amigurumi cat- picture
i got my cell phone to connect to the computer, after all. so here is the picture of my amigurumi cat, sitting next to my adorable cat, Runt.
now i've decided to crochet myself a skirt. i tried to make the one in crochet! magazine (may issue, i believe), but the xl size wasn't big enough for me, so i was about halfway done when i realized it wasn't gonna work... the only reason i got that far was because i figured it would stretch. then i realized, if its gonna stretch that much, you will be able to see right through it, so i ripped it out, and started again, making sure to make it just a tiny bit bigger than it needs to be. and of course, if my new weight loss plan works, its going to end up being a big waste of my time. my sister was looking through vogue knitting, the one with the pretty pink skirt on the cover, and saw plenty there that she wanted me to make for her. i told her that if she'll buy me everything the pattern calls for, i'll do it, but i don't knit very fast, so one thing at a time, and it might take awhile...
i'm dying to get out and meet other crafters, and its probably not going to happen for awhile, as i seriously cannot make it out to any of the existing SnB groups, which makes me sad. maybe i'll get out to KnitWitz sometime in the next few weeks, buy some yarn, and ask about local groups...
Amigurumi Cat
I finally got around to finish my amigurumi cat. I made it out of the wool yarn i spun myself, sort of a souvenir of my first spinning. he's a bit top heavy still, i may have to add legs to help hold him up... i had done the head with ears, and body with tail, but i couldn't find any stuffing for him, i couldn't remember which of my pillows has a hole cut in it... i figured it out today, and got right to finishing my kitty, complete with eyes, nose, mouth, whiskers, arms, and collar! i took a picture on my cell phone, but my computer isn't working right, so i can't transfer it onto here yet, but i'll post the pic as soon as i can. i think i just need to restart...
okay, no luck with that pic yet... its just so gosh darn cute, though, so i'll have to fix my regular camera... apparantly the camera fell on the floor, and now the memory card doesn't stay in place. so i'll have to figure something out, i like pictures...
stuff...
i haven't been very crafty lately, i've been too busy with other things. i'm frogging the cowboy hat because it was pathetic, and the twine is better used as a bag, which i'm almost finished with. i started working on a black snood to go with my mom's mourning clothes, but i lost the hook i was using, and also happened to lose my entire pouch of hooks. pathetic, huh? yesterday we had a barbecue, sort of a fathers day party, for kids without dads... weird, i know, but it was pretty fun, the food was good, although we didn't even go through half of it! we have lots of hamburgers and grilled chicken breasts, plenty of potato salad and pasta salad, and some melon balls. and we get to do it all over again in 2 weeks for my birthday party. i bought some cute decorations and stuff for my party today, including some really cute plastic margarita glasses, which are going to be adorable with ice smoothie stuff i bought at biglots. i just need to find little umbrellas. i also need to get leis for the guests, and i need to work out the menu. not to mention i still have to invite half of my guests! i have a feeling its going to end up being a small party, and most of the people there will be strangers, so they probably won't be bringing many gifts. i know, i'm selfish. i have ulterior motives for everything. why else would i throw a birthday party, though? sure, its going to be fun, but i'm spending money i don't necessarily have, in order to have a good party, which will be worth spending a little money on a gift for me... anyways, i guess i need to start making phone calls soon to invite people...
World Wide Knit in Public Day
today was WWKIP day. i went to the covina group, and although there were only two other people attending (the organizer of that group, and her daughter), we had lots of fun. i sat and crocheted that cowboy style hat out of garden twine. i was having so much fun with it, that i had finished the last row without realizing it, and was searching through the pattern for the rest! it turned out really floppy, doesn't look much like a cowboy hat at the moment, but i think i can fix it. i need to make a hatband for it, and then i can tack the sides up, and try to shape it a little better. garden twine is not very easy to work with, its not very flexible, and its rough against your hands. i knew it would be like that, but i still had to use the next size up hook, because the one the pattern called for just didn't do it. we sat and talked about things we would eventually like to do, funny, both of us really like the idea of moving to maine. she wants to open a bed and breakfast there, i'd like to open a yarn store. we both thought they were great ideas, and would both be lots of fun. i gave her my card, so we are going to try to start up our own knitting group in the area, because there isn't one... she also mentioned a yarn store on arrow highway, called Knitwits. funny, because as i was driving home from dropping my brother off at raging waters, i took arrow home, and found the store. i was in the wrong lane to just turn into the parking lot, and i didn't have any money anyways, but i really wanted to go. so it was ironic that she mentioned that store today. next year for this event, we are going to try to have a better turnout, advertise a lot more, and offer workshops and such, so it will be more worthwhile for people of all skill groups to attend. anyways, i'm having a terrible headache, so i'd better get to bed soon. i'll try to get pictures of that cowboy hat once i have it together a little better. i just need to decide what color i want to use for the hatband...
news
alright, in my last post, i mentioned a new bunny. well, she's a girl bunny, named Barbarella. and she's a lionhead rabbit, not a jersey wooly. tomorrow there is a rabbit and cavy show at pomona fairplex, but i don't think i'm gonna be there. i think i'm going to go to the knit in public day thing in covina. of course, i'll be crocheting. i don't have the motivation right now to start a new knitting project, and i've abandoned all of the ones i've started (mostly due to lost knitting needles). I'm almost done making my first snood. my mom bought one skein of yarn she saw at a thrift store, its patons 4 ply wool yarn, its just barely thicker than size 3 crochet thread, and its the perfect color to match my navy dress for civil war reenacting. i just need to do the last row and thread through the elastic, and then i'll be done. and i'm seriously dying to start that cowboy hat made with garden twine. so i might have to weasel some cash from my mom and head to the hardware store tomorrow morning, before going to the park. i have to drive my brother to raging waters tomorrow for a school dance. i'm upset that i didn't get invited this year. when i was a freshman, i took him, and he was in 6th grade. i think he should have invited me this year, considering most of my friends are currently seniors. bah. oh well, i have better things to do tomorrow. i should bring daphne with me tomorrow, except i think she'll bite someone. i swear, that dog is so antisocial, i hate it! she's such a sweetie to me, but my friends come over, and she doesn't stop growling! but she does enjoy going out, so maybe she'll behave herself. we'll see. if she's good tonight, then she can come tomorrow.
