Too tired

Please go to Wonder Why Gal's blog for the lastest photos of FatCatCrochet's visit.

I'm currently too beat down tired to type, find my camera, or yeah.  I'm not a farm Gal, just an intern.

Friday, Knitting, slow news day

I knit for quiet.
I knit for peace, charity, and the hope of better things to come.
I knit because I fidget.  I'm a flibberty-gibbet.
I knit for babies,  kids, sick friends and strangers.

No, they don't always want it.  Sometimes it's ugly.  But it's all been made with lot's of laughter and fun near by.  I guess that knocks out the quiet part.


Right now I'm making a baby blanket out of an Alpaca Soysilk blend.  It's so fancy, and silky and beautiful.  That's the yarn I'm talking about.  I'm hoping the blanket follows suit.

That's Alpaca!

I also have a cotton blanket in the works.  Mostly because I didn't know what else to do with the yarn.  When all else fails...I go to Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth pattern.  No, really, when it's done up large, it's a nice square blanket.  Done in cheap cotton, hello dishcloths.

I used to mock PK because all she ever knit was dishcloths.  I totally get it now.  Hands busy, no thinking, finished project.  It's pretty sweet.






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It's Only Polite

The mess in the photos from yesterday.  Was it from zombie invasion?  Did the mighty Zombie Slaying Ogre family finally face a worthy opponent?  Yes, actually, a worthy opponent has been found, and I may as well say it, it kicked my ass.

Snotty Vs House...The house won.

 I was getting it all cleaned up for the arrival of FatCatCrochet.  She's spending her vacation, here in Michigan, with the Zombie Prom Date Knitters!  I believe it was actually the draw of friendship and alpaca shearing that inspired this trip from South Carolina to MI rather than the promise of my house being clean.  But really, it's only polite.

Yes, it's only polite to get an exercise bike stuck on the basement stairs, thus blocking the stairs to any but the most acrobatic.  Yeah.

But don't fret FatCat!  We have a lot of fun things planned for you while you're here!  Most of them are legal.  It's cool, I still have that one "Get out of Jail Free" pass from my Mom.  I'm sure she'd use it on you.  It's only polite.

Wordless Wed...It's the only silence I get

Wordless Wednesday

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Less Iron, More MAN

Iron Man 2. 

After seeing it the Ogre asked how I liked it.  "Not enough violence, too much story."

Yes, walking out of a crowded movie theatre with 3 little kids, I was the lady yelling for more violence.

But really.  I love summer movies.  I love the straight up escapism of a stupid story, men with big arms, and big arms, and explosions.  Hey, I don't care, I want to see The A Team, not Schindler's List.

A quick run down of Iron Man 2:

Less Iron, More Man-The best parts of the film were when the guys were working on the iron suits, not being in the iron suits.

Robert Downey Jr, with arms, does it for me.  Stop putting him in the iron suit!  But he strangely reminded me of Harvey Keitel as the Devil in Little Nicky.

  Now that movie had some fun loving violence!

Ok, Mickey Rourke is hot.  Or, I like big Russian Prisoners.  Either way, the bad smart guy thing was totally working for me.  More of him, with his shirt off. 

Samuel L. Jackson.  More of him too.  He can keep his shirt, or take it off.  I don't care. Nick Fury was Sam Jackson in his full on badass Snakes on a Plane/Pulp Fiction version of himself.  I was completely set for him to fall into "I am sick of these motherfunking Iron Man Suits, in this motherfunking donut shop!"  After that I would expect Honeybunny and Pumpkin to start robbing the place.

Scarlett Johansson's ass.  That big ol round booty needed more screen time.  If you check the credits, there is a character that you swear you never heard mentioned in the movie, it's her ass.    Girl can kick ass too.  Who wants to see guys in Iron Suits when you've got Scarlett's ass to think about.  Damn.

Blow shit up.  In the opening scene someone in the movie yells to Iron Man-"blow something up."  I agree. 

From watching the film, I want to learn to speak French, and take Judo, not make an Iron Man suit.  I know what sexy is.

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Small town woes, green toes

I painted my nails blue while at the Michigan Alpaca Wonderfest at the beginning of this month.

Oooh, fancy feet too

It was really cool while using the drop spindle to see my bright finger nails. I also liked being deemed cool by Pig3's Kindergarten class.  But now, after 10 days later, I'm kind of done with the blue.  Not the color, just the paint job looks like crap.  I need some nail polish remover...STAT!

Now the Ogre would say "you didn't see that coming?" about the need for nail polish remover. 

While picking up groceries I checked for nail polish remover. None. 

I figured I'd check the pharmacy across the street since I was picking up a precription for Pig3 (hey! mark another down for sinus infection!)  They didn't have any either.

It's like living in the town from footloose, but with more dancing and less nail polish remover.

One a knitting note, I am currently working under the impression that I will be making this baby blanket.

Photo is from Garnstudio, where the pattern is also available for free.  Because that is how SWEEET they are.

I am hoping to make it from the 80% Alpaca 20% Soysilk yarn I got from the Wonder Why Gal's farm store.  It's nice to be friends with a farmer, with a store.

