<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561</id><updated>2011-04-21T12:19:09.961-07:00</updated><category term='weather'/><category term='knitting'/><title type='text'>Keeping Me In Stitches</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>29</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-4711659970050956795</id><published>2007-03-01T10:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-01T10:20:52.364-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Moooving Day!</title><content type='html'>I've finally moved my blog to WordPress.&lt;br /&gt;Unlike many of my peers, I haven't really experienced issues posting or other common blogger problems. But after perusing WordPress and seeing others with their blogs on WordPress, I've decided I like their format better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So from here on out, you can find me at &lt;a href="http://keepingmeinstitches.wordpress.com/"&gt;Keeping Me In Stitches&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-4711659970050956795?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/4711659970050956795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=4711659970050956795&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4711659970050956795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4711659970050956795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/03/moooving-day.html' title='Moooving Day!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-3129533346656549856</id><published>2007-02-25T13:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-25T13:46:01.272-08:00</updated><title type='text'>No knitting today</title><content type='html'>YET!! Instead I made my own stitchmarkers :)&lt;br /&gt;It's something I've been wanting to do ever since I read &lt;a href="http://www.wormspit.com/stitchmarkers.htm"&gt;this online tutorial&lt;/a&gt;. I finally did it! This could be almost as addicting as knitting. Yikes!! It was nice to be crafty in a way that wasn't knitting or crocheting. I don't consider myself to be crafty at all. After making these, I may have to change my mind lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stitchmarkers1.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aren't they pretty?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to Michael at wormspit.com for his wonderful tutorial!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-3129533346656549856?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/3129533346656549856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=3129533346656549856&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/3129533346656549856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/3129533346656549856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/02/no-knitting-today.html' title='No knitting today'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-7507858402237483637</id><published>2007-02-23T15:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-23T16:01:01.399-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Playing Catch-Up</title><content type='html'>Here are pictures of the wristlets I've made for myself using the pattern &lt;a href="http://slumberland.org/wp/2005/11/08/pattern-warm-braid-cable-wristwarmers/"&gt;Warm Braid Cable Wristwarmers&lt;/a&gt;. I love the pattern so much that I've made five pairs and plan on making at least two more pairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are the three I own:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/wristlets1.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the first pair I made. They are made with a semi bulky Joanne brand acrylic wool blend. Kind of itchy and the cables don't stand out very well. I made an identical pair for my youngest daughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/wristlets2.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The third pair I made. The second pair were for my mom and exactly like these. These were made with Red Heart "Soft Yarn" in wine. They are sooo soft, especially considering they are 100% acrylic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/wristlets3.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are the last pair I made. These were made with Patons Soy Wool Stripes "Natural Blue". I LOVE this yarn. I wish it would come in more colors though...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-7507858402237483637?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/7507858402237483637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=7507858402237483637&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/7507858402237483637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/7507858402237483637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/02/playing-catch-up.html' title='Playing Catch-Up'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-4550717518983274650</id><published>2007-02-23T14:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-23T15:13:24.124-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A knit-i-ful week</title><content type='html'>It has been a week full of knitting in this house.&lt;br /&gt;I have been knitting furiously at this baby blanket, dodging homework &amp; studying whenever I can in hopes of getting this thing finished before the weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I made it. At 11am this morning, it was finished:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/dblanketdone.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm not sure why the finishing corner is pointed and the cast on corner is flattened. I followed the instructions, decreasing until there were 4 stitches remaining, then knitting one more row before casting off the last 4 stitches. Oh well. It's cute. You can definitely tell the upper right hand corner (as you're looking at the picture) is the last corner...it's  just a tad more stretched out (from the weight of the blanket, I assume) than the other corners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then to celebrate my being done with that monkey on my back (and to distract myself from the fact that I have one more baby blanket to do...) I cast on for this adorable &lt;a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051230101057/http://www.frugalhaus.com/scripts/newborn.asp"&gt;Newborn Adjustable Hat&lt;/a&gt;. I made it with Red Heart "Soft Yarn" in Turquoise.&lt;br /&gt;**The link is created using Archive.org since the link where the original (free) pattern was (frugalhaus.com) takes you to a site that no longer has free patterns (cheapknitting.com)**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/babyhat.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a cute hat. The only change I made was instead of using a crochet hook to make a chain for the tie, I just made an i-cord using size 6dpns. I think it turned out cute too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As if that wasn't enough, my 8yo son finally got the hang of knitting. He's cast on and is working on his knit stitch and is very excited to be the first boy in our family to knit lol. My younger son is quite jealous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/Lknitting1.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's a natural!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/lknitting2.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And he's a "thrower" it seems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know have three knitting children, with the youngest (age 5) itching to get started :) My oldest daughter is creating her own pattern for wristlets and is about done with the first one. My youngest daughter just finished her own pattern for a GameBoy SP Cozy. It's a family FO affair lol.