Leslie | November 19, 2009
I am participating in the CJ Kopec Nov/Dec Put Your Own Twist on It Spin A Long (SAL) and I’m super excited. Since I’ve been spinning for over a year now, I’m getting to the point that I can spin a consistent thickness. It’s not quite as thin as I’d like it yet, but it’s [...]
Leslie | November 17, 2009
I’ve been spinning more recently. Spinning Guild meeting was on Sunday, and as of Saturday I had half of 4oz spun. Saturday night, I finished the other 2 oz and plied, and ended up with a respectable skein of about 160 yards of a Yarn Love colorway: I really liked the richness of the colors [...]
Leslie | November 10, 2009
All you Twilight haters out there can just bite me (tee hee! OMG TEAM JACOB!!!!!). But seriously. The books aren’t THAT terrible, right? *crickets chirping* Guys, I’m not totally hopeless, right? My WIP and my guilty pleasure. Breaking Dawn on Audible.
Leslie | November 9, 2009
I decided last week that I needed to make my older sister, Nicki, a gift for her 33rd birthday on the 15th. I also decided that there was no flipping way I was going to knit her socks. So, instead, I used some of my very first handspun and made some Maine Morning Mitts. I [...]
Leslie | November 6, 2009
I’m curling up with a stupid movie and a LARGE vodka cranberry.
Leslie | November 4, 2009
In the past week, I’ve gotten two squares. FOP rocks! First, my September package from Aberdonian, all the way from France! – a yummy red cabled square, a personalized goody bag with candy, (yay!) vanilla coke lip gloss and awesome smelly stuff! (sorry for the crummy pics – no light! A somewhat better shot of [...]
Leslie | November 2, 2009
Over the past month, I’ve captained 10 HERO (Harrah’s Employees Reaching Out) sessions for Project Linus. It’s been a busy month, and very rewarding! Lots of people pitched in to help! In the end, we have 3 dozen blankets to go to the Nashville chapter of Project Linus. Most are fleece tied, but there are [...]
Leslie | November 1, 2009
Yesterday was Halloween, so things were spoooooooky around our house! We were haunted by the ghost of misbehaving children: Obviously, I’ve been playing some with my camera, and for the first time adjusted my shutter speed (just to play). I ended up with a cool effect, and fitting for Halloween. Even scary ghosts have to [...]
Leslie | November 1, 2009
So a few years ago, I got it into my head that I was going to learn to sew. I bought a sewing maching at wal-mart, some fabric and a pattern to make Kobe some pajamas. I dutifully cut out the fabric and pinned it, ready to make something handmade for my dear, loving son [...]