I'm in a knitting rut

Oh look....another red sweater from yet another KP & S pattern.
This is the very beginning of the Split Neck T in Noro Cash Iroha. It's absolutely gorgeous yarn...so soft! There was an article in the Fall 2007 Vogue Knitting by Lily Chin about garment construction based on body type. Apparently all these raglan sleeve sweaters I'm making are just making my pear shaped body look even more pear shaped. Pity.....I'm so addicted to them. it appears I should be making yoked cardigans with a pattern of some type around the yoke...so as to draw the eye away from my fat ass. Perhaps I will try a little something from Knitting Nature next.

Ginnie Lee went to the vet today. Since Dr. Rose is cutting back his hours in favor of a more retired lifestyle, GL saw handsome Dr. Hiser today. Dr. Hiser opines that GL might have food allergies. He thinks that I should try a hypoallergenic diet for two months. But, he also found yeast in GL's ears...and we all know how itchy yeast can be. So GL is being treated for yeast in her ears and we're going to keep an eye on her itchiness.
All the poking and prodding wore GL out.

She only goes into her crate when she needs alone time. I never bother her there.

Hijinks

It was such a nice day, Ginnie Lee and I went to Ruff House Dog Park at Rockwood Park. Chesterfield has such nice parks!

I don't know who these guys are, but they sure are having fun.

Ginnie Lee met a lab and they had fun

Ginnie Lee loves a Beagle! I wonder if this fellow reminds GL of Hershey

Look Cate!

Whippets!

Wish this one wasn't so blurry

Ginnie Lee got bored at the end...

Blocking

Finally got the pic up!

Unfortunately, I can no longer come up with reasons to procrastinate. I already cleaned the kitchen...now I have to grade papers. :(

Rotten Blogger

Why can't I post pics? I have tons to share! Of DOGS and KNITTING!! That's what this blog is about after all!

I'm so close...

....if I buckle down and don't clean the house or grade papers, I think I can get this done this weekend.

OF COURSE my priorities are in order.

Speaking of priorities, you will notice a new button on my blog...


Feel free to use it as you see fit.

Ginnie Lee got a treat this afternoon in the form of a femur bone:
You can see on her back paw that she has a little ouchie that's been a reoccurring problem for a nearly a year. Dr. Rose and I have decided to remove it once and for all. GL's allergies seem to be getting a little better. We don't know if it was the food change or the season change. I hope they keep getting better.

I'm honest and dependable?

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

Interesting....

Your Love Life is Like Casablanca

"Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time." For you, love is never finished. If you've loved someone once, you'll always love them. You're an old fashioned romantic... even if your relationships don't end up as romantic as you'd like. Your love style: Traditional and understated Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Complicated and ambiguous

What Movie Is Your Love Life Like?

Easy Peasy

Round and round we go....

It's such a relief.

GL is still not feeling her best....but we're going to get to the bottom of what ails her!

GL and friends

Ginnie Lee had her friends Lucy and Rusty over yesterday!





Here's Lucy! What a pretty girl!











Here's Rusty. Look at that red nose!

Lucy and Rusty are both Brittanies. They're French bird dogs...super soft and v. sweet.

Of course, Ginnie Lee and Rusty had to mix it up.


That's what friends are for, right?

Bleep

*%&$ lace *%&##@ stitch count &$#* life line &$#@! one stitch $&^#@ tink back $#*@! frog it.

Not feeling good

Poor Ginnie Lee. She's not feeling well. She's allergic to something and Dr. Rose and I are trying to figure out what it is.

She's so itchy she's scratching her herself bald. She's also got hives on her tummy.

It might be her food. It might be grass or weeds or anything! We just have to try to figure it out.

She has to take benadryl every day now, and this is how it makes her feel.

Everyone wish her all better soon.

Poor Ginnie Lee.

Do you guys think this is true?

This quiz told me what book I am. I've never read this book, though, generally speaking, I like Vonnegut. I guess I'm ok with everything but the "mean" comment.... I dunno about that.

Will someone get this for me for my birthday, please? Thanks.

