Stitch, Bitch n' Die! play review

Last night Pat (dh) and I attended the play "Stitch, Bitch n' Die" written by Joseph Scrimshaw (the last night it was showing - for now). It was on stage in a small "dinner theater" attached to the Bryant Lake Bowl. Pat got a bit of grief from the ladies we sat near (from Woodbury: Nancy & Carol, I think) because he didn't have a knitting project with him. He told everyone around him that he was 'dragged' there, but he admitted to having fun & thoroughly liking the play afterward.

Crowd watching prior to the start of the play was 1/2 the fun. My guess is that 75% of the attendees had a knit or crochet project with them. The play billing said to BYOK (bring your own knitting). Everyone was really friendly & people often ran into someone they had seen at a recent knitting event (Yarn Over, Melville, Yarn Harlot, etc.). People chatted with each other about the projects they were working on, discussed yarn and identified their LYS's.

The play: It was a laugh out loud comedy that we thoroughly enjoyed. It was REALLY funny! They had some fun with knitting terms and "spun a good yarn. The name of the shop was KUI - guess what that stands for? The setting was an evening knitting group, with a the usual wide variety of knitters (levels of abilities, ages, personalities, gender). The knit shop was a combo knit and wine bar - wish I could find one like that around MN! Of course, based on the title, it is a murder mystery, so someone had to die. The play wasn't super long, so I don't want to give much away, but I highly recommend going to see it. Hint - the butler didn't do it.

After the curtain, the playwright let us know that they are planning on bringing the show back to the stage in a few months. Keep an eye out for it, it was definitely worth the price of the ticket! The food was pretty good too (did I mention it was a VERY CASUAL dinner theater?).

Sorry if this review doesn't provide you with enough detail - I know that writing reviews would never pay my mortgage!

The final results are in and...

RESULTS:

• It is April 12 and there is fresh snow on the ground.
• I had a lung x-ray yesterday and have a 'slight' touch of pneumonia.
• I may also have whooping cough - those results won't come back until next week.
• The trust issues I spoke of a while back are on the right track.
• DD's grades are out - she made the B honor roll by the skin of her teeth.
• DS's room is still not put back together!
• Mocha the puppy loves me, the rest of the family, well????
• I am still employed.
• Knitting is my stress relief.

Today I would like to rest, work with DS on his room, read and knit. Because I am a wife, mom and homeowner I will be doing laundry, house cleaning, trying to get my garage opener to work, running children places and hosting a sleepover.

MOTIVATION: I am registered for the Sally Melville workshop tomorrow!

Fun Lunch & A New Knitting Group Begins...

So, today was a pretty great day if I just block out work.

I met my new SIL for lunch. So very happy to have her as a part of the family! We had a great chat. She knits too (not the only reason to like her)! It is just so fun that I may get to be in touch with my db's family more now that she is a part of it.

After a hectic run through G-boy's school for taco dinner and viewing of the Arts & Academic Fair projects, I headed over to church. A fellow Raveler organized a new knitting group & we are meeting at my church. First Thursday's from 6-9'ish. We had eight people drop in - our first gathering. It was great fun. I especially like the introductions where everyone had to say their real name and their Ravelry name. What a fun way to meet new people who share the love of all things yarn!

Tomorrow is my normal off day, but the kids are off school as well. I am still planning on knitting in the morning, just have to work the kids into my plans the rest of the day. I have some ideas, like bribing them with DQ if they will go with me to AT Yarn Tasting!

Someone asked what Yarn Tasting was the other day. At the Amazing Threads LYS, twice a year they hold this event. For one day, hand knit projects are on display and if you are interested in one (or more), you can purchase the yarn and pattern for 20% off. I am just going to look (if I tell myself that enough times, it might actually happen).

M's Cool Hat

This is the Radar Hat by Cid (see Cid Designs on right)
It was fun to knit, fast and not that expensive!

Oh, and I finished another knit project...

I am down to FOUR WIP/UFO's! (For those who don't know the knitting lingo: WIP=work in process & UFO=un-finished objects.)

Here is the Calorimetry I just completed for Marissa. I used Berroco Comfort yarn on size 8 needles. I only cast on 80 stitches and reversed with 28 stitches between the markers.







