Tygher Creates

On the Table

2011-02-01T12:17:00.000-05:00

Six months later, and a full month into 2011, I feel the need to be accountable to my intentions of actually documenting my creative projects. With that in mind, I'm slightly altering this blog to include more than just knitting, since my creative projects have grown to sewing and mixed media in recent months. I'm going to make a few posts in the next day or two to play catch up, and in the

June Update - Dishcloths Galore!

2010-06-28T14:29:00.000-04:00

That's mostly what I'm working on now, though there are some other projects in the works. The reason behind the dishcloth .. well .. washcloth glut is that I'm knitting up all this Eco-spun I have into cloths to send to the Gulf oil spill cleanup effort. There's the first three, on top of a pile of cloths made from repurposed t-shirts. Jason finally cleared out his closet and dresser of things

Stash Update

2010-06-08T16:41:00.001-04:00

According to Ravelry, I have over 48 miles of yarn.

Farrow Rib Keyhole Scarf

2010-02-01T10:37:00.004-05:00

Malabrigo is such a yummy yarn, I wanted to knit something that I could get some good wear out of, that I could wear close to my neck but not end up as bulky. Hubby recently used this stitch to make a cowl for his father-in-law and I loved it, so I took the pattern and worked up a quick and easy pattern for a keyhole scarf that fits snug around the neck and is warm without being bulky. And the

Still more progress!

2009-05-19T15:01:00.002-04:00

Not any progress on the Sea Urchin actually, though I plan to work on it tonight .. maybe. The decreases are daunting to me, but after I finish them, really I don't have a lot to do so it's in my best interests to get them done.I started a pair of socks though. Only one of a pair .. I wasn't wanting to do the whole two socks at a time thing while driving .. but it's a sock. And I'm mostly

More progress

2009-05-11T16:24:00.003-04:00

I've been on a roll since I finished that shawl .. which Mardelle adored, by the way, which made me feel good. It's the first thing I've knitted for anyone really, besides the stuff for Brandon last Christmas. I picked up that Sea Urchin sweater I'd started almost a year ago, and have managed to get to the beginning of the sleeve decreases now. I'm pretty damned proud of myself, actually. I've

Finished Object!!

2009-05-02T15:59:00.005-04:00

I get to be excited about this one, because it's not only an actual finished object that's not a dishcloth, or a quick 1-hour phone case, but it's a gift for a dear family friend -and- a bit of stash-busting as well! Oh, and it was supposed to be my project for Project Spectrum, too! It was done before May .. just not finished!The color is more green than these pictures show, but I think the

Project Spectrum 2009

2009-03-22T13:48:00.003-04:00

I think I'm going to try harder to do more with this this year. I really like it when I manage to keep with a project that I start. it just seems like something always gets in the way. Now that I have better control of my camera than point-and-shoot, I'm going to commit to posting something for this at least once.There, I've said it. Now there's no way out.Project SpectrumMarch 2009 marks the

What is a knitter?

2009-03-13T17:36:00.001-04:00

What is a knitter? She – or he, as we have learned that there are many men who enjoy the craft as well – is someone who appreciates the value of a handmade garment, something that will last years longer than anything bought in a department store. A knitter knows – sometimes instinctively and sometimes through years of practice, trial and error, or observation – the magic that comes from looping

Open Letter to my Knitting

2009-02-18T21:04:00.000-05:00

Dear WIPsPlease don’t think that I’m neglecting you when I cast on yet another project. I’m not, I promise. You have known all along I have PADD (Project Attention Deficit Disorder), so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I am lusting after yet another yummy thing to put on needles. Owl? Oh yes, don’t worry, I’ll come back to you. Sea Urchin sweater? I haven’t forgotten you. I’m just a little

The Way Knit Was

2009-02-09T17:04:00.001-05:00

There are a lot of ways to hold knitting needles, but in Victorian England there was only one correct way for a proper lady to knit. The needles were not to be held, as the common women did, beneath their palms. A lady with concern for her appearance was always to knit holding the needles like a pencil, as she would for drawing, painting, or other artistic pursuits. It was better to look elegant

Project Updates and Stash Enhancement

2009-02-04T13:43:00.009-05:00

Some of the yarn I got for Christmas. This is alpaca sock yarn. How yum is that!?!Knitpick Essential (soon to not be named Essential anymore so now it's a collector's item!) that Jason got me for Christmas. I looove the color. I think it's destined to be Monkey's.The four above are all Manos del Uraguay The bright teal and the orangey one are their bulky wool, and the wine and the grey tones

What I'm knitting now.

