I'm almost dressed for the role....

So I told everyone on Sunday about my lacy mitts....I really love these things....and I feel almost as if I could step into a Jane Austen novel...

Why, yes, Mr. Darcy I would love to dance.....**swoon...Mr. Darcy**

Captain Wentworth, nice to see you again.....

They are made with Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino...so really soft!  I actually found the pattern on a Jane Austen site...

So what else did people make this week:  Check these out...here, here and here (no link yet)

Still Plugging Away

at the Age of Brass and Steam....

There is really only two more sections, but I have a ton of yarn left, so I'm going to add a section or two....we'll see....

My classroom is maybe 75% done...was there until 7 last night....I have a workshop all day today, so will go back after 3.....we have a Welcome Back breakfast on Thursday and our rooms are suppose to be done by then....yeah..it'll be "mostly done."

What am I reading?  I'm a fan of the Longmire television series, so I just downloaded the first book that it is based on....

I hope everyone has a spectacular day!!!!!!

Please visit for more projects:  None of the links are up yet......and I have to go....

10,000 Miles

When I went to get my oil changed last week.....the guy said I had put almost 10,000 miles on my car this summer....I had my oil changed before I had left on the first trip.  Here is a map of the states I either drove through or actually visited this summer....


visited 23 states (46%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or another interesting project

The Hubs asked me on Sunday if I wanted to do anything, as it was my last day....I said, "Not really...I traveled a lot this summer."  I was pretty content with knitting and crocheting the day away...

Year of projects: week 34

Good Morning and welcome to my Year of Projects update!  This week I have been working on my classroom, so didn't do a lot of crafting....cuz when I got home I was EXHAUSTED!  But I did get caught up on my Age of Brass and Steam....it is now back to where it was before I frogged it.  There were just too many mistakes....I also made a pair of lacy mitts for a Nerd Wars challenge....which I will show on Friday.  I'm loving them!

This is what I have been doing this week...

I moved to a new grade level and a new classroom.....my first 10 years of teaching I was in the same room (I even changed grade levels)  The last 6 years..I have moved 4 times......

YTD Completed:
Crown for Natalie: 1/5/2013
Sparkie the Monster: 1/21/2013
Casseiopia Shawl:  2/9/13
Crikey Cowl: 2/10/13
Feet Blankets: 2/12/13 
Eros the Owl: 2/16/13
Ladder Up: 2/20/13
Chocolate Peep: 2/26/13
Czech Republic flag: 2/27/13 NW
So Cazh Socks: 3/9/13
Deep Blue Seas 3/23/13
Spock bear  3/23/13 NW
Stargate Keychain 3/24/13
Noodle Baby Hat 3/24/13 NW
Bunnies, It Must Be Bunnies 3/30/13
Beaded Camo Sock 4/7/13 (technically done, but need some fixing)
Green Spring  Dissertation for T7  4/21/13
Daffodil 4/27/13
Cotton Baby Hat 4/25/13
Citrus Flower Hat 4/28/13
Cute Critter War: Dragon, Mameshiba, Monkey and Mike (May 2013)
Demented Owl and Mameshiba (CCW2 May 2012) 
Monkey for Alexis  6/8/13 (NW)
Car blanket for me  6/15/13 (NW)  
5 Monkey Head Keychains (June 19, 2013)
Snorkle (June 19, 2013)
Wilkey's Cowboy Hat  (June 27, 2013) NW
Spring Lariat (June 27, 2013) NW
Plum Pudding Starghan (June 25, 2013) NW
Christian's Beanie (July 18, 2013) NW
Jello Flowers (July 21, 2013) NW
Black Beanie (July 31, 2013)
Bag Hat (August 6, 2013)
Cedar Leaf Shawlette (August 2013) NW
Spring Buds (August 2013) NW
Eyeglass case (August 2013)
Charity hat (August 2013) NW
Lacy Mitt Gloves (August 2013)

WIPS:
Crochet:
Mission Falls Poncho: (Started 2006)
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Aran Blanket: (Started 2009): two panels done
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Betty Shrug: I don’t know how long I’ve been working on this, but it only has an arm and a border to go.
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done.
The Trellis Shawl (February 2013) - frogged 3/9/13
Orange wrap (started ?)
Citrus Hat (4/27/13) 
Knit:
Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done
   
Socks:
Kai-Mei: (April 2012)
Hermione's Everyday Socks (January 2013)
A Heart Full of Love: Johnny's Socks (January 2013)
Adele socks: (April 2012)

