Starsky Jr

I have begun a new WIP this week...two days ago in fact. I recently found that my DD's school has posted the dress code requirements which include sweaters or cardigans. I was fearful that the cardigan in question would look somewhat like it did on a certain television icon who used puppets in his show had I found one at say...Target. Though there is nothing wrong with simple cardi's I preferred to find something more...ummm...feminine in it's construction. Though I am not the one wearing it, I do hope my DD appreciates that I did not want to dress her like an old man that I used to watch on TV when I was a child. Even though fashion recycles itself, some things are better left to those who wore them when they wore them. No offense Mr Hammer. So off to Ravelry to find a cute pattern for a sweater or cardi. My DD decided to go with the Starsky Jr cardi because, frankly, the model in the picture was green which happens to be DD's fav color though my FO will not be green. Alas, the color of choice has been a very bland and mundane navy blue. Oh well, hopefully the style and construction will make up for the lack of vibrancy. I began my WIP on wednesday night. I chose Bernat's softee chunky because it was cheap ($1.87/skein) and the LCS had it in dark blue which I figured was close enough. Plus I could wash it without having to do a special load for delicates (which I never have enough to equate a load). I am currently 3/4 of the way through my 1st skein and about 9.5 inches on the back. So far, so good I guess. I have noticed a few mistakes but they are not noticeable unless you really pay attention to the pattern. I hope nobody does. I don't think the pattern called for chunky yarn so we'll see how this works out considering the fact that thus far I have never swatched anything. I should change that. Someday. I am using a US 7 needle even though the yarn recommends a US 10. Will post later to see how it affects sizing.

FO AUSTIN

Since I have started blogging I have had trouble finishing any project. I have started so many and frogged them or left them hibernating. But...finally I have finished a project! To all of you who knit frequently this will probably be just another day for you but I am a slow, and I mean slow, knitter. I knit English style and it takes me much longer than those of you who knit continental I'm sure. I have been intrigued at the different projects I have found on Ravelry. (I love that site.) There is a vast amount of talent floating about the world from everyday people and much of their talents have been showcased on that site. However, there are always things we picture in our minds that others have not whether the differences be slight or vast. This was such the case for me. I made a newsboy cap knit style that most had made similarly only in crochet. This is an adult size hat but DD made a better model than my ugmug. I was wary of making my own pattern being such a novice knitter that I thought it would not turn out. It may also have to do with the fact that I never swatch. Though that may have to change soon. Anyway, I knit this out of Caron simply soft because I had it on hand in a good color. I don't know the yardage because it was a 1 lb skein that was on sale for $5 so I would have to weigh it to get an idea of what I used. I used probably less than half of the skein. It was a simple enough pattern with no extra notions except knitting needles and a tapestry needle so not much is required for this project. Overall very inexpensive. Enough chatter. Here is Austin.

So Silly

I was reading my sis-in-law's blog this morning and found something silly. I haven't told her about my blog yet because it's mostly about knitting and not about my family. Anyway, I was reading her blog and she had this silly little blurb. I don't know where she got it so I cannot attribute it to anyone.


BOYFRIEND 5.0 vs. HUSBAND 1.0


Dear Tech Support ,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable programs such as NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.What can I do?
Signed,Desperate.
DEAR DESPERATE,First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html and try to download Tears 6.2 and don't forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta. Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.)Also do not attempt to reinstall Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.
Good Luck,Tech Support

I just had to share that with...myself because I'm probably the only one reading this because in all my time on the internet (mostly on ravelry) I have not taken the time to read the instructions on how to put anything on my blog. And at the same time, I get frustrated with my sis for not reading the instructions on how to use her cell phone. How dumb am I?

It's official!!!

This evening I did something I never thought I'd do. My DH took me out to dinner and as I walked into the restaurant I saw a girl with a knit newsboy cap and I almost...almost asked her about it. I stared at it trying to be inconspicuous but I'm sure that I wasn't. I guess it's official. I am most definitely a knitiot.

Hooray!!!

I just received my invite from ravelry yesterday and have been on there since trying to figure out how to navigate the site. I find that I am overly excited to have received this invite. Does that make me weird? Oh well. Off to ravelry!!!

Done!

So this weekend I finished my capecho. The only adjustments I made was to make the smallest size and to drop my needle size drastically. The pattern calls for a size 9 and I used a 5. At first I had used a 7 because I am new to knitting and that is what I had but the pentagon looked so huge that I frogged it and started over with the 5. I'm wishing now that I had used the 7's because I think it would have fit me. I probably should have made a medium according to the pattern but I did the xs and changed needle size because of all the posts I read about sizing issues. I am glad that other people blog about their projects because I never would have known. As for erata, I didn't see too much but that could be due to the fact that my brain works funny. Some of the instructions I had to guess what they meant but it was only minor and I figured it out. I'd post pic's but I ended up giving the FO to my very petite sis-in-law. I guess it all worked out in the end. She gave me one of her FO's, she makes jewelry. Not really my thing but I liked it.