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FO: Wonderful Wallaby Hoodie!
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Just finished the Wallaby hoodie for my little guy!
Wonderful Wallaby, size 2T
needles: size US 5 DPNs, US 8- 24in circular
I am going to just add in my Ravelry notes! (pausing for magic cut &paste)
**Voila!**
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/slychikadee/wonderful-wallaby
08-04-09: I just spoke with a girl on Etsy who is going to dye me up some sexy Gator yarn for this project!
**Update:** The yarn arrived and the colors are not right. So I am moving forward with other yarn.
09-15-09: Started with some cheapie Impecable yarn I like it, it is really soft, not scratchy at all for a cheap yarn. I want to see how it fits and how well it washes before spending $$$ on yarn.
10-02-09: I fused the pouch on last night! It was so much easier than I thought it would be, now as I knit it I am super excited to make one for big Josh too.
10-15-09: Starting second sleeve today. I am really glad I looked ahead and figured out how all of this comes together in the forum or I would have no clue. I hope to have this done before the in-laws arrive in November.
10-16-09: Got a lot done on 2nd sleeve waiting forever at Dentist office. Just to note I am doing 9 inch sleeves. Also my ribbing on the cuffs as well as the bottom I have only done one inch, rather than 2.
10-21-09: I started the hood over the weekend and knit on the sleeves. I screwed up the decreasing slightly since it was a row or two uneven, but it is not that visible. I also realized as I started the hood increases that the plackard for the neck was supposed to be gater stitch… not sure why I did not do it, but I only purled… resumed garter stitch with the hood. I am not sure I like the ribbing at the hood… if it seems like it is useless I wont do it when I make another. I know I wont be threading an i-cord for closure, since I feel like my son does not need extra choking hazards… but I wish there were directions for threading one around the edging of the hood so you could tighten it around your face– like a real hoodie has. Also, I have read many project notes and most people complain about how long the hood takes, I feel like it is going quicker than the sleeves.
This project is my first attempt at a sweater and I am feeling really good about it. I am glad I chose this pattern, even though it was hard to find!
10-22-09: Hood done, check. Weaved in ends, check. This baby is finished. I added a little crochet chain detail in the neck plackard. It is just for looks and not functional.
Boo-boos: Screwed up the neck plackard, forgot I was supposed to be doing garter stitch at first and just purled– I blame wine. When I hit the hood I started garter stitch.
I also decreased a bit wrong on the left front a bit. Something only a knitter would notice and I thought about fixing it, but again, I blame wine… It may have impaired my judgement. No more buzzed knitting for me (yeah, right.)
Changes from pattern?
I lengthened the arms a little. They are about 8.5-9inches rather than 8. The ribbing on the bottom and wrists is only about and inch, not 2.
LOVE IT! FUN PROJECT!!!
Why I hate Twitter.
Hate is a strong word. I use it more than I should. Like yesterday when I was flipping through my followers trying to delete out the spammers who are pushing porn and diet scams. I stumbled upon BabyBabyGus in my group of followers. UGH. It is a grown man who wears diapers… and no he is not over the age of 75 either. Gross. I promptly blocked and reported him. I just feel so dirty now… *shivers* If you have a free minute, jump on twitter and report this freak of nature.
In more positive news, we went to the pumpkin patch this weekend and it was a lot of fun. I have never seen so many pregnant women in my life! It was packed with pregnant women and little munchkins everywhere. They had 2 bounce houses and just piles of pumpkins everywhere. My son had a blast moving pumkins around and running around. At one point he found a red wagon and just loved that thing. We played aorund for awhile and he had a blast. His Daddy took him inside the bounce house, but he was not a fan. I went in the bounce house for no more than 2 minutes, hardly even jumped and I got out feeling dizzy and sick! What a wimp I am! I had so much fun though I think I would like to visit the other pumkin patch in Alachua this weekend.
Dentist update… I am in luck, no emergency! I have no cavities and although I do need 4 teeth out, 2 are cleared to be extracted in-office and only 2 need to be through an oral surgeon. So we are going to set up dental insurance and I will take care of them after the one year waiting period. I think I can make it. We will probably be switching dentists as well, since ours is crazy. They want you to pay everything up-front while you wait to be reimbursed by your insurance company. Personally I hate that policy.
Our temps have dropped drastically. We went from 80’s to the 50’s in one day! Our highs of the week have been like 63 degrees and I am freezing! I need to knit up some more sweaters for my boy! I am alternating between knitting some woolies for Laura’s baby on the way and the Wallaby for my son. I got an order in from KnitPicks yesterday so I have some new needles and some close out yarns. I have never used their needles or yarn before, and so far I love the new circular needle I bought. My knitting has taken a hit lately though, since the new iphone came into my life. Since I did not need major dental work, it is a nice treat. There are hardly any knitting apps though! I just love that I can pull up twitter and facebook on it while my son is collecting sticks in the backyard! Especially since he does not allow me to have much computer time these days.
The great pumpkin
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Pumpkin in the pumpkin patch!
Wallaby size 2T
I am nearly to the hood! I want to finish this soon, since it is getting cold out.
Wallaby
My Boo-Bear’s Wonderful Wallaby hoodie, size 2T.
