Ok now I have a little time

Sorry it has been a while. Let's just say that I can't seem to get in a moment to blog. I'm weird when it comes to blogging. The words come into my head but to actually typing them here, well I prefer not to have folks watching over me.
So here be the latest news.

Summer 2010 socks - 55% completed. I whole sock has been knit. Just finished the top ribbing of the sock second sock and about 20 rounds into the stockinette. Here's the sock when I was almost done with the first one. Will get a current one later.



Crochet Baby Blanket for Threads of Love- Just started this bad boy. I'm making it with "I Love this Yarn" Pink with a size H hook. I know the yarn suggests I but I'm using H. I like H. It's cool.



100% Completed Projects
Blanket for Threads of love crochet 100% Complete My first Crochet project ever completed.


Leaf-ish Sleep Mask-I've been subscribing to Leethal's Quick Knits Club
This knit was from the June one. I totally loved making it on the way to Orlando. Here's Van sporting it for me. It was quick seriously quick. Think it took an hour or less. Mostly due to my dumb ass gettin lost. Sometimes you just have to frog and start over. It was great though.

Can't wait till the August kit!!!

Ok that's all for now. Ya'll enjoy. I've got a pattern to write up.

WIP Parade

Here's some knitting pics. My Ravelry is updated with all the fun little note I have on them. I'm LesleyD on there because I couldn't come up with anything clever that everyone would know be by.

Never Ending baby blanket




Green Bay Bag that I whipped out of my ass. (The needles did hurt a little)




Grey Sock 2 of 2
Do you remember when I started these socks? It was WAY back in Nov According to Ravelry.
Check out 2 of 2 next to 1 of 2



And I'll leave ya'll with that. ;-)

Post 200!!

Ha ha!!! Sym and I had some lego fun last night.

Yay!! 200 Blogspot posts!! Some published, others not! ;-P

Yay!! Check out the Quit Smoking Ticker! Yay!! I've only stumbled 2 times during my quit for a total of 2 cigs smoked in over 30 days!!!! Not bad for an EX 25 cigs a day smoker of 14 years?
Also note the Chorewars/Knitwars badge. Yeppers I'm sooo diggin on getting the XP for knitting. I'm kicking butt and taking names and I have the badge to prove it! blah ha ha!!! Thanks Lime & Violet!! I'm loving it!!!

Knitting Update:
Grey Sock 1 of 2 has been completed!! Yay!!! I've also cast on Grey sock 2 of 2. The method is 2 circs if you recall. I may actually finish this one up this week. All I have to do is dedicate an hour or 2 a night that is if I can get to it.
Here's the Finished Grey Sock 1 of 2. You may find more images on ravelry. ;o)


Also attempting 2 socks on one Circ simultaneously: Sym's socks. Yeah she's been bugging me to knit her a pair even though her foot won't stop growing and she already has a million + socks (mostly singles). She likes my gray sock and wants one. I don't blame her they are very nice to have!!!

Also we have a new addition to our little home. His name is George. George decided to come home with us on Saturday. His last home was Walgreens and he got tired of hanging there. He has a little bit of an attitude and like to cause trouble for me and Sym but he has his sweet side. He has taken care of us for a few days now while we both have had Strep throat simultaneously. He made us soup when no one would come near us. He's magical and doesn't get sick. IF he was taller, well hung and more lively, he'd make the perfect man. Here he is playing with the lego creatures.



Thanks for readin!! Ya'll check me out on Ravelry and note the progress bar on the gray sock. Although that seems to be the ONLY project I have going at the moment. Oops. I don't want to talk about it. Now where did I leave my beer or did George grab it?

<3 Ya'll!!
XOXOXO
Lesley

Alot in 8 Days.....No smoking, No nose, the Dresden Dolls and snow? What?

Yep! 8 whole days since I've had a cigarette! Go me huh? I'm proud. Thank you so much for the encouraging words ya'll!!! You guys are so special to me!! Thank you!!! I'm not worthy!! **bowing I'm not worthy! <3 ya'll!!!

