Precious Pumpkin Beret

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I love this pattern! Its called Precious Pumpkin Beret and I got it on ETSY.

Definately have to knit it again in other colors.

~W

I have been sucked in!

Goodness, I swore I would never ever do it.. but I did... ::groan::

I fail!

I have joing the league of Facebook people. ::le sigh::

Granted I have found a few High School friends, can keep up with some of my favorite artists (Jasmine Becket-Griffith) and their upcoming works, and even enable a few people with my hangups, habits, and adictions like yarn, plushies, and fairies. ::yes, I am evil::!

Now I have a few more places I have to visit daily on the web. Why can't there be more hours in the day Lord?! You created the world in seven days, can't they be just a little longer I ask you?!

~Wierdlings

Such a BAD BLOGGER!

Okies, I tried to return each and every day to post something on my blog. Not that I don't have a lot to talk about, but its trying to find the time. I go to work, go home, knit a bit, raid in World of Warcraft and the next thing I know its 1:30 am and I have to get up for work. Over the weekends I read like 4-5 books and then the cycle continues. ::blush::

There is SO MUCH MORE TO LIFE!!! I know this, I really really do. ::nod nod::

I plan on moving a lot of stuff from the storage unit to the house, I want to organize my yarn stash more effectively, I want to bathe the cats more often now that they are going outside ::ewww possible fleas:: and finally, I want to spend more time with the hubby, though that should honestly be the first thing on my list.

I have LOTS and LOTS of books to post for my reading list this year and I have joined yet another Knit-A-Long (KAL). Spring Mystery Shawl 09 by Goddess Knits. We shall see if I am able to stay up with everyone once it starts, I always fall behind. This is very exciting and I can't wait to start.

Lots more later!

~W

Pillarwork Cowl

My latest knitting has proven to be a work in progress.  Many times I have had to double check myself, as the pattern is so easy I would forget to stay in rhythm and not remember where I was.  ::blush::

I really need to make notes as well!  At one time I forgot how many stitches I cast on and had to recount them a few times.  ::double blush::  How am I to tell you how I did it, if I don't take notes???  

I have written to Ravelry and requested a 'designer' sort of account.  It's nothing super special really, mainly a way for me to post free patterns to the database.  ::nod::  Or at least I am telling myself its not too overly special, because I see such intricate and inspired designs out there and I am no where near their calibur... YET!  ::wink::  

So I will chug away and keep creating easy and fun patterns.

~Wierdlings

Radioactive Irish Hiking Wrist Warmers

Love love love these colorways!!!!  They are from Stormmoon Knits and they are just as eye-popping gorgeous as they appear in the pictures.  Very sad to say though that SMK's recently took a new job and her dying has had to take back seat to her RL stuff. Completely understandable, but I hate that I found her so late and could not order more of her gorgeous stuff.  ::sniff and le sigh::

Her yardage was also great on these worsted weight skeins!  More than 300 yards for only $20.00.  Yep, I said $20.00!  I was not only able to knit a pair of wrist warmers, but also a Cowl from the same skein and still had a tiny bit to spare.

New Year's Early Resolution #1

I am gonna learn to crochet!  Mainly cause I wanna do all this awesome amigurumi projects I admit!!!  ::hehe::  Amigurumi means “knitted or crocheted doll” in Japanese. They're the simplest of simple, worked in the round in single crochet.  Though I only know one stitch, it would be awesome to read and understand the patterns too!

Lookie what a great find I found on Etsy!!!  His creator is named RichmondArt on ETSY and his listing is right HERE

for you to go and visit or purchase him.

I have also found a great number of these crocheted patterns on RAVELRY too.. so if you are a member, hop on over and check out.  One I am itching to try after my lil sackboy are these adorable flames!!!

They are by a renowned Amigurimi designer, Roxycraft and 

can be purchased and found on her site or on Ravelry, but 

whereever you find her designs you know they will be whimsical and unbearably cute!!! 

So I hope you are going to try new and exciting crafts this year too!

~W

ACK! Time has flown!!!

So sorry for the lapse in writing. I have been camera-less for the past few weeks, because I can not find the cord to download pictures onto my computer. Worse, I have to have the hubby dl them, put them on a thumb drive and then load them... le sigh!