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-4550717518983274650?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/4550717518983274650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=4550717518983274650&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4550717518983274650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4550717518983274650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/02/knit-i-ful-week.html' title='A knit-i-ful week'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-3771814177308993752</id><published>2007-02-17T11:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-17T11:57:04.072-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Baby Blanket Blues</title><content type='html'>So I'm making my friend a baby blanket. &lt;br /&gt;It's my very first knit blanket ever. It's not challenging at all. I'm using the pattern on the back of the skein &lt;a href="http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=1796"&gt;Bernat's Baby Coordinates Sweet Stripes - Purple Blanket&lt;/a&gt;. It's very very easy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's just taking me FOREVER!!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;I started it over a month ago and I work on it about an hour to two hours each day. I'm only just now past the halfway mark and am finally decreasing. It's a good thing the baby isn't due until May because it looks like it's going to take me that long to finish it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here it is just past the increasing rows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/DCP_1460.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**Small funny...my girls (who also knit) wouldn't let me knit this in public when I first started it. They said that on the circular needles, it looked like I was knitting a THONG for someone with a really big butt LOL!**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And wouldn't you know it, I volunteered to make my coworker a baby blanket too. Anyone out there have a baby blanket pattern that goes by QUICKLY that would be suitable for a boy? I was thinking big &amp; lacy on huge needles would be quick, but my dilemma(s) with that is that the baby's fingers &amp; toes would get caught in the "holes" and big &amp; lacy doesn't quite go well for a baby boy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Help a girl out? I wouldn't want to have to *gulp* crochet her a baby blanket just because it's faster....poor baby.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think of the baby....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-3771814177308993752?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/3771814177308993752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=3771814177308993752&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/3771814177308993752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/3771814177308993752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/02/baby-blanket-blues.html' title='Baby Blanket Blues'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-7048909008093354107</id><published>2007-02-11T06:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-05T18:13:26.575-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Made myself a hat</title><content type='html'>I love it!&lt;br /&gt;I love cables!&lt;br /&gt;I wish I could marry them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KIDDING!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do love doing cables though. They are so fun and look so impressive when you're done. I had dh take pictures of me wearing it, but I look like a dork because he had me laughing like a loon. Silly butt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are the pictures anyway:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/DCP_1451.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/DCP_1450.jpg&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's called the &lt;a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/DCP_1450.jpg"&gt;3AM Blue Cable Hat&lt;/a&gt;. I did it in LionBrand WoolEase "Ivory Sprinkles". My only complaint is the "sprinkles" have a tendency to come off on my hair when I wear the hat. I'll just wear it when I walk to my boys' school in the afternoons. When I get home, the kids can take turns picking sprinkles out of my hair like the monkeys that they are LOL.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-7048909008093354107?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/7048909008093354107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=7048909008093354107&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/7048909008093354107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/7048909008093354107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/02/made-myself-hat.html' title='Made myself a hat'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-4881159642459288874</id><published>2007-02-05T11:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-05T12:03:31.973-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mystery Skein Swap</title><content type='html'>Now that my partner has received her package, I can post about what I made for her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the beginning of the year, I joined &lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mysteryskeinswap/"&gt;Mystery Skein Swap&lt;/a&gt;. The idea behind the swap was to get a chance to make something for someone you (probably) don't know in person and get a chance to maybe work with fibers you may not have had a chance to work with before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was lucky enough to be paired up with Teri. She sent this beautiful purple wool, Cascade 220. I had never worked with this yarn before. It worked up beautifully, the color was just fabulous. I think it's called delphinium. At first I couldn't decide whether to make her wristlets or a scarf, or if maybe I would have enough for both. After swatching, I realized I would not be able to make both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having already made umpteen pairs of wristlets, I was ready to try something new. Plus, a scarf could be worn not only in the cold months, but as an accessory too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I decided on the &lt;a href="http://www.midnightknitter.com/knitpixiepatterns/uploads/karaoke_cable_scarf.htm"&gt;Karaoke Cable Scarf&lt;/a&gt;. I have to say I LOVE this pattern. It is so simple, yet impressive in it's row after row of twisting cables. It was so easy to memorize, I was able to put my pattern away after only a couple of repeats. In fact, most of this scarf was done while Knitercizing like my friend &lt;a href="http://tricotine.typepad.com/weblog/2007/01/post.html"&gt;Isa aka Tricotine&lt;/a&gt;. I am not talented enough to do the treadmill and knit, but recumbant bike &amp; knitting I can handle. I'm not even going to try knitting on the elliptical...I might lose an eye!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without further ado, here is Teri's Karaoke Cable Scarf :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/scarfbun1.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/scarfcablecloseup.jpg"&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-4881159642459288874?