tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16412721883850943692024-03-12T22:24:17.535-05:00Knitting Giraffeleahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-33332120803322047042011-05-10T15:02:00.000-05:002011-05-10T15:02:37.447-05:00Hard to imagine!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i>Dreams</i><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Some dreams </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>You’ve always wished for</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Worked for </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Hoped for</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Never a certainty</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>But always a part of you.</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Some dreams </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Sneak up on you</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Change your direction</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Fill you with new excitement </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Provide a new outlook</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>New goals</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>New hope</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>And some dreams </i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>You never know you had</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>They come true</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>And all you can do</i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Is praise God!</i></div><br />
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</div> Sitting in my office today amazed that I've almost finished my first year as a professor!! I love my job! (it has its moments of course) I'm thankful!<br />
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Here is some knitting (I'm so far behind posting, but these have pictures)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plain socks in Trekking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Temptest (from knitty)--Love!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-34629785807940624362011-04-02T12:15:00.000-05:002011-04-02T12:15:15.218-05:00Jaywalker Socks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These socks took me forever to knit. I was over them way before they were done, and I think they were what caused me to lose my sock knitting mojo! Today in the sunshine, they look happy and I'll forgive them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfxzEUjDwVuxSyxykfRrUpsp-v9d9sb35SvAmWSd0IjSxjwkkkdBzWyn7JkG0JYZKIDmd0fUC76fZ3tZvlVdUNgNaZ_U1jGvOXFJWS4PPGaw45LLLzCrgtALLcvFjpcqTk8QNvUCJA6Gp/s320/CIMG2938.JPG" width="320" /></div> I'll let go of the fact that I knit almost a whole sock in the 84 stitch pattern thinking surely that will be big enough only to find out I was WRONG. So up to 92 stitches around, which just seems wrong on so many levels. 92 stitches? Seriously?! But I'll let that go, and be proud of how well the yarn works with this pattern and realize it was worth it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pattern: Jaywalker Socks by Grumperina<br />
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Sock yarn in Amethyst Stripe</td></tr>
</tbody></table>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-16762518223784885952011-03-24T14:54:00.015-05:002011-03-24T14:54:00.126-05:00Spring Break Project #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another before and after type post! (I do have knitting to show you too, but that may be another day) Knox's litter box fits perfectly in the unused fireplace in our bedroom, but it has been a bit of an eye sore, especially because it what you see when you walk up the stairs. I thought a fireplace screen would help! (Mom and Dad found this at an estate sale for $7.50! Talk about a bargain!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9bEYZjMfMDlZo4bMHnpj6078hyphenhyphenTElVeUvZgASccwOyah7AqSq-aZS9sOxYK8_ZRnoUlCx4X-fXch1Rg0H4jDmZ_HJIwJEgBIZ_mHtKvtc1sglaiK6llz3tIKRKQwQFfcCmoIyjqDWTkc/s320/CIMG2932.JPG" width="320" /></div> But you can see through it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Looks good to me!"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-53877745656641340662011-03-23T14:53:00.000-05:002011-03-23T14:53:45.915-05:00Spring Break Project #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy6XIzjRgNh6UkWZamC3eDwSTgjVeD7WGapgiMbSr97cSsObwtjrF3s0fBKOA7YVHlAFqgu0E7JCjstIc0A3k6W3CfFWeCI8755sIco9JhQlsstmYcF4ru21x8StfltE80z8mFF-0JzBL/s1600/CIMG2931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy6XIzjRgNh6UkWZamC3eDwSTgjVeD7WGapgiMbSr97cSsObwtjrF3s0fBKOA7YVHlAFqgu0E7JCjstIc0A3k6W3CfFWeCI8755sIco9JhQlsstmYcF4ru21x8StfltE80z8mFF-0JzBL/s320/CIMG2931.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> This spring break has been full of getting some much needed projects done. Here is another piece that needed a little revamping for the new house. Two cans of spray paint later and I'm happy! <br />
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</tbody></table>I love this little arrangement. I got it in Baton Rouge and it was perfect to add a little soft touch to a rather drab apartment. I looked good in my new house until I found the perfect rug for the entry way. Then it clashed! and every time I walked by my eye screamed something was off. I thought I would have to replace it, and then I realized it had a foam center, so I decided to swap some flowers and ribbons instead. <br />
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</tbody></table>My dear mom helped me pick flowers out and then I went to work! (Now my mom is amazing with flowers, and has always made stuff for me....including all my wedding pics) I've watched and helped her, but never tried on my own. So this time I tried on my own, knowing I could run to her for help if I made a disaster. I'm quite pleased with myself and feel like the colors work so much better now!<br />
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<ul><li>12 projects (socks, gloves, baby items, a sweater)</li>
<li>with 12 stash yarns</li>
<li> 12 months</li>
</ul>First of all, I find it scary that I have that much yarn, but this will help to reduce things. The goal is one a month (since that seems logical). I don't think it will be all my knitting either, but it will be a considerable amount.<br />
