Turtles and Teacups

Yesterday, somehow I became infatuated with tiny things.  It all started when I was looking up what a “Teacup Yorkie” looked like, because one of my friends told me that her boyfriend is going to buy her one when he leaves for college (he’s going to a school four hours away, and its so she won’t miss him[...?] or something).  And I’ve always had a soft spot for Pomeranians, and I made a promise a long time ago that as soon as I could, I was going to get a little tan Pomeranian haha.  So last night I discovered that they had Teacup POMERANIANS! And they’re little tiny puppies and I WANT ONE!! And after cooing at pictures of them on Google Images for 45 minutes, I decided that as soon as I graduate college, I’m going to get a tiny cream colored Teacup Pomeranian and name her Purl And she’ll be the mascot of my yarn store, and sit on a special little knitted bed in the corner, and people can pet her when they come in the store

Yeah, my dreams are kind of weird.  Boyfriend, who was on the phone last night the entire time I was looking at the pictures (and I should also mention I was on a major sugar high, as I just just eaten a huge chunk of raw cookie dough lol), listening to me going “AWW!! PUPPY! LOOK AT THE TEENY WEENY PUPPY! AWWWWW PUPPYPUPPYPUPPYPUPPYPUPPY!! I WANNA NAME HIM ELMO.. NO WAIT, A GIRL, ZOEY.. NOO! PURL!! AWWWW!!!” is tempted to have me committed, if my all the sudden obsession with Teacup Pomernaians doesn’t subside.

Following the lead of my obsession with itty bitty things, I made a Micro Turtle last night, with the Lily Sugar’n Cream like it called for, then this morning I made another one with old sock yarn, that’s seriously half the big one’s size– about as big as a quarter! I think I’ll make a few more in different colors, because they only took like an hour, not even, to make I need to add to my turtle collection.

So, besides my new obsession with tiny things, I’ve got big plans this weekend: a family trip to Walmart (no, I’m not kidding lol) in a little bit, a birthday party for a friend tonight, then the lake this weekend.  I’m excited Though this was my way of telling my tiny audience that I won’t be posting.. big shock! Haha.

Caio !

Happy Spring Break!

My school decided to go crazy, and our Spring Break is the week BEFORE Easter instead of afterwards, so we’re probably the only school on Springbreak this week. It kind of stinks, but I’ve slept in the past four days so I’m not complaining that much.

Anyways, I’ve been using most of my free time to do things knitting related! I’ve taught my friend Kayla how to knit, and she’s absolutely crazy for it.  She keeps sending me picture messages on my phone of her garter stitch scarf, which grows about 6 inches daily.  I taught her purl stitch yesterday, and so she’s been practicing that while doing her scarf too.  It makes me so happy that she’s so excited to knit, and then again I feel kind of bad for infecting her with the Knitting Craze disease haha.  Now she’ll be stuck thinking of yarn and new projects about 23 hours a day, like me haha. 

In addition to teaching Kayla, I’ve been knitting rectangles (not squares, rectangles) for the Homemade Afghan Project.  I’ve been using the Moss Stitch, so it’s kind of tedious and long, but it’s a double whammy for me: I’m not only donating rectangles for the HAP, but I’m also using it as my National Honor Society service hours as well.  I’ve been severely lacking in those because my school schedule is so busy in the Fall and Winter because of Cheerleading, Band, and theater at school, so I’ve planned on making at least ten of these rectangles, which I’m guessing will equal out to ten hours at least, so I can make up some service hours I missed during the beginning of the year. 

OH!! Gosh, ADD moment!:

So my 17th birthday was on March 29, and as my birthday present, my parents after I begged and pleaded decided to give me $150.00 of Knitting Money! And this weekend, my family and I, plus Boyfriend are going to our place on Lake Erie for Easter, and there are two yarn stores near my family’s place on Lake Erie, so Boyfriend and I are leaving early on Saturday to stop at the yarn stores so I can turn a chunk of my Knitting Money into yarn!  IM SO EXCITED!!! I’ve been skimming Ravelry for things I want to knit, so I can already know what I want when I go to the stores, so I’m not just walking around aimlessly admiring everything (which I totally love to do but Boyfriend will be with me so I don’t want to make it too boring for him).  So I absolutely cannot wait until Saturday!

