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Rockin Girl Bloggers!

Woo hoo!! Kaitlyn nominated me for this sweet new fad- Rockin Girl Bloggers. Thanks homegirl for the love- if there's anyone that deserved this button it's definitely you.

There are a few other women I'd like to nominate who definitely deserve this title. Therefore, in no specific order of rockitude.....

Karin from The 21st Century Hostess- We've never met in person, but I'm sure if we did we'd be fast friends. Not only does Karin try to knit a sweater a month, she's back in school and still finds time to craft, blog, and cook amazing recipes. As a fellow foodophile, she proudly photos her dinners and shares her experiences, even when they don't turn out so good. She's a brave woman to do that and she rocks in my book.

Nicole of Sum of Two Drunks- Why more people don't read this blog is beyond me. Not only is Nicole Hilarious, she's politically  observant and educates the masses despite the few comments. She's currently 4.5 months pregnant, and the documenting of this experience cracks me up. For your Sweatshop Free Agenda and the call to End Leggings as Pants you rock.

Carrie of Every Word's a Purl- This blog is one that you look forward to reading because the writing is so well done and engaging, well- you just can't wait for the next post! Carrie is an adventurous knitter who takes on projects that I immediately want to knit after seeing her FO, and keeps on trucking when it doesn't always work out. She has a fabulous sense of style that takes names.

Sarah of Blue Garter- Within two and a half years of knitting Sarah has not only taken on the most intimidating projects, she also designs her own garments, models for magazines, hikes mountains, rides horses for weeks on end, makes her own greeting cards, sheesh, the list goes on.....She's rockin, all the way around.

So much crafting, so little time

I made these.....

Monkey Socks!
Yarn: Rowan something something discontinued. I forget. It's wool, and it breaks when you pull it too hard.
Needles: No.1 DPNs, purple, to boot.
Time: about a month
For: moi.
Notes: will make these socks again in a varigated yarn, because I think the lace pattern will pop better.

And my Big Gay Blanket is coming along well...

Who's it for yet, I don't know. I have a few pregnant ladies in my life and a few toddlers. Or maybe it will turn out so strange it'll be sent to Iraq to warm a soldier's heart. Lucky you might be the recipient of such magnificent acrylic beauty...

AND I made this curtain. Big A has been complaining about getting the sun in his eyes, so I surprized him with this 10 foot curtain. The fabric is from Purl, and yes it was expensive, but so pretty!!

This past weekend Big A and I went to Southold, NY, which is a pretty town out in Long Island where is family has a vacation house. He starts school this week, so we had a nice romantic weekend watching the meteor shower, boozing it up at wineries, boating, and antiquing. I got this awesome scale:

It's the Deluxe Supreme  Postal Scale and it will accurately tell me the weight of my postal packages, though I bet the rates will be out of date. This baby balances up to 4 pounds, so it may find a serving of food on it too. And by the way- the yarn that this is holding is something that I got at the yarn swap at the Spiders Summer Gala but I have no idea what it is. Was this yours? Can you tell me what I'm holding here?

So about the bike....

 

It was stolen in the flipping courtyard of my building.

I don’t know what time it was taken. We have an overnight 7pm-7am security guard for christ’s sake. And he’s a great guy, but we often spend more time with him boozing it up in the courtyard than casting an unwelcome presence to our neighbors. The funny thing is that of the two bikes Big A and I own, they only took one, and the crappier one at that. The seat was terrible to ride on, that same seat was too low and my legs could never fully extend to rock some speed and only one gear handle worked. So I should be thankful that they took it, it’s an excuse to get another, better bicycle. But we can add Murphy’s Law to this scenario because I HAD a third bike and I sold it on craigslist last month.  

Ugh.

My bike was stolen. I'm so pissed.