I will be making more of these!

Lazy Saturday

Well, I have finished my toe-up socks. I don't like this pattern, the toe and heel don't seem like they will wear well. Time will tell. I also gathered most of the socks I have made and took a picture.


M is still sick and missed her retreat this weekend. She isn't happy, but she really still isn't well, so such is life. G is out on the slopes today, so we here at the homestead are being lazy. I like Saturday's like this.

Off Playing in Ravelry.com

If anybody's out there....

Thank you Redhat Knitter for showing me Ravelry.com (link in right column). On the 1st I received my invitation to join and I have been having sooooo much fun over there. If you knit, crochet, spin, etc. this is a place you have to get hooked up with! And if you are an avid blogger, it doesn't take the place of your blog, but it will connect to it. The downside...

IT IS ADDICTING!

So, because of my new addiction, I have most of my FO (knitter's lingo for finished objects) photographed. So here are few more of the stuff I have been doing. Remember, knitting helps me keep my sanity. With out it I become:

Mr. G (below left) wanted me to knit him something and he picked this pattern out himself from some books I had laying around. It was easy to knit, but 1) I don't like the yarn & 2) I never want to have to put a zipper on a knit again! UGH!

MAM (above right) thought a custom hoodie was her hearts desire. Above is a Wallaby Sweater. I was nervous to take this on, but the pattern is really well written. With the help of a few knitting buddies, it was a breeze. She says it is comfy.

Good Night!

Christmas DONE!

Well it has been a few days, but I finished up the last Christmas gift - thankfully my son was OK that Mrs. Claus needed to have him try it on before finishing! It is called Reasonably Hip by Elizabeth Cobbe. Here is a picture:



I think it is a bit big - but he likes it and that is what counts!



I think I promised to post the rest of my completed work for 2007, so here goes at least the hat collection!



























These are all the hats made for the family for Christmas. The one with the 2 buttons is actually for me, but dd is a better model!

This set is for my great aunt Kat. She asked for a pretty blue to go with her white hair - what a nut. Kat is pretty cool though, she will be 103 in March and is still living on her own.






















And finally, this one is ribbed, knitted by the model herself! The colors are very much like multi-colored highlighters - and as of November, her hat and her braces match!

Day 1 of 2008

I have made it to another year! Yeah God!
So as for my resolutions, so far so good. I even got a jump start on the bible reading - started on 12/31.
Today I photographed most of my 2007 knitting projects. I even labled them with pattern, yarn, etc. in my "Memory Manager". Sorry was to lazy to add all that information here - feel free to ask me for them if you have an interest. Below are a few of the items. I will post more tomorrow and so on until I have them all up here to view.

Bibs, Bibs, Bibs - most of these were donated to Medtronic Warm Hearts where they will be donated along with a matching cash amount.

My first fingerless mitts. This was made with some sale yarn my dd picked out. I knit (stocking net) a rectangle to fit around her wrist and then sewed them up, leaving a gap in the seam for the thumb hole. VERY EASY!

For my second attempt at fingerless mitts, I made this mock cable pair.
The thumb was new for me as well as the mock cable pattern. I kept these for myself!

And for those who feel the need to wear their flip flops year round...

Stay Warm! Deb

Knitting Show & Tell

Some of my projects this past year:

Gelato Felted Purse

Ellie Elephant (Designs by Cid)

Modular Knit hat, scarfs & mittens (MDT Warm Hearts)

Bright Winter Hat (MDT Warm Hearts)

Bibs & Booties (bib from Mason Dickson).

Matching bib & booties

were a gift, the rest are for MDT Warm Hearts.

Felted Clog Slippers (before & after)

That is all for now. Still to come: socks & tops.

Pictures of Completions

Knitting relaxes me. Here is more of what I have created since I took up knitting again last March.
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Look - I am on the WEB

Check out this link: http://champlin-knitters.blogspot.com/ - I am on the web! I got started on all this bloggin stuff because of knitting. I have only attended this group once, but I will be back there on Friday, April 13 (yikes!) with needles in hand.

Just a few notes.

Cool knit sock pattern: scarlettknits.livejournal.com/796.html

Favorite Knit Shop: www.Amazing-Threads.com