tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86970238530291887322024-03-05T03:59:51.530-05:00getting skinny for my knittingAdventures in losing weight so it takes less time and money to knit for myself!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-54906987850974979602009-12-06T07:46:00.003-05:002009-12-06T07:51:07.475-05:00Contest on Darcy's Knotty KnitterEver since Darcy won my last contest, we have been chatting a lot. Some of it about her fabulous pair of socks I am making for her (that's what she won) and lot of other things about life in general. She shared her idea with me about this contest she was having, and I think it is a wonderful idea, and wanted to pass along the information to everyone I could.<br /><br />Please go have a look at <a href="http://darcyknottyknitter.blogspot.com/2009/12/knitting-hope.html">Darcy's "Contest</a>". She would just like for Samantha to have one warm Christmas.Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-14537574611112421602009-10-01T00:40:00.001-04:002009-10-01T00:41:35.430-04:00Drum Roll Please...We have winners! Before I announce the winners I would like to thank everyone for their generous donations. Over $150 was donated to the fountain because of you! I just got a nice card from the Mayor of Orlando in the mail the other day thanking me for my donation. I hope all of you receive a nice card. Now, on to the winners:<br />$1 prize winner- Allison<br />$2 prize winner- Christina<br />$5 prize winner- Darcy<br /><br />Yay! I will be contacting all of you via email for your choices and addresses. Congratulations!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-61351889706191340572009-09-06T19:43:00.005-04:002009-09-07T07:45:40.950-04:00Contest!<span style="font-family:verdana;">A historic fountain near me was struck by lightning, and now it is inoperable. Due to all of the budget cuts, the county does not have enough money to fix it. They are now accepting donations to fix this local landmark. I would like to aid in this effort, so I am having a contest!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Here are the details:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />There are 3 different levels of prizes, depending on the amount of your donation.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br />A $1 donation will get you entered to win one of the following skeins of yarn:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Trekking XXL- colorway 155</span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12884139@N00/1372554655/" title="100_0554 by spunktabulous20, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1286/1372554655_5e1e8cb3c0_t.jpg" alt="Trekking XXL 155" width="100" height="75" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tofutsies- choice of colors 788, 784, 741</span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12884139@N00/2162762171/" title="100_0746 by spunktabulous20, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/2162762171_5e4ea43285_t.jpg" alt="Tofutsies 788" width="100" height="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12884139@N00/1372554615/" title="100_0551 by spunktabulous20, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1320/1372554615_b8ef8ace32_t.jpg" alt="Tofutsies 784" width="100" height="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12884139@N00/2163571218/" title="100_0760 by spunktabulous20, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2301/2163571218_93ff8503e4_t.jpg" alt="Tofutsies 741" width="100" height="75" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thalassa Seasilk Lace yarn- Luna colorway</span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12884139@N00/3113824506/" title="100_1238 by spunktabulous20, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/3113824506_f47ce6315e_t.jpg" alt="Thalassa Seasilk" width="100" height="75" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >A $2 donation will get you entered to win a skein of:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wollmeise- Frosch (dark) colorway</span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12884139@N00/2525301482/" title="100_1009 by spunktabulous20, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2036/2525301482_7949cd07f7_t.jpg" alt="Wollmeise Frosch" width="100" height="75" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Plus you will be entered to win a $1 level prize</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br />For each $5 donation you will be entered to win:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A pair of socks knit just for you by me. You will be able to pick yarn from my stash as well as any pattern you want.