Doctor House in da house [26 Nov 2009|11:45am] crochetcrochet [happy_shiz] Hi!! I've already have my own House ^_^ ( More ) 8 comments|post comment

[25 Nov 2009|10:12pm] crochetcrochet [padrejose] hi all! I'm just about to finish a blanket I've been working on (only five rows left!!) but I'm wondering if you guys have any tips on crocheting a border? The whole blanket is worked in hdc (it's just straight across lines). The blanket is 180 rows so im wondering how many hdc's I need going the long way on my blanket.. My borders never seem to work out too well for me and this blanket is a really special project so I want it all to be perfect. I specifically need help on the corners. Thanks in advance! 2 comments|post comment

FOs - A bit of a variety [25 Nov 2009|07:07pm] knitting [zeddish] [ mood | creative ] [ music | The Fratellis - Henrietta ] I got rather ill this month, so I spent a lot of time on the sofa, knitting while I watched television. As with everything I make, there were no patterns involved for any of these (because I can't read them). They were ALL made up as I went along, so any wonkiness can be attributed to that. Image heavy, because I made a bunch of stuff. ( But mostly hats ) 4 comments|post comment

Circulars: Interchangeable or not, this is the question [25 Nov 2009|07:38pm] knitting [laviefacile] [ mood | pensive ] Much discussion here recently about favorite interchangeable needles. Good info, I enjoyed reading it all and drooling over the pix of mentioned favorites. But here is my question. What are the pros/cons of interchangeables versus standard? I have some bamboo standard circulars and they are fine except for the occasional need for sandpaper. I like to knit socks and hats. I detest fighting with stiff cables. I need to expand the toolkit and don't know which type to get. What features should I consider? Thanks! 13 comments|post comment

30% OFF! [25 Nov 2009|04:49pm] yarny_bits [deliciouspear] 30% OFF LISTED PRICES Everything listed is made either with merino boucle or with single-ply merino (the kind of yarn that malabrigo, purewool & handpainted yarn sell). All yarn is fair-trade yarn and was dyed by myself with eco-friendly dyes. Everything listed is handknit by me, NEVER WORN. Prices include US postage. All munnies are going to pay our rent, bills and to fix our washing machine. Please post with questions or if you want bigger pictures! Size 2-5 months, depending on the chunkiness of your child $55 for the Set $45 Longies only $13 Hat only ( MANY MANY more goodies behind the cut! ) post comment

In-Stock Yarn! [25 Nov 2009|04:11pm] yarny_bits [deliciouspear] 'cause we still have only managed to gather 1/3 of our rent... FREE USA SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $100! Over-ten Skein price no matter how few or how many skeins you buy! MERINO BOUCLE One Skein = 100grams/3.85 ounces, about 215 yards Gauge: Heavyish Worsted - 18 stitches & 25 rows per 4 inches on size 8 needles. One skein = $16 Two to Ten skeins = $15 each Ten or more skeins = $14 each A lot of people have been leery of trying this yarn because they are so used to purewool's other merinos. I gotta say I was hesitant at first, I LOVE IT. It makes the most wonderful, squashy-soft fabric ever! ONE EACH: KINGSBURY - TEAM SPIRIT - One that is like WHITECAPS - but with pale yellow instead of white. One I'm calling "JOKER" - it's like Team Spirit but with neon green instead of yellow. BIMINI - TWILIGHT - MOSS - Merino single-ply (This is the SAME YARN that Purewool and Malabrigo sell.) One Skein = 100grams/3.85 ounces, 215-220 yards Gauge: Worsted - 18 stitches & 25 rows per 4 inches on size 8 needles. One skein = $16 Two to Ten skeins = $15 each Ten or more skeins = $14 each ONE EACH: BUTEO - TICKLE - SAGEBRUSH (a little browner than usual) - O'HARA - Chocolate/Toast/Beige - DEVOUR (different dye lots) - TWO EACH: HARVEST - SAKURA - VIPER - FIVE EACH: HYDRANGEA (the purple is a darker PURPLE, not lavendar) - SHIPPING: USA (with delivery confirmation) 1-5 skeins - $5 5-15 skeins - $10 16-30 skeins - $18 Above $30 skeins - email and we'll work it out. (estimate about $10 per every 15skeins) CANADIAN (with customs number) up to 50 skeins - $1.50/skein 51 and up skeins - $1.00/skein paypal is maialaia @yahoo d ot com If you live somewhere else I'm happy to ship to you - just let me know whereabouts you are and what you want and I'll let you know your various shipping options. CANADIANS PLEASE NOTE: Shipping to Canada is very inconsistent. Sometimes things take 3 days, sometimes 8 weeks. I wish I could tell you why, but I don't know. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS (Including Canadians): When I ship I will give you a CUSTOMS NUMBER. This is NOT a tracking or delivery confirmation number, it will only tell you if the parcel has cleared customs in your country. If you want tracking & delivery confirmation it will cost extra (between $12 and $45 depending on the country.) I (usually) ship on Wednesdays and Saturdays. post comment

