FO Frenzy

So it's been a frenzy of finishing objects around here... 2 felted bags are drying now so will have to wait for a post...

Two baby cardi's - the multi was done in a matter of days, the pink Picot was knit a year (maybe 2!) ago, but I just got around to adding the button and loop. How lame is that? Can get the needles flying to finish a cardi but can't be bothered to spend the 15 min to sew a button and chain stitch a few inches for the loop. totally lame!



A glorios scarf which can't begin to convey the silky softness through pictures... here's the IP photo (yes, I promise, it's actually done) because I love the way the 2 different yarns blend with the half-linen stitch)!. Purple + Yellow = PRETTY!!



And the last FO for this post (yes, there have really been more!) is my third Carie Lynn bag... and this one is to keep... yay! I love the color combo despite my initial disappointment in not finding the perfect brown.

Isn't she lovely??

Happy Knitting!

- JavaNut

And Bailey (aka Yoga-puppy) says: You don't really expect to sit in my chair do you? You mean share?

More MeMeMe...

Ok, how many days does it take to form a habit? To get myself back into blogging, here's another MeMe that I saw on Throws Like A Girl blog and I saved away for a post.

YOU CAN ONLY TYPE ONE WORD!
Not as easy as you might think. Now copy or forward, change the answersto suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to only use one word answers. Be sure to send back to the person you received it from!

1. Where is your cell phone? counter
2. Your significant other? undiscovered
3. Your hair? messy
4. Your mother? compassionate
5. Your father? gone
6. Your favorite thing? wifi
7. Your dream last night? vague
8. Your favorite drink? vino
9. Your dream/goal? family
10. The room you’re in? kitchen
11. Your hobby? knitting!
12. Your fear? isolation
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? elsewhere
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you’re not? married
16. Muffins? nope
17. One of your wish list items? organizer
18. Where you grew up? Needham
19. The last thing you did? email
20. What are you wearing? PJs
21. Your TV? TiVo
22. Your pet? lovable
23. Your computer? employer's
24. Your life? experienced
25. Your mood? optimistic
26. Missing someone? yes
27. Your car? black
28. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
29. Favorite store? LYS
30. Your summer? busy
31. Like someone? many
32. Your favorite color? purple
33. When is the last time you laughed? today
34. Last time you cried? movie
35. Who will respond to this? dunno

Go for it... ONE work only! And let me know...

Bailey says: Momma, can we go to bed now?



-JavaNut

Revival...

A blog-post has been a long time coming... and the longer it's been the harder to get started again. But I think the Flickr Photo MEME is pretty cool... so after seeing the 5th one, decided to jump back into blogland. Let me know if you join the crowd!

The rules:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.

b. Using only the first page, pick an image.

c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

1. What is your first name?

2. What is your favorite food?

3. What high school did you go to?

4. What is your favorite color?

5. Who is your celebrity crush?

6. Favorite drink?

7. Dream vacation?

8. Favorite dessert?

9. What you want to be when you grow up?

10. What do you love most in life?

11. One Word to describe you.

12. Your flickr name.

I must confess, I realized after the fact my food-related answers were two words... so shoot me!

Startitis...

Guilty.
I can't help it.
I want to finish Widdershins. and Monkey Socks. And Jaywalkers. and Clapotis. and Icarus.

But I can't resist... must work with Geisha. BMFA Geisha... Rooster Rock colorway.
BIG yarncake... gonna start swatching for the Voyager Stole.


(and I HATE swatching!)

Bailey is a much happier camper today. His collar is gone AND his quarantine is over! After a much anticipated walk thru the neighborhood, he kept me company while I worked all afternoon.


The warm lap was nice, but it did make typing a bit difficult at times!

Happy Knitting!
JavaNut

TGI-Saturday!!

I was supposed to work on a presentation for work today... Instead I had brunch at a friend's, had a long catch-up chat with K, went to the fabric store and cast-on the Unbiased Bag with yarn made from recycled Sari silk... it's been a good day!




