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                                              HAPPY 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY to my Blog!!! =)

This Week with the Pink # 2

What a foggy day! But atleast, my friends, the ice melted.


FO's: I had 2 this week! I am making preemie hats for charity. I crocheted 2 using bits of leftover I Love This Cotton. They are so soft and so cute. My goal, keeping with other 2012 goals, is to make 12 hats.


WIPS: While watching "The Knitgirllls" I worked on the Hedgerows shawl. It is big enough for a small dog now.


While watching my t.v. shows I knit on the Rapunzel Scarf and the One Skein Chevron Scarf.


At the laundry mat today with Lishy, I worked on the blue preemie cap.

While watching another podcast "Around The Twist" I started another preemie hat today.


Reading: I finished "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks this week. I was not happy with the ending of this one. Seriously Nicholas??? UGH

I started "Bellefleur" by Joyce Carol Oates. I am doing a buddy read with my BFF Cathy. She gave me a copy of the book for Christmas. I've read it before when it first came out in the 80's. I loved it then in all it's dark and twisted and mixed up glory. This time it is going very very very slow. Wish me luck!


Song: I absolutely adore the song "Faster" by Matt Nathanson. It makes me smile and happy.


Randomness: I am contemplating knitting a pair of socks for myself. I have only knit one pair of socks before and they were for Cathy a couple of years ago. At the time I swore I would never knit another pair in my life but now...hmmm, we shall see.


I am enjoying all the projects I have going but I have startitis!!!! I wanna start so many new things. Somebody stop me!!! ;)


Have a good week my friends, till next time, needle on!

This Week with the Pink # 1

Ok, here goes... What I've been up to this past week:

FO's:
Crocheted one skein scarf from Stitch n Bitch in I Love This Yarn in Secrets colorway. (1)

WIPs:
 While I watch The Knitgirllls podcast I am knitting on "Hedgerows" a shawl using Cascade Heritage Hand Paint in Briar Rose colorway. The shawl is big enough for a small cat right now. ;)

While watching my t.v. shows (Once Upon a Time, The Bachelor, Vampire Diaries, and Grey's Anatomy) I am knitting "Rapunzel's Curly Q Scarf" with I love This Yarn sport weight in the Seascape multi colorway.

While at the laundry mat with Lishy I am crocheting a one skein scarf in a chevron pattern using I Love This Yarn Overdyed in the Brileybug colorway.

Books:
Finished "The Violet's of March" by Sarah Jio (1). I thought it was very good.
Almost finished with "The Best Of Me" by Nicholas Sparks. About 40 pages to go and really hope it doesn't end up sad like most of his books do.Read both on my nook.

Misc. Not much else going on in the Pink world.lol. It was great to have a 3 day weekend though. ;)

I will try to have pictures with my projects in next week's post. My phone/ camera has been acting a bit wonky the last few days and is not doing anything I ask it to do. lol

Until next week friends...

2011

Hello there! Anyone home? =)

I usually do a end of year wrap up and failed miserably with that for 2011. So here goes...

Christmas knitting was a big success this year! I got everything done on time! My projects this year were: a crocheted table runner, 6 scarves knitted or crocheted, one pair of knit fingerless gloves, a felted purse, 4 dishcloths crocheted, and a pair of knit slippers.

Best parts of 2011: Jessie graduating from high school, Florida on Fall Break, finding the author Kate Morton, I love love love her books!!!, finding the Knitgirllls podcast, and my new tattoo!

Resolutions for 2012: Keep being just myself, telling it like it is with no holding back, ridding my life of losers, jerks, and meanies, and still hoping always for a great day.

Goals for 2012: The 12 and 12 project. 12 books read and 12 crochet/knit projects finished.

Also the goal to try and post atleast once a week...we will see how that one pans out. ;)

Until next time...

Hope

My new tattoo I got yesterday! I absolutely love it! Thank you Lishy for letting me squeeze your arm a few times! ;)

Dead Muppet

I love my Dead Muppet felted purse!!! I am getting ready to start another one. This one will just be 2 strands of wool, no fuzzy....so hmmmmmmmm, guess it can be called Bald Muppet Purse???????? roflol!

