tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221756312011-04-21T17:06:07.167-07:00Fish Tales About a Guppy Swimming Through an Ocean of FiberLynda the Guppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134201930910336468noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22175631.post-19192976728117378362008-05-28T11:27:00.001-07:002008-05-28T11:31:27.360-07:00

After looking around and a long deliberation, I've decided I needed a new Fish Pond. So please update your links, bookmarks, and/or feeds and visit me at... http://www.fishwithsticks.wordpress.com Lynda the Guppyaka The Fish With Sticks

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I've recently acquired a copy of Photoshop. I. Love. It. I've become hooked on Pioneer Woman's blog, and she posts some really amazing pictures. She periodically posts How-To-Photoshop posts that tell you how to make your photos look like hers. So I've been playing around and using her tips as a starting point, and have been editing some of my photos. I took some of my travel photos and used some

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Once again, my mom, aunt, friend, and I all participated in the Revlon Run/Walk today. It took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Colliseum, and I volunteered as a finish line timer. And just like last year, it was the most inspiring, amazing, incredible (and FUN!) day.Last week I went to the Volunteer meeting to pick up my t-shirt and get my team assignment.When I walked in the stadium, it looked

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Today would have been Greg’s 23rd birthday. It is so obscene to me that it’s his birthday, and while he should be turning 23, instead he will eternally be 22. It’s been six months since we lost him and it feels like forever…and sometimes it feels like yesterday. One of the last times I saw him was one year ago today. I was in Phoenix working and he drove into town to pick up something for his

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Happy Birthday to Me!!!!On Friday at work, my office gave me those beautiful flowers as well as a lovely card. And then the cake debacle. LOLOL I am hideously allergic to nuts. I am "Can't Eat Them Or I'll Die" allergic. So the office manager says to me after I've blown out my candles that she had the HARDEST TIME finding me something becuase all the cakes at the bakery had nuts! So, she says

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But you already knew that. Apparently, however, I'm a bit slow, because I was honestly surprised by these two situations.First are the Harry Potter Bookscarves out of the Charmed Knits book. This is the same pattern, same yarn, same needles for all bookscarves. I even made the exact same pattern modifications in every single one.Here are the bottoms all lined up nice and neat on a piece of graph

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I know I'm a little late for Halloween. Deal. LOL The Office of the Building here at Lawyer, Lawyer, & Lawyer decorate for Halloween in a most unusual way.Exhibit A: Exhibit B:I love it! Spooky Elevator!!!Happy (Belated!) Halloween!!! Lynda the Guppyaka The Fish with Sticks

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October has ended, and not a moment too soon, in my opinion. It has been a month of loss in all sorts of ways, from the loss of Greg, to the loss of my belongings when thieves broke into my house, to the loss of a quilted, embroidered garment that my mother was working on for her friend Rachel's show, to the loss of lung capacity because of the fires. It's been a month of loss on both a large and

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Today I am calling my friends. It was the birthday of one of my closest, dearest friends yesterday, so I didn’t want to call any of them, as I knew they were having a party for her and didn’t want them to have this in their heads. I have only been able to tell three people. Apparently that is my limit. That is the most times I can say the words “Killed in a motorcycle accident” without

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This weekend started out great. My mom and I were headed up to Lake Arrowhead with my Aunt K and Uncle J for this big conference. This year, my mom’s boss was going to be absent, so she was acting as host to over 300 doctors, nurses, and cancer researchers. This year, for the first time, I was able to get away and go with them.We all left town in the afternoon and made it up there more or less by

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Why are there so manySongs about rainbowsAnd what's on the other side?Rainbow's are visionsThey're only illusionsAnd rainbows have nothing to hide Here's just a taste of what I saw while driving from the west end of the San Fernando Valley across the 101/134 to Pasadena. The pictures don't do it justice. And just so you don't think I spent the weekend chasing rainbows, I finished a shawl!

