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Oops, I did it again.

February 12, 2008

Apparently, I only feel compelled to write in this blog when I have essays due, like, now, and a whole list of intimidating work to do before the end of the next week. In other words, at the most inappropriate times. Regardless, here I go.
My Christmas season saw some incredible crafty productivity. I hand-made nearly everyone’s gifts, and I was pretty pleased with how everything turned out. During the month, I churned out two knitted hats, half a knitted sock that got frogged, one cross-stitched shirt, a knitted (and lined!) purse, one pair of wristwarmers, one necklace, two earrings, and a bracelet. Whew. And really, the majority of these things were completed after my finals, from mid-December and on.
I think I managed to get photos of everything–though not the wristwarmers, unfortunately, but I’m sure I’ll make some more in the future, since they were such a quick, easy knit. Are they beautiful pictures, with meticulous lighting and crisp, interesting backdrops? Of course not. Some of them even are, dare I say it, dreaded webcam pics. Ay. Bear with me and pretend they’re pretty, okay?

A cabled purse for Friend K:

A Jayne hat for Friend Julie (appropriately modeled by Julie):

A Palindrome Hat for Friend Kimber (modeled by me, because I so wanted to keep this):

Jewelry for ol’ Mummsy, made with amethysts and hand-made glass beads:

(I was dying to keep these. Fortunately, I have enough of those carmel glass beads for me. Yay!)
A necklace for my sister (amethysts and hematite):

And a cross-stitched t-shirt for my sister as well (an up-close picture of it, with masking tape and chalk marks still on it because that’s just how I roll):

It says “Fuck the haters.” Unladylike, yes, confrontational, yes, but my angry teenage sister loved it (or at least pretended to). At the very least, it is a message that she certainly relates to. The idea came from the Sublime cross-stitch pattern that was hearts that spelled out “fuck,” which I extended and modified for my purposes.

Though I’m clearly belated and long overdue with this post, I still can’t help but feel proud of what I accomplished in such a short period of time. But this year, methinks I will start in the summertime to get these things done early. No, really. Stop laughing, that’s rude.

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A Little Bit of Everything

October 15, 2007

It’s been quite the couple weeks over in these parts. First school started up for me again, and while you might be tempted to imagine that as a fairly straightforward process in which I just, you know, go to school–you would be wrong, because there is always a period of frantic “I hate these classes, I must change every one and throw my schedule into utter chaos, fear me registration!” During this period it is not unusual to hear me raving about college being a scam, should have taken my tuition and dog and gone to squat on some state park to reconnect with nature, etc. When that wears off, there’s the shock of, “Wait, they actually expect me to read things and write things and do homework? Unthinkable!” And finally, there is the stage of acceptance, during which I sigh and moan as I attempt to catch up on the mountain of work I now have because I spent the beginning of the quarter raving and scoffing.
Then I turned 21. Many huzzahs unto me. Unfortunately, I don’t really like alcohol, so the event was wasted on me. (People I know: “Here, try this one! Whaddya think?” Me: (sips drink) *chokinggasping* “Oh God, I think I’m drunk already.”)
So these are reasons why I don’t have much in the way of current project pictures. I finished my first sock, and though it is a bit loose (I wouldn’t necessarily describe it as fitted, per se), I am insanely proud. Actually I finished it a couple weeks ago, but I kept chickening out because I feared kitchener stitch–which, it turns out, is pretty simple. I put First Sock #2 on the needles this weekend. I hope to finish it sometime soon.

I’m also attempting to do the Yin and Yang Pillowcases challenge at Craftster.org, and it is my first attempt at embroidery. I’m insane to do so, considering my aforementioned schoolwork and plans for many crafty Christmas presents, but I could not resist the lure of that prize package. I couldn’t just keep it simple, either, so I’m already terribly behind on my timeline. Sigh.

But like I said, no pictures for any of this. So instead I will show off some attempts at jewelry-making I did about a month ago.