Posted by: Jen on: October 27, 2006
My first knitted animal is done! All in all, I think he came out pretty well. Here’s the knitting deets:
Pattern: Pasha the penguin by Alexandra Virgiel
Source: Knitty.com
Materials: Red HeartSuper Saver Worsted yarn in colors: 0312 – Black, 0320 – Cornmeal, 0311 – White; size 6 metallic needles (4.0 mm); green beads (recycled from a necklace [...]
Posted by: Jen on: October 26, 2006
Green Cats Eye Marbles of Jealousy.
Have I lost mine?
I have a confession to make: I have blog envy.
The deeper I delve into the world of blogs out there, I am becoming painfully aware that I am a spaz. Maybe the spaziness is also the reason I cannot meditate. I laughed so hard when I saw [...]
Posted by: Jen on: October 26, 2006
I just came across this photo for a knitted toy bear. Reminds me of a zombie/mummy/voodoo bear and with the red eyes it definitely looks possessed.
Where are the pins ….
Posted by: Jen on: October 26, 2006
http://www.grittyknits.com/ViewPost900.aspx
It’s definitely been added to the queue of future projects!
Posted by: Jen on: October 26, 2006
Has anyone out there ever mailed cake? I am debating whether or not I want to even attempt to mail a cake via USPS or UPS or FedEx for my cousin’s birthday. Here are the problems:
1. She is currently at a university that is notoriously bad with their mailroom (I once set a package to [...]
Posted by: Jen on: October 26, 2006
All in all I was pretty happy with the way this bread turned out. I have developed a love of apricots lately, so anything that has them listed in the ingredients piques my interest. And as I usually have “just enough” buttermilk to make something after a chocolate cake marathon order and I’m not in the [...]
Posted by: Jen on: October 26, 2006
I was looking around online yesterday for a quick project that would be something that I could give to Jay for our anniversary this Friday and came across Pasha the Penguin on Knitty. As Jay loves penguins, and I’ve been wanting to make a knitted toy I thought it was the perfect 2 day project (ok, [...]
Posted by: Jen on: October 25, 2006
First a wedding dress made of cream puffs – which was actually kinda cool.
And now … the $20 Million Wedding Cake.
My personal thoughts:
Insane.
Gaudy.
It’s not edible – so what’s the point?
Posted by: Jen on: October 24, 2006
Our 5th Anniversary is this Friday … and I thought this strip was just too fitting not to post
Posted by: Jen on: October 24, 2006
To procrastinate from knitting the baby blanket (that has now been shelved in favor of an easier pattern), I decided to start knitting this scarf from the stash last week and finished it up on Sunday. While my finishing skills have much to be desired, I think it came out quite nice. The yarn is [...]
