I'm Back!

So I've been gone for a while...due to..well tons of reasons...one of those is lack of a computer, because my dad's laptop, which is the one I was using, wouldn't get connected cause of lighting that struck nearby and damaged it...So I'm stuck using this very very old computer or my brother's computer whenever he's not using it..in the meantime..
So after I got angry at my lace scaf...I threw it on the couch, spent weeks looking at it and finally frogged it and started over!! it had so many mistakes! I just couldn't bear looking at the thing. But after I calmed down, knitted the cutest little baby sock, its sooo tiny and cute! I shall post a picture of it soon..I decided that I needed to start over, even If I wouldn't finish it by the end of november. And So I've made progress! and have made little to no mistakes and am knitting faster with it!! :P darn yarn overs! I'll post a picture of it soon as well. I'm sooo inlove with it that two things happened: 1. someone offered to buy it from me, 2. I started yet another one with this very yummy cotton yarn I have..
Well that is all for now!
Until next time!
Happy Knitting and God Bless!!
Rita M.

LaceAnger!!

Well...I'm soooo angry at this scarf!! I mean I know its not her fault but whyyyyyy!! I've had to go back several times and re-knit a row or two!! Its soo frustrating...
These are 3 Things I've learned knitting Lace:
- Always Count your stitches after each row
- NEVER knit lace while you are doing something else, while someone is talking to you, while you are waiting to be picked up after class.
- Have Patience!!

I'm loving the scarf and all, but I just really feel like frogging it and start all over again!! *Tears*
I'm not giving up on this!! I will finish this Scarf before the motnh ends if its the last thing I do!!!
*sigh*

Thats all for now, Hope ya'll are doing better than I am.
Happy Knitting!
And God Bless!
Rita M.


PS:
This is what it looked like last week, its much longer now but I have made little progress:

Small Preview

Well here's a lacevember button I created, I used a picture of the Branching Out scarf i'm knitting, so lets call it a preview of my scarf :D When it's longer i'll take another picture and post it! In the meantime, this is all you'll get! *giggles*

Happy Knitting!
And God Bless!!
Rita M.

Lacevember

Well October is officially over! and its time for Lacevember , I've even joined the Lacevember KAL and I'm planning on knitting the Branching Out Scarf,
which seems to be a favorite for first time lace knitters like me or so I have been reading from other people's blogs, I casted on for this scarf last month and had to frog it because I messed up following the 5th row but its alright! I'll be knitting it now and hopefully it'll turn out great! :D
I'll be posting pictures up of my progress when I begin knitting the scarf!

Happy Knitting!
And God Bless!!
Rita M.

WoodWork?

What do you do when you have:
a.) 4 leftover "chinese" sticks from a bachelorette party.

b.) A pair of Scissors, Nail Polish and Sandpaper?
Tools .

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GIVE UP?
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4 wooden 3.0mm DPNS of course!! :P
Knitting Needles .


YAY Now I can finally knit those baby socks I've been wanting to knit with the sport weight yarn I have!! *giggle*

Happy Knitting!
And God Bless!!
- Rita M.

Pink Baby Socks

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Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

These were the lovely pink socks I was knitting...the pattern can be found at Knitting Pattern Central, as Super Quick Baby Socks, in the Baby section. They are super quick to knit and I really loved the pattern, the only I did differently was the leg part, Instead of 1.5 inches or ribbing I did like 4 rows of ribbing and the rest of stockinette st. oh! and I didn't use worsted weight yarn I used light worsted. I will definitely be using this pattern again in the future, each sock took me about an hour and a half to knit or 2.

Happy Knitting!!
And God Bless! :D

Red Scarf - Faux Cables Pattern with Fringe!

ReadyforFall copy
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

This is me modeling my Red Scarf, I finally finished it after a week! My hands were hurting for sure!

Here's Another one: (The Pictures are underexposed I know :( I might fix it later)
The Pattern can be found here:
Knits Well With Others
Have Fun Knitting!
God Bless!!

