Archive for September, 2007
Tiny Kitties
Prepare yourself for an overload of cuteness.
These tiny kittens were photographed on the second day of their lives, having survived being born and left to the weather after Hurricane Humberto hit the Texas coast.
They were rescued by the amazing Fran, who takes in little creatures such as these and gives them the tender loving care [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 24th, 2007 tagged Other, TNNA, cat, stitching | Comment now »
Really, Really Clean
Sunday afternoon, I go the craft/office room into this state:
That’s pretty clean, huh? I even steam cleaned a few spots on the carpet before running the vacuum cleaner. Mocha (the cat) will usually run and hide from the vacuum cleaner, but she decided to stand up to the steamer. She hissed, spat [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 21st, 2007 tagged Other | Comment now »
What to do when you meet a famous person
Last night I got to go to Yarn Harlot event. First, let me begin by saying that if you have a chance to attend a Yarn Harlot event – run, do not walk, to go there. The stories were great and I laughed so much that I literally cried. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 19th, 2007 tagged knitting | Comment now »
Discussion Question
Today I was reading a few blogs and came across this question posted at The Floss Box:
The internet has made it incredibly easy to share free patterns (I am not referring to pirated stuff). Do you spend less money now on buying patterns these days because of the access to good quality free patterns [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 17th, 2007 tagged stitching | 1 Comment »
Beginnings
I don’t remember what my first cross-stitch project was. I do remember that I was into many crafts from a young age and at one point was big into plastic canvas. I had pattern books and many colors of yarn and I would go to Michaels for supplies. This Michaels in fact:
At [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 14th, 2007 tagged stitching | Comment now »
And I start to complain that there’s no rain*
So the Humberto excitement was a big bust here. Humberto did what Rita did two years ago and just kept going east to hit closer to Beaumont (my sympathies to everyone in this area). Here’s a look at the path. It came ashore just east of Houston, which means that (for NW [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 13th, 2007 tagged Other, knitting, stitching | Comment now »
On Labor Day (and later), we…
Labor, i.e. do work. This has become a tradition in our household, as Labor Day is a weekend for rearranging furniture and other spruce-up activities. DH had to be out of town for most of the weekend, so I took advantage of the opportunity for a real deep fall cleaning. Unfortunately (or [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 12th, 2007 tagged Other | Comment now »
More knitting madness and design issues
Reading knitting patterns is still a bit like decrypting a secret code to me. I got slightly ambitious and started a new sweater over the weekend (I’m still waiting on my yarn for the Tilted Duster). I know from my first sweater experience that gauge is important. So, I diligently start making [...]