tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71964955865549896442011-07-07T20:54:44.440-04:00Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.comBlogger411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-33307952466653206042010-03-31T20:46:00.003-04:002010-03-31T20:57:39.389-04:00

Picked up my latest yarn order today and am very excited! I've bought the yarn and picked out the pattern already for the shawl I plan to knit for this year's A Christmas to Cure Cancer Silent Auction. I must have it completed by Thanksgiving...yeah, I'm starting early this year. Last year I went through about 5 different yarns and 4 different patterns before I got the right combination.On the

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-40122587250007963132010-03-16T20:26:00.002-04:002010-03-16T20:36:44.864-04:00

Had surgery on my sinuses today; it went well and there were no complications. Took me longer to come out of the anesthesia than they estimated, but that has happened to me before so I wasn't worried. Looking forward to being able to breathe normally again...hopefully in about 2 weeks.I have had a sinus infection since mid-November 2009. After 4 rounds of strong antibiotics improved my condition,

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-75937224788845968822010-01-23T13:47:00.002-05:002010-01-23T13:58:36.746-05:00

I know I don't blog much, but it was at least a way to socialize/connect with family, friends, and other knitters. It's enough for me. For networking & socializing, I think the blog, Ravelry and Linked In are sufficient...heck, I have enough trouble as it is to keep up with those three.Then I got sucked in...I'm on Facebook. No need to repeat any of my previously expressed opinions about on-line

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-37179310956613284712009-09-22T20:12:00.002-04:002009-09-22T20:15:10.523-04:00

I can't believe I've been away for so long. I'm not gone permanently though. I'm now very happily married (eventually will get photos posted and thank you cards sent), knitting furiously ( a couple of people might actually get some handmade gifts this holiday season), and improving my bowling.I'll have lots to talk about as I get back into blogging.

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-57206970159135781042008-09-19T18:21:00.002-04:002008-09-19T18:49:33.513-04:00

Well, things are slowly getting back to normal here in Ohio after our windstorm this past Sunday. We were very lucky in our neighborhood; while we didn't have power for about 77 hours, there wasn't a lot of damage on our street. Can't say the same for the people one street over who have a tree on top of their car. I saw quite a bit of damage in our driving each evening to find an open restaurant

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-64014138525244532752008-09-17T22:11:00.003-04:002008-09-17T22:26:04.561-04:00

Last week, the lovely Tina gave me this award:The rules for receiving this award are:1. Put the logo on your blog. (done)2. Add a link to the person who awarded you. (done)3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs. (see below)4. Add links to those blogs on yours. (done) Here are my nominees: Deborah's Daily Dilemmas Finish Your Row Knitting Iris

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-13263846126292050802008-09-02T21:56:00.004-04:002008-09-02T22:14:15.184-04:00

I did it. I knit socks that actually fit me...both of them do...and here's the proof:Not a great photo, but they were taken at about 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2008. Poor Michael, I made him stay up to help me thread my needle for grafting and then take photos. He was done after four takes, so this was the best of the lot.The pattern is Jaywalkers by Grumperina. The yarn is Lorna Laces

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-30560925720747902602008-06-30T21:45:00.002-04:002008-06-30T21:50:33.593-04:00

While I was ready to cast on my first sweater once Knitter's Connection was over, I chose instead to continue working on the projects already on my needles. The last two days of the convention were just jam-packed with knitting techniques.On Friday, I learned to do some beautiful sweater necklines with Melissa Leapman. That was very exciting as I already own several of her books (both knitting

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-70927707873143120842008-06-12T22:06:00.003-04:002008-06-12T22:54:11.638-04:00

I had to work today, but I was able to make it to the Knitter's Market and Ravelry presentation at Knitter's Connection. I bought yarn. Yeah, I know...big surprise! :P I was actually quite restrained, considering all the wonderful things they had available.Jess, Casey and Mary-Heather spoke for about 1 1/2 hrs and did a slideshow presentation on Ravelry. It was cool to hear about how they got

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-47510358680930549632008-06-11T22:34:00.004-04:002008-06-11T22:57:45.351-04:00

All knitting...all day. Now that's what I call a good day!Knitter's Connection is a new (this is it's second year) knitting convention hosted here in Columbus, OH by Knitter's Mercantile, a LYS (local yarn shop). It's four wonderful days full of knitting classes with well-known knitting designers/instructors, plus lots of other knitting fun.So, I learned about grafting with Lucy Neatby this

