tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62907032011-04-21T15:50:08.537-04:00battling the forces of evil... and acrylic!alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.comBlogger891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-37284732642321271812007-03-27T21:54:00.000-04:002007-03-27T21:55:34.835-04:00

for anyone who still reads this blog (if there IS anyone)... i've moved!my new home! come visit me, i could really use some friends right now.

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1142315090781906372006-03-14T00:42:00.000-05:002006-03-14T00:44:50.796-05:00

dani and suzanne... i've got two issues with giving you pics of the little squirmy weasels. a, i have no photo resizing software, still! dani, any FREE recomendations? and 2, its very difficult getting pics of little ones curled up in the back of a dark kitty-den when i dont want to piss off mama with a flash... but we've come up with a name for mama!EOWYN. hehe. i had to get a LOTR

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1142228098565883692006-03-13T00:27:00.000-05:002006-03-13T00:34:58.576-05:00

not the human kind, no... not yet! the kitty kind :)i stopped into my local shelter to ask about fostering kittens. as many of you know, they frequently get nearly-newborn babies dropped off that need to be syringe-fed for the first few weeks, with 24-hour care, and i have LOTS of experience with that. the lady behind the desk practically JUMPED with joy... they had a girl in the back in labor

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1141935404542137312006-03-09T15:12:00.000-05:002006-03-09T15:16:44.556-05:00

in an effort to make new friends (and definatly keep the old!) i'm a participant in SEVERAL swaps going on at the moment :) the pirate booty swap, hosted by the lovely nipperknits!a candy swap, mariko's brainchildsockapaloooza (is that enough o's?)sp.... 7? i forget what number we're on!i'm too darn sick to hunt down and include links, i'm sure you all know where to find them.lets just hope i can

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1140413852674282432006-02-20T00:35:00.000-05:002006-02-20T00:37:32.686-05:00

... that i am safe and warm in my own house.in new jersey, a toppled gas tanker led to a neighborhood being evacuated, as gasoline spilled into the sewage system.in brooklyn a fire left several homeless tonight.in upstate new york and in maine, many entire towns are without lights and services wont be resumed until at as late as wednesday.all of these poor folks are taking shelter in the nearby

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1140410966725763372006-02-19T23:33:00.000-05:002006-02-25T21:30:18.866-05:00

my darling secret pal, i hope you dont think i've been neglecting you. i truly havent. i've actually been enjoying the trinkets you sent me a GREAT deal... perhaps a bit too much, as obviously i've neglected posting about the delightful things you sent me.the altered books... book? delightful! there's gonna be a used-book masacre soon.the old photos tucked in with the book? amazing! they'll be

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1140409999760810642006-02-19T23:22:00.000-05:002006-02-19T23:33:19.773-05:00

i'd love to say "well i havent been posting, cause i've been too busy knitting!"i could, but it wouldnt be true.ok so it WAS true for the first two or three days. i cast on with the opening ceremonies, i knit furiously through the first few events saturday and sunday... and then...i'm not even going to show you.picture cascade 220, green/teal color, two XO cables running up the front, some waist

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1139073846532586602006-02-04T12:13:00.000-05:002006-02-04T12:34:45.196-05:00

i've noticed that a lot of my recent comments are along the lines of "its good to see you blogging again!" well, its good to be back! and frankly, i didnt really think anyone had noticed my absence. well, let me tell you, its SO nice to see that some of you did. and i really appreciate it. that's one stellar way to help me get rid of the blah's!and marti, by the way, if i had a way to resize

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alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1138584811581085472006-01-29T20:20:00.000-05:002006-01-29T20:33:31.590-05:00

ever have one of those days where its just crud? its not a BAD day, there's no events that happened to particularly sour it. in fact, i had a fantastic weekend and today was my 'relax at home' day. but it just felt like crud. its only 8:30 and i feel like crawling into bed now and sleeping till next weekend. but if i do, it just means i'll wake up at 5am, feeling worse, and fall back asleep

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1138070935622105432006-01-23T21:46:00.000-05:002006-01-23T21:48:55.633-05:00

...The only reported election glitch occurred in Eastern Canada. At a polling station in New Glasgow, N.S., a man took off with a ballot box.Just after noon, the man ran into a polling station in the town's stadium and tried to grab two boxes. An election official snatched one, but the man made it out with the other one under his arm."The suspect actually went to the parking area, placed the box

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1137926404551148472006-01-22T05:35:00.000-05:002006-01-22T05:40:04.560-05:00

i'm having two listening issues that i'm hoping you folks can help me with.a. i got a beautiful pink Creative Zen Micro mp3 player for christmas. i LOVE it. but i hate the headphones that came with it. they wont stay in my ears, and the little foam things are useless and constantly falling off. what's your favorite ear-bud style headphones? i need new ones!b. podcasts HATE me. i thought i

