Disney Woes...

Ok, so my friends Brendan and Amy are going to Disney World in December for the Christmas celebration which is fantastic! I have only been to Disney in during the month of August when it is humid and ickky (but no less fun ^_~). Anyways, so they invited me a Rob for the umpteenth time to join, since they have the vacation club time share there we would only have to pay for our passes and plane tickets which is such a good deal! I looked up some flights and prices and I figured it would cost us about 550 each which like I said, isnt bad!

So why am I having Disney woes you ask? Well my wonderful Robert Gerard doesn't want to go!! ::Sniffle:: I mean I can completely understand where he is coming from......we just spent a shit load of money in Vegas, Christmas is coming up and we will be hard pressed toward the end, and we should be saving for our apartment. All valid reasons why we shouldn't go so I made him an offer. What if I just bought his park pass for X-mas and his plane ticket for his birthday. That would give me gifts to give him and he wouldn't have to pay for anything! The only thing would be food which I would be happy to help pay for with the many hours of overtime money I am getting. All this to no avail.....he doesn't want to go during Christmas. I respect his decision but I sure would have loved to see Mickey in that Santa suit ::double sniffle::

Stash Enhancements and Two FOs!

I have been shopping for beautious yarn for the last week and a half and I think it is time to share what I have gotten. Some is from my LYS that is closing, some is from KnitPicks and all are fabulous (at least to me)

First I would like to share my Malabrigo yarn and an FO made from it! I have 5 hanks of this yarn and it is awesome! It is 100%, single ply Merino wool and it is so soft and squishy! I just love how it feels and it knits up quick.

And of course the finished objects that I made from this Malabrigo yarn. I loved this pattern, it was quick and easy and pretty =). It is called the Amanda Hat and you can find it on Ravelry. I did it in this orange yellow color because I wanted to knit something bright, and believe me it is bright! the picture doesn't do it justice!

Next I i got a whole bunch of yarn on knit picks for my birthday. My mom got it for me =), I am going to use the bare sock yarn to try my hand at dying with koolaide.....we will see how that goes.

And lastly I just bought so sock yarn from my LYS and it is very pretty =), I beleive the brand is happy feet, I can't wait to start some socks with it....i should probably finish the ones I am already working on first.....no time!!!

And last but not least my finished sock!! yay!!! It took me forever to sit down and actually finish and now I have to do the second one! ickk.....but i am gonna do it! They are a gift =(...Sorry about the picture quality, I had to snap it quick at work.

Well thats all I had to show. If you are interested in any brands or colorways I will be posting all of these on Ravelry eventually, I just need to find the time and the tags to do it haha.

FOs Finished Objects

I don't know if you have noticed a growing trend here on my boring little blog, but I tend to start things and then not finish them. I have a multitude of started projects on this blog and none have been completed to date (except for the dragon gloves for lisa marie hehe!)

Well I have made a pact with myself that I will finish at least one project ( just for the record, two socks count as two projects ^_~) by the end of each week. I am tired of not having the proper time for my knitting and that ends now! I am making time damn it! These things need to get done if I am going to give anything to anyone for Christmas ::sigh::.....I do have a finished object that I finished a few days ago but I will post it tomorrow since I don't have my camera to take a picture....it was done in my new favorite yarn for hats and possibly scarves .....Malabrigo 100% single ply hand dyed Merino yarn, soooo prettttyyyyyy......

Sock! Socks! Socks!

As I have said in my August 21st post, I am on a major sock kick. I don't know what makes sock yarn so alluring but something has certainly drawn me, the moth, to the flame. I have been uncontrollably buying and researching sock yarn on the internet. I bought 4 more skeins at my yarn shop that is closing and I had my mom buy me some on KnitPicks for my birthday, like for more skeins (along with harmony DPNs, size 1). I even bought a bare skein in merino wool so I can try my hand at dying with Koolaide....crazy me!!

I have also joined a sock club people! A club that for about 17 dollars a month will send you a pattern and a skein of sock yarn to go with the pattern each month! How cool is that....maybe I won't have to buy any more sock yarn for a while now that I am doing that......AHAHAHAHA yeah right!!! I joined the club on TheKnitter.com, and it was the least expensive I could find....most go for around 30 a month which I feel is too much for one skein of sock yarn...I could buy three decent ones for that! They send out their yarn on the 15th of the month if anyone is curious and wants to join. I think it will be fun, and if I dont like it I can always cancel it or see if I can trade the yarn, no worries!

In Ravelry news, tomorrow I will be joining a really nice sock yarn swap that is hosted on ravelry. It is supposed to be yarn from your stash so I will have to find some I am willing to part with...gonna be hard but I am sure I can find something. You also have to give goodies and stuff just like the other swaps I have been in =) I am excited to see what I can come up with and what my partner will send me.....just like opening presents! So much fun!

Vegas....and Yarn....and Stuff

I got back from Vegas on the 28th of August and let me just say.....it.....was....AWESOME!!!! It was so great, Robert Gerard and me had a great time! I mean we fought a little but we have been together for 7 years, did you think it would be all roses?

Waiting at the Airport...