The UFOs have landed!!!

Here is a picture of all my unfinished projects listed in my previous post....minus the felted purse which is finished and drying at this moment at a friends house.

I, of course, want to start something new, but don't know what exactly, so that is a good thing. I need to finish this stuff! jeez!

My other UFO...Jessie is going to be moved out again on Friday. I need to work on making her room my Yarn Cave, just like I planned last time and didn't get to it. Lishy has offered to help. It won't be too hard, I hope. =)

I'm Back, I think!

I will try to do better this time...

Nothing much new going on with me. I still have the addiction of yarn and it is a good thing! =)

Working on several projects:

A baby blanket for a friend. (knit)
A dishcloth. (knit)
A table runner for Jessie's coffee table. (crochet)
A black and pink felted purse. (knit)
The Blue Blob....ugh! a swingy vest that gives me the evil eye when I walk by. (knit)
...and I got "crack" today to start a scarf for my new teacher at school! (crochet)

Pictures to come....hopefully.

Maid of Awesomeness

The wedding went well. I think I did my Maid of Honor duties well... I am happy for Lishy and her man!

Life is crazy right now, so many changes, so many stresses, so many surprises... it will all work out how it is supposed to, I know this!

My New Pet

Meet Agnes!

She is a Nook e-reader my sissy gave me!

I luv her!














Here she is doing what she does best........getting me to read! I've been in a very long reading slump and with having Agnes for a few short days I am already on book 2! =)












Here she is in her "winter coat" (cozy). She is getting ready to go to Aunties' for a sleep-over. She is having some issues that hopefully are meaningless and easy to fix.

I will miss Agnes when she is gone and wait patiently for her return. hehehe

A Very Amy Xmas!

12 yarns used from the stash

11 crises adverted

10 new sparkley nails

9 cups of eggnog

8 pounds lighter

7 minutes of heavy thinking

6 pairs of fingerless gloves gifted

5 types of stress

4 projects aborted

3 pieces of chocolate pie

2 yarn excursions

and....

1 dear head for darling daughter!

hodgepodge

The weather has been beautiful! So not ready for socks, cold, gloomies,winter depression! =(

Have figured out that I am not good with BIG projects. I get bored, I put them down, and then they either sit there for years or....

So......smaller projects planned.

Knit one row of the Blue Blob and threw it back down. Am trying really hard to get it finished. Maybe I will force myself to knit atleast 2 rows (200 plus stitches per row) every day. I might get it done in a few weeks???

Crocheted on the bathroom rug. 2 Lady Antebellum cds= 8 rows! =) I have about 10 more inches to go on it. I can't wait. It is so cheerful looking!

Gonna eat some supp and then gonna read on my 900 page book. It totally floored me when I found that I've been reading on it since 2006! OMG! Yes, I've read many books in between, duhhhh.....but geez, that's quite a long time!!!!

Oh, and one last thing....Lishy!!!! after talking to Jess, I did find a song for "giraffe"!!!! Woooooo!!!!!!!!! hehehehehe

Bombs Away!

I yarn bombed my own car....again! lol

I love it! It makes me happy!
















Lishy and I knit leaves at the laundry mat this past Sunday. It was fun to have a mini knit along! =)

Gonna yarn bomb the local park with them for fun! =)

I got 8 ready so far.

Do What you Say...

I talk to myself, I admit it! I can give myself some good advice too!

Am doing well in the "self-worth" department! Being strong and not settling for half-ass!

But wouldn't you know, got slapped in the face today with a reminder. The reminder of not one but two people that didn't find me worthy. I keep saying "Their loss! " I choose who is in my life now!

So...... here's some advice for you....Do what you say you are going to do or don't freaking say it in the first place! No matter how small or how big.....if you say you are going to do it, then DO IT!!!

I am sure you probably have no clue what I am rambling about....but I do! ....and that's all that matters! =)

Routines and Ruts

Got back into the routine of working this week......Blahhhhh.......but I need a paycheck. I have 29 kiddos in my class this year! OMG! That's a lot of tiny bodies to know the where abouts of....UGH! But knock on wood, seems like they are wayyyyy calmer than last years bunch.