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1137474251127958912006-01-16T23:53:00.000-05:002006-01-17T00:18:55.516-05:00

i just spent the last ten minutes doing that, before i realized... fuck it, just start writing.i've been a fool... i've joined a few -alongs that i SHOULD not have... but i'm doin' it anyway! jaywalker? i couldnt resist. the ABC-along? well, you already saw letter A, so my guilt is written all over my face. last but not least, i've joined stephanie's olympic challenge. what, am i MAD???i've

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1136883268198494132006-01-10T03:52:00.000-05:002006-01-10T03:58:51.353-05:00

when i saw that dani had received her SP7 match... i immediatly started checking my email. every 5 minutes. c'mon c'mon!edit: its 4am EST. i dont know what time zone our lovely hostess is in... (i know there's more than one host, she's just the one who emailed me to say matches were coming soon) but i'm pretty sure its not happening tonight. wanna bet i'm checking my email again before work

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1136784043502091382006-01-08T23:36:00.000-05:002006-01-09T00:43:42.096-05:00

i have officially joined the ABC-along (however, my sidebar doesnt recognize that... YET) and have been tardy with my FIRST post... this doesnt bode well. well... here, let me try to make it up to you. i'm sorry for the image sizes, i dont have any resizing software on my computer any more. anyone want to donate some?A is for...asher! my sweet little monster. he's commonly refered to as the

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1136712398623255442006-01-08T02:48:00.000-05:002006-01-08T04:26:40.256-05:00

its here! it's really here!!ok so perhaps that's undue excitement for what i'm about to post... but there's nothing i like better than the start of a new secret pal cycle. so without further ado, i present my OFFICIAL secret pal 7 questionaire... which shall be memorialized in a link on my sidebar. as soon as i remember how to. (any particularly blogger-savy folks want to help me make my blog

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1136528397172348552006-01-06T01:13:00.000-05:002006-01-06T01:19:57.186-05:00

i've been reluctant to make new years goals... because i'm pretty sure that spells disaster. but i'm going to give it a shot! i have only three, so they SHOULD be attainable.1. submit at least 3 designs to knitty or mag knits2. knit at least 3 sweaters by christmas, that gives me almost 4 months each3. ... i forgot number three already. figures, dont it. i'll come back to it laterin other

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1136417491469422082006-01-04T17:59:00.000-05:002006-01-04T18:31:31.523-05:00

thats not to say that i wont post on other days, too, but i've promised myself that wednesdays are GUARANTEED to be a blog-day.a few highlights you may have missed lately:* i actually made it, i KNIT presents for everyone on my list this year! i finally got realistic and decided that 5 sweaters, 7 scarves, and 4 pairs of lace socks wasnt going to happen. but 16 pairs of fuzzy feet COULD happen,

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1130376985555316252005-10-26T21:34:00.000-04:002005-10-26T21:36:25.566-04:00

just in time for halloween... here i am to surprise you with a post! (does anyone still read this thing? seriously, if there was a blog on my list that had been dead this long i would've deleted it LONG ago!)i'm still not "back" yet... my computer's completely inefectual. but i just wanted to drop a line... keep this thing active for a little longer. i'll be back for good soon, hopefully,

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1112843494680721392005-04-06T22:31:00.000-04:002005-04-06T23:11:34.686-04:00

ok, last set, i swear now!from my NEW local friend who i'll be meeting tomorrow (so excited!) rebecca,1. After reading on your blog that you never had a "date", what would be your dream date?? Time, place, activites, what you are wearing...I want to hear everything!ok if i went true 'dream date' it would involve an irish sunset, and a caribbean sunrise... so we're going to go SLIGHTLY more

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1112811667579318512005-04-06T14:07:00.000-04:002005-04-06T14:23:19.450-04:00

i want to go on a date.it should be one of those occasions where you're expected to dress up, but not TOO much. a 'little black dress' kind of night. with just the right hand-knit wrap over it ;) of course. where i get picked up at 7 and taken out to dinner, a restaurant with low lights and candles on the table. where he'd hold doors for me.would you believe i've never had a DATE.every man i've

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1112719430376532162005-04-05T12:27:00.000-04:002005-04-05T12:43:50.380-04:00

i believe this is the last set of questions for me to answer... if i've requested any others and forgotten about them, please forgive me!alice, these were a welcome distraction. thank you!1. Tell me at least three of the nicknames that go with Alice that people have come up with for you over your life? (alas alas its all ass alass and ally ally bowling ally were two of mine)due to a typo years

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1112507796338569722005-04-03T00:38:00.000-05:002005-04-03T00:56:36.340-05:00

i'll re-post the rules, just for a refresher.Here are the rules for this Blog-a-thon:I'll offer to interview the next how many ever people to respond to this post that will follow these rules:1. Leave me a comment saying "interview me."2. I will respond by asking you five questions here. They will be different questions than the ones above.3. You will update YOUR blog with the answers to the

