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Sad .... :-(

This is Emily.
Sadly enough, I was not able to finish my knitting project.
I guess that means no gold medal for me.
BUT I will persevere and finish my project THIS week,
even if it means doing a knitathon Saturday night!
Today I'll be going out to buy more yarn to finish it.

Ta Ta Fer now,

Signed the Alien Knitter (who didn't finish).

This is where things get interesting....

Back to the "real" world. Today I'm puttin down my 9-5 thang, and still trying to work on my knitting olympics project. I'm making good progress (nearly finished with the first sleeve), but I started calculating my pace - and realized I'm really going to have to pick up the pace if I expect to finish this thing in two weeks. Considering this is my first sweater project, I'm doing VERY well (pictures forthcoming) - however, I've gotta get cracking if I'm going to avoid being left lagging behind in a cloud of fiber dust.

*cough cough*

Behold! A light...........

I think I understand. *slow nod* It took a while for it to take shape in my mind - but I think I'm starting to understand how this Tubey thing is going to come together. My WIP? Ok...

(ATC courtesy of Molly)

---

"Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves."

I mean - it's coming right along... but it feels like it's taking a long time. Because... it is.  I'm supposed to knit in stockinette stitch for 19 inches and then switch to double-points for knitting in the round. So far? I'm at about 13 inches. Which, considering I started last night at 8:00pm - and am knitting an XL version - which is 70 stitches per row... is what? 5460 stitches. (according to 6 rows per inch - having knit 13 inches so far) - I've been knitting for approximately 5 hours (counting breaks for food, sleep, and pee) That's 1092 stitches an hour, 18 stitches per minute. Right?

Ummmmm.

No. Yes. Wait....?

Mmmm - COOKIES! An athlete needs her strength.

Bobble Torture

Apparently?
I'm not Bobble Illiterate.
I am following the pattern as written.
I'm using the right needles.
And after a third buying of the yarn?
I'm using the same yarn. Just a dif color. Denim.

My bobble itself has no holes. But, it just sort of 'hangs'
there ... like a skin tag. Ewwww. A gargantuan tag. Bleh.

Ok.
So maybe it supposed to look this way?
I'm too embarassed to go to the Bobble Queen -
yet again - and express my ...
foilble - my fumble - my ugly attempt at making
her lovely Bobblicious Shrug.

Oh. Dear. What shall. I. Do.

My Bobbles are ugly.
Am I doomed?
Will I be disqualified from the team for
changing the Bobble pattern?
Will I offend the lovely Bobblicious' Creator?

Wahhh.
As they say on Smallville - Tonight at 8:00?

Somebody SAAAAAAVVVVVEEEEE Meeeeeee!!!!

:o)
Really. I can handle this.
Really.
I.
Can.
Pass me the O.C.D. meds .... please.

*Ha*

Citius, Altius, Fortius

Just so you know .....

The Olympic Motto ...

These three Latin words mean -

Swifter - Higher - Stronger.

Yes. Each word can apply to any THING I decide to knit.
Every new project is an Olympic sized challenge.
'Cause I'm just like that.

Randomizing!

Ok.

Um.

Oh. Yeah, I remember.

My Bobbilicious Shrug/Olympic Challenge.

Are there supposed to be holes on either side
of your bobble?

Please.
Somebody help. What if I can't get this right
before opening ceremonies on Friday!

Moses Update:
Went to the Vet.
:o(

First time with this vet.
Long story short?
Moses has an abscess.
No stuff, Sherlock.
I found a puncture wound.
I asked said vet ... "So, what sort of animal,
(she saying he must have gotten BIT by an animal)
leaves only one small hole?
"Oh, the other must have healed."
Excuse me?

Then. We need to test him for kitty aids.
"Why?" I ask?
Because he's not healing.
Excuse me? Didn't you just say he
miraculously healed from a wound (in 72 hours no less) ?

No. I do not want to sedate my cat and have you test him
for aids/cancer and drain an abscess. I would however appreciate
a shot of antibiotics and some oral meds to take home.

Moses is improving by the minute.
No weird tests.
No extra vaccines.
No sedation.
No cutting/shaving and a 300.00 dollar bill.

No. I'm not a vet.
I'm a knitter.
And like most knitters?
I know how to THINK. :o)

Oh. Knitting.