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Yesterday while at work we were in the midst of Storm Watch here in Los Angeles. We were supposed to be hit with the worst storm in September in nearly 30 years. Traffic will be horrible! Cars will be sliding! People surfing the L.A. "River"! Hail! Rain! Flooding! Thunder! and Lightning! Very, very frightening! Or, you know, not.Four hours later, though, things were quite a bit different.And we

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Straight vs. Circular...Metal vs. Bamboo...Knitpicks vs. Addi...Personally, I prefer Circular, Metal, and Knitpicks, but, frankly, I'm always puzzled by the people who say "I ONLY knit using X." How can they say that? I find that it depends on what I'm making and what yarn I'm using. And WHY, pray tell, would I want to choose only ONE type of needle when I can have all the needles in all the land

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When I found out the Yarn Harlot was coming to town and that you needed reservations, I immediately sat down and made a list of all the people I thought would want to go, and RSVPd for 10 people. Of those 10 people, because of various spousal health issues, birthdays, vacations, etc., only three of us from the original 10 went. I gave my extra seats back to the library for the waiting list, and

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Sheree of She Knit Shizknits has this great regular feature on her blog. "Love Thursday." Every Thursday she takes the day off and just gives a list of the things she's loving that day. From the big (one of her boys is starting school for the first time) to the little (new shoes) and everything in between.So I thought I'd take the day today and do a "Love Thursday" myself. So here goes. Today I'm

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I spent my last few weekends in Arizona and I took some side trips. The first was with my friend M up to Sedona. M is both a quilter AND a knitter, so when we were planning her trip, I was looking into yarn and quilt stores. And boy did we score!We stopped at a number of quilt and yarn stores, so here are some highlights...Our first stop was Quiltz in Phoenix. This place was massive. Because my

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I need help. I'm trying to find a lace shawl pattern to use with the Malabrigo laceweight yarn I bought a couple weeks ago. I don't want anything superfine or delicate, because the yarn is kind of rustic and sturdy. After many MANY hours scouring through that time suck called Ravelry, I came up with a few options.Leading the pack right now is the Peacock Feathers Shawl from Fiddlesticks Knitting

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You know, there are a TON of things I would post about on a regular basis. And what's holding me back is, primarily, the time to upload the photos that go with. So today, I'm playing catch up. To spare those with dialup (and even those without) I'm posting thumbnails. Click any of them for the full picture. Also, I'm breaking this up because it's WAAAAY too long otherwise. LOLAnd you might want

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No, really. I am.I e-mailed the Yarn Harlot to let her know that I saw "her" episode of Knitty Gritty is going to air again (June 29, 2pm ET DIY for those who want to know)...AND SHE RESPONDED!!!Now, I know this shouldn't be that big of a shock. I mean, if I hadn't believed she was going to read it, then why did I send it in the first place? And yet...for some reason...It completely blew me away

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I'm talking Knitting, you gutterbrains. *grin*Saturday was Worldwide Knit In Public day, and, sadly, I did not knit a single stitch in public. I DID, however go to the Yarn Lady's semi-annual bag sale.As you can tell, there was a lot of yarn. And it feels like most of it came home with me. *snerk* More on the Stash Enhancement once I haul it up from the garage.Lynda the Guppyaka The Fish With

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...And, once again, something for my mom. LOL To be fair, I bought this yarn way back in September (I think) and I promised her a scarf with it. As soon as I saw this yarn, I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do with it. And it took less yarn than I thought.(Click to see the full image)Yarn: Less than 2 balls of...ummm...I'm going to have to edit that later. Not sure.Pattern: Karen Baumer's

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I've had a very hectic few weekends. Went to Sedona (via every yarn and quilt store we could get to along the way) two weekends ago and to the Grand Canyon with my cousin last weekend. Both trips were fun and loads of pictures were taken, and more on both of that later, but in the meantime, I saw this over at Purls Beyond Price, And it amused me, so I took the test and...You Are the Index

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Back when I had my job as a Captioneer for TV/Video, my fellow coworkers and I used to play a game...We'd send around the "Best Line Of the Day" or "Night" depending on the shift. And there was no requirement for what was sent. It was whatever struck us as particularly funny, ironic, or just plain dumb on whatever show we were working on. There were some winners, let me just tell you. You haven't

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That's what should be taking place. I know I've been horribly lax in posting lately, but life has just been CRAZY. There were family birthdays and the holidays, then some big projects at work, followed by my boss and my job (but not me) moving to Phoenix! So I'm traveling back and forth every week for a while and am hoping to get some stuff up soon. I have lots of time while sitting in my hotel

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Rebecca has tagged me (meme!), so may I present SIX WEIRD THINGS ABOUT ME.I can hear my friends now. "Six??? That's it??? That list is WAAAAAAAAAAAY longer than a measly SIX!"In no particularly order I now give you...Six Weird Things About MeTHE 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

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I have had a fiber-filled Christmas so far! Last night I opened presents with my mom and I got some GREAT stuff. As y'all know, my mom doesn't knit. But our friend M does, and mom always goes to her to find out what I want fiber-wise. My mom always gets the perfect gifts. So this year, in addition to my many MANY Christmas ornaments this year (she picks them up for me when she travels), she also

