Sidelined…

Spider — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:02:15 +0000

So for the last few days I have been suffering with a cold…spending my days on the couch…NOT knitting…bad. I have two weeks left (as of today), until my girl’s shower and I’m not even half way done with the projects. I think I might be doomed. This happens to me all the time…it’s like the germs know when I have a deadline. Bad germs…BAD!

Anyway, I’m about half done with the afghan…although I made the unpleasant discovery that my pattern wasn’t long enough and had to be extended. I’m also working on some washcloths…unfortunately the first washcloth ran into an errant highlighter and well lets just say neither of us was happy.

The result of all this is…this is the weekend of Spider…knitting mania…and no one…or germ…is going to stop me!

Knitting my fingers off…

Spider — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:52:50 +0000

As y’all can obviously tell, l like to knit and crochet…a lot. Right now I’m working on a super cool purple knit/purl butterfly pattern baby afghan. (Wow…that was a mouthful) It’s for my bestie’s baby shower. (Don’t you tell her about it Matt, or there’ll be trouble.) The funny thing is she’s already seen it. Since the shower is so close I have no choice but to work on it in front of her. I think she might suspect since she’s commented on the niceness of it but hasn’t asked me who it’s for. Interesting. I sincerely hope she isn’t thinking to herself…”good lord, that thing’s hideous, I hope it isn’t for me” Naah…she wouldn’t think that…would she?

You may be wondering why I would post this information on my blog…well believe it or not my own buddy doesn’t read my blog…isn’t that sad? On the other hand…if she does read it occasionally without my knowledge this could have all been a horrible mistake. Anyway…here are some pictures.

Butterfly Closeup Afghan so far

Craaaazzzy

Spider — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:09:47 +0000

Just a little crafty update…

First, Bat Monkey needs a new head…he had a bit of a run-in with a glue gun…not pretty.

Meanwhile I’m working feverishly on projects for my bestie’s baby shower…3 projects at once…the shower’s in a month…yes I am insane…

That’s it for now…pictures will follow…

Monkey business…

Spider — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:29:32 +0000

So I was going to keep this project a secret, since well certain readers of this blog are related to the recipient of said project…but I just can’t hold myself back from putting a picture of it up some

where. So here it is…I’m sure you all remember last year’s SuperMonkey…defender of justice. The latest installment of monkey heroes is in progress right now…yes you guessed it SuperMonkey’s long-time frienemy…BatMonkey…BatMonkey can be a little cranky at times but overall he’s a pretty good guy…I mean…monkey…notice his snarky little grin…

Another one bites the dust

Spider — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:07:44 +0000

So another project down (sorry, no picture yet, stay tuned for that) and another one begins. Yet another Red Sox afghan. They’re piling up like cord wood, as are the future projects.

Last week I found out my bestie Miriam is having a baby girl this winter and I couldn’t be more excited, A. because a little girl is being added to our fold, and B. because I get to knit and crochet some awesome stuff…woo hoo!

Slave to the Grind

Spider — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:40:22 +0000

So after a week-long vacation it’s back to the salt mines tomorrow…blah. The knitting marathon I had planned for this week did not turn out as I had planned…and well I don’t have a completed project picture to post…I know…shameful. However, I do have a picture of the progress so far. This is a hooded sweater I’m working on for my son’s little friend’s upcoming birthday (by upcoming I mean November, hey gotta start early) Anyway here it is…check out the Red Sox “B” in relief on the front…classy

PS… stay tuned for pictures of our recent trip to the Ecotarium…

Holy crap it’s a post

Spider — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:05:23 +0000

Ok, so I’ve been gone for a while. I guess I really had nothing to say. My constant posting of what is wrong in the world, or the latest heinous crime that was committed wherever was bringing me down. I guess I read too much news. That being said, as you saw in my previous post some time ago I discovered woowork.com and was ecstatic to find this site. Howie Woo creates some amazing crochet art, and his site is a little piece of happiness for a crochet junkie like me. His site inspired me to start posting some of my own crochet (and now knit) work on my blog. However I discovered that inspired does not equal motivated. So we have had a 2+ month dry spell of posting.

At any rate, what this all boils down to is that I am currently wrapping up a couple of projects that I vow to have up here by the end of this week. I am also going to change the format of the usual drivel I put out to something more upbeat and less angry. So be prepared to see a lot of my yarn work, and a lot of funny anecdotes about my LB…oh yea, and commentary on the Red Sox…(that might get a little angry)

Woo Hoo!

Spider — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:50:12 +0000

So I found a fantastic website today http://woowork.blogspot.com/….this guy can crochet like nobody’s business…that’s right people I said GUY. I hate that stereotype that says yarn arts for for old ladies…this guy blows that idea right out of the water. He has also inpired me to post more of MY work on my own blog. His crafts are amazingly detailed and best of all fun! Check out his videos too…he has a great sense of humor. So go on over and say hey to Howie Woo…you’ll be glad you did…

Sometimes I wonder about stuff…

Spider — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:40:52 +0000

… like why it is that most aspects of my life can be boiled down to a Seinfeld quote.

Why my son will devour chicken nuggets, but will not eat cut up pieces of chicken.

Why some people can get tattoos and piercings all over their body, but are terrified by the prospect of a blood draw.

I guess some questions will never be answered

List of weird stuff I saw today

Spider — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:41:37 +0000

1. Two birds, in the road…umm…making baby birds…it’s one of those things where you can’t really see what’s happening until you get closer, like hmm what’s going on over there…OH MY GOD!

2. A young lady walking down the street straight out of the 80’s…tight rolled pants, hightops, a denim jacket and a poofy side pony tail…ROCK ON!

3. Lastly, and quite possibly the most puzzling…an elderly gentleman wearing a tee shirt that said…”I love my grandpa” WHAT?! Buddy, how OLD is your grandpa…150?