I did not want my posts to be pictureless.. so I waited and waited and waited and waited! Finally I said to myself, "To heck with this!" and as of tonight will start to post again. Filling in later with pictures of stuff which has already happened and stuff I want to do. ::grin::

Let's see... what has happened?

LETTERBOXING!!!

I have not started it persay.... but I did find the materials needed to make a stamp, purchased the carving tools and rubber medium, and also purchased some E6000 glue along with plain wooden blocks to glue the stamps to.

In this endeavor, I took the hubby to a local privately owned coffee shop here in Orlando which was supposed to sport a hidden letterbox, alas everywhere we looked we could not find the bugger! Not to say its not there, BUT we could not locate it. So I will have to go back again when I have our stamps made and really tear the place apart. ::hehe::

2008 BOOKLIST!

I need to enter the books read/listened to for the months of September and October. I really did not read much in October to tell the truth because I was horrible sick and nothing was coming out at all!!!! Granted that did not stop me from finding a few new authors... but really knitting was my focus!

KNITTING!!!

Gosh.... for the very first time... Christmas knitting has reared its ugly head in my stash, time, and pattern collecting. Three cowls down, one more on the needles... two bounce hats, one on the needles... I have some gorgeous yarn from YarnPirate, Duet Yarns, and some sweeeeet knitting bags from GoodtobeGirl! (Again... pics are a hassle because of the missing cord, but I hope to post them very soon!

Lastly for this blog! The newest pattern from MochiMochiland.com ..... ELVES!!! Anna is so awesome, she even created Christmas Gift Tags that can be downloaded and printed for holiday giving... and when I get paid next week her ELVES pattern shall be mine mine mine!

~Wierdlings

YARN P*RN!

Lookie what I just brought and it has arrived! Its from Jennifer Schermerhorn of ~Whirled Yarn~ and is called 'Charmed I'm Sure'. It is so totally drool worthy! I can not wait to find the PERFECT project for it. Its Wool/Plush Hearts 60yds/180ft. So enough to be dangerous, but not enough to do a whole long scarf, so it has to be something special. Jennifer even included a card that has a gorgeous print of the yarn on the top, so you can give it as part of a gift if I was going to give it away. Which I'm not! ::hehe:: Cause I am greedy like that!

~W

Swap Flakers! ARGH!!!

It irks me to high heaven when someone signs up for a swap and then flakes on it. WORSE is when someone organizes the swap and then flakes! Both times they have been given awesome kits.. one even from me and yet they never send their partner's anything. I refuse to have anyone not get something during one of my swaps, so I made a Halloween Sock Kit for my 'flaker's partner and am going to send it off tomorrow. Not only that, but I feel horrible that someone from an earlier swap got stiffed too... so I made a Holiday Sock Kit for her. I hope both ladies like their kits.

As the Holiday Sock Kit lady doesn't know its coming I feel safe in showing you her goodies! I had so much fun picking them out and had just the right sock yarn in my stash too!

Going to post them tomorrow so they should get them within a week, as they are in the USA.

::beam::
~Wierdlings

Winter Swap Kit

On its way tomorrow is a Winter Swap Kit for my partner. It was supposed to be mailed around the 15th, but thinks have been hectic and sad at my house. Here is a pic of the goodies to be sent in the mail! She still doesn't know who she is either!!!! ::hehe::

Left to right.. Wintery Postits, List pad, winter cards w/girl and scarf, wild peppermint lip balm, a goblet full of beading delight, yummy yankie candle tart, peppermint cocoa, Tofuties!, more yummy cocoa, coal of course (nah, its really bubble gum), purse and shoe embry boards, 2008 calender, star gel soap, peppermint poprocks!, winter flutterby fairy kit, silvery tree ornament, wintery notebook, peppermint and cinnamon mints, and finally some great smelling soap!

I really really really tried to hold back this swap, you should have seen my Halloween kit.. le sigh, she never did post any pics. Oh well!

