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so i haven't posted in a while. but i am not sure what to talk about. not much knitting has been going on. i finished the picot edge on lorna's laces one hank socks on black dog designs blog.

in english ten honors we are reading jane eyre by charlotte bronte. i have had a horrible time of comprehending it. today it dawned on me that maybe, just maybe, they would have the book on recording. i have downloaded a few books from Librivox.org and they have been good. so i figured jane eyre was old enough to be on there. and luckily it was. for the weekend my teacher had given us more than 80 pages to read. i have downloaded the Librivox recorded Jane Eyre and am half way through chapter 22 (we have to "read" through 23. i'll be able to finish the 23rd chapter by the time i go to english. i wonder if it is wrong that i downloaded the recorded version...any opinions? i hope i am no a horrible person.

<3abby

the froggy days of spring break

it's sad really. it is already thursday night. to some kids this would be a good thing. but for me it is horrible really. tomorrow (friday march 28, 2008)is the last day of spring break. this week went so fast. how come all good things end so fast? last week was great because my parents were out of town and i was able to spend the entire week with one of my best friends. it was so fun. a lot of late nights and early mornings. and this week is spring break. i think this has gone by faster than the speed of light. at least i'm pretty sure that is fast...:)

on to the knitting content of this knitting blog. so i frogged the "back to basics" socks from knitty. i read the pattern COMPLETELY wrong. i'm pretty sure they would've turned out really nice though. they are a toe up sock. the toe increase made the toe look more square. you should go check it out. so i decided to start the Lorna's Laces One Hank Socks. both of these patterns are on ravelry. the lorna's laces socks are top down. i have yet to finish a pair or even one top down sock/s. the yarn the original pair was done is it SO pretty. i have literally only knit 3 rows of this sock. once i get more done, which will hopefully be by tomorrow evening, i will post pictures on this blog and ravelry.

does anyone live in the mid-eastish of this country? did anyone see the crap they call weather tonight? it started out by raining all day. then around four it began snowing. oh no! this was no ordinary snow. this snow was the size of my head. ok, so maybe it was a tad smaller but still, it was gigantic! then it stopped. this made me happy. but to my surprise, it started snowing AGAIN!!! it has been snowing ever since. it has been snowing for about four hours. (how come four and hour don't rhyme? ) the roads and every driveway are covered. and i am pretty sure it has been raining on top of that. i may have pictures tomorrow.

well i hope everyone has had or does have a pleasant spring break.

<3abby

p.s. i am considering doing a contest. any opinions??

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i haven't posted in awhile. i'm not really sure what to talk about. i haven't really been knitting all that much lately. I started the back to basics socks on knitty. but i can't really tell you how i like them because i have only just started the toe. it is a toe up sock and i am using one circ...in other words i am using magic loop. i seem to like that method. my first pair of socks was using that method. my attempt at a second pair was top down and it ended up being to tight. (UG!) that pair was trying to be knit on dpns. i would like to give top down another chance but maybe using magic loop or 2 circs. if any of you find a good (free) pattern that is simple, maybe a tad lace or detail, then feel free to tell me about it.

anyone in marching band? then you'll know what i'm talking about. last week we got our schedules for this season. we have at least 30 hours more of practice than last season. i'm not sure if you guys have this in other states but Indiana has added a semi-state. so that means at regionals they pick 10 bands from the north and ten bands from the south. then they all go to semi-state then there they pick the top ten bands. those ten bands go to indianapolis to compete for the title of state champion. if ther would've been semi-state for the past 3 years, the marching hornets (our marching band) would have gone to semi-state. this year and three years ago were our best years (i was not in the band three years ago. i was in 7th grade).

ok, sorry about that little detour into boring town. well i will post more probably this weekend. tootaloo

<3abby

woo hoo

i named all fifty stats...from a song i learned in elementary school....

well i will post more later....anyone have a myspace??? i do and if you would like another friend feel free to search for me....abby....if you send me an email at abby_annette0201@hotmail.com i will give you my last name so it makes the search easier. but if you look in the next couple days my picture is of me with curly hair wearig a brown sweater with a pink scarf. good luck!!

<3abby

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