KnittyBug

I'm moving

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:00:25 -0500

Hi there. Happy New Year. I'm in the process of moving to a new blog here.
Still in the works but it's a start.

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noreply@blogspirit.com () — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:51:33 -0400

Well hello there blog. I know I have completely neglected you for….hmmm…2 months. So much has been going on that I just haven’t had the time to update you. Being so busy and that the Warcraft game was installed on the computer and that someone…the hubby…. has been playing that for the past few months is my reason for being away. So hang in there blog I’ll be posting soon.

Mixed up.

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:07:55 -0400

There comes a time during the finishing of an object when I get a little undecisive in whether I will actually wear the piece. This in point with butterfly. I ‘m to the point where all there is left to do is a few things like a little crochet and weaving in ends. But when I tried it on and actually took a good look thoughts of me not wearing it came to mind. I really like the one in the magazine and mine looks pretty good but I just don’t see myself wearing it. Last night I thought about ripping it out but I also thought about just finishing it and then giving it a try on as if I was going to wear it out and about.

I also just want to move on to something new. I mean this was fun, kind of, to knit but really I’m bored with working on this for so long. Little miss Peanut wanted to try it on too which amazed me because she never tries the stuff on I knit up for her. So I pulled out her Monica that has been hiding and she tried it on. But it’s a little short and I really didn’t like the colors so I told her I would whip up a new one.

I’ve been calling her little miss in a sarcastic way lately because she’s been going through the fun terrible threes….if it’s called that. There has been a lot of temper tantrums and screaming going on especially when were out in the store and it’s really been embarrassing because now she’s that kid. You know that kid when your in the grocery store and you hear screaming coming from the back of the store and you wonder what’s going on. But it’s not just one sided because now I’m that parent. Yeah the one that get’s the look of what did you just do to that poor child or even better wow your kids horrible. No I haven’t done anything to her and no she isn’t horrible it’s just that she wanted a mop and we don’t need one. Peanut is a very good actress and seems to know that other people are watching her. And I have actually had to defend myself from some nasty comments. Anybody else out there been through this I’d really like some good advice.

Oh and I’m in need of some more good advice. Miss Peanut has become Miss Popularity in the neighborhood . She has a bunch of new friends….if you could call them that. The main problem is the Peanut is 3 and these kids are like 5 years older. I think I mentioned before they showed up a few days after Peanuts swing set went up in the backyard around her birthday. I don’t know maybe I’m just being to suspicious about it but before that I don’t remember seeing these kids even though they live down the street.
Some of the kids aren’t allowed in my backyard…which is great because they are too big for the swingset…it’s one of those wooden ones for little, younger kids. So they like to run around the front yard which means I am always the goalie to keep Peanut away from the street. They chalk because we have chalk and they tried to read some books to her that they brought from their houses..which I thought was nice. Then they started to not understand what it means to be 3 old. Meaning I have to go everywhere Peanuts goes and if I have to go in she has to go in, that she has to take naps, she can’t try out a scooter because she is too little and I don‘t want her to without a helmet, she can’t be outside for long periods of time when it’s really hot because it’s dangerous, and she can’t have gum.
I know I’m rambling on but I really need to get this whole mess out and find out what you think so just bare with me.
Anyways they started coming around so much and ringing my door bell like crazy. So I disconnected it because they would wake her up. Telling them not to do that just didn’t work and neither did mentioning that she was and is going to be sleeping for awhile. Nope they just kept coming back so I would just not answer the door.
Then when they do play they want me to give them something to drink or a snack…”boy I’m so thirsty…and I’m really hungry” . Seriously I offered water and they asked for bottled water. Why can they go home and get that? I’m not feeding them or giving out sodas.
They stand in the doorway to my house…which I really hate because they seem to eyeball everything in my living room. Then because they have seen the toys we have in there they want me to bring them out. Um no.
Now one of the girls is allowed to come in the backyard and play. I thought this was nice because then it would be one playmate and there is a lot of stuff to do in the backyard. But that turned into wanting me to play with her because she doesn’t want to do the same things Peanut wants too…like imagine that she is on an expidition in a jungle and catch bugs, collect flowers, and so much more. Peanut has a great imagination and I love that because she comes up with some fun stuff. But her friend is always asking me is there anything else to do, or are we going to do the same things….meaning me with me. When did I need another playmate?
So the annoying factor hit an all time high when I realized yesterday that this child was being sent to my house. She showed up asked if she could play and I told her the usual that she had to go ask if she could come it the backyard. Now we hadn’t even finished our breakfast or changed into play clothes and I told her we would be out in a few minutes and I thought by the time she went to her house asked and came back we would be ready. She was back in a minute and knocking impatiently. She brought a video game for herself and her bike. Why would you bring a game that only one person can play and a bike only you can ride….it’s not like Peanut has a bike she can ride too. This made me think that the mom sent her down here so that I could keep an eye on her. So then she wants a popsicle and she wants me to do to do this and that. While Peanut is actually doing her own thing. This girl also showed me yesterday that she likes to push Peanut around and I didn’t like that at all.
I don’t really now how to deal with this situation either. The other mom wants to meet me...by coming down to her house… but honestly I’m not really interested because I think there is more to it. Sometime I get those funny feelings about peoples real reasons for wanting to do things and I think I’ve really learned to go with my gut from dealling with my MIL. I truly think that because this is the girl that always wants me to bring toys out that she really wants to be allowed in my house. If her mom meets me then she will “know” who I am and then she’d probably be allowed in my house…..which honestly I don’t want any of these kids in my house. The other things is that I’m sure that these kids have told their parents that Peanut doesn’t go to daycare, meaning I’m home all day, meaning the oh she could babysit. I already seem to babysit when they come down here for hours.

