still have to be at school).  I finished it yesterday. :D   I absolutely love it!! ♥♥♥♥  I don’t love my owl headband that much though. :/  It’s weird looking on my head. :(

Another blog so soon?! December 12, 2008

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Indeed.  I just wanted to inform everyone that I went to the Science Center today on a field trip.  It was a blast!!  On the plus side as well, I didn’t have any extra homework because of it.  I also am exempt from finals.  YES!  this is a small but important victory.  It’s not that i don’t do well on tests, but I don’t like finals.  They’re really long and you have to remember stuff you learned at the beginning of the year and it’s just too much all at once!  We lost our scholar bowl match on Wednesday.  But for only having 2 people compared to their like 11 different people (only 5 allowed to play at once, but still!) we did decently.  I suck at ringing in first though. D:  If i can fix that, then I am gonna be all set and ready to go!

I thought that I had more to say, but I guess not. D:  Sorry for wasting your time! :P

RAK- from Jean December 12, 2008

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I got another RAK today!  (one I was actually expecting)  This one is from Jean.  She must love me.  I got three balls of Patons Kroy Socks Stripes and the needle gauge.  I feel so freakin loved!!  But yeah… I’m in need of the PERFECT sock pattern. :)   Although, if i had the yarn, I’d make those endpaper mitts with white as my other color.  They look so freakin cool with a variegated yarn as the one color.  :)   Anyway, I have pictures:

RAK-From Afton December 10, 2008

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I have gotten a RAK today (unplanned btw) , from someone I’ve never met with the codename “afton” from Ravelry! :D She was so nice to me!  My mom was thrilled with her too.  She wrote a little letter.  I’m not gonna rewrite the whole thing, but she told me the story behind the needle gauge she gave me, which is an awesome story about how it was her first one (now my first one) and how she got it when she was pregnant (that’s also when she learned to knit. :) ) She told me to let mom read the second paragraph, which was saying she’s been in my mom’s shoes before and gave me a ball of lovely yarn for me to knit her something. :)   And then she said she couldn’t just send me the needle gauge and gave me an early christmas prezzie.  (YES I OPENED IT!!!) it was a pattern a day calendar. :)   I am just so thrilled!

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FO: Piggy Mittens December 6, 2008

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I have officially finished my mittens.  FINALLY.  I’m pretty happy with them, but there’s stuff I don’t like.  My left mitten’s tail isn’t center.  My nose stripes are crooked.  The ears look wonky.  The shape of them is odd.  My thumb doesn’t belong there!  I really don’t know who would put a thumb in mittens that can’t be twisted there, but it happened.  I’ll probably never actually wear these for their mitten value as much as I’ll wear them for my “let’s show off my awesome talent” value.  So without further ado, pictures of my lovely mittens.  By the way, that are knit in Carefree Cotton by Red Heart.  It was only a dollar for the little ball. :)   $1 mittens, lovely.

Excuse the person looking ugly.  I just wanted my readers to see the nose. :)

That’s all for now. I’ll blog again soon!!