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And just so you know.....1 project is done (some plain socks) I'll show you a picture in a future post! So are you trying to knit down your stash too? leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-17525942958622954192011-01-17T20:30:00.000-06:002011-01-17T20:30:47.127-06:00My gauge swatch LIED!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I've started <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring08/PATTtempest.html">Tempest</a>, a fun cardigan with some Christmas yarn (thanks Mom and Amber!) My last sweater came out too big (more on that another day) so I dutifully worked a gauge swatch (a full 4in by 4in mind you). Of course I didn't get gauge....so I went up 2 needle sizes and made ANOTHER gauge swatch. I was still a little under so I went up a size. I measured and remeasured! I talked it over with another trusted knitter. I was set!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaz08MjsqIoPcTSE8MlDhOGGmaBWViy-zrHKnfql9R9dFZroM9nGCCr1WJLAGDRuayE3DGVitGNd71yJVYmROZc7Prs7rWIB90wNcU1ZQ7FIV_ZolBujBhHBbcawJS2UovKN4r5MLvY5o/s320/CIMG2912.JPG" width="320" /></div> Everything seemed fine, but then it started to seem a little long....I kept trying to convince myself it was okay. So after I finished the back I blocked it and measured.....way WAY too BIG!!! It will be pretty when it is the right size and thankfully I found out after doing the back! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eacCYpXCX2as30KJt2WnKVfsIx3QLiA3BIp_B3-kEtHIuoVtJtmXbOCqEvYJ043NNIWrbacjD_AkurYCcHLUlsbTbMdvv6PHkcRw0nrOlsVcXadId3irMHmePFwnksqH72kDs22dvhl6/s1600/CIMG2913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eacCYpXCX2as30KJt2WnKVfsIx3QLiA3BIp_B3-kEtHIuoVtJtmXbOCqEvYJ043NNIWrbacjD_AkurYCcHLUlsbTbMdvv6PHkcRw0nrOlsVcXadId3irMHmePFwnksqH72kDs22dvhl6/s320/CIMG2913.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> So with all that planning why oh why did this happen? I measured the finished garment and my gauge didn't match the swatch! I don't know if I changed? or if the weight of the bigger garment changed it somehow?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSo0oFPnwt8D_q3P-DzvwyrQYFEpEkR7lQdOZOd5GhdUvFdgADPv_KYdYX1U3hW9MMfCDjBbJ-Vfxfw9_rWAzb4426hd64WWJqkahd50Iom_ty2bsVfXRahuV7tdDQM_ET8M5zbwhb5-X/s1600/CIMG2914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSo0oFPnwt8D_q3P-DzvwyrQYFEpEkR7lQdOZOd5GhdUvFdgADPv_KYdYX1U3hW9MMfCDjBbJ-Vfxfw9_rWAzb4426hd64WWJqkahd50Iom_ty2bsVfXRahuV7tdDQM_ET8M5zbwhb5-X/s320/CIMG2914.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I'm going back to the smaller needles (same size) and going to see what happens. Since planning didn't do me any good we're going to wing it. leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-59991746204859634622010-09-28T19:34:00.000-05:002010-09-28T19:34:23.924-05:00Test Knit!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm so excited to be able to share this pattern with you that I just test knit for </span><a href="http://selectswoolandflax.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Robin</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">! Plus it is free on ravelry </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alma-ella-shawl"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3WY_NAzCir_QOAkFLygE4ErhgF6B569KcLMFrrAxEhNgg2_1p-350Kvlxbyovd8OdXfzTXn3BdEHgE6rS8P7vHFEDKHz95wrbjmzGqfewUASa3tY32A2lfCAzBXQVzmZ1uP_7WXOg6yL/s1600/CIMG2869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3WY_NAzCir_QOAkFLygE4ErhgF6B569KcLMFrrAxEhNgg2_1p-350Kvlxbyovd8OdXfzTXn3BdEHgE6rS8P7vHFEDKHz95wrbjmzGqfewUASa3tY32A2lfCAzBXQVzmZ1uP_7WXOg6yL/s320/CIMG2869.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What an enjoyable knit! A perfect shawl for someone wanting to try out lace! Most rows are plain knitting with an occasional patterned row. I think this pattern would work well with almost any yarn (solid, multi-colored, even handspun!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmNxYxjyrIEOb5OI-CJ6rty7bVuSESVZiv8zhjpbaCz2Z5IJO2YHLY_gS_pK9VcuiN-5ortIc1r5rRPOgqkybGPEBAX7mO3Flp0_h9fUezf12A6jzzz9xehjs3P80Te-OpFeJxtC3A-g7/s1600/CIMG2872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmNxYxjyrIEOb5OI-CJ6rty7bVuSESVZiv8zhjpbaCz2Z5IJO2YHLY_gS_pK9VcuiN-5ortIc1r5rRPOgqkybGPEBAX7mO3Flp0_h9fUezf12A6jzzz9xehjs3P80Te-OpFeJxtC3A-g7/s320/CIMG2872.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The details in this pattern are wonderful. Follow the directions closely and the edges will look wonderful. I especially like the details in the edging that prevent the shawl from rolling.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Foc-J4jHothOIDQh9pg22hMOMIId2AWXG-TiF5Z-nL1f8FQaVDd5p0s9aQgCDcvWw7EIS6fpCvuWIjcI6zTf9i4jmsvEGRf7ldof2ZR7KYZsYcRi5suJV5-BD2EB0MXGhu95echOrdh/s1600/CIMG2879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31Foc-J4jHothOIDQh9pg22hMOMIId2AWXG-TiF5Z-nL1f8FQaVDd5p0s9aQgCDcvWw7EIS6fpCvuWIjcI6zTf9i4jmsvEGRf7ldof2ZR7KYZsYcRi5suJV5-BD2EB0MXGhu95echOrdh/s320/CIMG2879.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used the option B decreases (I tried to take a close up to show what that looked like!) There was a noticeable difference in the color of the two skeins of yarn I was using, so I did the modification listed in the pattern to account for this. I can tell where I switched skeins, but it works in the pattern and just looks like a design element.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pFfQniXcOKybVcu7Hal8p4QeDcWaTg2Glj0ThaaDUmN92o8ocEBtbHFgdr-ytT2p0P5ir1r1_fHJA6owCEiuDV4cwFk7Ooox8lXfblHiIL7iilGWF976X_uKB9nDFO5csGV0kkFoqczb/s1600/CIMG2870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pFfQniXcOKybVcu7Hal8p4QeDcWaTg2Glj0ThaaDUmN92o8ocEBtbHFgdr-ytT2p0P5ir1r1_fHJA6owCEiuDV4cwFk7Ooox8lXfblHiIL7iilGWF976X_uKB9nDFO5csGV0kkFoqczb/s320/CIMG2870.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This was an interesting construction as well because it was knit from the edge to the center of the top. This makes the pattern go really fast at the end! As for the cast on….I ran out of yarn for a long tail cast on and finished the last 20 stitches or so with a knitted cast on and can’t tell a difference)</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 1em !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Happy Knitting!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwB-cuBqgSLGXEVMb9uQdPCvQk2dbfOcf6iMqbq1UuuMquwFSO6KUsNqmEzzssPO8JTEFyGco8ag_bVKoLfvWKEDu_rRHKhINcST57knEifzuXMAXSklZBnD7F8-OD8of1jQPg7P4sbj0/s1600/CIMG2874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwB-cuBqgSLGXEVMb9uQdPCvQk2dbfOcf6iMqbq1UuuMquwFSO6KUsNqmEzzssPO8JTEFyGco8ag_bVKoLfvWKEDu_rRHKhINcST57knEifzuXMAXSklZBnD7F8-OD8of1jQPg7P4sbj0/s320/CIMG2874.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used US 6 needles and lovely yarn from the Plucky Knitter 80% Merino/10% Cashmere/ 10% Nylon in the color way "Far and Away" (under 2 skeins!) (sent to me from Robin.....Thank you again!!! Does she know me or what?) </span>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-29176895206463849012010-08-12T16:08:00.002-05:002010-08-12T16:21:57.857-05:00New beginnings!I think I'm finally ready to re-enter my blog world again. As you know, I haven't been really blogging for a year. (I had a degree to finish and a job to find and wanted no excuses and fewer distractions) I have missed my dear friends that I met here! Now I've struggled with coming back.