I am finished...

.....with graduate school at least. :) I walked on Saturday, and my family got to come watch me and take me to dinner. It was great having them all here. I have such a supportive and giving family. I couldn't have asked for better, and I know that they are a big reason I have been able to accomplish so much! Now, to find a job. I have an interview in the morning, so we'll see how that goes.

Now, on to knitting....

1.) I finished the Montego Bay Scarf from IK Summer 07, and just realized I did not get a picture of it before giving it to my grandma. I made it for her as a thank you for the support she's given me throughout college.

2.) I cast on for the Holly Jacket from IK Spring 08. I've only got about 3" knit on it, but since I'm done with school I should have lots more knitting time!! I really like the yarn I chose, Queensland Cotolino from Webs.

3.) I still need to finish the second sleeve for my Cinnabar Pullover.....100% wool and 80 degree weather don't go well together. I'll finish it before next fall......

Impressed!

A representative from Crystal Palace Yarns left a message on my blog, and after talking to her via email she is going to send me a replacement set. First off, I have no idea how she found my blog, but I am really grateful that they are replacing my whole set of needles.


These socks are the ones I just finished! Aren't they great?! Just plain stockinette with a 1x1 ribbing at the top. I really want to start another pair, but there are two issues with that. 1. I don't have needles. 2. I really need to finish by boyfriends scarf that was suppose to be part of his Christmas gift. I told him I'd finish it after I was done with my socks. I guess I'd better do that. ;) I have a three day weekend, so I should be able to finish it. We get Monday off from school because of Martin Luther King Jr. day.

Yarn I used for the socks: Jojoland Melody. Needles: Crystal Palace Bamboo dpns 6", US1

Happy Weekend, Happy Knitting!

Fingerless mittens are wonderful!

It took forever, but I finally got my Ravelry sidebar/progress bar to work. I didn't think I was ever going to get it to work. I got the code from another Ravelry user, because I couldn't get the one Casey did for me. I would rather the pictures take you to my Ravelry account, but flickr's ok. At least I got it to work!

I wanted to make a pair of fingerless mittens out of the Esperanza yarn I bought, but I couldn't find many patterns that use chunky yarn. I decided to design/create my own pattern. I feel pretty proud of it! It is simple, yet functional. This is just the first one. I will knit up the second one. I jotted down the pattern as I was making it up, so once I finish the pair I'll share it. I just need to come up with a cool name for them.

School started this week, so this will start to get busy. I already have my first reading assignment due Wednesday.

In-Between-Days

Christmas and New Year's are gone. School and classes will soon be here again. I have a few more days before the hustle and bustle of classes, reading, teaching, and studying start back again. I am working this week, but I don't really have to start using my brain for much yet :). I done have to go buy books sometime this week; have lunch with friends. I feel blessed though. I had a wonderful holiday break with family and friends. I got to travel a bit, and go snow skiing. It was so much fun, and completely exhausting (not just the skiing part, but the whole traveling around thing). I feel like a need a vacation to regain energy lost from my vacation. How goofy is that? All in all, it was worth it though.

I got all of my Christmas gift knitting done...even if they weren't all given to the recipiants completed. I did finish them all. Everyone like them, and the socks for my dad FIT! That was best of all, and it was my first completed pair of socks! I still haven't made the matching pair to the Slip Up Socks. I started another pair of socks for myself. I finished one last night, and I'm about to cast of for the next one. The first one went by pretty quickly, so this one should too. I am hoping that the yarn is going to be sturdy, and not wear out quickly. I do have to finish the Basketweave Scarf for my boyfriend..... I will be posting pictures of completed gifts and current WIP's soon.

A non-knitting topic: The 'non-knitting blog' to the right is my cousin's. He is currently living in Kenya as a missionary. Please pray for peace and safefy there.

Peeking up from the books to say hello.

Hello. I've been lost amongst books, books, laptops, computer labs, research, statistics, and more. There is only 1 weeks of classes left and then finals week, eek! In between highlighting, lesson plan making, and writing I've managed to get a few knitted rows in here and there on Christmas gifts. Over the weekend I managed to get about 3/4 the way done one of them, so I feel pretty good about that. Plus, I actually did some studying/homework too! However, I didn't managed to get any pictures. Go figure. I'll try to take/post some this week, but I cannot promise anything.

On other non-knitting related topics, check out this blog http://micahyav.blogspot.com/. It's my cousin's blog. He is spending a year in Kenya doing different sorts of mission work. He's been there since August, and normally has lots to talk about.

Knit, knit, knit is all I wanna do!

Weekend knitting:
Flower fabric for purse - added several more inches...almost done!
Black shawl - about 2/3's of the way finished. At the point of CO 3 sts beginning of every row till end...also almost done!

Future projects I want to start SOON:
Boogie Time Watch - Designed by Knit and Tonic (wonderful blog)
Shrug - at Glampyre Knits. I have a pink silky yarn to use for it.
Tank - can also be found at Glampyre Knits.

While talking with my step-mom (who knits) said that her mom (who knits more than both of us and for much longer than both of us) said that felting white (which is the color of my purse) wool is the hardest and that the store that I bought the yarn at should have told me. idk. I'm visiting my dad and step-mom this coming weekend for Easter, and together hopefully we can felt my purse successfully.

In my previously mentioned future projects I listed a shrug. I am nervous and excited to knit it. I've knitted a shurg before (see post before this one), and it didn't work out too well. I want to make one that I will actually wear, so hopefully this one will work.

I would so much rather knit than do my readings for class, but since there are only 4 or 5 weeks left in the semester I guess I'd better buckle down, and do the work. One of my professors is leaving for Korea tomorrow morning, so I won't have to go to one of my classes this week, but I need to use that time to work on my research project for another class. Hopefully I will be a hard worker on school stuff, so I'll make all A's instead of 2 A's and 1 B like last semester.