K1, P2 Sock one and Sock two

So, I haven't been here in awhile. Big surprise! I still gotta get pics up but have been lazy. Sorry bout that. I have a quite a few things to tell:
1) finished graduation purse. ARRRGHH> She was so unappreciative of it. So there is one more person that i don't knit for.
2) I finally finished UGLY SOCKS! I gave them away to a friend that pushed me to finish them. She loved them. So they are now Dunn socks. But I know that I won't knit with Lionbrand Magicstripes anymore.
3) I am working on my cloverleafs again. They are turning out rather pretty. I am working on the foot of the first sock. YEAH.
Now more regular stuff to tell about: Have one complete finished square done of my log cabin baby blanket. Only 8 more to go. I went through my stash the other day and found that I have enough sock yarn to make 12 pair of socks. I am a little proud and ashamed of this. I have decided that i am going to really make an effort to knit from my stash as I have so many "fancy" yarns that I know I can give some awesome presents to people for Christmas. I am making a list of my "inventory" and going to decide what to make off of that. So it's like I am not spending any money for Christmas this year. YEAH!
So, knitting is a small world. I am involved the Phoenix Stitch and Bitch group and found out that one of the members dated my cousin for like 3 years. Weird huh?
On a final note to all of you... I AM HAVE ONLY 11 SCHOOL DAYS LEFT !!!!!!
Happy Knitting

Knitting like a mad woman

I am knitting a purse for a friends graduation present and she graduates in 9 days. Looks like I gotta get busy. I was working on Angelas bag but I just don't think that she would use it all that much. I saw the cutest little slipper pattern the other day. A pal at my Stitch N Bitch group knitted them up. The ones she made are little felted bunnies! I got the pattern for them the other day and I think that I am going to knit my nephew a pair of the little puppy ones. I will get the link to them in a while.
I know that I said I was going to get some photos up, but I am still awaiting my first paycheck. I didn't get my paperwork done in time for direct deposit so it will take until next Friday for my $. I decided that I am going sign up for the TKGA (www.tkga.com). I have been noticing that although I love my knitting it still looks kinda crappy. I think that having something to push me along will help that out. :) I was talking to one of my local guild members and she was telling me that the best thing that I can do is to be organized. Well, I will try.....
I gotta get outta here. I am already late for school but I am moving even slower than normal today. I guess it is because i am on day 6 of 14 of working and/or school with no day off in between. ( Have 2 nephew b-day parties in a row and I needed those days off.)
Happy Knitting :)

I need to finish a project

Well, I had started a working on my clover leaf socks for the sixsox knitalong and they were looking horrible, so I spent saturday ripping them out. I was using a cotton and elastic together and while I was just winding away on the cotton I tangled the elastic horribly. I got as much as I could undone and then just tossed it. The elastic only cost me $2.00 and I don't have that much patience. All the power to those who do.
I am slowly working on Angela's graduation bag. I just feel though that she won't be into it. So I think I just might buy her something from my work. I think though that I am going to knit Alice a bag for her graduation. She is totally into them. I have about 2 more inches on my magic stripes sock before I do the toe and start on the 2nd one. I am going to give these to Amy's mom for her birthday. My goal is to work on these socks when I am not taking clients at school so maybe I can get them done before I graduate.
I haven't finished a project in a while so I have no motivation to really work on anything. I am still trying to figure out what to do with the skein of soysilk that I got. I was originally thinking of doing socks but I started them and they looked bad. I then started a scarf with it and it didn't look very good. So I moved on to a little bag and I think that it how it is going to have to stay. I don't want to waste any of that yarn ( it cost $12.75 a skein)
I have my Phoenix SNB tonight and I can't wait to go. I referred someone from my knitlist group to here and will meet her tonight! I got my friend Martha knitting but she doesn't have the same enthusiasm for it as I do. Oh well, a knitter is a knitter right?
Happy Knitting and will post more later.

Yet another list to follow, but probably won't

I gave myself a new knitting list to follow. I cleaned out my knitting chest and I found like 4 unfinished projects. I won't spare the details of what they are.Just that they aren't finished. I have almost 1 square done for my first baby afghan. I don't really like knitting them so I think that I will pass on doing more when I am done. I will knit up some baby hats and socks for the other two babies that are going to be born. I saw the cutest little hat on a website for sale. It was knit with silver yarn and had a little silver ribbon knotted at the top to make it look like it was a little Hershey's kiss. How cute is that? I am thinking that I could re create that for less than the $30.00 + s&h that the company was charging. I just have to find some soft yarn in silver. How cute would that be?
Non knitting news: I got my hair chopped off today. It is a hell of a lot shorter than I wanted it to be. It kinda looks like a 60's mod cut. My bangs are still kinda long and so are the sides but the top and back are about an inch long. ( when I get the funds I will get a photo of the before and after me.
I officially have 5.26 weeks left of cosmetology school. I can't wait to get out of school. For all those that think being a hair stylist is sissy work. Try holding a pair of scissors with your ring finger and your thumb. Now move ONLY your thumb to open and close the scissors. Now, do this while hodling a comb with your index and middle finger and holding a STRAIGHT section of hair 1/4" wide and cut a straight line with it. Now do that all over the head!!!!!!!! * bonus if you can do it while they are talking on a cell phone and drinking coffee!
I got a ball of soysilk the other day and I started to knit socks with it. I didn't like how they were turning out so I think that I am gonna rip back on them and use the yarn for a scarf for a Christmas present. Don't know for who but someone will get it from me :)
Happy Knitting.