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEOZa3vI-sKXmxbm6Y1K0K1mY-JomEw_hyvbkYcuEUHH6dwtxHYKnWBr0mBEaRffcf6CEdzS0O-DrJBScA2YCFrz0EcBCpd3bfRGIZA7H-t7H7ONuDh6Y231u37zUzKbyrhKq2aJiPFRs/s320/CIMG2672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504633841468386706" /></div><div>I've changed in the last year. I find it hard to describe, but I have grown and changed so much in the last year that I've struggled with what to do here. I want to keep it "my place" and want to feel comfortable being me (whoever that is). So here I am!</div><div><br /></div><div>I successfully defended my dissertation and graduated (all praise to God!) I'm very thankful to have a tenure-track job (and DH has part-time teaching too), even close to home and back in Kansas! God made the decisions very clear and we are thankful for His faithfulness. Our prayer now if for a tenure-track job for DH as well. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XGgC80o5eireXEEl2ZznBVDNfC89jiDE4-WXKVAGg1kcCu9HjpYnmZFn7T-xo9d6PP4UerNrjbQqDMNUHufG09PUEMDdEEETukut3GC5Bw74RQcG8XMbumienA890nRMJJv9iYRS-K_y/s1600/CIMG2683.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XGgC80o5eireXEEl2ZznBVDNfC89jiDE4-WXKVAGg1kcCu9HjpYnmZFn7T-xo9d6PP4UerNrjbQqDMNUHufG09PUEMDdEEETukut3GC5Bw74RQcG8XMbumienA890nRMJJv9iYRS-K_y/s320/CIMG2683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504633855940711218" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XGgC80o5eireXEEl2ZznBVDNfC89jiDE4-WXKVAGg1kcCu9HjpYnmZFn7T-xo9d6PP4UerNrjbQqDMNUHufG09PUEMDdEEETukut3GC5Bw74RQcG8XMbumienA890nRMJJv9iYRS-K_y/s1600/CIMG2683.JPG"></a>Knox if finally adjusting (after a month!) Just in the last week she has found her toys and enjoyed playing in a bigger home! <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXIBbiRo2H-JPVzLjQz2oE3dri2cqtM7nvhrZZW5lxoU95tN4li9rlqiGAr9_NJwIK0Filjom5ajyZMZ9wLQilyWpAJq9WwS0G9BTgjsWYfoBlUq8US0pMyXC950TYIjh85qATEhXph8a/s320/CIMG2691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504633861095141890" /></div></div></div><div>I have missed my knitting friends greatly, but have found where the local knitters meet and am going for the first time tonight! I must admit....I'm nervous....wondering if they will like me....like my knitting.....I know it will all be fine and I'm just being silly! So here goes....I have my project and am ready to go!</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-43648748116166590062010-01-20T09:07:00.003-06:002010-01-20T09:19:41.472-06:00Dropping back in!<div>Did you think I had forgotten about you? Of course not. Unfortunately there are priorities in my life right now that keep putting the blog on hold....you know finding a job! Thank you for your prayers on the job search front, please keep praying for clear direction!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the numbers:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. 140 jobs applied for!</div><div>2. waiting, waiting, waiting</div><div>3. 14 interviews done (phone or 30 minute type ones at a conference)</div><div>4. more waiting</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm just waiting to see if I get invited to an on campus interview, plus according to everyone it is still really early in the process. Again I really appreciate all your prayers! This has been a time when I've learned to trust God in a bigger way. I trust Him for peace in a decision, I trust Him to work to find jobs for both me and DH!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLoxFZ4cA6cy9aTd7oQfmgnKoibC1B1dKUBWZHf9gsKNmHNULlpYKemeWKOfsjURWYAQMlp6XE-zbYLiFoWquLm2v-g5rTAQdBQfDzaPhfhWcZ9PmZEXvjhFXfJw6taFtWnMAhMpWlh87/s1600-h/CIMG2482.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLoxFZ4cA6cy9aTd7oQfmgnKoibC1B1dKUBWZHf9gsKNmHNULlpYKemeWKOfsjURWYAQMlp6XE-zbYLiFoWquLm2v-g5rTAQdBQfDzaPhfhWcZ9PmZEXvjhFXfJw6taFtWnMAhMpWlh87/s320/CIMG2482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428839464180681698" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLoxFZ4cA6cy9aTd7oQfmgnKoibC1B1dKUBWZHf9gsKNmHNULlpYKemeWKOfsjURWYAQMlp6XE-zbYLiFoWquLm2v-g5rTAQdBQfDzaPhfhWcZ9PmZEXvjhFXfJw6taFtWnMAhMpWlh87/s1600-h/CIMG2482.JPG"></a>(this is with some of my handspun!)</div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLoxFZ4cA6cy9aTd7oQfmgnKoibC1B1dKUBWZHf9gsKNmHNULlpYKemeWKOfsjURWYAQMlp6XE-zbYLiFoWquLm2v-g5rTAQdBQfDzaPhfhWcZ9PmZEXvjhFXfJw6taFtWnMAhMpWlh87/s1600-h/CIMG2482.JPG"></a>Okay, lots of knitting has been happening too! It is a great stress relief! I'm just going to show pictures, so hop on over to ravelry if you want to see full details (or leave me a comment and I will try to get back with you)</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rLMiQx81YVB5NLJyxEUO72PqfmkP-2gXGga3tHR5Nx1yYGdbVw3vOp1_KoOWqa2IHFOufWgTzz0AGd5dfvcqQQbJZz9ZDuK0Dlbt_BZlDrRLQnqAbO4MAcxuYWTy0-fYHMIaI7osFPYY/s1600-h/CIMG2499.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rLMiQx81YVB5NLJyxEUO72PqfmkP-2gXGga3tHR5Nx1yYGdbVw3vOp1_KoOWqa2IHFOufWgTzz0AGd5dfvcqQQbJZz9ZDuK0Dlbt_BZlDrRLQnqAbO4MAcxuYWTy0-fYHMIaI7osFPYY/s320/CIMG2499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428839456393687650" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rLMiQx81YVB5NLJyxEUO72PqfmkP-2gXGga3tHR5Nx1yYGdbVw3vOp1_KoOWqa2IHFOufWgTzz0AGd5dfvcqQQbJZz9ZDuK0Dlbt_BZlDrRLQnqAbO4MAcxuYWTy0-fYHMIaI7osFPYY/s1600-h/CIMG2499.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0LZJr779M3RD7UJruppk2NtJbObI0X_9V2JPIFZeEuMfncgrCpWfPzOio1-AOwfxwzyqfz_fctCgy9QL0FchifQVAbHBX_voMPD7MaXIuoN9-jJiGzX02hWcm5Pme_gja36ZSezO-CkJ/s1600-h/CIMG2500.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0LZJr779M3RD7UJruppk2NtJbObI0X_9V2JPIFZeEuMfncgrCpWfPzOio1-AOwfxwzyqfz_fctCgy9QL0FchifQVAbHBX_voMPD7MaXIuoN9-jJiGzX02hWcm5Pme_gja36ZSezO-CkJ/s320/CIMG2500.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428839445966371666" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0LZJr779M3RD7UJruppk2NtJbObI0X_9V2JPIFZeEuMfncgrCpWfPzOio1-AOwfxwzyqfz_fctCgy9QL0FchifQVAbHBX_voMPD7MaXIuoN9-jJiGzX02hWcm5Pme_gja36ZSezO-CkJ/s1600-h/CIMG2500.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYHOgxPERCReSdA95vUQ7j_3rUQoxRCsUxjVcQjq8UaLH7-lZjiaMCHJLJWXlS87sYOvZceOtD_ZC_3t0ENPC6UtuDv58VBmrTQfx5DsKtzM9d9d6WjKcfSiZvKPRClauNhf_Y6GYjM43/s1600-h/CIMG2501.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYHOgxPERCReSdA95vUQ7j_3rUQoxRCsUxjVcQjq8UaLH7-lZjiaMCHJLJWXlS87sYOvZceOtD_ZC_3t0ENPC6UtuDv58VBmrTQfx5DsKtzM9d9d6WjKcfSiZvKPRClauNhf_Y6GYjM43/s320/CIMG2501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428839435582079906" /></a></div></div></div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-7109295755078913432009-09-28T19:23:00.002-05:002009-09-28T19:29:32.369-05:00Baby Blanket #2....Done!