The True Meaning of DK

DK = Double Knit

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TAKES A GAZILLION TIMES LONGER TO GET SOMETHING DONE!

So I have been working on lovely French Vanilla for WEEKS - WEEKS I tell you. Now...I did have to frog about 5 inches of work... because I was an IDIOT (I twisted when I joined DUH!)...that was painful, but needed and hey I am still learning right? RIGHT?? LOL Well I am about 6" up the piece now with the folded hem so it is moving along but I have 4 more diamonds up to go and I am only thru ONE of them maybe...there are FOUR FOUR I TELL YOU - Did I say FOUR! Man I am suppose to be amazing with this and finish it for the Amazing Lace, but I doubt I will be too Amazing. I just hope I can wear this THIS summer!!!! At this rate I will be done in SEPTEMBER! NOOOOO
But overall I DO like this project. It is worked in the round which I LURVE (stacese for love a lot) - I am even looking at converting other patterns into just working in the round aka w/o side seams...in fact I was thinking of doing that for this pretty:

But alas I CHICKENED OUT! I really REALLY LURVE this so I did not want to mess it up. I know I AM A FOOL, but it should be okay...I *NEED* to learn how to seam up right? So I this weekend I cast on for this to give myself a little break. This is knit in Rowan Cotton Tape and It is a rather speady knit. I am 1/2 way up the back already. Now I DID frog about 5 inches of work because I did not like how I did the increases. I was doing M1 but it called for kfb/inc which was to be done on the end of the row vs. doing 1 stitch from the end like I was. So I ripped her out and started over. I am about 6.5 inches up the back now. It is DEFINITELY a faster knit then little Miss French Vanilla.


These little lace projects are encouraging me to try some more difficult lace projects. I have a few that I am debating. I will probably go pick up some yarn tomorrow to try a pattern I saw on the crystal palace site to help prep me for a design that I can.not.get.out.of.my.mind...I will leave you with a picture:

The AMAZING Lace Intro...

Yes you DO have to exaggerate the AMAZING when you say that. Without further ado we have FRENCH VANILLA!

The background on team French Vanilla...
The owner of the team has been DYING over this top since she saw in a little preview on the website. I MEAN DYING! We are not sure if she likes her tiny little hips or how cute this piece is, but this team is a GO! This is the owners first adventure with lace, and lets hope it is AMAZING!

Owner:

Me – Stacy Z – doing what I do when I am not knitting…cleaning! And being a general brat.

General Manager:

Interweaves Bonita Pattern in Summer 2006

Team Captain:

Plymouth Sisters Set Size 5 24"

Starting Lineup:

Sirdar Denim Tweed DK in the color Starling which happens to look EXACTLY like French Vanilla Ice Cream Flecks and ALL! YUMMY!!!!

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST OUR TEAM'S MOST VALUABLE MEMBER!!!
Mascot:

Bruiser – sure to rip this out and teach mommy why we need lifelines at SOME point during the adventure.

Bliss in Smoke

Background info:

MIL has been in town since last Thursday...it is Wednesday...do I need to say more?
Actually she is pretty nice, and loves lil R like there is no tomorrow, but alas it sucks to have someone there in a tiny house while you whip out the girls and pump if you know what I mean. Just the image you wanted today, I am sure.

Now to the story:

Well this weekend B (aka DH) is going to Boulder to see a show at Red Rocks and to check out the house. I was suppose to go with him, but it would of been a riddle with my parents coming up to watch bruiser so I said F' it. Just told him to go alone. Well last night he asks (at least he was a smart man and asked me off to the side alone first), "So do you want me to ask my mom to stay over the weekend to help you out with lil' R?" Well I would like to relax, I would like to sleep in my bed vs. the couch, I would like to leave my underwear on the floor (well for a few minutes anyways), I would like to not feel uncomfortable, but alas I will not. Do not get me wrong she is nice, but I just cannot stand ANYONE around me for that long! There is no place to escape and it is not like I can just say, "Later I'm leaving have fun sitting at the house lady!"
Hopefully she will not ask me how to make artichokes again...I mean really - they were from Trader Joes and had directions!!!
So alas...a blissful weekend...up in smoke.