Scarves/Shawls:
Splashy Flowers: (May 2011)
Larry Stashbuster Scarf (2012)
Breath of Fresh Air Scarf: (April 2011)
Creekbed: (Feb 2012) - frogged
The Age of Brass and Steam   
Bags:
Beach Bag: (started May 2010)  Just needs lining sewn in
Really Big Bag (2011): Stashbuster

Charity: 

Hats:
 

Misc:
Sunflower: (August 2012) Need a back and to felt
Water Bottle Cozy

Gifts: 

Owl for Rose

Hats for Beckett 

2 Stargate keychains 

1 pair Stargate earrings  

 
WIMs: Projects I have the yarn and the pattern
 
Sweaters:
Baroque Tabard Tunic
Test Pattern Sweater
Car Coat  
Cowl Vest
 
Shawls/Scarves/Cowls 
Bedford Springs Shawl

Rockefeller

Wholehearted
West End Scarf 
Gathering Leaves  
Alhambra
Petal Edge Scarf
Filippi Scarf 
Firefly Scarf 
Fraxinus 
Danube Cowl
Simple City
Fire and Ice
Multnomah  
Leylines 
Holden Shawlette

Hats and Mitts

Hermione Hearts Ron
Nehalm Hat  
Felicity
Stellar
Cabled Headband
Fetching  
Cayunga Hat and Mitts set 
Preposterous
Ruffled hat and mitts
Evergreen Gloves
Sheepy Cuffs 

Socks:
Memento Mori  
Rubus
Siren Socks
Hey, Have I Ever Steered You Wrong?
Savory Lace Socks  
Autumn Flame
Firebird
Rescue Me, Chin Boy and Show Me the Stars

Bags:

Sarape Shopper
Pleated Purse Circular Felted Bag 

FO Friday: Ice Cream Cozy

This was in answer to a Nerd Wars challenge:

Discovery: To mark the 100th anniversary this year of Kamerlingh Onnes’s Nobel prize, honouring his pioneering work in the field of low-temperature physics, we would like you to craft something inspired by, or related to, the science or technology of things getting cold.

One of the acceptable things was to use refrigeration and the results of refrigeration....and my favorite result of refrigeration is ICE CREAM!!!  We always have some kind of ice cream in the house... and when I pull out a pint to nosh on, I always wrap a kitchen towel around the carton...well no more!

I actually made two, but only had one carton of ice cream....in trying to use up the yarn, I also made a coaster, which is now on my desk at school....

I purposely chose the yarn for the reminder of Neapolitan ice cream...a favorite from childhood birthday parties...I tied it to my nerdery: Stargate from a season 6 episode when the guys are eating ice cream in the Prometheus...

ETA: to add link to pattern...not my pattern...found through Ravelry...Ice Cream Cozy

So what did you finish?  Please join everyone over at Tami's, Creative Suburbia and Wisdom Begins in Wonder

Video Thursday

I kept hearing this song on the radio and thought it was very cool....well last week the DJ said it was Anna Kendricks...I knew she was an actress, so I looked it up....I have not seen Pitch Perfect, so was not familiar with it....whilst watching the video..the Hubs comes in and says I love this song!  So I'm sure you are familiar with the song, the video is pretty cool too....

Then we watched a cool video of her performing the song on David Letterman.....

Enjoy your Thursday....

WIP Wednesday and Yarn Along

This week there has not been much crafting...there has been much cleaning and unpacking of the classroom...and I am exhausted when I get home....but I am still plugging away at my Age of Brass and Steam...it is much smaller than last week, as I had to rip it back to a mistake in the first section...and then I just ended up restarting it....

One thing I did do was wind some yarn in anticipation of some upcoming projects....

From left to right: RhinoFluff in Deep Sea, it will become Holden Shawlette                              Wollmeise in No Whale Watching in Colorado destined to be a Wingspan
                              OceanWind Knits in Thyme, maybe a hat, not sure yet
Bottom Row: Manos Del Uruguay Alegria destined for Waves of Love (maybe)
                       Mad Color Malcolm Reynolds Widow will be Out of Gas
                        Ball and Skein Squash Blossom, was going to be a shawl, not sure yet
                       Ball and Skein Manise, originally wound for Waves of Love, not sure now..

The Ball and Skein in Squash Blossom was going to be a shawl....but a free sock pattern was published today, so it may become them....

I see many socks are being blogged about today...and I have so many socks on the needles, I need to finish.....so maybe I'm becoming a shawl knitter instead?????

For books, I finished the WOOL series on Sunday...the  last installment was published on Saturday...and I pretty much read most of the day Saturday and Sunday....it was so good!!!!

Join us at Tami's to see what else people are working on...