<div>This blanket was actually done well before the other! I've discovered that I really do prefer crocheting baby blankets. I think in the future I will stick to that, unless it is for that cute giraffe blanket I just posted about yesterday! :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxINHN0UQ02VaWwfK-ANjfvkv2qAW1XD0PWwF1mdRtZ94ljeCfd4_0HXZwfEu2wcQdvU7yhyphenhyphenPs0U_laYkek5WO3n1_k-r6xYYcvcEMdWY0bnjAR25benl6JXXfE6x_lWZ8jBF7K5bu0X_7/s1600-h/CIMG2475.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxINHN0UQ02VaWwfK-ANjfvkv2qAW1XD0PWwF1mdRtZ94ljeCfd4_0HXZwfEu2wcQdvU7yhyphenhyphenPs0U_laYkek5WO3n1_k-r6xYYcvcEMdWY0bnjAR25benl6JXXfE6x_lWZ8jBF7K5bu0X_7/s320/CIMG2475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386678532855001426" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxINHN0UQ02VaWwfK-ANjfvkv2qAW1XD0PWwF1mdRtZ94ljeCfd4_0HXZwfEu2wcQdvU7yhyphenhyphenPs0U_laYkek5WO3n1_k-r6xYYcvcEMdWY0bnjAR25benl6JXXfE6x_lWZ8jBF7K5bu0X_7/s1600-h/CIMG2475.JPG"></a>Pattern: Snuggle Up by Terry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kimbrough</span></div><div>Yarn: Pound of Love</div><div>Hook: I</div><div>Mods: None (all her patterns are well written) I think this just might be my favorite blanket pattern to make. When I picked the pattern and yarn I didn't know if it would be a boy or girl (though looking at the finished product, I'm glad it is going to a little girl....it would have been okay for a boy....others on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ravelry</span> have changed the border a little bit if it is for a boy and that works well too IMHO)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmg006jsrlXqC0K6bBk9qcw44RBwU70KtkTNGVdjwIyYOZuacIY1Ii015vtAB1Lh_uLPSvT-XYM2wGwWWGeqFWcb8Lrfq-YKAhU_SE7ko-xIMv2lbIwAEiI0L0Gc6UTNI8SJ7-C767fKCa/s1600-h/CIMG2474.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmg006jsrlXqC0K6bBk9qcw44RBwU70KtkTNGVdjwIyYOZuacIY1Ii015vtAB1Lh_uLPSvT-XYM2wGwWWGeqFWcb8Lrfq-YKAhU_SE7ko-xIMv2lbIwAEiI0L0Gc6UTNI8SJ7-C767fKCa/s320/CIMG2474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386678521028355714" /></a></div></div><div>I'm almost ready to send some packages off for these bundles of joy....almost! :)</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-66418401397066131612009-09-27T20:21:00.004-05:002009-09-27T20:27:00.416-05:00Giraffe Baby Blanket<div>I got this really sweet email from Linda of <a href="http://www.littlepiggypatterns.com/">Little Piggy Patterns</a> alerting me to a giraffe blanket she has for sale! and you all know how I love a good giraffe pattern, so I had to share with you all (and everyone who finds my blog looking for giraffe patterns....and there are quite a few)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0XSUtQzc7LogeTZLqltuyXNW407l0AKnutFPjpV1ydgd-2jt4SwPzkNGO1xLWCmjxJhEJvwDVxlqwiU5uDcGYQ64X5vKA8S6nc2Cm4T7ut_iqoJT5ts9B6brT-Hyo-3VFCgIU8uTGjg0/s1600-h/Jacks+Giraffes+(Small).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0XSUtQzc7LogeTZLqltuyXNW407l0AKnutFPjpV1ydgd-2jt4SwPzkNGO1xLWCmjxJhEJvwDVxlqwiU5uDcGYQ64X5vKA8S6nc2Cm4T7ut_iqoJT5ts9B6brT-Hyo-3VFCgIU8uTGjg0/s320/Jacks+Giraffes+(Small).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386322699912540738" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0XSUtQzc7LogeTZLqltuyXNW407l0AKnutFPjpV1ydgd-2jt4SwPzkNGO1xLWCmjxJhEJvwDVxlqwiU5uDcGYQ64X5vKA8S6nc2Cm4T7ut_iqoJT5ts9B6brT-Hyo-3VFCgIU8uTGjg0/s1600-h/Jacks+Giraffes+(Small).jpg"></a>Too bad I've already finished the blankets on my to do list, but I think I may have to make it soon for my "hope chest." I'll be adding a link on the sidebar, but couldn't help highlighting such an adorable pattern!<br /><div><br /></div></div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-92174072078318909202009-09-25T15:48:00.002-05:002009-09-25T16:01:20.591-05:00Baby Blanket #1....Done!<div>This blanket is ready to go off to its new owner! I really liked the pattern, but knitting a blanket is not for the faint of heart! Thank you for cheering me on the finish line.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI01WXqaNJcqQfrPc9KFzgVsiGdBwpPH97Rr9QNuwWUe1T191Jna94Iq_K8FEfhyfaXePKmjXreS2gBFKmWXv2p12eykJ_s_X7QtiCpCZhjI1vkbvB31ywDd-BUxPw3tadV6AaaevrekI/s1600-h/CIMG2473.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI01WXqaNJcqQfrPc9KFzgVsiGdBwpPH97Rr9QNuwWUe1T191Jna94Iq_K8FEfhyfaXePKmjXreS2gBFKmWXv2p12eykJ_s_X7QtiCpCZhjI1vkbvB31ywDd-BUxPw3tadV6AaaevrekI/s320/CIMG2473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385510163854805746" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pattern: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bernat-baby-coordinates-chunky-cables-blanket" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: underline; background-color: rgb(194, 235, 177); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bernat</span> Baby Coordinates Chunky Cables Blanket</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bernat</span> Design Studio</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yarn: Pound of Love, antique white</div><div style="text-align: center;">Needles: US 10</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mods: None...I did 6 repeats. It wasn't as long as the pattern suggested, but I thought it was pretty square. I probably should have done 7, but you live and learn!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0faOEnnbSaHWoRP6ZuS6ElIXYAYjqWjhSJM5OVi9B1j3Lx4lE2oalZ44vPBkqzhEqLhPvSD17R3XUafr41c79BEsIcI18g1oJL7lEhPc_XIKDKGH-0Th5YUetFIVUN4Fr0PFIEsOf4ph-/s1600-h/CIMG2472.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0faOEnnbSaHWoRP6ZuS6ElIXYAYjqWjhSJM5OVi9B1j3Lx4lE2oalZ44vPBkqzhEqLhPvSD17R3XUafr41c79BEsIcI18g1oJL7lEhPc_XIKDKGH-0Th5YUetFIVUN4Fr0PFIEsOf4ph-/s1600-h/CIMG2472.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0faOEnnbSaHWoRP6ZuS6ElIXYAYjqWjhSJM5OVi9B1j3Lx4lE2oalZ44vPBkqzhEqLhPvSD17R3XUafr41c79BEsIcI18g1oJL7lEhPc_XIKDKGH-0Th5YUetFIVUN4Fr0PFIEsOf4ph-/s320/CIMG2472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385510150773128050" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Sorry the blog has grown so quiet....being on the job market and finishing a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">phd</span> sometimes just doesn't leave me much time, or in the mood, to be a good blogger. I do have a couple more things to show you in the near future, so don't worry!</span></div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-73633730454895864682009-09-14T14:49:00.004-05:002009-09-14T14:54:32.117-05:00An old FO, but a new scarf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boy last week felt intense? why? not really sure, but now I feel better. Had my virtual meeting with my advisor this morning (it went well---thanks for asking) and now my stress level feels better. (Not to say that I don't have a lot to do for next weeks meeting, but this afternoon I'm enjoying the relief!) Now on to knitting/crocheting:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This scarf I finished right before I left for Scotland (yep...way back in July) and it didn't get blocked until a few weeks ago....I'm afraid it doesn't realize how much I love it.