Yarn Pr0n Friday - Fishermans Wool

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Lorna's Laces, Fishermans Wool, 500 yards. Color: Sweetie (purple, pink and yellow)





I was thinking of making a jaywalker type scarf with this but I think I want more than three colors in my jaywalker scarf. Perhaps Wavy? Choices, choices. I'll have to search around. Its times like this I wish I had my ravelry invite.

Blogstalking - Purse Contents

To really cover all the things this question should cover I had to empty out my school bag, my purse, and my pockets. After all of that my keys and my phone still didn’t make it into the pictures.

School/Knitting Bag


Its called an Everything Bag and according to the receipt it came from QVC. I got it from a second hand store. It has a bazillion pockets which I love! Makes it so easy to store stuff in.





First off is "Our Changing Planet" which is my geology text book. I picked this book up from the library, which means I don't have to buy it!

Sitting on top of the text book is
- A scarf I'm knitting.
- A pouch with items like stitch markers, stitch holders, and point protectors
- Needle size checker thing
- Label from the yarn I'm using in the scarf
- Kid scissors
- A loose blunt needle for weaving in ends. It should probably go in the pouch.

Next is my binder. It has all my notes and papers for my classes. Sitting on top of the binder are 2 mechanical pencils, a package of mini G2 pens, and a highlighter. G2 pens are my favorite pens ever, so you can imagine my excitement when they started making mini ones!

On the ground bellow the text book is a burts bees lip balm. I hate chapped lips.

My Pockets

These items move between my pockets, purse, and school bag depending on the day.
- Change
- License
- Debit card
- School ID
- Little black heart on a jump ring - I found it on the ground yesterday.

Purse

My purse exists mainly to hold my keys, cell phone or anything else too bulky to fit comfortably in my pockets. It is boring inside.


- Pay stubs
- Wallet which holds my triple A and health insurance card.
- A coupon for paper towels.
- A slip of paper with various dates I need to remember.

Wow that was kinda long. Hope you had fun snooping!

Yarn Pr0n Friday - Orange Blossoms

Sorry to be posting so late in the day, and that I missed last week. Real life has been hogging my time lately. Boo on real life!



Yarn: Orange Blossoms from The Knittery

I bought this a few weeks ago from the Loopy Ewe. I've noticed that when it comes to yarn I'm a blue girl. I like my blues with the occasional bit of other dark or jewel toned colors. Tried and true colors are great things for projects like sweaters. You're not going to wear a sweater it the color doesn't work on you. But socks? Socks are where you should have some fun! You can fearlessly expand your color palette with no worry of the yarn making you look a sickly green color when you wear it. So I'm expanding! I followed a similar theory with that yarny weekend I had.







On their own the colors make me think of various sherbet flavors. Sherbet yummy.

Red Scarf Project Complete!

I finished the scarf for the red scarf project! Now all I need to go do is pick up a gift card, write a little note, wrap it, and mail it. You don't have to include a gift card, but as a fellow poor college student I understand how much they must be appreciated. I'm so thankful I have my parents to help me through college.

Scarf Stats:
Pattern: Multi-directional Scarf
Length: 62 inches
Width: 6 inches
Yarn used: Bernat Super Value, Wine Twist, 275 yards per skein. I used a little under 1 and a half skeins.

Thoughts:
A lot of the other inexpensive acrylic yarns feels scratchy to me but I think this yarn has a nice soft feel to it. The feel is very appropriate for a scarf in my opinion. I love the colors too. I hope who ever gets it likes it.

Blogstalking - Who Am I?

What is a girl to do when she’d like to post more often but doesn’t have anything to post about? Join blogstalking of course! This weeks topic is all about me. I don’t think I’ve given much personal information on here so this might be fun.



My name is Lauren. I’m a student at Eastern Kentucky University where I’ve been working towards my bachelors degree for way too long now. I’m an ex-computer science student and current general studies major. I’m scheduled to graduate this summer and then I hope to go into grad school for occupational therapy.

I’m a liberal which leaves me at odds with Kentucky’s conservative majority. [insert political and social unrest here]

I’m shy, quiet until I’m comfortable, and a bit weird. I’m a geek. I enjoy table top gaming such as D&D. I enjoy cooking and baking, but dislike the dishes that are left afterwards.



I procrastinate and am doing so as I write this. I knit, play the violin, and pack bento lunches. I’m a bit overweight but working on correcting the issue. I enjoy hiking and being outside. I would like to some day get more into sewing and embroidery and maybe try out belly dancing and pilates. I love blank books, and boxes. My childhood stuffed animal was a bunny.



TV:
Lately I’ve been cycling through episodes of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Charmed, Smallville, Hero’s, and Scrubs.