2009-01-20T11:28:00.003-05:00

I decided it was high time I learned how to knit two socks at once. Double magic loop .. skeeery! I like it though, especially the progress I'm making, though I think I might still knit socks on DPNs too. I just like the way they feel in my hands!The Wrapigan is still chugging along. I'm actually close to making the second armhole, but it's gotten heavy and I had other things that frankly caught

2008-12-24T14:10:00.001-05:00

A Visit From St. Knit-olasFilked by Sue (Yosemiteelp) and Jim Michael (Sableat5)‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the stashNot a needle was knitting, I was all out of cash;The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,All knit in intarsia and lace if you dare;The cashmere was nestled in soft little skeins,“It’s saved for a project!” a knitter explains;Mamma in her lace shawl,

2008-12-05T13:23:00.004-05:00

I have recently spent a lot of time photographing and adding stash and projects to my Ravelry. There was a ton that I hadn't entered .. there likely still is a bunch I need to deal with .. the cotton, for example, I just dread doing because I have a ton of 1s and 2s of things, and that's just a lot of photos to take. I'll get it done. plus there's stuff I still need to enter .. random stuff

The Wreck

2008-11-25T21:58:00.000-05:00

So.Nearly a month go, it was my birthday. And it was set to be a pretty good day, despite the fact that I was going to have to work most of the day. Because it was My Birthday. How can -anything- bad happen on ones birthday? (We won't mention Mister Shakespeare here, kay?)I was the first at a red light .. not by my choosing, it was red before I got anywhere close. And I was not in any hurry, so

Bad, bad blogger.

2008-10-09T15:39:00.003-04:00

I'm a bad blogger. I know I am. I've just had a lot going on, and most of the people that even care about my knitting actually see it weekly .. twice, some of them. but I need to get back into the routine of blogging. It's something I really enjoyed doing, after all.So .. what have I done? Well, there's a surprise gift for a certain James, that I really need to get around to mailing .. and let

Progress, of the Knitting Kind

2008-07-05T17:23:00.003-04:00

So, I have been knitting a little. Just very little. I've been working a little along on my Sea Orchid sweater, and I've gotten to just past where it splits for the neck. but I keep screwing it up on the back half of the body, and having to go back repeatedly. Like I'm doing right now .. I have to frog four rows. But that's okay. it's not like I have to go back to the beginning or anything. I

Very Little Progress

2008-06-21T11:27:00.006-04:00

There has been knitting going on around here. But there has been very very little. I've been bad and not keeping knitting in my office with me. But I'm hoping that once I move the dresser out of the office and get the bookcase into the office and I can get things actually put away, I might do better.I've gotten to the body on the Sea Urchin sweater, and am about 10 rows or so away from

2008-06-08T12:38:00.005-04:00

Oh wow. Ravelry, for the first time, isn't slow! My old PC took a while to load what has become one of my favorite knitting resources. And now that my new PC is here, and set up, and working, and the internet isn't being a huge pain in the ass, I was finally able to hit Ravelry without finding it a chore. And wow! I still had some major slow loading even after Casey and Jess got the new server,

WIP (Woot!) and Wrath!

2008-06-03T16:35:00.007-04:00

If you don't read my regular blog, I have my laptop finally, after a bit of a wrathful afternoon.This is my new baby. Her name is, for the moment, Blossom. I think it's going to stick, but I'm not yet sure. She's a beauty, and there wasn't a whole lot I needed to do to get her going. A few icons moved from desktop to Quick-start, some futzing around with the Google Desktop, Gadgets and such, and

So Smart!

2008-05-29T17:50:00.003-04:00

So, Jason got me this pattern, right? It's beautiful. Ilga Leja's Sea Urchin.I swatched for it. Really swatched! Washed it, blocked it, everything! And I got gauge! So .. the now daunting process of knitting the thing is all I have left. And I was all ready to begin .. when I read the pattern. Increase every second row, fourth row and sixth row .. huh? What is this, German?*sigh*I was determined

Not Exactly Knitting but ..

2008-05-27T09:47:00.003-04:00

.. I'm getting a new computer! Two, actually! I posted about it in my boring blog.I really need to get started on my Sea Urchin top. But yesterday was busy busy, what with errands and such. I'm hoping that I'll be able to cast on today, and at least get through one pattern repeat. I've yet to see how the increasing for this thing is going to be handled. For the sleeves, at least. I can kinda

Success!

2008-05-26T09:37:00.008-04:00

Look! I swatched something! And to make it even more astounding, I swatched it right!This is the gauge swtach for my next big project. I'm going to make Ilga Leja's Sea Urchin, a very open top with 3/4 length sleeves and a Sea Foam Wave pattern that moves in two directions. It looks rediculously easy to knit .. which probably means it won't be, but hey. Can't blame a girl for dreaming, right? I'm

Yummy

2008-05-22T18:23:00.001-04:00

First of all, I have all but finished the Peacock bag I was working on. I just need to figure out just what I'm going to do about handles. I might just make the ones the pattern calls for .. but I also kinda wanna create a drawstring to close it, so I dunno. Let me tell you .. seed stitch in the round? Easy peasy. but oh my gods did I mess it up about a billion times. At least I never got but a

Knitting Knews .. or Gnus. Or News.