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzApjuOMkJPI36vFZaUauQQxbI4xxKGHqoezPE_gFOGGmRoT7DK1phNSqKjeE-mqZMWal9fZg47pH9jTORzR8yT-sEtqg0UgHcJZnu1dPKaAASIzCNinQnVSmxi3Y9UFdZScMvIS-1a-z/s1600-h/CIMG2462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzApjuOMkJPI36vFZaUauQQxbI4xxKGHqoezPE_gFOGGmRoT7DK1phNSqKjeE-mqZMWal9fZg47pH9jTORzR8yT-sEtqg0UgHcJZnu1dPKaAASIzCNinQnVSmxi3Y9UFdZScMvIS-1a-z/s320/CIMG2462.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pattern: Scaruffle (from Knitter's Book of Yarn)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yarn: discontinued Alpaga yarn (100 % alpaca in a sport weight) from my grandma :) not sure how much because I used some partial balls, maybe 100g?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Needles: US 4 and 10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mods: None.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really liked the construction of this....the increases are really only on one row and those well placed increases and larger needles creates the ruffle effect. (okay a few short row too, but nothing major) It isn't a large scarf, but a nice little ruffle to peak out of a coat....so light and fun....now I have to decide if I need a matching hat of some sort? I have the yarn....hmmm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Baby Blanket update: The crocheted one is done....just need to weave in end and block! The knitted (cabled one) coming along! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ps-the formatting is way off.....oh blogger....what am I going to do with you!</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-66822574684832105462009-09-11T10:18:00.000-05:002009-09-11T10:18:03.258-05:00More blanketsThanks for all your encouragement to keep going on blanket #1. In the process I started blanket #2 (I needed something that felt faster) It will be done in no time!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KcueWCI7vJDYVG13mi1dxa_lfP_YTuk5PEEQ4H0NlMcSUlt_gnszkKOmvJ5BpCTc6sQ1tG_OljYhleRE8rAUSsR71jxUfudZTAN4AQg54Qn0bznVpuHciJ2FHYt5u8vc2DyPYgc_rYGV/s1600-h/CIMG2464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KcueWCI7vJDYVG13mi1dxa_lfP_YTuk5PEEQ4H0NlMcSUlt_gnszkKOmvJ5BpCTc6sQ1tG_OljYhleRE8rAUSsR71jxUfudZTAN4AQg54Qn0bznVpuHciJ2FHYt5u8vc2DyPYgc_rYGV/s320/CIMG2464.JPG" /></a></div>This picture is a day or two old and now I have less than 3 rows on the border left! So hopefully this weekend it will be done. This has been a fun project (and it has nice little scallops on the border that I find really sweet, can't wait to finish and show you those) and it is nice having some natural "guide posts." When you get the center done....I feel like I've made tons of progress, then just the border. Then I know I only have 12 more rounds to go vs my current knitting pattern.....go until 36 inches then you are done. Maybe that is why I like knitting socks? Do the leg...yeah....heel....yeah...gusset....yeah...foot....yeah....toes (or reverse) but those little achievements motivate me. I always think I can do the next little step.leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-46231787151961429572009-09-10T09:06:00.000-05:002009-09-10T09:06:04.697-05:00Take two!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Woohoo! Pictures loaded! So today is just a WIP progress report! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Baby Blanket: Coming along nicely, but a little slow going....16 inches as of this morning. I've been mainly knitting on it in the morning which explains the slowness, but I get tired of it too so I have done other knitting at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnSIh0JGGDlwy5Ofg9SwvsR2oH3-L8Td1WPrrKkqQgH-J_hjrerNsnMJjPSD1YIfaoo8lsZGvUnHCZzf8y1WPj7BY1Hjiyjv0M1E-nI_2L-QGFlzje2eaWJZhAOCmhmJT0xfgUhxee5ns/s1600-h/CIMG2461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnSIh0JGGDlwy5Ofg9SwvsR2oH3-L8Td1WPrrKkqQgH-J_hjrerNsnMJjPSD1YIfaoo8lsZGvUnHCZzf8y1WPj7BY1Hjiyjv0M1E-nI_2L-QGFlzje2eaWJZhAOCmhmJT0xfgUhxee5ns/s320/CIMG2461.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">and the first sock is done! I'm so happy with it! It sits of my "legs" awaiting its mate for a final picture (and for me to admire as I walk by)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCU2qM8YxTgIn-8j6qog6wLAkLFvVfaN2m8wD9k3pNJD-DDMBsj-jILVWKC5sVSRNwQORA9W6wlbflG0VP937U2FKLNnu6A8CFbqA_oLvE8SXgjbpIibsFqwrdh2P2s4hlALutzxayHx8u/s1600-h/CIMG2467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCU2qM8YxTgIn-8j6qog6wLAkLFvVfaN2m8wD9k3pNJD-DDMBsj-jILVWKC5sVSRNwQORA9W6wlbflG0VP937U2FKLNnu6A8CFbqA_oLvE8SXgjbpIibsFqwrdh2P2s4hlALutzxayHx8u/s320/CIMG2467.JPG" /></a></div>I do have some other projects to talk about, but they will have to wait for tomorrow. Lots of math to do (which is going well) but I need to sort some of it out....ie get off the computer :) Have a super day!<br />
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ps...the new blogger formatting thing doesn't have my spell check button....oh no what will I do? Please excuse the mispellings and if you know where the button is in the new format please let me know! Thanks!leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-85627555153778451232009-09-09T09:33:00.000-05:002009-09-09T09:33:33.606-05:00photo issuesI finally got some pics ready to show you and sat down to post and blogger isn't liking my pictures! grrrr! I will try again later! Just wanted you to know I tried and really want to share with you all!leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-56882527252452115362009-08-31T09:27:00.002-05:002009-08-31T09:32:16.692-05:00Yarn diet!Remember how I said I was going on a yarn diet after my trip to Scotland? (except for baby yarn....because there is none in the stash and there are babies to knit for) So I needed to share how well I'm doing. I almost cheated.....did you catch the almost? Saturday night, after a blissful day of spinning, I saw <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wollemeise</span> available at The Loopy Ewe. People go crazy for this yarn (sock yarn) absolutely crazy and I saw 13 colorways available.....they always sell out within a few hours.....if they last that long. I almost gave in.....but I have no guilt and am happy to report I have no <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wollemeise</span>. I don't know if it would live up to the hype, but the diet is going strong at the moment! Just thought you should know. :)leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-92088363573119676772009-08-28T15:21:00.002-05:002009-08-28T15:27:42.401-05:00Of course...<div>....I'm knitting socks too! Can I ever not have a pair of socks on the needles? This is another pattern from Wendy Johnson's "Socks From the Toe Up." Love this book, if I haven't mentioned that before. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGMqVyLpQJ8wk65L8pOSbYypVB1Pn7SWduLS1CBKTDvGdCnSBZYlb54-x-_aTlDdJAKy4j0QwJnfF2gkBHljzQlFCFL9PbN6_pi0KZc2P_4xOGYZpceQtmAQvmiDKtJ7XjyFEAaLDUMMX/s1600-h/CIMG2407.