new goodies

Soo i went to the yarn shop to get some notions. that was probably a bad idea. I came home with a book i have been wanting for a while, Rowan Pure Wool Collection. I am going to use the yarn from the Tyrolia Sweater that i still have to rip out. I am dreading it. But i get to pick out a new sweater that may hopefully fit. I am torn between the sinead and the damson patterns. although blaze is nice too! aargh. i know i shouldnt have bought another book without more progress but my mother was threatening to take her yarn back if i didnt finsh the sweater. its not my fault it doesnt fit! (well it actually probably is) well there is some progress made elsewhere, i finished the the back of my basketweave sweater last night and i have started one of the sides. i will wait to start a new project until this one (and others) get further.

your mom is a horcrux

Did you know there is a Forbes list of the richest fictional characters? now you do. And lucius malfoy is on the list.

owee

remember that part where is said i survived the weekend? i was wrong. full throttle on the jet ski on a choppy day seemed like a good idea sunday. not such a good idea today. day 2 of combo soreness + uber sunburned backside is here. if you need me i will be crawled up in a ball (on my side) underneath my desk.

Margahooties

Margahooties is what my mom calls margaritas. i am not sure why. also, if you ask her she will deny it. Anyway, she discovered this recipe and i really like it.

1 part lime-ade concentrate
1 part sprite (diet works too)
1 part tequila
1/2 part triple sec
lots of ice

I made mine with 1 cup each and then just filled the blender completely full of ice. So far this mix works best for blended margaritas but i bet with some tweaking (more sprite and add water?) they could be served over ice.

Rosi Queen of Corona

Harry Potter weekend is over. I am back from the lake and have survived. The weekend was quite a marathon. Left to go to the CAPA summer movie series Friday evening then hit B&N for our wristband, dinner, then B&N again. Then we (Shannon, Ben, and I) had the brilliant idea of driving to the lake immediately after we bought Harry Potter at midnight. We arrived at about 2:30. I survived, but just barely. I did not get any knitting done but did manage to work my way through a lot of corona. (sing along..... Rosi queen of Corona!)

There are no more Harry Potter books to read. I finished at 2 yesterday (and without depriving myself of any sleep.) I was the first one done of any of my friends and family. This makes me seriously doubt their dedication. cmon! I need someone to be finished with the book so i can gloat about my theory being correct.

get your own harry potter name. i have been officially transfigurated into Petunia Butterbeer.

Happy Harry Potter Day (kinda)

I am going to consider today harry potter day. the book technically is released tomorrow but i am going at midnight to pick it up. i think that if i don't go to sleep it is still the same day, so today i harry potter day. As soon as we get the harry potter, we are driving directly to the lake! we shall see how i fare on the drive. Shannon and ben are coming to the lake this weekend. yay! shannon hasnt been yet this summer and ben has never been. i have my new silly Cote d'Azur hat to wear and shannon has one to match. silly pictures to come. Sunbathing, boats, corona+lime, silly hats, knitting, and harry potter, oh my. quite an excellent combination.

So now is my dilemma, i am in a total knitting kick but i have to finish harry potter this weekend! i cant go back to work on monday without knowing how it ends. I guess i will get some knitting in, there are some times when you can knit and not read.

Soo i am back to work and i will see how the weekend goes. i am sure it will be excellent and hopefully i dont get too sunburned.

still giggling 2 days later

Karl

armed with pointy sticks

I like to knit. i am very bad about finishing projects though. Right now i am being very good and only have 3 projects on needles. that is not to say that i haven't bought yarn for many more projects, and bought patterns for even more. I hadn't been knitting in almost 2 years, but while we were on vacation (uk rocks) i impulse purchased a pattern and yarn for a sweater. it is going quite well and i am almost done with the back. in the meantime, i have started 5 other projects. But, i have managed to finish 2 of them! Yay. (and one got ripped out)

I am not the most advanced knitter out there. i am actually not very good. i impress my friends, but that is not saying much. I can usually figure out most patterns that you throw at me but i also make mistakes. Does that make sense? I am also not a big 2-colour knitter. I haven't figured out how not to get the skeins tangled.

Currently i am working on a basket-weave shawl sweater, the mystery project, and the cabled turtleneck capelet from WrapStyle. The basket weave sweater is made out of a wool blend that i bought in York, but it feels quite nice and it is machine washable. I am making it out of a khaki-esque colour. The capelet is made out of berocco peruvia yarn in caliente. You cant tell on the website but the coulour has threads of blue in it giving it a purpleish sheen. I love it.

hi

So i have decided to start a blog. I know i am the last person on the planet to get one, but you have to start sometime. I don't know if anyone is going to read it, but I needed somewhere to post my current projects, favourite things, and things that make me giggle aloud in my cubicle.

aka Daily Rose Candy.

Finished "Twinkletoes"

Here hashi (the recipient) is modeling my recently finished project, "Twinkletoes," from Knitty. I made them out of the suggested yarn, Rowan Calmer an some sort of aqua colour. They took about 30 seconds to make and are adorable. I dont know anyone else who has tried this pattern but when i first made them the adult size came out huuge. I probably should have checked gauge but i am a lazy bum. I am thinking about knitting them up for office christmas gifts but no one at the office is as immature as hashi and me? Would grown ups want ballet slippers? i think they are wonderful!

Finished "Fetching"

I finished this pattern last weekend at the lake. It is "Fetching" from Knitty. Everyone on the planet has made this pattern. and probably better than me. I made it out of Debbie Bliss alpaca silk. Supposedly the yarn was the same gauge as what the pattern called for but i think they turned out a bit chunky. Oh well, they are incredibly soft and my hands are not small. Also, i added an extra cable at the wrist. I guess i will try them again in a thinner yarn.