2008-05-13T13:54:00.005-04:00

Or it could be a noose. The old saying is 'give them enough rope', right? Anyway .. I finished my socks! I love them. I think I might have liked them a little higher up on the leg, maybe, and perhaps a teensy bit more snug. But I dunno. They're not falling down or anything, so I really can't complain there. And they don't feel loose around the ankle or anything.I do think that for my first pair

So much to do.

2008-05-10T10:47:00.006-04:00

Perhaps now that I don't have schoolwork to do, and likely won't until at -least- Fall 08 and perhaps even Spring 09, I can get more knitting done. I have so many projects I want to do, as is evidenced by my Ravelry Queue and my list of stuff On Deck.There has been much knitting however. I'm still working on my second Wicked-themed dishcloth .. I'm about a pattern repeat from finishing that one.

In which there is more knitting, and other fun things.

2008-05-06T23:53:00.004-04:00

I am trying, trying to keep up with the blogging. Things got really really hectic around here, since it was the end of the semester. But that's done, and both honey and I are happily taking the summer off. No classes, whatsoever.And look at the wonderful thing his parents gave us to celebrate us both graduating with honors!Why yes, that is a beer bottle sitting next to the plate. My husband has

My HOA can Bite Me!

2008-04-26T16:27:00.006-04:00

The 'president' of my HOA just rang my doorbell ... to inform me that any 'modifications' I make to the exterior of my home ... including landscaping ... 'do not belong to you'. WTF? This aged bitch who sounds like she's had a pack-a-day habit for 50-years wants to come 'inform' me that I can't landscape my fucking yard? She can take my stones and shove them up her ass. Better yet. I think I'll

WIP - Gluttony Socks and FO - Pink Goes Good With Green Dishcloth

2008-04-23T11:14:00.004-04:00

I was inspired, by my trip to see Wicked last Friday in Charlotte, to create something in Wicked colors. I didn't have green and Black, but I did have green and pink.And thus was born the Pink Goes Good With Green dishcloth. I used the Ballband Dishcloth pattern from the Mason-Dixon girls, and I think it looks pretty good. a little Easter-y, a little cherry tree blossoms in spring, a little pink

The House That Yarn Built

2008-04-23T10:46:00.006-04:00

Before I go on to gush and gush and gush about how phenomenal the Wicked performace last Friday was, and about the sock that I finished, and the new dishcloth I finished and the new one I'm making, I need to take a moment to post about an organization I feel strongly about.About the Make It Right Project Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The slow reaction to the initial emergency and to

WIP - Gluttony Socks

2008-04-15T14:43:00.006-04:00

We went on a trip to the mountains this weekend .. intending on taking a leisurely drive to see the blooming dogwood trees. Sadly, the dogwoods in the mountains aren't yet blooming. Best we saw was some cherry trees.I did bring my sock with me, however, and managed to get quite a bit of work done on it. There was a bit of a dicey moment when I dropped two stitches, but I was able to catch them

Ravelraiser!

2008-04-10T13:40:00.002-04:00

Got $10 to spare? I'm sure I do, somewhere. It's only half a pair of socks, y'know.Fricknits has started a fundraiser to help Jess and Casey of Ravelry fame purchase a new server and assist with the upkeep of such an amazing resource for all of us in the fiber community.What do you have to do? Just go to this thread, and click the 'Donate to Ravelry' button at the top. It's a good idea to put '

Quote of the Day.

2008-04-10T13:36:00.001-04:00

"Restored steam locomotives left unattended in the wee small hours of a fine spring night are a good place to kiss someone."That just sounds.. nice, Juno.

There is progress, I swear!

2008-04-10T11:30:00.007-04:00

So I'm a very, very bad blogger. But I'm not a very, very bad knitter! (At least I hope I'm not!)I took the plunge recently and started my very first sock. Well, -technically- it's my second, because I finished the mini sock for the mini sock-blocker keychain. But as far as socks that would fit a human of any size, it's my first sock. And though I've been a mite concerned about the stitch

Quote of the Day

2008-03-23T02:08:00.003-04:00

Homespun is like boot camp for knitters ..From a post in the the Coast to Coast AM listeners Ravelry group.

FO - Sock Blocker Keychain

2008-03-23T01:29:00.002-04:00

Details on RavelryI figure if I can knit a sock this tiny, it's time for me to try a real one.

Project Spectrum 2008: Fire

2008-03-22T17:33:00.002-04:00

Early Easter

2008-03-22T15:19:00.007-04:00

Because Brandon is going home today, we decided we could have easter a little bit early. So lastnight we gave eachother our easter baskets. Jason got me some DPNs, size 0, Some absolutely gorgeous bamboo/merino yarn, and a book: 2-at-a-Time Socks. (And some candy too .. yay candy!) I'm so excited about it! Just about every sock pattern in it I can see myself knitting and wearing .. I just have

FO - Heartstrings' Beaded Smoke Ring

2008-03-20T13:01:00.004-04:00

I finished this a long time ago .. not long after we got back from Spain in August. But I never took pictures. So .. here 'tis.Details on Ravelry

Blog-quote of the day.