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Ok, where to start...First off, no pictures this time. Sorry. I have a bunch on my laptop, however the laptop is at home and I've put this post off long enough, frankly. LOL.1. The Olympic Knitting Scarf has been located and completed. While I really like it, I wish I had gone with a drapey-er gauge. Although I don't know that cable scarves ever really DRAPE per se.2. Super Secret Christmas

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Happy Birthday to the one who taught me to needlepoint.And when that didn't stick, taught me to cross-stitch.And even though I enjoyed that, she tried to get me to quilt.And when all else failed to make me truly passionateabout needlework of some kind...ANY kind...She took me to my first (and her last) knitting class.So happy birthday to one of the few people in my familywho truly understands and

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*listening to the echoing silence*MAAAAAAAAAARCOOOO!What am I doing? Well, my Olympic Knitting project seems to have gone AWOL. Maybe it defected. Maybe it ran away with the British judge. Maybe it was tired of being ignored and ran off with the unmated sock it was fraternizing with, I don't know. All I know is I have completely reorganized my stash (yes, mom...with RUBBERMAID!!!) and it is

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I took Eleanor out in public for the first time in a number of weeks. And after a shaky start and a little gentle scolding, she started behaving quite nicely. So she can now come out and play, but she's on probation for a bit. I'll see how she does at this Wednesday SnB.In the meantime I've started another sock. I'm using Lorna's Laces sock yarn for the first time. How yummy is THAT? Mmm. LOVE

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I was reading Will Pillage for Yarn and she told us she'd post a picture of anything in her life (within reason, I would assume. :D). So I asked for a favorite picture of one of her grandparents.Grandparents have been on my mind quite a bit as my grandmother died last month after a long illness and just a few weeks later it was the anniversary of my grandfather's death. It's been 26 years and I

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I've discovered something...I can't knit my Lady Eleanor in public. Really. I just can't. Every time I try, disaster strikes.Two weeks ago I was sitting with my Saturday Night Crafty group over at my mother's house (they were her friends first. *grin*) when what do I see? A HOLE in my ELEANOR!!! It's ok, I think. I should be able to fix it, I say. it seems when joining one rectangle to the next I

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I'm pretty much working on Eleanor to the exclusion of all else. I did about an inch of a toe-up sock last week, as I had some family stuff going on and portability was key.First up, here's the Lady... Shameless Plug: And let me just say 100% of the credit for me getting this far goes to Shannita at A Mano Yarn Center. I took her Lady Eleanor class and she talked us through this pattern literally

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That's pretty much it. LOL. I've been working on nothing else BUT my Lady Eleanor and it's coming along quite nicely. I'm well into the third ball and it's gorgeous. In fact, I'm already making plans for a scarf version. And maybe a purse.As a bit of a treat, here's a comic a friend of mine forwarded. Click on the image for a full-sized view...And for those interested, Little Dee can be found

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This picture was taken when I was about 1 1/2 balls into my Lady Eleanor. I'm LOVING this pattern, and the colors are gorgeous and perfect. I've just started my third ball of Noro. I'll have to take some more pictures this weekend in the sun, because here the colors are off.Isn't she pretty? Or am I just biased? LOL.And in the meantime, I also FINALLY casting on my Amazing Lace project. About

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I know. I know. I am a bad knit blogger. Here I posted those dramatic pictures and the abridged version of the story and then disappeared. How rude of me! LOL.To be fair, between the new car (LOVE it), my co-worker being a Twinkie, and a number of large, involved projects at work as well as some family stuff, I have had NO time to post.One of the reasons I was dragging my feet just a bit was I

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So if you scroll down, you'll see what my Thursday was like. I was sitting in my car, legally parked, and just relaxing on my lunch break. I had the seat back because I wanted to stretch out a bit, and even though it was cloudy, I decided to put my sun shade up for a little extra privacy.1:00 rolls around and I'm starting to gather my stuff to go back to work.*crack**pop*And I scream. I knew

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It went something like this...(click for the full image)'nuff said.A Sad Guppyaka A Fish With Sticks

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I've done it again. I've spent the night shopping for sock yarn. I have finished exactly ONE sock (not a pair. ONE) and I'm shopping for Lorna's Laces and Cherry Tree Hill. So far tonight I've shopped for about $150 worth of sock yarn. I've drooled over the Supersock in Winterberries and Moody Blues. And we won't discuss what I did when I found the Lorna's Laces (you're welcome). The LL had

