Blogger sucks. It’s not letting me upload pictures so I can’t show what I’ve been working on.

Instead I will entertain you with the oh so exciting details of my weekend. It’s either this or one of those 40 questions meme/chain-mail thingies.

It’s seems that the running theme for my weekend was “Movie Night”. Friday started with a plan to go out to dinner but ended in a night with some friends watching Lucky Number Slevin which gave me new appreciation for Josh Harnett.

Saturday was a Movie Night with some friends from my days in Rochester. It seems that almost everyone has relocated to Raleigh. The movie of the night was The Break-up. I didn’t get to see the whole movie because there were cats in the house and my allergies went into overdrive. I’m going to add it to my Netflix list. Vince Vaughn is hilarious.

Yesterday I further indulged my current obsession of old black & white films. Older films have a great sense of originality and the fashion is wonderful. Last week it was Strangers On A Train and this week it was Sunset Blvd. If you haven’t already seen these two movies, then you definitely should.

Firstly, thanks for all the comments. I haven’t had time to respond. My brother has started leaving comments. He’s the only family member that does. My girl Aisha says she’s going to start knitting too. Yeah! I’ve converted another one!

If you asked a question I’ll try to respond this weekend.

I don’t have any pics today because I haven’t really made much progress on anything. Hopefully I will Monday.

Now for the big question. Is anyone going to Stitches East in Baltimore next week?
I paid for a class and the student banquet but I’m not too excited about it right now. Maybe because I can’t spend any real money while I’m there and I don’t know anyone that is going. I will get a chance to see my godchild while I’m in the vicinity. Did I forget to mention that I officially have a god-son now. Little EJ was born October 15 at 6:36pm. I can’t wait to see him. I don’t know that I’ll have time to do anything else.
Hopefully I can see a few friends while I’m there.

Cuervo

The birthday party I went to Friday was interesting. Very interesting. Let’s just say that Jose Cuervo was invited to the party and every bad drinking story I’ve ever heard starts with Jose’s name in the first few sentences. That’s why I have a few rules when it comes to drinking….

1. Know your limits
2. Jose is not your friend.

Stick with these and you’ll never go wrong.

I had the pleasure of going straight home in a sober state after 1 or 2 beers but I can’t say that everyone else was as lucky.

Cardigans

I’ve decided that I want to make a cardigan out of my Rowan Yorkshire Tweed and I don’t want to design a thing. I just want to knit. The few things I’m working on right now are for others and I need something for me that doesn’t take a lot of forethought and planning.

I poured over all my magazines and books, looking for the perfect pattern. There weren’t’ many that fit the bill or didn’t have to be altered. I finally settled on this one.

It’s a Kim Zimmerman cardigan from the Winter 05/06 Vogue Knitting. I’m going to lenghten it but I’m glad I found something that I like.

Have you ever had one of those days that just runs away from you? Well, I’ve had one of those weeks. Where you don’t think you have that much going on until you add in travel time in the car, when you’ll eat, etc. Then factor in the crazy insomnia that I have. I’m soooooo tired and tomorrow I have work, a birthday party, shopping for a gift for the party, and a volunteering event with the Girl Scouts with my company on Saturday. Ugh!

The only knitting I got done this week was a swatch I did while waiting to go to a NBA basketball game on the UNC campus. The Washington Wizards played the Charlotte Bobcats. This will probably be the highlight of my month since I won’t see men this sexy for months.
If anyone knows Etan Thomas (of the Wizards) personally and he’s not married, you can tell him he can find me in Raleigh. I need all of that delicious man candy in my life.

And this package is the reason I haven’t ordered from KnitPicks in ages.

I order this package on October 4th. I did not received it until the 18th. I’m not sure what mule’s back they put this on, but I don’t know of any mailing option that takes 14 days. What’s in this package is of no consequence. It took so long to get here that I don’t even want it anymore. It’s going back in the mail this weekend.

For me, it’s always been about designing and the finished product. When I learned to sew, my goal was to get to the end so that I could wear what I just made. Process meant nothing. As I grew in my sewing skills, my mother pointed out that I need to focus on how the inside looked, just as much as I did on the outside. The seams needed to be clean. My linings needed to be straight. While I hated to hear it, I knew she was right. In order to be professional, I needed to take the time to do everything correctly and not rush. I’m trying to apply the same concept to all things, including my knitting and business.

This weekend I broke my “anti-book buying” habit and invested in The Knitting Answer Book . While it covers some of the same things as the legendary knitting bible, it has quite a few things it doesn’t, all of which will help me get better in my techniques. Plus it’s size makes it easier to carry with me.

Another thing I did was stock up on office and organizational supplies.

While at my favorite LYS this weekend, I mentioned that I make and sell patterns. She asked if I ever wholesaled any of my patterns. I had never really thought about it. It got me thinking about the whole business side of things, which is not my favorite subject, but an unavoidable one. She wants me to bring in my patterns to possibly sell, which is a good opportunity, but sent my need to get organized into high gear.

To soothe my anxieties about business topics, I bought yarn. Awwww, the calming affects of new yarn. The shop owner has added a lot of new yarns to the store including Aurora 8, Malabrigo, and Cleakheaton. All of these things that I before had to order online. Now I can go into a store and see them before I buy. I walked away with some Aurora 8 for a new project and some Lang Yarns Mille Colori yarn. The Mille Colori has a striping affect similiar to Noro yarns.

I even started on something that I think will be someone’s Christmas present.

If you are a member of my family, DON’T LOOK!

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