Chicken Stitches contest

SECOND PRIZE -To my new friends:
The second prize package is called "Flower Power". It includes 2 sets of stitch markers, one made with ceramic beads, and the second one made with mother of pearl beads. It also includes a zipper pull and the same yarn as the package one in a different color.

To be eligible to win this package you have to: become a follower of this blog, post the contest info on your blog and let me know you did it by emailing me at chickenstitches@gmail.com.

Review of French Girl Knits

My second Craftnicity post

http://www.craftnicity.com/craftnicity/

I almost didnt remember writing it! :)

Finished my first sweater!

ok...it took me long enough. And I still have 5 others OTN, but I did it. I finished and it is wearable (I have finished other sweaters that were just NOT wearable and I had to frog).

Not a great pic - but I am wearing it to work today...and I have to say I feel Fabulous!

Pictures at Last

Here are pictures of a few of my squares:

Basketweave 2

Large Basketweave

Wavy Rib

TGISeptember

Well Thank God it's September (at least for my squares project).....it means no cables for awhile, lots of knitting while watching both college and pro football *Go Penn State! Go Steelers!!* and quicker finishing....

I finished all the squares this week (CO'ed todays)....and they were great. I even knit a whole one at a meeting the other day and was very disappointed when I ran out of yarn 1/2 way through the meeting with no way to get more....:)

Will try to organize the squares thus far and take pictures and post them. I now have ideas for blankets/afghans for friends and family using the squares as I head into Holiday knitting season.

And Happy Birthday to my Peel Sis, Cran!!

Slowly but Surely

I found my cable needle. I don't *love* cables yet but I can slog through them. I did love the woven cables in relief.

No pics yet - will remedy that over the Labor day weekend. I heart the square I'm doing today- it is the blanket rib - very sturdy and textury. September's squares look much less daunting....

I really need to be patient and mark the squares and be sure that I know which ones I have completed.

A week Later

Well I have temporarily given up on doing the cables until I can find my cable needle or get a new one (I "organized" and I can't find the freaking thing!)...

So I went forward and backwards in the calendar (only in the month of August* which seems to be 90% cables!)...and did a few more squares.

Gate and Ladder Pattern (August 23)

Squares (June 18)* (I forgot that I did kinda skip around :))

Checkerboard (June 19)

Ok ....now my disorganization and/or procrastination is catching up with me. I *thought* I had marked each square with the pattern name. Ok...so I didn't or if I did, they didn't hold.

I will now do that...but I still have one or two squares that I can't figure out *which* pattern I used....sigh....will I ever learn?

Photos *will* come this week. I promise. My friend, Beth, has a blog "Confessions of a Disorganized Perfectionist". I think mine should be "Confessions of a Disorganized Procrastinator".

Day 3 - Six Stitch Braid

I havent finished yesterday's square yet but after watching Eunny Jang from Knitting Daily (make time for yarn every day), I think I understand the concept of cables and will start working on them when I get home.

The proposals are done and out and submitted, Brett Favre just signed with the Vikes, and I have some good food (from our local International Village) and some drinks waiting for me....life is getting good again.

Day 2 - Not as successful

Just as I thought....starting this project in the middle of getting out 9 research proposals was going to challenge me...I *did* start the nine stitch braid square but didn't finish. I need to go through a cables tutorial today to finish as the next few days are also cable-related.

I was so exhausted from work that I haven't taken any pictures yet....

more to come. Let's just say that the universe is telling me something :)

If anyone is a whiz at cables...please let me know!

Julie and Julia for Knitting

Going to do a 'Julie and Julia' with knitting. One square a day for 365 days using the '365 knitting stitches a year perpetual calendar' by Martingale and Co. First day's square - the 'seeded rib'. (Sunday August 16).

Today's square - Nine Stitch Braid - which means I need to learn cables FAST! Is this a good idea? For me, yes - I need to have a goal and need to *really* devote some time to my knitting. This will make me knit every day and also will make me accomplish something. I can make the squares and use them to make afghans - purses- donate some to charity...LOTS of things. I haven't been a "product" knitter lately (actually finishing WIPs)....more of a process knitter. I really want to start finishing some items.

KIP (Knitting in Public for the newbies)

A Knitting in Public story - I was waiting for my friend to meet me before the Barry Manilow concert last week. I told her to meet me in the hotel bar across the street from the venue. I, of course, brought my knitting. I was standing (it was packed) near the bar with a drink and a baby blanket and circs in my hand...one girl looked at me and almost fell over - she said that she had never seen anyone knit in a bar....

There is a first time for everything....

I will be taking my February lady sweater on circs to Dave and Busters tonight while I wait for my college roommate and her daughter :)

Liz in the 'burgh

Jennifer Perkins' blog Rocks!

My First Article on Craftnicity!

Wow...I've been published

http://tinyurl.com/c32rde

I've had articles published before, but not about my love for knitting and fiber...

This is something I've really longed to do...

My Broadway "Bucket List"

I was just musing with a colleague about what shows we have seen and which ones I need to see before I kick the bucket.

I dearly would LOVE to star in a Broadway musical (natch - West End). But...

In no particular order - my Broadway Bucket List:

Wicked
Legally Blonde
9-5
Avenue Q
Jersey Boys
Mary Poppins
Boy from Oz
Equus
The Fantasticks
Dreamgirls
The Lion King
Spamalot
Young Frankenstein


And in no particular order - my favorite broadway shows ever

Gypsy
Mame
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (with Roger Bart and Kristen Chenowith) _:( Never Saw it!
Sound of Music
Mama Mia
Ragtime
Victor Victoria (DID see it with Julie Andrews!!)
1776


Favorite Broadway songs
"My Philosophy" from YAGMCB
"If Mother Got Married" from Gypsy
"Bosom Buddies" from Mame


I think this post will be added to for quite some time...

Zitron Prisma

A fuzzy 82% mohair 18% polyester blend...

Organizing day

Got a LOT done today- throwing away, filing, organizing, cleaning...maybe i am getting ready for Spring. Knitting a prayer shawl (sort of) for my friend, Vix's, dog Jack...she's been having a lot of problems lately...hope she gets better every day...

Been thinking a lot about my grandmother - she taught me to sew, embroider, crochet, etc...and my other grandmother who had a ceramics studio in her basement. if I had only been older!

Not so bloggy

Well I havent posted for 6 months...and never finished that log cabin blanket...oh well. I'm trying not to beat myself up about those kinds of things...

My First Post

My first blog and first post - I'm a knitter and love to see other people's work...so I thought that I might show my own!

I'm working on a pseudo-log cabin blanket right now - for my goddaughter - she goes to college at Bucknell and their colors are blue and orange ;P ugh! But I did find some soft chunky yarn in those colors to use and they were On Sale!!

Will post a picture when I'm done.