Yarn: Impeccable Worsted, Seaside Ombre.
Needles size: US 8 for the body, US 5 dpn for the sleeves.
This photo was taken yesterday. I have since joined the sleeves and I started the decreases. I really like how this is turning out.
I fear… (pt.2)
So as I was walking to the mailbox today, I was thinking about it. Why am I so silly that I even think anyone notices me walking to the mailbox anyway? I mean seriously, most normal people have some version of a 9-5 job so they would not even be home, right? They must have such amazing things going on in their life that they couldnt possibly even give the sight of me a second thought. Right? Do you notice your neighbors? I rarely notice mine. My dog notices them long before I do. If I have to “shoo” (is that a word?) out of the window then I may catch a glimpse of them, but briefly. We only have two windows that even face the neighborhood and they are not in rooms we use often. Personally, my life revolves around the backyard. Okay… total lie… my life revolves around the television and then I pull myself away to visit the backyard for a few hours a day.
I think I need to stop caring what other people think. I am not exactly sure how I started caring what others think in the first place, but I am guessing it has something to do with becoming a mother. I feel like everyone judges you 10 times more when you have a child with you. No matter how much I know I am a great mother to my son, I feel like someone is always going to feel that I could improve certain areas… and hell, maybe I could, but nobody is friggin’ perfect. I absolutely hate feeling like I have to be perfect. As a kid growing up I hated it… When adults expected it, but more when other kids tried so hard to be perfect… it just drove me crazy. I remember vividly being at my best friend Julie’s house when we were about nine or ten and we were playing with modeling clay. She had the idea for us to make pumpkins and then ask people who made the best one. Lets just say she tried much harder than I did and we both had great pumpkins. Hers was perfectly shaped and proportioned, mine was just a pumpkin, not perfect, not exact. Well, she won. She gloated about it too, as if it meant something… I guess it did, to her. Not to me though. I really didnt care what anyone thought of my silly little pumpkin. That was the difference between me and her. I wouldnt say details dont bother me, but I would say I dont sweat the small stuff. Case in point??? Punctuation. I hate apostrophes and I hardly ever use them. Get over it.
BTW KUDOS to Jaycee Duggard for being on the cover of People magazine. Good for her. I think msot people who dealt with the things hse did would go into hiding but she is putting herself right out there, which is wonderful if you ask me. She is a miracle and I hope her and her children have a happy, healthy life. Hopefully they can put the nightmare behind them and enjoy life finally.
Also, I heard on the news that Casey Anthony has ZERO $$$ in her commissary account in the Orange County Jail. I am happy that the suckers who were sending the bitch-sadist money for makeup and candy have since moved on. I hope Casey rots in jail, then in hell.
(RANT OVER)
I fear socializing. (part 1)
I am pissed. I cant upload pictures to this post for some reason. I keep getting an “internal server error” so I am blaming Josh. Its his server. I am kind of irritated with him anyway… I got his admissions letter from University of Florida and I called him to let him know– Thinking that he would actually be as excited as I was… wrong. Nope, he was like “That’s all you want?” I asked him if he wanted me to open it and he said “No, and I cant talk, my battery is about to die.” Okay, jerky. I promptly hung up the phone.
What is good though??? Lets stay positive! I hate to sink into my hate-fest attitude. I got an email confirming the shipment of my ball winder. Right now I am looking forward to seeing it more than I am Josh! It will arrive on Thursday by UPS. So I have been checking the mailbox like a fiend for nothing! I guess I can stop now. Which makes me think about the fact that I have this anxiety about going to the mailbox. Why you ask??? I dont fear mail. I dont fear the 35 foot walk. I do fear meeting my neighbors while out there though. It sounds so stupid and I know this, but ever since quitting my job I just feel like I am completely socially awkward. Not only do I feel like the circle peg trying to fit into the square hole, but since I am aware of this I feel that I act even stranger. I dont understand it. I had great self esteem before having my son and now I have lost all but about 5 pounds of the weight. Now it just seems like I cant pull it together. My clothes fit oddly since my hips are bigger, my shirts are tight in the chest due to breastfeeding, and in general I have very few acceptable things to wear out in public. 3 shirts, one pair of jeans, one pair of Roxy sweats. Yeah, thats what I wear. At home I live in workout clothes… I have become one those moms! I sit around looking like I am ready to work out and drown in sweat… but usually the biggest workout I get is chasing my little man around the backyard. Perhaps if I immerse myself in pilates and sit-ups I can regain the confidence I used to have?
I think it is deeper than that. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that before I got pregnant with my son, I had more friends than I needed. It is funny how most people you consider friends just evaporate the minute you cant share a six pack! I have retained one friend since giving birth… and as remarkable as it sounds, he is the first friend I made when I moved here in 2004. We have a good deal in common, we have great conversation and he does not seem annoyed by the fact that I cannot meet him at the bar… I think he is relieved, really!
Long story short, we have dinner planned for Sunday and I cant wait! A real live person… wow. I hope I dont act to strange. I have no idea what I should cook, so I should do some recipe seeking.
Blah. I wish I could insert a damn picture.
(Holy crap, I just wrote an entire post without misspellings. Thats a first!)