</span> Here are some examples of socks I've knit:<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12884139@N00/2525293754/" title="100_1006 by spunktabulous20, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2396/2525293754_50aa09ea60_t.jpg" alt="Bayerische" width="100" height="75" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12884139@N00/2230198965/" title="100_0784 by spunktabulous20, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2256/2230198965_16d2774b25_t.jpg" alt="Monkey and Hedera" width="100" height="75" /></a><br />Plus you will be entered to win a $1 prize and to win a $2 prize.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://orlandotrust.org/">Go here</a>, make a donation to the Lake Eola Park Fountain Restoration, then leave a comment with the donation level (or you may email it to kibblesnknitz at gmail dot com.)</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Make sure to leave the email address you used to make your donation so I can let you know if you win a prize!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once you have made a donation you may earn extra entries by posting a link to this contest (or the link to donate to the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://orlandotrust.org/">OCYT Lake Eola Park Fountain Restoration</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">) on Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, Ravelry, and your own blog. Leave a comment here on the blog for all of the extra entries. Each mention gets an entry!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Winners will be drawn on Wednesday September 30, 2009 by a random number generator.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br />Let's get this fountain flowing again!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">eta: I've added some pictures of the prizes that can be enlarged by clicking on them. Also, you need to leave the email that you used to make the donation. I don't want to have to check every donation level, this is supposed to be a fun contest to help out a community, we're grown ups and we should be able to use the "honor system".</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-50316170948253580942009-04-30T09:03:00.001-04:002009-04-30T09:05:27.333-04:00Sheepshape Shop on Etsy<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5734402">This</a> is another great shop. Go have a look! I think the glow in the dark yarns are pretty nifty.Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-79809989210088113312009-04-17T09:18:00.002-04:002009-04-17T09:21:23.009-04:00An article about my job<a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article992824.ece">This is what I do for a living.</a> I'm the technician that made an "intriguing discovery". It is an "interesting" article.Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-1736287414284850542009-04-13T14:32:00.002-04:002009-04-13T14:35:41.680-04:00Getting Ready for SockWars!In preparation for Sock Wars this year I was looking for some loot. I came across <a href="http://mommacrafter.today.com/2009/04/11/win-one-now/">this blog</a> that has a wonderful contest to win a WIP bag. They are so awesome! She also has an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=15556">etsy shop</a> with more pretty project bags, patterns, and stitch markers. Go check it out!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-27376028477430069192007-08-14T22:08:00.000-04:002007-08-14T22:16:28.413-04:00Amber's Sweater<div><div><div>Amber finally got to see her sweater and I'm pretty sure she LOVED it. Here is a quick picture of her wearing it for the first time over a bunch of other shirts.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KMAtevB9kvqPImf6W8NVNArO5RMmBmbVXrROuSvzJCEDcj_90fVwHfADE982DeOZjpKu9ChMoUgsxUbvSHCx48cKb6RUZah-MWoxK8cy-pEZ1Aw2pLB2WF27vrI06z481HJC1-HPGxe9/s1600-h/100_0491.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098744439615014082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KMAtevB9kvqPImf6W8NVNArO5RMmBmbVXrROuSvzJCEDcj_90fVwHfADE982DeOZjpKu9ChMoUgsxUbvSHCx48cKb6RUZah-MWoxK8cy-pEZ1Aw2pLB2WF27vrI06z481HJC1-HPGxe9/s320/100_0491.