Google Addict

i started using “Google Reader” and its amazing! i wasnt a big fan of going to each blog/site, which means i never did, haha, and now i dont have to! all i have to do is add the url to my google reader and when i check it it will tell me if there has been a new post, its FANTASTIC. Now i’ll actually read new blog posts, go me! Speaking of blogs, send me the URL’s of some good ones, i’m completely terrible at finding them.   Then i made igoogle my home page and i can see my gmail, google reader, weather and my gchat all there. so yeah, in the span of like an hour i became a google addict, haha.

So, i finally got to use my knitpicks Zyphers, i have mixed reviews, mostly because of the light weight thing. When they say “light weight” they mean it! its like i’m not holding anything at all, its just weird!  I prefer to have a little weight to my needles, so i’m probably going to switch back to my nickle-plated ones at some point soon to finish up my sweater. I do, however, think they will be fabulous with slick yarns because they are more grippy (or some would say ‘sticky’) then my nickle plated ones. So, most likely when i finally make something out of the fabulous 5000 yards of silk yarn i’ll be using the zyphers, then i wont have to worry about slippage. And i’m not quite sure of this last part because i’ve only used the size sevens, but the tip doesn’t seem as needle like, so therefor i shouldn’t stab myself to death, fantastic! Overall i liked them, i just prefer weightier needles, so i’ll probably just use them for smaller sized things.

And i’ve been slacking big time on my sweater, fail! so i suppose i’ll go work on that now…..and don’t forget to send me blogs to read!

yarn fail

So i’m knitting away on multiplicity, i’m up to the arm holes on the back, then i started flipping out. I ordered 10 balls of yarn, but i am nearly done the 3rd ball and im still on the back, that cant be good. So i go and double check the yarn needed for the sweater and i apparently reversed my numbers and ordered to little, FAIL.

I just placed an order for more yarn and put in a little note mentioning the situation and what dye lot i want if they happen to have any left, which i’m hoping they do. Now, for attack plans if they dont! i’ve been thinking if there is a big difference between the dye lots i’d hold off doing the ribbed cuffs on the sweater and i’d make those cuffs and the flowey shawl like coller part out of the different dye lot. If you look at my previous post you can kind of see what i’m talking about, i think it’ll be okay, but i’m really not sure. I suppose i’ll know more when i get the yarn in and i can see how well it matches. I’m pretty sure i over bought yarn now, i only need like a skein more and i bought 4, haha. Its always better to have to much then to little though!

Anyway, i should stop worrying about my yarn troubles, i’m off to boston tomorrow and wont be back till tuesday or wednesday, i get to help my friend move apartments, yay! well, thats only one day of it anyway, the rest should be fun and include an ikea visit!

Mulitiplicity

Just thought i’d share a photo of my multiplicity progress, i’m about 8 1/2″ into the back of the sweater, and considering the fact that its dk weight yarn it knits up quite fast, its pretty exciting. I picked the grey color because, well, i make boring color choices, haha. Everything i knit is either blue, purple or grey, its a very bad habit.

I’ve been working on buying some other color yarns, for example i have a light pink for a summer top i’m going to be making, and a dark red for another summer tank top.  Oh, and last time i went to the yarn store i picked up some HOT PINK yarn from greece, yum! no idea what i’m going to make out of it yet though, perhaps a lacy scarf, i bet my sister would want it though, she loves hot pink.

so i guess i’ll add in a picture of my stash then while i’m at it…

you cant really tell how much blue and purple i have from that shot, but trust me there’s a lot. Apparently when i rearranged it a few weeks ago i hid all my boring colors and put the brighter stuff out front. The yellow is left over from a baby blanket, i also made a really cute tam out of it. the bottom shelf isn’t yarn, its boxes with picture frames that i need to paint and swap out pictures (i don’t really need high school photos framed anymore) and also some leftover fabric from a purse a made a few weeks ago.  the cupboard itself is unfinished and needs to be stained, you can do that for me if you want, i HATE staining, haha.

hmmm, well i suppose that’s it.