Thursday, March 22, 2007

Swap update

I love swaps. I just can't say no. I have decided that I will keep my swaps updated here instead of my steno pad that Thing 2 keeps taking off with.

Current swaps~~
1. Spring round of Secret Pal at Crochetville. We have a couple more weeks of this one.

2. Dishcloth swap at Simply Crochet forum. I am mailing this out this week.
Update~~Done.

3. Dishcloth swap at Texas Two-Stitch Ranch forum. I have 3 out of 5 done for Miss Sonia. Still have to pick up her goodies.

4. SP10~~This one just started and will run through June. I have some ideas for my partner.

5. Spring purse swap at Crochetville. I have the pattern picked, just need to get the yarn.

6. Summer Shawl Swap at Texas Two-Stitch. This one is still open for sign ups.

7. Square a month at Texas Two-Stitch. We are cruising right through this one. This one is set to end in June, I think.

8. I just signed up for the Magic Yarn Ball Swap at Lullabies and Lace.

I think those are all the swaps that I have right now. I'm sure there are more to come. I just can't say no.

Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Movies meme

It’s been alleged that if you’ve seen over 85 movies you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste it in and put x’s by the ones that you have seen. Add them up, figure out whether you’ve got a life or not, and post it.

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
(X) Starsky and Hutch
( ) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
( ) Airplane
(X) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
( ) 50 First Dates
(X) The Princess Diaries
(X) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(X) Scream
(X) Scream 2
(X) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
(X) American Pie Band Camp
( ) Harry Potter 1
( ) Harry Potter 2
( ) Harry Potter 3
( ) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(X) The Village
(X) Lilo & Stitch
(X) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
(X) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
(X) Robots
( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
(X) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) King Kong
( ) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
( ) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving Christmas
(X) Flubber
(X) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(X) Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
(X) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
( ) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child’s Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
(X) Just Married
( ) Gothika
(X) Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
(X) Bad Boys
(X) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
(X) Ocean’s Eleven
(X) Ocean’s Twelve
( ) Bourne Identity
( ) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(X) Ice Age
(X) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
(X) Curious George
(X) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(X) E.T.
(X) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
( ) Rush Hour
( ) Rush Hour 2
( ) Best Bet
( ) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She’s All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(X) Ever After
( ) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
(X) Big Trouble in Little China
(X) The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2
(X) The Terminator 3
(X) X-Men
(X) X-2
(X) X3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
( ) Freaky Friday
(X) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
( ) Swimfan
(X) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
(X) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe
(X) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin
( ) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
( ) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
( ) Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King
(X) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
( ) Base-ketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(X) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(X) Titanic
( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
( ) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 1
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
( ) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
( ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
( ) The Matrix
( ) The Matrix: Reloaded
( ) The Matrix: Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
(X) Hannibal

This really is pathetic. I obviously don't watch movies. So I have a life apparently. LOL

Wednesday March 21st

Current WIP's
1. An afghan from the Lesuire Arts Rose Cottage Afghan collection--Peaceful Interval. I have about 40 inches of the main ghan done. It calls for 50 inches but I am going to make it a tad longer and then do the 10 rounds of edging. I am using TLC Luster in Claret for this one.
Update~~I am ready for the edging. Hopefully will be able to get to this soon.
2. An afghan that I bought on http://www.marymaxim.com which is named Splendor Afghan and it is made with the Bernat Satin Yarn. The color on this one is Borddeaux. This one is to match the one above with just subtle differences.
Update~~found the time to put about 8 more rows on this one
3. I started a Sampler Stitch afghan from Leisure Arts.
Update~~I am about 1/4 of the way done with this.
4. I am testing a baby afghan and a 12" square for Lullabies and Lace.
Update~~finished part of the squares. Waiting for the rest of the pattern. Also waiting for the pattern for the baby ghan.
5. I am making an Amish star doily.
Update~~I have 1 and 1/2 rounds left on this and it will be finished.
6. I started a doily from Annie's Attic Old Fashioned Doilies (pattern by Kathy White from www.simplycrochet.com~~~YAY!! Kathy on your publication).
Update~~On round 14 of 28. This one is beautiful!!

I seem to have a few swaps going on now. I will update those here tomorrow.

Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Thursday, March 15, 2007

I have an Amazon wishlist!!

Well, I finally wandered over to Amazon and created a wishlist.