The first day was a little exhausting, we had a connecting flight and our total travel amounted to about 10 hours....ickk....so when we got there we looked around a little bit, went out to dinner with his friends that were there too and promptly fell asleep at around 8:30....yeah I know...pretty pathetic! First Night =)

The next day was great, were explored our hotel, checked out the stores, ate a champayne and momosa breakfast (doubt that is spelled right) and proceeded to get a little more tipsy on the 30 oz frozen drink with an extra shot of 151 we bought while shopping in the mall haha. After all that excitement we went back to the room, hung out in the hot tub, took showers and got ready for dinner with the guys again (mostly buffets are what went to....so good!). That night I believe we went to Treasure Island to Christian Audigier and it was fun, they had a pirate show you could watch from the deck of the club which was pretty cool.

From that day on it was sleeping, eating, shopping, drinking, hot tubbing, going to the pool, showers, dinner, partying! Pretty straight forward Vegas trip. We did some gambling and lost but it was ok, I wasn't expecting to win! lol

When we got home I was totally exhausted! Our plane landed in Boston at 1am, we had to drive Robert Gerard home too so I didn't get home til around 2 in the morning, then I had to go into work at 12 because it was month end unfortunately and we had to close the books. Horrible timing because I was a zombie! Then my best friend's birthday was on friday so we went out partyiny, but I had to be at work at 8am the next morning so I didn't drink....prolly would have passed out anyways haha...Saturday I was running on about 3 hours of sleep and this close was the worst we have had so far!

Saturday night Rob's car got towed for the registration so it was the perfect opportunity to drive him to the gym and go myself.....I AM IN PAIN!!! Sunday and Monday were brutal on my lazy ass and I am trying to get into a routine....I am ridiculously overweight..at least in my eyes....

All in all the weekend was really good, but I have some sad news...my favorite yarn store near Robert Gerard's house is closing =(....but the good news is everything in the store is on sale! yay!! So I will be stocking up on yarn and fabric because I think I am getting a sewing machine for my birthday on Sunday...Shhhhhh.....

Bad, Bad Amanda!

I've been a bad bad girl......I've been careless with a delicate man.....or should I say checkbook? My LYS is have a 30% off sale all month and I just can't resist! I am going to Las Vegas in less then two days and I cannot kick my yarn addiction! I have tried support groups, accupuncture (doubt that is spelled right) and even a swift knock in the head from my boyfriend (not really just saying that for dramatic effect) but I still have an uncontrollable craving for fiber goodness (in the sheep sense, to much fiber in food gives me a stomach ache). Fortunately I live far enough away from the roving shop in my area that I am to lazy to go often or I would be buying tons of that!

But back to the yarn, I bought 5 skeins of Plymouth Sockotta sock yarn!! I know it isn't exactly luxury yarn, but I love the fun patterns it makes, not to mention I am on a 'I am going to knit everyone a pair of socks for Christmas!' kick and I need my fix. The green yarn I am knitting my toe up sock on is one of the skeins I bought on last wednesday (?) along with a pretty grey one, but yesturday I bought 3 more skeins......5 skeins and two circular needles later I spent $60 I prolly should not have spent since I am going to be spending obsene amounts of money next week....but oh well!! I love my yarn and it is in the best colors don't you think?!

::Sigh:: Oh so loverly.....I cannot wait to start knitting these socks.....but I suppose I should finish the pair I am working on....or maybe I can make one of each to keep it interesting and then start the cycle over again! MWHAHAHA the plot thickens! Oh! I also bought a book for the long trip to Vegas in case I get tired of knitting for a while.....and of course it is a book about knitting! Or at least someone who knits. I don't think it needs any introduction, I sure any committed knitter knows who she.....no not the Yarn Harlot, though her books are next on my list! Its Drunk, Divorced and Covered in Cat Hair by Crazy Aunt Purl!!!! AKA Laurie Perry =)

Sorry for the bad picture ::sigh::.....I absolutely LOVE her blog, it is incredibly funny and unique. She is so witty you just don't want to stop reading ( even if you are at work and would get into an incredible amount of trouble ^_^;) so I am excited about the book, I am sure it will be great =)

There is so much to do before the trip it is making my head spin! Packing and shopping and laundry and pampering (haircut, nails, eyebrows) I just want to go to sleep....but no time for that! I am a girl on the go and it is time to stop whining and start doing what I have to do! To bad I am beyond lazy ::sigh again::

Count Down Begins.....

The count down for Vegas begins ladies and gentlemen!!! On Saturday it will be a week away and there is so much to do! I need to go shopping for some decent clothing ( I tend to wear mine to death), I need to get my hair cut, buy toiletries, find a suitcase....all that good stuff. Me and Rob are super excited and it couldn't come at a better time. Work has been the dumps, 10 hours of mandatroy overtime has really taken a toll on me and I could use the relaxation of a vacation. Me and my girlfriends are going up to Maine this weekend to Old Orchard Beach, so that is even more relaxation! Christinas mother owns a house on the strip and I love waking up early and looking for sand dollars at low tide, it is like a treasure hunt! And the smell of the beach, omg it is incredible. I don't know what it is but it just puts me completely at ease and after all the stress this week I could use it.

In knitting news I have started my first "toe up" sock on two circular needles and it is coming out pretty good so far, but I think I messed up when I was changing rows and now the needles feel funny in my hands.....hope that wont matter later when I am doing the heel....

It is a figure 8 cast which is easy to do, but it feel a little uncomfortable when you first start because it is loose so you have to be careful of you tension. But once you get past the first couple rows and start your increases it isnt that bad, as long as you know how your needle goes ( I started over like 3 times!) This is what I have so far.....

I hope the pattern comes out nice.....like I said I already messed up =(..I will be working on it on the way to Maine so I will have more pics on monday =)