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-73267242667825966442008-06-03T22:38:00.007-04:002008-06-03T23:08:26.930-04:00

I participated in International Scarf Exchange 6. It was my first internet exchange. You sign up and fill out a questionnaire. Then you're assigned a pal to knit/crochet/weave a scarf for and someone is given your name. Your identity is kept a secret, so that the final gift(s) are a total surprise. I still didn't blog the scarf as I knitted it, but I probably could have without giving it away.I

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-50632959610302943922008-04-27T21:58:00.004-04:002008-04-28T00:01:50.806-04:00

So much has happened since my last post. We went to San Francisco for a week (Michael and I were sick for the whole of our vacation), installed a second hard drive and set me up with Ubuntu, went to Conglomeration in Kentucky (and figured out that Kentucky allergens are way worse than Ohio ones...at least for me), ordered the wedding cake, finished a second miniature sample sock, got half-way

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-53934250478691614442008-03-23T13:56:00.012-04:002008-03-23T14:40:33.852-04:00

I finished my first sock Thursday night! It's a little wonky, but it is definitely a sock!I don't think any of the mistakes make it un-wearable. There's a little bit of a hole at the top of the gusset on each side which should not be there as I was careful to follow the directions...yet somehow ended up with one too many stitches to pick up. I kept going, there was just no time to start over. I

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-43691178456204001572008-03-09T22:13:00.004-04:002008-03-09T22:35:32.956-04:00

Knitting socks is addictive. At least that's what sock knitters say. I'm having a little trouble imagining myself becoming addicted to all the cursing and frustration that comes with trying to knit a tiny, little tube on really, really thin needles. This is how far I got this morning:That's the cuff and about 3/4th of an inch down the leg of the small sample sock. *sigh* I've added almost a 1/2

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-21838891656154942022008-03-08T20:19:00.003-05:002008-03-08T20:24:31.436-05:00

Julius loves to draw and wants to be a cartoonist one day. Michael had an idea for a knitting joke (no idea, what could have inspired him), so he told it to Julius and asked him to draw it. Here it is:Isn't that great!?! I just love it! He's giving me the original and I'm going to mat and frame it. No idea where I can hang it, but I'm sure we'll find a good spot to display it.

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-78194212806949021662008-03-08T11:01:00.003-05:002008-03-08T11:17:51.092-05:00

It stopped snowing for several hours last night. Long enough to raise my hopes that the weather forecaster was wrong.It started again early this morning and it hasn't stopped. We're now at a level 2 snow emergency and my car is getting buried:That dark bit of snow at the bottom of the photo is our porch step...there's no longer any sign of our sidewalk.Nothing makes you want to be out more than

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-60682753104482288412008-03-07T17:29:00.006-05:002008-03-07T17:53:27.180-05:00

The day started off clear, though too cold for my liking. The weather reports were talking about a winter storm coming this afternoon, but one never knows how accurate their predications will be. Unfortunately, it looks like this time they got it right.The winter storm warning turned to a blizzard warning and we were let go from work at 3 p.m. today. One of my co-workers, who was leaving even

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-53590702792623341562008-03-02T11:04:00.005-05:002008-03-02T11:33:10.410-05:00

Finally getting all caught up on reading my knitting blogs and got sidetracked by quizzes thanks to teeweewonders. Yes, I have lots of other things to do, but couldn't resist the fun.You Belong in 1955You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!What Year Do You Belong In?I'm with it until the "more than a little innocent", what do you think?And since I

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-47882962928382183052008-03-02T09:37:00.006-05:002008-03-02T10:05:15.592-05:00

I love knitting, but I hate finishing projects...weaving in all the ends and blocking. I just want to be able to use the item once it comes off the needles. My finishing work has been piling up, so I finally made a committment to finish projects as they come off the needles. Of course, I need to get caught up on all the almost, but not quite items laying around. So now I have to weave in at least

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-29785437156912538162008-02-17T21:58:00.004-05:002008-02-17T22:45:40.210-05:00

In addition to all the planning I need to do, I've got two weeks to get the Millennicon program book ready for the printers. So even though it's been a long week at work and I'm still trying to fight off a cold, I didn't get to sleep in and veg out this weekend. I worked, ran errands, and did some housework.Considering all my work, I was tempted to skip bowling and my book club meeting. It's what

