http://www.divaknitting.com/blog being a diva is great...except for the mostly negative connotation Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:04:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.divaknitting.comhttp://www.divaknitting.com/avatar100.jpg Isn't it about time for some knitting content?  I cast these on for the trip...toe up monkeys, 2 at a time on magic loop.  It's been a while since I knit socks and it appears I may have lost some of my mojo along the way!  I went to do ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/4-EG45qvwfI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/4-EG45qvwfI/updates-of-all-sorts http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/11/03/updates-of-all-sorts Since I'm sure many of you out there care little for the running/fitness/life updates I'll start with the craft.  Be prepared though...this post will be a hodgepodge!  When Erica was here after labor day, we did a few little projects.  An "in the hoop" tissue holder (my first project of ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/NesaBDCi5P8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/NesaBDCi5P8/pain-is-the-order-of-the-day http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/09/30/pain-is-the-order-of-the-day I finished these July 21st and have been way too lazy to post about them so far.  This was my second time making Jalie 2908.  I started writing at Pattern Review when I started sewing, thinking I'd make notes as I went so I didn't  forget anything!  Good plan, but ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/IPAXP763tSU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/IPAXP763tSU/jalie-2908-take-2 http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/09/23/jalie-2908-take-2 I started a "diet" last Sunday.  I chose Sundays as my weigh in day, in part, to keep me a little more cognizant of my eating on the weekends.  I'm almost afraid to say this out loud but I lost 5.5 pounds this week!  I was able to keep my ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/gvtqDjP_qio" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/gvtqDjP_qio/calorie-counting-week-one-results http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/09/20/calorie-counting-week-one-results I fully expected to be VERY sore today after doing the 30 day shred for the first time yesterday.  I must need some heavier weights because my upper body feels completely normal.  I was shocked.  Since I could hardly do the the push ups I thought my arms would be ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/s8dU20DORcQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/s8dU20DORcQ/shred-day-2 http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/09/19/shred-day-2 Unfortunately for me, the Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred DVD was waiting on the doorstep when I got back form errands this afternoon.  I promised myself I'd do it today as long as it arrived before 5 pm.  So here I sit, newly shredded.  I can say with some certainty ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/wYLDBIkrbLU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/wYLDBIkrbLU/shredded http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/09/18/shredded No craftiness today just a big fat slice of (what I hope will be) motivation. One of my Plurk friends recently mentioned the Jillian Michaels 30-day Shred DVD .  I'm not a DVD workout kind of person.  I run.  I bike.  I hike.  I occasionally do a yoga DVD ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/yZx0wEWlbsY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/yZx0wEWlbsY/i-hope-im-a-big-loser http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/09/17/i-hope-im-a-big-loser I finished McCalls 5874 about a month ago to wear to my niece's wedding (which I didn't get to go to...kitchen debacle).  Since I don't "get out" much I wasn't sure when I would get to wear it.  Last night it was finally able to come out of the closet ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/7SiSheMQQPs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/7SiSheMQQPs/mccalls-5874-and-other-craftiness http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/08/24/mccalls-5874-and-other-craftiness Tomorrow is my father's 60th birthday and we are heading over to his house later today to celebrate.  My dad is a big pie fan (although he rarely indulges...very healthy eater), so I have been in the kitchen this morning baking away.  I chose Apple Cherry Filling with an Oatmeal ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/XIEetr7N_7I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/XIEetr7N_7I/tote-and-birthday-pie http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/08/16/tote-and-birthday-pie I wish I could say this pattern lit a fire in me, but instead I strongly suspect it as the cause of my knitting funk.  Started way back on April 7, this was to be a "travel" pair of socks.  In the beginning, they didn't see too bad.  Pretty colors ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/divaknitting/~4/kD_3rCDGGZQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/divaknitting/~3/kD_3rCDGGZQ/firestarter http://www.divaknitting.com/blog/2009/08/12/firestarter