I'm starting to get a bit of a cough and my nose is trying to run away but Kleenex keeps catching it for me. I just hope my nose doesn't run off to Aruba. They are still looking for that girl there and I really don't want my nose to go missing that long! My sense of smell is getting better and I just don't think I could handle losing it permanently. Not to mention that would really be attractive wouldn't it? Yes, I can see the personal ads now!
"Hi, I'm LesleyD. I'm a recent non-smoker, single mom, and I don't have a nose. Why are you running away? Please come back!!" ;-)
Aren't I the sexiest without a nose? ;-) I really wanted to see how I would look without a nose so through the miracle that is photo editin software and my gusto for non-smokin I bring you.....


Sorry I've been away for a bit ya'll. I hope you noticed my new blog post that blogger decided to post before my letter to Camel Lights. Oh well. If you do the myspace thing why haven't you befriended me already? hmm? Well my myspace friends can see the rest of the pictures here. ;o) If you want to see them and you aren't my friend already, just click here. Ask nicely and I'll make you my friend then check out the pics! Here's a highlight...Me and the Dresden Dolls!! yeah I'm cool now. ;-)



I've been knitting religiously since my last cigarette on Jan 14 at 8:30ish pm. Can't you tell?








I've completed the following:
1. Calorimetry . I knitted it in Caron's Simply Soft from my stash. Yes Cole I STILL have more of the Caron Simply Soft left over too!! Frankly I can't believe it either. ;-) I began knitting it on Day one of No Smokin and finished it by bed time day 2. My beautiful sis Natalie hasn't posted the pic of it yet. It even has some snow in it. Oh yeah I didn't mention that did I? Oops! I'll get to that.. Natalie is knitting it too bless her heart. Ya'll send good knitting wishes her way! She's GoddessKnitz (with a Z) on Ravelry too!! Tell her I sent ya! ;-)

2. Swatch for SOTSii - Not pictured due to unraveling. :-) Knitting it in Knit Picks Shadow on size 4 KP Option needles. Yes I am a knit picker. ;-) YEs it is the yarn I was going to use for SOTS 1. Oh well. I'll get over it later.

3. A black hat for Miss Symi-D Complete with matching Pom-Pom from the glamorous Pom-Pom maker by Clover. (I love my toys!) The yarn, Lion Brand I think, some Soft Acrylic stuff that had a baby on the band(can't remember the exact name and think I may have lost the band). Yeah stash yarn again!! (Do you see a trend?)

4. Wove in All Yarn ends on EVERY washcloth I knit since November (10 total)

We totally interrupt knitting news and take you now to this week's spotlight.... Milk Disappearance = Snow in Birmingham AL? You are kidding right?
Last Friday, the weather guys predicted 1-2 inches of Snow for Saturday and said the temp for Friday night would be around 19. Sym and I stayed at Natalie & Mikey's place on account that I have a heat pump that really doesn't heat my place very well when it is 19 degrees outside.
It's weird how snow makes the milk and bread disappear from every grocery store in Birmingham or is it that if every gallon has disappeared from the shelves it will snow? Hmmm. I actually saw a lady at Publix Friday night with, seriously 6 freakin gallons of milk in her buggy just for the POSSIBLE 1-2 inches!! I could understand 3 gallons but 6? (really I can't understand 3 either). Sym actually pointed the lady out to me too. She grabbed me by the hair and pulled my ear to her and asked, "Momma, why does that lady have 6 gallons of milk in her buggy?" Honestly ya'll, I've asked myself that question every time the weather guys mention snow in my 29 years in Birmingham. I whispered back to Sym "People buy out the milk in the grocery stores when the weather guys say it is going to snow." She gave me a look like I was crazy then I just shook my head and said, "I know doll, people around here go crazy and do things that don't make much sense, when they say it is going to snow."
Since ALL of the milk left the shelves of EVERY grocery store in the ENTIRE Birmingham Metropolitan area, the little guy that turns the snow switch on in the clouds, listened to the groans of people who really needed milk and couldn't find any. He decided that we earned the right to snow in 2008! It snowed in The Magic City Saturday 1/19/08 at around 9:00 AM CST, and didn't stop until about 10:30-11ish in the AM. Accumulation was about 1-2 inches in some areas. The car had about 1 1/2 inches or so. Just enough to make snow balls and throw them at Sym! We did take pics and I will share as soon as Nat uploads them. We didn't get any of the snowball fight though. Sorry.
The snow melted promptly at 1:00 PM CST. Yes, here and gone within 4 hours. Envious? I hope not, you'd miss the snow trust me. Most of ya'll that read my blog get more snow in 10 minutes than we get in 10 years. Really! But if ya'll want to move down here I would welcome you with open arms. Just remember, if you want it to snow in Birmingham, all you have to do is have everyone in town buy out all the milk. We get at least dandruff every time. ;-)


