My lovely lovely bear <3 [09 Jul 2009|02:03pm] crochetcrochet [mewwji]     :) Hello! This is my first time posting a project I completed! ^--^ It's a pink bear purse!...with bows, frills, and rose colored cheeks! I'm hoping to make a big batch of them and sell them on etsy. Being a poor college student, I'm hoping if these sell I'll have some extra cash so I can afford my own groceries instead of my parents helping out all the time :( T___T I'm so thankful for them... What do you guys think? <3 I'm very excited about how it turned out :) ( Can't go wrong with too much pink! )    15 comments|post comment

Baby Hats [09 Jul 2009|01:14pm] crochetcrochet [modern_saints] My Mom has requested two baby blankets for people she knows since she can't crochet anymore. I also decided to make a hat to go with one since the baby will be born in the fall. I made the hat last night but when my Mom saw it this morning she thinks it's way to small. I just measured and the top of the hat is 3 inches across and I think its 44 stitches around. Does this sound alright to anyone? Does anyone know a standard size for an infant hat? Thanks so much. 4 comments|post comment

IT'S DYEING TIME!!!! [09 Jul 2009|10:19am] yarny_bits [deliciouspear] Later this month I will be doing my BIG SUMMER YARN ORDER and DYEING. I most likely won't do it again until January or so and prices will have gone up (again) by then. My in-stock yarn is here: http://community.livejournal.com/yarny_bits/199235.html You can order from it at any time. If you want something that isn't currently in-stock, I will need your order and payment by July 10th. I will start dyeing as the yarn comes in, between 5 days and 2 weeks, depending on the yarn. I hope to have everyone get their yarn by Mid-August at the latest. To be clear - it doesn't matter what year a colourway is listed as. As long as it's not on the short list of "not available" you can order any listed colourway. Price List for yarns I will be doing behind the cut. PLEASE NOTE: The SIZE of some skeins has changed. ADDITIONALLY - Order 10 or more skeins and choose between free (USA) shipping and a FREE SKEIN. ( Read more... ) ALL COLOURWAYS CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://community.livejournal.com/yarny_bits/11418.html MINIMUM ORDER PER COLOURWAY is two skeins. If you just want one and you can find someone else who wants one, that's fine. This is not per yarn-type, it's just per colourway. Shipping info behind the cut. ( Read more... ) Feel feel to post with any questions you have! post comment

Hobbit Baby Booties [09 Jul 2009|11:55am] crochetcrochet [quenbolyn] [ mood | chipper ] I made a comment in my last post that I wanted to whip up a pair of Hobbit baby booties for my little one (because I'm totally not going to foist all of my fandoms on her before she's old enough to sit up... *shifty eyes*...) but the best pattern I found was a knitting pattern, and... well... I don't knit. The booties were so cute that I almost considered buying one of those "Teach Yourself To Knit!" kits they have at the craft store, but then I started thinking that it couldn't be too difficult to knock something together with a basic crochet booty pattern and some fun fur yarn. And so a couple balls of yarn and a bout of insomnia gave me these: ( More details and pattern under here ) 7 comments|post comment

[09 Jul 2009|08:39am] eris_devotee I've just been really cranky lately. Stuff that annoys me: 1. People who claim to be sensitive, when what they really mean is fragile. 2. People who start off "compliments" with "I had no idea...". 3. People (especially youths) who interrupt conversations to take a phone call or a text. 4. People who exit through the front door of buses, even though the GREAT BIG HUGE ARROWS say exit to the rear. 5. People who stand/stop their cars in the crosswalk. * * * * * It looks like I qualify to get a fancy new medication for free (from the pharma company). It's called Protopic, and a month's worth is about $125. My discoids are being very resistant to treatment, and this stuff is supposed to work when other stuff has failed. It won't do anything about the scarring already present, but it should help clear up new spots when they pop up (and get the active spots under control). It's also possible that I might get a subsidy for the stuff that makes scars go away, but I can't use that stuff until a spot is no longer active. So I'm waiting to apply for that until I can actually use it, because it's somewhat perishable. (I can't remember the name of it... not mederma, something else) * * * * * I see the ob/gyn on Friday. It's been a few years since I've had a pap and all this thyroid stuff has really messed up my cycles. I'm also going to feel her out regarding Clomid. It won't even be an option until at least October, but if I do get everything else under control and can go without a flare for several months - I wanna try. I turn 39 in November, and even if I give myself until 43... that means I've got around 50 chances (months) to get pregnant. So I wanna feel out the ob/gyn on this issue. * * * * * I'm SO thankful for the mild summer Chicago is having. It's been downright chilly for summer, and it's *wonderful*. 2 comments|post comment

