Monday, August 30, 2004

Monday Morning Mirth


Carrie: “So many roads, so many detours. So many choices, so many mistakes. As we drive along this road called life, occassionally, a gal will find herself a little lost and when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda, buckle up and just keep going. As we speed along this endless road to destination called ‘who we hope to be’ I can’t help but whine — Are we there yet?”

Ummmm, apparently not…

Witness those wonky GAP ads that aired for the first time during the MTV Music Video Awards – I adore SJP, her style (this woman would look FABULOUS in a black plastic trash bag) but a Super What the —???

from the Gothamist: “The Gap’s fall campaign is centered around SJP’s customization of GAP jeans: On one pair, she added a velvet ribbon sewn down the legs to imitate tuxedo pants. Another one of her customized looks features jeans cut just below the knee and enhanced with a ribbon bow at the hemline…

“For the love of God, Gothamist does love being able to customize crap, but we fear people getting the wrong idea about Gap clothing – it’s about conformity!”

Did you know: “Some of Sarah’s finishing touches

Friday, August 27, 2004

New Threads Friday
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get yer DANCE ON!!!
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Trellis
Design: Bonne Marie Burns
Yarn: GGH “Bali”
Color: #44 Lime & #84 Aqua
Gauge: 20sts /28 rows over 4″
using #6 needles

If garments could talk this Trellis shell would shout HOORAY!!! I’m done and ready for some FUN!

read the Complete b.Limey Notes HERE

As always, it’s TGIF once again here at ChicKnits! BY gum it’s one of the last weekends of summer and what have we here?

The annual Bucktown Arts Fest!
August 28-29, 2004
2300 N. Oakley Ave.

“Following the directive,

Thursday, August 26, 2004

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i’m a collar and a belt away from wONDErful~!
just gotta go sew sew…

In this, the last week of August, the most amazing phenomenon has occurred! I am actually on a Finishing Frenzy! Perhaps mon petit sunburn fried some of those disconnected brain circuits back together and ZOOM! We’re off to the needles again…

That, of course, is not the REAL reason I am in such a hurry to get some projects off the table –

The BLUNT TRUTH is that I am READY FOR MORE, More, more…

While on an online blog romp yesterday, I visited the Tiny Dancer, herself, BECKY, la Fleur de Lyon

She has crafted the most amazing cardigan in a luscious PINK (see August 23rd entry), giving it her stamp of excellence along the way – just impeccable workmanship and finishing…

I have loved this design from afar for several months – ever since I got Rebecca Nr. 27, where you can find the pattern – it’s #25.

Then Silvia made it this spring and I was totally in awe…

Insert Dirty Little Secret here: hmmm, on a slow Sunday in Spring, I started this cardi myself! I reward myself sometimes on my days off by trying new knitting techniques and patterns; on this day I explored 2 x 2 rib for the VERY FIRST TIME! :)

Right – but many partial projects inhabit a rather large wicker basket in the ChicKnits Workshop. Why, I’ve explored: Seed St, socks, scarfs, hats, loops (and wait until you see that one…)

Now, Mme Fluffa has inspired me to pick my #25 back up and finish it as my first Fall garment…

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la Fleur de Fluffa!

Calling this beautiful design simply #25 will not do, so in honor of the Skinny Rabbit herself, I’m dubbing mine, but of course: la Fleur de Fluffa!

I’m making this from Rowan All Seasons Cotton, Color #164 which looks like a deep, denimy Navy, #8 needles, 4.5 sts per inch, upsized pattern.

I believe, you can still get this pattern book at the Knitting Garden