Love to hate them ...

Knit Picks! I used to be so in love with this place it was almost frightening! But now, I have come to realize that most of their yarn has pretty low yardage. Sure the prices look good, but you are also getting about half the yarn, so, it's not such a great deal! And the 'free' shipping amount has gone thru the roof! They used to put coupon codes in knitting magazines for discounted or free shipping, but I have yet to see one of those in a long time!
If you want some great deals on yarn, try Little Knits! Sure you have to buy $25 worth of stuff, but it's so easy with all the sales she's got going on!
Of course you can go to Discount Yarn Sale too, that site always has great prices & a huge selection!
WEBS is good, and it's site has lots of stuff & has discounts on larger orders.

And yet another ...

day of no knitting ... well, the day is not over yet, but I feel to pooped to purl! I have been cleaning, purging & re-organizing all day, and it has really drained me.
My dgd has been up to the same thing, but whereas I have been taking on the upper level of the house, she has been doing her room!
We may have 'just enough' energy to watch the game tonight ... heck, I might even have to break down and have an ICE!

Not much knitting today ...

We did a family movie!

Another KAL ...

Well, Robin posted about a new KAL on the Fitted Knits KAL and so I went to her blog to read about the book the patterns are from & well, thanks to Robin there is now yet another book in my library and a new KAL for me to join ... ::sigh:: ...

Here are some of the patterns that I REALLY like from the book!

I've been tagged ... are you next?!?!

Well, for this thing I've been tagged for, I need to post '7 Random Things about Me' ... here goes nothing ...

1. I love coloring with my kids ... I like watching cartoons (Max & Ruby & Jakers) with them too!

2. My favorite thing to drink is water, but no ice, just tap water that is super cold.

3. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE getting packages in the mail!!!

4. My favorite colors are periwinkle & purple.

5. I have 3 kids and each one was born in a different country! The Netherlands, Canada & the USA.

6. While in Santa Fe we ran into Pierce Brosnan & he smiled , winked & said 'hi', and looked very handsome!!!

7. When I was a very little girl I wanted to grow up and become a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader.

Ok, now that you've read about me, I need to tag 7 other people and direct them to my site to read the rules.

The rules are :List 7 random things about yourself
Tag 7 others, direct them to your site to get the rules.
Off to tag ... are you it?

Alright, I finally uploaded some pictures from my camera via my photo printer ... ::sigh:: ... so here are pics of the cardigan/bolero, any ideas on how to replicate it? I'm sure I've seen a pattern out there that's similar ... somewhere ...

UGH!

I bought myself a cute little cardigan/bolero today for 2 reasons ...
1 - I like it
2 - I think it would be pretty easy to somewhat 'replicate' the pattern.
I'd love to post a picture for you, but for some strange reason my computer & my digital camera are NOT getting along ::sigh::
But if anyone knows of a cute little chunky lacy cardigan/bolero pattern, please leave me a link to it.

I challenge anyone reading this to add it to their own blog ...

Mark with bold the things you have knit (or are knitting), with italics the ones you plan to do sometime, and leave the rest.

Afghan
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-upMittens
Mittens: Top-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KALSweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Baby items
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (say what?!?!)
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book (I'd settle for a pattern!)
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting
Knitting to make money
Buttonholes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dying with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies…)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with dpns
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener stitch
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mits/armwarmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in Public

Movies anyone ...

According to the supposed "rules," if you've seen over 85 of these movies, then you have no life.

My count was 66 ... if I counted right - lol

(X) 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
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(X) Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
( ) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
(X) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
(X) 50 First Dates
( ) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
( ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
( ) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(X) Lilo & Stitch
(X) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
(X) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
( ) I, Robot
(X) Robots
(X) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(X) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
( ) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) King Kong
( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
( ) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(X) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving Christmas
(X ) Flubber
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
( ) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child’s Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
(X) Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
(X) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
( ) Bad Boys
( ) 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
( ) Curious George
( ) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
(X) Christine
(X) E.T.
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
( ) 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
( ) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(X) The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
( ) X-Men
( ) X-2
( ) X3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
(X) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
(X) Freaky Friday
( ) 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
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
(X) The 40-year-old Virgin
(X) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(X) 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.
( ) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(X) Shaun Of the Dead( ) Willard( ) High Tension( ) Club Dread(X ) Hulk( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
(X) 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
(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(X) 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
( ) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

Happy May!

Well, well, 3 1/2 weeks of school left for the kids, as they quickly reminded me this morning ... ::sigh:: ... then they are off for 3 months ... that's a looooong time - lol

Hey! Have you seen this Why Hillary Climbed Everest…? You MUST go & check it out, it is a truly awesome piece of knitting!

Well, not much else to report on ... I've been frogging everything lately, or so it seems ... ah well, what gets ripped, can be re-knit ... right?!!?