Bouncing Around

Well, I've given up on fixing my stupid website. It was nice while it lasted. I'm now located at:

www.dandelionpicker.wordpress.com

But who knows. Someday I may end up back here because I'm evidently I'm computer-challenged.

I'm not really. But seriously, this sh&* is confusing!

New Website

Well, the new website is up. Its not running how I want yet, and the design isn't there, but you can see my new blog there. So I won't be posting here anymore...unless I run into issues with the new site...then I'll come back.

Here it is!
www.jenniferbick.com

Mom's Christmas Scarf

Well I'm half way done with it. Its taking F.O.R.E.V.E.R. I love cabled stuff, but man its slow-going!

The pictures just don't do it justice. Its alpaca so its really soft and a beautiful blue color. I just love it. I have to go get more yarn for it this weekend. It's eaten two skeins and its going to take at least two more.

As soon as I'm done I want to get started on my cabled purse...and Aunt Bitsy's socks. I have to learn to sock knit first! We made a deal, we're gonna trade hand knit socks for pomegranate jelly!

And because its a knitting cartoon

Becuase Blogspot.com SUCKS

I just bought my own website! I will be leaving here soon (soon, I hope). As soon as I can put down the knitting needles and design my new site, I will be moving my blog there! I'll keep you updated!

A Couple New Projects

Check out the awesome new bookcase I got from Ikea! I love it! All my yarn is in one place and I'm not tripping over it anymore!


So I have been busy and here's proof...
I finally finished that fair isle hat I was working on. It wasn't as hard as I thought to finish it off. I just had to have someone show me because the directions weren't real clear.


Next I whipped up a little hat for Jodi's new baby, Aiden. Hopefully it will get there right in time for Halloween / Thanksgiving! I hope it fits his head, I adjusted the pattern a bit. Its the first one I've ever done for a baby, so I hope it fits! Isn't that the cutest baby you've ever seen!?!?


I'm 90% finished with my mom's Christmas stuff. She wanted new potholders for her kitchen since her's didn't match. So here's the guts of that project. I need to whip out the sewing machine and put them together then they're finished! Overall, I'm pretty happy with the project, I think they're cute and I love the fabrics I found! You can't really see it in the pic, but the green one on the right has this really cool basketweave, took forever, but its awesome!


And last but not least - this is going to be a purse...someday. Again, I need to whip out the sewing machine, and I hate sewing, so when I get around to it, that project will be finished too. Its really not as ugly as it looks in the pic...I swear!


So that's it for unfinished projects right now. I've sworn that I'm not starting any new ones till these are put away! Next on the list...

* A turtle hat for Wylie (don't ask).
* A surprise project for my Nana.
* Another really cool purse pattern I found. Cabled and winter white, its really cute.
* A hat for one of my manager's new grandson. I was gonna do another pumpkin hat, but I'm not sure when I'm going to get around to this. Maybe a Christmas hat.
* I need to finish the Christmas Stocking that I started in class. I just can't get motivated!
* I'm going to make stitch markers, I bought the stuff.
* I'm going to make custom knitting needles.

I Stole This From Someone

A little about-me to fill up space while I knit you something interesting to post about...

Three things I fear:
1. clowns
2. semi trucks with eyes and mouths painted on them
3. failure

Three people who make me laugh:
1. Steven
2. Wylie
3. Kara

Three things I love:
1. my sister / coffee - they're tied for first lol
2. knitting
3. shopping

Three things I don't like:
1. paying bills
2. summer
3. yellow

Three things I don't understand:
1. football
2. chemistry
3. why people would rather be in bad relationships than alone

Three things on my desk
1. glass of iced tea
2. my favorite pen
3. Jodi's wedding photo

Three things I am doing right now:
1. avoiding doing things I need to be doing
2. looking for new patterns to knit
3. eating some samples of chocolate truffles we just got in at work

Three things I want to do before I die:
1. travel the world
2. own my own house
3. knit lots of stuff to leave behind

Three things I can do:
1. play the violin (not well)
2. knit!
3. find all the best deals when shopping

Three things I can’t do:
1. get up early
2. get anywhere on time
3. get anything done unless I've showered

Three things you should listen to:
1. Ani DiFranco
2. silence
3. an orchestra, live

Three things you should never listen to:
1. Ann Coulter
2. Rush Limbaugh
3. other hypocrites, racists, and homo-phobes

Three shows I watched as a kid:
1. Roseanne
2. DeGrassi Junior High
3. My So Called Life