You're Mother Night!

by Kurt Vonnegut

Nobody knows what to believe about you, and you know least of all. You
spent most of your time convinced that the ends justify the means, but your means were,
well, downright mean! And the end is nigh. Meanwhile all you want is to travel back in
time, if not to change, then to just delight in the way it used to be. You are who you
pretend to be. Oh yes, you're the great pretender.


Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

The Insomnia Chronicles--Part Seven

I got started on this:
Which is the Forest Canopy Shoulder Shawl by Susan Pierce Lawrence. Great pattern. I have made attempts at lace before with skinny yarn and skinny needles, and thrown it all down in disgust. This pattern is for worsted, so I don't feel like I'm going blind and arthritic. I totally went stash diving for the yarn on this one, too....which was highly satisfying since this Shaefter Marjaana has been sitting around so long, the Indira Gandhi colorway doesn't even exist anymore (that I can find, anyway). Pretty, huh? This is just the cast on and set up rows, so we'll see how I do on the lace pattern.

The ever faithful Ginnie Lee gets up when I get up at 3 a.m. and goes outside to go potty, then takes her place on her "Ginny Lee" (totally spelled wrong) bed next to the couch. And when I go upstairs to get back into bed, she will uncurl herself and make the long climb with me again.

What a good dog

I SUCK at maintaining this blog...

Shocking news: An FO! It's the Easy Baby Cardi from Knitting Pure and Simple...you all know what a devotee I am...

It's made from 2.5 of the eleventy million balls of Sugar 'n' Creme I have. It still needs to be blocked and I need to put some closures on it.

Apparently, Ginnie Lee has been possessed by green-eyed aliens:
I took this pic this evening out in my back yard (yes, I realize that there's no grass). My friend Jamie was visiting this past weekend. She has quite a bit of talent when it comes to picture taking. You can see by the quality of the photos below....
I think I will keep my day job.

I have recently received an invitation to Ravelry. It is truly fascinating....I can't believe how many knitters are out there.

I think my next project is going to be the Forest Canopy Shawl which I can easily stash dive for. It will be my first lace project, but it's made for beginners and it's written for worsted weight.

Wish me luck.

Cranky

ugh...it's so muggy. I'm swamped at work....the laundry room is seeping....the recycling people didn't take the recycling today...I'm too tired to knit....I can't sleep.

Grumble grumble grumble....

Someone remind me that at least I'm not a crack addict.

Uh oh....

.... I think I'm in trouble.....

I better start the yarn inventory...see if I have enough for ALL of these projects...

Sigh......

cutest dog EVER

National Night Out

Last night was National Night Out. I got so busy I forgot to post about it before hand. Anyway, I hope that everyone was able to get out and enjoy some time in their communities. As with last year, I spent my evening taking pics of the doggies I saw while out. BUT, I was pleasantly surprised to see my knitting pal and Yarn Lounge regular, LISA!Hi Lisa! So good to see you! Thanks for the big smile!

And here are man's best friends:


This is Addison. She's clearly a lab mix of some sort. I think she's got a little boxer in her...








Here's Buster. Buster's a mix of some sort of terrier. You can't tell from the pic, but Buster is super soft....and oh so sweet!

I don't know this little guy's name. He was just sort of wandering around peeing on everything. He kind of looks like an Ewok, though.Yeh yeh

Wedding Pics

As many of you know, this past Spring, I was honored to attend to my friend Kelli at her wedding to Alex. Here are the long awaited pics:

Beautiful Kelli and her new hubby

Alex and the maids

That's as thin as I've been in that last couple years....so I'm trying not to get used to it.

New WIP for Quickie FO

My friend Jenna is having a baby and her shower is on September 2nd. I'm doing this KP & S freebie baby cardi pattern out of Sugar 'n' Cream that I bought on sale for 99 cents. This is my new favorite yarn to make baby stuff out of. It's inexpensive, washable and dryable, and comes in a good array of colors.

Obviously this is a super quick knit since I just started it yesterday and have made so much progress already.

Once again, I can't say enough good things about these K P & S patterns.

They're at it again....

Canines...start your engines....

Blurry means the were moving so fast, I couldn't get a clear shot!

Hershey's moving in for the kill!

Oh! But Ginnie Lee uses a new move! The BUTT CHOMP!!

I guess if I were Hershey I'd have that same look on my face. Quite frankly, I didn't know she was that kind of girl....