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>I cast on for my first Anastasia sock using Tofutsies for the first time. I only cast on yesterday and I'm already finished with the first foot! I can't wait to get home from work tomorrow to start on the heel. Here's my progress:</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuQ6RMC2mU16Djw4oHaEFEbXeb213pf4wG-0VrYtkH2UwQ0WH7NfHi53YT-CJQ4_nYv-V8jZAOYLmwUPYlHk2pG-1mfvkGEoD79SbSndHYLyvP74Caa_8uoQWsg2P5rU18BmMCdsseP3i/s1600-h/100_0494.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098744993665795282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuQ6RMC2mU16Djw4oHaEFEbXeb213pf4wG-0VrYtkH2UwQ0WH7NfHi53YT-CJQ4_nYv-V8jZAOYLmwUPYlHk2pG-1mfvkGEoD79SbSndHYLyvP74Caa_8uoQWsg2P5rU18BmMCdsseP3i/s320/100_0494.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-67164274050709159142007-08-09T23:22:00.000-04:002007-08-10T14:47:25.927-04:00Thermal is done!<div>Thermal has been blocked and the buttons have been sewn on. I am so proud of this project because it was my first sweater, and I actually stuck with it and finished it even though it took a while. I have to take some pictures tomorrow in the natural light. Hopefully they will come out right, you would never know I took 2 photography classes...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEooq824aVKlYO94MfM3lYF1R37z42SDFkGE92GQPsJVyIcg_WBEwoXnrPtcwvfpZnmBt-N1-3Aclqkw7qyMdU9mwn_rywkGDfPI3VgGx124pZaKopNViypE36KTN7pxPaQko0WBhWObMj/s1600-h/100_0488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097144809110389906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEooq824aVKlYO94MfM3lYF1R37z42SDFkGE92GQPsJVyIcg_WBEwoXnrPtcwvfpZnmBt-N1-3Aclqkw7qyMdU9mwn_rywkGDfPI3VgGx124pZaKopNViypE36KTN7pxPaQko0WBhWObMj/s320/100_0488.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJYU8jy-CbVFDo1VnANV_tmpo-cbvMHe8sGlwj_J4sbew5v5Qwyw38uZO0WqmwzBPlIeeI69TV0QHrsUQltukr7KfGHqvx8uMrd4j1vyJ_3mPbJOterazuEXx49w7f9Z6IxHVR_UavDqJ/s1600-h/100_0473.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097145041038623906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJYU8jy-CbVFDo1VnANV_tmpo-cbvMHe8sGlwj_J4sbew5v5Qwyw38uZO0WqmwzBPlIeeI69TV0QHrsUQltukr7KfGHqvx8uMrd4j1vyJ_3mPbJOterazuEXx49w7f9Z6IxHVR_UavDqJ/s320/100_0473.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-83865901705518307332007-08-06T22:35:00.000-04:002007-08-06T22:41:35.640-04:00blocking and buttons is all it needs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkFRKhF66gaYB5Qz0EhQFFXu59ZG3iC7qYVn03f7d4hFqe07Pss65EV6LugnU82JZVlS_GOreNsstmI8csMweihgjlvaH0tLt_uxs-zHnTyXamrq1TjvnioH1kW9gv1nNs7nSdSSGwFAT/s1600-h/100_0463.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095782978060043394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkFRKhF66gaYB5Qz0EhQFFXu59ZG3iC7qYVn03f7d4hFqe07Pss65EV6LugnU82JZVlS_GOreNsstmI8csMweihgjlvaH0tLt_uxs-zHnTyXamrq1TjvnioH1kW9gv1nNs7nSdSSGwFAT/s320/100_0463.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>thermal is almost finished. i am so excited. it actually looks decent and i'm proud of it. i had the recipient close her eyes to try it on and it fits REALLY WELL! i can't wait until i get to see amber wearing the finished product. i hope she likes it. if she doesn't i'm going to give it to someone who does! i've been super obsessed with wanting to cast on some socks, but have refrained until thermal was finished. well all i have to do is block it and buy some buttons and sew them on. i will actually be finished by the deadline of her birthday. score.</div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-43004904468073516942007-07-11T16:35:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:39:57.779-04:00check-ini'm still working on the sleeves for Thermal. hopefully next week will be a productive week since i will be staying home to take care of Franco post-surgery. is it sick that i'm excited he's having surgery just so i will have guaranteed knitting time (waiting at the hospital, while he is asleep recovering, etc.)? oh well, i guess i just have to accept the fact that i'm obssessed with knitting...<br /><br />current weight: 250.2Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697023853029188732.post-15681646944607130612007-06-30T17:54:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:40:32.536-04:00starting pointstarting weight- 254<br />goal weight- 170Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558234931310026078noreply@blogger.com1