My late Christmas present to myself :)

Yes I made it! A hat and scarf set I'm so pleased with the results. No didn't really follow any pattern but the hat was started as the pretty puff slouch hat I found on a blog. I'm just really bad at following directions. Unless it comes to food. So anyway here it is.. the scarf was finished a few days ago but didn't have time to come on and share. I am so please also with losing so much weight this is probably one of the only pictures I have of me that I feel I look thinner in. I hadn't actually noticed too much how much weight I had lost until I viewed this picture.

I can tell how uncomfortable i was with myself.

For whatever reason I decided to make a song out of the crazy rantings of Christian Bale. When I first heard of his out of control rage against the stagehand I thought he was quite the jerk. But at the same time I laughed because wow.. that was just over the top. So I decided since my friend had some music making software that I'd whip up something that would express how I felt about it. DJ Sindepeye - Christian Bale_(sweet dysfunction mix).MP3 Just a little bit of humor.. ps.. explicit lyrics!!

Wow really cute baskets!

Ok this is so cute I had to put a post up for it. These were so adorable. I think this is definately my next project.

Yay my computer is fixed!!

I had until recently been using my friends computer to check email and update websites. And I'm excited to say my computer is now working again. I had totally given up on saving any more data stored on it in favor for a clean install. This has been great! First I'm glad cause I'm terribly unorganized on my computer. Somethings were organized but... I still lose them! So much like my mind it's uncanny. :D So now that my computer is up and running again I am no longer hogging my friend's computer. Oh yes and I just got word I get to see Nathan soooon!! I'm so happy that his injury didn't keep him away the whole summer. I have been knitting a pair of socks for myself recently... But I think I want to do something else. I feel no shame switching tasks. I know I'm not alone. :) I had wanted to make a cute hat oh sorry.. scratch that .. not cute heaven forbid. But manly.. yes yes (of course) for Nathan. I'm hoping to do some fun mom and son things the few weeks he will be with me like going to the beach or hiking. I can get a hat finished for him in between. :D
I don't know what is going on but my sock projects always seem to take the longest. Hats seem to go quickly so I've deemed them easiest. I would like to complicate myself a little and start something I've never done before.. just finding something that's not too big a project and that really appeals to me is the trick. Maybe more of these headbands are needed till I find something I really like.

Ok I made this hat trying to follow a pattern. But I don't know what it is about me that I always do something wrong and just keep going. LOL. I guess I don't have the patience to go back and restart all the time. :) I kind of did my own thing on it. Improvised. The hat was made for "Baba" :) She loved it!

Yes I did finish the socks!

finished socks
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:) Happy to report although quite late indeed that I have successfully finished those darned socks that seemed to take forever. Since I have done nothing of significance.. Oh wait yes.. I did a few things of which I have pictures of and I'll have to post them too. I did actually get this done before christmas which was great. :) Ok so anyhow here is the picture of those socks I made for Nathan. Yay!

Christmas season with Family, Friends and Knitting

Aaaaghhh!! I have only a couple of more days to finish these socks!! Ok so saying I haven't been religiously adding to this blog is a bit of an understatement. I have really not made anything new. Maybe knitting isn't much of a passion for me. I do enjoy it... but I think I need some inspiration. I am hoping to put the toe on the last sock to finish these socks that have seemed to take forever this year. Meanwhile I've started going to church and making lots of new delightful people. Been taking my knitting with me to knit just before church starts like a good knitter should! I joined a knitting class at church and a boardgame night get-together too. lol. Been living here for two years and have not really been getting out of the house too much except for dance classes and an occassional outing with the belly dance scene. Since it's been really tight money-wise I've really cut back on the expensive hobbies. My teacher recently moved and I'm super bummed about it. I made some good friends from the dance classes and I'm grateful to keep in touch. I'd really love to start dancing again as soon as I can afford it. So lately I've kinda just sat around and done nothing. I guess that would make me somewhat of a hermit. I decided I needed some kind of social events happening in my life and sitting at home wasn't hackin it. While I'll admit going to church wasn't anywhere near my first choice for a social life... I've really enjoyed having a variety of genuinly nice people to hang out with. Really seems to cheer the spirit. From past experience with people from my old church, people were simply much less gossipy and less inclined to be selfish. And in contrast... I've realized that life is much better without such sillyness. This month I've really been super excited getting ready for Nathan to visit me for Christmas holidays. Got our Christmas tree up with all the pretty bobbles n beads. It's just amazing how beautiful things make you smile. And of course now that Nathan is here I'm good as gold. We did our usual chai tea outing today that's a tradition by now. We even sang carols in the car along the way. :) I can't believe he's 16 and 6'3". Handsome guy I think. :D And his feet will be much warmer this winter!! lol.. if I can only finish this toe in time for Christmas... *knitting feverishly*