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-35040685452722181802008-02-16T17:43:00.006-05:002008-02-16T18:05:50.920-05:00

Finally found the cord for my digital camera, so now we have photos!At the risk of boring you all with "the ring", here's just one more photo now that we've had the setting lowered:I think it looks much better and I haven't been catching it on clothing so much lately. The difference in the height of the diamond doesn't seem very significant between this photo on the one I posted earlier, but IRL

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-88044964481935963152008-02-09T21:41:00.000-05:002008-02-09T22:06:43.324-05:00

Okay, so I'm still walking around with a goofy grin on my face checking my left hand about every 3 minutes...but I can't help it! The photo in the last post doesn't do it justice; it's also no longer accurate. This past Tuesday, I took it back in to the jewelers to have them lower the mount (I had wanted a low mount, but forgot to specify it when we ordered the ring) and do the appraisal. As much

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-43448012681663231542008-02-04T22:02:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:11:51.286-05:00

Now that it's official and our parents have been called, I can finally tell you all...Michael and I are getting married! We started looking for rings in December and he finally asked me a couple of weeks ago. We got the ring this past Friday.Yes, I've spent a lot of my on-line time these past few weeks researching engagement rings and doing some preliminary wedding/honeymoon planning. It really

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-71672784359072354192008-01-27T21:08:00.000-05:002008-01-27T21:40:17.949-05:00

Here's my first FO (finished object) for 2008! I just finished the Branching Out scarf and I love it! Isn't this beautiful?The yarn is Sublime Angora Merino in Berry (I think it's more of a plum, though it came out more purple in the photo). It's 80% extra fine merino and 20% angora...and really, really soft. It's a lot fuzzier than it looks in the photo, but this was the only photo that came

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-85675932084443996682008-01-20T11:29:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:18:17.810-05:00

I've decided to participate in the Pay It Forward exchange with teeweewonders. This will be my first internet exchange and I'm looking forward to it.Pay It Forward - here's my promise to you:I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-8159115942060430702008-01-07T21:36:00.000-05:002008-01-07T22:54:13.526-05:00

I’ve been considering whether or not I should do a New Year’s Resolutions post. And yes, I’m aware that it’s now January 7th. I actually decided against doing one, but now I’ve changed my mind. So here goes… My resolutions for 2007 were: Be good to myself - make time every week to do something just for me.Make time for a fun family activity each week. (I amended this one to include

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-86515338990007507382007-12-29T21:49:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:14:42.609-05:00

Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! We had a great time here. There have been lots of great gifts, wonderful food (yes, I indulged), and good times with the family.The last two weeks have been busy, but not too stressful around here. I was good and started preparing gifts way in advance; I started the knitting in May and purchased most of the rest of the gifts on-line at the beginning

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-14548298765653791952007-12-15T14:29:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:17:13.743-05:00

You would think that I would have learned to check the weather report at least daily in the winter, after all, I've lived in Ohio for quite a number of years. I apparently still haven't learned that lesson well enough. So, of course, I pushed off most of my errands to the weekend...only to find out last night that a winter storm was expected for most of the weekend. So last night's outing

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-63183014357696914152007-12-08T20:30:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:15:58.378-05:00

Today was cookie baking day. Two friends came over and while the kids played, we baked. Unfortunately, we were not very organized which meant we ran short of butter before we got to the oatmeal chocolate chip bars. :( But we did make great spritz cookies and these sugar cookies filled with Andes mint chocolate:There was lots of laughter, talking, screaming (this would be the kids chasing each

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-35070967209552441182007-12-02T20:24:00.000-05:002007-12-02T20:36:45.629-05:00

What a lazy day! Wasn't feeling too well this morning, so I eventually went back to bed. The extra rest helped out a lot.I did manage to get up, showered, and dressed for bowling. I was hoping for some good scores since I did so well last weekend. I had brought my average up from 118 to 119 last week. Our team had moved up a spot to 25th place. I did great in the first two games, but failed

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-27048001872742385012007-12-01T18:26:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:15:58.378-05:00

It's been gray, rainy, and gloomy here today. We're all tired and sad; it's been a long week. We're just vegging out at home the rest of this weekend.I'm exhausted from the charity event last night and my legs are completely worn out. The event was a success! I did pick up a few things in the silent auction including this beautiful Egyptian crystal necklace and bracelet set:I did manage to be

