Kid Picture? Knit Picture? You Decide!

My cute little knitwear model
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The Great Khan models the finished Fibonacci Scarf. It really drapes nicely after I blocked it. My mom seems quite happy I gave it to her.

Another Knitting Post!

Lengthwise Scarf
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Since you lazy bums don't seem to care what I put up here lately, have a picture of this awesome scarf I just finished. Pretty?

Because on Wednesdays the Blog is Boring Part 2

Horizontal Scarf
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This is what I started immediately after finishing the keyhole scarf. This one is honkin' long because it's knitted horizontally. I also have several different colors and types of fiber to play with. We will just have to see how it unfurls.

Because on Wednesdays the Blog is Boring Part 1

Yet Another Finished Keyhole Scarf
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Here is yet another finished knitting project. JP? Do you want it?

I. NEED. A. LIFE.

I did not intend for this baby to become a knitting blog. I mean, I like knitting. I'm a bit fidgety by nature so knitting and its ability to keep my hands busy really suits me. However, you, my six loyal readers (yes, I fear I've lost a few and I may have gained some but the lurkers won't reveal themselves - leave a comment! It won't hurt. I promise!) are probably growing tired of my yarns about knitting. It's finals week now and sitting in my classroom for two hours while the students write exams is so damn boring! I almost brought knitting today. I regret not doing so.

But I did say that this is not a knitting blog so I'm done talking about that for the moment. I mean we could talk about the house, right? But that's hardly a feel good story (unless losing $30 - 45 Grand makes you feel good) now is it? No. So we won't talk about it. I mean the good news is that we haven't lost the money yet because it still hasn't sold. The bad news is we know its coming and it will hurt. At this point, I look at our house as a zit. It is growing uglier and uglier and soon it will pop! It will ooze all over as our hearts break (again) over the financial devastation and then, it will heal, our hearts will heal and we'll eventually (hopefully) recover from the damage. I just want it over so we can begin to move on.

I could update you on my Seven in '07 but that's an easy one. We accomplished none of them. I will roll them over and add one for the Eight in '08. At least I'm not so foolish as to attempt a Forty before 40 list. It is already depressing me that this milestone birthday looms large in the coming year. I really thought it'd be different but its not, it's my own fault and I'll be moving on through it.

Stay tuned. I may have a monumental announcement on Thursday. Good news? Bad news? Both! Neither. Curious? Stop back later.

Meanwhile, more gratuitous kid stuff as they provide fodder and I take pictures of it. I hope you are liking that part at least!

Fin!

Finished Keyhole Scarf!
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Well, it's finally done! Actually this is my fastest knitting project ever so I'm quite pleased with myself. Do you like it? I think that after I've used up the rest of my pink yarn and the blue and the rest of my voluminous stash I may make a Redskin colored one and a Packer colored one and a Badger colored one and....

Friday WIP Update - Pink Scarf

Friday WIP Update - Pink Scarf
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Nearly done! Super easy and I figured out how to make the edges a little neater. Do you think La Reina will like it? I've got lots of this yarn left. Who's interested?

Gratuitous WIP Picture

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Believe it or not, I've got 60 rows of 200 done in only two days! This one's for La Reina but if it goes well I want to try and finish one for JP before she goes to Kyrgyzstan to meet her son in January. Yeah, I'm a little jealous, but I'm also in complete awe of JP and her awesomeness.

JP: Pink or blue? (I think the blue's prettier yarn, but it's your choice!)

Modeling his scarf and his new haircut

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The scarf is my handiwork. The haircut is his own.

Finishing Stuff!

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I was really happy to finish that red scarf. Turns out Shrek likes it but not nearly as much as his little brothers! I had to make it so long for him that it goes to the floor on the Senator.

I know, they're adorable.

Finally Done!

Badger Red Scarf
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Not that I think you're interested in my nerdiness, but I finally finished this damn scarf for Shrek. I think it turned out pretty good even if I did hate the yarn I used. I wish I could remember the name of it. It's some acrylic thing that was cheap. The end result is a scarf that's thick, should be washable and kind of pretty if I do say so myself. Sarge has requested a black one (he's already got a multi-colored one that's really beautiful) to wear for work and The Senator now wants one too. I do believe, based on my knitting ability that 2008 will be the year of scarf knitting but that's okay. It doesn't take too much thinking so I'm good at that.

Why call it the damn scarf? Because I have been hit-and-miss with the knitting so this is finished object number ten or so in the three years I've known how to knit. I'm not prolific by any means but it's therapy and God knows I need therapy. The Queen's been making fun of me because I think I spent six to eight months or more working at it.

My next project is a "keyhole" scarf for La Reina. Hopefully it won't take as long!