Posted by
zyllah – June 27, 2008
I’ve been in the midst of house fever so I haven’t been knitting that much or taking pictures of things other than food. So just to have something to post….
1.What was I doing 10 years ago? Hmm well I was 21. Which means I Had just moved back to St. Louis from a failed relationship/move to Montreal. So I was going out a lot and looking for mr wrong. I was also working my ass off to save enough to go back to school. Fortunately I was a cocktail slugger at a casino and the high rollers loved me. Even though at the time I didn’t care for the job the one thing that broke me of most of my shyness was being a waitress so it was a good thing.
2. What are 5 things on my To Do list today? A) Finish this blog post B) Catch up on email C) make sure all my paperwork is in order for my long separation from my husband D) Clean up the house E) Meet with builder and ask questions.
3. Snacks that I enjoy? Hummus and Puff onion paratha ( I know I’m mixing countries but its very good), Japanese Gummi, Gyoza/potstickers, Samosas, Pretzels and cream cheese
4.Things I would do if I was a billionaire: A) Start a school in the middle east for victims of ‘marriages of convenience’ (this delightful practice allows people to sell their daughters into essentially legal prostitution and most times the families do not want the girls back which leaves them limited options other than prostitution) B) Buy a huge craftsman home or build a replica of gamble house C) Buy a horse and train for eventing D) Fund a rescue for failed racehorses E) Start a business that specializes in restoring historic homes and modernizing them but keeping in the spirit of the original period.
5. Places I’ve lived: Miami, Chicago, Clarksville, St. Louis, Montreal
6. Jobs I’ve had: Waitress, Cocktail Slugger, Tech Support, Cook, Cared for an elderly woman, Dog bather, Bookstore Clerk
Posted by
zyllah – June 7, 2008
So I figured I should update. The past week has been pretty good actually. I managed to create some order in the chaos that is my third bedroom so now I have a dedicated sewing space. I hope to put in a couple of hours of practice on the machine today or tomorrow. I also have been doing a fair amount of new recipes and I think I’m going to start a cooking blog. I have three huge passions; cooking, reading and fiber. I sort of don’t care for book blogs because it feels like a never ending series of book reports for school but cooking I think I can swing. Besides I end up getting my book blather out with my friend Arra. I’ve not done much besides install my theme yet though but I’ll let you know when it’s up. I think I’ve decided berroco is probably one of my favorite yarn companies. I know some of their older patterns are absolutely hideous. I just love the colors they have been putting on their newer yarns. There is a richness and depth to them that I don’t see from a lot of other yarn companies. I also love rowan and jo sharp for their colors. Anyway…on to the progress
1. Basic Black in Black
Currently I’m past the decreases for the armholes and am working my way to the shoulder area. It’s nice peaceful morning knitting. It’s really a good basic pattern. Not neccessarily the most exciting knit and the black yarn really is a black hole for light but I find it sort of nice to not have to constantly be reworking the pattern or doing gauge math.
2. Leyburn Socks
I like this pattern most of the time. I’m not super compelled to work on it so even tho I fixed the yarn break issue (enki’s fault) I haven’t done much else with it.
3. Spinning
This is by far my favorite fiber so far. It’s a 65/35 merino/silk pencil roving.I love the colors and it just drafts like a dream. I am actually going to get some undyed so I can do a semi solid for a scarf. I think this will be a scarf too. I’m thinking knit lengthwise on kinda big needles and it should be really pretty.
