| Monday, January 08, 2007 |
| knit, pearl, knit, pearl - then reverse |
I went with V this weekend to Best Buy and the Gap - I had some gift certificates to burn through. Got me a nice long sleeve shirt and jeans, along with some CD-R's and a thumb drive. I wanted the Strangers With Candy movie, but couldn't remember that I wanted it right then. I still have money on the card, though.
At the gap, V bought a scarf - I was supposed to make him one, but I can't make them very fast, and was taking too long. I bought his scarf and we're just pretending that I made it, even though I technically did not know the stitch until today. You see, the old ladies at work are marvelous instructors to me for knitting... they've been doing it for 40 years.
I learned a new and better way of casting on, and also the pattern for making such a scarf - instead of knitting and pearling in rows, you do it every other stitch, then do the opposite for the other side. It simply requires an odd number of loops, and a ton of time to sit and do it. Now you know - Perhaps I'll post instructions on how to knit this month. We will see.
Anyway - the point of all this is that I have some surprises in store - a couple ditties I threw together on my mac. No vocals yet, and that could be the breaker to whether I post or not. But, I'll post something. That's right... The only thing that's NOT done are vocals. More to come on that later.
Alright, I guess I have shit to do... You should all join me in knowledge of knitting and crocheting, and I will make it a point to teach you. Go get a hook for crocheting - size I (or 9 or 5.5mm) - make sure it's metal/aluminum. Also, get some knitting needles. I would say a 9 (5.5mm) or 10 (approx. 7mm - size 10's are probably better). As for yarn - get some worsted weight (4ply) yarn - any kind will do. I will teach you all to knit in the coming weeks before school starts...
Do I actually expect you to get these things? NO - I don't, but at some point, you'll wanna knit/crochet, and this will be your resource. Grand...
xoxo |
posted by grey as mike @ 10:35 AM  |
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Sorry Mikey baby, nothing seems quite so tedious to me as the sewing arts. Urgh. But glad you enjoy it.
Juls
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I haven't decided whether I think you calling him V: a) is cute or b) makes him sound like a 70-year-old woman. Case in point: on Eight Is Enough, the kids call Tom's sister Auntie V. That's automatically what I thought of when I first read this blog.
And the fact that I've related two things in your life to television shows kind of makes me want to kill myself.
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Hey, where are you hiding these days? Miss your posts & hope you are well.
Juls
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Sorry Mikey baby, nothing seems quite so tedious to me as the sewing arts. Urgh. But glad you enjoy it.
Juls