I was Good and you do THIS!?!?!

So I was good and I waited and I waited...

I wait until payday Friday to go to the LYS...

I show up and...

THEY ARE CLOSED!!!!!!!!!

Just my luck! They said closed for a family weekend vacation on the sign. I headed over to Barnes & Noble and picked up the magazine, now I am on the yarn hunt since I could not check out any of them there.

Conclusions on the tops I wanted to do:

• Well the Lace Crossover Top I am not quite as excited about it now because from looking at the pattern the top of the V does not match up and that kind of bugs me, but I like a couple of sweaters in there more than I thought.
• The lace article was really good for a newbie like me. The lifeline - after frogging my lace sleeves TWICE down to the beginning I can see how this is KEY!!!!!!!
• I STILL LOOOVE BONITA!

Off to search for yarns and see about subs!

Have a great weekend everyone.

The Answer Is....

Have I made it over to LYS for the new IK?

Have I ordered the yarn for the shirts?

Have I done ANYTHING but look at boxes and unpack?
As you may have guessed....

THE ANSWER IS NO!

Well we have been under a pile of boxes in the Z household. Moving from our home into a temporary house has been a little closer for comfort that I would of imagined. I remember last week B (that would be my dear husband) echoing the phrase, "Oh the move will be easy we have most everything boxed up already" Why is it that husbands underestimate the gravity of the situation? Umm we had NOTHING boxed up except the stuff we did when we listed the house for Sale...yeah he thought the rest would be easy peasy...well he has been there until 3 am every night the past week...ummm yeah. At least it was him that was there late. I was hugging a baby to sleep for 3 hours because his sleep and schedule and everything has been screwed up!
Well after we organize this weekend I am SO.GOING.TO my LYS! I need the break. I will have to bring R (the beautiful son) because I can guarantee B will be sleeping all day.

Well at least when I start packing for Boulder maybe he will NOT call me crazy for needing a gazillion more boxes!

Sorry little knitting content...maybe I will share more!

My First Blog Post for Knitting

So I created this on another blog before I decided to move here. I have been having issues with that blog so I have been backdating and adding points. Here is my first blog post:

HELLO HELLO HELLO!!!!!!!!
My name is Stacy and this is my first post around these parts. I am a mom, wife, jewelry artist and now a knitting fiend. I thought I would use this blog in efforts to document my little progress and steps. I hope to post pics and keep track of all the goodies I make successes and failures.
I will have some personal stuff but this will be mostly about me and my playtime
Well right now I have a noni rather HUGE carpet bag, wonderwool soaker on the sticks and I JUUUST finished my streakers shrug in manos new colorway called caribe. I cannot wait to seam it up and try it on - It is my FIRST sweater! – well it is a shrug, but CLOSE ENOUGH!!!!!
Little more tidbits about me. I currently live in Norcal in temporary housing. DH and I are moving to Boulder here in the next couple of months and we are super excited. My son just turned 9 months today! We have a little white fluffy daughter named Maggie she is the sweetest puppy ever.
Well that is about it!

The Class

Well I had to miss the second session of class purling. I had not found knittinghelp.com yet but I knew I had to knit backwards. So I practiced and practiced and created a lovely swatch with twisted stitches - NICE!!!! Well I also decided that I did not like how they were teaching me in class so I found the website and taught myself continental knitting. Much easier, and now R's little play blankee is done!

At the end of class I bought yarn to make a hat for lil' R and a noni bag for myself. We had many trips to OC planned so this would be perfect for the car. I would become the car knitter!

In the Beginning

March 30th my girlfriend, Tam (who is blogless...yes I will work on her ;) ) convinced me to take a knitting class at her LYS. I have been insanely busy for the past few months with a move so I did not know if it would be a smart thing to do. Tam thought it would be perfect for me to do while I pump.

Well...I have falling deep and 100% addicted...

so the story begins...