This is a little of what I'm working on for the special little show I'll be in on December 10th at 6:30 p.m. (Mark your calendars if you'll be in the Sacramento area.)
I got my Brother 1500, for Professional Use Only, machine back from the shop and man does it fly on the freehand machine quilting.

Here's what Simon's been doing over the holiday weekend:


We're babysitting a very little kitten for the next week, Simon thinks babysitting means eating.

This is the glitter I put in my entrance. Basically you open the door and see glitter. Again, this is way cooler in real life because it's very subtle and best at night by lamp and firelight, and I'm not the world's best photographer under those circumstances. Here's a shot of how it looks in daylight, no big whoop. I applied the glitter by blowing it on out of my hand when the paint was still wet. It was my best friend's mom's idea, thank you Marianelle! I love this because I keep imagining myself getting ready for a hot date and applying lipstick in the glitter. Not that I ever have hot dates or wear lipstick, but it could happen.

the longing

oh how I wish I could make Buckets and Buckets of chic this holiday
weekend! Instead I must finish quilting my sweet little grandma's
quilt. I will be so happy when grandma is snug under this quilt and I
can make anything my heart desires!

It's my counter after I prettified it. Here's a before picture. Not too cute, eh? I sanded it down, primed and painted and sealed. With a little glitter along the way. I can't really figure out how to photograph the glitter without making the flaws on the counter really obvious, so I didn't. You'll just have to take my word that there's an abundance of gold glitter on each flower!

And guess what I learned at Lowe's today when I went to get the new tile for the bathroom? There's now glitter you can put in your grout! It's called Spectra Lock Dazzle. Check out this link for a little more info. Sparkly shower stall?

I believe the bucket-o-chic (link to be added later since I can't remember how to do my tags correct

I believe the bucket-o-chic (link to be added later since I can't
remember how to do my tags correctly) was ahead of it's time. Last year
I thought it was cute, but cute like I have other things I'd prefer to
make. Now it dominates my knitting thoughts. I imagine it felted with
all of my leftover wool, striped with fur as Claudia suggested in the
rockstar link I previously sighted, and knit regularly with the rest of
the tealy turquoisy yarn to match the scarf my mom is getting for
Christmas. Ah The Bucket, how I love thee. And it's blogalicious, look
around, the love has spread far and wide.

Now that I'm up and running but without a lot of time to post, here's a teaser:

how much do I love

how much do I love
these socks.

and href="http://brainylady.blogspot.com/2003_11_01_brainylady_archive.html#106908105241907975">look
how cute when brainylady made them.

I'm posting remotely and don't want to access Blogger for help with my
tags. I hope the links show up correctly.

well it looks like I actually need to replace my internet card, not the modem, just the card. Now I

well it looks like I actually need to replace my internet card, not the
modem, just the card. Now I'm in such a quandry: should I replace it
for 50 bucks or for twice the price go wireless? And yes, I do have a
laptop, but I just bought a house, I'm not really into spending money on
my computer right now.

While we wait out the cable search I'd like to share my shopping experience from last night. I deci

While we wait out the cable search I'd like to share my shopping
experience from last night. I decided I needed some new clothes for
fall so I went to the mall to regular stores (I hardly ever do this but
about once a year I really need new clothes that aren't from the thrift
store or somehow created by me). I had no trouble finding shirts in the
regular sizes: S, M, L, XL. But the only pants on display, indeed the
only pants in two stores were size 2. In one store there was an extreme
preponderance of size 00, whatever that may be. I must say I find it
hard to believe that I'm the largest person who needs pants at a size 8.
I realize there are specific stores that cater to larger women (the
divas) but I did not realize that I should start going there. And who
are these women who wear size XL shirts and size 00 pants?

hi, just a quick note to let you know I'm still alive and well, just not in cyberspace. My home com

hi, just a quick note to let you know I'm still alive and well, just not
in cyberspace. My home computer needs a new cable before I can post the
decorating story that is unfolding in my new house. I'm posting
remotely right now and all I can say is that I have used glitter two
times (2x) already.

my dear friends,

my dear friends,

badcat has really not been that fun lately, but it will change next week. I have not been posting or knitting or actually doing anything regularly lately because I've been wallowing in the stressed out frenzy that is buying your first house. But I move in Sunday (God willing!) and am planning to paint and clean and decorate like a crazy person for a full week. I'll be doing lots of crafty stuff like refinishing formica counters and possibly laying linoleum and I'm planning to document the whole thing here. This is so exciting!!

The cables are blocking and I have jumped on the bandwagon: I'm going to do a poncho too. Since I already bought the Rowan Plaid book I'm going to do Zephyr in some Lion Brand Homespun that I bought at a Michael's on impulse. I figure with a poncho it doesn't matter as much if it's a crappier yarn since it doesn't need to breath like a garment with sleeves (read underarm issues!).

Sorry about the mess around the cables. I wanted a shot that shows the paint in here. Tomorrow I will paint the apartment white again in preparation for my moving date. Every time I do this I think the same thing: "They will rue the day!" The world already has too many white, ecru, beige, and sand walls.

Oh, and I couldn't resist this. Don't look if you have "delicate" sensibilities

In keeping with my intense love of fall I'm obsessing over apples. I plan to make a trip up to Appl

In keeping with my intense love of fall I'm obsessing over apples. I plan to make a trip up to Apple hill in the next few weeks and would like to buy one of those apple corer/slicers with the hand crank if I can afford it. I love those!

Does anyone know the difference between Apple Crisp and Apple Brown Betty?

In lieu of any photoworthy knitting progress, here's my little darling taking a nap on a Sunday afternoon.

glitter is having their now annual scarf drive. give if the spirit moves you:

glitter is having their now annual scarf drive. give if the spirit moves you:

scarf drive

I love fall so much this year! October may be my new favorite month in Sacramento. The weather is

I love fall so much this year! October may be my new favorite month in Sacramento. The weather is beautiful, mid eighties every day and cool at night. I leave my windows open all day and night to enjoy the crisp air. It's starting to get windy so the fallen leaves swirl around in the streets. Special thanks today to the bloggers, Pioneer Melissa and Ms. Alison Blue who posted pumpkin pictures. The weather is just perfect now for a snuggly cabled sleeveless turtleneck. I'm up past the armpits on the back, so hopefully by the end of the week I'll have one.

I got too cocky! I made my first cabling mistake and didn't find it until 1.5 repeats later. Oh the humanity! Well, actually it wasn't that bad and I think I ended up picking up the stitches correctly and finding my correct spot again after I frogged without too much trouble.

I'll keep tugging along. I'm pretty excited to finish this one. Marie has given me her copy of "The Purl Stitch," to look at so this time I might actually use bona fide finishing techniques.

And you thought there was nothing cool on badcat anymore. Check it out! My first cabley foray and I think it's going pretty well. Of course it is too narrow. I'm making the back just a couple of stitches wider and I'll see if I need to do little strips for under the arms when I'm done. It's going to be a turtle neck tank top dealy and I want it to be very wearable so I don't want it to be too tight.

too busy to live.

too busy to live.

Here's a recap of the wedding:

took the red eye
was asked three times why I'm not married
went out for bachelorette night
woke up four hours later for manicures
was asked why I'm not married
rehearsed and ate dinner
woke up at 6 to get hair done
was asked why I'm not married and why I'm so white
stood up for my friend at her beautiful wedding
came home

I will knit again one day.

Oh, the best part: Both the bride and my grandma cried over their quilts!