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Ten on Tuesday

Ten things goin’ on at Saffron Knits..

  1. Exercise & weight loss – so far so good. Participating in ‘The Biggest Loser’ Incentive at work is very motivating.
  2. Jillian Michael’s exercise videos are designed to kill you. If they don’t… You’ll get stonger.
  3. Planning to get guitar fixed and learn to play.
  4. A college professor gave me my guitar.
  5. Knitting some yoga socks from handspun. It’s going very slow due to some distrations.
  6. Distractions = new iPod Touch. I’m obsessed.
  7. Have 1,376 songs on my iPod. Have become obsessed with singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick. Her music/songs take up about 1/4 of the songs on my iPod.
  8. I have listened to Melissa Ferrick’s cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ over and over and over and over and … well… you get the point. You can hear it on Melissa Ferrick’s website.
  9. Writing every day. Haven’t written anything (not counting this blog) for three years – finally have the desire to do so.
  10. Spinning ten minutes a day. Yay for spinning! Bought some lovely periwinkle fiber from Spincerely Yours. (You can see it HERE) I LOVE IT!

Hope 2011 is treating you well! :)

Here’s another fave by Melissa Ferrick – “To Let You See Me”

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what are the colors of your rainbow?

Happy Friday!!! :D

You didn’t think I’d go this whole month without a meme or two or three, did you? :) Actually, I found this one a while ago and meant to do it but never got the chance. What better time than now? :D

I saw this on Knitwith Homespun’s blog and given my love of rainbows, it seemed like fun.

Your rainbow is shaded violet.
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What this says about you: You are a creative person. You appreciate beauty and craftsmanship. You are patient and will keep trying to understand something until you’ve mastered it.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

That definitely sounds like me. What colors are in YOUR rainbow? :)

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a survey: what have you knit?

Mark with bold the things you have knit, with italics the ones you plan to do sometime, and leave the rest. (I added a couple.)
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Afghan
I-cord
I-cord cast on
Cable cast on
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hats: Top-down
Hats: Cuff-up
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Baby items
Knitting with your own hand-spun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting
Continental knitting
Combination knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Participate in an exchange
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting
Knitting to make money
Buttonholes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dyeing with plant colors
Dyeing spinning fiber
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars
Knitting with someone else’s hand-spun yarn
Knitting with dpns
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Tassels
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener stitch
Knitted flowers
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn
Stuffed toys
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Free-form knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mits/arm-warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an on-line knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

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Looks like there’s a lot of things I wanna knit. Guess I’d better get back to my knitting.

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Movie meme

I saw this on Tiennie’s blog as well:

1. One movie that made you laugh: Sister Act
2. One movie that made you cry: Finding Nemo
3. One movie that you loved as a child: The Sound of Music
4. One movie you’ve seen more than once: The Matrix
5. One movie you loved, but were embarrassed to admit it: none I can think of
6. One movie you hated: The Matrix: Reloaded
7. One movie that scared you: Jaws
8. One movie that bored you: Star Wars: Episode I
9. One movie that made you happy: Star Trek: Generations
10. One movie that made you miserable: Dead Poet’s Society
11. One movie that you weren’t brave enough to see: Any horror movie
12. One movie character you’ve fallen in love with: Dory
13. The last movie you saw: Entrapment
14. The next movie you hope to see: ???

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Flickr meme

I’ve seen this meme on several blogs, most recently Tiennie‘s and thought I’d give it a try.

1. What is your first name? Saffron
2. What is your favorite food? Cookies
3. What high school did you go to? WCHS
4. What is your favorite color? Blue
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Kate Mulgrew
6. Favorite drink? Lemonade
7. Dream vacation? Alaska
8. Favorite dessert? Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich
9. What you wanted to be when you grow up? Happy
10. What do you love most in life? Creativity
11. One Word to describe you? Gentle

Credits
1. saffron, 2. Just For You…., 3. Hallways, 4. Worli Sea Face, 5. Kate Mulgrew, 6. When life gives you lemmons…, 7. Hubbard Glacier – Alaska 6, 8. The Skinny Cow, 9. Balloons at the Fair, 10. Sam Stang glass, 11. After the rain has fallen…

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I wanted to post sooner…

…but I’ve been feeling poorly this week and kept telling myself that I’d post ‘tomorrow’. At this rate I’ll never post, so here I am. :) and I had a whole lot I wanted to say… now let’s see if I can remember any of it.

  1. I saw something cool today (and it was a very chilly day), I saw a woman knitting in public. Honestly, except on an airplane, I’d never seen it before. She had metal needles and was knitting with orange yarn. I couldn’t tell what she was knitting… but it was cool to see.
  2. I bought ‘More Sensational Socks’ today! I love love love it! I can’t wait to try some of the stitch patterns. Nuthin’ like a new book to inspire you to to finish a current project so you can start a new one…and the current project I’m speaking of is, of course, the Amethyst Socks. I’m almost done with Sock 1, I’m at the ribbing and I really want to cast on for the next sock very soon to avoid SSS. And if I can help it, I’ll not do one sock at a time again. It seems to take much longer and I don’t like that. I’ll post pictures of the sock as soon as it is finished!
  3. tiennie tagged me with a meme! … so here goes:
  • Each person tagged gives 7 random facts about themselves. Those tagged need to write in their blogs the 7 facts, as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag seven others and list their names on your blog. You have to leave those you plan on tagging a note in their comments so they know that they have been tagged and to read your blog.
  • I chose mostly knitterly facts:
    1. This is my first meme!
    2. April 22nd was my 1st Blogiversary and I totally forgot about it.
    3. I really want some sock blockers from here. I love the hearts ones. :)
    4. I prefer knitting socks, toe-up and hats, top down
    5. I love knitting more than I hate math … which is why I am still knitting.
    6. I read lots of knitting blogs, but the ones on my side bar are the ones that have truly inspired me in some way
    7. A year ago, I did not have a knit stash. I bought my first skein handdyed wool from David T. Daniels (The ‘T’ stands for ‘The Enabler’ ;) ) and the rest is history.
  • Most of the people who I would have tagged have all ready been tagged … so I tag Marce.

I’m sure I had more to say, but I cannot remember now. Enjoy the rest your day! :)