Priceless

Tuesday November 4 2008, originally uploaded by firesheep67.

Leveraged to the hilt...

Euphemism for "being up to your eyeballs in debt." Gotta <3 it.

Post (or improvement) a day!

Just added the virtual pet...pledge to post and/or improve the blog daily for the month of November (with the exception of the first, since it's water under the bridge).

Where I've been - worldwide edition

Make yours @ BigHugeLabs.com

Amazing for a couch potato. I keep wondering if there's more...

Bind-off analysis paralysis

I've almost finished the back of a sweater from Vogue Knitting, S/S 2007, model 3, "cabeled tank." But I'm stuck on binding off to shape the armsyces. I ripped back the first attempt, threaded a "lifeline" through the live stitches and started again. I don't like how it looks. The pattern requires binding off at the beginning of one row, then the beginning of the next, etc. Unfortunately this means binding off in knit stitch, then purl, etc. and I think it looks sloppy. So I'm now in search of a better way, a more polished appearance to the bound-off stitches. Which, I think will necessitate more ripping. *sigh*

Seeking via knitting

Sewing is in hibernation while I cast on and rip out many different swatches, sweaters and a few smaller projects (washcloth and a crocheted bunny). Photos to follow!

Sewlseeking...not just via the sewing machine...

The sewing empire has grown by leaps and bounds. In fact, it's burst out of the small, unconfigured space (i.e. the livingroom and "dining bridge," to be explained some other time), requiring that I declare a state of emergency in my little sewing empire.

Once I finish updating my Flash interface (final project for advanced Flash class) at http://www.sewrealistic.com/final52b.html, I might just need to call out the National Guard to help me dig out from under the avalanche of tools and materials. (Ok, bad joke. No offense intended.)

The sewing empire now includes: cross stitch, knitting, crocheting, embroidery and not only sewing with my (not so trusty) Mickey Mouse machine, but also with my (possibly more reliable?) used Elna Lock L2 serger. (An eBay score.) Strangely enough, no sewing has ever taken place IN the empire. Could be the fact that I can no longer move through the living room without turning sideways in spots... =;p

Can't say the same for knitting, crochet or cross stitch though...in fact, those stitchy activities seem to spontaneously happen, whether I want them to or not. Hmmm.