http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/ AngiPants Knits Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:15:00 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Crafts Hobbies & Crafts Friends http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/56.html Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:31:55 GMT To a new blog!!! Are you not excited for me? you can now read all about my crafting mishaps here: http://angipantsdesign.blogspot.com/ Visit soon and often! Also don't forget to leave lots of comments. http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=56 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/55.html Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:32:35 GMT So it is the night before my friends wedding, and everyone is exhausted. There is still so much to do. Bri's mom still has 8 hours or so of work to do on the my and the Matron's dresses, Bri needs her beauty sleep, and I have to make a pair of earrings and some poof purses. All of this needs to be done before 9:AM when we all depart to Log Haven for the ceremony. Oh, and the Ring Bearer's pillow hasn't even been started. Since it appeared that I had the simplest and quickest tasks to accomplish that night, I volenteered to make the pillow. Bri and I had a quick consult and decided that... (more) http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=55 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/53.html Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:11:32 GMT My best friend got married last week, and I had the great honor of being her Maid of Honor. As part of my gift to her, I decided to make all of the bridal party jewelry. Little did I know the feat this would be. Bri wanted something very romantic and simple. Her theme was romantic renaissance (just look at her dress!) so I also had to make the peices match the theme. The original plan was to make everyone a pair of earrings and a necklace, with the exception of the Matron of Honor (Bri's older sister) who didn't have peirced ears and requested an ear cuff, and the two young bridemaids as... (more) http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=53 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/54.html Tue, 23 May 2006 21:49:29 GMT Found this on the Knitting Fiend: 1) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, liposuction and air conditioning. 2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall. 3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog box turtle has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract. 4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn’t changed at all; women are still property,... (more) http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=54 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/52.html Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:07:36 GMT So I have been working harder than a worker bee to finish the cardi wrap. For those of you sitting on edge of your seat, I did get the wrap to my aunt before the 12th. This is just a summary post. For the sleeve, I continued with the vanilla edging. Also, I mentioned the different notes I wrote out for the sleeve, well they came out perfect. The width of the sleeve was just as called for in the pattern. I probably could have done with more blocking, but figured it would unblock in the mail. So I gave my aunt detailed instructions on how to make it pretty on her... (more) http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=52 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/51.html Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:53:27 GMT I have decide to offer my services as a Knitting/Crocheting tutor. I love to teach, and there are plenty of people wanting to learn these skills. I recently taught some of my young cousins how to crochet, and loved the experience! So... If you are looking for a tutor, I am your girl! I would prefer to stay in South Orange County (California), but am willing to meet half way in Coffee Shops if the student is not in South County. I work during the days, so lessons would have to be evenings and weekends. I charge $30.00 hour and provide a knitting kit of needles and yarn (if necessary) for... (more) http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=51 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/50.html Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:03:01 GMT I am determined to give this cardi-wrap to my aunt before March 12. Think I can do it? It looks like it will be tight. So I finally finished "the big one" that really long lenght of loops. And, silly me, I miss counted and divided wrong and ended up doing TWICE the length required. I thought it would never end! So that was finally finished. By that time I was so egar to finish at least one aspect of the wrap, I went ahead and crocheted the outside edge. I decided the wrap needed an accent color, and that color was going to be French Vanilla to match the hat! See how great my... (more) http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=50 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/49.html Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:53:38 GMT I took a small break from the cardi wrap to make a hairpin lace hat. I have been cranking on the wrap, and just finished the last strip (the dreaded strip D!) for the body last night. Since my loom is now empty, I decided to take a break and play around with the loom. I experimented using two colors for a bit, but will have to wait until I have more time to experiment further. I did get it so the center crochet was a different color than the loops, but it was stiff and I was worried about the loops pulling out and making really small loops and really big loops. Anyway, here is a picture of my... (more) http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=49 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/48.html Fri, 24 Feb 2006 23:17:05 GMT I am having such fun with this project! A few notes on the pattern: My loom I bought from Joann's only increases in 1/2" increments from 1/2". So I went through the pattern and did a little tweaking on the width of my strips so it would still come out the same size. For example, I made the following notes on my sleeves: For Strip A: First 84 loops @ 3 1/4 Next 21 loops @ 2 3/4 Next 21 loops @ 2 1/2 Next 21 loops @ 2 1/4 Last 19 loops @ 2 I changed it to be: First 84 loops @ 3 1/2 Next 21 loops @ 3 Next 42 loops @ 2 1/2 Next 19 loops @ 2 For the other strips, I added or subtracted 1/2 “... (more) http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=48 http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/archive/47.html Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:34:17 GMT So this is my new project. The top one is done in Hairpin Lace and the bottom is Knitting. I just bought this pattern and a loom from Joann's so I can learn how to do Hairpin Lace. Stitch Diva has a ton of free tutorials on learning how to do Hairpin Lacing. I printed them all out and stuck them with the pattern so I would have a good go-to guide for this project. I bought some Lion Brand Micro Spun in Lilac for this project. I can't wait to get started! http://angipantskicks.blogdrive.com/comments?id=47