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-24932150433704378172007-11-29T22:31:00.000-05:002007-11-29T22:49:09.670-05:00

I haven't disappeared, it's just been a busy week.George the hamster died tonight. She developed a growth on her chest a few months ago, so her death wasn't unexpected. Julius is sad, but is handling it quite well.I've been very busy this week helping with the preparations for the A Christmas To Cure Cancer benefit concert tomorrow night. It looks like it will be a great evening and hopefully,

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-48991987907263546172007-11-23T16:20:00.000-05:002007-11-23T16:37:17.667-05:00

We had a great time at my sister's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Lots of food, fun, and laughter. I wish I had gotten more photos...but here are the kids playing Zathura, my nephew Grant and Julius of course:And since I haven't posted a photo of him yet...here's my partner Michael:But the best photo of all, has to be this one...my mom...she's binding off on a cowl for my sister, the first

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-16237482079007740182007-11-18T21:18:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:15:58.379-05:00

I had a fun, busy, and productive day! I could use a lot more days like today.In the early morning hours, as in I hadn't yet gone to bed from Saturday night, I put the finishing touches on Julius' hat. He's been waiting patiently for his new winter hat made from the leftover yarn from the scarf I made him last year. And here he is modeling the much awaited hat:The pattern is Skip from Hip Knit

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-30740745973202996932007-11-17T19:22:00.000-05:002007-11-25T00:48:32.627-05:00

No, not that kind of spam...Saturday's tend to be very relaxed around here. So when an old friend of mine called me at 12:30 p.m. today to see if I wanted to go see Spamalot, I was still in my pajamas surfing the net while Michael was downstairs fixing breakfast. It took me a little bit to make my decision, but really, could I have turned it down? I felt a little guilty, after all, she only had

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-56769764437404381402007-11-15T22:08:00.000-05:002007-11-25T00:46:40.528-05:00

I've wanted to go to one of the local knitting groups for a long time now, but I'm so uncomfortable in social situations with strangers...even though knitters are in general a pretty friendly bunch.So tonight, I went to the first Clintonville Knit Night set up by the Cap City Knitters on Ravelry. I so love Ravelry! There were only three of us, but we had fun. Only to find that three other people

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-50216302984929677872007-11-13T21:47:00.000-05:002007-11-13T22:01:33.271-05:00

I meant to have a photo tonight of Julius with his new winter hat; the one I was planning on finishing tonight that goes with the scarf I knit him last year. But that was not possible. I love 2x2 ribbing, however, I hate weaving in ends with 2x2 ribbing. So the hat is still not done.Instead, I bring you a photo of Julius with his new trumpet...Because that's exactly what this family needs...

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-15453581488938963242007-11-10T16:47:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:15:58.379-05:00

I went out and bought a digital camera today! I’m so excited! It’s a refurbished Nikon CoolPix L3 from Micro Center for only $79.99! It will be nice to have a digital camera that doesn’t require electrical tape to keep the batteries from falling out. I was even able to use it to get the photos off my old camera and here’s some of what I’ve done for the upcoming holidays: From left to right:

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-60782665090957768122007-11-06T23:17:00.000-05:002007-11-06T23:53:57.285-05:00

I was hoping to have some photos of the already completed holiday knitting (well, what I haven’t already given away), but due to technical difficulties, the photos are stuck on the camera. *sigh* I think I’ll be doing a little digital camera shopping this weekend. So, hopefully I’ll have photos this weekend. My yarn diet is not going so well. My yarn stash has grown quite large, so this

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-8611240694746567322007-11-04T22:18:00.000-05:002007-11-04T22:21:28.471-05:00

I got my Ravelry invite today! Profile name is rubyknits. So instead of knitting, I spent what little time I had before bowling setting up my account and just taking a look around. I really need to get more photos of my completed projects. So I have lots to keep me busy…and no, I’m not trying to procrastinate on my holiday knitting. Actually, I started my holiday knitting in May. I’ve had to

Rubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858986053915021588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196495586554989644.post-17699914779452350172007-11-03T23:09:00.000-04:002007-11-04T01:20:17.818-04:00

Back in 2005, I complimented a woman on her knitting and expressed envy of her talent. She suggested that it was not too late to learn, but I explained that I could not afford to take classes and wasn’t the type to easily pick up such a skill on my own. She insisted that it was possible for me to teach myself, as she had taught herself from a book. By the end of the conversation, she had me

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