IDK

I've never had the trouble of choosing colors before. Green has always been a yes. But now I feel like I have a lot of green. I don't really, but wearing green 3 days a week for work at the toy store makes me feel like I have a lot of green.

Red is a nice color too, so what happens? All of my long sleeve shirts are red. Granted 2 of the 3 are sports shirts, and they are all casual. So does that really count? I have nothing super feminine that's red.

I have discovered I like purple, but it has to be a good purple. So ordering purple online seems a little iffy to me. Although the purple I'm looking at is really nice.

Blue, I have no tops that are blue. Which is strange, because my eyes are blue, and when I do happen to wear blue near my face people always compliment it. But certain blues are just too much with blue jeans. I like bright colors. The light blue is nice, but I'm not really a light/pastel type of girl.

My other option is Teal which was my original first pick. But I wore a teal shirt yesterday and it was a nice color, but I'm just not sold on it anymore.

I would love to make a white sweater, I love white tops. But, I have one white pull over already and my light jacket is white. That's enough. Color time.

SIGH

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Hip Hip!

HURRAY!

I have been obsessing over this sweater by Sweater Babe for nearly a week now. I've figured out what yarn I want to use; the Knit Picks Andean Silk in Kenai. I'm all set to make it except I need to order the yarn AND buy the pattern. I've never bought a single pattern before. Just seems silly, but for a beautiful piece, ok I'll do it.

In my obsessing I was reading links about the pattern trying to figure out every trick and recommendation I could. When all of a sudden, I found this link to Women's World Magazine. They featured Sweater Babe in their last issue of the magazine and are giving away one pattern to each person! Yep, that's right. I got the pattern for free!! I was expecting to email them and then wait for a few days and then get it, but oh no. Five minutes later!

Now Knit Picks needs to hurry and finish dyeing the yarn!

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Crisis!

I'm in project limbo..

I have more Christmas squares to make but I kinda-sorta want to wait and see what I get from my partners first so I can see if there is a particular color I need more of. Or if I want more solid pieces or more superduper colorful ones.

In the meantime I've gotten an itch to make more tops for myself. Especially with the weather turning so nice, but I don't have the yarn for that right now. I also need more yarn for other blankets I have planed!

I'm also going to buy some stash storage this weekend so my yarn can finally move out of the Puma and Windsor Button bags it's in now. Then I can actually see it!

I should plan out some yarn to make Dearest a sweater for this fall. He'd like that.

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Finito!

I've finished my portion of the Christmas Swap! I spend all morning weaving in ends. I hate weaving in ends. I don't know of anyone who enjoys it. If you do, let me know! I might have a job for you. ;) Some of these are unblocked (mostly the curly ones) and are a teensy bit small, but I'll stretch them and flatten them.





Friday afternoon I raced home to change clothes for the Red Sox game that night. On my doorstep were these! Though I didn't have time to open them until after the game. It was torture; remembering, then getting distracted, then remembering again! Thanks TiggerRD!

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My Mosaic

Went into Google images and answered these questions and made this through flicker!

QUESTIONS:
1. What is your name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What is your hometown?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. What is your favorite movie?
6. What is your favorite drink?
7. What is your favorite hobby?
8. What is your favorite dessert?
9. What is one word to describe yourself?
10. How are you feeling right now?
11. What do you love most in the world?
12. What do you want to be when you grow up?
13. At this moment, what do I want more than anything else?
14. Home, Part I.
15. Home, Part II.
16. What is my favorite thing to wear?

Funny enough, for the drink questions, I'd picked Raspberry Lime Ricky and the picture I loved was from the Delux Town Diner where Mike and I eat at least once a week!

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