I told Molly (my 16 yo baby girl) "I'm going to
knit an iPod!" She was very excited until I got a grip

and clarified .... I'm going to knit an iPod HOLDER! :o)
And I did!!

It's FABULOUS!!! I'll post pics. I'm going to sell it on
EBAY.

I'm also going to knit an Easter Egg colored iPod.
Um.

IPod holder!

BTW... my friends at my Pampered Chef Brunch got
a big kick out of it when Carol declared - "Well, Molly is
so impressed with her Mom? She had no doubt that she
could knit an iPod! hehehe!

Wow.

This is long. And I really just wanted you to notice the
cute blog ring I joined -----> Fluffy Knitting Bloggers! hehehe

Ok.

Going now.

Really.

Oh waite!

I just came in from outside and guess what I'm going
to do now? Watch a movie .... Lorenzo's Oil it's been
playing on HBO - and I keep catching it from the middle!

I put it in my Netflix so I could see the whole thing!

And?

I'm going to KNIT Something!

Happy Monday!

My first post on Knitink ...

Howdy y'all!

I thought I would post what I'll be knitting for The Knitting Olympics.
You can find what I'm going make HERE.
His body is going to be pink and his pants are going to be brown.
Of course he won't be exactly like the picture, but my own custom made alien pillow!:-D
I'm thinking I'll knit him on size 8 or 9's ...

Well I guess that's all,
Signed the 'Alien knitter'.

I Changed My Mind ....

UPDATE .....

This .... Bobblicious Shrug ....

will now be knit from THIS ....

Windsor - by Lion Brand.
In the Homespun Family.

Because ....

Because ....

I just changed my mind ....

that's all.

Please. Don't hate me for knitting acrylic.
I just wanted a wrap to wear with my jeans.
And this seemed more suitable than
a Lovely Fern Green Alpaca.

Really.

that's all.

Is Anybody Out There?

Oh man. Here it comes.

Ok. So for some reason? I thought ...
wait. I remember. I was going to make a cutesy-altered-valentine
for my Secret Pal. .... and I thought ...

"Hmm? Maybe I should do an ATC - Artist Trading Card -
being that I am, so-like an artist?"

Bleh.

Maybe I am and maybe I'm not. THIS I know.
I have some real issues with OCD.

Yes.
I obsessed.
I compulsed.
I certainly disordered!

I have half a dozen or so of these cute little cards.
And just for the fun of it?
I decided I NEEDED to finish knitting my socks ...
but wait.
Before I do that?
I need to take a picture ...

So here ...
here's the pic ....

Ok. So at 11:00 p.m. last night - I'm thinkin' I really
need to go to bed.
So after finishing the toe - even kitchner-ing it and
then making THREE more ATC's?
At 2:00 a.m. ...
Yes. Friends. I'm so MANIC - that I'm STILL
trying to stop making these things!
I slept for all of  4 hours.
Managed to NOT o.c.d. until AFTER I had
my morning bath!!!
Cripes.

I missed my quiet time.
I missed Carol Duvall.
I've still got one sock to finish.
And my hair is in a towel.

I've had breakfast.
Washed my bed linens.
And taken care of the dogs.
OH. Wait.

Poor Moses.
The Elder-Cat ----- something is wrong.
He's in some kind of pain. He can still jump up to the food dish.
Which is good.
But, when you try to move him? He growls, hisses and will even bite.
Poor Kitty.
If you pray for animals?
Would you pray for Moses?
Thanks.

Ok.
I'm calming down now.
I still have my reading to do.
Oh. BTW - I finished my first book of the year.
FINISHED reading .... Night - by Elie Weisel
I read it last year, too. I forgot to list it in my Books I Read in 2005.

Ok.
So apparently I'm not all that calm.
Maybe it's the lack of conversation .... with creative people?
I don't know.

Hello? Is anybody OUT THERE?????

UPDATE:

Done.

Wandering in the mind of a hopeful maker

I'm not quite sure what I will be making, but no worries you can be sure - it will be fabulous. :-)
I was thinking about making a baby blanket for my hope chest or maybe some stuffed animals, they would also be for my hope chest.

I think I shall be going now.

The short but sweet blogger,
Molly