Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Packing... I'm just packing along... and I'm singing my packing song...

Yeah. So I am packing. Not at this exact moment, but I spent most of the night doing so.

I don't have much left in the bedroom to do, just my closet (which is actually fairly sparse, for me). Then I must tackle the living room and kitchen.

Part of me is kicking myself for not doing more today, seeing as how I was sent home at 10 am. For coughing. I understand why, they don't want everyone else to get sick. Still, it throws a wrench into my whole "saving money" plan.

I did do some knitting on Valerie. Only one half of a pattern repeat (four rows) until I've finished decreasing to the waist. Then I only have a few more inches to go until I can start shaping the bust. I'm freakishly long waisted, as well as being high waisted with a big chest. This makes buying clothes a nightmare.

Still haven't decided how I'm doing the arms yet. Thinking that I'll just knit a few rows, and join it to the body and do raglan-like decreases until it's done.

Should be nice when it's (finally) finished though. And I love the fabric that the combination of a 4.0mm knitting needle and the Sugar and Cream cotton make. I will be so heartbroken if it does not work. Or if it pills up something fierce when I go to wash it. So far, it's holding up better than the Bernat Handicrafters did with my Shapley Tank from White Lies Designs (link to their website to your left).

I will be so happy when Saturday comes. Then Moving Friday will be over with and I can knit guilt free.


Sharvanne purred at 10:40 PM
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Sunday, April 25, 2004

Reflections on apathy

This post is pretty personal, and just a little sad. There is no knitting content, so feel free to skip this one if you like.






Tekgrrl and I were talking tonight about all the crap that happens between roomates and little social circles.

One thing I've learned in the past four years: Anyone who tells you in highschool that all that petty crap goes away once you enter university/college/the real world, is lying through their teeth.

For some reason, I feel really depressed by this.

Parts of me wishes that I was still in highschool. Because even though I had no one in my school who I would consider a real friend, and even though I had yet to come to terms with my sexuality, and even though I would come home from school and watch TV, read books about people who had lives much more exciting than mine instead of interacting with the rest of humanity... at least I knew what to expect.

I feel major change coming on. I feel like I need to be the one to make it happen. For so long, I've coasted through life, expecting things to just turn out, and it never has. The only good change about my life recently is Tekgrrl. And I had to get off my ass an stalk (I mean woo) her.

Nothing is going to change on the job front unless I make it happen. I'm not going to wake up one day and be able to fit into "normal" sized clothes. The Goddess is not going to hit me over the head one day.

I need to make it happen. But I need to be smart about things.

I need to put out my resume more often.
I need to watch what I'm putting into my body, without totally stopping to eat.
I need to stop smoking for good.
I need to find a way to start saving money, instead of living paycheck to paycheck.
I need to get back in touch with the Goddess and the spiritual realm.
I just generally need to get off my butt and expecting things to fall into my lap.

Right now, I need to go to bed and cry a little, I think. I hope Tekgrrl comes to bed soon so that she can hold me in her arms and tell me that she loves me.


Sharvanne purred at 10:31 PM
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Umm.... Yeah.

Someone found my site last night by searching for the term "big bitchy boobs and normal sized pussy".

WTF??? I understand that people have fetishes, but I'm not too sure how that particular string of words lead ot my blog. And somehow... my website is the FIRST one to pop up on yahoo. I feel dirty.

I'm sick. Again. This is getting freaking rediculous. Now I've got a puffer and antibiotics, in addition to the two pills that I'm taking for my blood pressure.

I have a phone interview tomorrow, wish me luck!

And to let everyone know that I have been knitting, I've got a fair start on Valerie, probably about 6" done now. I've made it smaller, and spaced the eyelets further apart. It's going pretty well, and I like the fabric that the cotton creates.


Sharvanne purred at 9:26 AM
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Monday, April 19, 2004

School's out forEVER!

Pardon the song refrence, but I just finished my last university exam!

Yay! Provided I passed it, I now have my BA!

Whoo. I kinda want to go out partying, but I have to go to work tomorrow. Talk about anti-climatic.

In knitting knews (bad pun, sorry), I am now free to knit my little heart out without any guilt. Provided I start packing that is.

My spider (now named Harry, for no particular reason), is almost done. I've designed and knit the body and four legs, now I just need to find some stuffing for him, finished up the extra four legs and sew him together.

The pattern will be posted as soon as he is done.

Whoever is out partying, have a shot of tequilla for me!


Sharvanne purred at 8:54 PM
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Saturday, April 17, 2004

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Climbed Up My DPN's

Everybody sing!

Just a quick post to mention that I'm actually working on my contribution to the Zooalong! Whoo! Finally.

I've got other stuff that should be finished first (like, uh, studying for my final, and Matt's present), but I felt so guilty that I joined up and hadn't started.

So, I've figured out how to make the legs, and am currently designing the body. As I go. But I'm keeping a record of the pattern I'm creating, so hopefully, it will be posted here soon.

And does anyone know what program I would use to share a knitting chart? Stefanie uses them on her blog, and it would be helpful for me, too.


Sharvanne purred at 11:35 AM
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Friday, April 16, 2004

Tired

Holy crap. It's been over a week since I've posted. I honestly mean to post more often, but I'm so tired lately.

Last weekend we got a Sony Playstation 2 and we have been spending quality time with Final Fantasy X. It's fun, but it's annoying that you can't just turn it off whenever you feel like it (need to find save points).

