birthday swap

one day it turned out to be a snow day. so, i grabbed my lap top and got on ravelry. i joined around 60 groups. one group happened to be the birthday swap 2008. the organizer pairs every one up based on their birthdays. she trys to get them within a few days if not on the same day. my partner's birthday was on january 13th while mine was on jan. 14th. i ot my package on the 12th. it was awesome. being my first swap and all.

it came with a journal. it is so pretty. a dark blue background with pink and white paisley. i love paisley. and i got the book the cool girl's guide to knitting. it has some really cute patterns. also ir came with two skeins of regia crazy color sock yarn. it has purple, turquoise, and yellow. also i got some pens and candy hearts. i really like the pens and apparently so did someone else in my last period class...it was stolen.

its official. i suck at math. i failed algebra two. and i'm trying not to fail biology now. i should be ok. but i wish that my icp (integrated chemistry/physics) teacher taught biology. it'd be easier. but i'm going to try hard.

well thats it for now!!!

xoxo

abby

p.s. i apoligize for any spelling errors. my computer decided to do the thing where once you go backto change something and you start typing it erases the next thing and the next thing. :(

fetching

so...i started the gloves thursday. its saturday and i am done. it could be because i was determined to finish them today but at least i did it. i like them but they feel like they are different sizes. but i may just be crazy. i do know for a fact that they are differnet lengths. i lost count on my first mitt and did the 4x1 rib in the middle for way to many rounds. but here are the pictures...

how funny would that be??

ok so here is a short story that explains a few things...last saturday i was looking on the loopy ewe and webs because i need a drop spindle and want yarn. my mom came over to the couch and told me that if i cleaned my room...super good...that she would give me two hundered dollars to spend on yarn and stuff. so i'm not sure if it is really gonna happen...i hope it does...but i started cleaning my room last night it took me awhile to just clean my top bunk...yes i have bunk beds. while cleaning i found my jaywalker pattern and i decided to start those after i finished a little cleaning. but for some reason i changed my mind. i decided to make fetching. so at 6 o'clock i started my knit-o-thon. i printed the pattern, picked the yarn, and for the first time ever i made a swatch. then i started. i didn't get much done before i went to bed. but when i went to school i knit and knit and knit. i knit during band. i knit during spanish and i knit during science. in science i finished the first mitt. and i started the second one. well that turned out to be not so much of a short story.

but back to fetching...i LOVE it. i haven't weaved in the ends yet but i keep trying it on. it looks amazing. i don't know what it is but it has something special that makes me feel accomplished. i don't really like gloves so these wll be cozy and for band they will be awesome. and if i change from trombone to sousa in marching band next summer...by the fall these will be great. also i should make some for some friends who play clarinet, flute or, any insturment with "buttons".

well i hope everyone had a great christmas and new years. i did. well i will write more later

xoxo
abby