Spinning, and dishcloths

Here's my latest knitting project.

Ok, sure it's an oversized dishcloth as a baby blanket.  But it's alpaca and the yarn was spun by me. 

 That may be part of the problem.

This was the yarn that I had been stressing over the perfect pattern for all week.  Then to settle on the classic dishcloth pattern?  Maybe the barf fumes have gotten to me this week!

But this spinning thing is sucking me in! 
I started watching Spinsanity and Em, and then Chrystal all work magic with their drop spindles.  I was always asked "do you want to try?"  Oh, no.  I would not get sucked into their dirty sheep fleece and shrimp in the trunk madness!!

Of course I can't resist jumping off that bridge for very long.  But I stunk at spinning.  I wouldn't do it in front of other people, and secretly practiced at home.  There was a time when every round object in our house was wrapped in uneven scraps of yarn.  Ok, every round object is still covered in yarn, but it's at least a lot more even now.

So far, I haven't had a sheep fleece in my trunk.  But I have been known to volunteer at an alpaca farm or two.

It's super fun, I'm loving everything I'm learning, and I can't wait to spend more time with my fibery, spinny friends!

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Why I'm drinking rum and coke and eating fudge

The puppy and I are going through some tough times.  First there's all the barfing.  No, not by him, by the Pigs.  Actually, the barf is like a treat to him.  He loves it.  He goes right in with the Pigs, and practically holds their hair back while they work it out. 

But for me, the barf is a bit much. Snot, I'm fine with.  Barf, ewwwh.  That may be why I let the dog help out so much.

So after a tough night of barf duty, Indy then got himself duct taped to the ottoman. 

No, I didn't tape him there.  The ottoman has been lovingly reupholstered with duct tape.  Oh, didn't you know?  If you have an official pee chair, it's a frat house rule to reupholster the matching ottoman with duct tape.

He got stuck.  Something about fur and duct tape not mixing.  It's a tough lesson for a young dog. 

Sadly, that was not Indy's biggest excitment of the day.  He also took a flying leap out the front window, and much to his pride's dismay, landed on a Japanese Maple tree.

Yes, my dog is full of grace, charitible of spirit, and has a hearty sense of adventure. 

Those are actually key words I look for in a friend, and a dog.

Do your part...

I really want to tell you about how AWESOME the National Kidney Foundation of SW MI was this Sunday.  Because it was.  Team Little Carter's Ray of Sunshine made their goal, and in turn helped the NKF make it's goal.  So, a big thank you to everyone that helped out. 

Events like these don't happen over night.  It takes a lot of planning, hard work, and organizing behind the scenes. 

Now, onto what's really been on my mind:

Check that hair!

No, really it's not the hair I'm worried about, it always looks like that.  The yarn!  The yarn is on my mind.  I was making the Loop Vest fromKnitScene EASY.  No, there are no photos, because I frogged it.  It was easy, it was looking pretty, it was 3/4 done.  I just wasn't feelin' it.

Now would be the time I normally scour through all my knitting books, get ideas, organize my stash, go through all my knitting needles and finally settle on the perfect pattern. 

Sadly, my books are  in storage.  Not to be touched until we sell our house.  Our house is not even listed yet.

So, hear my plea, help me get my books back.  Check out this lovely 3 bedroom home, with 2.5 baths and a finished basement.

So, buy my house, or  just point me in the direction of a baby blanket pattern.

Alpacas, Spinning, Yeah, that's about it.

Shockingly, I have been quiet.  I wish I had run away to Bolivia*, but no, I was helping out locally with the Wonder Why Alpaca Farm.

Wonder Why Alpaca Farm Goods-Bring home the Wonder

Andrea and I were bringing the fun to the Alpaca World.  You've got to unwind after shoveling crap all day.

Photo taken by Linda, of Your Local Yarn Shop Fame!

Apparently, some people find it easier to unwind if they drop trou, and hang out in their boxers.

Men's Banana Boat Boxers-Knit by Bec

Do you recall the Zombie Prom Date Knitters Boxer Short Knit-A-Long?  Well, Dan did, and he couldn't wait to test out the comfort of Alpaca Boxers.

Did you hear we had a bidet in our hotel room?  Of course you did. 

That is water on the floor. 

Was this item tested out??  Yes it was.  Tested, enjoyed and repeated.  Warning: The heated toilet seat will burn your ass if you fall asleep while using it.

All joking aside, an alpaca show is a lot of work.  

Spinsanity of Wonder, with Andrea and her Confetti Hat

But I love it.  I get to talk up the animals, explain the Wonder, and meet a lot of really cool people.  I then quickly trick the really cool people into becoming spinners.

Yes, learn to spin from me.  It only took me a year to get it.

*Upon return from the Alpaca Event, all 3 Pigs have been barfing, covered in snot, and generally disgusting.  So, if you are not sporty, it's a reference to Mike Tyson saying "I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian."  It also works because Alpaca come from Peru, Chile, and Bolivia.  Ah, see, not crazy after all.