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/4881159642459288874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=4881159642459288874&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4881159642459288874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4881159642459288874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/02/mystery-skein-swap.html' title='Mystery Skein Swap'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-3964322344440142414</id><published>2007-02-05T11:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-05T11:53:37.837-08:00</updated><title type='text'>meme-ness</title><content type='html'>&lt;table width="145"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border: 2px solid #006600;color:#ffffff;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;"&gt; &lt;p style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia,Serif;color:#000000;font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; I am a&lt;br /&gt;Sunflower &lt;a href="http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/flower-quiz.htm" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia,Serif;color:#0000FF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://thisgardenisillegal.com/quiz/sunflower.jpg" width="140" height="200" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What Flower &lt;br /&gt;Are You?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  "When your friends think smile, they think of you. There is not a day that goes by that you can't find something good about the world and your fellow human."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-3964322344440142414?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/3964322344440142414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=3964322344440142414&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/3964322344440142414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/3964322344440142414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/02/meme-ness.html' title='meme-ness'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-5935521698412651194</id><published>2007-01-11T13:31:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-11T13:49:30.184-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I've been tagged...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://skeinofthings.blogspot.com/"&gt;Janet&lt;/a&gt; tagged me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the 6 weird things about you. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   1. I cannot drink out of plastic cups unless I have a straw. Something about plastic touching my teeth that skeeves me out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   2. I have an extra wisdom tooth, for a total of five. Even weirder, I'm almost 32yrs old and still have all of them in my mouth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   3. I cannot take a bath. I love them. But I get BORED. Even with a book, I sit in there *maybe* ten minutes, tops.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   4. I can change the outcome of my dreams while I'm sleeping. Something I learned to do when I was little and had bad dreams that would wake me up and keep me awake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   5. TMI- I cannot EVER EVER EVER go without panties lol. I hear about people going commando and I just don't understand the want/need to when there are perfectly good undergarments just waiting to be worn. This says a lot, because according to my mother, she couldn't keep underwear on me when I was 4-5yrs old lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   6. I can't do anything in the kitchen if there are dirty dishes in the sink. I can't clean, can't cook, can't do ANYTHING until the dishes are either loaded in the dishwasher or handwashed &amp; put away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tag: &lt;a href="http://luvlyl77.blogspot.com/"&gt;Lori&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://homefrontsix.blogspot.com/"&gt;Homefront Six&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://gina8724.blogspot.com/"&gt;Gina&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.zoomlens.blogspot.com/"&gt;Haole Girl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.thefoodwhore.com/"&gt;The Food Whore&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://mollypitcher.blogspot.com/"&gt;ArmyArtilleryWife&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-5935521698412651194?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/5935521698412651194/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=5935521698412651194&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/5935521698412651194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/5935521698412651194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2007/01/ive-been-tagged.html' title='I&apos;ve been tagged...'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-6054610673072145905</id><published>2006-12-22T09:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-22T09:19:13.204-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blog loser</title><content type='html'>That's me. Blog loser.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It just seems to me that I would rather knit than blog about knitting LOL.&lt;br /&gt;I will keep the blog because I do like posting pictures of WIP and FOs. I just don't have much to talk about it seems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A lot has been going on around here. I have four children that keep me quite busy. I also work on the weekends, double shifts...often 10-12 hrs per weekend day. And as if that weren't enough, I start back to college next month. It's definitely going to crimp my knitting time. Unless I can sneak my knitting into the classrooms LOL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will try, you can count on that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been busy though. I've made several hats, three pair of children's mittens, half a dozen pair of cabled wrist warmers (they are addictive). I lost interest in the Branching Out as soon as I had memorized the pattern. Clapotis still eludes me. I think I'm bored with that too. I've made one sock...in my defense the pair are for dh and he has HUGE 11" long feet. Add in size 1 dpns and that's alot of B-O-R-I-N-G knitting round &amp; round &amp; round &amp; round. Plus the wounds to my fingertips from poking the needle. OUCH. He may get the other one in time for Easter lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a couple of pictures of FO's.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/loganhat.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/loganhatcloseup.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/matthewmittens.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These were done with Red Heart (gasp! Acrylic!) Strata. I like it. The striping on the red/green/white/yellow/blue is a bit off. The mittens were a b*tch to make twins. But they are for my boys, who will no doubt get them filthy and maybe even lose them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is, if we ever get any snow!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-6054610673072145905?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/6054610673072145905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=6054610673072145905&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/6054610673072145905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/6054610673072145905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/12/blog-loser.html' title='Blog loser'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-7163823064870091493</id><published>2006-10-27T17:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-27T18:09:03.139-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Yarn Pr0n Friday!