I'm Baaaack (frigg 'yall)

Okay, I'm pretty sure I just write this blog for myself, but in case anyone is wondering where I disappeared to, I've been in marriage land. All is well and I still love my husband throughout the whole wedding process, which I hear is quite rare.
We have moved into our tiny, tiny, itsy, bitsy studio apartment. And guess what? I friggin love it! I friggin love the disgusting old-ass floor in the bathroom and kitchen which match the towels, shower, curtain, and table cloth already in my possession and my heart. If you only knew how much I pushed for us to register for the orange towels....not that we got them, or technically really needed them. But if we had, they would friggin match!
Only a few things went sour...like the T.V. we bought with our money dance haul; A 37" HD on clearance at walmart (tell me that isn't beautiful...) for the price of a 32". If you have investigated the prices of flatscreens....you know. Who knew 5" could cost so much? Well we couldn't wait to get this bad boy hooked up to the Xbox and DVD and, oh shit son, Wai Lana in 37" high definition!?! Drag it up two flights of stairs (the second of which is extremely narrow and steep), plug it is the wall and.......WEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! High pitch squeal. So that's at the shop...AND we're waiting for our back-ordered futon frame and coffee table. Sleeping on the floor, awesome.

So here's the knitting news:

RAVELRY! Right now I'm working on hubbie's glovies...and like everything else having minor problems. I did a brain fart with the ribbing and grabbed much to small needles, even though I made the gauge swatch with the ones I am now using for the hand. It's all good cause even though Ludog can't get his big honking hand through the ribbing right now, the rest is a breeze and I'll reknit that one's wrist part.

Also there are the damn twisted flowers socks. I posted about these forever ago, I know, but damn I had some hold-ups. After I had one sock completed, I just couldn't get over the disappointment that the pattern competed so much with the gorgeous color way. I also was a bit disappointed in the not-stretchy ribbing (which might factor into how tightly I knit on the hubbie glovies). Ripped that out...argh. I just frustrated myself into a hibernated knit. So, last night Ludog saw the picture on my ravelry projects and says, "YOU knit that? It's gorgeous!" I'm convinced. I'm definitely going to finish the gloves first.

I'm was so taken with Mr.BT's cardigan I decided to make one of my own. Been sitting on the pattern and yarn since before the wedding, and I can't wait to start. Just finishing up the cable charts and swatches (and of course the gloves. I will be massacred if I don't finish those).

so much white

Outdoor installation, you say? Why sure. Don't mind if I do. Here is a model I made in preparation for a biggie. Ideally, I will hang it from a tree in wings court in downtown New Bedford, and anyone who pleases can step inside and zip themselves right on up.

Hope it works. There's my ideas on paper (if ya are interested in the process I go through, which is usually very scatter-brained and...shitty). The interior will be lined in bubble-shaped cloth protrusions...good luck on figuring out what that means.
Here is my progress on tubey. Seems like it will be needed if the weather keeps up. I think a giant death cloud of moisture has descended upon my life.

Lalala! Happy girl! I want some of this! Any of it, really. Preferably this or this. This really describes my current situation, and showcases the colors of a fav artist. Hee hee. Off to the laundromat!

NOT knitting.okaymaybealittle.

Oh Shazaam, is that Lady Bill's kitchen? Well, it's part of it! Tiny, huh? Where I am standing to take the picture is where the stove and fridge are. I have a wooden microwave cart in there , too that I use to hold spices and as counter space for when I'm cookin'. I made brownies last night!! I really have the best recipe, fudgy on the inside and the crust has a delicious little crispy layer. And dammit if they don't taste better every day after they are baked.

Here are some little nettie-poos I made for an installation I made at the CVPA where I do my thing. I hot-glued (Sounds cheap, dude, but that shit works and it didn't show at all! I was a skeptic at first, too, until this little project.) some copper pipes under an industrial sink and hung these beauts from them. OF COURSE I don't have a picture of it installed, partly because my camera is heavy and hate lugging it around and partly because it was mysteriously taken down. Maybe the hot glue failed and I should amend my rave up there, but w/e. I can put it back up, or even somewhere else if I feel so inclined. Here they are:



Is that knitting?
Yup. It's the recycled cotton becoming tubey. I'm loving it. Really.
Here's the neat little crochet cast on.

I had drawn out some ideas for sweaters made from the yarn, and when I went searching for ideas in construction techniques, I found tubey, which is almost identical to my drawings. So, of course, I'll be making some changes.