2008-03-20T11:47:00.002-04:00

".. I’d rather have my exposed liver julienned by a flock of psychotic, inbred geese than try to shake off another fistful of Styrofoam peanuts, while I scream ineffectually down the darkened hallways of my own private Hell."That quote is from The Worsted Witch's blog. Yes, it's an older post, but I'm playing catch-up.

FO Alert!

2008-03-20T11:25:00.002-04:00

I actually finished something .. and something for myself!Don't mind the priority mail box beneath it. I'm not about to ship them off anywhere. I just have been mailing things like a fiend today, and didn't think to move it before I snapped the photos.Details on Ravelry

Spring Knitty

2008-03-15T11:25:00.004-04:00

It's been out a few days, and I've finally managed to decide which patterns I'd really like to knit. Not that I don't already have a huge queue for Knitty patterns but .. isn't that why we all love Knitty?JadenNob HillYosimiteHoneycombSaltoLaminariaBrightonSpirogyraMarjoriePosey - Just because I think they're an interesting construction.

Fetchings

2008-03-13T13:58:00.003-04:00

Still working on my Fetchings .. Revelry is actually taking away from my knitting time .. but that's just because I'm going through all the groups I joined and trying to decide which I really like, and which .. well .. I probably won't keep up with.

Hello Again

2008-03-12T20:34:00.004-04:00

I've been neglecting blog-landia, and the reason is a bit embarrassing. I let myself get a bit too addicted to WoW. A bit too engrossed in the need to gather as much gold as possible. But I've had an epiphany, and have discovered I don't -need- to be on the game every day. And with that discovery, I've found time to actually knit again.I've also become more active on Ravelry. I even started my

Elann.com Wishlist

2008-02-12T11:27:00.000-05:00

Sonata Print - Sea Shell & Rose GardenSonata Solids - Pecan & Burgundy RoseSeta Lana

Winter Knitty

2007-12-15T11:48:00.005-05:00

Ice QueenQuantTudoraChevrolace SocksAzure SocksJeanieModern Lace Henley

Previous Knitty Issues

2007-12-01T11:55:00.004-05:00

This post is backdated just because it's meant to be a way for me to keep track of all the Knitty patterns I eventually would like to try. I will eventually go through Ravelry and add them to my queueFall 2007MuirHenryRoamCherie AmorNeimanMr GreenjeansFoliageTotally AutumnBack to Basics SocksDiamond Waffle SocksObliqueJuno ReginaSummer 2007Tangerine Twist'Vog On SocksSweetpea

SAFF 2007 Pictures

2007-10-29T19:38:00.001-04:00

SAFF 2007

2007-10-28T19:00:00.000-04:00

This year we went with the intention of only doing shopping; there were no classes we really -had- to take, and because of work and such, we couldn't stay but for one day. So Jason, Brandon and I headed out early Saturday morning, cash in pockets with the decisions made that we would only spend what cash we had.It was, as it had been last year, quite overwhelming. My first stop, of course, was

2007-10-25T13:29:00.000-04:00

My answers below...Here's what the formatting means:Bold = have already tried thisItalicized = Plan to try thisUnemphasized = Have no desire to try this• Afghan• I-cord• Garter stitch• Knitting with metal wire - I have the cutest pattern for candle holders .. just need time to try it!• Shawl - *looks at her stash* So much yarn for shawls, so little time.• Stockinette stitch• Socks: top-down - I

Soundtrack to my life.

2007-02-19T18:39:00.001-05:00

Directions:If your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?1. Open your mp3 library2. Put it on shuffle.3. Press Play.4. For every question, type the song that's playing.5. When you go to a new question, press the Next button.6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool.7. Don't skip songs.My Movie:1. Opening credits: "In His Eyes" - Jeckyl and Hyde soundtrack2. Waking up: "I'll Fly Away" -

2007-02-12T11:20:00.000-05:00

Ann at Crossroad Knits asked us "Where is your knitting?".My knitting is everywhere, though I try to keep it in some organized fashion. I'm not that good at the whole organized thing though, at least not in this case, mainly because I have more stuff than I have places to store my stuff. We're working on changing that though, with a new home possibly in the near future, but back to the

KnitPicks Order Update

2007-02-11T08:22:00.000-05:00

I've calmed down some .. okay, a lot, since I ranted about the shoddiness of KnitPicks' shipping system. But I have to show the rediculousness of the situation. Carrier ID: 02081979197917509006 Manifest ID: 1939174 Status: Sortation Center Departure Est. in Home 02/06/2007 Date

2007-02-06T19:08:00.000-05:00

I am about to raise high-holy-hell with Knitpicks. I ordered from them at the end of January. It was shipped like the following day, and according to their crappy-ass tracking system was supposed to be delivered today. I just checked the tracking again, and it's telling me now that the package is in freaking LA. Now, of course this cannot possibly have happened, because it shows it arriving in

Fiber Femmes

2007-02-05T08:35:00.000-05:00

Have you all heard of the Fiber Femmes? Surely you have. It's a little low-tech as far as the site layout, but I think that only makes it more charming. They were represented at SAFF I know, because one of them took pictures of my friend Larissa's shawl and it's on the site in the Nov/Dec 2006 issue of their newsletterI've joined the webring, and it should be showing up in the sidebar now.

