Make Me

Let's Blame Mary-Kay, Shall We?

I admit, the hat thing is getting out of hand.  The first step is admitting there's a problem right?  I'm supposed to be working on the World's Most Jacked Up Sock, but can't quite seem to get in the rythym.  Instead I forge ahead and make hats.  Perhaps because hats and scarves are the only thing I can make while watching movies without totally getting off track.  Besides, you don't need to carry a pattern when you're making a hat.  And it's too hot to sit around with a sweater on your lap.

Enough excuses?

A couple of weeks ago we all met at Heidi's for a Project Runway marathon and Mary-Kay (who is evil not just because she is moving far, far away, but because she twisted my arm and tortured me and MADE me do this) brought yarn she was trying to get rid of.  Me, being an absolute sucker for stray ends of yarn, I was forced to take this:

Which last night became this:

The yarn is all Karabella Aurora 8 - 100% merino irrestringibile (whatever that means).  Not only did I make a hat, but I fell in love with yet another yarn! 

You're a cruel woman, Mary-Kay.

Hall of Shame

I'm back from Arizona!  Yay!  I'm not cranky and complaining about the heat anymore!  I did have a great time, but the heat took it's toll. 

I'm looking through my photos and noticed I took some photos of my unfinished objects a while back.  There's a lot of them.  Mostly purses.

This one is crochet.  Didn't finish it mostly because I was struck with just how ugly it was once I got this far.  This is what happens when you get bags of yarn at the thrift.

Crochet:

I like this one.  I got the chenille yarn on eBay and this is how much purse it made.  It's really, really dense.  I wanted to do a loopy, swoopy edging and even bought really cool ribbon yarn, but then I learned to knit and really couldn't be bothered.

I don't know what this is.  I think it was going to be some kind of bag with pink beading.  More thrift yarn, I think.  Or maybe some cheap stuff I bought to practice knitting.

I made a bag similar to this as a present.  Liked it so much I wanted one for me.  Just can't seem to get the energy to complete it though.

I actually like this bag a lot, but haven't figured out what to do for the handles yet.  Also not sure what the lining will be like.

 

I finished this one on the way back from Vegas from when I didn't turn 40.  I think the handles are even done - I just don't know where they are.

 

Felted bag from Twilleys of Stamford yarn.  I felted the prescribed strap, but it looks dumb.  Can't find more yarn.  Mulling over alternatives.

 

Another bag I can't wait to carry.  But I don't know how I'm going to attach the handles just yet.  Also mulling.

Sad to say there are other incomplete bags in the Jerry Maguire pile of my knitting.  I guess I've got a rather rampant case of finish-itis.  Maybe I'm afraid to finish anything because of the mountain of projects to come that are waiting patiently in the wings.  Perhaps I should host a finishing party?

Hello from Arizona

I don't know if you know this, but Arizona is very hot in the summertime.  I mean really hot.  Like surface of the sun hot.  Not conducive to very much knitting.  Very conducive to great crankiness and much griping.  Still having a very good time with the family.

We're going to spend the afternoon by the pool and I'll remember to take my camera to post photos later on.  I'm using my cousin's computer so I won't be able to post them until I get back. 

Am almost finished with the Eyelet Chemise -just have the sleeves and the edging left to do.  I do about a row and a half on the cascade sock.  It's a difficult sock for me to read.  I've frogged it a couple of times but keep losing stitches.  You'll be amused to see the "pattern". 

Hopefully this afternoon we'll take a trip to Lush and I can get some nifty smelly yummy stuff.

Off to the pool!

I'm Off!

Off to Arizon-y!  Hopefully I won't melt!

We Have a Weiner!!

I have a problem and I need to go somewhere and get help because I somehow have managed to obtain 279 balls of yarn.  And this is after selling a big box of the stuff on eBay!

The lucky contest winner is Cristina who guessed 225.  She is now the proud owner of this

2 skeins of Lorna's Laces in Black Purl - a yummy combo of grey, purple, black and lilac.  Very pirate-y ARRRGHHH!  Congratulations!!!

Allena from StarKnits is next with 213.  She wins a custom made hat!! Yay!!

And in third place, winning a one-of-a-kind collage piece is Marisa who guessed 198!