She works hard for the money

Okay okay okay, I suck at blogging! But maybe now that I have a job I can get a little money into this thing and actually show some pics and stuff. A little update on what has been happening with me. Things that I have finished. Which we know is not that much..... I have completed two bags ( lining included) They were based off a pattern in the Stitch and Bitch book buit I just mostly worked them myself. The pattern was just your average knit in a circle til it's long enough pattern and I just went from there. They were made form Tahki cotton classic and they turned out really pretty. I learned how to knit with beads when I made these. I think that i went a little overboard with the beads on the 2nd one but that's okay.
I am in the process of knitting a pair of socks for Amy's mom for her birthday. The are turning out all right. I haven't knit socks with just cotton before but I have heard from numerous sources to knit the cuff with elastic cord so that is what I did. I can see that this post can just about go on forever so I will make it short and give smaller updates on my projects that I am working on.
OH, before I get to what I am working on... I have been having the urge to knit baby stuff. Mostly because I want to have kids and since this isn't a good time for us to have any right now I have been wanting to knit for others... Well, I have my chance now... I get to knit for 3 (!!!!!) babies that are due in October, November and December! Awesome huh? So, know onto what I am working on:
Angela's* graduation purse - Black and red made from Lionbrand cotton yarn ( I am going to line with red and black bandanas) *Angela is so rockabilly, that this bag will fit her perfectly.
Lindsay's tote along: my friend Lindsay got this purse from AE and after going over it a million times I figured out the pattern. She paid $45.00 for a bag that will cost me $15.00 to make It is just done in cotton yarn!
Log Cabin Baby Blanket: This is my 2nd attempt at a baby blanket. (my sister calls my first one a stroller wrap. It just looked sooooo much bigger on the needles) For this pattern I am just following a simple knitted pattern.
I will post more of what I am working on later, but I need to get going. (oh my job... I work at sephora!!!!!!! Check it out at www.sephora.com !
happy knitting

Knitting Fool

So, I have been knitting like crazy over the last few weeks. (okay 6 weeks) but it seems like it has been shorter than that. Let's talk about what has been going on in my knitting world and elsewhere. I have been working mostly on fuzzy dice and a steering wheel cover. (FOR THE NEW STITCH N' BITCH BOOK!!!!) This is my first time going to be published as a knitter. How cool is that? I am sooo freaking excited. I will write more about this later. I did my prototype and then did the real ones. The second set came out soooo much better. I just have to get my patterns sent off and my pic sent off and will be good to go.
I have been working on socks like a Mo-Fo. I am getting kind of drained from them. I was in a KAL for a pair of socks called broadripple socks. The pattern for them is at knitty.com . I have also been working on a pair of socks from the new interweave knits mag. Those are going to be for my sister. (hope she likes them) I am also working on a pair of lionbrand magic stripes socks. (this sock yarn sucks)
I am almost finished with a purse. I just have to line it and sew my handles on. YAY! I am working on another one that is similar to it. With some more subdued colors. I am learning how to knit with beads on these purses and it isn't too bad. I do think that I should take a look at a book or something as I have been free handing these patterns.
I am working on the skully sweater from the stitch and bitch book, I am almost done with the front and getting ready to work the back.
I have been getting a lot of other various knitting done because I am taking it to school and working on it when I don't have clients. I have 41 days left of cosmetology school and then get to take my state board licensing exam. AAAAAHHHH! I will be okay though, I haven't done too bad with the school's mock state board tests. A 91 and 95 were my last two grades. YAY.
Gotta get the next purse done. Happy Knitting.

Knitting coming out of my ears!

I have a serious knitting problem. I have been working on socks for quite awhile now and then I have, of course, decided to take on some wonderful new projects.
What do I have going on needles right now:
Logan's hat ( about 15 rows)
My socks
Preemie sweater started for charity group ( 8 rows started)
Sheep (actually not on needles just needs to be stuffed and seamed)
1 slipper done
5 rows of the first sock for my sister Kim.
And... I just signed up to start a knit a long.
ARGGHHHHH. I have got to get this crap outta here.
So, here is my pledge.
I, Rebecca, will not start any other projects, except Crystal's scarf because she needs it by the 29th of March, until I get at least 5 projects done. I owe that not only to myself but to all the people out there who are going to be getting these little gifts.

What I'm working on today

I am lucky to have Monday's off. I go to cosmetology school and my class days are Tues-Sat. So today is my Snday. I started on my own version of my rolled cuff socks. I think that I like them. They aren't turning out too bad. I tried to teach myself how to work 2 socks on 2 circs. but a no go. I am still working one sock on 2 circs. I started on my nephews hat yesterday, too. That didn't turn out so well. I think that I am going to Frog it and just knit a plain hat and then add the flames on later. The thing is that he won't care. He just wants a hat. Amy tried her socks on yesterday... didn't fit. I made them too short. This seems to be my trouble lately. I will try to make her another pair sometime in the future. More to write later.

The First Blog

So here is my first blog. I will try to get pics up as soon as possible but... don't know how fast that will be! I started knitting when I was in high school but then "forgot" about it. Picked it up again a few years ago..... and I am off. My current works in progress are a pair of socks for me! *YEAH* A purse for someone.... too small for me but sure is cute. I was at Joann's ETC. and saw a cute little purse pamphlet. It is being made from lionbrand fun fur and Microspun.... Socks are being made out of Regia CRAZY COLORS. Don't have a pattern for the socks... I am trying to free hand my own. I got the yarn at my LYS for 30% off. Check out the Fiber Factory in MESA, AZ. I love all the staff there. Well, hope I will have pics up soon for you all to see. Happy knitting.