Back to knitting news...
January On the Needles:
1. Secret of the Stole Hint 1 of many - Progress = 10% (I've cast on!)
2. Grey Sock Resurrected!- 80% on sock 1 of 2. Yo! I could get used to this again!! It has been awoken from hibernation!! It is amazing what lack of nicotine can do to a knitter. This is a Ravelry project. I have yet to update the pic. I know I'm horrible at this pic thing huh?
3. Willy Warmer #2 for the hell of it. (Yeah I knit one for the first time back in DEC as a gag gift for a friend's hubby. It was interesting nonetheless and he did get a kick out of it. After all, what's the use in living 50 years if you have a cold willy? He was the first guy that actually asked me to knit one for him. I wish I would have taken a pic of it. Ew! Not him modeling it though. That's just sick! He is my friend's hubby! If she has pics of him modeling I hope she'll keep them to herself. Please God may she not be reading this and try to post a pic!)

Hey look! Lesley only has 3 projects going on right now? What gives?
It is tough takin pics!! That's why! Nah, I'm just trying to keep things simple.
Yep. That's a goal! Not too many going on at once for me anymore! It's time to finish at least one project I've kept putting off, socks mainly.

Speaking of OFF, I'm taking Friday & Monday off. You know why? Because I'm turning 30 on Sunday the 27. That's why. ;-) Advice please!!! I'm not ready to turn 30!!! Make it go away!!!
Nah, I'm actually alot more mellow than I thought I'd be especially since I'm not smoking!! I thought I would have killed someone by now but no, just knitting away on my sock or whatever else I have near by. I find security in carrying sharp sticks though. ;-)
It has occurred to me that there needs to be a list of things to have at all times when you are Quitting cancer sticks. I think I shall add these to the end of my blog. Kind of like how my dear knitting friend Cole includes 3 things she is thankful for that day. I like that too Cole! Keep at it!!!

3 things a Non-Smoker carries with them (and is thankful for!!):
1. A knitting UFO to occupy her time
2. GUM!!!
3. Twizzlers

Love, Good Knitting Vibes and a Good night to all of you!!!
XOXO
Lesley

Go Green Bay!!!

I'm feeling alot better ya'll! Thank you for your Get wells!!!
Bet you'd never see that one as a title huh? Yes folks I am a Packers fan and damn proud of it! I never talk much about football on my knitting blog. I try to keep most of my knitting maddness here but you know, there are so many things that I like and don't like that make up make up the Crazy lady that you read here.
Today, I was hell bent on watching the Packers game. I searched the net trying to find out what channel it would come on only to find out that I couldn't watch it in the privacy of my own home. Usually that's the best place for me to watch it because there aren't many Packers fans in Birmingham. Hi my name is Symone I am 8 years old what is your name and howold are you?
(Ya'll say hey to Sym! She had to add her piece to the blog today. ;-) LOL)
Being what seems to be the only Packer fan in Alabama, I sucked it up and went to the Fox and Hound to watch the game. Great place! Thank goodness they had the game!! I hate how they regionally decide which games to play where! Grr
Of course when you are solo going to a bar & grill and the only fan in the place you must bring your knitting! It's like a rule!
Luckily I wasn't too solo. My long time ago friend Adam was working behind the bar so it wasn't too lonely. I warned him immediately. I told him that I am usually in the privacy of my home or other football fans when I watch football. It doesn't matter the team! Reason being, I'm loud, and I cuss like a sailor. I didn't have Sym with me for that reason. The last time she had watched me watch football she cried because I was yelling at the Tv and she was afraid the Tv would stop working. ;-)
Anyways, Here I was watching the game. Green bay Scored and what did you hear? Why this lady Whootin and Hollarin for a team that NO ONE in the ENTIRE PLACE Cared about! That's what! LOL I tentatively watched the game talkin only during commercial breaks and knitting neck level! LOL Luckily I didn't cuss like a sailor! LOL In the forth quarter the Packers took the ball running 72 yards down the field, my butt came off the stool, and there I was jumpin up and down saying "go go go!!", I threw my arms in the air and yelled "Touch Down Green Bay! WOOO Hell Yeah!!!"
The Basic Sock and I had a great time watching the game even though I was the only fan!! The sock rooted for Green Bay too and the won!! 35-13 and Farve Broke John Elway's record for starting Quarterback with the most winning games 179! Go Bret!! Muwah!!