Book Series:
I have a bit of a soft spot for novels about vampires and the like where the main character is a smart ass female. I’m a fan of Laurell K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and Kelly Armstrong’s Women of the Underworld series. In more of the fantasy genre I’ve been enjoying Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel's Legacy series. Oh and I’m a Harry Potter fan for sure.

Two of my favorite books ever were Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, and Canone Inverso by Paolo Maurensig. I actually bought Canone Inverso because of the cover. The original cover had a nice picture of a violin on it.

A Yarn Filled Weekend

I had a nice weekend with lots of yarn! First my sister in law told me that Dee's Crafts was having a sidewalk sale and that I should go check out the yarn. I went and checked it out and managed to score a few skeins of Lorna's Laces for 50% off!



Two skeins of Lorna's Shepherd Sport in Layette, and one skein of Fisherman's Wool in Sweetie. The Fisherman’s Wool skein is 500 yards!

The same sister in law has also recently started to get into beading, and I have to say she is awesome at it! She is really good with colors and mixing sizes and shapes. Both my mom and I think she could sell her work. She would at least make enough to feed her bead habit.



The family took a trip down to Berea which is the home of the Kentucky Artisan Center as well as the Old Town Artisan Village which has a collection of shops and workshops that you can visit. Cool stuff. I of course had to pick up some local yarn.



212 yards of lace weight mohair in the color watermelon. This yarn is from Koenig Farm Spinnery & Yarn Shop located in Springfield Kentucky. Its a really cool establishment. They raise the goats, spin the yarn and dye it.

As far as knitting goes I've been working on my moms sock, and working on a scarf for the red scarf project.



I really like the yarn I selected for the red scarf project. It is Bernat Super Value and the color is Wine Twist. When I bought it I thought the colors were unisex... or at least I really wanted to believe they were. I've been informed that there are too many colors for the scarf to be unisex. To top it off I'm not sure I can get it done on time.

What should I do? Should I try and finish and send it in anyway? Or is there another program I could send this scarf too? I really like the colors so if all else fails I could keep it myself or give it as a gift.

Shimmer Pr0n

I had this brilliant idea that I'd try and get on a monday/wednesday/friday posting schedule or something like that. I think it would be nice to have more than just one or two posts a week.

I've been working on my moms sock and I think the cuff is almost long enough. She gets in late tonight and after I clean up around the house some I intend to spend the evening knitting and watching netflix.




I bought this yarn to make a clapotis. It is knitpicks shimmer in Stained Glass and Turquoise Splendor. I plan to hold one of each color and knit together with them. I'm hoping they play nice together. If not I'll have to buy more yarn which will be oh so sad. You know how us knitters hate getting new yarn.








Sorry for the multiple edits - I some how posted before I was done!

Purple Turtle in the Making

I worked on sheldon some this weekend. He is currently a sad little one legged turtle without a home (shell), but damn is he cute! I'm making him for a friend who loves turtles, stuffed animals, and the color purple. He is such a perfect little guy for her.

My mom might be flying into town on Thursday night and staying until Tuesday! For this reason I'm going to get back to work on her sock. It would be great if I could finish the first one while she is here to make sure it fits. She has toe problems on one foot and a non-fitting sock could be a real issue for her.

Here is a little garden visitor I found one day.

Argyle Sock Yarn Pr0n

Lorna Laces sock yarn in Argyle

Started something new!

My mom bought herself some sock yarn only to discover that sock knitting just isn't for her. She really loved her yarn and really wanted her knitted socks so I promised to knit them for her. I've finally started them and hope to have them done well in time for NJ cold weather.

The yarn is Lorna Laces Shepherd Sock in the color Argyle.



This is what the yarn looked like when I swatched it. I'm getting 10 stitches to an inch on size one needles. That seems like a lot of stitches per an inch to me.



I'm really happy with how the colors are spiraling around. I have no clue why they are spiraling around, but I like it.


"If we snuggle we can both fit in the cat cube"

Back to School Cloths are done!

The above cloth is hanging out with a yummy bar of Chocolate Orange soap from Chargin Valley Soap and Craft. I had a lot of fun making all these cloths. I didn't even really mind the duplicate stitching, which I'm sure would bore some people to tears after a bit.

Yarn: Sugar'n Cream
Needles: US size seven
Colors: Red, orange, yellow, green, purple, blue, and pink

TGI Yarn Pr0n Friday

The yarn today is Knit Picks Memories in the color Yukon.



Have a great weekend everyone!

Bento - My other current obsession

Today was my first day of classes and my Back to School cloths aren't done yet. Because of the lack of knitting content I thought I would introduce you to my newest obsession... Bento!

What is bento you may ask? The easy explanation is that it is a style of Japanese packed lunch that is both healthy and pleasing to the eye.

Cooking Cute is a popular bento blog with lots of information and links to other bento blogs. It isn't currently very active but the info, links, and gallery are well worth a look. The food here seems to be more of a traditional bento style.

