tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60466172011-04-22T00:02:30.675-04:00Bonnie KnitsKnitting and StuffBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1098867917079167372004-10-27T04:58:00.000-04:002004-10-27T05:05:17.080-04:00I know I have been bad writing in this Blog. Hopefully I can improve some. It has been so long since I have updated, that I actually had problems logging in!! Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
I am back to work and school, as always, is very busy. I finished both navy sweaters with the flecks and they both came out "presentable". For me, "presentable" is quite a feat. I have not as yet worn my navy Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1091830582726672822004-08-06T18:04:00.000-04:002004-08-06T18:16:22.726-04:00Well, we are back from vacation. We went to Aruba for three weeks and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This is not our first visit to Aruba as we have a timeshare there so it was basically a comfortable, relaxing vacation. I had time to visit and spend what I imagine could be called "quality time" with DD which was wonderful. I even learned how to snorkel and DD and I did that. This is quite a Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1089366157851428592004-07-09T05:30:00.000-04:002004-07-09T05:42:37.850-04:00Well, it has been quite a while since I have had a chance to "Blog". Work was really busy. I work in an elementary school and year end just creates a ton of work. The other secretary I work with had gastric bypass surgery on June 14th and so I ended up with more than the usual to get done. I am now officially "on vacation". I don't usually work during the summer and so starting this past Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1085215752686141512004-05-22T04:42:00.000-04:002004-05-22T04:51:46.976-04:00The black sweater has been finished! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! I think that I must be one of the slowest knitters on the face of the earth. The sweater took me over 2 months to complete. I think I am pleased with it. I am pleased with the fit but I am going to have to "go over" the yarn. Black seems to pick up everything and so I have lint and cat fur and whatever else on the sweater. Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1080642315649057662004-03-30T05:25:00.000-05:002004-03-30T05:28:51.076-05:00My God, the entire month of March has come and gone and I haven't made an entry. Knitting wise, I continue to work on the black top down sweater and that is coming along. I have a scarf in the works for my sister-in-law for next Christmas and I have been trying to master the art of knitting mittens. Mittens seem much less intimidating than socks but are a small project that I can probably Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1078050067162636692004-02-29T05:21:00.000-05:002004-02-29T05:24:01.590-05:00Apparently, I am Bamboo! I was a little surprised. I started out liking to knit only with wooden or bamboo needles ... that is until I tried the Addi Turbos and now I am hooked on them.
An update on knitting. I did complete the gray top down sweater and it is OK. I am not totally pleased. With the fact that the dye lots didn't match and having to add the stripes, I ended up with a sweater Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1078049715993851612004-02-29T05:15:00.000-05:002004-02-29T05:18:10.466-05:00You are bamboo.Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1077445769292352042004-02-22T05:29:00.000-05:002004-02-22T05:32:13.936-05:00Work continues. I spent a lot of time yesterday working on that second sleeve. I will have to admit that I am (1) a slow knitter and (2) one who tends to get distracted. One of the things that I enjoy so much about knitting is that I can let my mind go free to wander while I knit. Sometimes this wandering will end up with me thinking up a new project to try, something in the house that needs Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1077186563750317842004-02-19T05:29:00.000-05:002004-02-19T05:32:04.310-05:00I finished the first sleeve of my sweater and bound off. I am really really encouraged ... with this one sleeve done, I was actually able to put the sweater on and just not put my arm through one of the arm holes that the stitches are still on a holder. It fits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I picked up stitches for the other sleeve and that is what I am now working on. Once I can figure out if this patternBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1076799630738051472004-02-14T18:00:00.000-05:002004-02-14T18:03:05.496-05:00I found a site today that creates a map of all of the states you have visited. This is my map:
create your own visited states mapBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1076580473493727122004-02-12T05:07:00.000-05:002004-02-12T05:11:43.840-05:00The disaster seems to just continue on. Last weekend, as I spent time knitting on my first sleeve, I realized that apparently I wasn't decreasing at a fast enough rate. This top down sweater I am working on is done all on percentages and I didn't really have distinct instructions for the decreasing on the sleeves. I looked at the sleeve in question and realized that I was down close to where IBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1076194159712393022004-02-07T17:49:00.000-05:002004-02-07T17:51:44.076-05:00The disaster seems to be working out ... sort of. I have added two black stripes to the bottom of the solid gray sweater and two black stripes on each sleeve. Hopefully, the color change will minimize the appearance of two gray shades better than if I tried to do the entire sweater in solid gray. I am still really annoyed though ... more at myself for not thinking dye lot was all that Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1075285112623872022004-01-28T05:18:00.000-05:002004-01-28T05:20:42.966-05:00How could this have happened!!! I was so certain that the gray yarn I was using for the top down crew neck sweater I am doing was a "no dye lot" type! This past weekend, it was bright and sunny and my DD was looking at my sweater in progress and noticed that there was a distinct line across the front ... apparently where I added a second skein of yarn. Well that certainly ruined my entire Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1074852558202178382004-01-23T05:09:00.000-05:002004-01-23T05:17:35.356-05:00It has been a while since I have written. January has brought "back to work" and so things have been busier. Knitting wise, I have started a new sweater ... a top down crew neck in a very pretty heather gray color. I have hopes that this pattern can be my first success. I have completed through to the point you break off for the sleeves and body and so now I am just doing the mindless Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1072262605703011332003-12-24T05:43:00.000-05:002003-12-24T05:43:41.220-05:00This has been a busy month. Christmas preparations and cookie baking has seemed to take the place of knitting during the evenings and I so look forward to this holiday season being over and getting back to the old routine once again.
