surprise, surprise kitten surprise!

today was a really bad day to start moving stuff out of the house. luckily, i wasn't doing the moving! hehe. my roomies moved the majority of their furniture out, and it was raining and hot and so humid. i broke a sweat just watching them. i went through more of my things to see what goes and what stays, as you can see, moving is a slow and steady process for me. ;) i like to spread out the fun as much as i can. or i'm just lazy!

in other news, my boyfriend has befriended two stray cats that have come to call our front yard, home. he has never had a cat, and always said he hated cats. and wouldn't ya know, he has totally fallen in love with these kittens. they're pretty cute so it'd be hard not to. however, the place he is moving into can't have cats so he's pretty heartbroken. here are the kitties trying to get inside and join our family.


they are so precious, i'm not really sure what we should do about them. bring them to a shelter? but if they don't get adopted do they put them down? :( here's the bf being all sad that he can't keep them. (p.s don't mind the clutter that is the garage!)


in happier knitting news, i managed to knit the day away even though it was steamin' hot! and you guessed it, more fingerless xmas mitts!!! :) even in xmas colors, i didn't plan that, i swear.


i'm about to catch up on some knitting podcasts and try to do a few more rows before i fall asleep. ;) oh, and if you live in the area and want some adorable, wonderful, totally lovable kitties let me know!

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it's go time!

i finally started packing! getting all my stuff in boxes and organizing everything has made me realize how much junk i have. i feel like i move quite a bit, at least 4 times in the past 4 years...so if i come across stuff/clothes that i haven't used or worn in the last couple moves, it's time to get rid of it. the majority of my belongings are books and yarn, and it's so hard to get rid of either of those! but i have about two big boxes of each, and i don't think that's asking too much. :)

here is another picture of my room pre-packing and cleaning, yikes!!!


and i found this bag of yarn tag thingies, i kept them to remember washing instructions and contents...but i'm not sure if i should really keep them all. and it's kind of interesting to see all the yarn i've used!

here's the room post-cleaning. pretty good if i do say so myself! there is still alot to be done, but i think that's good for one night.


i can't believe i am going to be back in nyc in exactly one week. i'm so, so sad to be leaving. mainly because my boyfriend will be staying here for at least the next couple months. not to be a total sap, but i'm just so sad to be apart. ooooooh man. i'm sure it will be really hard initially, but will be fine. :)

ok, all that packing has made me so sleeeeepy. nightnight!

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last day of work!!!

wahoo! yesterday was my last day of work! i shouldn't be all that excited, i'm technically unemployed now (yikes!) i do have yoga, but that's only part-time. i really enjoyed the ladies i worked with, but the job was just pretty boring, and 7 months was long enough. :p

i got a start on my xmas mitts (even knit a little at my desk, shhh). i fear this may turn into a blog about all these mitts i'm knitting, i'll try not to let that happen! but i do want to show my progress. :) here are annmarie's, the color is so much prettier in person than on the knitpicks website. there are so many colors intertwined, lovely!


so pretty!


the best thing about these mitts is they take a couple days to make, i could probably finish them all a couple months before xmas...but i'm not taking any chances!

after work i celebrated with a margarita! i tried to find one the size of my head, but this one had to do. ;)


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7 months 7 mitts

i got some quality knitting done today at lunch. it was so nice out! the second panel for the graduation blanket is finito! just between us, i knit pretty much the whole thing at my desk. i've been training someone to take my spot, and she pretty much has everything down and there is nothing for me to do! tomorrow is actually my last day, and i can't believe it! i only have to wake up at 7am one. more. time. oh my goodness, i can't wait to sleep in! but i do have to get all my packing done next week, or else.

i also got my yarn from knit picks for my xmas mitts! i tried really hard to match colors to personalities. the mitts are going to be for all the ladies on my mom's side of the family...my aunts cordy, cindy, lisa and annmarie, as well as my cousins emerie, samantha and rylee.


and as soon as i saw fern, i realized, duh, i've ordered it before! and i probably have some left in my stash. oooooooh goodness, we got a bright one over here. ;)

ok, time to knit!

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mucho gracias!

pattern: irish hiking scarf armwarmers

yarn: knit picks andean treasure in fog

needle: sz. 6

started: may 17, 2009

finished: may 18, 2009

lemme tell ya, these gloves are waaaaaaaaaaarm! i started to sweat during this little photoshoot. i'm really relishing in the suburban setting i'm in, i won't have it for long! next i'll have my project pictures in a crowded subway. ;) love this pattern, i'm sure i'll do it a third and fourth time! i think they will make quite a nice thank you gift. at least i hope so! :)

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brother love

i finished one panel of my brother's blanket last night while watching the season finale of survivor. wahooooo! and i also finished one of my friend's gloves. :) i was on a roll people! ok i must say, homespun is silky soft. i can't believe it's acrylic! most acrylic hurts my teeth! but not homespun, it's going to be such a snuggly blanket, i can tell.

i measured the panel against a blanket i thought was a good size, and i'll need about 5 more panels. the fact that they only take a couple days of (non-stop) knitting doesn't really mean anything though. i have a habit of setting projects down, never to be picked up again! ;)

i have never knit anything for this brother. i have knit a couple things for my youngest brother, all of which he has somehow demolished. don't ask. it was really hard to find a good picture of adam, i think my family has a habit of looking pretty crazy in pictures. ;) i found a nice one of him playing the guitar...

and us as wee ones...how hilarious is that? it cracks me up every time. check out those cheeks!

and his panel


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bob's adventures

pattern: maddox the mischievous monster

yarn: malabrigo worsted weight in water green

needle: sz. 5

started: may 12, 2009

finished: may 17, 2009



turned out so cute and cuddly, love it. :)

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