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1112506660622993892005-04-02T21:11:00.000-05:002005-04-03T00:37:40.630-05:00

i'm going to break this evening's posting up into two parts. this section is answering OTHER people's questions... the next one will be asking my own questions of a couple of poor victi... err volunteers!from tina,1. You're stuck on an island...what three things would you want to have with you..?and not something to get off the imaginary islanda magical ipod, with every song EVER on it... and an

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1112084314114292772005-03-29T02:24:00.000-05:002005-03-29T03:18:34.116-05:00

i had a long post, thanking my sockapalooza buddy for my RADICAL socks and answering questions from tina... but blogger ate it!! so for now, you get a picture of the kitten. i'll come back and edit this post later, proper-like.oh, and anyone who wants to be questioned by me? last chance!! i'll be posting questions for you lovely folks tomorrow.

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1111449043640613932005-03-21T14:58:00.000-05:002005-03-21T20:40:10.200-05:00

(real post to appear later tonight or tomorrow, i'm playing the question game!)Here are the rules for this Blog-a-thon: I'll offer to interview the next how many ever people to respond to this post that will follow these rules:1. Leave me a comment saying "interview me."2. I will respond by asking you five questions here. They will be different questions than the ones above.3. You will update

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1111185390385735422005-03-18T17:21:00.000-05:002005-03-18T17:36:30.390-05:00

things are not great. but... i suppose they're looking up. i'm still a sniveling snot-nosed mess every now and then, but on rachael's advice, i've decided to just embrace it. if i want to cry every night, i'm GOING to!in terms of the situation with HIM, things have gotten much worse. for some reason everyone in the world seems to have regressed to about a 7th grade level these days. he's mad

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1110668369741646552005-03-12T17:56:00.000-05:002005-03-12T18:02:23.326-05:00

today was a perfect day to receive a package from my secret pal. i was DESPERATLY in need of that particular kind of pick-me-up. thank you thank you thank you!! the lovely surprise included:a beautiful bag2 balls of rowan... biggie print? i forgeta czech knitting magazineand a lovely card :)this is the first time i've ever held an actual ball of rowan yarns in my own to hands! whee!! and lucky

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1110525288171675282005-03-11T02:02:00.000-05:002005-03-11T02:14:48.173-05:00

he bought a cd for me the night before he broke up with me, The Killers. he knew i had been wanting it for a while, i wasnt feeling good, it was on sale at best buy... it was meant to be. i'm glad i got that out of him at the last minute, as it were.but i was getting to a point, wasnt i? i've had that cd in my car on constant shuffle since sunday. i'm so incredibly in love with it. and one

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1110264151985507942005-03-08T01:29:00.000-05:002005-03-08T01:42:31.986-05:00

same place, same hello same goodbye helps you get through beat-up insides.-alkaline trioladies and gentlemen, i have been dumped.not the kind of dumped where... you saw it coming and half expected it. you were going to say something yourself, but he got to it first.the kind of dumped where you thought everything was fantastic. you were talking about a future together just days before. you were

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1110047641095284442005-03-05T13:27:00.000-05:002005-03-05T13:34:01.096-05:00

first off, thank you Liz, from RAOK. she sent me a flower! a blue-mountain-cards flower. it definatly brightened my day :) aaaand it seems that at least for now, winter has indeed fucked off. i just got back from enjoying my lunch outside in the balmy 40-degree weather!second, thanks to the FANTASTIC advice of you lovely ladies, i'm making jennie not one but TWO items. first, belle paquita.

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1109948605703189722005-03-04T10:00:00.000-05:002005-03-04T10:03:25.706-05:00

dear winter,fuck off.i mean it, i'm through with you. stop calling, give me back my house key, and i DONT want to have lunch with you on my day off.dear everyone else,send flowers. before i shoot someone.(disclaimer: no sending of flowers is necessary... i'm just... in one of THOSE moods, ya know? i've still got the Ick, i havent had time 'alone' with the boyfriend in forever if you get what i

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1109888761663837602005-03-03T16:28:00.000-05:002005-03-03T17:26:01.706-05:00

first things first, i have big job news. but i'm not able to share it just YET, as nothing's official and i dont want to completely jinx myself. but soon... soon!in other news, i am in DEEP thought, and it's making my little head hurt.my darling jennie-bear, the reason i made it out of Northeastern University alive, is in desperate need of a hand-knitted item. except, she doesnt know it yet.

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1108931155936070162005-02-21T15:13:00.000-05:002005-02-20T15:27:30.430-05:00

i nicked this from elisa, even though i wasnt tagged! i'm a rebel :) see, i... NEVER get tagged for these things, cause i'm aparently not really a 'known' blogger (my own fault, of course) so i'll just tag myself for now! so here's my knitting quiz... thing.Do you knit using the English or Continental Method?quite honestly, i dont know which is which! i knit like... a knitter who crocheted first.