About the only progress I have made with knitting is that I am nearly finished with a sleeve for one of my simple sweaters. It will be interesting to see how Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1070275164370693752003-12-01T05:39:00.000-05:002003-12-01T05:39:33.986-05:00The Thanksgiving Holiday was quiet. After the actual day, the rest of the weekend was spent starting to get ready for the next holiday ... Christmas. Yes, I was one of the crazy ladies out at 5:30 the morning after Thanksgiving and this time my DD went with me. It was just delightful to spend this time with her. We got quite a bit done and got quite a few wonderful bargains but then I am the Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1069931850473902552003-11-27T06:17:00.000-05:002003-11-27T06:17:39.350-05:00Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Thank God, I am not the one making dinner today although I will be creating a mini version of the Thanksgiving feast Sunday before DD goes back to college.
My SIL is making dinner and all that I have to bring is wine. That should be easy enough.
To update my knitting adventures ... I completely frogged the black sweater with the flecks I had started and which a Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1069323335406605272003-11-20T05:15:00.000-05:002003-11-20T05:15:42.466-05:00Well, I did go to JoAnn Fabrics last Saturday and I got some Homespun by Lion Brand and I did start another sweater. That makes three sweaters on the needles with none of them anywhere near completion.
Fortunately for me, I had a gift certificate, money from my DH and a discount at JoAnns because my DD works at a JoAnns.
Anyway, the Homespun is primarily hunter green with navy and some creamBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1068893402098544182003-11-15T05:50:00.000-05:002003-11-15T05:50:07.376-05:00I do have a trip to JoAnn Fabrics planned for today so I spent quite a bit of time last night going through this book of patterns by the Lion Brand Yarn Company. These patterns look as though they are within my humble abilities as a knitter and so I made out a little list of the yarn requirements for each of them. I don't intend to get yarn for more than one project but I will have to see what Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1068633693808631592003-11-12T05:41:00.000-05:002003-11-12T05:41:38.433-05:00Having yesterday off from work was like a "gift". I don't know that I accomplished any more than I would have on a regular work day but it seems I did. I had more time during the morning to surf the knitting blogs. I am continually amazed at what other people accomplish. I don't know if I am just a slow knitter or what my problem is but I don't seem to get as much done as others. Also, I am Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1068543601413122832003-11-11T04:40:00.000-05:002003-11-11T04:40:05.980-05:00Spent the weekend working on this ultra plain and simple garter stitch sweater. I don't know what the aversion is to the purl stitch ... I can purl but simply don't like to do it. For the most part, I enjoy mindless back and forth knitting. This black sweater is one of two I have in progress.
I did get a chance to make a field trip out to The Fabric Place in Cromwell. This place is huge and,Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1068543191617919092003-11-11T04:33:00.000-05:002003-11-11T04:33:16.250-05:00Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1068542917320157082003-11-11T04:28:00.000-05:002003-11-11T04:40:43.323-05:00Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1068245989107199432003-11-07T17:59:00.000-05:002003-11-07T17:59:53.210-05:00Later Friday .... A bear of a day at work and then I my daughter's boyfriend's mother called inviting me to one of those "in home" parties for some food line where, naturally, you are expected to buy things. I told her it was a bad night for me and, although I really could have gone as we are not going anywhere, I had wanted to spend the evening relaxing and knitting or at least reading some of Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1068199126139631512003-11-07T04:58:00.000-05:002003-11-07T04:58:49.310-05:00Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046617.post-1068198374355180992003-11-07T04:46:00.000-05:002003-11-07T04:47:18.960-05:00Friday, November 07, 2003
I have yet to figure out how other people's blogs have the columns to the side where they can list links to blogs they frequent and links to various other knitting sites. Also, they appear to have rings that they belong to. I am at a total loss to figure out how to do this or if it is indeed possible with this blog. If anyone out there knows how this is done, please Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034589997893333249noreply@blogger.com