Lunch In A Box is so far my favorite bento blog. Much of the food is often leftovers and things I could see myself actually making and having on hand. It also has lots of helpful tips.

Now, it is time for you to meet my bento box.


Isn't it cute?

Oh and here is what was in my lunch today:

Bottom tier (on left): Honey Glazed Chicken Stir Fry made with brown rice. Recipe is from Better Home and Gardens cook book.
Top tier (on right): Carrots, cucumbers, a grape tomato, string cheese, red grapes, and almonds wrapped in pink saran wrap to keep the fruits and veggies from sweating on them.
Not shown: A little side container of dressing for dipping veggies in.

You of course don't need a fancy bento box to pack a bento style meal. One of my favorite lunches so far was packed in a rubbermaid take along container.



In the lunch was: homemade ground turkey chili, half a baked potato, 1 cheese slice (cut with cookie cutter), strawberries, cheese cubes, almonds, and a piece of blueberry coffee cake.

Koigu Pr0n

Koigu KPM Semi Solid
Color: 4000



The full body shot is the color accurate shot, I could not get a color accurate close up no matter how many times I tried.

Project for Back to School

I've decided I need to finish my back to school wash cloths before school starts on August 20th. As of right this second I have four and a half wash cloths done.



I'm having a lot of fun with these wash clothes. They are quick to knit, easy to take with you and the colors are so fun and bright.

I also have Sheldon the turtle and a swatch for a sock on my needles.

When I go out to take pictures, Mario sits and watches me the whole time. He actually looks a little sad.



Oh lookie what lives in our yard!



It’s a ground hog! The male roommie seems to be under the impression that we can in some way run off the hog. Yeah right! First we are lazy, second this is prime real estate. Considering he is here to stay, I think we should name him. Any ideas? :D

Souvenir Yarn Pr0n

In my last post I mentioned I got to go on a vacation up into Canada. On one of our stops I happened across a local yarn store and after picking up this yarn I could NOT put it down. It is just so soft and shiny and beautiful. My pictures don't do it justice.





Yarn: Sea Silk
Made By: HandMaiden Fine Yarn
Contents: 70% Silk, 30% SeaCell (made from seaweed!)
Weight: Lace

I'm back!

My poor little old laptop was indeed fried beyond hope. To get me through the rest of the semester I used my dads even older laptop. It did what I needed but was otherwise useless due to constant freezing.

A lot has happened while I‘ve been away. I went on a cruise up to Canada, my parents moved to NJ and I moved into a house with my boyfriend and another couple. I'm loving having roommates. Mario and Luigi are also loving it as well. They have more space to play, more people to pet them and more ways to get into trouble.

Thanks to my parents moving to NJ they suddenly found they had too many computers and I kindly took one off their hands. This means I can start posting real updates with pictures! Expect something later this week! Pr0n for sure on Friday.

Computer Problems

I took pr0ny pictures this morning of some of the koigu I got, but I ran into a glitch. My computer kept freezing and several restarts later it is now frozen and won't even react to the power button.

You know I've had a computer that wouldn't turn on before but I've never had one that wouldn't turn off. I really hope the computer isn't dead, and if I can't have that I hope I can get it to work long enough to get some files off.

So... I'm having to pull up an older pr0n picture, sorry guys.

Yarn on the doorstep

On friday the mail man brought me a present from New York


Look what I found when I unwrapped it!

I must say, I love the look and feel of the Koigu.

One problem: I ordered the wrong color. See that green yarn, I *thought* it was a dark brown. I should send it back but I've fallen in love with the color and can't part with it. I see a cabled sock in its future. I emailed Purl and ask which yarn was a dark brown so that I won't make the same mistake again.

I can't quite explain it but originally when I ordered the yarn I didn't really like ordering from Purl. I've gotten great customer service though so I feel much better about it. First of all the packaging was cute and I was surprised to see that there was a little hand written thank you on my invoice. I also got a very prompt and helpful answer to my color confusion.

The new yarn should be on its way tomorrow, so I'll probably get it friday.

I also started the Chocolate Decadence scarf. I started it three times to be exact.
First I started with the Men's Cashmere scarf from LMKG. I got a decent amount done on it while watching a disk of 24. To my horror when I stopped to really look at it, it was curling. I pouted and then ripped it all out.

I tried the pattern again only I added a garter stitch boarder. The boarder looked like crap and the thing still curled. BOO!

I searched the internet for new options and was given a few ideas by knitty board members. I decided on the Scrunchable Scarf. I like the way it is turning out.


The scarf I'm making now needs more yarn than the original pattern called for so poor me had to make a knitpicks order. I ordered more than just the decadence. I didn't think I'd have to say this so soon but I'm going to join the knit from your stash thing for awhile. My only exception will be sock yarn for socktopia.