FO- Bulky Mini Cardi

Friday night Jen and I were at The Purple Purl to help Glenna celebrate the completion of her Ph.D. And we knitted.... and knitted.... and I finally got some FO shots of the mini bulky cardigan, thanks to Jen. Pattern: Mini Bulky Cardigan Size: small, but an altered small- the small is a 38 bust, and I'm a 32. I came in under gauge, and followed pattern as normal. Yarn: Marisol Sulka, 4 skeins, colourway is black pepper Needle Sizes:9mm, 6.5 mm, 5 mm Mods: None, except that I didn't do the contrasting colour trim. Which I think is pretty obvious. Notes: I LOVE THIS YARN. I swear I'm a martini away from running off to Las Vegas and marrying it in an Elvis chapel. Here's a shot of the back, I love the decreases. Stephanie Japel is brilliant. And then the neckline. I really like the garter trim. I'm a bit late on Self Portrait Sunday, but I was a bit under the weather: As honest as it gets, really. I'm in bed, in a bathrobe. I forgot about the chicken pox scar on my forehead. I've had it since I was three years old, but it's been ages since I noticed it. And why yes, I do display my handbags as wall art. They are too pretty to be chucked in a drawer.

Sulka Love and Self Portrait Sunday

I swear, I only meant to do a swatch of the Marisol Sulka for the Bulky Mini Cardigan and then, before I knew it:Yup. I'm smitten. And this yarn is heaven. HEAVEN. I should have planned to start Self Portrait Sunday when I got back from the UK, but no matter- let's resume. So I took another stab at it this evening: And I actually feel like I learned something from this. First, I have a tough time being comfortable looking straight into a camera lens. So doing something like this (I'm posing- I don't lay on my floor like a rag doll for sport) at least gives me something else to think about. Also, that t-shirt and shorts were not what I first put on for today's self portrait. I had on a purple dress, which I think made for a better photo. The solid colour and the fact that it was one item meant fewer visual distractions. The background (my extremely messy bedroom) is a bit visually noisy. But I didn't post the photo of me in the purple dress because at that angle, you could see right down the front and it was an eyeful of cleavage. Although not ideal, I have to admit I have a new found respect for the bra I was wearing!

Self Portrait Sunday, on, er, Monday

So.... I think I need to set a reminder on my cell phone to do self portrait Sunday. I apparently don't remember to do anything unless the phone dings and reminds me. Here is the first one, slightly tardy, and taken this morning:

Yeah yeah, I have a weakness for the arty shots (and my sparkly ceiling- isn't it awesome?!). And you can't really see my face. But hey, it's the first one, cut me some slack!

Knitting progress is unbearably slow, I was trapped in a work meeting for four days and barely had time to go to the bathroom much less knit. But I can't think about that right now, I need to go to work (again) and find some caffeine along the way. *yawns, rubs eyes, finds shoes, and exits*.

April Resolution

I recently decided that I'm desperately behind in my movie watching, so I was playing a bit of catch up on the weekend and watched American Gangster and Children of Men (hey, I said I was behind!). Just me, a couple of movies, and my knitting. And I was all the way through the second film when I realized I had made a mistake in one row, approximately twenty rows down. I have to admit, I'm a lazy knitter and I hate ripping back- I often evaluate how obvious a mistake is, and if I don't think it's too bad, it stays put But this was right at the front, on the bust, dead centre. Not happening (It's supposed to be 13.5" right now).

So I got to frog a couple hours work. Fun times. And I was so hoping to be finished the ribbing this weekend, and begin the button bands. : (

Jen and I went for Korean BBQ with our friends Kevin and Becca on the weekend. Have you ever been for Korean BBQ? Basically, you pay money for someone to bring you raw meat, which you then cook yourself at the table. Sure, you could be home and doing the same thing, but it wouldn't be nearly so much fun. Having this blog has really made me face up to something... I'm really uncomfortable having my photo taken. I don't know why, exactly, but I find that when I've had time to register that my photo is being taken, it's like I tuck away my personality somewhere, where the camera can't see it. So the best photos of me are the ones where I didn't have time to react to the camera, or when I didn't even know I was having my picture taken. And, I'll confess, they also aren't bad when I've had plenty to drink..... damn the liberating effects of alcohol! None of those factors are in play below, though:I totally knew Kevin was taking a picture, and Jen is making a cute wide-eyed face, and I'm moving around, playing with my meat tongs, trying to pretend the camera doesn't exist and generally blurring all over the place. Classic. You'd think I'd be comfortable considering I was the one that pulled out the camera, but no. And then here's Becca, being super cute, and really working the meat tongs: So, I'm conducting an experiment to get myself more comfortable in front of a camera- I'm starting self portrait Sunday. I'm not sure exactly what but if it means I don't have to take three or four tries to get some good shots of FOs, then I'm all for it. Sunday, I'll post the first one. I'm interested to see how long it takes before I feel more comfortable in front of a camera.

Which means sometime between now and then, I'll have to take some photos of myself.