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGMqVyLpQJ8wk65L8pOSbYypVB1Pn7SWduLS1CBKTDvGdCnSBZYlb54-x-_aTlDdJAKy4j0QwJnfF2gkBHljzQlFCFL9PbN6_pi0KZc2P_4xOGYZpceQtmAQvmiDKtJ7XjyFEAaLDUMMX/s320/CIMG2407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375112664308974802" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGMqVyLpQJ8wk65L8pOSbYypVB1Pn7SWduLS1CBKTDvGdCnSBZYlb54-x-_aTlDdJAKy4j0QwJnfF2gkBHljzQlFCFL9PbN6_pi0KZc2P_4xOGYZpceQtmAQvmiDKtJ7XjyFEAaLDUMMX/s1600-h/CIMG2407.JPG"></a>So far so good. Not the fastest pattern out there with cables and twisted stitches and all, but I'm loving these socks! and they have a heel flap! Yep! there it is!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHC7531h75zAL2cz5KFjNXzqRCXxUXE40mRqrMRABQaCCYZLRqSS2tkeeOM8KnaNxWyixOHF0AElrqRZ7Oy7MK9nekPiPAx-Rn-RmFD-pDRIq6Sjz2dLBYf5S2ujhoDiRt75Er9Wi2aCUv/s1600-h/CIMG2409.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHC7531h75zAL2cz5KFjNXzqRCXxUXE40mRqrMRABQaCCYZLRqSS2tkeeOM8KnaNxWyixOHF0AElrqRZ7Oy7MK9nekPiPAx-Rn-RmFD-pDRIq6Sjz2dLBYf5S2ujhoDiRt75Er9Wi2aCUv/s320/CIMG2409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375112656098376082" /></a></div></div><div>A very different construction compared with top down heel flaps, but ends up the same! I just trusted Wendy and followed the directions to a t and they worked. I'm going to pay attention on the next sock to see how to modify it to be a deeper flap...me and my big feet prefer that...but I think that shouldn't be too hard! Enjoy the weekend! I'm off for some spinning fun Saturday and relaxing!</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-2741984280654305312009-08-27T09:18:00.002-05:002009-08-27T09:24:30.242-05:00More baby knitting!<div>I'm not quite sure why school has seemed so stressful this week. It isn't like I'm taking tons of classes or teaching, but my routine has changed. I do best with a routine, I need it, it makes me happy. I'm still sorting out my routine right now. I guess it doesn't help that parking is crazy (no one is skipping classes yet....it will settle down in a couple of weeks)!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrKzxo6YoWwqHxh1EEGjVmyTH9y4zBftPLKm1TaN2Ic9i8IscldAJmgGZM-F7UjGVX2BigusktRwzqJ_b-InWeKt9z_Fg1Syd_paTu96AWpXTSJ5V-DvxRuYzk158qV_hRACWGMChh23U/s1600-h/CIMG2406.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrKzxo6YoWwqHxh1EEGjVmyTH9y4zBftPLKm1TaN2Ic9i8IscldAJmgGZM-F7UjGVX2BigusktRwzqJ_b-InWeKt9z_Fg1Syd_paTu96AWpXTSJ5V-DvxRuYzk158qV_hRACWGMChh23U/s320/CIMG2406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374648072854800530" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrKzxo6YoWwqHxh1EEGjVmyTH9y4zBftPLKm1TaN2Ic9i8IscldAJmgGZM-F7UjGVX2BigusktRwzqJ_b-InWeKt9z_Fg1Syd_paTu96AWpXTSJ5V-DvxRuYzk158qV_hRACWGMChh23U/s1600-h/CIMG2406.JPG"></a>Here is some cuteness from the weekend. Knox climbed into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DH's</span> old backpack....now a gym bag....it smells....she didn't mind. She slept most of the afternoon there....occasionally getting up, stretching, and repositioning!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIHN0d8cIxpqAJTMaLHpqtfsTIToOJHxN8pBcZR73OcaKos6NqeIgowCCacYgoefGflzGDxO6wfmfHtw8ffHaxki1f9xUpoMyij3Bfy-HjWuNBcVjdEvaR4ULKsziFGkY_OA12MXAmm6M/s1600-h/CIMG2410.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIHN0d8cIxpqAJTMaLHpqtfsTIToOJHxN8pBcZR73OcaKos6NqeIgowCCacYgoefGflzGDxO6wfmfHtw8ffHaxki1f9xUpoMyij3Bfy-HjWuNBcVjdEvaR4ULKsziFGkY_OA12MXAmm6M/s320/CIMG2410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374648066014219330" /></a></div></div><div>Here is my progress on the first baby blanket! I'm loving it, although it is slow going! I set up a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">rav</span> page if you want more details. Oh and in case you are interested....I made a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">web page</span> for myself last week (a necessity when going on the academic job market) you can view it <a href="http://www.math.lsu.edu/~leah">here</a> if you like! </div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-48375782507302666922009-08-25T08:19:00.004-05:002009-08-25T08:29:51.803-05:00Yikes it's been awhile!I didn't mean to disappear from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">blogland</span> again, but I am trying to get my priorities straight. You know, like why should I blog if I am not taking care of my family (cooking, cleaning) or so exhausted I don't want to go to Bible study let alone daily quiet time, or just out of check with the world I live in. <div><br /></div><div>But I think I've gotten some balance! Things are good at home and my new office at school! Math is progressing, so now the blogging. Don't worry I have been knitting...it is a must for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">relaxation</span>! I think I mentioned that I have some serious baby knitting to do (two maybe three different babies to knit for....not my own....just don't want rumors starting)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2iKL43Sn8ILPdNRLuCkygJ5ZYZuIeUSH3Ip6iD-JmYUnLesdmyeiT4_BdLPKgnmJsBvtfby6tyM6vhn0sFcvi-Z8XJ3prPgp72i-R100Cr1y99UFifdPvf8xQIGJKiNS8eGKnnVi0eej/s320/CIMG2411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373891607793801090" /></div><div>Pattern: Ribbed Baby Jacket by Debbie Bliss</div><div>Yarn: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cottonease</span> (1 skein!)</div><div>Needles: US 8</div><div>Mods: Well the ribbing is supposed to be a little longer (3 cm more) but I ran out of yarn and thought it looked fine shorter so I just called it done. I made a simple crochet loop for the button instead of a snap!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKfRHBmKzAon4iZB9FOhUql7ITvavH4o9KfH8YRXO_CM07ligPf5Mcqzrd3DuXJcZmCtx58_rvSWvrc_-8ybRBWGre4lFGa4bkaeJN4UFXKlhttWIiJqW8z0ya07IcJZaqbgi3pNMa6KW/s320/CIMG2412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373891592705902210" /></div><div>I don't know if this is going to a girl or boy....but I thought it was a fun gender neutral color. Not the standard green/yellow but not blue enough to have to be on a boy :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5R4cZS9BoPphKAm_7gPuSn4wOMnZ26sIGWTNNk3459Wdix0nRjsnCLzVm5yGP-xDAVIFjknlHP7teKNDYalx2RVMi80qkalUnOfA_lScKhDHMRE2HWvRXSKi4pLx4OqKJ-17IqpmVLgR/s320/CIMG2413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373891573952825474" /></div><div>and then the perfect button! This is going to a friend....she knows me so well and knows my love of giraffes so I thought it would make her smile!