Check out what happens when you put a CD in the microwave!
After I crackled it in the microwave, I cut it and put it in the oven to melt some.
I finally used my Dremel (a gift from two Christmas' ago) to drill holes in the top and Viola!
Can't wait to experiment some more, but I think I'll get a cheap-o micro first!
I have been so inspired by all the new blogs I've been reading as a result of NaBloPoMo. There are sewing blogs, environmental blogs, gardening blogs and lots of knitting blogs. Here are a few (a VERY few) of my new favorites:
Nikki-Shell - I've also subscribed to her magazine, MixTape and I'm loving that as well!
Sew Mama Sew - Her crafting lists make my head explode!
Schnozzfest - She just cracks me up!
The Domestic Diva's Disasters - Another bunch of great ideas!
Black Dog Knits - I think this is one of the nicest looking blogs I've ever seen!
The list goes on and on and on and on!
I'll miss having some of these to read every day, but I'll definitely read them whenever they update.
I have learned this month that I can do this every day. I don't know if I need to or not, but I may try to continue. I have enjoyed thinking about what to write; it's become part of my daily routine. Some days I had to search a bit and other days the posts just seemed to write themselves.
Oh well, in the meantime I think I'll work on my craft room/office (what a dump!) so I can get on some of these great ideas I've read about this month.
Again! I keep getting caught up with my knitting...go figure.
Note though, that I have said "Nothing on my needles", not "Lots of FOs". On my work table are Orange Sweater, That Red Scarf, CandleFlame Shawl and the Long Paisley Shawl. All waiting to be blocked.
I made one, weak attempt at blocking That Red Scarf, but I'll have to do it again as the edges are still rolling, rolling, rolling...
I started (twice), the new Six Sox KAL pattern, but to no avail. Two trips to the frog pond and I'm out. For some reason, the pattern just wasn't doing it for me and although I absolutely love the yarn I chose for the project, it just wasn't enough for me to push through the pattern.
There will be plenty of opportunities to work on my intarsia skills in the future.
The yarn for my fair isle sweater waits patiently for the appropriate needles to arrive, as does the alpaca yarn for another sweater.
Everything is in a ready - set - go holding pattern for the Secret of the Stole KAL. I have the yarn, the needles, the beads and even the right sized crochet hook for beading, but no pattern yet.
So there you have it. This is what happens when the stars don't quite align for a knitter.
Every combination except needles and pattern, but no yarn. Actually that's not true. I have a whole bookshelf of patterns and buckets of needles and not the right yarn to create those beauties.
So what's a girl to do? Sit idle? Clean house? No! and Hell No! are the respective answers to those questions! She digs for UFOs that predate not only her learning how to knit, but also her husband and both her children and starts to work.
A couple of rainy days in a row and the next thing you discover is you've made a stuffed Pointy Kitty and ordered a Japanese Knitting book!
New Style of Heirloom Knitting arrived today and hopefully the yarn won't be too far behind! I can hardly wait to begin the Mondnacht stole out of this book!
I sure hope it's a rainy fall!