So, while Tekgrrl was playing FFX, I was busy knitting on Valerie. Look, I got about 4 and a half inches done!



Unfortunatly, this is the point where I noticed that I had twisted the stitiches when joining. And that it would be about 8 inches too big. So I frogged. And frogged. And frogged. I've sorta re-cast on, but I think it is Karma's way of telling me that I need to finish a few things before I get to this one. Sigh.

Oh. And Tekgrrl and Isis were fly-hunting. On the ceiling. Isis makes these really really weird churp/purr/growl sounds when she sees bugs. It was really really funny:





There's my little hunters!


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Thursday, April 08, 2004

Bitchy (and Stitchy)

I have finally jumped on the Stitch n' Bitch bandwagon. A friend of mine used to work at a big book chain, and I had asked him to pick me up a copy, since I could never find it in stock and he got a pretty good discount. Well, it was never in, and on his last day (he quit) he found me a copy. Yay!

Actually, I'm impressed. I was a little concerned about it from things I had read about it being too "trendy", but the technical stuff is nicely laid out (with good pictures), and I love that so many different designers contributed to it's pattern content.

But I do have a complaint. It's actually the same complaint that I have with Vintage Knits, and pretty much every other knitting book and magazine out there: A freaking XL should be bigger than a freaking 46" finished bust.

I mean, really. Do "normal" sized people knit their size, then call it extra large and scale down?

I know I'm not a medium. Or even a large. I wear (usuall) 2X or 3X tops (depending on ease, I like things that show my sorry excuse for a figure), but come on! Why should I have to upsize a pattern by ten inches plus just to make it fit?

Not to mention the general uglyness of plus size knitting patterns (White Lies excepted of course - their stuff is beautiful and classy). I would just once be able to see a pattern in a popular book, and pick up my yarn and needles and just go to town, without all the math.

So, what I'm asking, is if you, as a normal sized woman (not putting down my slim stitching sisters), with curves and boobs and hips, what sizes would you like to see in a garment? I'd like to try my hand at some pattern design, and while I plan to make patterns available (once I've got the time to actually design and scale these things), I want to know what everyone would see as their ideal size.

Keep in mind that I'm thinking sexy, funky, gothy, creative clothing and acessories.



Well, now that I've got such high standards set for myself, I had better finish up Queenie and write up the pattern. Which may take awhile because we have coin-operated washing machines, and it is all I can do to keep my clothes clean, not to mention random felting/blocking projects.


Sharvanne purred at 8:44 PM
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Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Yay for Spring!!

Well, almost. It actually started snowing today around 2:00pm, but it seem sto have ventured back into rain. These came from the grocery store when I went shopping for the Engagement party. Stupid me forgot to take any pictures at the party, so, you'll have do do without. Sorry.

I've been wearing the Vamp the past couple of days, it is very warm, and cute, but not sexy like I'd hoped. I guess bulky weight acrylic does not equal sexy. That's okay though, I've got a pullover in the works (or maybe it will become a cardigan, I'm not too sure, tentativly named Valerie that should be very sexy indeed. It will be black cotton with some beautiful ribbon yarn (which I will post pictures of when I begin the project) around the neck and arm bands.

I will post pictures of Vamp when I finally get around to putting some buttons on it.

The party was very fun, even though I never finished Queenie in time. That's okay though. I have lots of stamps from work (I open the mail, and sometimes the post office does not cancel the stamps, so you can reuse them. I've got over $10 worth, and a few other people in the office have more too), and apparently, the mailroom can tell me how much it will cost to mail. I will be working on it later tonight, so all will not be lost.

And I need to start working on my spider for the Zoo-Along.

Holy crap, my wrists hurt. A combination of a bad typing angle and too much knitting. Wait. Did I say too much knitting? Never. Impossible. Could never happen.

Anywho. I'm off to knit. Hopefully everything is going okay for everyone else.


Sharvanne purred at 6:14 PM
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Saturday, April 03, 2004

BUsy Bee!

Work has been so nuts, I'm just exhausted when I get home.

BUT, I've finished my last class as a Universtiy Undergrad! Yay! No more classes!

Pardon the major exclamation points.

Well, Vamp is just about done, all I need to do is sew on the belt loops and find a couple of buttons. Yes, I said buttons, even though I bought a huge two way seperating zipper for it. It is just too big. I should have picked "tight" as ease, instead of "moderate" when I was using Knitware, so instead, Tekgrrl came up with some really neat ideas for buttons to take it in. It will be faboo, I promise.

Queenie has to be put away. Matt is coming down tonight at 7pm and I won't have time to finish it by then.

Congrats to Stefanie for her Knitty inclusion.

Yay! New Knitty! I just wish there would be more hip and happening patterns for Plus sizes (an no, size 14 is not plus size!! It is normal!) I guess that means I'm going to have to step it up a bit.

I joined a knitalong, finally! I managed to find one via Kitten Avec Whip (link to the left). I'm making a spider that I'll be designing. I'll need to find some stuffing, though. Maybe I can use the bag of hair that I cut off of Tekgrrl. Get this, I come home from work last night, and she wants me to cut off all her beautiful, longish, curly hair! I freak out, but suck it up (finally) and do it. Man, I am glad she did, she looks so H.O.T!

Whoo. Breath. Return heart rate to normal.

Okay. So I am planning on spinning her hair. It should work out really well, as it is really curly and strong. I *will* have a purse made of my beloved's hair. How fairy-tale.



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