Thursday Thank-Yous!

A big thank-you to MissHSoo for my very first blog award!
Part of the fun of this award is that each recipient is supposed to list 7 fun facts about him or herself, and then pass it on to eight other blogs that s/he believes are worthy. Read on for some links to the blogs of others whom I wish to thank today!

Seven fun facts about me:
1. In 2007, I toured Hawai'i playing jazz cowbell.
2. I once assisted with a dental surgery on a dogfaced puffer fish.
3. I am a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC).
4. I once won $1000 in a "name the celebrity milk moustache" contest.
5. I remixed and choreographed my wedding dance with TMG. The video has over 6,000 views on YouTube.
6. I didn't get my driver's license until a month before my 20th birthday.
7. I haven't eaten any part of a mammal since 1996.

 And now, eight blogs worthy of this award (in no particular order):

1. TMG (http://themarriedgamersblog.blogspot.com)
2. Christine (http://www.ourcurioushome.net)
3. Jasmine (http://jasminescrafts.blogspot.com/)
4. nursenikkiknits (http://livingsmall-lovinglarge.blogspot.com/)
5. Mrs. H Knits (http://mrshknits.blogspot.com/)
6. Paula (http://knitandseek.blogspot.com/)
7. Faith (http://faithfullygeeky.blogspot.com/)
8. Sandra (http://sandra-cherryheart.blogspot.com/)

Thanks again for the lovely award, and please do check out all of these other lovely blogs if you get the chance!

WIP Wednesday

On Friday I cast on for a new project: the Shift Tote from Knit Picks. Having sought the advice of my fellow Ravelers, I was confident that I could complete the tote as my first intarsia project. I finished the base on Saturday, and then waited rather impatiently for my bobbins to arrive so that I could start the colorwork section.
The bobbins arrived yesterday, and, as it turns out, I should have ordered the larger size. But, in true Project Runway fashion, I decided to "make it work."

So far, so good... I've only had to post one question on Ravelry, and I've only had to tink back 3 rows after I got smug and thought I could do without looking at the chart. It's not much to look at yet, but I'm addicted to this project, so I think it will be coming soon to a "FO Friday" near you!

Tired Tuesday

Short post today - I am exhausted from an unbelievably busy day at work. When I got home, my yarn bobbins had arrived from Knit Picks and I was very excited. In retrospect, it seems that I should have ordered the large ones instead of the medium sized ones. I think they will still work okay for the project, just not as tidily as I had hoped.

Here's a (poor quality - sorry) picture of my bobbins all filled with colorful, soft Chroma yarn. More about this project tomorrow for WIP Wednesday!

M.O.M. Club Monday

For my mom’s birthday this year, I gave her a set of little knitted birds. She went NUTS over them and casually mentioned that she would love to subscribe to a sort of “club” from which she could receive a similar cute knitted item each month for a nominal fee. Thus, the “M.O.M.” club (Madeforyou Ofthe Month) club was born! You met July's shipment, Cecil, on Friday, so I thought I'd show off some of the other installments.

The May club installment was a set of Bunny Nuggets by Rebecca Danger. These were all made out of leftover yarn from my stash. The pink and turquoise bunnies are made of Cascade 220 and the brown bunny is made of Debbie Bliss Rialto Aran. Their oversized, fluffy tails are made from some of my very first handspun, which gives a great character.

June's club installment was a Socktopus, also made from leftovers. His body is made of the same Cascade 220 as the pink bunny nugget, and the other two bunny yarns also make an appearance in sock form. Also featured is some lime green Elsebeth Lavold Baby Llama, blue Lion Wool, Malabrigo Worsted in Ravelry Red, and some funky Katia Danubio in a rainbow colorway.




What will be next? Stay tuned... and feel free to submit your suggestions!

Citrus Sunday

I think I need a 12-step program to get over my citrus coaster addiction. I woke up this morning at 7:30am, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and ready to knit more coasters! Including the one that I knit while watching "The Adjustment Bureau" with TMG last night, the coaster count is now up to four.

Saturday Sewing

A few days ago I found these adorable citrus coasters from the Purl Bee. They are made out of felt and hand-sewn. I immediately fell in love with them and knew that I just had to have some for myself!
This morning I headed to Wal-Mart and picked up some felt. Not the best quality stuff in the world, I know, but I didn't want to invest in better yardage unless I knew I would be successful.
This project took no time at all, and I am hooked. Good thing I have several other colors of felt; I plan to make a set of six: orange, lime, lemon, pink grapefruit, red grapefruit, and tangerine!

FO Friday

It's Finished-Object Friday! This week I finished the latest installment for the M.O.M. Club (more about that on Monday). This cute little guy is "Cecil the Computer Monster" from Rebecca Danger's The Big Book of Knitted Monsters. This is the second of Rebecca's patterns that I've knit; the first was a set of Bunny Nuggets that I made for M.O.M. in May. One of the things I love about Rebecca's monster patterns is that they work with any weight of yarn! This guy is made from two skeins of Spud and Chloe Fine. I will definitely be making more monsters in the near future.