I'm sure classic rockers everywhere would be appalled that i'm taking an awesome song and applying it to my life ... as a knitter... hahaha.. but screw 'em.

I just logged on here after a massively long haitus, and realized I haven't done squat when it comes to knitting. Squat, equates to the minimum amount possible. I think it has alot to do with being very dazed, and very confused with my life.

I have a worker's comp case that had me going through a vocational rehab. That means, they send you to school to learn a new skill, other than what you were doing. My choice, to be a chemical dependancy counselor. The schooling part is done, and I am in my internship at a recovery/sober living home for women. Which I love beyond anything I can describe. However... isn't there always a HOWEVER somewhere in the mix... I am prohibited from earning a living. That means NO MONEY can be exchanged for my services. Which means, I am living off my savings. And at the age of 41 (soon to be 41) that isn't a whole hell of a lot... so 9 months later..i am dangerously close to depleting my savings... once my internship is done, then I can work... earn money and not sweat so much. Which makes things a tad bit more difficult is that my car committed suicide, and it is irrepairable. So now, I bicycle 27.2 miles round trip several days a week. If that wasn't bad enough, I'm a total sicko and I bike additional miles for my health. And I go to the gym...and recently, wading out into the ocean to strengthen my stamina and endurance. With all this, I haven't had hardly any time to knit at all..and I know, that if I do, my stress level would decrease. I just seem to have no time. And this saddens me.
But, here are a few of the projects I have been working on... 1) A 4th of July camisole that I started 10 days after the 4th... it will be ready for next year..hahaha 2) the Alien Illusion Scarf I made for my daughters 13th bday

SLUGGO! That's how I feel. I have't gotten must knitting done, and it's driving me nuts. I have this bag to finish and I've only gotten a quarter of the back and sides done. Perhaps I should invest in some energizer batteries for my fingers. And what's worse, I STILL have not gone Christmas shopping. I swear, I am a putz. (Rhetorical, for those who know me). Well, went to my All Things String meeting at the Orange Square and got a bit done. Realize that I'm sick of folliwng the chart to the letter, so I am just winging it. Let's hope it doesn't end up looking like crap. Well, i'm off to knit. To all of those out there, please have a safe and Happy Christmas.

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FLAME ON!

Ok, so I changed my mind in regards to the back of the bag. At first I thought crossbones would be cute, but decided that flames would be better. So, I graphed flames onto a page and will start that tonight. Using Gedifra multivarigated yarn in a red/orange/yellow colors. I was gonna go with Noro, however, their varigated colors have blues/purples and greens with their red/orange and yellows. Would end up looking like a damn rainbow flame. Somehow that isn't as ominous. I think i'll be using Lamb's Pride in neon yellow for the tips of the flames... we'll see how it looks.



Of course, like a total moron, I went to my local yarn shop, Suzoo's Wool Works in Costa Mesa. She's having a massive sale, and I went totally nuts. As if I didn't have enough projects, I bought some yarn to make one of the alien scarfs for my other goddaughter. Also more yarn for the Oscar the Grouch Bag I am making for one of my friends. You know, there are probably entire families who would pay researchers to come up with a patch to stop us knit addicts from buying so much yarn.

Well, of to knit some more.

THAT'S MY SKULL!! (insert Spiccoli voice from Fast Times of Ridgemont High)

Ok, so as I posted in my previous post, the skull gym bag is coming along really well. I have decided that it will have the little cross bones all around the sides and back of the bag, and then it will be a draw string (it's for a 12 year old) and then the strap will have silver rivets and gussets, and it will be studded along the bottom so that when it sits on the ground or wherever, it will stay flat. I'm still trying to find the perfect liner material. I'm sure I will be able to cruise the internet and find a good skulls material. My goddaughter is gonna go ballistic when she see's this.



So I'm off to go finish this up. I have a week to get this all put together. Will keep ya posted.

Heavens to merkatroid! I haven't posted anything on here since late summer. I feel like I've been exiled to "no yarn land". Amazingy enough some weird part of me decided it was time to Date. Yeah, men. Ok, have that mostly out of my system. So I'm ready to knit.

First off, the blue cotton angora by Debbie Bliss that I posted about earlier, the camisole top. FROGGED. All of it. Gone. I decided to make a small cropped bolero styled sweater out of it.


I went to my Stitch N Bitch meeting at Suzoo's in Costa Mesa tonight, and she was having a huge 20% off everything sale. She rocks! not to mention other sales that were mind boggling. So, I gave in. I have three projects I am working on. Too bad I can't blame it on A.D.D..

#1: The first is a SKULL and cross bones felted bag. The front of the bag will be the skull, but all around the sides and back will be just the cross bones. I'll be using Lamb's Pride Bulky yarn for this. Black body, red outlining the skull, and a white skull and cross bones.


#2 a Red sweater that I just made up. No pattern, I just knitted whatever came to my head. That, and I can never remember what the hell I'm doing. It will be a very deep v-neck sweater. Using just an acrylic yarn that actually is soft. Found it at a thrift store.



#3 a two tones, multi varigated jewel toned scarf. Beautious. I should be keeping busy till christmas. And only one of the items is a gift. The other two..it's all for me babbbby!



So i'm off to go knit. Exile is OVER!