My first lace project. [08 Jul 2009|06:28am] knitting [nibbles55] ( Read more... ) I found this shawl on elann.com (free patterns) and fell in love..I used the recommended yarn and it knit up in no time. Looking forward to my next lace project with none of the anxiety of blocking. 7 comments|post comment

first post and first FO [08 Jul 2009|09:49pm] knitting [firespook] Hi everyone. I've recently been learning to knit and so far I've made a shawl (which is really a bit munted and I consider it as just a practice run!) and a scarf. I absolutely LOVE how the scarf turned out and it surprisingly didn't take me very long. I just need to stock up on yarn to start my next project! ( the proof is in the pudding! ) 11 comments|post comment

[08 Jul 2009|08:12pm] knitting [ohhoe] Super quick question. I'm working on this ( mustard scarf pattern ) (cut for pattern details) And I was just wondering, how many stitches would I have to add on for one more repeat of the k1, slip 1, yo, k2tog thing... I can't figure out if its a set of 3 or 4... or I'm totally wrong. I'm just wondering because I'm using bulky instead of worsted weight and its not as wide as I'd like it to be and I haven't figured out how to adapt patterns to different weights yet. Thanks! 9 comments|post comment

FO Big blue bear [08 Jul 2009|08:14pm] knitting [faux_pseudo] I finally finished the big blue bear. Boa and baby jacquard come together to finish a 21 inch tall squishy teddy bear. ( Its alive! Alive! ) Up next is a red one made with bright red fun fur for my moms living room. 4 comments|post comment

quote of the day [08 Jul 2009|11:11am] scribe_ari [ mood | contemplative ] Bread and Circuses is the cancer of democracy, the fatal disease for which there is no cure. Democracy often works beautifully at first. But once a state extends the franchise to every warm body, be he producer or parasite, that day marks the beginning of the end of the state. For when the plebs discover that they can vote themselves bread and circuses without limit and that the productive members of the body politic cannot stop them, they will do so, until the state bleeds to death, or in its weakened condition the state succumbs to an invader--the barbarians enter Rome. — Lazarus Long, in Robert Heinlein's To Sail Beyond the Sunset 5 comments|post comment

[08 Jul 2009|12:39pm] eris_devotee My total bill, after discounts for not having insurance, for my recent trip to the ER - $13,000 That's all tests, labs, xrays, consults, pharmaceuticals, procedures and I was in the ER for about 10 hours.

Progress is happening [07 Jul 2009|08:53pm] scribe_ari [ mood | accomplished ] Latest installment of the coat project. The major outlining of the unicorns is finished and I have moved on to the detail embroidery. The first eye is complete, so I thought I would pull it off the hoop and share a couple photos with everyone. Here is the view of the coat with the outlining of the unicorns. (click for larger view) The unicorns are the same size, the camera angle is a bit off. The red mane and tail are a nod to the lovely fieryredhead's tresses. Here is a detail view of the finished eye. (click for larger view) The eye is pale green silk mori, couched with gold, edged in black stem stitch, then surrounded with couched gold. I am still working on the couching so it is still a bit on the wonky side. It will get better, I swear. 11 comments|post comment

my ipod looked cold.... [07 Jul 2009|09:32pm] crochetcrochet [xhereonearthx] [ music | athletics v. red sox ] so I crocheted it a 'domo' sweater.... ( Read more... ) this was very much by the seat of my pants. All in sc, and I have no idea what the yarns are, they were my mother's. The face was embroidered on after. Crocheted all in one piece, making things up as I went along. 8 comments|post comment