Oh, and so I would promise to post pictures of my yummy LYS purchases with I get them, but I myseriously misplaced my camera memory cards. Yes, cardS. So since I suddenly can’t find either one of them, my poor pathetic blog might be even more pictureless than usual, to which I apologize to all three people who may read it everyone.  I just started my job at Cold Stone Creamery today, so I’ll have a steady cash flow coming in soon enough and I’ll feel better about going out to get a new memory card before this weekend. 

But that’s completely up to if I can even get out to go pick one up, what with my busy schedule of nothingness that is Spring Break

Introducing… Timmy!

For Valentine’s Day, Boyfriend got me this pathetic little teddy bear attached to a small bag of candy hearts.  For some reason, I instantly took a liking to this sad little bear.  His eyes are lopsided, his arms don’t go in the same direction thanks to one being laden down with the bag of candy, yet I fell in love with him the second Boyfriend gave him to me. 

Timmy’s been chilling out on my bed day and night ever since, sometimes cuddling with me while I sleep if I misplaced Charlie (the stuffed turtle Boyfriend won for me at Cedar Point over the summer).  Well, suddenly interested in knitting tiny clothing, and due to the cold weater and Timmy’s naked body, I decided yesterday to knit Timmy a sweater:

Here’s my pattern (SEAMLESS, BTW!), though because each bear’s size and shape is different (duh), only use mine as a guideline:

Timmy Sweater: size 5 DPNs, stash yarn, gauge: 5 stitches 1 inch.

Knitting in the round, CO 45 stitches, knit 2×2 rib stitch for 5 rows. switch to St. st –you might need to increase here, depending on your bear’s body shape.  Timmy is pretty flat, so i skipped those– continue in St. st, either measure the length where you want the bottem of the sweater to hit on your bear, or just hold it against the bear to be sure, until right underneath the armpits of your bear. 
ARMPITS: At this point, i figured out how wide my bear’s chest and back were, and did the quick math to see how many stitches the armholes had to be.  I moved the stitches onto two needles, 22 on the front one, 23 on the back one.  at the beginning of the front needle, i CO-ed 7 stitches (the width iwanted my arm hole to be) then knitting it flat, instead of in the round, i did back and forth in St. st for 7 rows (till above my bear’s arm). Then cut the yarn, leaving a tail.
Using new yarn, i COed the first 7 stitches on the back needle, and did the same thing as the front, knitting 7 rows. Then, making the necessary decreases to shape the head-hole for my sweater, i knit around, leaving the huge holes for the arms.  I ended up knitting 5 rows, decreasing to make a small enough head-hole, then bound off loosely.
Sleeves: Picking up all the stitches around the arm holes (i did 20, but that was just enough. more, obviously, if you want a baggier sleeve), i continued in St. stitch until i was halfway down the arm, decreased twice on one row, knit 1 row, decreased twice again, 2×2 rib for three rows, then loosely bound off and weaved in all ends.  Repeated again for the other sleeve.

and Voila!

i’m actually thankful for OGT’s

Being a Junior in high school, I passed all five of my OGT’s with “Advanced” scores last year as a sophomore, meaning that all this week I have gotten a “half day” of school. When in reality, it’s like a nothing day of school.  Everyone comes  to school by 7:30, as usual, and then after all four classes, which have now been shortened from 90 minutes to 42 minutes, all Upperclassmen who’ve passed their OGT’s get to leave.  So I have gotten out of school at 10:37 allllll this week

I’m thoroughly enjoying my extra time, I have to admit.  Monday, I went to Panera Bread with my friends, Tuesday, I hung out with Boyfriend, yesterday I hung out with my friends, and today I’m going PROM DRESS SHOPPING!

Mmmm, yes I AM enjoying this

So in the air of enjoying my extra time, I shall now be taking a nap until my mother comes home and we go forth to shop for the perfect Prom dress.  Hope everyone’s week is going as well as mine! haha

so i guess i should post now…

cheerleading has ended for this year, Thoroughly Modern Millie was last week (we rocked it, amazingly) and my school activities for this year (accept for student government) are finished.

meaning a few important things: (1) i can now get more than 5 hours a sleep a night, (2) i can actually get some knitting done and (3) i can go back to updating my blog, which i basically forgot that i had up until about three days ago (whoops).