MEI TAIs for sale! [25 Nov 2009|03:46pm] yarny_bits [deliciouspear] These three Mei Tais were the rough drafts of my Mei Tai pattern. They aren't perfect "prettiness" wise, since I tried some different stitch-patterns and such, however, none of this is really noticeable or effects the actual structure of the carrier. But since they were rough drafts, they are CHEAP! And yes, the first one had a cat model it, but has been washed since then. All three are basically the same shape and will safely hold a baby up to 30 pounds. (They may hold more but I haven't tested farther than that.) They have extra-long padded straps because not all mamas are itty bitty. I'm a size 18-22 and I can tie them just fine, with bows. Machine Washable They come with front and back tying instructions. Paypal is maialaia@yahoo.com All prices include USA-postage. Mei Tai #1 - Japanese Ribbon Heavy cotton padded with cotton fleece quilted "interior." $20 ( more pictures behind the cut ) Mei Tai #2 - Virgin of Guadelupe Heavy cotton padded with cotton fleece quilted "interior." Has an extra set of straps that tie around the chest/boobs. $25 ( more pictures behind the cut ) Mei Tai #3 - Forest & Flowers Flower Side - Cotton Flannel Green Side - Heavy cotton padded with cotton fleece quilted "interior." $30 ( more pictures behind the cut ) post comment

LiveJournal Major Notes: Security, Mobile, Facebook, Writer's Block, and Notes [25 Nov 2009|02:07pm] news [theljstaff] Tweaks and enhancements In order to improve site security, we've temporarily suspended the ability to change passwords for old email addresses that haven't been used for over six months. For further information and support, please visit our customer care page. We've launched a new mobile site with an enhanced UI at m.livejournal.com. View spotlights, post to your journal, read and post to friends pages, and more, no matter where you roam! Please let us know what you think, since this will eventually replace our existing mobile interface. You can update your mobile preferences on your account page. We've upgraded from Beacon to Facebook Connect to improve dual posting. If you've already signed up for Facebook Beacon, you're good to go. If you wish to update your Facebook Connect setting, visit Account Privacy settings and scroll down to the option labeled: "Send information about my updates to Facebook." You can choose Always or Ask each time. Remember to save (on the bottom left corner of the page). To learn more, check out FAQ 249. While we're on the subject, if you happen to be visiting that side of town, please join our Facebook fan page for a touch of home away from home. You'll now receive the Writer's Block Question of the Day in the body of email notifications. To sign up for Writer's Block notifications, visit writersblock and choose the Watch Community option. Next, update your Writer's Block notification settings by checking the box to the right of "Someone posts a new entry to writersblock." Paid and permanent users can now view, add, and edit Notes of commenters. Notes will appear beside the username of comment posters (instead of stars) on S1-themed comment pages. Send some lovin' thanks to your friends with our holiday vgifts! Photos of the week We're so delighted with the immense talent of our growing, global lj_photophile community that we've decided to introduce a poll. Each week, we'll choose a half-dozen photos (based on user comments and staff feedback) and ask you to select a photo of the week. The winning photo will be announced in the next newsletter. If possible, please limit photo size to 350x350 to ensure that images display properly on friends pages. We want to thank you again (and again!) for sharing your passion. Check out this week's photo poll and more fantastic user content after the jump! ( Read more... ) Curtains Thanks for joining us. To our American friends, have a fantastic Thanksgiving. To all of our international neighbors, we'll eat a little extra for you! 133 comments|post comment

FO 1930's Berets [25 Nov 2009|02:27pm] knitting [mvmarcz] [ mood | accomplished ] Hello So if you remember a few days ago I posted here about resizing a pattern, well I followed the advice I was given and I measured the brim today when I finished the hat and it's about 19.5" !! I wont know for sure if it fits it's intended recipient until Tuesday but the size should be right according to all the advice I got. Anyway now that it's finished I thought I'd show it off and to do so I finally fleshed out my Raverly page! (I used the one project listing to show all the berets I've done with this pattern so there's two identical blue ones but you can tell the most recent by my shorter hair in the pictures! The pink one is the latest) So come check it out here! I love this pattern! It's so quick and easy! 11 comments|post comment

Another Baby Hat [25 Nov 2009|11:47am] knitting [chia777] [ mood | amused ] My umpteenth umbilical cord hat (with pompom substitute) from the Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook. It's to match the baby booties from the same yarn. ( Another Baby Hat ) It's really easy! One day I'll make a more complex baby hat. But thhis one is instant gratification though. I think it only took an episode of the Amazing Race and The Big Bang Theory. 1 comment|post comment