A very squooshy FO... [07 Jul 2009|09:01pm] knitting [renwednesday] Behold, a Marian cowl. Instead of shelling out for the Twinkle yarn called for, I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick held double, and I am surprisingly pleased with the result. I know this will keep me warm this winter when I'll be in Boston for college. ( Click here to witness The Smoosh in all its glory... ) The only thing that I didn't like was the weird bits of red I found in the yarn. I had to pick them out a couple of times, which was annoying. Ravelry project page here. 10 comments|post comment

shawl length? [07 Jul 2009|01:56pm] knitting [txcraftnovice] [ mood | curious ] I'm currently knitting my 1st shawl, because I felt the sudden need to (OK, so I really have no other explanation, since I don't want my sister to think I already hate her socks - 1 down, the 2nd...eeking by slowly). ( cut for your convenience (and mine) ) 17 comments|post comment

Pirate Walrus Hat + Pattern Request [07 Jul 2009|10:22am] crochetcrochet [thesaneminority] I finished this project a while ago, but only recently got around to loading the photos onto my computer. It was a late birthday present for my boyfriend, who requested a walrus hat with an eye patch. ( Eye patches make everything ten times as awesome. ) Speaking of walruses, does anyone know of a free pattern for a crocheted (or knit, or sewn - I'm not picky!) walrus toy? My boyfriend has said he'd like it if I made one for him, but so far I've only found a couple patterns on Ravelry that are either not free or not to my liking. 4 comments|post comment

Reduced Shakespeare [07 Jul 2009|07:26am] scribe_ari [ mood | giggly ] As of last night, 4 scribes that had not seen the Reduced Shakespeare Company, have been cured of that affliction. Wish I had know that or I might have chosen a different show to amuse the Icka with. Tho I do think everyone needed the giggles that they got, and it was so very nice to see Golda and Icka. I'll take what time I can get ladies. Love you both. If you have not seen the Reduced Shakespeare Company. GO out now and find a copy and watch it. You will be grateful you did. for your entertainment The first part of their rendition of Hamlet skip to 9:00 for the beginning of the best delivery of "What a piece of work is man." For all the humor surrounding this one bit, the total resignation of the speech is delivered spot on. 4 comments|post comment

Tetris Baby Afghan - Complete! [07 Jul 2009|09:47am] crochetcrochet [quenbolyn] [ mood | accomplished ] Holy crow, I feel like I started on this so long ago (it was only about seven or eight weeks ago), and that I had so many stumbling blocks to conquer along the way (running out of yarn, broken tapestry needles, head cold...). But I finally finished it, the very first project that I started for my baby-to-be, a Tetris baby afghan. ( The rest of the journey lies below... ) 20 comments|post comment

climbing chalk bags [07 Jul 2009|01:23am] crochetcrochet [starsandstories] hubby has gotten me into climbing in the gym and outdoors, and wanted me to make him chalk bag.  he already has one for loose chalk, but at the gym you have to have a chalk ball so i made him one in colors he requested and then made me one too!  they are the first things i have ever lined, and i must say i am quite tickled with them. hubby loves his, so that is a victory in itself as well ( pictures ) 6 comments|post comment

Gauge? [07 Jul 2009|06:36am] 20sknitters [arwenelf28] [ mood | anxious ] I am trying to knit the v- neck vest from Knit Simple Fall 2008, but I think I have gauge issues. I am using Carron One Pound and the pattern calls for a gauge of 20 sts and 28 rows for 4 inches on size 8 needles. I can only get that gauge with size 4 needles. Is that normal? It seems like a big jump in needle size to me. I checked the site, no updates for that pattern so am I just crazy or is this a normal problem? Thanks! 6 comments|post comment

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