I also feel bad for Peanut because there have been time where I’ve had said no we aren’t going out to play with them. I do want her to have friends but friends that are her age so that she doesn’t get treated like a baby and picked up all the time, or giglled at because she doesn’t speak as clearly as them, or pushed and pulled around.

I don’t know if my annoyed feelings towards these kids is unfair. I’ve tried to be stern with these kids a couple times about what they can and can’t do around my house and I get ignored. Why do I have to be a babysitter? That’s really what I feel like that I’m babysitting all these kids for free.

So let me know what you think. Really if you think I’m just being too sensitive or unfair let me know. Or if you know what I should do…let me know. I need to get some other opinions on this.

This has also added to my lack of posting. I mean it seams like I have been so worn out from entertaining the neighborhood that I haven’t really ad the energy or time to do anything. I’ve also been debating on moving my blog…but that takes some time that I haven’t had. We’ll see.

Btw thank you for reading. :)

It’s about function

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:35:02 -0400

So what is this thing anyways?

Well lets just say it’s made with itchy acrylic that I bought oh so long ago. It was during that time when I liked the color but didn’t realize that this stuff is so scratchy. You know when you first started knitting you just bought whatever. Well this is that whatever. So it needed a project that wouldn’t be worn. I thought about a dog mat for Jake but didn’t have enough of this stuff to put it to that use. So instead I chose to make this.

A simple clothes pin holder. I desperately needed a new one since my old bag had holes in it and the metal hook had ripped off. Notice I’m reusing the hook from the old one.
It fit’s tons of clothes pins and stays on the line nice. Very simple and easy to do too. I just started out like I was going to make a hat from the top down. I crocheted the top bind off so that it was a little tighter. Then just hooked the old hook into the side and that’s that. A FO with a function. :)

More Fo’s coming soon.

Pickle juice.

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:25:55 -0400

I know that sounds gross but that’s what it smells like outside. Well to me that is. I have had a sinus thing going on all week and along with the humidity every time we go outside I get hit with that smell like someone broke a pickle jar in our yard. We’ve been avoiding going outside because of that and because it’s just too hot. Peanut has gone in her pool a few times but even with that cooling off is better in the ac.
What we really need is some good rain. The thunderstorms have been just passing us by these last couple days and we haven’t even had one single drip. Our garden is really wilting and the grass is well pretty much brown and we’ve even watered it a little here and there. We just need rain. So please send the rain this way. :)

