http://craftygirly.com My Fiber Adventures! Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:42:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday was the first day of peace I've had since the summer semester started. I really hadn't had any time to knit more than a row since May, and yesterday I spent the day being lazy, regardless of the disaster that is my house. I had spent the ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/08/11/its-amazing-what-can-happen-in-a-day/ I have been so incredibly swamped with school work that I really can't believe how much work they're expecting us to do in such a short amount of time. I haven't had much time for anything really. I worked a little on crocheting a "granny square" more for ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/05/19/oh-my-god-his-is-on-fire/ The summer semester has started and I'm already frazzled! One of my classes, the professor decided NOT to turn in a list of books to the bookstore and left everyone scrambling for books. One of which must be some kind of super rare book because nobody had it ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/05/08/in-which-school-takes-over-my-life/ This is the yarn that was misbehaving with me so horribly the other night. It's still on the bobbin. I'm probably going to turn it into a skein tonight. I have a real bad habit of under-plying, so I'm hoping that this one did not do that ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/05/01/the-latest-spun-stuff/ And what does she buy? Vogue Knitting Stitchionary volumes 1 and 2, The Friday Night Knitting Club, and Knitting without Tears, AND she orders Knitting Lace Triangles by Evelyn Clark. I guess I could take these things off my wishlist then. I'm writing this off as a ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/04/30/the-crafty-girl-goes-shopping/ This is one of my latest creations! I learned to use my crockpot to kettle dye fiber and I'm having a blast with it! This fiber came out so absolutely beautiful with the mild variations of greens and yellows, and it's so soft and fluffy. There's ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/04/29/fun-with-a-crock-pot/ As promised, I cleaned up the booger and had him put on THE sweater. It's a bit bumpy, it's in it's unblocked state, but here you go. Comments, as usual, are appreciated, and if you see anything I could do to fix the bumpiness or whatever, let me ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/04/24/the-finished-sweater/ I have a good reason to not be blogging lately. I finally finished the Stepson Sweater from hell, but I haven't taken pictures of it yet. I know, I need to, but I haven't. I'll try and see if I can get him cleaned up enough tonight ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/04/24/sorry-ive-been-missing/ Yesterday I attended the Hollywood Diva's knit night. I had the greatest time. There were some girls there I had already met, some I didn't know, two that were really new to knitting, and a couple that I had met at the Stitch n' Pitch. I had ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/04/17/good-company-all-around/ Yesterday was boys night out, so I had time all to myself to do this. I dyed up two 4oz rovings and 5 skeins of superwash, sock weight yarn. My inspiration was my home town, Miami, with it's bright lights, bright colors, neons and the whole Miami ... http://craftygirly.com/2008/04/16/what-i-did-last-night/