2007-02-02T23:00:00.000-05:00

It's Imbolc Night, and though I should be posting about FO's, I feel the need to join into the Silent Poetry Reading fun before the clock ticks to midnight.I have done so on my non-knitting blog. Feel free to go read. :)Tomorrow I have classwork to do, so I can get ahead of the game finally. Sunday is, among other things, Stay-In-Your-Pajamas-Day. And a Knitty-Gritty Marathon. And since Project

In which she discovers a new obsession.

2007-01-31T09:45:00.000-05:00

Jason bought Brandon and myself a gift certificate to the Local LYS for 1 weaving class and 1-week's rental of an Ashford Knitters Loom. The class, because he of course wanted to learn as well, was scheduled for his day off .. which so happened to be yesterday. Two great things in one week ... I'm spoiled, dontcha know!So yesterday, after I worked my morning complete with surprise visit from my

yawn

2007-01-27T05:25:00.000-05:00

I'm -so- tired. And, why yes, it is 5:00am. And yes, I've been up already for hours, tossing, turning and flopping in the bed. And disturbing Isis. (Jason sleeps through anything, luckily!) Who granted was a sweet kitty and tried grooming me to help me get to sleep. It didn't work. I finally just roused myself, and came down to discover that the thing that had been on my mind all night was

Ahh, winter ...

2007-01-25T17:10:00.000-05:00

Elizabeth said that Kat asked people to post their backgrounds. Here's mine.

Guilty

2007-01-24T10:08:00.000-05:00

Amy posted her guilty pleasure (Flicity) today, so I figure I can at the very least fess up on my own.Angel.Oh, how I loved Angel. Hated Buffy mind you, but I adored Angel ... and not -just- because David Boreanaz (holy shite I just typed that right without looking it up first!) is very nearly the hottest man on earth.No, I liked it because of its campy, over-the-top-ness. I loved the cheesy

In which she discovers her cat is taking over the world.

2007-01-22T12:53:00.002-05:00

Or at the very least, the World of Warcraft.Normally, she's just talking with our friend Larissa's cat Canela, or likely as often with Chaos and Mayhem.Blogger is, however, being pissy and not uploading my screenshots of Isis trying to take over, so before I let this get to me like everything else has been today (checks calendar to figure out if its about that time ...) I'm going to just say I'll

In which she gets incredibly busy ..

2007-01-20T09:49:00.000-05:00

.. and copies the trend of people styling their post titles after Friend's episode titles. :) But hey, it works!Anyway, yeah. It has been busy here at Casa Tygher. And yes, admittedly, a lot of it is because of Wolrd of Warcraft, but I have been knitting. I've finished the second pattern repetition of my candleflame shawl, and it's really beginning to look like more than a bundle of yarn. I'm

Fair Warning

2007-01-16T07:26:00.000-05:00

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - the much awaited expansion to the online game I play obsessively - releases today. I'm heading to work here in a little while, and I'll be picking up one copy of the collector's editions and two of the regular edition (for Brandon and Jason). This will likely eat into some of my knitting time, at least for a little while. I promise not to vanish entirely,

Not a Knitter

2007-01-15T10:41:00.000-05:00

That is what my husband says .. he's not a knitter. Oh, he knows how to knit and all .. but he's not a knitter. But this is what my 'not a knitter' husband knit lastnight. Double-stranded Tahki New Tweed in colors 14 (black with purple and orange flecks) and 27 (purple/black multi with orange flecks).And .. why yes, that -is- an advance copy of Open Season. A perk for working for the movie

2007-01-12T17:01:00.000-05:00

Working has, this week at least, taken over my blogging time. I haven't been able to keep up with the ones I read, nevermind the one I try to write in at least every couple of days. But the holiday season, for me and my employment, is over. My store is back in order, and looking pretty good I must say, and I can finally quit working 30-hour weeks in addition to being a house-wife. A homemaker.

Grr.