The blue is my original drawing, black after finding pattern. I think I want to knit a square neckline instead of just literally attaching two tubes, like the pattern. I was also (obviously from the drawing) considering making a button band. Maybe I can still knit it in the round and then do that whole steeking thing. BUT I am wrong to assume I can steek cotton? I know all the examples I have seen on blogs have been wool.....I don't know. Anyway the edge and button band will just be seed stitch. I need a basic sweatery-thing that I can wear pretty often, and possibly layer. Cross your fingers for me!

Sunday, bloody Sunday.

Well, hello again! Here is a little baggie-poo I made for my gauche paints. Sweet, aint it? It's pretty small, that's just a regular sized button on it. I was still feeling the lump, so I finished this to help me get in the creatin' mood.

I went to the Boston craft extravaganza this afternoon. Jewelery stuff was pretty great. I was blown over by a stall of wooden spoons. Glass stuff was pretty generic and ugly. Fibers were generic and ugly, too. That sucked, cause I'm a fibers gal and I don't want my craft misrepresented. Overall, I'm not entirely sure it was worth the $15 entrance fee.

It was nice, however to get out for the afternoon. I finally ate some sushi, also, at my fav place: Symphony Sushi. Sweet. Do the caterpillar maki. It's worth it. Happy Day!

Oh Shit, Son!

Yeah, it's me. I'm finally here again. Feeling a little lumpy, so maybe talking about the things I have been up to will boost my motivation. This is a sock I brought with me on my flight to Louisiana over spring break.

Yarn: Lorna's Laces in Jay Pond
Pattern: Cookie A's Twisted Sock
I was going strong with this little number until I hit a bump in the chart for the heel flap. It has been resolved, but I'm saving it to work on when I have the concentration I am looking so hard to find again. Also, during my little hiatus I began to question whether I am doing the yarn and the pattern justice in the marriage of the two. I am interested in this pattern, too. Should I rip this and start Thelonious to show off the beautiful LL?
Here is a closer picture with the pattern stretched out. See how the yarn and the pattern compete with each other?

This is the yarn I raped a sweater for. I bought the sweater last summer SPECIFICALLY to wear this winter. Yeah, didn't happen. The fit was pretty awful and the hood was so heavy, there was an issue of me being able to breathe when the neckline was forced up to my chin. But I love the yarn! So, I'm hoping for a winner. (Design in progress)


Another spring break happening. I decided the night before I left that I needed a new bag. So there it is. It is great for carrying my notebooks in and has a thick, plush strap. Perfect! Plus, I finished it in a very courageous evening spurt.

This yarn is left over from a cover for my mom's boobie. (That whole mastectomy thing can be a bitch.) Has great drape and works with the drop stitch pattern perfectly. It can be a bit of a bore at times, and I am just realizing that I don't like the bamboo needles I have so much that they dissuade me from knitting. GA-Damn!

Wrong Side Right Side

OK, almost up to speed. THE YELLOW SWEATER!!! Its finished. (Engagement pictures taken over the break as well.)
This sucker had been on (and off) the needles in various forms for like an effin year. Much too long. My pattern, GGH Soft Kid yarn. It is cropped with ribbing on the arms and waist, and it can be worn off the shoulders or on. There is a deep V front which can be worn backwards as well. My favorite detail of this is the stockinette roll on the back.

One more thing, not knitting related, is a pattern I am working on for my textile design class. Until next time, much love.

Snow fallin' on da head

Woke this morn to see:New Bedford under snow!



Cherie Likes Snow Okay. There was like 4 inches on my car! Squish squish squish. This is my third time EVER seeing snow...real snow...and it was the most I've experienced. cool.

yes, yes, I also would like to share some ideas I have for the day I walk as a bride. Which is in June, I'm not just way pre-planning or anything. I'm preparing to truly become the Lady of the Bills. I want my hair to have a 40's feel...Here goes:
The blond-o in the top right corner has a good look.

The time has come...

...for me to blog! Oh shazaam. I suppose this is one of my resolutions for this year of 2007. Classes have begun, I am squeezing in the knitting when I can. For example:

The lovely Rosebord mittens. I have fallen deep, deep, hard in love with these. This is the palm, where if you were already lucky enough to notice, I have forgotten to make a space for my thumb to go through. I also left out some patterning in that delightfully blank triangle. Directly beneath in the cuff design is yet another error in the center of the rosebord. Hah. Well, I like to confine my mistakes, okay?
Just look at that wonky tension. Sigh.
Seriously now. Fast knit. Fast! I'm totally absorbed. Pattern is yummy. Oh, and SO much great help from Nordic Fiber Arts. I was set on a color scheme from above, but my cheap-ass didn't want to spring for the color card (not to mention the waiting!). So after emails and prompt phone calls, I got exactly what I wanted. No surprises!

So there I go, one blog down, infinity to go!