Maybe Next Year

Maybe next year I will finish some arm warmers.  Just don't have the energy at all for anything.  I have tried starting several things and just scrapped them totally!

On a sidenote, I have started watching knitpurlgurl's vidcast and, don't get me wrong, she's great but.... Yes there is a but. I have been listening/watching other knitting podcasts/vidcasts on itunes and they have been thanking her about her gifting out her Walnut Grove shawl on their 'cast.  As I listen/watch her 'cast, it is like she is promoting the shawl.  Then she says, I didn't mean for everyone to thank me for giving them the pattern.  And then saying something to the effect I am not trying to pimp out my shawl.  Come on, I like your vidcast, but if I could get a penny for everytime you mention 'Walnut Grove', I would be a happy camper...At least by next year.

Sorry for ranting!

Just A Knot...er...Note

I have heard about this calendar on several pod/vidcasts and just want to pass it on...The thing for the cancer research.

http://fitterknitter.com/

And if you watch, think its Sadie from Yarnivore, talks about the snuggles for pets in the shelters like the aspca, humaine society, and such.  Might do this, since my two boys came from the humaine society. 

http://www.snugglesproject.org/

Happy Holidays

Yup, am in the Christmas funk.  Nothing done in knitting, am watching horror films to counteract all the sugary Christmas movies.  Maybe I can push out a wine cosy or two before Sunday but who am I kidding.  Arm warmers, phish, here I come Etsy.  Don't know who I was kidding!  Plus it would have been a great idea to actually go out and get the right type of yarn for them!  Duh, right?

Oh, found a link that I found that helps a group and helps the knitters who feel the need for knitting bags!   Maybe its a good idea, maybe not.  Hope everyone has a good holiday season, be safe, be good!
http://www.feedprojects.com/shopping_product_list.asp?catID=3673

When Things Don't...

seem brilliant anymore.  I have shredded the 2/3s done arm warmer and am trying yet again to make the pointy decreases.  Keep your fingers crossed.  I am starting to feel about these as I did the purple people eater socks.

And I just saw the 2 minute Let's Knit2gether podcast.  It seems like they only have one more vidcast left and that's it.  Phoey!  That vidcast was one of my favorites, most of the time at least, but even the Rhinebeck interviews started to grow on me! 

Well if you guys don't stumble on me in the next week, hope your holidays are good, safe, happy, and merry.

Those Blessed Arm Warmers

Don't know if you actually remember me complaining about how my arm warmer didn't look like the picture.  Well just talked to designer and found out what wasn't specified in the pattern.  What wasn't written is that in the p2tog k2 p2tog part of the decreases was that the k2 stays constant and doesn't move and the p2tog works around that k2.  Sometimes I am not sure about patterns but I am glad that the designer did answer my question on this one.  Now to rip back and redo the arm!  Wahoo.  Maybe this could be a 12 days of Christmas present.

Damn Arm Warmers

I have been looking at the pattern and looking at the pictures on Ravelry.  Something doesn't add up with the decreases.  If you look up the taylored opera length arm warmers on Ravelry, there is a picture of the under side of the gloves, the decreases look like they form a "V".  When you follow the pattern, no 'v' decrease pattern, just looks like a razor blade did some odd sliced stuff (trying to keep this clean) on the underside.  So I think I am going to scrap this one until I can figure out what the frig is going wrong with the written pattern.  Because every decrease line is k2 p2 k2, carry marker p2tog k2 p2tog and contiue in pattern doesn't cut the same as what the picture might be trying to show.  Have contacted the person who sold me the pattern via etsy and ravelry.  Not sure if she will respond or not.  Keep your fingers crossed on that one!

So I am going to start afresh and try http://cache.lionbrand.com/printablePatterns/90612AD.pdf
and just adjust the length some so they go above the elbows. Plus I have to wait until my friend emails me back with the measurement above the elbow to try to get the guage semi right.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Determined PS for bigger girls

For bigger girls, definitely add stitches.  I might have gotten a similar pattern because the decreases do not look like the decreases on Ravelry.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/taylored-opera-length-arm-warmers