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February 28, 2006
Vacation, all I ever wanted.
Man, I've been feeling kinda burnt out lately. I think I might have to take a mini-vacation from this here bloggie. Maybe for a couple of weeks. I think I should have at least two FOs to show off by then. And one of them won't even be socks, I swear. Oh, and I'll actually update those progress bars you see to your right so you can keep track of what I'm working on during my hiatus if you are curious at all.
Anyhoo, here are some random pictures.
I tried dying some self-striping yarn yesterday. (psst, clicking on the pictures makes 'em bigger)
God knows if I actually did this right. I'll knit up a swatch and see what happens.
I also bought this over the weekend.
Isn't it cute? I'll be keeping track of its progress over at Flickr . Stop by and see how long I go before I end up killing my little buddy over here. (I sooo don't have a green thumb at all.)
Well, that's it for now. Take care till next time.
:)
Posted by Sandra at February 28, 2006 09:56 PM
Comments
I love your yarn colors. And I'm thinking - how come I can't find a sock yarn with those colors?! Looking foward to seeing how it knits up.
Oh, the eggling is very cute and clever! Good luck. It might be that you just haven't found the right plant. :) I can infinitely kill jade plants, but I can also infinitely keep ficus, grape ivy, and purple passion alive.
Posted by: Chris at February 28, 2006 10:48 PM
enjoy your hiatus... i hope it is only from the blog and not from our spider-fridays!
Posted by: Lisa at February 28, 2006 10:58 PM
ooh, love that sock yarn! you and your sophisticated dyes. how'd you like that walking around the chairs a million times thing?
Posted by: jess at February 28, 2006 11:03 PM
the yarn really is a spectacular, unique colorway. seems sort of forest-y or minty fresh or something.
we'll miss you, but enjoy your hiatus.
Posted by: carrie m at March 1, 2006 12:14 AM
I saw the eggling at urban outfitters and totally wanted one for work. Which one did you get?
Posted by: Angela at March 1, 2006 03:04 AM
I so want a green thumb! But ever plan I recieve DIES! I am intrigued by your little eggling..
Taking breaks from blogging is great for your blogging becase then you come back with fresh ideas.
Your self striping socks method looks crazy! I hope it turns out like you intended. :)
Posted by: Aimee at March 1, 2006 03:52 AM
dude, i you don't kill that egg i will be way impressed! Not cuz i assume you would, but cuz I can't keep anything green alive either. They are a great little gift idea! thanks :) see you friday?
Posted by: kaitlyn Wong at March 1, 2006 07:13 AM
Very cute egg. The yarn looks great. I'm sure you did it right.
Posted by: Iraida at March 1, 2006 08:20 AM
i hope that you'll make it by the point on friday! come and be un-burnt with the spiders!
i love those yarn colors. is that knit picks dye-your-own?
Posted by: gleek at March 1, 2006 10:53 AM
I saw those eggs at Urban Outfitters and was very tempted. I'll have to live vicariously through you!
Your yarn looks great! Will you bring it for show and tell? I mean, to the Point on friday?
Posted by: Veronique at March 1, 2006 11:14 AM
I can't wait to see how your little egg shapes up! I think they are so cool!
That yarn looks lovely! I'm sure it will knit up like a dream!
Enjoy your break!
Posted by: Leah at March 1, 2006 12:47 PM
What type of dye did you use? that brown is beautiful!!
Posted by: Stacey at March 1, 2006 02:23 PM
good luck with your plant! btw, what dye did you use for this batch?
Posted by: ros at March 1, 2006 03:11 PM
I'm sure you did it right! I love the colors. Oh a vacation sounds so very nice right about now!
Posted by: Marie at March 1, 2006 05:13 PM
The yarn looks great - and enjoy your blog vacation!
Posted by: MeBeth at March 1, 2006 08:16 PM
Your yarn looks great! I keep meaning to try my hand at dyeing self-striping...but it hasn't happened yet.
Have fun with your eggling! =)
Posted by: Tiffany at March 2, 2006 06:01 PM
I'll have you know that you've given me the courage to give self-striping dying a try. And I don't know if that's a good thing.... I have a tendency to be a little.... obsessive... I can see my house covered in shades of purple now....
BTW, happy little eggy! Have you heard of the Easteregg plant? http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2017/ It's related to the eggplant. It's not edible (not poisonous but it supposedly tastes awful) but kids are totally wowed by watching eggs grow in their garden!
Posted by: Sachi at March 4, 2006 03:15 PM
enjoy your break! i love the colour of the sock yarn you dyed..it is fantastic!
i also want you to keep going to the spider meets, because then i can catch up with what you have been doing via the gleek's blog!
Posted by: jacqueline at March 6, 2006 02:08 AM
gosh, that last sentence makes me sound like a stalker! i promise i'm not... now i'm freaking myself out.
Posted by: jacqueline at March 6, 2006 02:09 AM
Strange... I changed my Myspace layout last week, and just realized that you have the same brown pattern here. How did that happen?! :P
Anyway, that eggling is awesome!!! I want one!!!
Why are you leaving me? Where are you going? Please come back soon.
Posted by: joygoddess at March 6, 2006 01:12 PM