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1108930093975272822005-02-20T14:52:00.000-05:002005-02-20T15:08:13.976-05:00

there's something wrong with me, but... according to all my doctors, there's absolutely nothing wrong with me (other than being an un-healthy lazy person. hah) so i'm christening it the Ick. (non FDA-approved. or, whatever.)symptoms of the Ick:my apetite is SHIT. nothing seems appealing. putting cheese on pasta is a crazy day.i skip meals like nothing, cause i'm just not hungry. then i feel

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1108109804930098262005-02-11T03:06:00.000-05:002005-02-11T03:16:44.933-05:00

i've been dealing with the winter duldrums, i've got several projects going on but NONE of them are interesting to me. yeah, i keep working on them, but eh. i worked 4 or 5 rows on each of my traveling projects while hanging out at my boyfriend's practice today... not one of them could keep my attention for more than 10 minutes. traveling with me:Softy Wrapsilk garden sweater (my design)silk

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1107855219561600822005-02-08T04:17:00.000-05:002005-02-08T04:33:39.560-05:00

this whole broken finger thing has REALLY set me back. remind me never to do that again, kay? thanks. you know, i read lovely wonderful entries from bloggers like the boogie, colette, jenn, greta, rachael, cate, and rabbitch (just to name a few, dont feel bad if you're excluded, i'm tired!) and i wonder why i cant be as cool and interesting as them... i dont care if YOU girls think your lives

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1107425855601040272005-02-03T05:09:00.000-05:002005-02-03T05:17:35.600-05:00

so i'm 25 rows away from being DONE with my second clapotis, and i'm already thinking about what i want to make the next one with... i made my first one narrow and relatively short, as a scarf for my mom. i used some ebay cotton chenille, which was just right for the mama. i wanted something a bit more variegated and lightweight for my own, so i made a second with plymouth Encore. (i'll look

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1107146633341018752005-01-29T04:03:00.000-05:002005-01-30T23:43:53.340-05:00

i desperatly wanted to return to posting on a more regular basis, now that my houseguest is out of my hair (ick ick, enough on that). but well, i'm SICK now. ears and throat hurt, low-grade fever, and a SHIT apetite. the only thing i ate today was chicken and stars soup, the ULTIMATE comfort food. oh, and i broke my middle finger on my left hand yesterday (i'm a massage therapist, what was i

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1106223333539887472005-01-20T07:10:00.000-05:002005-01-20T07:15:33.540-05:00

bad pun, but i suppose it had to happen some time or another. http://februaryflowers.blogspot.com the official information has been emailed, the final member list has been posted, the buttons will be voted on tomorrow, and i'll update the pattern links tomorrow... cause it's 7am and i'm darn tired! oy, oy. oh, life rules. mommy's doing better, the boyfriend's the best, my friend dan from

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1105305255472035942005-01-09T16:07:00.000-05:002005-01-09T16:14:15.473-05:00

for not being around. life has been too damn good to me in the past week for me to feel guilty about ANYTHING. for those of you in the flower exchange - i'll be updating the page tomorrow night. one week left for enrollment! tell your friends :) http://FebruaryFlowers.blogspot.com i'll also be updating the links on THIS page soon, too. i'll be adding a februaryflowers link, hopefully with

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1104626608748719152005-01-01T19:37:00.000-05:002005-01-01T19:43:28.746-05:00

new years eve = great, like woah so far 2005's looking like it's going to kick ASS. oh, and i came home to find an email from Bonne Marie of ChicKnits, asking to join the flower exchange! would i be lying if i said i actually squealed a little? no, no i wouldnt. expect more later, but my goal for 2005 is to blog at LEAST 3x a week, if not daily. so... HAPPY NEW YEAR!

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1104393404593787852004-12-30T02:50:00.000-05:002004-12-30T02:56:44.593-05:00

i started writing a post a while ago, had computer problems, and saved it to a word file so i could post it later. i'll be damned if i know where i PUT that word-file, though! so some day, you'll get a lovely well-thought-out post. just, a little late for christmas. heh. i managed to give EVERY MEMBER of my family that was at my house on christmas morning a completed hand-knitted gift.

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1102331854943595492004-12-06T06:01:00.000-05:002004-12-06T06:21:43.986-05:00

first things first, THE NEW KNITTY IS LIVE! it's not linked yet as the homepage but if you follow winter04 it'll take you there. i'll be polite and wait until later in the day to share my opinions, until at least SOME of you have had a chance to look at it :) second things second, i've had a brainstorm! i emailed the fiberRAOK ring earlier today looking for the perfect cast off method for my

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1101725349356300792004-11-29T05:46:00.000-05:002004-11-29T05:49:09.356-05:00

can someone PLEASE tell me why some people have a neat little inobtrusive "blogger" bar at the top, and mine is freaking huge and covering my title? i cant handle it any more... in other news, i'm seriously re-evaluating my xmas list, with reference to the fact that there's like 26 knitting days left. my family is full of wonderful artistic people, and i'm sure almost all of them WOULD enjoy

