Yarn Shop Map

I decided to catalogue all of the LYSs that I've been to ... everywhere.

Check it out.

Yellow pins are stores I have stepped foot in and (most likely) made a purchase in. The purple pins are stores I've been past or have heard of and am making a point to visit eventually.

In keeping with recent entries ...

Here is another one about cupcakes.

Well, a cupcake.

... a knitted cupcake.

... a cupcake that's supposed to be a baby hat, but is a GPS holder instead.
Neato!

Who doesn't like cupcakes?

This time around I made the "Simple Vanilla and Agave Nectar Cupcakes," but I substituted part of the flour with cocoa powder.

Look at that rise! It brings a tear to my eye. Almost too much for a cupcake, but it's just so ... beautiful. :]


A heart-shaped strawberry! It was definitely sacrificed to make my cupcakes.

Awww .... they're so pretty! The glaze I used was the "Rich Chocolate Ganache Topping." I let it get nice and cool in the fridge for extra thickness. I love the shine.



They look so happy!

Cupcake Parade!

Be prepared! oooOO!

Aw, they looked so sad without being baked.
And now they are real cupcakes!


And then I decided to put walnuts on top.



Woooo! Vegan cupcakes! They taste pretty okay too. The frosting isn't really the best, though I think I need to get new vegetable shortening. Also, I (think I) left them in the oven too long (due to my music being so loud that it drowned out the timer, oops). But I'm not sure. Either way they will get eaten. By me. Because no one else is around. Darn! ;]

Now that I've baked some cupcakes I feel inspired to knit a few! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

And now, just for cuteness:

Now that I'm back from NYC

... I can get back to business. Like that scary list of UFOs I need to work on. Here are some developments:

An incredibly gay-looking beanie for my friend Rob. That's pretty much just the crown, and considering I started this about two hours ago I think I'm making good time.

The first half of a Yorick scarf for my friend Keith. He wants to pick up hot Goth chicks in Japan. This might just help him achieve that goal.

Some non-craft related news:
- They filled up the pool at my apartment complex. As a result, I'll be in it pretty much all day tomorrow.
- I have watched so much Top Gear that my inner monologue is starting to sound quite British.
- In addition to the above, I called gas 'petrol' today while chatting with a friend. That's just wrong.
- I leave for Europe in 47 days OMG.

Ah crap

I was tagged, so I guess I'm doing a meme.

1. List 7 random facts about yourself on your blog.
2. Tag 7 more blogs, making sure to let them know.

1. I obsessively shower. Usually two times a day, if not three.

2. In the words of Ghandi: Be the change you wish to see in the world. And that's why I'm vegan, straightedge, and politically aware.

3. Alkaline Trio has been my favorite band for eight years now.

4. Besides being a singer, I can play guitar, bass/bass guitar, and euphonium. Helpful instruments like the piano, though? Nope.

5. I've discovered a new way to annoy my cat: laser pointers.

6. I'm more-or-less Buddhist, although I have yet to go to a Buddhist temple for worship or meditation. I think I'm still too "white" to do that. This is also interesting due to my employment by random Christian churches. $$$

7. From time to time I'll joke about things to get a laugh out of Keith, but for the most part I am ridiculously PC. Which is part of the reason why my family drives me insane.

Hmm, who should do this ... AuraLee, and six other random people that stumble across this blog. hah.

Top Gear is pretty much the best show ever right now

I just had to share this ...

I was looking for pictures of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" for a presentation I'm giving today, and I found this picture. It's a Ronnie/Victor doppelgänger that has an implied bad streak. Much like my cat. This one actually looks identical to Ronnie in just about every way possible, moreso than Victor. I think there is a conspiracy out there to make all grey cats beautiful but deadly.

OhioLink is "da bomb"

I just got this through OhioLink. I can't wait to check out the fun patterns inside! Also, I love the fact that through OhioLink I can get all sorts of fun knitting books and check them out without paying a pretty penny.

In other news, I am making Skullholders for Lisa as a wedding gift. Well, just one, due to it taking me a long time. This is my first pattern with colorwork other than stripes, so it's a slow-doing process. But man .... it looks sweet!

I love Natalie Dee

I will be wearing these t-shirts gleefully in the not-too-distant future.

Pele Update

Right hand glove: complete! Now I just have to make the left hand, although the warmer weather might not help my motivation ... we'll see. Also, I followed the pattern exactly and the cap turned out HUGE. Oh well.

I made a hat!

From: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21665

I used two skeins of KnitPicks Swish Superwash in Bordeaux. Yumm.

Nothing like knitting instead of doing homework!

Pele, from Berroco. I'll be putting a fun message on the knuckles, inspired by Knucks. I'm not sure what I'll put yet, but it will probably be funny ... at least to me.

As if I don't have enough UFO's

I really want to make this:
http://www.berroco.com/255.262/261/261_mabel_lg_pv.html

And this:
http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/pele/pele.html

And this:
http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/ponte_vecchio/ponte_vecchio.html

And this:
http://ax174.blogspot.com/2006/02/my-own-pattern-iv-cupcake.html

And one of those brimmed beanies, like this:
http://community.livejournal.com/20sknitters/1170152.html?thread=9051880#t9051880
...although I can't find a good pattern anywhere. Maybe I'll try to modify the Newsboy Hat from SNB: Nation.

Like I have the time for this ...... who am I kidding?

Dish Cloth #1

I decided to make my mom a few crocheted dishclothes for Mother's Day. Here is #1 in Peaches & Cream:


I essentially just made a giant granny square using worsted weight cotton yarn and a size H hook. The edging is a single row of sc. I'm going to make at least two more for her. They are huge (11") but are cool looking an can serve as a potholder too. Sometimes being broke has good results ... sort of.

One Skein Bathrug

Viola!

I promise that I am alive and well.

I haven't really been knitting or crocheting lately, so it's been hard to find a reason to update this guy. However, I finished my new bathrug last night and it rules! Pics will be up this evening.

I currently owe people the following:
- Yorick scarf for Keith
- Watch cap for Rob
- Watch cap for Todd
- Multidirectional scarf for Kassie

But I have to make Mom something for Mother's Day. Hm. We'll see how that goes.

Snow Day!

The view out of my bedroom window. This is a bit deceiving, seeing as I am in a garden apartment (half-way underground). But it's still fun anyway.

And naturally, Buddha is very happy.

Minor Threat, Philly 1983

This is from over a year before I was born. *sigh* I wish shows were still like, and with bands as sing-along-able as Minor Threat.

Watch Cap 2

The hat is actually gray. I promise.