http://www.divaknitting.com/blog being a diva is great...except for the mostly negative connotation Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:42:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.divaknitting.comhttp://www.divaknitting.com/avatar100.jpg Jim was gone this weekend so I was able to fill it with completely selfish activities (well, that isn't entirely true...all of the laundry is done). His niece is getting married August 1 and I was hoping to make a new dress for the occasion. I though Simplicity ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/4r_zwZ8N_hs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/4r_zwZ8N_hs/simplicity-3877 http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/06/28/simplicity-3877 I mentioned a while back that I have been helping a friend update her bedroom with some new valances. They have finally been hung and look great in her master bedroom. We still needed to deal with the bathroom though and finally decided only another valance would do. ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/h_M0Q5RYQ2o" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/h_M0Q5RYQ2o/pillows-valances-and-wine-oh-my http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/06/16/pillows-valances-and-wine-oh-my The winners have been chosen through the magic of a  random number generator!  Thanks so much to everyone who played.  Most of the contest entrants and their blogs were totally new to me so it was really fun to see what everyone is up to!  I now have some new ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/rObovqvehuc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/rObovqvehuc/id-like-to-thank-the-academy http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/06/03/id-like-to-thank-the-academy It's a terrible title for a post and yet descriptive of the current state of my eyes!  Have I ever mentioned how much I HATE trying to adjust back to eastern time?  Last night was my second one home and although I didn't have any trouble getting to sleep at ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/-NQlCDl6FFs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/-NQlCDl6FFs/bleary http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/05/28/bleary How time flies...my first post here on Diva Knitting was May 24, 2005!  Little did I know at the time the places to which knitting would lead.  In honor of this "momentous" occasion I'm having a contest!  I'll be giving away at least a Namaste Bag, 5 oz of hand dyed ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/12VjC8X2lyU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/12VjC8X2lyU/4-year-blogiversary-must-be-time-for-a-contest http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/05/15/4-year-blogiversary-must-be-time-for-a-contest As I mentioned yesterday, the sewing has been prolific since I've been home. It partially started with a trip to a super cute quilt shop in Arizona where I found this Amy Butler Kimberly pattern and some clearance fabric.  I'm pretty happy with the bag but it's really just too ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/8qZmNrmzHdU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/8qZmNrmzHdU/sew-teriffic http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/05/14/sew-teriffic Spring must have put me more in the mood than usual because it has been craft central around here!  Not only have I been knitting and spinning as usual, but now that the upstairs has been cleared out (got rid of some old excess furniture) my sewing machine has a ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/hDPvtx4U7xY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/hDPvtx4U7xY/you-spin-me-right-round http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/05/13/you-spin-me-right-round I've been loathe to post about the Bauhaus Fair Isle.  It was finally finished April 16th.  Unfortunately, it does not fit Jim!  Well, actually, he can get it ON, it's just way too tight.  Yes, I vigorously wet blocked as is my usual habit.  It did actually grow a bit ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/dxBlzpDuFds" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/dxBlzpDuFds/bauhaus-fair-isle http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/05/07/bauhaus-fair-isle I have quite a backlog of knitting and spinning to share but I'm not really ready to do a full post at the moment.  In the meantime, I'll share something I just finished with you...a cute little accessory bag.  I've been bitten by the sewing bug again.  It's partly the ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/JhymtSKeLjE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/JhymtSKeLjE/sew-excited http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/05/01/sew-excited It seems that I am on a bit of a bender with the spinning.  Since I've been home the last three days, I've spun about seven ounces of fiber.  These little gems were all dyed by BeeMiceElf.  First up, Pansy two-ply in merino.  I'd say this ended up worsted to ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/eKJYzizTTP8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/eKJYzizTTP8/binge http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/04/15/binge