A knit update

It seems I haven't had one in a while... Or I have, but I was SUPER successful with knitting time this weekend since I'm now on crutches and sick of limping around with them, so I stayed home all weekend. I have Veteran's Day on Wednesday to do the same thing. Work has thrown a monkey wrench in my weekend knitting though by deciding to have stupid company cocktail party. :P

I've finished Elanor's knitted items. FINISHED... Knit, Wove in ends, Blocked ... DONE! I really like them too. As does everyone who has seen them either finished or in progress. :D Hopefully Elanor will too! Now, I just need to assemble the rest of the kit and get the EXTRAS all in order. :D

I've picked Percy back up. I managed to get 5 rows done yesterday night before I got too tired. LOL If I stick to my planned "schedule" I should be able to get the majority of my Christmas gifts and Percy, and my new socks done by December. YAY!

Pictures of my newest socks, the Black Hearts. Perfect for any member of the Molotov's murderous girl group. :D I maybe watch this cartoon WAY too much, but I do love Molotov. And the Black Hearts. So what better way to use my new almost black Sundara. :D

¿Dónde está Winnie? Semana cuatro

Ella está en el mundo latino, por lo tanto decidía practicar mi español con mis predicciones para esta semana.

¡El primer lugar que ella visitó es Ciudad de México para Día de los Muertos! Ciudad de México era originalmente una ciudad azteca armada en una isla en el medio del lago Texcoco por los Aztecas. Se va el lago, pero la ciudad todavía existe reconstruido por el español. Ciudad de México tiene muchos templos viejos de los Aztecas. El día de los muertos es un día de fiesta celebrado en México y por la gente latina en los Estados Unidos y el Canadá. El día de los muertos se utiliza para recordar la familia y a los amigos que son muertos. El día de fiesta se cree para tener comenzó con los Aztecas, pero tenía un diverso nombre.


¡El segundo lugar que ella visitó es Puente Alto en Chile! Es una ciudad pobre situada cerca del capital, Santiago. Encumbrando volantines es una actividad popular en Chile durante Fiestas Patrias, y es diversión barata para los pobres que viven en Puente Alto. También en Puente Alto hay un fuerte viento llamado Raco que ayude al vuelo de la cometa. Encumbrando volantines es muy popular después de agosto en que la lluvia para, y los vientos comienzan en la ciudad.


¡El tercer lugar que ella visitó es Olinda en Brasil! Olinda está en la costa del noreste del Brasil y hay una biblioteca pública ROSADA. Olinda también tiene un carnaval libre cada año. (Creo que hablan Portugués en Brasil, pero no hablo portugués. Entonces, este entrada es en español.)


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To translate/summarize:

Mexico City, Mexico for Dia de los Muertos. Dia de Los Muertos is a holiday celebrate in Mexico and by latin people in the US and Canada used to honor and remember friends and famil that are dead. Mexico City was originally an Aztec city built in the middle of a lake.

Puente Alto, Chile which is a poor city near Santiago. Chile is famous for having fighter kites. Kite Flying is popular during Independence Day (Fiestas Patria). Poor regions of Chile fly kites as cheap entertainment.

Olinda, Brazil has a pink public library and a free carnival which it hosts. It is located on the Northeast coast of Brazil. Also they speak Portugues in Brazil, but I dont know portuguese, so that blur is still in Spanish. ;)

Look What I Can Do!!!!

TOE UP SOCKS!!!!

My Lucy socks are done... Lucy yarn, Lucy pattern... for me!

These are the quickest socks that I have ever knit! I did the second sock in a total of 2 days and a few hours for the cuff and bind off! Really I am so excited by these. I wore them to work today... No one coud see them b/c they were in my shoes but it made me damn giddy all day knowing they were on my feet. :D

Where in the Workd is Winnie? - Week 2

In our second letter from the headmistress she talks of 2 locations. One which has a lovely castle and "spring air" ... I would think she MIGHT be in Las Vegas as the weather here has been rather spring like and we have our own "castle" ... BUT she included a photo with her letter which shows that she is not, in fact, here but she is actually in Dunedin, New Zealand at Larnach Castle. It's actually spring there, they're not just having strangely nice weather. :)

The second location she talks of is in Canada and is on the border of Quebec. It's known for having great Maple syrup and used to be part of three towns that have been merged into one. After a bit of searching I have determined her destination to be Stanstead, Quebec.

Where in the Workd is Winnie? - Week 1

It appears that our headmistress is scurrying out of London after having been under some false accusations from the Ministry. It's unbelievable really. Honestly, what could be they be thinking!?!?

Anyways she signed her letter "Ciao," which has led many students, myself included, to believe that she is headed into Italy next. However, with the way that "Ciao" has been incorporated into the English language this is purely just a guess. I only hope that she is safe during her travels.

1st Weeks Assignment...

1. Someone with the same craft as you (either those listed above or another one). -Elanor Cadogan
   
2. Someone who was born in the same month. - Waverly Trimble
   
3. Someone from a different country. - Eugene Nigeno
   
4. A new HSKS Quidditch player. - Stellwa Quinn
   
5. A player who has been in 3 or more HSKS swaps. - Wisteria Lovegood
   
6. A player who has a bigger stash than you! (And if your stash is the biggest, proudly say so!) - Megaera Black
   
7. A player who both knits and crochets. - Rowena Bladvak
   
8. Someone who has the same favorite color as you. - Hermione Bagnold

And I'm heading off to do my comments now! :)

My Toe-Up Adventure!

I have started on my second shawl, "Percy." It was part of a KAL with some fellow HSKSers. I'm using my Sweeney Todd yarn from the Nefarious club. The project got named "Ozymandias, King of Kings" from Percy Bysshe Shelley's Ozymandias. It's really VERY VERY pretty so far. The charts are in tiny print and one is patterned on both the RS and the WS so I'm moving a lot slower through that chart than I normally would, but I have really flew through most of it and, I think, that it's looking beautiful. In addition to starting another shawl, (I am now a lace and shawl addict!) I decided to attempt my first pair of toe up socks, encouraged by Ronni. This is my progress since Monday night. I am pretty thrilled with the socks. And I was surprisingly shocked at how amazingly easy toe-up is! WOW! Thankfully Ronni was able to give me some tips and links to help me get started. Where would I be with out my best friend? (((Awwwwww....)))

Yarn balled, Pattern Printed

Cast-on and the first few rows

Progressing up the foot

Pattern: Sprucey Lucy by Wendy Johnson
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts STR
Colorway: Lucy
I named them "Pork and Beans" after one of my favorite Weezer songs... I promise if you read or just know the lyrics you'll see why. Also the song has been stuck in my head ALL WEEK. ;)