2007-01-07T20:24:00.000-05:00

Why does everyone adore Flickr so much? I mean, unless you actually pay for the dern thing, you can't organize it well at all, and it's impossibly frustrating to deal with.Side note .. I -really- need to get more ram for my computer. It's disturbing to watch my words come up several seconds after I type them.Anyway, I've decided to join the picture-a-day thing, in part to encourage me to

Real Knitting Post

2007-01-06T22:40:00.000-05:00

Okay, since I posted two totally non-knitting related things, I have to post something truly knitting related, right? (Isis insists she -is- knitting related .. she plays with the yarn too, after all!)So, this is where I am with the sweater. -Almost- finished with the back.I'm doing well with the shawl I'm working on .. halfway through the second repetition .. only about 38 more to go! (I can't

Kitty pr0n

2007-01-06T22:27:00.000-05:00

This is the good kind. I was going through my memory card today, and found a bunch of Isis shots I never posted. And since she's been Miss Bitchy Cat lately, I'm thinking it might be that she's upset for not being a feature of my blogging.Kitty in her daddy's arms. She spends as much time as felinely possible in this position. As often as her daddy will tolerate her there anyway.She was very

Saturday Sky

2007-01-06T22:13:00.000-05:00

I did actually get out and take pictures today, though I've been busy in the house and almost completely forgot to post them.It's so very sad to see the buds already on the Bradford Pear trees. I'm terrified that the warm weather is gonna get them leafing out, and then the inevitable cold snap will come, and it'll kill them. Not a cloud in the sky after we got home from breakfast, since Jason

Ultimate Eye Candy Friday

2007-01-05T16:43:00.000-05:00

I just got the most amazing shots ever .. of a rainbow. I watched it appear, while I was taking a few quick shots of the rain storm going over us, and quickly pulled off my UV filter. I saw where it began and ended .. it began on the dormer of the house catty-corner to ours, and ended in the field across the street. OH MY GOD THIS IS COOL!

2007-01-05T10:01:00.000-05:00

There has been knitting progress, especially since I stayed home yesterday. But today, I have found a solution to womeryn-ly pain, though you'll have to read about it here.I'll be back later to explore bloglandia more and to post and other some such.

2007-01-04T10:21:00.000-05:00

My -intention- is to post actual knitting content today, however my womanly innards are not quite behaving, and I'm half doubled over, whimpering and cursing enough to make some sailors blush. I've already had to call my DM and tell her there's absolutely no way I can work today, which I hate doing cos we have really no backup help right now, but I simply cannot work. Hell, I can hardly sit,

Yikes!

2007-01-01T22:14:00.001-05:00

I figured out how much yarn I have, not including the three bags with 'Wild Stuff' makings that I got for Christmas from Jason. I have 32,031 yards of yarn. 18.2 miles. 96093 feet. 1,117,152 inches. 145.6 furlongs. 9.49 parsecs.Ouch.

Great Balls of Yarn!!!

2007-01-01T10:43:00.000-05:00

Okay. I need help. In a huge way, and the Stashalong KAL is going to be that help, I can feel it. I had a huge cleaning push here at Casa Tygher Knits, and can actually see the floor in every room again ... and discovered I had yarn stashed away in places I'd forgotton about. Forgotten Yarn! The horror of it all!Anyway, I have got to stop buying yarn, and I think the only way I'm going to

Boughs of haul-y

2006-12-28T20:31:00.000-05:00

Ahh, that's right, time for the requisite 'what I got for Christmas' post. Since it's still spread throught the house, it won't be too terribly tough I imagine.So, without further ado:Kitchen stuff: a deep fryer, a mini cuisinart, a fondue fountain and a set of stoneware mixing bowls.Halloween stuff (It's my favorite holiday after all!): A silk scarf, a Limoges with's hat, a candle snuffer and a

The day before the Day Before Christmas

2006-12-23T09:55:00.000-05:00

I've gotta say, first of all, I'm loving the knew new Blogger. I was able to easily add link lists, and have been playing around with it in other ways, and I didn't even have to lose my rings this time. Fan-fucking-tastic! I'm not yet finished I don't think, but I'm close. I'd like to see a three column template available though .. I do better with threes.Work has, for the most part, slowed

Success (And Knitting)

2006-12-18T17:07:00.000-05:00

I know, I know. But I have an excuse. First of all, I've been working 30+ hours a week, which is like double what I had been getting when I started the new job. And second, school got massively crazy all at once towards the end of the semester, and I just didn't have time for anything else.But I have my grades now, and a month off, and now I can focus on relaxing for a month before classes begin

Arrrr.

2006-12-03T09:20:00.000-05:00

I don't scare easy. Believe me. No, your bitchy comments aren't getting posted. Why? Because they're bitchy, and I told you so. And frankly I don't have any interest in what you have to say.Karma? Oh, I know all about it. What part of me saying I'm a Witch did you not understand? I'm well aware of what Karma is, and sadly, you aren't, clearly. So I'm not particularly worried about it, and you

2006-12-01T22:28:00.000-05:00

Gods forbid someone have an opinion that's unpopular.I've had to set my blog to moderate comments because people seem to think they have a right to trash me. So, those of you that want to be bitchy, be my guest. Your comments will be deleted, unread. Have a nice day.I don't blog here to be part of a popularity contest, and I'm not apologizing for my 'rude' and 'childish' behavior. I am who I am

Marco ... Polo!!!