I also realized today that I’ve been away from this awhile. The hubby has pretty much taken over the computer with his Warcraft game. But being away has made me realize that sometimes I’m more productive if I avoid the computer because:

I have more time to knit.
I don’t spend hours reading and searching and again I knit. ;)
I actually clean something. (ok maybe that’s a con)
Oh and the best is that my arse hasn’t fallen asleep in awhile. ;)

Those are just the little ones that first came to mind. Really the biggest one is that I feel like I get more accomplished throughout the day. So I’m just not going to turn the computer on unless I have a bunch of stuff that I need to do….so that I don’t get sidetracked and end up doing things I don’t need to do like.... shop . Yeah I forgot to add that to the list….I haven’t spent money that I didn’t need to spend.
So basically my posting is going to be sporadic.

I’ve also neglected to take pictures today for this post so this adds to the boringness.
Anyways I ripped that horrible butterfly attempt. I started over with a smaller needle size and the smallest pattern size. So far so good. The bottom is almost complete and I’ve tried it a few time and it seems to be a good fit. I did notice that mine is probably not going to be as loose as the one in the magazine photo. But I actually want it that way because similar tops that I have purchased with a loose fit around the hips give me a preggy look. Not that I want a tight fit either but just not as loose. Hopefully it will work out.
Anyways I’m going to get back to whatever I was doing….see I got sidetracked. Hope your all staying nice and cool this afternoon. :)

I have a good reason....

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:02:47 -0400

....for slacking off in the blog department this week………it was my birthday. I just didn’t feel like doing much of anything. The day was on Tuesday and it really wasn’t that exciting. Well I did get a new toy, some flowers, and some really cute jewelry. (The jewelry was a gift to myself)
Anyways here’s the new toy.

Let’s just say that the first day I played with it I wanted to take it back. Looks can be very deceiving when your watching a video to show you how to work this darn thing. The lady kept saying that for some of us (meaning me) it would be a little more difficult. I almost gave up but I decided to try it again the next day.

I have to say that it really just takes practice and patience. After a few attempts I figured it out and realized even if I dropped a stitch on the end (which is hard to fix) I could always start over. In minutes I would be back to where I had dropped the stitch and could continue on. It is fun to be able to see something work up faster and fun to use but some details you can do with hand knitting you can’t do on this. Ribbing and cables are pretty easy and lace work can be done if you practice the pattern beforehand. So all in all I like my new toy. J

To go back to the birthday events I also got these flowers and a lovely chocolate cake.

On to the kniting part. So Butterfly zipped along and I finally got to the bind off point for the bottom section and I did something I should have done a while before this point…um yeah try it on.

Now if you know the pattern you know the details for the construction and obviously it would be hard to make a decision on how the fit would be at this point. But let’s just say that no amount of gathering would avoid the cinch sack look that I concocted.

Yes it’s a funny idea now but at the time I was a little disappointed. I knit the second smallest size, changed my needle size twice, measured and so on. Oh well back to the beginning.

Buttons.

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:34:41 -0400

I’ve been knitting Butterfly for a few days now and finally I have five inches done. It’s just boring rounds of stockinet so no progress pics. I think the fun will start when it has to be put together…and I’m not being sarcastic either. It a different construction plan and I’m actually looking forward to it. :)

I also decided that I would just knit the stap for Brea and if a handle becomes available in the future I can always replace it. I think I might have decided on the button too.

Now here are the button choices.

I think I really like this one. What do you think?

I’m going to try to finish up Brea and the cardi before this weekend. Not really going to give myself a deadline but I just need to finish them up.

I also want to share…of course…another bloom that has a little story behind it.

Sometimes when you resue something it might return the favor. This is a day lily that Peanut and I rescued. Peanut had picked a plant to add to our garden and then as we were walking past this sorry looking grouping of plants I couldn’t help but pick this one up. It was very dry and wilting and looked like it was on the brink of death and then Peanut said “aw Mommy this one too”. So we brought it home, planted it, and in a week it bloomed. I was very surprised because I thought it would just burn and I would have to cut it down and maybe just maybe next year it would come back. But nope it decided to say thank you with a bloom this year. I think I might go back and see if I can rescue a few more. ;)