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What color of sock yarn do you prefer? You like fruity sock yarn. You love pink and being childish is inspiring you.Take this quiz!Quizilla |Join| Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code The Guppyaka The Fish With Sticks

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I HAVE A SOCK!!!!The Guppyaka The Fish With Sticks

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...as loving socks TOO much? LOL. I had heard about this phenomenon where knitters work on lots and lots of socks, but I just couldn't figure it out. Now I know.I LOVE my sock. It's fun (pink and blue and green) and easy (I'm at the stage where it's just round after round of knit) and really portable (I carry mine in a "Quarter Cube" from Eagle Creek's "Pack It" system). I also started this

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HA! Take THAT you evil sock!My sock yarn arrived from Knitpicks finally and I couldn't WAIT to cast on! I went home and like a good little knitter, knitted my gauge swatch on size 5s. It was about the same gauge as my last sock, but it looked a little holey to me. But I thought it was ok, so I cast on the rib on size 4s and figured I'd do the sock in 5s. After a couple of rounds of rib, I changed

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Usually when I utter the phrase "SOCKS WIN" I'm referring to the White Sox. Unfortunately the Pink Sock is more ruthless and cunning and, frankly, the better player. Hey, I love the Sox, but I'm realistic.So...I've been working diligently on my first sock. I was enjoying the challenge of it. It took me a while to get going on it though, but I was going to muscle through it! I was not going to let

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Ahhh...After all the unfinished projects and the knitting on teeny tiny needles, it's nice to work on something that doesn't make my hand cramp, AND I've actually finished it, too! YAY! Of course I stayed up a wee bit too late last night in order to cast off, but that's ok. I had Jack O'Neill and the SG-1 as well as Elliot Stabler to keep me company. Yummy on all counts. Now if I could just get

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...When you have a number of unfinished projects going? Why, go shopping for more yarn! And then cast on more projects!I went to one of my local LYS's and they were having a gumball gamble sale and I got 40% off. So of course that means I can buy 40% more yarn, right? That's how it works, right????At another store I was able to find two more skeins of the Noro my mom bought me a few weeks ago,

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I had high hopes. I was excited. I could do this! Unfortunately, it was not to be. Because of various familial and work related obligations, most of my time that could have been spent knitting has been spent in other ways, and I haven't had as much knitting time as I would like. But while I would have loved to have been able to say I finished, I knew chances were good it wouldn't happen. But I

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So far...44 inches with 33 cable repeats.This guppy is pleased.The Guppyaka The Fish With Sticks

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Last week was long and exhausting, so next to NO knitting was done. Drat! I was beginning to worry about finishing my Knitting Olympics scarf on time. So I buckled down. I worked diligently Saturday night, Sunday night, and now today. And my scarf is now over 30" long and I've started a second skein! So that light at the end of the tunnel might not be the oncoming hubris train after all!The

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...Well, no, not really. But isn't that what every daughter says? Due to family stuff, not a single stitch of knitting on my Knitting Olympics project was done. Oh, well...There's always tomorrow.The Guppyaka The Fish With Sticks

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Friday night...Opening Ceremonies... my needles were at the ready, and I was SET! I had swatched and figured what size needles I needed. And when the "shaman-like figure" struck the anvil for the first time and the flames shot out...I cast on! I know, the flame wasn't lit at that point, but since the rules said to cast on at 2 p.m. local time, and it was now nearly 10 p.m., I figured all was good

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Let The Games Begin!The Yarn Harlot has a new blog entry up officially opening the "Games"! And someone created a Frappr map, so go see where all the Knitters are! It's amazing. So far only 520 people have put their location into Frappr (and according to Stephanie, over 4,000 are participating) and I saw knitters from as far away as South Africa and Brazil and Iceland. Amazing.Can't wait to cast

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...Because I know I just did. LOLI signed up for Yarn Harlot's Knitting Olympics, and I was going to make the Irish Hiking Scarf from Hello Yarn. Unfortunately, in surfing through some blogs, I discovered the Karaoke Scarf, and I just couldn't resist. So...I'll be knitting that instead. Now to swatch and see how it looks.After quite a bit of waffling and discussing it with some pals, the decision

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Over the summer I stopped in at my mom's house one day and she was talking about a knitting class she took with her best friend. I mentioned I always wanted to learn to knit, so she talked me into going with her next week. Well, that was my first class and, I believe, her last. I loved it. She'll stick with her other needle crafts.Since then, I've knitted myself a pink garter stich scarf, a green

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