</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-51784997376806765082009-08-13T06:56:00.002-05:002009-08-13T07:07:38.867-05:00K1 Yarn Trunk show<div>While in Glasgow I had the great treat of visiting a trunk show at the local yarn store <a href="http://k1yarns.co.uk/">K1 Yarns</a>! The <a href="http://www.theknittinggoddess.co.uk/">knitting goddess</a> came to showcase her gorgeous hand dying!! She was a sweetie too! Needless to say....all my birthday money is gone....and I'm on a yarn diet! (Except for some baby knitting which there is no yarn in the stash to accommodate.....not for me, but some dear friends)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EmAsFlJyKzjwvw81ITa3ayfYeU7IMu7RfTdpCdVenE4aPPwGlFuqQxzq_FQbSrCUbuJ2DnxBl49Los9BW0_4yE4FRyDOW9au2_5w2o8rhn68q-WuqS-tJoF-w3Ov-3mkeAL3d0uPyzEg/s1600-h/CIMG2306.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EmAsFlJyKzjwvw81ITa3ayfYeU7IMu7RfTdpCdVenE4aPPwGlFuqQxzq_FQbSrCUbuJ2DnxBl49Los9BW0_4yE4FRyDOW9au2_5w2o8rhn68q-WuqS-tJoF-w3Ov-3mkeAL3d0uPyzEg/s320/CIMG2306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369416550664358082" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EmAsFlJyKzjwvw81ITa3ayfYeU7IMu7RfTdpCdVenE4aPPwGlFuqQxzq_FQbSrCUbuJ2DnxBl49Los9BW0_4yE4FRyDOW9au2_5w2o8rhn68q-WuqS-tJoF-w3Ov-3mkeAL3d0uPyzEg/s1600-h/CIMG2306.JPG"></a>100% silk, 4-ply....I think a heavy lace weight...700m....violets!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA744_E_iy-orV8eACyjG9rcP5-z15U1sfBJCfN9CHrz6IBXFBmzz0nat0P7Wz6G2Ey-YhLBxBsuH3BtsFq61ysQEFj_N_0fZLFKcxhzb1ps5mwpNvXssT6Fof-aIO9VapZYbUiO1kLdR/s1600-h/CIMG2307.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA744_E_iy-orV8eACyjG9rcP5-z15U1sfBJCfN9CHrz6IBXFBmzz0nat0P7Wz6G2Ey-YhLBxBsuH3BtsFq61ysQEFj_N_0fZLFKcxhzb1ps5mwpNvXssT6Fof-aIO9VapZYbUiO1kLdR/s320/CIMG2307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369416541716516162" /></a></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA744_E_iy-orV8eACyjG9rcP5-z15U1sfBJCfN9CHrz6IBXFBmzz0nat0P7Wz6G2Ey-YhLBxBsuH3BtsFq61ysQEFj_N_0fZLFKcxhzb1ps5mwpNvXssT6Fof-aIO9VapZYbUiO1kLdR/s1600-h/CIMG2307.JPG"></a>Sock yarn (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BFL</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">superwash</span>) in pinks!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheysHV27_u8IpNKKj9ZUa_sxjVV10fZcN0_xkJOdcBY1ysNY8By7-hU46dp_g-bSDuo6avhOfwx_ooiYyquq4a1dvw1oJVjnXLoGPPhyOiRPLlKj2Pe0kpJ7TK_d9zBSl67YD9x_5RWK9/s1600-h/CIMG2308.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheysHV27_u8IpNKKj9ZUa_sxjVV10fZcN0_xkJOdcBY1ysNY8By7-hU46dp_g-bSDuo6avhOfwx_ooiYyquq4a1dvw1oJVjnXLoGPPhyOiRPLlKj2Pe0kpJ7TK_d9zBSl67YD9x_5RWK9/s320/CIMG2308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369416531867569154" /></a></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheysHV27_u8IpNKKj9ZUa_sxjVV10fZcN0_xkJOdcBY1ysNY8By7-hU46dp_g-bSDuo6avhOfwx_ooiYyquq4a1dvw1oJVjnXLoGPPhyOiRPLlKj2Pe0kpJ7TK_d9zBSl67YD9x_5RWK9/s1600-h/CIMG2308.JPG"></a>Sock yarn (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">BFL</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">superwash</span>) in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sweetpea</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VzN45ovhD48UCKhcUQs6MV35Sjc8IzMg18o-AkpmJrafTWcyW1o85aIWDiQ9jgaW4J1wHjnpnWj9h2ot2gaErqEmWNJ56wzZY8hjVJlNb1VWWRCLrxuT9F7VKD9f2nEUvTr6OyjCGSFx/s1600-h/CIMG2309.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VzN45ovhD48UCKhcUQs6MV35Sjc8IzMg18o-AkpmJrafTWcyW1o85aIWDiQ9jgaW4J1wHjnpnWj9h2ot2gaErqEmWNJ56wzZY8hjVJlNb1VWWRCLrxuT9F7VKD9f2nEUvTr6OyjCGSFx/s320/CIMG2309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369416524766614482" /></a></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VzN45ovhD48UCKhcUQs6MV35Sjc8IzMg18o-AkpmJrafTWcyW1o85aIWDiQ9jgaW4J1wHjnpnWj9h2ot2gaErqEmWNJ56wzZY8hjVJlNb1VWWRCLrxuT9F7VKD9f2nEUvTr6OyjCGSFx/s1600-h/CIMG2309.JPG"></a>100% cashmere, 25g of lace weight, 350m, in Scottish Thistle! (a nice souvenir!)<br />and there is more to show you....not from the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">trunk show</span>, but regular merchandise from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">LYS</span>! :)</div><div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ps</span>-today I feel human! Jet lag is finally going away. Allergies are causing me a little problem, but I can deal with that! So now I need to get to work!<br /></div></div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-34739086207122226112009-08-10T06:36:00.004-05:002009-08-10T07:02:01.293-05:00No SSS Here!In math world "SSS" is a test to see if two triangles are congruent (could the be stacked on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">each other</span> and match up exactly). The SSS test says if the sides of two triangles measure the same then the triangles are congruent---Side-Side-Side.<div><br /></div><div>In knitting world "SSS" means Single Sock Syndrome. A condition where knitters only knit one sock and fail to complete the other sock in a timely fashion if at all! </div><div><br /></div><div>When I first started making socks I perceived this could be an area of weakness for me....and I knew the ever DH wouldn't be happy if he found out about it. And for the most part I have been disciplined and not let it happen.<br /><br />But then there was the one sock I completed on my last trip to Scotland....that has sat lonely! and there was another socks that I had just finished and wasn't too eager to start the second one. So then I had to decide what knitting to take on my 3 week trip. Socks sound perfect...I could start a brand new pair!!!! Instead I took the singletons and made their matches. It wasn't excited, but it does feel good to have them done and now I can start a new pair guilt free.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUBne_xLPLLvqvSFhFlxrwNpo78gLzmdM_zgODRYk7ZDdQnw_ZlAuuB1Pwp-vm1Jyn7FdwavmPkyIAfmutiWqU0nKs2YMYRuJ5y1HYJ2lYDS0y3fRWEwARBQHmffoWT5Y3k3dZcjPUS6V/s1600-h/CIMG2296.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUBne_xLPLLvqvSFhFlxrwNpo78gLzmdM_zgODRYk7ZDdQnw_ZlAuuB1Pwp-vm1Jyn7FdwavmPkyIAfmutiWqU0nKs2YMYRuJ5y1HYJ2lYDS0y3fRWEwARBQHmffoWT5Y3k3dZcjPUS6V/s320/CIMG2296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368297863885029890" /></a></div></div><div>Pattern: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Leyburn</span> by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mintyfresh</span> (Socks #5)</div><div>Yarn: Lorna's Laces</div><div>Needles: US 1's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">dpn</span></div><div>Time: Mid February-Mid August :)</div><div>Mods: Yep....used more stitches (I think I had 69 around the foot) Then I increased as directed for the leg....I could tell I had too many stitches so I cheated and decreased a few stitches mid leg....which looks weird when you aren't wearing the socks, but who looks at them then.