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Cocoa Swap Topic of the Week #4

January 30, 2008 //
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What is your most memorable vacation? Where did you go? What made it memorable?

Well, I think every trip we went up to 1000 Islands for vacation is memorable, but the one in 2006 was the one David and I got engaged, so I guess that’s the most memorable. And of course when I went to Germany to meet up with David, that was a very memorable 2 day weekend I’ve ever taken for sure.

I also finished the swatch for the scarf, but no pictures yet. The pattern isn’t too bad, but I think I’ll have to pay attention to it for a little while before I get a hang of it.

Completely random thought – I LOVE MYTHBUSTERS! Yes, I know, I am dorky.

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Linky Love

January 29, 2008 //
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So I just discovered this – In Ravelry, if you had entered stores info for yarn purchase before and it wasn’t linking due to database wasn’t completely established yet? Go try it again! Both Yarn Barn and Yarn Garden came up for me on linking, all I ended up doing is to go into edit mode, and click on the linky symbol and it will think for a moment and come up the list you can choose from – this will help with the database for the LYS page, so go fix it if you haven’t done it already! From what I understood, eventually the LYS page will be fully equipped with reviews and everything! So go help Casey and Jess out and complete the linky love.

That will be what I’m doing between writing my business plan.

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Cocoa Swap Topic of the Week #3 & Piggy

January 27, 2008 //
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What is the most ‘random’ memory you have from your childhood?

Hmmm… It’s actually a dream. My first dream I ever remembered. I think I was still in grade school. The dream was that I was a ninja along with few other ones, we were stuck in this maze and trying to find something or save something, but it was dark and I can barely see. The whole dream basically was me running around looking for this “thing” with the other ninjas.

I don’t know why I still remember it, but I just do.

I finished the piggy today. So excited!

Pattern – Curly the Pig by Rebecca Hatcher
Yarn Used – 1.5 skeins of Beaumont Yarn (special yarn made for me from my friend)
Needles – Option size 2
Gauge – N/A
Knit – January 19, 08 to January 27, 2008
Modifications – None.

It was a super quick knit. I think it would have been faster if I realized earlier that I can convert the pattern to knit it in the round. I really like this pattern and I’m sure I’ll be making it again, for myself.

After finishing the piggy, I started stringing the beads onto Susan so I can start the Undulating Waves Scarf.

Instead of using the thread and needle method, I used one of the dental floss threader and string the beads that way. It was super easy. Soon I had this:

Isn’t the yarn just pretty? I thought so. I better go swatching.
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What Have I Been Up To?

January 26, 2008 //
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So I have dramatically slow down on blogging lately. I couldn’t really justified blogging when I should be doing research. But tonight, I’m taking a little time off so I can update everyone on what I’m up to and the progress of some knitting.

Last weekend, Knelley, Acambras, Costumchick, JennM and I went over to Anphoe‘s house for some unofficial SnB get together. We had SO MUCH FUN! We all got there around 6pm and didn’t leave till 2am!!! We all brought food as well and everything was delicious!

Even long after the get together, I would still think about all the conversation we had and laugh to myself.

On the knitting front, I started knitting Lola Curly the Pig for my Cocoa Swap swapee as her “Bust the Winter Blahs Buddy”. I hope she’ll like it. I used the yarn my friend who’s family owns a yarn mill’s yarn. She gave me the yarn when I was thinking of making my own wedding gown. Of course, I didn’t end up doing it so now I have 30 balls of the yarn sitting around. It turned out to be a great yarn for this project!

Actually, I’ve made some more progress since this picture was taken – I have finished the body while at Suzy’s last night and I made the four feet today during training.

And while we are on Schaefer, I got my Schaefer Yarn payment for the two projects I made for them:

4 skeins of Andrea – 2 in Julia Child and 2 in Margo Jones, and 1 skein of Lola in green.

Aren’t the color gorgeous? I will be using them for shawls, but I haven’t decided on patterns yet.

Along with the payment, I got the next model knitting project as well. And I have to say I am super excited for this project ever since I got the pattern from Laura.

It’s the Undulating Waves Scarf by Laura Nelkin. It has beads in it and the whole thing is just beautiful. I can’t wait to start this project.

And just to finish up this post, I have some random pictures to show you:

This is Andes Peppermint Crunch chocolate. This picture is for missburrows, all you Choconots and Frenemies out there! (it’s okay if you don’t know what these means… But if you do, mmm.. Chocolate!) I can’t get enough of these chocolate patties :)

This picture is for Archiknist. My Peru llama/alpaca hangs out with me at work. He stands on top of my monitor and is one of the things that makes me smiles when I am stressed at work.

Stay tuned for my hot cocoa week #2 questions and some yarn from NYC!

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Catching Up

January 22, 2008 //
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I’ve been busy. Busy with research. Research for what? You asked. Well, it’s not definite yet, but David and I are looking into opening a yarn shop. YES, a Yarn Shop! We already have a name for it, but we are still in the planning stage. We’ve been going around to see some retail spaces and I’ve contacted several people for whole sale info and consignment info. I will be meeting with my friend this Thursday to go over some other details regarding in yarn. So far everything is looking promising and I am super happy about it. The shop will open on week nights and weekends, so I won’t be quitting Schick any time soon – gotta make sure I survive first! Plus I always wanted to open the yarn shop during those hours anyways – because I don’t know any shops that opens on Sundays and late on every week night.