Thanks for playing ya'll!!  I'll be in contact shortly to send out your winnings! I'm off to a 12-step program for yarnaholics....

Here It Goes Again

This is pretty cool - I had to share

Clock's A Tickin!

The blogiversary contest is quickly coming to a close!!  Guess the number of skeins, cones, hanks, yada yada I have in the stash and you could win 2 hanks of beautiful Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock yarn!  You have until midnight tonight!!! (that's PST time)

See My Falsies!

My friend Michelle and I met Josef, the rep from Smashbox last month at Ulta in La Jolla.  He is my NBF.  We had so much fun doing makeup and dishing famous people.  He's a makeup artist in LA and does photo shoots and LA Fashion Week. 

I have this firm belief that if you ever decide, spur of the moment, to have your makeup done at a department store counter, ALWAYS pick the man to do it.  I've noticed that women tend to make you look like themselves. 

So anyway, next time Josef came to town he told us to book the last appointment of the day so we could have more fun and play more!  The first time he gave me a smokey eye with black and white shadow that looked really cool.  This time I got a smokey eye with purple and green (my fave color combo and I didn't even tell him that).  I wanted a cat eye but he said my eye shape wasn't really suited for it.  Then he got crazy and asked if I wanted false eyelashes.  Wahoo! 

   

It's hard to take a picture of one's own eyes.  Most of them looked like I was drunk.  And gee, who knew my nose was that big?!!  The flash was necessary to see the lashes, but you can't see the beautiful shadow.  The lashes are about a half inch long at the ends and could create their own breeze!

The Renaissance Faire was fun.  We all looked quite lovely.  So much so we had a private photographer.  Great job, Wendy! 

Cristina, Heidi, Nancy and I. Don't we look like we're about to frolic or something? Heidi made her costume!  It looks gorgeous, does it not?  She also made Cristina's - there are half a million little ... pin tucks? ... around the skirt.  It looks fabulous.  Nancy and I tinkled together.  We both had bells on. I've got to make a new chemise - one that doesn't look like it's strangling me.

Here's me sitting like the delicate flower of a refined lady that I am.

BTW, there's just 3 days left on the contest - what's the number of my stash?  I counted it this weekend and I'm still a little shook up!

Red is the Color of....

I found this photo on my camera.  I think I saw it in a window out in South Park during one of their quarterly walkabouts.

I like the look of the store as well.  Too bad it was closed.

Also found these dishes somewhere on line. 

Doncha love it when you save stuff like this because you like it, but you don't save where it's from?  I know these were from the NYT Style section. Well, it's not like I can afford them, is it?

Merry Mayham

The knitting gang (we should come up with a super cool club name, huh?) is heading out to the San Diego Renaissance Faire tomorrow.  I shall be all wenched up.  I will try very hard not to be embarrased of my antiquated digital and provide some pictures.  (I have the Flintstone model - there's a little bird inside with a sharp beak and a slab of rock inside - VERY heavy!)

I like Ren faires and can't imagine why they seem geeky to the general public.  I always see something interesting at the San Bernadino faire. There's loincloth man, bondage freaks, really large women in really heavy costumes showing more than the legal limit of cleavage, creative codpieces, bellydancers and once, whilst running 'round the maypole I saw a mini orgy!  It's so educational - bring the kiddies, won't you?

I should make a new chemise, but I'll just wear my fake one.  No telling how the bodice is going to look with the new boobs.  I may not get nearly the amount of freebies.

Hey! Today's my blogiversary!!  Happy blogiversary to me!!!! Happy blogiversary to meeee!!!!!  Happy blogiversary to Make Me!!!!  Happy Blogiversary to meeeee!!!!

I promised a contest, didn't I?  There was supposed to be a photo but I forgot and I'm too lazy to do it now.  The contest is guess how many full skeins, cakes, hanks, balls of yarn I have in my stash and win!!!  Here's a picture of the stash from January this year.

Has it increased or decreased???....hmmm. Guess the correct number of skeins and WIN, WIN, WIN!!!

FIRST PRIZE:  Two skeins of Lorrna's Laces Shepherd Sock yarn!
SECOND PRIZE:  A nifty knit hat by yours truly!
THIRD PRIZE:  A handmade collage by yours truly!!

The contest is open until August 11, 2006, midnight, PST.  One vote per person please!