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1101027280924536012004-11-21T03:32:00.000-05:002004-11-21T03:54:40.926-05:00

IF i were absolutely insane, and knit presents for everyone i would LIKE to give hand-knit gifts to, this would be what my list would look like. i'll be updating it throughout the next few weeks, HOPEFULLY checking at least a few items off of there. recipient - pattern/source - yarn family: mom - clapotis/knitty - mystery ebay cotton chenille, cream dad - irish hiking scarf - tahki donegal

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1101025922508713422004-11-21T03:21:00.000-05:002004-11-21T03:32:02.510-05:00

i find the ebb and flow of the blogging world quite amusing. it seems MANY of you folk are in a blogging-at-work, or at least, blogging-after-work pattern, because on week nights i generally come home to at LEAST 30 or 40 entries on my bloglines page. however on weekENDS, when i have all the time in the world to catch up, i come home to MAYBE 15-20 entries. i suppose that's because everyone

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1100679184616116512004-11-17T02:45:00.000-05:002004-11-17T03:13:04.616-05:00

has anyone else noticed that most of my posts are somewhere between the hours of 2 and 4am? is it really sad when you're still AWAKE when wendy is posting her pre-work 5am entries? all of this potential knitting time... and i'm sure i'll STILL be cutting it last-minute with the christmas presents. so i've got new rules! (side note: i'm incredibly lazy. i'd have links to the folks i speak of

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1100677411429005472004-11-17T02:27:00.000-05:002004-11-17T02:43:31.430-05:00

this post will get edited frequently, as i work on and hopefully, eventually, complete the list. and soon it will have its own honored place on my side bar! but for now, i give you the first stages of: 100 things about me: (this may get a little long winded. you've been warned.) 1. (we'll start with the basics) my name is Alice Glass 2. my middle name is NOT 'through the looking' but some may

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1100507092691039322004-11-15T03:18:00.000-05:002004-11-15T03:24:52.693-05:00

i am... SO frustrated. part of my Iro 26 problem was aleviated when the lovely Jen sent me 3 skeins. however... that only furthered my obsession. i only needed 2 of the skeins for the rest of the flower basket chunky shawl... so i started teaching myself entrelac. well... now i HAVE to make an entrelac wrap for my mom, so she and my aunt can match! so i found 7 skeins on ebay. decend price.

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1100419038880125952004-11-14T02:38:00.000-05:002004-11-14T03:00:47.560-05:00

my LYS is an ODD place. beautiful first-class yarns, super-cheesy novelty yarns, debbie bliss pattern books, VK, etc. however... they only have a FEW first-class yarns, they only recently started carrying interweave, and they've never heard of koigu, R2, or Knit 1. *i* introduced them to the wonders of knitty, recently! and as for finding books like "scarf style", "last minute gifts" or... Amy

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1100104944426040272004-11-10T11:39:00.000-05:002004-11-10T11:42:24.426-05:00

i still cant believe norma, THE norma reads my blog :) i suppose when i get the Harlot reading, thats when i know i've truly 100% arrived on the knit-blogging scene. haha. by the way, someone named saraha commented on one of my recent entries, and i wanted to reply, but i couldnt email her, as the whole blogger profile-linking system kind of stinks. oh, and because this "sahara" character

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1100103218973460952004-11-10T11:06:00.000-05:002004-11-10T11:13:38.973-05:00

Has anyone that reads this silly thing done the Apricot sweater from rebecca 27? i know... it's totaly wrong for my body type. i KNOW i shouldnt spend $. but holy hell, i just cant stop myself. the more people i see finishing it, the more i get to be like a jealous lover. (ike turner voice) hey baby, why you doin' that to me? flauntin' it in my face, that you're with all these other girls,

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1099560392098760372004-11-04T04:24:00.000-05:002004-11-04T04:26:32.096-05:00

here i am, at 4am, making campbels chicken and stars soup, in an attempt to calm my frayed nerves and my poor taco-bell-hating stomach. oh, and yes, i've been up until 4am or later every night for the past two weeks. my body does NOT deal well with stress and loss. in other news, though, i got a new tattoo today!! ::doing the new-tattoo-dance. yes, of COURSE there's a dance:: it's lovely, and

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1099465025586156542004-11-03T01:53:00.000-05:002004-11-03T01:57:05.586-05:00

i've tried to keep it to knitting. i've let in little bits of my personal life when those bits RELATE to my knitting life. i've tried to keep the political out. but i just cant. how. is. this. happening. but seriously, from what i see, we knit-bloggers are pretty uniformly kerry-oriented. out of ALL of my friends and acquaintences, i know one person who voted bush. i understand the