Had the usual routine of Laundry/ Lishy today that also included the routine of yarny stuff. I finished a crocheted dishcloth. Lishy.......welllllllllllllllll....even though I know what she was working on......that picture still looks sooooooooooooooooooo WRONG! ROFLOL! and she is even bowing to her creation! =)~

and last but not least.....I live in the fear of getting back into a rut of being a hermit. But I don't know how to stop myself......and I keep listening to that voice inside me that keeps telling me that isn't it easier and safer to hide from the drama???

Clay Day 2010

It was the annual Clay Day at a gallery in Brown County today. This was the fourth year we have went with my sister and Jeanne. It was a beautiful day, not hot at all!

I was excited that they had a blue glaze this year!!!










Blue again.lol
















Jessie got her boyfriend in on the action.

















My sister Julie's creation.















Jeanne's masterpiece!

Mindless

I get in these phases where I either don't knit or crochet at all or I have to be doing something mindless...

So.....I've been working on dishcloths again. I needed to build my stash up again anyways.

But as usual when Amy gets the cotton out....YES!!! She wants more and more! lol






Also working on the pink garter shawl. it's big enough for a cat now.lol

It's completely mindless too....just wish the yarn was softer. Would make it more enjoyable.

Ok.....I'm outta here....got to go look up new and exciting dishcloth patterns on ravelry!

The Goods

Yesterday I got another sign at Flower Factory. I hung this one by the front door. I can use all the help I can get. lol














Yarn!!!
3 skeins of cotton because I've become a crazy dishcloth making woman again!
2 skeins of Happy Feet. They are such a pretty multi color. I want to make something really really bad with them NOW!....but haven't decided what, yet. lol
And 1 skein of Heritage sock yarn because I loved the blue one that Lishy got me for Christmas! I luvvvv this yarn!!!
I am trying to step out of my PINK zone. I am getting into blues more and may try some greens down the road. Still no RED! Absolutely detest that color and no Orange! Yuck!


My latest dishcloth. What a fun pattern! Chinese Waves.

We Weren't in Kansas Anymore!

Ok, we (Lishy and I) planned this adventure awhile ago. Head to Indy to Mass Ave for some yarn, head back and eat at Logan's , and do some other shopping in Greenwood. No problem, right???

Here's a clue : She looks like Amelia Earhart in that hat.......yep......Miss "I know the address and how to get there"! lol

It's not like we haven't been there countless times before, right???

We first missed our exit! Then instead of the easy fix and simply turning around....we ended up in Beech Grove!

Passed a Gladstone Avenue and also realized I'd been to Beech Grove before when we passed the bar which was one of the stops on the last benefit ride I rode on........ both things pissing me off cause I left town today to get my mind off a certain........hmmmmmm.......lets see what their name will be today....ok..... DUMBASS LOSER???? Yep! that works! ARGHHHHHH!

We did eventually and luckily make it to Mass Ave. and we both got fantabulous yarn! weeeeeee!

Heading back to Greenwood we ran into a road closure! WTF! I was really hoping to end up in Hawaii! We figured out how to get around it thankfully!

We did well and didn't over eat at Logan's! Our waiter was a lefty! Smart boy! He got a nice tip! Weeeeeeeeeee!



We did lots of shopping for the wedding.

Seriously???? I really think I should wear these in my hair, don't you??? =)~











One big honking red flower for my bouquet! I think it's a plan!!!! hehehe
















Lishy thinks we should wear these, and only these at the bachelorette party! I'm of course game! ROFLOL!




Ok......nap time! =)

Kinda here???

I made it through another summer fireworks season. Like always.....think this will have been my last! lol

Got to hang out with good friends, see old friends, meet amazing new people...but along with all that I had the usual drama! =( UGH!

The teenager is back with me 24/7.

And lets not forget the "elephant ankles"! OMG! That was so gross and soooooooo painful!

Now its time to enjoy my vacation till school starts back up. Am cleaning house.....in both ways....my real house and just cleaning and weeding the drama and losers from my life!

Haven't really been into the yarn so much. I can still feel the want of it, to do something amazing....just going through a downtime. Should pick back up after the "yarn crawl!"