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Yoga socks

thotlady — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:40:56 +0000

Another project completed.

I found this pattern at Michael’s and thot they were a great idea. Even though I do not do Yoga, I couldn’t resist making these cuties.

See the slit in the one on the right, that is for the heal of the foot. Clever isn’t it.

Since I do not partake in yoga, I gave these little gems to my neighbor.

She does yoga and is a pilates instructor. She is also the model in photo above.

My next project – leg warmers for infants. Too cute.

-thotlady

P.S. Forgive me for the light in each phone; the top one is too dark and the bottom one too light and foggy. I definitely need to take some photography classes.

Knitting socks

thotlady — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:36:32 +0000

I have finished another knitting project. I have wanted to knit a pair of sport socks for quite a while. I finally found a pattern that I like. It took me awhile to make these because I read a few books in between the knitting.

The only problem with the socks are…one is a little bit longer than the other. My measuring must have been off…oh well they will wear the same, after all no one will see the extra length, once I have them on.

Here they are…

White sport socks

-thotlady

thotlady — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:38:57 +0000

We have had a lot of snow this winter. Last weekend we had more snow and the city still hadn’t plowed our street from the previous weekend’s snowstorm.

It snowed again yesterday, the roads were a mess, very icy. I went into the university where I work and at 10am they decided to cancel classes and close down the university. The staff who made it to work were mad. I only live five minutes from work so it didn’t affect me as much as the others in our office. I stayed until 3:30 and then left a little early. Most of the university went home at 10am.

Well, Survivor began tonight. The 20th season…Heroes vs Villains. I watched the first hour and taped the second. The first hour was pretty good. I always tell myself I am not going to watch it because it is such a time commitment, but then…it begins and I get caught up in it all over again. I guess I would miss hearing those immortal words of Jeff Probts…The tribe has spoken, now beat it! Well, I added that last part. You know you want to say it to some of the castaways.

I have been working on two new knitting projects. I just finished a sweater for a co-worker who had a baby on Jan 5th. I used some leftover yarn from a hat I made this winter. It turned out pretty well.

This photo does not do justice to the beautiful burnt orange color.

I also am working on a pair of fingerless gloves, here is 1/2 of the pair.

Oh, and last weekend I had a small accident with our Rav4. I backed out of our driveway into a van, which was parked to close too the middle of the road, because there was so much snow on the side of the road. I dented the left rear fender on our vehicle and the right front fender on the van. The man was not happy. I can’t say that I blame him…I wasn’t very happy either.

Happy Valentine’s Day…a little early.

-thotlady

Snow, snow and more snow.

thotlady — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:12:14 +0000

It started early Saturday morning about 3:30am. It snowed all day Saturday. I tried to make a quick trip to the knitting store, but I got stuck right after I backed out of our driveway. So I pulled back in and resigned myself to being stuck at home all day. I love the snow, but do not liked to be cooped up all week-end long.

Bogie and I decided to walk across the bridge (about 2 miles) to the nearest Starbucks on Saturday afternoon. It was very windy and cold walking across the long bridge, in snow almost up to our knees, only to find out that Starbucks was closed. So we trudged back across the bridge. As soon as I got home I made a big pot of warm coffee. Hazelnut creme. Delicious.

I did spend most of the weekend knitting. I finished a pair of fingerless mittens for a girl I work with. Now I am going to start on a pair of fingerless gloves. A little more challenging. Bogie wants a pair, so I thot I would give it a try. And I did make it to the knitting store today. I called first and they were open so I braved the snowy roads to pick up some more yarn. The main roads were pretty clear, but they haven’t plowed our neighborhood yet.

Bogie was so good. He shoveled our driveway, then he went down to a neighbor, who is 91 years old, and shoveled her sidewalk, and also helped our next door neighbors shovel their deck and sidewalk. The husband injured his shoulder and is just out of surgery, so Bogie was generous enough to help them with the shoveling. I almost forgot, he also helped the lady across the street shovel a path so she could get her disabled dog out to go to the bathroom.

Needless to say, Bogie is soar. But don’t feel too sorry for him, he gets another day off…his office is closed tomorrow due to the snow, unlike my work…which I just found out, is business as usual. Darn. It would have been nice to have a three-day weekend.