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1099129699657671902004-10-30T05:43:00.000-04:002004-10-30T05:48:19.656-04:00

all of you who are helping me on my search for Noro Iro c. 26, thank you SO MUCH. you have no idea how much i appreciate this. for some reason, long island just isnt a big knitting-type-place. all of the lys's around here are either of the craft-store-carrying-lion-brand variety, or... they carry kureyon, silk garden, and other various high-price goods packed into a closet-sized space. i wish

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1098999346729776852004-10-28T17:17:00.000-04:002004-10-28T17:35:46.730-04:00

i tried this on the RAOK mailing list, and unfortunatly (but not unexpectedly) i've gotten no response so far. so i figure i'll give it one last shot, and blog about it... i started a shawl for my aunt, who has been the best possible thing for me through all this... well, read down, you'll see what i mean. she likes bright and bold colors, and funky patterns so i thought it would be REALLY

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1098638426824901692004-10-24T13:17:00.000-04:002004-10-24T13:20:26.823-04:00

well, i'm sorry to follow that last post with this one. hell, i'd be sorry to follow ANY post with this one. but anyway. this is just an advisory. dont expect too much from me in the way of blogging for the next few days. for one, i start my new job tomorrow, AND i'm working a shift at my old job, AND... its going to be crazy. for two... well, there's no better way to say this. my

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1098518403825436682004-10-23T02:53:00.000-04:002004-10-23T04:00:03.826-04:00

i was getting SO much better about posting more regularly for a while there. and with actual knitting content, too! but this last week, life's just run off without me, and i'm still trying desperatly to catch up. so a few quick updates. a. being lonely still sucks, but my friends are all trying to hook me up with people. its kinda cute, heh. b. my apartment is finally starting to look like

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1098384989333919962004-10-21T14:54:00.000-04:002004-10-21T14:56:29.333-04:00

i just finished watching john stewart's apperance on crossfire... AGAIN. and i have an idea. what if we could get ALL the knitbloggers against bush to write in john stewart's name on the ballot? quite frankly, i think he would put the most thought into actually running this COUNTRY, not just... the 'presidency' as a job like that... i'm making no sense a knitting post later, i promise!

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097640458291673212004-10-13T01:02:00.000-04:002004-10-13T00:07:38.290-04:00

but i'm miserable. in like a thousand ways. but i'll just name the two most prominent. a. i'm sick. like everything aches, coughing, cant breathe, even my eyes hurt kind of sick. i thought it was just a cold until today, when my body decided otherwise. and as if to add insult to injury, i have my period too. that... blows. b. i'm lonely. i'm not made for being single. i want to love

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097593151053043032004-10-12T10:54:00.000-04:002004-10-12T10:59:11.053-04:00

you know, i promised a winner before midnight last night, and i didnt deliver! sorry, sorry. i'm just a bit freaked about the interview, and NOW i'm ALSO freaked about the fact that i have to go to this interview... SICK. thanks to a weekend with 6 cousins all under the age of 7. silly cold-carrying monkeys. BUT, i digress. i know, what's new here, right? the winner is, TESS TEERAKUL of

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097256532363661092004-10-08T13:35:00.000-04:002004-10-08T13:32:22.806-04:00

the other place i was interested in just called back, and now i have an interview with THEM, too, next TUESDAY! however, luckily this one is just an interview, not an interview and a 1 hour practical "audition". deep cleansing breaths, deep cleansing breaths...

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097253515780382362004-10-08T13:32:00.000-04:002004-10-08T12:38:35.780-04:00

next thursday, i have my first... REAL life, applies-to-the-degree-i-paid-for job interview. pardon my french, but HOLY SHIT. i mean, i can so totaly do this, i've done job interviews a thousand times before (ok so 4). but this time it's not just a "job", i'm trying to get hired in my chosen field. so i take this much more personally...! a little backround. last may i graduated from the

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097211959784064292004-10-08T01:51:00.000-04:002004-10-08T01:07:56.836-04:00

tashabear from the knitting community i read on livejournal was called back to active duty recently. it's unfortunate, because she's a newlywed (and what a wedding it was! the pictures she posted were beautiful). however, she said something fantastic in a post to the knitting community today. "I don't want to debate the pros and cons of this war, as honestly, it doesn't really matter if I agree

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097176852835511342004-10-07T15:14:00.000-04:002004-10-07T15:20:52.853-04:00

i only realized this morning that... my new template included comments, which my old one hadnt. however, the default setting was that only blogger members could comment, and now i've finally righted that. all you readers out there who dont have blogger, you can now feel free to comment toyour hearts content! just, leave me an email address, or webpage, or something :) in terms of knitting,

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097134278359566672004-10-07T03:13:00.000-04:002004-10-07T03:31:18.360-04:00

for ages, i kept this blog just for myself. i didnt post often, but that was fine because there was no one to really notice. then... along came the RAOK program! kae and steph were kind enough to raise the cap, and i was able to sneak in ;) so now i'm part of this wonderful community of knitters who do wonderful things for eachother, and all of a sudden there are people reading, and

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097096822320249382004-10-06T17:02:00.000-04:002004-10-06T17:07:02.320-04:00

at first, i hated butterfly. silly angles, to much, too much. i really couldnt understand why anyone would want to wear it. but then, one by one, people started posting all these BEAUTIFUL pictures of finished butterfly babes. and now, i want one. i even know what colorway i'll do it in (shh its a secret). but i need the book it's in. same thing happened with klaralund. now i want one.