Here's the Basic Sock Progress..I knit about 7-10 rounds during the game (started getting fuzzy) ha ha Get it?


XOXO
Lesley

Strep Queen That's me!

Ya'll I'm out sick. I have caught the evil sinister Strep throat bug that has be plaguing the Birmingham area lately! Wouldn't you know it? The doc's nurse called me "Strep Queen" yesterday when she got the quick test results. WTH? I think I know why too. I haven't burned the Bad Ju-Ju yet. Sym has been sleeping with me and not giving me a minute to myself the past few nights.
Okay that's it! I'm burning it during business hours!
It is 100% Acrylic with acrylic stuffing too. What do you think? I think it is going to burn into a plastic ball. Kind of funny how that will work isn't it? No ashes just a ball o plastic to bury. What's crazier is the fact that that is really suiting, you know? The X will never really go away, but hopefully my bad feelings will!

In other news, I'm planning a road trip in October to go visit my knitting bff Shadkitty! Sym is going to have fall break in Oct so why not? Mr Shad is shipping out for 6 months and even if we just lock ourselves up in a room away from the kids to knit, I know we'll have a blast! I've been dying to meet her because she is a freaking rock knitting bad a$$ and just totally freaking cool!!

Knitting update:
Currently On the needles!

Sym's Soccer Sweat Rag: Using the lovely Sugar 'n Cream Cotton in an impromptu pattern just based off whatever basic knitting patterns I've come across. It is lime green and magenta pink (IMO)and so far so good. I'd say I'm about 75% Complete on it. Let's just hope I can make the other end match or at least come close since I forgot to write it down back when I started it! Silly Lazy Lesley. :-)



STR Basic Sock: 5% I'm on row 8 of the 3x1 ribbing on the first sock. I'm knitting it from the top down. I really wanted to do toe up but I just didn't. I just wanted to start these socks and not start a practice one first. I know silly Lesley, that's how you learn! But I just wasn't in the mood ya'll!! I know at least one of you have been there before! The Yarn Harlot has so :-P! Here's a pic of the center pull ball as it has been used. I think I need to find a bigger brush or not wind it so tightly.














New Loves!
Okay so here are some new things that I absolutely LOVE!!!
1. scrub pants! - I've always loved scrub pants, but my mom just gave me 2 pairs of drawstring scrub pants! Ya'll these are the most comfortable articles of clothing that you can ever imagine!!! They are soft, loose and perfect for lounging around the house especially when you are sick. She even gave me a scrub top! It is okay but the pants OMG!!! LOVE THEM!!!!!! I'm thinking about becoming a nurse just so I could wear these things ALL THE TIME!!!

2. Kittie (the band)- My co-worker Brian and I were chatting about music and MP3's and he asked me if I had any Kittie. Well, I didn't. Months went by since this conversation. I was looking through my CD's the other day and low and behold (amoungst the dust because I only do Mp3's)I stumbled upon a Kittie CD. "Where the hell did this come from?" I thought. Well I suddenly remembered the conversation Brian and I had. It is one of his fave bands. I popped that CD into my computer as I've been blogging this entry and I totally dig it! Go Chick singer! She freakin rocks! Unfortunately I only found the CD itself and no CD case. I wonder if this belonged to the X? Oh well! Mine now dear! Sorry. I just have to remember to bring the CD to work so Brian can enjoy the coolness too. Hmmm I wonder where my Smears CD is? I'm now in a chick punk mood!! LOL

What? Did you think I'm actually going to post about guys? Yeah right! My "Love Life" as of lately consists of my daughter, my hobbies and my friends. That's been enough for me. I kind of like it this way....for now. :-) I think I'll wait before I even start thinking about the opposite sex.