Thoroughly Modern Millie: the show went great, it was amazingly casted (for the most part, cough) and we did really well.  i enjoyed my second named part ever, Gloria.  i played a chain-smoking modern who lives in the same hotel as the lead of the show, Millie. i litterally talked exactly like Roz from Monsters Inc. =D i was also the understudy for Muzzy, the third biggest female lead in the show.  the character is a famous jazz singer and because the girl who actually played her had a hard time coming to rehearals (AHEM!) i got to go on for her many times in rehearsal, including singing both of Muzzy’s songs (two huge solos), which i loved =D

cheerleading: i finished out the season, kind of (cus of a health-issue i bowed out of the last two games, partly because i didnt feel well, partially because i couldnt stand being there anymore) and now i’m not so sure i want to try out for next year.  it’ll be my senior year, so i basically feel like i have to, but i aboslutely do not want to deal with being the loser outside loner this season again, because i’m in Theater and Band, and all the other girls go and get drunk and party with eachother on the weekends. soo try outs are in two weeks, and i’m contemplating if i’m going to go or not.

but oh well.

okay so i just started Lunch Box with my leftover Elann Peruvian Highland Wool from my disaster of a felted bag, and my attempt at a sweater.  i was getting restless just making my own pattern of toys and cell phone/ipod/camera cases, so i thought about something felted. plus i’m sure i’ll be more inclined to take my lunch to school if i could show off something i made

OH! i also finished the Obsession Bag, of my own design.  the pictures are bad, but oh well:

i’m proud of it, accept for the flap and the buttons.  i forgot to anticipate that the bag would need to close somehow, and that i might’ve wanted to leave a few rows of blank white before i started the letter pattern, so this flap was the only thing i could think of. the buttons are also temperary, as i was so excited to be finished i just tossed on some random ones i could find, but as soon as i get the money i plan on getting some sparkly glitter ones! lol.

–speaking of money, i just applied at Cold Stone! my friend works there, and they have two sudden openings so i applied on monday. i’m just awaiting my call to know if i got it or not, but my friend says that he put in a good word for me and the manager seems really interested.  i’m hoping i’ll know soon though   but think of it, i could be rich soon

dare to dream, huh?

i’m alive for now =)

reminder to everyone that i am still alive, but i’m in the process of entering my death-stressed-no-time-school-work-cheerleading/drama/studentgovernment/nationalhonorssociety-finals time, so i probably won’t post until June.

and by the way, disney was great: fun at the parks, my boyfriend got sick and had to go to the hospital (WOW was that fun!  i’m probably the only person over the age of six that’s ever sobbed their heart out at Disney World — aka, the happiest place on earth!), and the parade was amazing!

soo yeah, talk to you… when schools out =)

“The Yarn Shop” Scarf

here’s some pictures of a scarf i started over the summer.  though i have no actual pattern for it (the woman at the shop told me how to make it, it was a sample for the yarn), i’ve dubbed it the The Yarn Shop scarf, after the name of the LYS

the picture is kinda funky, sorry (my camera is kinda sucky).  the white yarn is aplaca, and the pink/orange/green is novelty acrylic.  i’m leaving for Disney World with band on saturday, and i’ll be gone until the 2nd, and i’m bringing this scarf as my project for the 30-hour bus ride lol hopefully i’ll get it finished, cus i actually wanna wear it before scarf-season is over, believe it or not lol.

putting the knitting aside, my family is in town for Christmas so i spent the day with them.  and tomorrow we’re probably going to go see a movie, or something and then i have tomorrow night to pack for disney.  i’m not really that excited for the trip though, because it just takes up a week in my vacation, and my best friend isn’t going (he’s in the other Disney in California for the Rose Bowl Parade– it’s the America’s Honors Marching Band (thingy) that he got into last year.  it’s a huge honor, they only take 300 highschool (and maybe college) kids and he made it in) and my other friendships have kind of gone to crap.  plus i’m not really a fan of disney, honestly.  i know, i’m probably a terrible American for admitting that, but oh well lol.  and i have to say goodbye to my new tablet   just a triple slam of suck-o dealing with Disney.
but oh well, i’ll make memories so it should be fun.  speaking of, i’ve got some stuff to get together so Ciao!