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1097041177469831352004-10-06T01:49:00.000-04:002004-10-06T01:39:37.470-04:00

i'm not involved in any secret pal programs at the moment, but these are some GOOD questions. my family and friends read this blog every now and then, and i think this may help some of them out. so i'll be linking this on the side bar after posting! knitting query: 1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high-end/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1096992872481855032004-10-05T13:07:00.000-04:002004-10-05T12:14:32.490-04:00

i'm thinking more and more about trying to find a way to get my butt to the Rheinbeck shindig going on soon. funny story. my parents basically dragged me to the Rheinbeck air show a few weeks ago. it was, seriously, incredibly cheesy. but it was ALL worth it for the crazy stunts the "farmer" pulls at the end. his son even did a fly-by on his way home from a show in Rochester, how neat! so

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1096929526250601422004-10-04T18:35:00.000-04:002004-10-04T18:39:46.456-04:00

i'm thinking i might make this "frequent posting" thing a habbit... heh. after painstakingly updating my page, re-doing the template, and making my earlier post, i decided to check my email. and i've been RAOK'd! already! lisa (http://plath.blogspot.com) sent me an online gift certificate for tea. i cant WAIT to browse the store, Adagio tea, later tonight and pick out something delish. one day

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1096927750223727492004-10-04T18:03:00.000-04:002004-10-04T18:09:10.223-04:00

check out my new lay-out, i totaly dig it :) the whole olive-drab look just WASNT doing it for me, i needed a make-over. however, that means that i lost ALL of the customizations i had made, and had to re-learn where to mess with things on this new one. i'm very much NOT a code-writing kind of person, so you can imagine how much fun that is. basically, the reason i mention all of this is...

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1096002967518337922004-09-24T01:08:00.000-04:002004-09-24T01:16:07.520-04:00

ok actually, lately i've been a very GOOD knitter, busting out projects like crazy. but i suppose what i mean is i've been a bad BLOGGER. in the last two-three weeks, i've finished four, count 'em, FOUR projects! and i'm a notorious wip-starter. i mean, i'm HORRIBLE. the best part though, one of the projects i finished is my first completed sweater ever. i have a million others ALMOST there

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1085797479387982892004-05-28T22:19:00.000-04:002004-05-28T22:24:39.386-04:00

so, i got another gift from my secret pal today, what a LOVELY surprise! very... VERY coincidental though. i went to the body shop last week with my mom, and i was fondling all the body butters. ohhh i love them. i had gotten the olive one as a gift in april, and my mom bought me the papaya as a gift. i was also playing with all of the mini-massage toys up at the register... sooo cute. so,

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1084428118726498332004-05-13T01:55:00.000-04:002004-05-13T02:01:58.726-04:00

you know, i've been reading a lot of other blogs lately, and everyone seems to have knitting-blog friends! i need to get me some of them! but then i realized... i'm a bad, bad blogger. how am i gonna make friends with such infrequent and un-picture-saturated post? so things are about to change here in alice-world ;) actually, i lied. you'll have to make do ONE more post without pictures,

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1083735015975156062004-05-05T01:19:00.000-04:002004-05-05T01:34:40.670-04:00

i got another package from my secret pal :) evidently they read my blog here, as i got three skeins of noro kureyon no. 74 (its all pinks, purples, blues and greens. how perfect!!) and four of the cutest stitch markers i've ever seen (and the first ones i have ever, personally, owned), two small and two larger. stitch markers by cheryl. my own surprise to MY secret pal just hit the mail today

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1081833562859846332004-04-13T01:15:00.000-04:002004-04-13T01:23:17.403-04:00

i find myself reading the posts of others... getting inspired and distracted... and dissapearing to do some knitting before i remember to update! now THAT isnt the point of a knitting blog, is it?? well... at least i've been knitting. that's a step. my cat... ATE one of my rogue sleeves. 9 rows from the end of the cap. so... in order to clear the air a bit, and allow my frustration to

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1080831781250996352004-04-01T09:49:00.000-05:002004-04-01T10:06:40.013-05:00

hey kids, am i missing out on something big? as much as i LOVE my LYS, i have never held one skein of kureyon, lorna's laces, koigu... or colinette. is this weird? i hear so much about these yarns, and what i SEE of them is beautiful (i remember in particular seeing someone's rosedale sweater in an amazing spring-green kureyon colorway) but... well, i've just never seen one in person. the

