tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43700419862561049062011-04-21T15:54:31.908-04:00Just another 30-something's knitting blog.Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-90951973238831495762007-10-30T14:05:00.000-04:002008-11-13T14:14:26.800-05:00

I have no idea why I'm doing this to myself. I've frogged the Hermione Hat 3 times now because I keep losing count in the cables.I am finishing another pair of socks though. I'm using Interlacements Toasty Toes for ankle socks, so it has been a quick knit. I'm guessing this is going to take about three days total to finish a pair. I've signed up for NaKniSweMo in hopes it will force me to knit

Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-22725954414284618102007-10-13T20:33:00.000-04:002007-10-13T20:38:54.426-04:00

Tonight was my son's first homecoming dance. I find it hard to believe that this handsome young man was the tiny baby I used to cuddle. It doesn't seem like it has been that long since I was rocking him to sleep and changing his diapers.... I feel rather depressed and old tonight. I got two new shipments of yarn. One from Knit Picks and I''m about halfway done with my DD's Hermione Hat. It was

Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-36605612262161687952007-10-04T20:48:00.000-04:002007-10-04T20:56:12.146-04:00

I took the DD shopping for some Halloween stuff tonight. They had a Harry Potter Sorting Hat that talked. Sold out, of course. I looked at the usual stuff-- spiders, rats, fake webs. . . I decided to skip the fake spider stuff this year and just refrain from killing the monster frickin' spiders in my yard. I don't know who spread the spider Miracle Grow this year but OMFG! These suckers are

Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-61722038346871844372007-10-01T16:39:00.001-04:002007-10-01T17:27:12.242-04:00

Remember "The Bugaloos"?I love to watch my kids. They run, play, sleep and just LIVE. I remember sitting with my grandpa and watching Saturday morning cartoons, playing with that horrid "Slime" with the eyeballs in it, hopscotching, and double dutching. Speaking of Saturday mornings, does anyone remember "The Bugaloos"?

Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-25657844300202900462007-09-25T07:40:00.000-04:002008-11-13T14:14:27.018-05:00

I did it! I finally finished an entire sock! The Bellatrix sock in Claudia's Purple Earth colorway is squishy, soft and done! Yes, I now have to knit the second one. Right now, I have been walking around in a lone sock and looking a bit foolish. DS just looks at me, rolls his eyes in that expressive teen way, and shakes his head. DD at least gave me a high five!I need to can it with these quizes,

Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-69482958443857310782007-09-24T11:55:00.001-04:002007-09-25T07:39:41.104-04:00

I am recovering from a busy weekend. I hate wasting half a day in sleep but my son felt that 3-4 hours is adequate for this old woman!Anyway, I did finish Kimmy's poncho and she looks lovely in it! She said nobody will know that Mommy made it because "It doesn't look knittted. It looks bought!"And in honor of "Talk Like a Pirate Day" (a little late, I know), here's my pirate name: My pirate

Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-1544056747415232172007-09-19T21:48:00.000-04:002007-09-20T06:12:25.402-04:00

I woke up to the phone ringing; my job was calling to see if I'd work the day shift on a unit I haven't oriented to yet. Sigh. I work nights. This means that if the sun is up, I am probably sleeping. Why is this such a difficult concept for daytime dwellers? Oddly enough, check out the results of this quiz:You Are SunriseYou enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no

Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-11089566350898931792007-09-18T11:44:00.000-04:002007-09-18T12:15:11.787-04:00

I'm still working on Bellatrix. The Lisa Souza wasn't doing anything for me. The yarn is soft and smooshy and pretty, just not the right match for something named after the evil LeStrange sister. I frogged those and started again in Claudia Handpaints Purple Earth. OK, these are lovely! I'm working on the foot for the first sock (wish me luck). There is a lady I work with who also knits and she

Topazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330446368773802001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370041986256104906.post-28885223067207241902007-09-10T19:55:00.000-04:002007-09-10T20:34:45.871-04:00

I recently returned to work at a place I've worked before. I loved it there but I left for $$$. Now I'm back because it was really fun, I've missed it, and the bennies are good. I get to spend this week in orientation. Things have not changed since I left so I am struggling to stay awake. I also realize how old I'm getting. The doctors are starting to resemble "Doogie Howser" and the clinicians

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