2006-11-30T17:50:00.000-05:00

Ugh. I'm so worn out, and the week's not over yet! Gah!As I said the other day, Marco Polo has arrived safely, and is starting on his way out to another destination tomorrow. I couldn't even get pictures taken before my darling husband, who the swap was for anyway, attacked the packages of candy sent within. But I got some pictures once I wrested everything from his greedy little paws.Look! A

Behind

2006-11-27T23:40:00.000-05:00

I'm trying frantically to catch up on many things. I've been knitting, and am in fact about 2/3 done the sweater back. I've got to sleep though, so will have to post pictures tomorrow, as I have a busy day tomorrow. I also need to post pictures because Marco Polo arrived at our house two days ago, and has been enduring the frazzled state of our home after the holiday and with classes ending

2006-11-20T08:53:00.000-05:00

http://wicked_stitches.typepad.com/wicked_stitches/2006/11/project_warming.html

Sweater and Sky

2006-11-18T10:40:00.000-05:00

I've been forgetting to post my progress, and for a couple days didn't take pictures, so I'm going from just the border done, to having a pattern repetition and a half finished. Woohoo!This is the progress up until Tuesday .. I was just getting ready to start working the pattern stitch, and finally got around to putting in a lifeline .. I've found they make matters MUCH easier if I miss a

Sweater Progress

2006-11-13T13:14:00.000-05:00

I started working on my sweater finally! I know it's been a long time coming for be to work on an actual garment .. and I need to start working on some socks too, but I've been being pestered by my mom-in-law to get working on this, so I went ahead lastnight and cast-on. So I figured I'd post my progress thus far, and I'm going to try and make a point of posting my progress every day ... (maybe

My Holiday Wishlist

2006-11-12T21:38:00.000-05:00

I'm not one to say 'Hey .. buy me this!' .. but there are a few things I -really- want, and so I can show my darling husband at a later date, and maybe get some thoughts from the knitterly folk that actually read this blog, I figured posting here won't be such a bad thing.So, without further ado: Bamboo Circular Needle SetCables UntangledKnitting Without TearsKnitting Pattern-A-Day CalendarThe

Some non-knitting non-content.

2006-11-12T21:24:00.000-05:00

Meme1. Flip to page 18, paragraph 4 in the book closest to you right now, what does it say?Page 18 doesn't have a paragraph 4 .. it's my art appreciation book.2. If you stretch out your left arm - as far as possible, what are you touching?The printer.3. What’s the last program you watched on tv?Umm .. probably either CSI, NCIS or Criminal Minds.4. Without looking, guess what time it is.9:30pm. (

Saturday Sky

2006-11-11T07:10:00.000-05:00

I actually remembered to take a picture or two .. on the right day!Oh yes, and isn't this some loverly spam.Ursula,Thanks. Call u back,war

Still Playing Catchup

2006-11-11T05:57:00.000-05:00

Chaos' mommy said that someone was wanting people to post pictures of their November calendars, so I'm posting mine.From the 2006 Llewellyn's Witch's Calendar.My mousepad calendar (that is too shiney to use as a mousepad, alas.)The calendar I get every year from the local nuclear power station, that has evacuation routes and safety information and such. But it has pretty pictures, so I keep

Jealousy and Porn and other things.

2006-11-10T16:47:00.000-05:00

First of all, Haphazard Knitter has knitting-themed refrigerator word magnets. I'm so jealous!!!And .. did I promise porn? I think I did. Lemme pull some of it out to add to the drooling of this deliciously hot friday. Really, I mean hot. I think it came close to 80 degrees today. Yes. In November. (Which reminds me, I need to look up the origin/meaning of 'Indian Summer'.)That is, from top to

NaBloPoMo

2006-11-07T08:07:00.000-05:00

http://www.fussy.org/nablopomo.htmlA better answer to NaNoWriMo for me, since I have not at all any intention of actually writing a novel. Not at this point in my life at least.While I'm not an official list participant because I didn't know about the dern thing till today, I'm going to be trying to keep up with this blog (I have another at Livejournal I also neglect, even more than this one!) at

Say Thanks

2006-11-05T13:13:00.000-05:00

We all know I'm not a political person. I dislike the whole mess. And I won't deny I dislike the war we're currently embroiled in. But I do think that regardless of our feelings on the current state of things, we should support the men and women of the armed forces. They are there because they believe in fighting for freedom, and they deserve and have earned our support and respect.Go to this

Yarn Porn

2006-11-03T22:28:00.000-05:00

I just have to share some of my yarn porn. I can now have yarn porn, because I have a camera that will take the kind of pictures that I've seen others taking. These are some shots of the yarn I picked up at SAFF.My beautiful, yummy, pettable angora, in 'creme', as it says on the tag. Oh, my heavens, but this is yummy. Yummy enough to make me want to buy bunnies, and make my own.Some laceweight

Oh. Yay.