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1080279209229942802004-03-26T00:23:00.000-05:002004-03-26T00:36:58.793-05:00

a little more info on the Adam socks if anyone's interested... the name is a sort of double entendre, one which i'm very amused by (though, if you know me at all, you know that's an easy task). i had initially decided to call them the Adam socks because these were the first socks i ever made, and were of my own design. i never liked the idea of cuff-down socks, toe-up just made so much more

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1080195789105243262004-03-25T01:10:00.000-05:002004-03-25T01:26:37.483-05:00

i got my first gift from my secret pal! (update, my first sending to MINE is being mailed tomorrow AM.) it was absolutely magical to come home after a LONG day (class from 1:15 to 10pm. ouch) to find a box on my desk :) inside i found a lovely card, reading alice, just some things to help you with two socks at the same time. and... funny thing, i had JUST cast on for said socks this morning!

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1078766745850505342004-03-08T11:40:00.000-05:002004-03-08T12:28:51.543-05:00

alright, so i didnt quite stick with the initial promise of regulating my posting, but i have an excuse! an 8 page paper that i left till the last minute! (i didnt say it was a good one.) as i finally have a FULL version of paint shop pro, not just the 30-days-lasts-5-months free trial that i previously had, i've been playing with all my pictures lately. as you may notice, all of the photos

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1078204744341409302004-03-02T00:11:00.000-05:002004-03-02T00:22:01.170-05:00

My original hope was that a blog would help me keep motivated and organized... in terms of my knitting. while it did at first, i find myself starting to slip off the blog-waggon. i need to make a plan... i think from here-on in, my plan is to post, bare minimum, once every other day. and there will be photo-updates no less than twice a week. i dont even know if anyone else reads this blog,

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1077829636811479242004-02-26T15:45:00.000-05:002004-02-27T03:09:39.060-05:00

i was immensely confused by the directions in Rogue for decreasing 4 stitches... it just doesnt look right. it feels like there should be another row before decreasing that much... it looks kind of short. here's the Rogue version: decrease 4(close cable loop): on WS, slip next two sts to right needle; pass first slipped st over second slipped st and off needle; pass remaining slipped st on

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1077662186100101432004-02-24T17:33:00.000-05:002004-02-24T17:40:33.950-05:00

well, i've just done the unthinkable. i've run out of my Rogue yarn. early last fall up in Putney, i bought a whole lot of green mountain yarn that was on sale. however, at the time i was a poor ignorant girl, and didnt pay enough attention to my yarns. i had 3 of the weight/color i'm using for rogue, and 3 of the same color DIFFERENT WEIGHT. and two of a totaly different color... this

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1077646657279990022004-02-24T13:14:00.000-05:002004-02-24T13:20:25.326-05:00

i am TOTALY in a slump. i ran out of yarn for Rogue. it's green mountain stuff that i got discounted last fall, and i SHOULD have had enough, but i've gotten much better at knitting since last fall... i wasnt so observant, and bought half worsted weight, and half DK (that's why it was half off, that stuff got spun too thin). so.. ::GRRRR:: i have a bunch of cashmerino and silky wool and brown

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1077350235937708682004-02-21T02:26:00.000-05:002004-02-21T03:00:36.170-05:00

... which, is to be expected when one has spent 5 hours in one day working on a project with semi-greasy wool. oh how i love the smell and feel of my green mountain spinnery yarn that i've chosen for rogue. i've been having... FUN. i forgot to post progress of rogue when i first took pics midweek, so i'll just start with its current state. this week has been a blessing... at least for this

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1075357528091657842004-01-29T01:24:00.000-05:002004-02-22T13:34:48.403-05:00

its been a while since i've updated... i had all these lofty goals of keeping up this well-narrated knitting journal... but hey, i s'pose i could do worse. i havent COMPLETELY abandoned it yet, and i'm already making my what, second, third post? yeah, i rule. this will be a VERY photo-intensive post, as i've worked on/am currently working on a lot of things lately. now that i'm back in school

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1073458569232843752004-01-07T01:55:00.000-05:002004-01-07T01:56:29.066-05:00

i'm trying to get some sort of doccumentation of all the projects i've completed, which somehow makes me feel better about the massive amount of things in PROGRESS at the moment... phase one is complete, i just put finishing touches on my hats page (more to come later as pictures come in, i assure you). link: HATS if you're so inclined to take a peek. now just a few of the things i'm most

alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11522572764396911175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290703.post-1073372562317182522004-01-06T01:59:00.000-05:002004-01-06T02:03:01.806-05:00

bienvenido! i thought... everyone else is a million times cooler than me, cause they have somewhere to post fabooo pics of all their knitting projects, spinning stashes, and fuzzy kitties... and i wanted in on the fun. so boo, here i am! expect much fuzziness (wool and other) in the upcoming days... but for now, i'm exhausted. and rowan is too. night!

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