My Amazon.com Wish List

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

WIP's Wednesday

Current WIP's
1. An afghan from the Lesuire Arts Rose Cottage Afghan collection--Peaceful Interval. I have about 40 inches of the main ghan done. It calls for 50 inches but I am going to make it a tad longer and then do the 10 rounds of edging. I am using TLC Luster in Claret for this one.
Update~~I am getting close on this one. I am hoping to be able to start the edging in a few days. There is 10 rounds of edging for this one.2. An afghan that I bought on http://www.marymaxim.com which is named Splendor Afghan and it is made with the Bernat Satin Yarn. The color on this one is Borddeauz. This one is to match the one above with just subtle differences.
Update~~found the time to put a few rows on this one
3. Testing a doily for Katchkan from Simply Crochet Forum.
Finished.
4. I have voluteered to make some preemie items for a lady at Crochetville.
Update~~Finished.
5. I started a Sampler Stitch afghan from Leisure Arts.
Update~~I am about 1/4 of the way done with this.
6. I am testing a baby afghan and a 12" square for Lullabies and Lace.

This list seems to be getting shorter. For now. LOL

Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Pictures

I have some pics to share. I forget to charge my camera because the battery holds a charge for about 6 months so that meant I was left with a dead battery. Now that it's charged I've been taking pics and here they are.

Let me first say that I LOVE MY JIMBO HOOK!! I finally won one of his hooks. I am in love with this hook. I have already made quite a few things with this hook.


Next up are some preemie hats that I made for a fellow member of Crochetville.


I have also spent the last couple of weekends learning something new. I learned to knit. I am using that term very loosely. I can knit and purl and that's about it. I bought a dishcloth pattern book and am trying to make a scarf. Not sure how long this will take me to get comfortable with but I am trying.


Lastly~~I was walking through Hobby Lobby last weekend and found some beautiful varigated yarn. Of course, I had to buy it and find a pattern to use it in. I actually found this pattern on the label. Here is my latest afghan in progress.


That's about it. Tomorrow I will be posting what my secret pal has sent me. She is spoiling me so much. I love it!!

Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Friday, March 9, 2007

WIP for this week

Haven't had much time this week. Basically just had time to put a few rows here and there.

Current CAL's
1. I joined the Lumberjack Flannel CAL at Crochetville. 1 of 6 panels done
2 I joined the PK Doily along at Crochetville. I am done.

Current WIP's
1. An afghan from the Lesuire Arts Rose Cottage Afghan collection--Peaceful Interval. I have about 40 inches of the main ghan done. It calls for 50 inches but I am going to make it a tad longer and then do the 10 rounds of edging. I am using TLC Luster in Claret for this one.
Update~~I am getting close on this one. I am hoping to be able to start the edging in a few days. There is 10 rounds of edging for this one.2. An afghan that I bought on http://www.marymaxim.com which is named Splendor Afghan and it is made with the Bernat Satin Yarn. The color on this one is Borddeauz. This one is to match the one above with just subtle differences.
Update~~found the time to put a few rows on this one
3. Testing a doily for Katchkan from Simply Crochet Forum.
Finished. Just need to block
4. I have voluteered to make some preemie items for a lady at Crochetville.
Update~~I have made 5 hats so far.
5. I am starting a Patricia Kristoffersen doily
Update~~Finished.
6. I started a Sampler Stitch afghan from Leisure Arts.
Update~~I am about 1/4 of the way done with this.
7. I am testing a baby afghan and a 12" square for Lullabies and Lace.

I wish I could find a way to only work on one thing at a time but I know that won't happen.

Enjoy and have a blessed day!!

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

ABC Meme

A- Available or taken? Taken


B- Best Friend? Alicia


C- Cake or Pie? Cake


D- Drink of Choice? Diet Pepsi


E- Essential Item? Hook and yarn


F- Favorite Color? Reds


G- Gummi Bears or Worms? Both


H- Hometown? Maryville Missouri


I- Indulgence? Yarn

J- Job? Medical Coder


K- Kids and names? Cole 9 and Madeline 4


L- Life is incomplete without? My famile


M- Marriage date? April 5th


N- Number of Siblings? None


O- Oranges or apples? Oranges


P- Phobias/Fears? Heights and closed spaces


Q- Favorite Quote? Whatever!!


R- Reason to Smile? My children


S- Season? Spring


T- Tag three people! If your reading this, consider yourself tagged !!


U- Unknown Fact About Me? I am shy until I get to know you!!


V- Vegetable you hate? Brussel sprouts


W- Worst habit? I drink too much pop.


X- X-Rays you’ve had? back, leg, wrist, arm, nose


Y- Your favorite food? Steak


Z- Zodiac? Cancer

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Finally~~A finished object

Well~~I think this funk has finally lifted. Amidst a tornado warning and heavy rain and hail last night. I was sitting there watching American Idol and decided to try a Patricia Kristofferson doily. Now I am not completely nutso here so I found a mini doily that I wanted to try. It was easier. I guess I am getting more comfortable with the thread as I finished the doily early this morning.



Better run~~
Will have more pics tomorrow.
Enjoy and have a blessed day!!