Okay well I think I'm going to lay down for a bit. My head is starting to hurt again. GRR just when I thought I was getting better my body starts reminding me that it isn't over yet.

XOXOXO
Lesley

Socks that Rock!

Yes! I have a skein of that! I hadn't gotten around to posting it on Ravelry but I did last night FINALLY Wound it up! Christine Who was my first PRGE Pal back last fall sent it to me. Yeah Christine, I'm just now getting around to use it! I wish I was more skilled to do Monkey by Cookie A but sorry folks, I'm sticking with the basics on this one! After all it was my first skein of GOOD Sock yarn!
And LOOK!! I made a center pull ball using a fabulous hairbrush from Sym! She kept trying to take her brush though, the nut! LOL

Yeah that was taken with my camera phone. One day ya'll I will figure out this crap ass digi cam!
Ya'll have a goodun!!
XOXO
Lesley

Did you Knit in Public Saturday?

I did but it was after I finished deliverin pizzas around 1am. I went to a little all night bar and hung out with some folks. To prove that I was knitting here ya go!
My long lost sock and I had a blast.

That's Tom's friend Angie holding the sock.
My camera phone's night mode stinks. LOL

I hope everyone had an opportunity to knit in public! I had fun doin it!!! But You know me, I always knit in public. :-)
XOXO

Sym Art Friday (but posted on Saturday)

Sorry it is late ya'll!! This has been one of the craziest weeks ever!!!
Sym has been staying at a summer day camp. Friday was PJ day and they decorated a pillow case! What better way to show off her art but a pic of the artist holding the art herself?

I think it is too cute!!!
What do ya'll think?




Ya'll have a great weekend!! I can already feel the good vibes yall have been sending!! I've been knitting on a sock that I forgot about! LOL

Big hugs yall!!!
XOXOXO
Lesley

Where on earth is LesleyD?

MISSING: lesley

Was last seen trying to kick chuck norris

'What will you last be seen doing?' at QuizGalaxy.com

(Thanks Jenger!!)


Yeah that's where I've been!! Nah, I had to go to Maryland for work. It was a pleasant trip though. I did enjoy the hotel we stayed at and the food at the office. The flight back seemed like it took forever!!!! I was only gone a day but it felt like forever. I missed Sym. :-( And my bed :-( and my messy house :-(
Well maybe not the messy house. ;-) The Bonnaroo Ticket sold this morning for 212.00 which isn't too bad. I've got to overnight it tomorrow. I hope the winner has fun.
I'm still a little down about missing the show but I'm mostly over it. I think I may end up going off with sym that weekend maybe to some camp grounds. I really need the break.

On the needles was a sock, but I had to frog it. I think the yarn is cursed!!! (Tawny Tweed Salmon color.)I've frogged it 7 times!! Yes 7!!! The final straw was when I noticed that I wasn't decreasing both sides of the heel turn at the same rate (i'd decrease one side but forget to decrease after the instep stitches) Sighs, I think I'll use another yarn for sym's socks. This yarn is going into my "I'll knit with this another day" pile. Maybe the curse will wear off.

I'm also finishing up the third Dream Swatch head wrap for my co-worker.
I have to hit the restart button on the Stripper's Cash bag. I'm REALLY NOT feelin the whole duplicate stitching thing. Grrr.

In other news...
Things are changin on the home front. Pray for me. I can't go into detail but please keep me in your thoughts and send me good knitting vibes!!! I promise to post about it when I can.

Thanks for stopping by!!
XOXO

My First Pair of Grownup Socks!!!

Yes you read that right!! I've finished my first pair!!! Go Lesley!!
and without further a due here they are!!