</title><content type='html'>I didn't forget, really I didn't. It's been such a busy day, I didn't even get a chance to knit until after 3pm *gasp* First it was the grocery store, then winter coat hunting for my 14yo dd, then to make an appt for my dog to get groomed. Then home, then BACK to the store to get my change they forgot to give me while I was there. Grrrr! Then back home. Just in time to run the dishwasher, empty the hampers, start a load of laundry take something out for dinner, and run back out the door to pick up the kiddos. During the wait for kiddos was the first chance I got to knit. I cast on &lt;a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTknucks.html"&gt;Knucks&lt;/a&gt; for my 8yo ds. I've got all the digits of one done and am ready to start working in the round with the four fingers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So anyway, my Yarn Pr0n Friday is full of "wish" pictures. Pictures of yarn I'd love to have for my very own :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/470791_wool-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/yarnkoigu.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/yarnhandpainted.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back to the Knucks :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-7163823064870091493?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/7163823064870091493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=7163823064870091493&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/7163823064870091493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/7163823064870091493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/yarn-pr0n-friday_27.html' title='Yarn Pr0n Friday!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-2156597396407460972</id><published>2006-10-26T13:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-26T13:13:08.744-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Felting Failure</title><content type='html'>I made this purse, intending it to be a Christmas present for 14yo dd, except it's a bust. I was following a LionBrand pattern for a striped felted tote using LionBrand Felting Wool. The felted size was supposed to be 14" x 9". I followed the pattern to a T, got gauge, blah blah blah. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A picture says a thousand words, so here's a couple of thousand :(&lt;br /&gt;Pre-felt:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/prefelt.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Post-felt:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/felted.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see, it felted vertically just fine. It's the horizontal part that didn't work so great. Even the handles didn't felt, they were worked horizontally (CO 7 and work in stockinette stitch until 35" long). So obviously this "Felting Wool" doesn't felt 'down' very well. I don't think I can salvage this one :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I were to use the rest of the LB FW I have I would need to cast on fewer stitches (making it less wide) to account for the lack of felting in that direction. Would that work?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*side rant- the stupid pattern said it would take three balls of each color and I used one of the green and one and a tiny bit of a second of the black. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will say this, I will NEVER use LB FW for felting again. Has anyone else had similar issues with felting this yarn?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-2156597396407460972?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/2156597396407460972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=2156597396407460972&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/2156597396407460972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/2156597396407460972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/felting-failure.html' title='Felting Failure'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-8287767325274410860</id><published>2006-10-25T16:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-26T04:59:23.615-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Twisti Wristies</title><content type='html'>I finally finished dd's wristlets. After trying out a few patterns and not finding them to suit my needs, I decided to just wing it. I think they turned out pretty well. Yes, they are a hideous green/silver Red Heart Sport acrylic (her choice, not mine - more proof that a 14yr old's taste is all in her mouth), but I like the finished product. The inspiration for the twists came from a dishcloth pattern, I don't know the author though.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here they are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/twisties.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And a close-up:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/twistiescloseup.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pattern:&lt;br /&gt;size 4 double pointed needles, set of 4&lt;br /&gt;Sport weight yarn &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twist 1 Right: Knit next two stitches together and leave them on the left needle. Knit in the first stitch (between the two knit together), slipping both stitches off the needle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cast on 60. Divide evenly among 3 needles (20,20,20).&lt;br /&gt;Ribbing: K2, P2 around. Repeat until ribbing measures 1/2".&lt;br /&gt;Knit two rounds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twists: &lt;br /&gt;Rnd 1: T1R, P2. Repeat around.&lt;br /&gt;Rnd 2: K2, P2. Repeat around.&lt;br /&gt;Rnd 3: K2, P2. Repeat around.&lt;br /&gt;Repeat rounds 1, 2, 3 until piece measures 6".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thumbhole:&lt;br /&gt;Working back &amp; forth (as if a flat piece). &lt;br /&gt;Start on row 2 of pattern (K2, P2) right side (RS). &lt;br /&gt;Wrong side(WS), P2, K2 across.&lt;br /&gt;Next round(RS): T1R, P2 across&lt;br /&gt;WS: P2, K2 across&lt;br /&gt;RS: K2, P2 around, picking up and working in the round again&lt;br /&gt;Next round: T1R, P2 around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work in ribbing pattern (K2, P2) until ribbing measures 1/2".&lt;br /&gt;Bind off in pattern. Weave in ends.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-8287767325274410860?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/8287767325274410860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=8287767325274410860&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/8287767325274410860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/8287767325274410860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/twisti-wristies.html' title='Twisti Wristies'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-399005048663522808</id><published>2006-10-21T13:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-02-17T12:09:39.978-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weather'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>Ribbed Scarf</title><content type='html'>I finished the ribbed Patons Soy Wool Stripes scarf. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/pswscarf.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And just in the knick of time. I was literally binding off in the middle of a snow storm while waiting for my boys to get out of school. Mother nature couldn't have waited FIVE minutes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/snow062.