Hasn't Got A Name Yet....

My latest submission to Nerd Wars....now she just needs a name....

Nerd Wars

I was lucky enough to join Nerd Wars this round and to get on Team Stargate Command!

I have finished two projects so far…..well three, but the other isn’t totally complete….it could be, but I’m going to add to it…

Anyway!

Here’s the hat!  I asked about the yarn a couple posts back..I went with the darker yarn…I think it looks like the Stargate…

I did add the symbol for Earth onto it…not sure I’ll keep it after Nerd Wars, but I like the way it looks…I made the pattern up as I went along…

And secondly

This is Wil-key….he’s a monkey inspired by Jonathan Coutlon singing “Wil Wheaton” to WW, replacing lyrics in his “My Monkey” song…

I love this video!

Now I added to Wil-key, by giving him a flak jacket and hat like Daniel of SG1, so I can get more points……let’s hope they accept it!

Now notice that Wil-key is dressed in a red shirt in homage to Star Trek:TNG…

Hi Ya’ Folks!

Well I lost one follower and gained two, so welcome!  And please if you have not left a comment, stop by and say HI!  I will visit your blog/site, if you do…or eventually, sometimes I’m a little slow, but will get there!  It’s just I have that neat little gadget on the side that tells me where people are visiting from, but I don’t hear from you all….
It’s been several days…I just didn’t feel like I had anything to say…and it was hot, and the room with the computer does not have a/c….It can be sweltering in here!  And I’ve been busy doing end of the year stuff for school…
So here’s an update!
Yesterday last field trip of the year, I came home with this:
and this little fella’ landed on my hat and stayed for about 40 minutes!
We were at High Meadow.  It was a fun, relaxing day.  The teachers really just got to sit back and enjoy visiting and hanging out…the kids did a ton of activities and just enjoyed being kids for the day….
Latest Finished Objects!
My one skein cowl…it’s an improvised pattern, but I’m thinking of writing it up…it would be my first written pattern….The yarn is from Good Karma Farm in Mamma Mia.  I bought it at the Rhode Island Wool and Fiber event.  It was great yarn, nice and squishy and dreamy to work with!  I actually made this for a contest…you can read about it here.  My cowl is in their next post, here.

Baby hat for a lady at work…I’m going to make another one, much smaller in cotton.  She is due in July.
and
much smaller baby hats for the Giving Geek challenge in Nerd Wars…I’m going to try to make a few more before sending them out…
I’ve also been busy with Nerd Wars on Ravelry!…These are some yucky shots, as it is raining here today….
The Stargate…I went with the darker yarn….
The start of my monkey head for another project….
I also swatched The Dipped Infinity Scarf which is my dissertation for Nerd Wars.  I’ve ripped out the swatch, as I bought the pattern as a kit and unsure if I have extra yardage, but here is the swatch before I frogged it:

Plus I finished one class correcting, I have one more class to finish and I have to do my grades this weekend….
So that is what I’ve been up to this past week….how about you?

A Graduation Party and Webs Again!

Yesterday I went to Massachusetts to surprise a former student.  her mom had invited me to her high school graduation party…I had her in second grade….

It took her a moment, but she was very surprised and seemed very happy to see me.  She’s grown into a wonderful girl.

She’s taller than me now…which isn’t hard….

I felt like a celebrity..my 15 minutes of fame…everyone knew who I was.  It’s just so gratifying to know that you have touched a student’s life and have had an impact.  As a teacher, it’s what many of us hope to achieve.  It was a great day!

I made it up there about an hour early, so where better to hang out than Webs? As I had to go through Northhampton to get to the party!

Did I get yarn?  Silly Billies, of course!

I added to my Manos stash of cotton stria..I ADORE this yarn and heard they weren’t going to make it anymore???It was on sale in the warehouse….

I also added to my Madelintosh stash with Tosh Vintage in Baltic, maybe for the gate?

and Tosh Sock in Brick for either the Rick or Sam socks from Cookie A’s Sock Innovation….it’s for Nerd Wars….

Another Saturday

I haven’t been home on a Saturday in weeks!  Weeks I tell you!  This is so unusual for me, as I am usually a bed potato on the weekends….but I’ve been out and about since May 14…

First I was in New Hampshire at a Sheep and Wool Festival, with a stop at Webs tent sale…

Then I was in Rhode Island for the Wool and Fiber Festival…

Then I was back in Massachusetts for their Sheep and Wool Festival and since we drove through Northampton, we stopped at Webs

And this Saturday, I am heading back to Massachusetts for a graduation party….and you now I need to get off the same exit as Webs, so another stop may be in order…

And I may be back in Northampton tomorrow night to see Natasha Bedingfield…not sure we are going, but possibly…I’m not working on Monday.

Today I am heading to a high school graduation party of a student I had in second grade many years ago…the family has kept in touch all of these years….should be fun….

And then we’ll see…I have nothing planned for next weekend yet…I don’t think, what is the date…oh next weekend is Connecticut Open House Day.  I went last year to places around my town, this year maybe I’ll head farther afield….need to peruse the list…

Procrastination is Thine Name

Yep, every year I promise myself...I will stay on top of the correcting...I will NOT have bags of work to correct before I can post grades in the gradebook/report card (it's online this year)...yep...every year....I finished two bags between yesterday and today....that's my homeroom...I still have a few bits and bobs of social studies, as I did not bring home the book and need to see the pages....

No, I don't still have TWO bags of correcting to do for the other homeroom, no sirree, I stayed on top of it....hmmm...maybe I can just dump it all into the circular file....

WIP Wednesday

On Monday I was cleaning…part of that cleaning was pulling out all the WIP’s on the side of my bed, so that I could vacuum….so I took some updated photos….

Aiden’s blanket

The Hubs’ ripple

A bag I’m using up my SWS yarn up..I plan to felt it when done…

Betty shrug started a long time ago…needs other arm…

Starghan started for a friend’s daughter…It started to ripple on me, so I put it in timeout…it’s been there a couple years now…

My saltine ATW quilt…lots of sweing involved and ends…lots of ends….

My A Breathe of Fresh Air scarf…

My Splashy Flowers scarf…gotta pay attention too much for this one…

My sock….

Newest project..a cowl for a contest..

Baby hat, I’m whipping up…it’s pretty done, just need to snip and weave end….

Hooded scarf I’ve been working on awhile

A bane of my existence…I’ve frogged this several times, as it keeps getting narrower as I go along! Grrr!!!

I have more, but these are the major ones I’d like to finish up…summer is almost upon me (4 weeks) and I’ll have much more time…..