Way cute!

She is WAY cute Carli! I hope she won an award!

Finished Grandpa's hat! Yeah! Pics to come!

My alien!

She's finished!!!!!!

She won't win any awards, but she's fun! Now, just for a name and home planet......

Who Said They Need Faces?

Really? Who Said Alien's need faces? Do something crazy with it instead!

I would say yarn or Harlot is a tough choice...I wonder what I would do? I'd really have to think on that!

Dad likes his scarf so far...I'm glad, I"m finally getting the ang of the cables...be a real shame to have to rip it all out!

Love,
Theresa

I hate Aliens

Ok, so not really aliens, just their faces....

The lips I made don't work, so I tried embroidering on a pair....no go. Looks really bad....

Think I'm gonna work on something I like to get me motivated

My alien

So part of the I Knit Day 2008 is the entry of a knitted or crocheted alien of your own design. It can't be based off an alien in any story or tv show or movie, it has to be ENTIRELY your creation. I wasn't sure if I wanted to do it or not, but as I've been going along, I've been having SO much fun making this gal up. She has a head, body, legs, feet, and arms. Right now, I'm working on her hot pink lips.

I'm struggling something awful on her eyes, though. I don't want to embroider them on, as I feel that's the easy way out, but everything I've knit so far, has been too big. I may try to add on some bobbles...if those don't work, I may fall back on the whole embroidery thing....

Guess I should focus on the rest of her for now....maybe I'll have a moment of genius....

5 days till I Knit....and counting....

So sad....

Hi!
I'm back from the dead...I think....jetlag is kicking my butt.
This week has just been sad. S-A-D. The trip home was LONG. Very very long. Then fighting the jetlag...that's sad. Every night. Sigh.

But then the saddest thing of all.....

I found a Yarn Harlot ticket for the I Knit show next weekend. And I can't get it. Sniff.....sniff. I spent so much $$$ in the states while I was there this past 3 weeks that I need to choose between spending another 14 GBPs to get the YH ticket (when I have a perfectly good ticket w/o the YH...although no where near as fab) or spending the 14 GBPs on yarn. Hmmmmm. It's actually truly a hard decision. My yarny side says "YARN...YARN...YARN!" but the Yarn Harlot groupie in me says, "GO TO THE SHOW! LEARN LOTS!" More than likely, I'll opt for the yarn and fun new gadgets...

Hey, there's a CD at my parents' full of knitting patterns.

Well, the nuts awake and screaming.....back to jetlag therapy....

Exercising Leads to Less Knitting Time

It is true! Who would have thought? I wish I had enough coordination to walk and knit at the same time, but I just don't think that I do. I've been tired enough that I haven't bee staying up late to knit either. Hopefully that will get better, but for now I am tired. But I am DETERMINED to win the Biggest Loser contest my MOMS Club(R) is doing. The pot is about $250! That is a lot of yarn! :)

I did finish the blanket, but have decided not to put it in the MOMS Club auction...just not that happy with it. I'm sure I will find a use for it.

Not much else to report, just missing you already...is it Christmas yet?
Love,
Theresa