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pattern:&lt;br /&gt;CO 39 stitches (or multiple of 3)&lt;br /&gt;Row 1: (K3, P3) repeat to the end&lt;br /&gt;Row 2: (P3, K3) repeat to the end&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Repeat rows 1 &amp; 2 until scarf is to desired length. Bind off in pattern.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I used 3 skeins of Patons SWS "Natural Gardenia" and US size 10.5 needles. My scarf is 72" long. Perfect!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-399005048663522808?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/399005048663522808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=399005048663522808&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/399005048663522808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/399005048663522808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/fo-alert.html' title='Ribbed Scarf'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-4071893791303356936</id><published>2006-10-20T14:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-20T14:33:00.603-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Yarn Pr0n Friday!</title><content type='html'>Yes, it's that time again (and yes, I almost forgot!)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just one picture this week, due to time constraints.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/shadowyarn1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KnitPick's Shadow in Grapevine colorway. It's what I'm doing Branching Out in.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-4071893791303356936?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/4071893791303356936/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=4071893791303356936&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4071893791303356936'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4071893791303356936'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/yarn-pr0n-friday.html' title='Yarn Pr0n Friday!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-4174397864191851607</id><published>2006-10-17T07:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T07:54:11.650-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To Do List</title><content type='html'>I'm getting a head start on my resolutions. I don't really do resolutions, per se, but I do like to set goals. I have a few knitting goals that I have been meaning to get to. Maybe actually typing them out will  motivate me further.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before 2006 is over I would like to:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finish Clapotis #2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make a felted bag (I have the pattern, yarn, &amp; needles for this...just waiting on time)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finish my Christmas knitting on time (I currently have two Christmas projects in the works with more that I'd like to do)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finish dd's wristlets, no matter how boring it gets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Increase my stash&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My goals for 2007:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make &lt;a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/PATTlucie.html"&gt;Lucie&lt;/a&gt; for myself&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Knit with beads, no project in mind..open to suggestions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make my own stitch markers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Increase my stash&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;More to be added later...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-4174397864191851607?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/4174397864191851607/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=4174397864191851607&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4174397864191851607'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/4174397864191851607'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/to-do-list.html' title='To Do List'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-6444967575616047169</id><published>2006-10-16T13:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T13:52:46.306-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My first lace</title><content type='html'>I cast on &lt;a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTbranchingout.html"&gt;Branching Out&lt;/a&gt; this morning. It took me nearly an hour and a half to do 15 rows! I only had to pull it out twice with only a minimum of swearing. I think it looks quite a bit like it should. Sorry for the small-ish picture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/branchingout.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm doing it in Knitpick's Shadow, in Vineyard colorway. I'm double stranding it so it has a bit more substance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have to say, I felt kind of bad stabbing the yarn with pushpins to see how it would look blocked. Does yarn feel pain? Does blocking hurt? It seems like some medieval torturing device, The Rack for yarn lol.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-6444967575616047169?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/6444967575616047169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=6444967575616047169&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/6444967575616047169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/6444967575616047169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-first-lace.html' title='My first lace'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-116074978511773688</id><published>2006-10-13T07:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-26T15:09:12.266-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Yarn Pr0n Fridays!!!</title><content type='html'>I've joined a ring devoted to &lt;a href="http://turtlegirl76.blogspot.com/2006/09/do-you-know-what-time-it-is.html"&gt;Yarn Pr0n Friday!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These blog posts are for the true Peepin' Yarn Toms. The ones who love to drool over beautiful fibers. The ones who you may catch stroking their monitors in an attempt to feel the lovely goodness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My Yarn Pr0n is more soft core, as I'm just getting to the point financially where I can buy some semi-good stuff. I'm also having a love affair with &lt;a href="http://www.patonsyarns.com/product.php?LGC=sws"&gt;Patons SWS&lt;/a&gt;, so you will see quite a bit of that today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No more blabbin'! Here's what you came here for:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/scarfclose2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/patonsswscloseup2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/patonsswscloseup.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/closeupwool.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/yarnbasket1copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only will Yarn Pr0n Fridays motivate me to post more often, but it is already motivating me to go to my LYS and by more yummy (yummier) yarn!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-116074978511773688?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/116074978511773688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=116074978511773688&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/116074978511773688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/116074978511773688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/yarn-pr0n-fridays.html' title='Yarn Pr0n Fridays!!!