Look Out
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Blogger's Question: When you spilled the milk, did it look like the moon?

And my completely fictional answer: (It wont let me write more than 400 characters so I must write it here! alas!)

The Mo0n Shaped puddle of Milk

As I took out the carton of the delicious 1% Milk, I could already smell its milky cowish aroma. Oh! How it brought wonderful childhood memories of mother making breakfast and nanny preparing the chocolate milk for us! Ah the olden days, how I miss them so!

So I opened the cupboard, grabbed one of mother's porcelain tea cups, yes the ones with the fine Japanese designs delicately hand painted on, and served myself some milk.

Oh how I wish my heart had not desired its taste, for when I placed the carton on the counter, my clumsy hands knocked it over.

Oh woe is me! The milk! Oh that luscious soft savory milk splashed on the tiled floor!

My world came crumbling down as I witnessed in horror the silky white liquid spilling itself from the carton...and that's when I saw it. The moon shaped puddle the 1% Milk formed on mother's tiled kitchen floor.

Confessions of a Knitting heart

Well this has nothing to do with knitting...but while I knit I meditate on things..and well this is what I've been thinking as of late. How much I miss him. I just don't get it. God can be so mysterious sometimes and just when you think you're about to figure Him out you realize you're nowhere near from even beginning to figure God out. Like why would He want me to meet "him" (lets call "him" funnybunny) if there is absolutely no possible way for us to meet at least not this year...but its not just that, why would God let us have feelings for each other, I ultimately don't know about him but I did have and do have real feelings for him, if God knows what funnybunny is going through and what I went through...it makes absolutely no sense...but then again walking around Jerico and shouting to bring a wall down is pretty senseless as well and yet it worked perfectly...All I can do is be patient. I was thinking of what my Gastroenterology teacher said today, I love that woman! she's so bible savy and always talking about God. She said something about resting in the knowledge that God is in control and knows what He wants of her...or something along those lines...in example it would be.. if I have 5 tests and I fail 3, I've only passed the ones God needed me to pass..kind of like how I'm a semester behind and for some reason I knew this had to happen and I never freaked out or got sad because I knew that this happened because God willed it so, and He only wants what is best for me. So I'm thinking that God wants what is best for me and funnybunny and for now He's chosen for us to meet and talk all we've talked and to now remain "silent" and all I need to know is just trust in what He's doing, and wait patiently for whatever is to come...
I know its a bit confusing but I understand it! *giggle*
Sometimes I think too much...*sigh* I just want to find my God-appointed husband and get married!

God bless you all!!
Rita M.

(And if somehow you've found this "funnybunny", and you've read it...sometimes there's tons of things i'd like to say to you but I just don't know how, and you're so impossible to get a hold of I never know at what time of the wee hours of the night will you be on..)

Red Scarf

Red Scarf
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

The red scarf I'm currently working on...another easy knit, the pattern can found here:
Clickme
Have fun!

Baby Sock

Baby Sock
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Well i've been practicing how to knit baby socks, and this is my first try...I'm not very pleased with the result but its ok I can try another pattern next time...This picture was taken by me, I stuffed the sock with cotton thats why it looks like that! :D And modeling my sock is another teddy of mine, he's called BabyBear...original huh? :P the picture was edited iwth photoshop CS2..the pattern can be found at knittingpatterncentral.com, under Baby socks...its called superquickbabysock or something like that...enjoy! and God Bless!!
- Rita M.

Yellow Crochet..thing

Yellow Crochet..thing
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

I've learned to crochet!!! yay!! and well as my first attempt I wanted to make a beanie..and this is the end result...it uhh..it's ah..umm..errr..uhh it's...it's a thimble!..yeah that's what it is! =P enjoy! =P

Here's another angle of the thing..

Warm Heart

Warm Heart
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

The pattern can be found at: www.knittinghelp.com...just click the Free Patterns tab and click the Hats link, only the heart thingy was my idea...

Here's in Black and White, from the top...I just loveeee the swirlies!! :D love that decrease...

