Ubercrafty

for privacy reasons, I have decided to move the craft blog over to WordPress.... I am getting more and more active on Ravelry and I am really uncomfortable with the direct link between this blog and my former bloggy self. I will leave this up for a while, and then it will simply vanish, since all the posts are already up on http://ubercrafty.wordpress.com/

OCD Knitting

I've been on a roll. The Cloud Chaser was finished as we pulled into the driveway back from our vacation:

 I love it. it'S soooo sowft, I'm very glad I went with that high quality yarn. Because the cables, and that endless collar? Drove me nuts! It seemed to take FOREVER at the end, so the quality of the yarn was a big motivator to get this done.

I then moved on to what looked like a monumental project but turned out to be easy-peasy: the Cecilia Coat from MillaMia. Honestly, the hardest part was the sizing. My kid is a BIG 5 year old who wears size 6+. So I originally sized up the pattern, but as I started knitting it, I had my doubts. So I did a quick couple of searches, not too many people have made or blogged the coat yet, but the few that did all said it finished big, so I frogged the first 3rd of the back and started over in the 4/5. Boy am I glad I did! It's still big on her and it will fit not only in the fall, but probably/hopefully in the spring too. Here she is, in her best model pose:

 

It was a super fast knit. the entire thing is dobule-stranded, so it's nice and thick, and that yarn is SOOOO squishy, it's fabulous. Now, onto the little ribbon dress from the same book, for the other kid.

 

Cecilia Coat progress

I am amazed at how quickly this is going..... I know, you have no clue what I am talking about!

I cast on the amazing Cecilia Coat from MillaMia on Sunday, and already, the back is done and I'm 1/3 up on of the fronts..... the double strand was bugging me at first, but it's going to fast, I'm no longer complaining. Still not sure on the size, but I think we'll be good!

 

Ice cream fever

We got a really big BBQ. It came in a really big box, which has now become our backyard ice cream store. It took the girls about 3 days ti demand pretend ice cream to play with. I obliged.

yeah, so the Napoblomo thing didn't really work out. I had the best of intentions, but life got in the way. BIG LIFE ISSUES came up, as they always do, and i totally lost my crafting mojo. I'm working on regaining it while making the Cabin Fever scarf, but I happen to be slightly medicated following a small procedure, so even that is proving a little difficult. I'll be back, I promise! Give me a day or two!

A kindred spirit

I know I just cast on the Owl Sweater AND I started another long skinny scarf, but I saw the Shalom cardigan on Soulemama's blog and I MUST MAKE THIS. Also, look at the last picture of her on that post and tell me that couldn't totally be me (minus the adorable baby): the scarf, the cardigan, the ORANGE skirt, the killer boots. 

tomorrow, I am going to wear the new Fryes with a skirt and try to be all cute and artsy. I'll let you know if I succeed. and yes, i realize this is not a crafting post. I am drowning in stress and self-doubt, connecting the camera to upload pictures is too much.

purchases

I've sort of been down in the dumps, overwhelmed with stress. so I've been shopping.

On friday, after chopping all my hair off, i bought these:

 

the color is slate, in real life, it's a tad more charcoal. I love 'em. Had them on since I walked out of the store (with a pair of short booties as well. it was a BAD day). then I got home and realized that A) I have put on a good 12 to 15 lbs and most of my jeans are now freakishly uncomfortable to wear and B), my jeans are all boot-cuts and will only fit OVER the new cool boots.

So Sunday I used my nifty 30% off coupon at Gap and bought 3 pairs of "skinny" straight legs (1 jeans, 1 cords) to fit INSIDE the boots. It's still a tight fit, given the fat calves, but it works.

And to make this remotely craft related, I also dragged the kids to the yarn store where I bought this:

 

the color is called Cabin Fever. it's a fabulous variegation of autumn colors. It's not for me. It's got a good recipient and pattern in mind. Stay tuned.

hoot hoot

today, I cast something on for myself. OK, I just made that whole Entrelac set for myself. But that was more as an excersise to learn the technique. This is really for me, just for the pleasure of making it but also wearing it.

I'm making mine in a fabulous eco-wool in brown. I'll let you know how it turns out.

the charity red hat is finished. I'll try to remember to get a picture of it and post it later on. On a day when I have not much to say, like today!

hell is decorated in melting beads

 Who thought that melting/fusing beads should become the craft of choice? Why are they everywhere? Because frankly, they drive me bonkers! First of all, yes, it's sort of fun, if you have dexterity. But my 4 y.o.? She spends an hour at the table and gets about 8 beads on the board. And the 6 y.o. will make 10 hearts during that time, but will then insist that I iron them, IMMEDIATELY, and inevitable, someone will knock one over before I get the iron hot and then stupid beads, everywhere.

Not to mention how much I love having the hot iron on the table with the kids....

And I haven't actually purchased any of these, not once. Dumpling got a few kits as presents, someone brought a giant bucket as a hostess present (WTF?) and most recently, we inherited 3.5 buckets and about 24 shapes from my SIL who banished them now that her kids are grown. Oh, and I forget the 3D princess castle kit that BB got for her 4th bday. I've been working on the pieces for that since August, we are nowhere near done.

The hat from yesterday is done, but the rest of my day was spend fusing plastic.

progress