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-116005445159447050</id><published>2006-10-05T06:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.641-07:00</updated><title type='text'>PSA</title><content type='html'>Ugly template. But the other one was flawed &amp; I couldn't fix it. Hopefully I will have more time to play with it later today.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-116005445159447050?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/116005445159447050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=116005445159447050&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/116005445159447050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/116005445159447050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/psa.html' title='PSA'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-116004994238950480</id><published>2006-10-05T04:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.580-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Baseball</title><content type='html'>Yeah, I'm a slacker. I haven't posted in MONTHS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We've had a lot of changes 'round here and it took some getting used to. Plus, I have found that I am a "seasonal knitter". I just cannot get the motivation to knit when it's 90*+ outside and not much cooler inside (no A/C).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ANYWAY.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just finished dh's sweater. It's &lt;a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer05/PATTbaseball.html"&gt;Baseball from Knitty.com&lt;/a&gt;. I did it in TLC Cotton Plus in "Winter Sage" I think it was called. The color has been discontinued. Thank goodness I bought enough of it lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baseball was a lot of firsts for me. This was my first adult-sized sweater. Ever. It was also my first time cabling. It was also my first time seaming with the mattress stitch. The cables &amp; the mattress stitch were far less intimidating to do than they were to read about or watch being done on videos from &lt;a href="http://www.knittinghelp.com"&gt;KnittingHelp.com&lt;/a&gt;. The only parts that really gave me an issue were where the tops of the sleeves join the front &amp; back of the sweater and where the collar joins at that same point. It looks a little awkward to me, dh says it's only a little snug in the shoulders. He does have wide shoulders though *swoon*. The sweater makes him look like he has skinny little arms lol. He doesn't, but it looks funny. I think that's the cabling down the sleeve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without further ado, here he is...trying not to look like a dork and not quite succeeding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/billsweater.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And here is a close up of the cables:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/billcables.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-116004994238950480?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/116004994238950480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=116004994238950480&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/116004994238950480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/116004994238950480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/10/baseball.html' title='Baseball'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114392982391562879</id><published>2006-04-01T14:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.523-07:00</updated><title type='text'>FYS 2006</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;FLASH YOUR STASH!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This took me forEVERRR! I have quite a bit of yarn...plus I wanted to do it when dh wasn't home. The site of all that yarn in one place might have sent him over the edge. Now quick, before I show you all these pictures...someone needs to distract the little men in the white suits *wink*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baby yarn:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash7.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Various acrylic/blend yarn:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash5.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash4.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I got lazy:&lt;br /&gt;Bag full of blue balls (minds OUT of the gutter thankyouverymuch lol)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/bagblue.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bag full of pink yarn vomit:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wool/wool blends:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash9.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cotton blends:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash10.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cotton:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash11.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cotton scraps:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash3.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And last, my pitiful sock yarn stash LOL:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/stash8.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I am not even going to post any of my UFOs or WIPs. Then the little men in white suits really would be after me *twitch twitch*&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114392982391562879?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114392982391562879/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114392982391562879&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114392982391562879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114392982391562879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/04/fys-2006.html' title='FYS 2006'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114332933625541444</id><published>2006-03-25T15:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.466-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Clappy update</title><content type='html'>An update on the clapotis!&lt;br /&gt;I've started it, two days ago actually, but I've only had about 2 hours to work on it over the last three days. Between kids doctors appts (I have two of my four children with pneumonia now) and the kids having yesterday off from school, it doesn't make much time for knitting. I get a lot of my knitting done in the van while waiting for them all to get out of school (four kids in four different schools letting out at four different times makes for lots of knitting time lol).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, here's the clapotis:&lt;br /&gt;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/clapotis1.jpg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's curling at the bottom, is that normal? Something that will come out with blocking? Don't you love my "stitch markers" lol. I don't have any on hand and didn't want to wait until I got some...not to mention I can't fathom spending $5 on 10 little plastic rings! I'd rather make my own pretty ones with beads!! Something else that's on my "to try" list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a close up:&lt;br /&gt;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/clapotis2.jpg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The color doesn't photograph well, it's called "winter white". This yarn is soooo soft! I love it! I think I'm going to go back &amp; get some more for baby sweaters. Or maybe even a sweater for myself :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114332933625541444?