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUBne_xLPLLvqvSFhFlxrwNpo78gLzmdM_zgODRYk7ZDdQnw_ZlAuuB1Pwp-vm1Jyn7FdwavmPkyIAfmutiWqU0nKs2YMYRuJ5y1HYJ2lYDS0y3fRWEwARBQHmffoWT5Y3k3dZcjPUS6V/s1600-h/CIMG2296.JPG"></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXkay1wjAathiv58pmjnnJ8i3wjzgovqeJxKgRHDMqzhsOUf5TNd5dIWGnmR9u6Mmg0YsoD_J-MhsQhZALKm5622qOd6SRZ4kTMfxKajpwmdWAIjQSOon0zZHGeuCyTIcWLNCOVff7-In/s320/CIMG2297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368297867513945394" /></div><div>I think part of the reason I had trouble finishing these is that they have short row heels and toes. They fit fine, but I don't enjoy making them that way. Now that I have Wendy Johnson's new book I know other ways and doubt I will do this construction again!</div><div><br /></div><div>So on to the other pair (Socks #10) They are actually a test knit...and I really like them! I feel safe to post about them because she wanted us to make <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">rav</span> project pages! This was the first time I had done a test knit and it went well. I'm not totally sure I'm willing to do it often....so many things I want to make, but occasionally I like to help out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wTDU6IPkJE6LsmEU6O-Biy3Jd2AnbkRzj5mZIIapO7qnaui3TcePCwqaNXmjjceC2eOzLoMiv480ve614EbzUbSCHbPzcVnykM96pTCNp__h0KFD6pkUDw1Y6G1F19YhvDyC8xk8TfIm/s320/CIMG2301.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368302240082992978" /></div><div>Pattern: Cloverleaf Cables (I'll link in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">rav</span> when the pattern becomes available)</div><div>Yarn: Opal that I got on my first Scotland trip</div><div>Needles: US 1.5 magic loop</div><div>Size: Medium</div><div>Mods: None. I'm not sure why I didn't want to start the second one either....not the fastest knit with the cables and all but I enjoyed it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9VOmCIPVwh6mzXYp38iRaWE60iTKgjlS_gI7dneuHd4GxlYZuHLGEbPfZwFc986g8Opyhyzf-9YbhGRtHgKQtvslRpYEGNpfvuqzP35DzbAqbm0xIAsiBowl1YBVASmyc1pxi3jSJWMN/s320/CIMG2303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368297879339615682" /></div><div>On a personal note...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Jetlag</span> and I are at war. I'm so thankful that when I fly east I'm okay....I have work and limited time....but flying west....oh my. For the day when I want to sleep at night time, wake at day time, not have a roaring headache!! You would think after several days I would be fine....maybe it is because I thrive on routine and have always had very regular sleep patterns....who knows, but I'm okay from 6 am-9 am. After that....it is a gamble. I'm going to try to work today (I tried Friday and fell asleep in the middle of it) and see how it goes.</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-77982620650781764352009-08-03T04:41:00.002-05:002009-08-03T04:51:11.260-05:00Bicycle Ride***warning: a little bit of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mathy</span> post, with no fiber content...sorry...soon normal content will return***<div><br /></div><div>So as I'm on the home stretch of visit #2 to Scotland (where my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">phd</span> advisor now lives) I get to enjoy a "bike ride!" Let me explain....</div><div><br /></div><div>In mathematics (and most academic disciplines) there is a genealogy of sorts. Your advisor is your parent so to speak. Their advisor your grandparent. Other students they advise your siblings. So I am blessed to have an awesome advisor who happens to be a woman! Not something I sought out, but cool none the less. But it goes further I also have a mathematical grandma! In a field very dominated by men in the past, I think this is rather cool! </div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday night my math mom told me the following about my mathematical grandma: She says when she proves something, she always stops and goes on a bike ride to enjoy the moment. She knows tomorrow there will be gaps to patch and new problems to solve, but she takes the time to savor the feeling of solving something with a bike ride. </div><div><br /></div><div>So at the end of this trip, I get a math bike ride! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Woohoo</span>! God has answered my prayers!</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641272188385094369.post-43317054542952616392009-07-26T10:41:00.002-05:002009-07-26T11:10:24.936-05:009 years!Dear Blog readers!<div><br /></div><div>I know I've been remiss in updating you of my Scotland adventures....much of which include math, which few, if any, of you would be interested in. I have knitting to share with you too, but that will have to wait for another day as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today I am overwhelmed with joy and emotion. Some of you I met last year when I told you "my story" (you can start reading it <a href="http://knittinggiraffe.blogspot.com/2008/07/contest-fo.html">here</a>) and it is one that still amazes me today. 9 years ago I was healed. 9 years ago, God heard my prayers and said my days were not over. 9 years ago I had brain surgery and God spared my life. I am thankful for each day. Thankful that I have another day to serve Him, another day to know Him more, another day to sing praises to Him! Thank you Lord for saving me! </div><div><br /></div><div>July 26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> is a day of great celebration in my life! I remember the first year (in Seattle at an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">REU</span>....math camp sort of thing), the second as a newlywed, another in Nebraska with friends at another math camp thing and this year in Scotland, going to a church that I wish I had subtitles for the sermon :) but never the less felt it was a time of praise and rejoicing.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year has been tough for me spiritually. I am not entirely sure why. 9 years ago, God became so real to me, my faith was tested and I clung to God with all I had. I knew that was my only chance. The last year God has been quiet to me and I have been discouraged in ways I couldn't have fathomed. I have realized that I wasn't clinging to Him like I had in that past and I earnestly desired to seek His face and be close to Him again and yet he felt so distant. I know He is faithful and in the last month I have been so encouraged. God has not abandoned me! I want to know Him. I don't want to be complacent in my faith or simply relive what God did years ago. (though it is a testimony I am so grateful to have) I want that closeness with Him always. I am so thankful God has made that possible!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for letting me share....I'm not convinced that my words have done justice to what is in my heart, but I trust you will see the truth. Leave me a comment about what God has or is doing in your life! We have much to rejoice about!</div><div><br /></div><div>Leah :)</div>leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276430993664466489noreply@blogger.com9