[25 Nov 2009|01:05pm] eris_devotee Diagnosis - Sjogren's of the eyes (autoimmune dry eye) and moderate Graves' ophthalmopathy. Myasthenia gravis is still a possibility, but I'd need a bunch more tests to know for sure. In any case, I have to wait and see if anything progresses because the treatment is the same as for lupus, and it's the same approach of suppressing flares and slowing the progression. Well - except that there are surgeries that might help, depending. Or immunoglobulin replacement (what I would do if money wasn't a consideration). I have a few eye tests that I am supposed to give myself every day, and if there are ever any changes I am supposed to go into the office asap. 2 comments|post comment

FO [24 Nov 2009|10:36pm] knitting [fetteredwolf] ( Lace Shawlette ) 22 comments|post comment

[24 Nov 2009|08:57pm] 20sknitters [thelasttruth] Does anyone know of a great cable dictionary? I'm having a hard time coming up with a Christmas list this year but I know I'd love a good cable dictionary. I've never managed to find one instock at Chapters, so I figured someone around here would know one. Thanks! 6 comments|post comment

I am an idiot.... [24 Nov 2009|06:48pm] crochetcrochet [ebiannah] The link to the Santa hat pattern It's a Lion Brand pattern, but I used Red Heart brand and Simply Soft by Caron. Sorry about forgetting about the link. post comment

Pumpkin Banana Meringue Pie? [24 Nov 2009|03:43pm] jaynefury [ mood | bitchy ] Ok, this pie sounds like someone decided to throw everything possible at a Thanksgiving pie. A Food Network exec dreamed up this bad marriage of pumpkin pie, lemon meringue pie and a banana cream pie, the three most made Thanksgiving pies, and had Tyler Florence smash them together on a dare. Then, they tried to wag the dog into making it the next best thing. I hate when the Food Network decides what a trend is going to be. I've never made it but Food Network was rrrraaaving about it last night. Hence the spin doctors have begun. You didn't think housewives were the subject of subversion, did you? Has anyone made this? Are they planning to? It was the "most requested recipe" on FN or so Tyler Florence said. It sounds disgusting. Ok, I'm apparently succumbing to Pre-Thanksgiving bitchiness. Ah... a cure! 1 comment|post comment

Help me knitting community... [24 Nov 2009|10:41pm] knitting [arualmsknitting] you are my only hope. Well, sort of. But I do need some advice. I have 12 skeins of Lana Grossa "Secondo", five of them purple and the other seven in red, orange, white, blue and teal. And unfortunately, I have no idea what to do with it. It has a lovely sheen to it, and the colors are very rich, but I have no idea how to use them, especially because the fiber content (cotton/micro fiber/silk) does not lend itself to stranded color work. Anybody have any ideas? Please? Kids patterns, patterns for small or big items, whatever. 9 comments|post comment

[24 Nov 2009|10:07am] eris_devotee I can't believe how many kids, in this day-and-age, don't get the basic facts about sex and birth control from their parents. 10 years old is not too young to start talking to kids about this stuff, girls or boys. You won't be keeping them innocent by not talking to them. The only thing not talking to them does is it allows their heads to be filled up by other people's ideas on the subject. Don't they have a right to the benefit of your experience in this, just like in everything else you've been through? Don't girls deserve to know the signs of someone who just wants in her pants, and don't boys deserve to know about the dangers of getting involved with a desperate girl? Y'know - besides the straight scoop about STDs and birth control? I don't mean teach them techniques (obviously), but tell them the mistakes of yours that you don't want them to repeat. They will listen to you. They will take to heart what you say. They will blush and act embarrassed and you will, too. And likewise - treating the topic of sex with lightness and humor is a great way to help your kid grow up without hang-ups. The one thing in common amongst the happiest people I know - a great sex life. 14 comments|post comment