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114332933625541444/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114332933625541444&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114332933625541444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114332933625541444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/03/clappy-update.html' title='Clappy update'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114323780600631757</id><published>2006-03-24T13:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.407-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ribbit ribbit!</title><content type='html'>So I frogged the Monthly Dishcloth KAL. Both of them. I was doing one in red varigated and solid white that was looking like a &lt;a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/starlight20mints20photo.jpg"&gt;Starlight Mint&lt;/a&gt;. Why did I frog them? Because the darned pattern requires sewing the darned circle together. I can barely make myself sew together a knitted/crocheted sweater...I sure as heck am not sewing a &lt;em&gt;dishcloth&lt;/em&gt; for cripes sake!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I guess if I want to do a round dishcloth, I'll do the &lt;a href="http://www.jimsyldesign.com/~dishbout/kpatterns/dblflower.html"&gt;Double Flower&lt;/a&gt; which keeps it in the round by using dpns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This week has been quite the week for building stashes. I won an auction on Ebay for over 30 pairs of knitting needles. Oh my goodness!!! There were ALOT of needles there! I now have a pair of each size from size 0 to size 10 1/2 (US) in straights. In all sizes except size 4, I have both 14" and 10" long needles. AND I  now have circulars in ALL sizes up to size 10 1/2. There were even enough doubles to give my mom two pairs of each size except size 0 and size 4, as well as a few circulars (sizes 6 and 8) for good measure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then my mom mentioned there's a new store that's like a dollar store, everything there is  $1 or less and they have YARN!! So I went, fully prepared for cheapy novelty yarn...but no! They had nice yarn! Lionbrand Wool-ease, TLC Cara Mia (LOVE this stuff), TCL Cotton Plus, Red Heart in various kinds from baby fingering to the Plush stuff... $1/skein! I bought 11 skeins. Yikes!! I'd really like to go back &amp; gets some more of the TLC Cara Mia stuff. That is sooo soft! I got enough for my &lt;a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/PATTclapotis.html"&gt;clapotis&lt;/a&gt; and I've already started it! Finally, I'm making something for myself :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114323780600631757?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114323780600631757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114323780600631757&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114323780600631757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114323780600631757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/03/ribbit-ribbit.html' title='Ribbit ribbit!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114279572453762915</id><published>2006-03-19T11:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.350-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Podcasts</title><content type='html'>I've added a list of the knitting podcasts I listen to when I remember/have time. I really need to remember to upload them to my iPod so I can listen to them anywhere rather than try to hear them on the laptop (read: crappy laptop speakers).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are now halfway through the Monthly Dishcloth KAL and I started a second one. This one I'm alternating varigated red/pink/white with white. It's so pretty...it reminds me of those Starlight Mints.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you see the resemblance?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/starlightmints.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;insert KAL pic here&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114279572453762915?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114279572453762915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114279572453762915&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114279572453762915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114279572453762915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/03/podcasts.html' title='Podcasts'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114271448155750294</id><published>2006-03-18T11:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.293-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dishcloths</title><content type='html'>I'm working on a dishcloth and loving every minute of it! I've been wanting to attempt a round dishcloth but have been a little nervous about it. I guess this is called "short rows"? Either way, it's turning out wonderfully! I think the next one I will do in alternating varigated and solid panels.&lt;br /&gt;Have a looksee:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/KAL2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm still working on those wristlets. They were kind of boring so I changed it up by adding ribbing with mock cables (T1R). It's still tedious lol. But my dd wants them, so I'll keep plugging away. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The crocheted purses are a nice break in the monotony. I've made three so far. The baby socks I haven't picked up at all. They are boring me too. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe I'm in a knitting rut?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OH! I did something a little adventurous! I went to a couple of thrift stores and found some sweaters to dismantle and reuse for other projects. I found a lovely red/orange/pink turtleneck in 100% lambs wool (from The GAP) and two 100% cotton sweaters. So far, the wool sweater seems to be the easiest to dismantle. The cotton is NOT cooperating. One is coming off in little pieces rather than unwinding row by row. Dangit! I really liked that one too, it was kind of a shiny cotton. I was *hoping* it might be enough for a &lt;a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/PATTclapotis.html"&gt;Clapotis&lt;/a&gt;. *sigh*&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114271448155750294?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114271448155750294/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114271448155750294&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114271448155750294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114271448155750294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/03/dishcloths.html' title='Dishcloths'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114226014500401374</id><published>2006-03-13T06:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.237-07:00</updated><title type='text'>5 Hours Baby Sweater</title><content type='html'>Okay, here is the 5 Hours Boy Sweater, all sewn and ends woven in (my  least favorite part). It's made with Bernat Baby Coordinates in Blue Bon Bon:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/5hrboysweater.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the Piece of My Heart Dishcloth I finished on Friday, it's not a very good picture, I think I'll try to scan it later. It's done in Lion Cotton Poppy Red:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/heartdishcloth.