I will keep you all updated as the plan develops.

On the knitting front, I have done 3 repeats of the chart B on MoonDance and I also started the pig for my hot cocoa pal. It will be her “Beat the Winter Blahs Buddy!” I don’t have any pictures as my camera is dead and I can’t find the charger. Of course, I got Archiknist right at my disposal for questions so it is going smooth sailing. Speaking of Archiknist, click over to send her some love – She broke her arm and her chin while running (tripping is such a tricky thing!) so she will only have limited knitting time.

And one last thing, Cass is running her post #444 contest so click over and enter! Don’t forget to tell her I send you over!

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Cocoa Swap Week #2 Topic

January 18, 2008 //
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Now that we’re in the thick of ‘Winter’… has your knitting changed to match the season? Are you moving on from dishcloths, and tank tops to afghans, hats and mittens? Has your yarn changed from silk or cotton to wool, superwash or heavier cottons?

Actually, my knitting has nothing to do with the weather. I knit whatever I want whenever I want. Although I tend to plan my projects so that during the winter time, I’m making something for the spring, and spring for summer, summer for fall, fall for winter – I’m not a fast knitter, so I need the whole season to prepare for the next :) .

On other news, I have been busy working on the wedding stuff, including Moondance, but not much progress had been made so I won’t be posting any pictures today.

I do, however, have to get busy making my swap pal a “buddy”. Off me go to look for a pattern.

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I Was Tagged

January 15, 2008 //
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By InsanKnitty For another meme. Actually, I’ve done this one before, so I’ll try to come up with something I’ve haven’t already had:

These are the rules:
List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
Tag seven people to do the same.
Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag “whoever wants to do it”.

1. I was invited and performed in Carnegie Hall in summer of 1998. It is probably my biggest accomplishment to date.

2. I fantasize being a famous ballroom dancer/figure skater/Broadway performer constantly. I wish I had continued with my voice lessons after high school.

3. I also wish I had study textile engineering/electrical engineering/architecture instead of mechanical engineering. But if I study the other subjects, I probably would have never met David, which wouldn’t be good.

5. I absolutely hate corporate america. I think of it as a giant pyramid scam. I dream of some day owning my own business doing what I love to do.

6. I love to knit. (who doesn’t? ;) ) I taught myself how to knit fall of 2004. But once I picked it up, it was natural to me. I also taught myself to crochet while making Pink Frosting. And I was one of those knitters that reads charts without being taught by anyone. Did I mention it was natural to me?

7. Combine #5 and #6, I’ve been looking at retail spaces for a yarn shop. It probably won’t be a cafe yarn shop (too many licenses to obtain on the food side), but I would own it, and it will be mine :)

I tag Anphoe, Knelley, JennM, Costumchick, Archiknist, missburrows, and michou.

Oh, I joined another KAL – Mystic Light by Anna, the designer for Mystic Waters. Join up, all!

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I Was Thinking…

January 14, 2008 //
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Have you ever use that phrase before? Every time I used that phrase to begin a conversation, David goes, “uh-oh, what are you thinking now?”

This time, I thought of what I want to do with the invitation. I’ve been thinking long and hard, but couldn’t really finalize it, something was missing or not quite right, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. But this evening, I got an email from one of the wedding sites and I browsed through the invitations pictures, and it hit me – not like a ton of bricks because it didn’t hurt. I now know exactly what I’ll have. I better get busy ordering the stuff.

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Dinner and Moondance

January 13, 2008 //
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You know, like dinner and movie??? No?? Oh well…

First up, the dinner:

The appetizer

We had a little appetizer while we cook dinner. Dinner consist of the Grown Up Mac & Cheese, Romano Chicken, Blanched Broccoli with Garlic Butter and Garlic Bread. The Grown Up Mac and Cheese uses Fettuccini, but I had Penne on hand so there is no reason to go and buy more pasta. Also, instead of creme fraiche, I used 8 oz of neufchatel cheese because I can’t find any creme fraiche in Stop and Shop – yes, I know, I can’t believe it either! I mean I used creme fraiche up in Troy and PriceChopper there had it back then!!! The Chicken Recipe called for Parmesan Cheese, but I already had grated Romano at home, so I used that instead. The whole dinner was just SO GOOD. YUM. And we had fun making it too.

Now the stole:

I’m loving the pattern! Once I got passed the cast on, the whole thing came together very quickly. I can’t wait to see how soon I can finish this!
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Moondance Progress

January 12, 2008 //
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I finally had some time to make some progress on Moondance. And I’m loving it so far! It’s actually a pretty easy pattern to memorize once I started. I finished Chart A today and am ready to tackle the next chart – it only needs 16 repeats!!!!

On other wedding news – I went to The White Dress By The Shore for a hair appointment, a mini trial with a hair consultant and try out hair pieces from the trunk show of Winters and Rain. And this is the do I came out of:


My money mirror shot


My do side way


The beautiful comb the stylist used on my hair

It’s something close to what I want, but not completely. I like the curls, but there were too much. I do like the simplicity of the one bigger comb with little flowers in the hair though. So I’m definitely leaving this one on the books of possible hairdo.

Now I only need to work on the wedding invitations…

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