I did a couple of productive things... bought paint to re-paint a bookcase that I'm moving from the garage into my studio room (tomorrow I'll actually start painting), and I finally took down my Christmas wreath... but truthfully, I did that because I needed a photo for the Flickr 365 Days of self-portaits. Here's my 365 Days Photo Set - it's been a fun project although I'm not very creative with my photos. I still need to learn to use my new camera so most of these are with my point 'n shoot.



Bailey's leg is healing and the bandages are off, but the vet says another couple of weeks without running and jumping. Not easy when the squirrells come into his yard! To keep him from licking a couple of sore spots (from the adhesive) he's now in a collar and is so confused by it. He's expending pent up energy with his mini-tennis ball... he sees it thru the clear collar, but can't actually get to it so keeps batting it around as he tries to get it. Self-entertainment at it's finest (if only he weren't racing around so much!) But hopefully it will mean for a sleep-ful night!

Twin Knits

Finally finished the sweaters for the twins... One came home yesterday, but his brother will probably be in the hospital for another week. All are doing well though! Unfortunately these will have to be mailed instead of delivered in person since I didn't get to FL this weekend... but hopefully I'll get to see the boys by the time they're able to wear these. And with all the AC there - I think sweaters will still get some good use. Particularly those with a little cashmere, right?!



And since the new daddy is a golf pro, I also made a few burp cloths. Triple-layered flannel with an extra top-stitch to keep them neat.

Happy Knitting!

JavaNut

And Bailey says "Momma, when can we go play fetch?"

What a week!

I've been away from blog-world for a while... and although some knitting & other project progress has been going on, Bailey has kept me a bit pre-occupied. His first 10 days went very well - expected adjustments to new environment and new people, but he's clearly a smart one and just shy, scared of new things. We have found that his favorite game of fetch creates so much excitment that he forgets he's afraid of you!

This past week has been a bit more challenging... reaction to vaccines got his system and body clock out of whack and he was getting more and more stressed in his crate. I was supposed to go to FL this weekend for a family event and he was going to stay with friends (he knows them and has spent time at their house already). However, he's a recap of the last 24 hours!

7:30pm Thurs - took Bailey to L&B's who were going to look after him while I was gone.
9:00pm - check in... he was a bit frantic looking for me when I left, but had calmed down and was ok with B.
11:15pm - L calls me. B had taken Bailey to the backyard before bedtime and he got out under the fence. I went over and walked/called hoping he'd hear my voice, but no luck. Finally went to be at 2am

4:30am I get up (cab was going to arrive at 5:15) I cancel my flight for Fri am and get one for Sat am.
6:45 - I head back over to L's and go thru neighborhood again. We call animal services.
11am - I go to animal services, fill in lost dog form, etc.
2pm - get a call from my vet saying that animal services had him, but my HomeAgain chip hadn't been processed so they could only track it to where the chip was sold... so I connect with animal services. He was found at a school or church about 2 blocks from L's house (but oppostive direction he had run in). Unfortunately, he bit the person who tried to pick him up, so although he has his rabies paperwork, he has to be quarantined for 10 days.

Since he hadn't escaped from my yard, they sent someone over to verify that my yard is secure and he can serve his 'time' at home instead of animal services. Once they cleared that, I could go get him. But also... he may have hurt his leg. They couldn't tell if it was something in his paw, or more than that.

3:40 I leave to go get him... takes a while, but finally get paperwork done. Go get him and he's beyond exhausted, dehydrated and won't put weight on his left, rear leg.
4:30 leave animal services and get to vet's at 5:00.
6:50 leave vets. 3 sets of Xrays, hydration, pain meds and I can't remember what else... he has a slight fracture in his tibia. Vet didn't want to splint because of all he's been through, so he's got a 'thigh-high' bandage.

I asked if he had valium for both of us!
7:30 finally home & I cancel flight to FL
8:00 we're both done in



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