2006-11-02T09:38:00.000-05:00

What kind of yarn are you? You are Dishcloth Cotton.You are a very hard worker, most at home when you're at home. You are thrifty and seemingly born to clean. You are considered to be a Plain Jane, but you are too practical to notice.Take this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

2006-11-01T13:56:00.000-05:00

Fair warning, this post will be highly picture intensive. I took just over 800 pictures on our trip, between the drive up the Blue Ridge, SAFF itself, and pictures around the 'rustic' and 'cozy' house we rented, as well as the trip to the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens. So many pictures that I need to burn them to CDs to send them to people that want them. Which is just insanity.So

Three Bags Full

2006-10-31T20:14:00.000-05:00

I'm back from the whirlwind that was my weekend at SAFF. I will have to post a more in-depth review later, probably tomorrow, when I've had more cold medicine in me or something, but for now, I wanted to post, say hello, and let everyone know what they missed!To let ya'll know just how much fun was had, I took something like 850 pictures. That's how many I used up on the two memory cards while we

2006-10-25T13:12:00.000-04:00

So .. yeah. Menstrual and all, I stayed home today, though I don't think my boss has coverage for the store I was going to cover .. and I feel awful about it, but goddammit, I can't work when it feels like my uterus is being twisted repeatedly by Hulk Hogan. I'm fine by about 6pm, or if I'm sitting down, but my job has to be done in the mornings, and isn't a sit-down thing. So .. she will have to

2006-10-15T22:18:00.000-04:00

We went today to the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden, and I took a -ton-of pictures, and even a couple of videos - videos of course of the lion, for B. Sadly, my batteries wore out completely, so I ran out of picture time. But we had a blast .. and I even got pictures of us this time.There was also knitting to be had. I got started on my first Mason-Dixon project .. a burp-cloth for my

Funny Friday 13th Sky

2006-10-13T09:44:00.000-04:00

Heading out to work today I say the strangest clouds, all swirly and eddying and wierd. Being that it's Friday the 13th, I should have expected as much. Though I had to run back home to get my real camera and couldn't use the phone - which was dead *duhnduhnduuuhhhnnnn* - I was able to get a couple of okay shots and since I'm now waiting on my phone to charge, I figured I'd post a couple.

Zoooooooo!

2006-10-12T15:13:00.000-04:00

Just a small selection of the pictures off my digital camera. I'm still waiting to get the pictures back from the throwaway camera I had to buy just to be able to take pictures of everything .. I'm not even sure how they'll come out. But we're gonna try, and if they don't, we know better. We're going back to either the NC Zoo in Ashboro NC or to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia SC this Sunday, so

Tygher Creates

On the Table

June Update - Dishcloths Galore!

Stash Update

Farrow Rib Keyhole Scarf

Still more progress!

More progress

Finished Object!!

Project Spectrum 2009

What is a knitter?

Open Letter to my Knitting

The Way Knit Was

Project Updates and Stash Enhancement

What I'm knitting now.

The Wreck

Bad, bad blogger.

Progress, of the Knitting Kind

Very Little Progress

WIP (Woot!) and Wrath!

So Smart!

Not Exactly Knitting but ..

Success!

Yummy

Knitting Knews .. or Gnus. Or News.

So much to do.

In which there is more knitting, and other fun things.

My HOA can Bite Me!

WIP - Gluttony Socks and FO - Pink Goes Good With Green Dishcloth

The House That Yarn Built

WIP - Gluttony Socks

Ravelraiser!

Quote of the Day.

There is progress, I swear!

Quote of the Day

FO - Sock Blocker Keychain

Project Spectrum 2008: Fire

Early Easter

FO - Heartstrings' Beaded Smoke Ring

Blog-quote of the day.

FO Alert!

Spring Knitty

Fetchings

Hello Again

Elann.com Wishlist

Winter Knitty

Previous Knitty Issues

SAFF 2007 Pictures

SAFF 2007

Soundtrack to my life.

KnitPicks Order Update

Fiber Femmes

In which she discovers a new obsession.

*yawn*

Ahh, winter ...

Guilty

In which she discovers her cat is taking over the world.

In which she gets incredibly busy ..

Fair Warning

Not a Knitter

Grr.

Real Knitting Post

Kitty pr0n

Saturday Sky

Ultimate Eye Candy Friday

Yikes!

Great Balls of Yarn!!!

Boughs of haul-y

The day before the Day Before Christmas

Success (And Knitting)

Arrrr.

Marco ... Polo!!!

Behind

Sweater and Sky

Sweater Progress

My Holiday Wishlist

Some non-knitting non-content.

Saturday Sky

Still Playing Catchup

Jealousy and Porn and other things.

NaBloPoMo

yawn