candy coated rose petals

I have been busy. I swear. I’ve been knitting and crocheting this entire time. I just haven’t updated you on it. So here’s a really quick update on all things craftacular. One 9 to 5 sock complete. Here’s a close up on the stitch. Clessidra sock number 2 in progress Second baby crochet blanket in [...]

So moving and having a social life has sent me into a whirlwind of busy-ness. The past week has been nonstop crazy. Here’s a recap of the past week or so. Friday I spent packing, cleaning and fretting over whether or not I was going to land this gorgeous apartment I found. Went shopping to [...]

That’s right kidlets! Another WIP OTK. And I’m so excited. I had so many problems with the Eyelet Swirls Scarf. Some my fault and some just pure stupid luck. I messed up a few times (p2tog tbl was forgotten and dismissed creating ugly twisted slanty stitches that didn’t work. Here we go: let’s frog a [...]

Here’s this week’s song recommendations in honor of this year’s fourth of July: Counting Crows—American Girls Green Day—American Idiot Idlewild—American English Jimmy Eat World—Bleed American Lenny Kravitz—American Woman Bette Middler—Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy The Muffs—Kids In America Bree Sharp—America Simon & Garfunkel—America Sugarcult—Stuck In America

Over at The Simpsons movie site, you can create your own avatar. This is me! I love the Bart skull and crossbones option. As if that weren’t enough, you also can make your own M&M. (I know, too good to be true!) Have fun creating your own virtual selves.

candy coated rose petals has received a G rating! Wow, I thought I was trashier than that. I guess all the crafty talk doesn’t amount to much shocked faces. I’ll have to work on that. Tonight is SNBWB and I’ll be heading over with broken back in tow (third day now; and frankly, my body [...]

I went to my first Taste of Chicago today with A*, La Petite Tricoteuse and her Captain, and their friend from Michigan. My back was still killing me and I had run out of ibuprofen (of course, because I really needed it, it went into hiding). I thought, No problem. There will be plenty of [...]