Socks aren't that hard; once you've turned one heel you'll have the hang of it. I learned how to knit socks with the assistance of this online tutorial: WWW Link It's called 'Socks 101' and it's a big help to me, even now.
I think that there's nothing better in the world than an infant giving you a big ol' grin! I can't help but smile myself when I see it! You are an absolutely gorgeous bunch, Tex.
It's not the level of troops, it's the rules of engagement that is the real problem Bingo. If the guys were allowed to wage all out war, we'd crush the insurgents. As it is, they have to play nice, and this war will go on.
It takes being a dick to a whole new stratosphere. You're absolutely right, it does! Pornstars riding giant vibrators is the best he can do. Geez. I am pretty open minded and 'allowing' if you will, but he has g
Howard Stern has been paid an $83 million bonus by Sirius Radio for exceeding the amount of subscriptions laid out in his contract. This bonus is on TOP of the $500 million he was paid for signing with them. $583 million for being a dick. That's a stupid amount of money; it's more than the average hardworking man on the street could ever dream of and it's more than a lot of CEO's make in a lifetime. To me it somehow negates the value not only of a dollar but of a col
Oh, and brunettes rule (especially those of us with fuschia and purple streaks!)
hehehe..I do the same thing with AF wives who bitch when their husband gets deployed for 3 or 4 months once every three or 4 years. My husband's squadron deploy for 9 - 12 months, and they only get 6 or 7 months at home between deployments. They also are more likely to end up providing security and base ground defense at places that are more dangerous than the usual AF deployed locations. So, when I hear of women who are complaining because their men are away from ho
Oh my! It's not hard to see why she's got her daddy wrapped around her little finger, is it? She's just beautiful! Alex, you are one lucky dude having that gorgeous little girl for a sister!
It seems that emergency work order means, "We'll get out there today, if we can." Yep. They showed up yesterday afternoon and used a powered snake. They ran it through the entire plumbing system and said that should take care of it for another month or so. In the meantime, I'm working on persuading Dave to say 'yes'
The house in which my family and I currently reside is slated for demolition later this year. It's old and falling apart, and the AF is building us nice new houses with lamiate floors and attached garages. Because the house that we're living in is old, it's got some issues. HUGE issues. We can't seem to make a lightbulb last more than a week or so and the plumbing leaves a LOT to be desired. Every so often the drain in the laundy room floor backs up and whateve
Wow, you must knit pretty fast. I'm still struggling along slooooowly with this one scarf. Yeah, I do...and the hats that I made were using sport weight yarn (much thinner than worsted weight or 'normal' yarn) using size 5 needles, which are pretty thin! But, I've been knitting for 30 years, so I've had a lot of practice. The first
I finished knitting JustJohn's baby beanies today. I had a couple already made but I decided that I didn't like them, so I made three new ones in the space of 12 hours. They are tiny. Incredibly small. I had some good sized apples in the fruit basket on the kitchen table, and I tried a beanie on a Golden Delicious for size - and it fit. I wish I had the battery power to take a photo, but the kids have (as usual) run down the batteries in the camera and h
you must keep us posted on her visit I will. She's flying in on the 25th of April and will be here until May 16th. I'm INCREDIBLY happy about that! OMG! I am so totally ecstatic for you, Karen!!!!!!!
Mason's a Knitter! Not a knitter, but a Knitter. I knew you'd find it sooner or later. Cool, isn't it? Finishing your first item is really quite something too.
My mum rang this afternoon to let me know that she was booking her flights to come visit us tomorrow morning. She's leaving Heathrow on April 18th (or 25th, depending on how booked the flights are) and will fly into Chicago, where she'll have a 4 hour layover before she gets a connecting flight to St Louis. She'll be with us for three weeks, and I wish I could begin to tell you just how excited I am that she's booking her flights and will be with us for that long. I
Ok, here's what you can do: Wind the yarn that you frogged around the skein. That's what I always do when I've frogged or tinked something and I've never had much of an issue. Knit a swatch in garter stitch (all knit stitches) and one all in purl stitches so that you can get the hang of working those two stitches separately. I think that part of the issues you're having might be that you're trying to put stitches together too soon. Invest in a darning needl
Your theory would hold more water if I could make sense out of it. As it is, I can't understand what you're trying to say and must, therefore, deem you to be just another eejit who is full of theories and doo-doo. Sorry - nope, I take that back. I'm NOT sorry. Not even a little bit.
Dharma - do you do all your knitting by hand or do you sometimes use a machine Ooh, hush your mouth, woman!!!!! A knitting MACHINE???!!! That's blasphemy! No, I do it all by hand. Dharma - if you are in
Dharma: I would cry like a little girl if you actually knitted that for me. If I were to pick colors, I'd say that a nice navy and grey, not unlike the picture, would be the colors for me. I have the pattern and I'll find the yarn from my huge stash (so huge that my husband, upon seeing the tub in the closet for the first time said "exc
Ah, Nic, the more I read about you the more I think we are kin to each other in some way. I too have dated a person in the past who was otherwise a very nice guy but who could not spell to save his life. I felt so shallow and superficial for not being able to overlook that one little issue, but I could not get over it no matter how hard I tried. I would lay next to him on the nights he stayed over and I'd get that feeling in my stomach - you kno
you miss the flamefests? good Lord Dharma! you're the one that cried out for it to stop! Just a few months ago!! Now you gots to make up your mind woman!! Wait, you're a woman, you can change your mind all you want Exactly. I can change my mind anytime I want to, it's my perogative as a woman. A little flame fest every now an
This is in the winter edition of Knitty.com : It's knitted in a tube and the numbers are done in Fair Isle. Just for the reconrd, Fair Isle knitting scares me almost as much as steeking does, but I'd be prepared to try and overcome my fear to make this for someone. (for those who are not familiar with knitting terms, steeking is when you cut holes in your knitting to place a sleeve or m
Mason: you can get row counters. I have one that I simply click and it keeps track of the rows (up to 100, then you have to reset it) or there are ones that fit on your needles and you have to turn them manually. You're right about the yarn being carried at the end of the rows. All you have to do it make a little twist to keep the yarn from sagging. San Chon: If Mason will share the pattern with me, I'd be more than happy (I'd LOVE to, in fact) to make you one.&nb
I'll make it for you if you like......
It's an illusion scarf, Mason, and it's very easy to knit. It looks like a regular scarf but when you turn it to a different angle you'll be able to see the pattern. You can knit and you can purl, and that's all you need. It's just a mix of those two. No yarn overs, no ssk's no decreases and no increases. Easy.
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