kelsey returns!

anddddd i’m back!

it’s only been about four months since i’ve last posted, my baddd
school, cheerleading (VARSITY, BABBYYY!), drama club (our fall show was Grease — i was Cha-Cha and our spring show will be Thoroughly Modern Millie, and i will be Gloria and Muzzy U/S), band, and my rediculious class schedule. however, i have been knitting a bit, specially during Christmas Break

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!

i’m actually typing on my brand new gift — an HP Pavillion Tablet Laptop !!!
i’m in love with it: it not only types and works like a laptop, but it’s touchscreen and the screen swings around and you can write on it !!!!!!!! yessss, this is the best christmas everr ! 

anyways, here’s my latest FO’s:

Poptart Phone/iPod/Camera Cases

we got your strawberry, blueberry and cherry poptartss delishhh, if i do say so myself.

TURTLE !

pattern from a blog i found online.  i’d cite it but for some reason my google is allowing me to open the linkk. search tiny turtle knitting pattern, it’s on a personal blog, super cute. check  it outt

so, i’m making updating this thing a prioity (gee kels, how many times have you wrote that since you started this dang blog?) and i will be updating more frequently, i PROMISE!

but now, i must go because i have more tablet exploring to do

good enough to eat

WARNING: EXTREMELY PICTURE HEAVY POST (in order to make up for my total disregard of my poor, sad, lonely knitting blog).

strawberries, citrus, apples, and sushi!

 my small feast of july knitting projects.  i had cheerleading camp, student governemnt camp, and school reading but i managed to get some fruit and sushi knit.  all of it done with acyrlic stash yarn that i aquired at that garage sale early summer.

each pattern was from Ravelry.com.  i actually have made a total of 9 strawberries but i left 6 of them at our place on Lake Erie where i’ve been hanging out since Saturday with some family.  while up there, i visited the yarn store near our cottage and purchased some fun yarn to make a cool scarf that was on display in the shop.  the woman working at the time said it was an original pattern and told me how to make it, but i’ve already run into a problem with the size needles she told me.  she told me CO with size 7s, then switch to size 9s when i started with the increases (you’ll see what i mean when i post pictures) but i ended up switching to size 5s to CO and size 7s when i increased.  i’ve got a decent start on the scarf, but the white yarn keeps tangling so its being difficult.

i’ll post pictures as soon as i’m done, but this might take awhile seeing as how i have nine more papers to write for english/AP History by Aug. 25.

wish me luck

i’ve been a bad blogger :(

my last post was june 20, while i was on vacation in texas.

it is now july 26, a full month and several days after, and i am just now posting.  and for that, i apologize

but, i have excuses! so don’t think so terribly of me until i tell you what this summer has been:

1. summer school work
i’m in AP History and Honors English this coming year, meaning i have eleven novels to read and eleven papers to write.  so i’ve been kicking my own butt trying to get through all of them. and yes, it is true, i’ve only read two of the books completely, but they were LONG. and i have SEVEN more to read. so trust me, it’s not because i’ve forgotten, just because i have no time.

2. traveling
sort of. i’ve been at the lake every weekend this summer, and been to two camps this month too.  leaving limited time for blogging.

but knitting, i have done a bit of that.  i’ve knitted elefante off ravelry, for a friend’s birthday, and i’ve knitted a few more MikKnit bags too.  my summer job babysitting will end august 25, so i need some other form of cash-flow.  i’m hoping if i can speed up the knitting, than i can sell them enough to get through the school year and have enough money for gas.

OH! speaking of, i got my LICENSE! finally lol. i won’t mention that i actually failed my first test, so i’m quite happy that i actually got it.

but now i must go, as i have TONS of reading to make up from not reading this week as i was at camp at Wright State University.

soooo ta!