Pattern: An Adapted one from the knitter's handy book of Patterns. I knit 20 rows of Rib and the rest stockinette
The Yarn: Tahki Cotton
The Needles: 4 size 5 Dpns
My Gauge: Uhm I'm bad about gettin exact gauge. It seems that it is 7 sts to the inch.
My Thoughts: I liked the way the socks turned out, however I do not like knitting socks with this yarn. I struggled to keep tension especially when I went from one needle to another. (Yes there are ladders in some places.) I've run into this prob with Knit Picks Shine also. That mercerized cotton is a hard act to deal with. Also They are a little small. I didn't make the foot long enough so they don't fit quite right.
Lessons Learned:
Tahki Cotton & Lesley knitting socks with it don't mix
Just because you are getting low on the yarn that shouldn't stop you from knitting it to the right size.

Okay so that's my first pair of socks. Woo-Hoo!!!
Next type of sock pattern I will attempt is Toe up socks via magic loop method. I think I'd like that better. That way I can try them on as I knit!

Thanks for stopping by ya'll!!
XOXOXO

Ps. I REALLY wish Ravelry was ready for me! I'm on their waiting list twice now! Someone invite me please!!!!! I'm dying to try it!!!!

My Weekend!!! Long blog, very little pics

Well guys, I thought I'd share my weekend with ya'll! It has been a fun one that involved alcohol, knitting, cupcakes, and work. Not all at one time mind you but those are just 4 words to kind of give you an insight as to what happens when you mix the 4 over 3 days. Cool huh? I'm gonna break this blog up. I'll post my Saturday for ya'll tomorrow!!!


Friday... Sapphire Martinis, Crawfish, Bloody Beers, Kareokee, and Hashbrowns with Cheese :)
The original plan was to go to my friend Tara's house for dinner for a nice kid free night. That plan changed. Ended up Tara and her boyfriend REALLY NEEDED a nice night of worry free love making. So I didn't want to be a 3rd wheel to that you know.
So what is a knitter with a baby sitter to do when her original plans change and she is short on cash? Go with the flow!!!!!
I got a call from my friend A and we met up at Applebee's. A bought me a couple of Sapphire Dirty Martinis (Yum!) and some nice conversation. A left to go on with his plans for the evening and told me that he may holler at me to see if I wanted to meet up later on my Knitter's night out. So he left, I broke out my knitting and proceeded to a bloody beer. he he he
My friend Leslie texted me wanting to hang out but she had to pay homage to the hubby first. LOL (You know how that goes married ladies!) So I texted her back saying take her time because I'm all about not causing chaos in marriages.
So I chatted with some regulars, drank my beer then all of a sudden I get a phone call from my adopted brother Josh (I adopted him as my bro not my parents!).
"Hey Les," he said. "Laura was called in to work. I have 6 pounds of crawfish and 3 pounds of shrimp and no one to help me eat them. You want to come over?"
Okay folks, I NEVER pass up Josh's Cajun cooking. Unless there is a DAMN good reason (which would be, no car, inescapable plans with family members or I'm in the hospital for something). Josh had impeccable timing!!! I was awaiting my gal Leslie and needed to kill time and I was hungry and light on cash
"Damn right I'm coming over! I'll be there in 15-20 minutes!" I told him.
So I booked it to his house. Helped him clean up because his mom was coming over too and his wife would have had a fit if she knew Josh didn't clean up before his mom arrived (Raise your hand if you can relate!) This weekend was the Schaffer Eye Center Crawfish boil and I was too broke to go. I'm DAMN glad I didn't because their crawfish doesn't touch Josh's!!! It ROCKED My world!! I hadn't hung out with his mom in so long either. She is super cool and I felt like I was family hanging with them. That's the reason I adopted Josh!! Leslie texted me after we where done shucking and stuffing and I was winding down.
I gave hugs to Josh and his mom and many many thanks and left to go visit my gal Leslie. We hung out at a pub in Southside. I've got her hooked on bloody beers!!!!
She's my first friend to actually start drinking those things! Everyone turns their noses up to them. When I arrived at the pub she was carrying her beer glass in one hand and a shot glass of bloody mary mix in the other. he he he.
We chatted outside on their patio and watched the crazy crawfish boil crowd stumble around. We laughed and had serious conversations too. Leslie and I are crazy like that! We always have a good time just talking.
While chillin with Leslie, A texted me wanting to meet up again. Leslie ALWAYS has SOMEONE texting or calling her when we are together and for the FIRST TIME EVER it was I who had someone trying to get in touch with me. Talk about karma. We hung out till MIDNIGHT at the pub. She paid both of our tabs cause she is soooooo sweet like that!!! Usually we'll get together at my place and I'll buy us some beer so she said this time it was her treat. Good friends and conversation ROCK, I love my friends!!!!
I was buzzed and determined not to go home until I was DAMN Good and ready. I told A where I was and that I was thinking about heading to this little Kareokee bar to watch rednecks make a fool of themselves (usually I'm up there with them but I had a sore throat.) He was game too. So we met up there. He actually had all his buddies from the party there too!! A's friends were hilarious. They were all tore up!! I got a bit more buzzed too!!! A even got up there and sang!! He has such a deep voice that he nearly blew the speakers! All your bass belong to A! I'm brain farting on the song he sang with his buds. It will come to me later. Check back for an update.
It was getting around 2:30 in the AM and the bar was ready to shut down for the night.Still determined to stay out until 4 (although A and his buds were goin to crash back at the party house), I decided that now was a fabulous time to sober up. Right next to the Kareokee bar is a Waffle House so my ass parked it there until 4 AM drinking coffee and the best damn hash browns and cheese. My entertainment? OH folks you know I find something to entertain me when I'm out and about! I had my sock that I was working on, the crazy folks that work in the Awful Waffle and the customers, one I had to threaten with a dpn to leave my chair alone. What's with men wanting to take women's chairs anyways? I left my knitting there marking MY SPOT and the dude wanted my chair anyways! What a F***ing Jerk! Yo but I stood my ground and continued sipping on my coffee and water and knitting on my sock. I reaquainted myself with a server there that I hadn't seen in a while. His name was Bobby and he is a groovie guy. He even let me take his pic with my sock! How Yarn Harlot fabulous is that? AND he even drew me a dragon fly!!! I Love Dragon Flies!!! AND!! AND!!! He shared his dark secret with me... He Crochets!!! I kid you not!!