Gearing up for Thanksgiving [24 Nov 2009|07:17am] jaynefury [ mood | cheerful ] [ music | Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" ] I had huge post, firefox crashed and ate it. LJ couldn't recover it. It was clever. It was inciteful. You'll never know cause I am not reconstructing it. Instead, say hello to my 6:30 am ramblings. Last Thursday we had T-day dress rehearsal in which I prepped and did the timing for Thanksgiving Day. The only problem with that is Thom does not get home from work until seven-something, normally. Even worse, the train had issues so he didn't get in the door till almost 8. So, timing is still going to be rather iffy. Though I did learn that a big bird benefits from a very long rest. Dry rub. I'm never doing any other kind of turkey again. I got Dry Rub Turkey recipe from Fine Cooking and pretty much adhered to it. As most people who know me, understand that I am not one to follow recipes to the letter. This is why I have only just started learning to bake cakes and only recently bought a digital thermometer for testing. Heh. Oh noes! I've become a rule follower! Anyway, something magical happened in the oven. The turkey came out very juicy and as perfect a bird as I have ever made. There's NO ADDED BUTTER to this recipe. No smearing of butter all over the breast etc and it came out yum. No, I did not brine this year. I may never brine again. Tho, I do have a big enough pot for it now. Dry rub turkey lesson: do not separate skin at the breastbone. You will not be able to pull the skin back up. You'll end up with a turkey like a toddler with its pants falling down. Cranberry sauce is so easy to make. I can't figure out why more people don't. I realize that stupid easy to me is not stupid easy to others but this really is easy. However, as my niece tells me -- "I like the jellied kind." Pft! I usually add a little orange my cranberry sauce. One thing I do, though, is put the cranberries through the food processor for a rough chop. I like to keep it fairly simple. No extra spices, etc because they'll get enough of that at dessert. and Oh Dessert this year... I think it's all about the dessert for me. The countdown begins -- Monday -- Begin thaw of bird (19 # needs to be thawed by Wed afternoon) Tuesday - Bake pie, crumbles, etc Wednesday - Clean out refrigerator, soften cream cheese, make another pie, Bake Cheesecake, Dry Rub Turkey, make Cranberry Sauce, Pick brussels sprouts from garden and soak, make cornbread dressing, refrigerate Thursday -- Send husband to church with cranberry sauce, peel & cook potatoes, put Turkey in oven around 11:00 am, pick chard, make Mashed potatoes & stuffed mushrooms, warm everything in oven while Turkey rests, eat at 3 Menu Main Course Dry Rub Turkey & Pan Dripping Gravy Mashed Potatoes Stuffed Mushrooms Cornbread dressing Brussels Sprouts & Pecans Braised Chard Desserts Cheesecake Pumpkin Pie Pear & Cranberry Crumble Mile High Streusel Apple Pie Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Dessert recipe that I'm doing this year (always have to try something new!) is a springboard from a pie recipe. Found the recipe and I did a lot of "I don't like that, I prefer this" and ended up with a crumble that's been requested for a re-peat visit. My recipe is below: Pear and Cranberry Crumble For the streusel 4-1/2 oz. (1 cup) unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 tsp. table salt 4 oz. (8 Tbs.) unsalted butter, melted For the filling 3 lb. ripe Anjou or Bartlett pears (5 or 6 medium), peeled and cored, cut lengthwise into 8 wedges and then crosswise into 1/2-inch slices (about 7 cups) 1-1/2 Tbs. key lime juice (or fresh lemon juice) 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1-1/8 oz. (1/4 cup) unbleached all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp. table salt 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg 3/4 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped Position a rack in the center of the oven, set a heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet on the rack, and heat the oven to 350°F. (I'm finding that in a lot of recipes this year, even on Food Network they're all about the pre-heated pie pan instead of pre-baked pie crusts.) Make the streusel In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, sugar, and salt. Using your fingers, blend the butter into the flour mixture. The mixture will be moist. Set aside. Make the filling In a large bowl, toss the pears with the lemon juice. In a small bowl, whisk the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add the sugar mixture to the pears and toss well to combine. Stir in the cranberries. Mound the filling into a baking dish. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the pear mixture, pressing the streusel between your fingers into small lumps as you sprinkle. Put the crumble on the heated baking sheet and bake until the pastry is golden-brown and the filling is bubbly and thickened at the edges, 55 to 65 minutes. Rotate the crumble halfway through baking, and if the streusel browns before the filling has thickened, loosely cover the top as needed with a a sheet of aluminum foil. 7 comments|post comment

Reminder for the Lone Star Shindig Dec. 4th -6th [24 Nov 2009|09:00am] bigdamnknitters [swissmom] A Weekend at Southdown Abbey Come visit Austin, Texas, December 4th-6th, 2009 as it is transformed into Southdown Abbey on Persephone from the Firefly and Serenity ‘Verse. Join us as we celebrate Shepherd Book’s journey before becoming a crew member on Serenity. We’ll start with an Abbey Fashion Show, showcasing Asian-inspired designs, while offering Sereniteas’ blended teas, as well as homemade hors d’oeuvres. We’ll have a costume picnic on the Abbey grounds and then a dance in the Fellowship Hall with music by The Bedlam Bards and food made primarily from produce grown at the Abbey! We’ll end this shiny shindig with Serenity on the Big Screen at our local Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek. The best part – all proceeds from this event will go to support The Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center of which Ron Glass, our Shepherd Book, is a Board Member. Want to spend a weekend at Southdown Abbey? Tickets are $25, get them now. Space is extremely limited for this event, so don’t miss out! For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.lonestarshindig.com post comment

I had yesterday off.... [24 Nov 2009|08:18am] crochetcrochet [ebiannah] [ mood | cheerful ] So, I made this. 9 comments|post comment

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