-thotlady

Knitting

thotlady — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:33:19 +0000

Well, I have been spending most of my free time knitting. You probably think…Boy, she must have a lot of knitting projects completed since she has been gone so long!

Well, I completed this…twice

Here is my version.

I also made a pink version of the same hat. I love the design. I made them a little too small though. There is always a learning curve when you first knit a pattern. The size is determined by the needle size you use and the weight of yarn you select.

I completed these before I made the hats. I really enjoy making socks.

Then I moved on to fingerless mittens…these are also very fun to make.

Here they are on my friend…the recipient of the fingerless mittens

I am now knitting my fourth pair. I don’t have pictures of the other two completed pairs.

So, just in case you have wondered where I have been. As you can see, I have been very productive.

-thotlady

The Purl Bee

thotlady — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:01:10 +0000

I enjoy knitting and I really enjoy The Purl Bee website. The beauty of their site is…it isn’t just for knitters. They have crafts as well. See this cute lunch bag below. I just love it. They also have links to all the materials you will need to make their craft items as well as their knitting projects. They also have sewing projects they spotlight. I have the site bookmarked and go their quite often. Give it a whirl. Head on over and see if there is anything that grabs your fancy.

Busy weekend…

thotlady — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:37:42 +0000

My Green Bay Packers win again. They beat the Detroit Lions. Here is a little blurb from their website.

The Packers started out Sunday strutting their stuff. They ended it showing what they were made of. After watching a 21-point lead disappear in the second half in Detroit, the Packers responded with a big play on offense to regain the lead and then three interceptions that produced scores down the stretch to ultimately pull away from the Lions 48-25 at Ford Field.

We had a busy weekend, so I never turned the computer on at all. It was nice. I get a little addicted to the computer. Between work and blogging, it seems I have the keyboard attached to my fingertips.

It was in the 90′s both Saturday and Sunday. Where is the fall? Saturday was spent running errands; We took two pairs of shoes to be repaired, then we stopped at the knitting store to ask a few questions about the shrug I am knitting. Then we had lunch at a coffee shop. We split a turkey sandwich. It is a nice change eating meat again after 10 years. Then we went home and played with the puppies the rest of the afternoon.

In the evening I decided to go to a movie…The Women. The movie website is really cool (I am aging myself with that adjective)…it is worth a look. It was a good movie. Fairly typical chick flick. But I like the actresses who starred in the movie, so it was fun for me. Yes, I went by myself. I used to do that all the time when I was single.

The first time I had popcorn since my diet. I ordered a medium and only ate half. I brought the other half home to my husband. My puppies missed me terribly. It is unusual for me to be out of the house on a weekend evening without my husband. So my dogs weren’t sure what was up.

Sunday, I went to a favorite bead store of mine and then on to the knitting store to knit for awhile after church. My husband had some work to do, so I dropped him off and then picked him up again after I was through at the knitting store. We then went to a neighbor’s 90th birthday party. Very sweet. Her daughter had someone make a 10-minute movie, with still photos of her life.

Well, that about wraps it up. Have a great week everyone!

Knitting

thotlady — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:52:45 +0000

I have been knitting for 35 years or so. Mostly off and on. There have been long stretches in-between where I have put away my knitting needles. My mother took up knitting around the time she retired. She is more knowledgeable than I am when it comes to reading patterns. About three years ago I started knitting again in earnest. I made quite a few gifts for Christmas that year. I really like the preciseness of knitting and the fact that I start with a piece of yarn (a long piece of yarn) and actually create something to wear from this yarn. Really quite amazing. I know some knitters have gotten into knitting on machines. Of course this is much faster and the designs can be more intricate. I prefer hand knitting, it is relaxing and something I can do while watching T.V. or talking with my husband. I can take it with me when I travel.

Knitting is one of the things I do to satisfy my creative side. I am a very analytical person, so I need to find activities that balance the analytical side of me.

I recently finished a sweater for myself. One of the biggest items I have ever knitted. It turned out well, but, isn’t there always a but, I don’t particularly like the way it looks on me. It fits, it just isn’t the most flattering piece of clothing I have. Never-the-less, I think it looks good. Take a look at my sweater and a couple of other sweaters I have made (both baby sweaters).

This baby sweater has the cutest little motif in the back

This is a baby komono sweater

P.S. Of course my photography needs work…you can see part of my foot in the first photo and the camera strap in the last photo. )