(Yes folks! That is the Second sock of the Pair!!!!)


Then I went home and crashed out. Tom was sick so he didn't go to work. I'm glad I had a night out. I would hate to have gotten the flu from him. I definately DONT need that!

What a Friday night huh?
Thanks for reading!!!
XOXOX

Finally the prize & Other Sock Related Ramblings

Sorry guys! I was supposed to post this pic Monday and Pick out a winner of my blog contest but things have been rather crazy at chateau Lesley. I couldn't do it yesterday for two reasons. One, darling hubby dear has been dominating the comp at home trying his best to tweak his myspace(current version check back for finished product). He's not finished but it is going to kick ass when he is finished. Two, I hate tuesdays. So what is a girl to do? Knit socks. LOL
Thank you for the comments for the contest! I've loved all your tips!! So guess what! You all Qualify for the prize!!! Yay!! Sym will draw your name out of my hippie hat tonight. (Don't worry I'll take pics of my angel for you!) So I guess you maybe wondering what the prize is huh? Well it is a hand made recycled item by yours truely! Yep I'm crafty like that!!! It is a table top straight needle holder and it is sock themed!!! Here it is!! It is almost finished, I just have to laminate it so I had to take a pic of it before hand to show you its glory!!


I finished 1 of the socks for my friend Micky but it ended up being a bit on the small side and I ran out of the mysterious yarn. However I figured out what it was Carron's Simply Soft Black. It actually made a very nice and warm sock. Now all I have to do is make a trip to the Evil Empire Wally World and buy some more. I've not really been in the mood for this trip. It isn't quite payday yet. LOL I decided to give them to the ole Darlin Hubby kins because I told him I would knit him some when I first learned how. Besides, I think Micky has a bigger foot and DH really needs a thick pair of socks. Micky will get a hat once the sock bug has subsided. Plus he is out of town so I've got plenty of time to work on it! Blah ha ha!
I have started on another pair though. They are for me this time!!! I'm using Tahki Yarns Cotton Classic Color with size 5 dpns. The pattern is pretty much the same as Dh's socks. Here it is

I've finished the heel flap next I have to pick up stitches and turn the heel. Not bad for starting yesterday at 6 pm huh? Hopefully I'll finish it tonight and then I'll start the second sock (maybe finish?) This is all after Sym draws a winner first. All in due time! :-) So I've got to get back to work. I leave ya'll with a pic of my pirate princess. LOL
XOXOXO
Lesley

Living in the land of socks.....Oh My!