~Wierdlings

Halloween Sock Kit Swap - Complete

Yeah! I am finished shopping for my HSKS from the Lime N Violet MBs. I hope my partner really likes her treats and yarn. Some of the stuff did not fit in the bags though, so they will have to go unwrapped. ::pout::

I will wait to post the goodies inside until she has received her package.

DESTASHING!!!

Hello everyone!

I am taking a plung and De-stash-i-fying a bit, heck its a whole lot... ::hehe::

Why be you destashifying such yarnilicious stuff you may ask?

Welp I will tell you!!!

Hubby tells his Wierdlings, thats me, today they are going on a cruise at the beginning of the year! We are getting fast fast passports to make sure we have them in time as well as have to put down/payoff the cruise by the end of the November. Yes, I have several more weeks, but I need to start saving up now!

So included in my yarn purge is Yarn Pirate, Yarn Pirate Booty Club Yarn, Loopy Ewe Sock Club Yarn, and Spunky Eclectic Yarn Club. All are from a smoke free home and while I do have two fur kitty babies, they do not get near this yarn.

I will be charging the prices that I paid for them as well as first class mail priority post mail, normally $4.60. If you happen to live outside of the US, I will have to check into those fees.

This is a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE destashing with PayPal being the go between. If you do not have PayPal I am very sorry I can not take Credit Cards nor am I looking to trade skeins for other stuff. I need cash baby!

HOW TO's....

1. Send me an Email with the name of those that you are interested in
2. I will check to see if its still available. If it is, I will prepare a PayPal Invoice and send it to you.
3. You pay the Invoice and I send it on the next business day
4. IF payment is not received in 24 hours, the skein will be reposted.

I have taken pictures of all the yarn and grouped them into similar catagories. I am also including a link to a larger picture so that you can see more depth and color and I have listed the information on the labels too.

IMPORTANT IMPORTANT --- > Please write to me at my GMAIL Account, Wierdlings@gmail.com .

YARN PIRATE (left to right) - $26.00 Each (larger pic)

1. Pretty Pirate - 480 yds, 100% Superwash Merino, Fingering Weight - SOLD
2. Rebel - 480 yds, 100% Superwash Merino, Fingering Weight - SOLD
3. Primrose - 480 yds, 100% Superwash Merino, Fingering Weight
4. Crocus - 480 yds, 100% Superwash Merino, Fingering Weight
5. Apple - 480 yds, 100% Superwash Merino, Fingering Weight

YARN PIRATE BOOTY CLUB 1 (left to right) LIMITED EDITIONS, Not to be sold to general public - $27.00 Each (labels pics, w/o labels pic)

1. Rum Runner - 480 yds, 100% Superwash Merino, Fingering Weight
2. Calamity - 420 yds, Superwash BFL, Fingering Weight - SOLD
3. Butternut - 400 yds, Merino/Tencel, Fingering Weight (Just arrived yesterday!) - SOLD

LOOPY EWE SOCK CLUB, Exclusive Colorways and Limited Quanities - $30.00 Each (larger pic)

1. ALL THINGS HEATHER - Skinny Dippin - approx. 370% yds, Superwash Merino/Bamboo/Nylon, Sock Weight
2. CLAUDIA'S HAND PAINTED YARNS - Loopy Ewe Sock Club, Lot#001 - 2 skeins, 180 yds ea, 100% Merino Wool, Fingering Weight

SPUNKY ECLECTIC YARN CLUB - $25.00 Each (larger pic)

1. January 2007 - Walkabout - 440 yds, Superwash Merino, Fingering Weight - SOLD
2. April 2007 - Strawberry Fields - 360 yds, Superwash Sport w/10% Nylon
3. June 2007 - Tulip - 280 yds, Superwash Merino, DK Weight Sock Yarn
4. July 2007 - Celebration - 420 yds, Superwash Merino, Fingering Weight

Good Luck to you all!!!

~Wierdlings

Kitty Pic of the Week

So I lay out my squares to photograph for my Lizard Ridge Throw from Knitty and the kids can not decide who is going to lay on them first. I think you will agree that Aggie has the upper paw in this scene.

~Wierdlings

What Mama?

This is why its taking me months to unpack!!! Open the drawer to sort the "stash" and in pops a kitty. ::flail::