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have another item that I've finished but it's a gift so I'll wait to post it until after she's received it so I don't ruin the surprise &lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/smilies/knit2.gif" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last night I crocheted the cradle purse. I had started a different pattern and didn't like it much. It was poorly written and full of errors (I'm beginning to wonder if I could make a career out of editing patterns lol). But this one is fabulous! And too cute! It's done in Caron Wintuk Soft Lilac and scrap white acrylic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First it's a purse:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/cradlepurse2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then you turn it inside out and it's a cradle:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/prfectprincess/cradlepurse1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image hosting by Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've already started a second one in yellow :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114226014500401374?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114226014500401374/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114226014500401374&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114226014500401374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114226014500401374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/03/5-hours-baby-sweater.html' title='5 Hours Baby Sweater'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114225964448519916</id><published>2006-03-13T06:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.178-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Couldn't resist</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://images.quizilla.com/B/bisybackson/1075356440_erdccotton.jpg" border="0" alt="You are dishcloth cotton."&gt;&lt;br&gt;You are Dishcloth Cotton.&lt;br /&gt;You are a very hard worker, most at home when&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you're at home. You are thrifty and seemingly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;born to clean. You are considered to be a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plain Jane, but you are too practical to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;notice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a title="Take this quiz at Quizilla" href="http://www.quizilla.com/redirect.php?statsid=57&amp;url=http://quizilla.com/users/bisybackson/quizzes/What%20kind%20of%20yarn%20are%20you%3F"&gt; What kind of yarn are you?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;BR&gt; &lt;font size="-2"&gt;brought to you by &lt;a title="Quiz, Horoscope, Flash Games, Poems - Quizilla!" href="http://www.quizilla.com/redirect.php?statsid=56&amp;url=http://www.quizilla.com"&gt;Quizilla&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114225964448519916?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114225964448519916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114225964448519916&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114225964448519916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114225964448519916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/03/couldnt-resist.html' title='Couldn&apos;t resist'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114203804397855067</id><published>2006-03-10T19:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.068-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New additions</title><content type='html'>I've added some buttons and a Flickr badge with a great deal of my past crochet and knit projects. I'm not very good at getting pictures of works in progress (mostly because I have so many going at once). I've recently finished the &lt;a href="http://www.minidata.co.nz/major/freepatt/patt01.htm"&gt;Quick Baby Sweater&lt;/a&gt; which is another version of the &lt;a href="http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/kp3.html"&gt;5 Hours Baby Sweater&lt;/a&gt;. The QS pattern is pretty full of errors, but I've come to expect it from free patterns. I also did one of the &lt;a href="http://gailbable.tripod.com/id41.html"&gt;Baby Boy 5 Hours Baby Sweater&lt;/a&gt; which I liked ALOT better, very well written. I decided to forgo putting the unworked stitches on a stitch marker while working the sleeves and just left them on the needles as instructed in the QS pattern. It was much easier than trying to get the stitches back on the needle. I'd like to try another one with smaller needles...I wonder if it would work if I used needles half as small and just cast on twice as many stitches...hmmmm??? I like the pattern, but I'd like to make it a bit closer knit. I really like knitting it all in one peice because I DETEST sewing the pieces together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the needles/hook, I currently have: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.knittingatknoon.com/piecepatt.html"&gt;Piece of my Heart Dishcloth&lt;/a&gt; ready to bind off.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://irenecrafts.com/patterns/cradle_purse.htm"&gt;Cradle Purse (crocheted)&lt;/a&gt; which is FULL of errors...the bain of  my existance lol.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://scarlettknits.livejournal.com/1315.html"&gt;Kat's Paws Wristlets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And a bajillion patterns I want to make tempting me :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114203804397855067?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114203804397855067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114203804397855067&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114203804397855067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114203804397855067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-additions.html' title='New additions'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469561.post-114160902313069341</id><published>2006-03-05T17:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-13T10:17:18.007-07:00</updated><title type='text'>*waves*</title><content type='html'>My first post in my first knitting/crochet blog!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What can you expect to see here.... You can expect to see lots of pictures (LOTS of pictures) of my works in progress (WIPs) and completed pieces. You can expect lots of yakking about knitting, crocheting, needles, hooks, yarn, patterns, etc. You can probably expect a little complaining or whining about how a pattern is not working out or how I can't find the newest color/fiber of a certain yarn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For now, this is all you get :P&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23469561-114160902313069341?l=keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/feeds/114160902313069341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23469561&amp;postID=114160902313069341&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114160902313069341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/23469561/posts/default/114160902313069341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://keepingmeinstitches.blogspot.com/2006/03/waves.html' title='*waves*'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03099618297443227870</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_K1Iiga8RWPs/SH_FkMAuqEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2qwQIEkh7zU/S220/42101yuu3xr3tvk.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry></feed>