I feel like I haven't posted in forever but it has only been 3 days! LOL

I've been so into the whole sock knitting thing ya'll! Brooke and I met for Stitches'n Brews on Sunday. She couldn't believe that I was finishing up a sock within an hour and that I was knitting a sock on size 7 DPNs and Cascade (yes it was a pixie sock)! She and I both were under some dillusion that all socks must be knit on size 1's or 0's but after some reading that isn't always true. I think the sock bug bit her while we were hanging. LOL I've missed hanging out with her. We are so much alike that it is scary folks! Our moms were both born in the same month and same year, we were both in colorguard in highschool, we romped the same grounds in our highschool years but never met, just to name a few. Wild huh?

She's been crazy busy in and out of town the past 2 months. I can relate! Is it just me or does spring seem to bring out the bee in all of us? (you know busy as a bee? okay if I'm the only one that got that leave me a comment about it)
My bed every night has turned into a yarn bed. I'm constantly pulling out various stash yarns, swatching a little bit of them and trying to determine if I can knit a sock out of it or not. I didn't realize how many yarns I have that are knit with size 10 needles! I digress, it's time to go DPN shopping again. LOL

I've decided to knit my Applebee pal Micky a pair of socks for his birthday which is Monday. (Don't you just love how I wait till the last minute?)He's been helping me save money by buying me drinks for the past year. LOL Not to mention that I do not know how his foot size. OH why Lesley why! So I grabbed out my handy dandy book (that I had to knock the dust off last night) called "The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns".
It covers just about any guage or size. I'm working on a nice pair of black socks which I have no idea what yarn this is either.
**looks down and writes on To-Do list "MUST GET YARN STASH ORGANIZED!!!"**




Tell you what. I think a contest is in order. I've never had one before on my blog but hey what the hell. So here it is....
Sock knitting...
Who ever can send me a good pattern for socks that use size 9 DPNs will win something super cool!! I'll post a pic of the prize later tonight.
The contest ends on Monday because you know I hate tuesdays.
LOL
Ya'll Rock!!!
XOXOXO

Sock Glory!!

Finally I get around to taking pics and posting them! LOL
I have knitted 3 socks so far in Cascade 220 with size 7 dpns in the Socks101 trainer sock pattern.
Here's all 3


The first one I attempted was pretty off. LOL I didn't understand knitting into the back of the loop, I screwed up my round count and well I got this itty bitty screwed up looking thing. Here's a bit of a close up.


The second one came out MUCH better. However it was not to the pattern specs again. I knitted a couple of extra rounds here and there but the heel turn looks alot better! I did the knit into the back of the loop thing on it. I do like it better than the first.


The third sock was knit Wednesday night. I didn't knit in to the back of the loop on at the heel turn and I know why you have to now! There are holes all along where I picked up the stitches and that's Okay I guess. Lesson learned. This one was knit to the specs of the pattern to the T except the knit into the back thing.


I like knitting socks. All 3 socks took be around an hour each. They are small that's the reason. LOL I am going to continue this journey into the land of socks so that I can further my skills as a zen knitter. LOL
What do you think? Think I'm getting the hang of it? I sure do!
XOXOXOXO

Socks!!!

Yes I'm knitting socks!!!! (I heard ya'll say Finally!) LOL
I've taken on the trainer sock pattern from Knitty's Sock knitting 101 and by jove I think I've got it!!! I'll post a pic in a bit. I'm trying to get ready for work but I wanted to fill ya'll in on my knitting. LOL I knitted 2 of the trainer socks. The first one looked horrible and the second one looked incredible!!! I'm kicking ass and soon I'll have some socks to wear while doing it!
toodles ya'll!! I hope you all had a Happy Easter Weekend!!
XOXOXO