And here I am wearing it :D

Teddy

Teddy
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

This is teddy and he's modeling my baby hat...say hi to teddy!!!

Buttontoneedle

Buttontoneedle
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

When knitting these type of buttons unto your knitted item, you can do it with the same method used for knitting beads...here's a detailed explanation on how to knit beads Here

Baby Hat

Baby Hat
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

My baby hat, its a mess I know..but I know what I did wrong and will follow instructions to the dot next time...
I got the pattern from this website: www.kerriesplace.co.uk/newbornhats.html
But i didn't follow the last instructions very well cuz I was nowhere near a computer and I wanted to finish it pronto so I kind of did my own little thing in the end...

Stash and Needles

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Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

And this is my new stash of yarn yay!! I went yarn shopping yesterday with my aunt and we got all of these lovely colours, now I have all these plans in mind!!
- Socks for me and my sister using the cotton blend, although I think i might need to go back and buy some more..actually i'm sure of it...
- Scarf for the Red Scarf Project
- Baby Hat for Grace's new born baby, i'm so glad it only took me 2 days to knit one, but I know i can knit it in one day, so i'll have plenty of time before the baby is born!! :D
- 3 Hats for 3 different people and umm...what else??
Well I think thats it...thats all for now!
Have a happy knitting day!
Rita M.

Sock1

Sock1
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Finally!! after 4 days of knitting here's the end result...Its sooo comfy and extremely warm!!...i'm not crazy about the colour but hey this is just a practice test...:)

Grafting my toes....with a bobby pin?

Grafting my toes....with a bobby pin?
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Dominicans are well known for improvising due to the lack of the necessary tools..in my case i had no idea i needed a tapestry needle and I was not about to wait until tuesday to buy one, I wanted to finish my sock as soon as possible!! and so...I grabbed a bobby pin and here you go... :P

Crazy Loops II - WIP Scarf

Crazy Loops II - WIP Scarf
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Ta da!!! and this is what it looked like a few hours back...its much longer now :D and i'm loving it...the plan is to do k2p2 for about 8-12 inches, then do 4-6 k2p2 inches in green and then 8-12 in blue, 2-6 in green again, 8-12 in blue and then the crazy loops again...but we'll see...
Stay tuned!! for my Crazy Loops scarf!

Click for details

Crazy Loops

Crazy Loops
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

I fell in love with these crazy loops...everyone here hates them but I love them!!! it was love at first site when I saw the video on how to make these at KH...the single loops are easy to make a bit hard to get used to at first, but the double ones...man oh man that was tough!! my hands hurt a lot when I was making them...but all in all it was worth the pain...I love them!!!...So that was yesterday, when I started...



To watch a detailed video on how to make these crazy loops, either single or double loops go to: www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/advanced_techniques/
Scroll down to where it says Decorative Stitches and click the Loop Stitches video...enjoy and have fun!! :D

God Bless!!

Me Wearing it!!

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Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

And finally, this one is of me wearing my lovely scarf...i love it!! its comfy and warm and I can wrap it around my neck with no problem!..I love scarves!! :D

God bless!!
- Rita

Patterns

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Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

In this picture you can see up close the Garter Stitch and the Stockinette Stitch Pattern...its not perfect because i'm a 2 week almost 3 weeks old knitter!! :P

My 2 Toned Yellow Scarf

My 2 Toned Yellow Scarf
Originally uploaded by mo0nangel.

Click to see details..

Ok..so I created a new one

Ok so this is my second Blog thingy..since my other blog thing has another purpose I'm not going to mix it with my knitting one..Soooooooo I've been knitting since August 19th and I love it!! I'm self taught and helped by knittinghelp.com and the videos in it created by Amy. I've joined the forum there and feel so welcomed by everyone!!
I finished my first piece and its a yellow two toned scarf which i'll post pictures of soon. Currently I'm working on another piece called Crazy Loops :D what could it possibly be huh?? :P muahahah well you'll just have to wait!!!

God Bless you all!!
Rita M.