tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55974702011-12-13T22:54:53.739-05:00Made By EweThis blog is for showcasing my love of knitting, spinning, orchids, pets and my family!staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-47204363903152118332007-03-02T23:57:00.000-05:002007-03-09T21:48:08.971-05:00Adam here again...First, thank you all so much for the congratulations and well wishes, both on LJ and via e-mail. I'd like to reply to everyone individually, but I find myself a little pressed for time. Please know that every message is appreciated, and I've been reading them all to Stacey (and the twins, of course).Now, and update. We're still in the hospital (not unexpectedly). There's a staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-16822385115626349542007-02-26T23:49:00.000-05:002007-03-08T23:56:45.139-05:00Hey, everyone ! Adam here, posting to my sweetie's account. I suppose the speed with which our happy news spread shouldn't suprise me - I've even seen it posted to LJ (multiple times, even!). But now that I've got some time (and access to a desktop) it seems apporiate to post it here, too.So, from Monday's headline:"As some of you may have heard, Stacey and I had a planned C-section, scheduled staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1161881112557823702006-10-26T10:29:00.000-05:002006-10-26T11:45:12.606-05:00Almost a month to the day since my last post. I have been doing quick updates on my Live Journal but have not had the time for a real knitting/spinning/pregnancy/life post here on Blogger in a long time.What's been going on? I borrowed a World War II era sock knitting machine from my friend Susan who is a very talented woman :o) So far I have cranked out (literally) 7 pairs of socks in a week andstaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1158674903238731692006-09-19T08:56:00.000-05:002006-09-19T09:08:23.246-05:00Just a short post today to RAVE about one of my former students.Please go over and check out Jersey Knitterhttp://jerseyknitter151.blogspot.com/2006/09/back-from-class.htmlWho won not one.....But TWO blue ribbons at the Garden State Sheep Breeders Festival !I am so very proud of her :o)On another note...I hit 15 weeks yesterday. Feeling fine except for a possible ear infection that I am fighting staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1158023926031643662006-09-11T20:16:00.000-05:002006-09-11T20:18:46.043-05:00I have not posted here forever...there is a reason for that...I'm pregnant.....with twins!!!I'm 14 weeks today :o) The last ultrasound, which was last Saturday (the reason we could not go to Maine this past weekend) told us that The Beans (that's what we call them) are playing rock-em-sock-em robots in my belly!The stats:Bean A : 7.8cm long, heart rate 150Bean B: 7.2cm long, heart rate 160I don'tstaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1147703145259586422006-05-15T09:04:00.000-05:002006-05-15T09:25:46.016-05:00Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Report :o)Well I'm finally able to sit down and take stock of how the weekend went :o) The short version : Dad and I had over 200 sales from Friday to Sunday, the booth looked good and we were well received!Thursday night I went down to my parents house and dad and I finished packing the car and trailer. He was still finishing some bowls and toys and was up reallystaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1144858544647536682006-04-12T11:03:00.000-05:002006-04-12T11:15:44.726-05:00Last night Gail, Cathy and I went to see The Yarn Harlot (aka Stephanie Pearl-McPhee) at the Rutherford Library here in NJ. She was funny and talked about things that are so true in my life. The whole thing about non-knitters (muggles) not understanding our fascination with all things fiber and the description of "the look" that we get....so close to home :o) We laughed and knit (I spun) and we staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1144329753375255352006-04-06T07:54:00.000-05:002006-04-06T08:22:33.433-05:00I am a baaaaaaaaaadddd Blogger! I just looked at the last post and saw that it was in February! You might ask "Why have you been too busy to Blog?" Well, I have been very busy spinning and dyeing and labeling and packing for......The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival!!!This will be our first year as vendors, I'm so excited! I have lots of yarn, dyed fibers and stitch markers and dad is bringing staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1140643040987915462006-02-22T15:49:00.000-05:002006-02-22T16:17:21.036-05:00Thank you Secret Pal!!!I was so very down today. Not feeling too well, missing Stu... and then I go out to get the mail.There is a boxThe box says it is from my Secret PalI open the box and first I see thisAnd then out comes all of this!!!Lookie!!! Fiber!!!! Beautiful orange/pinky/yellow fiber from Dea Terra Creations, Some fuzzy black/brown yummy fiber, a big ball of blue/purple/green/pink fiberstaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1139773812395120362006-02-12T14:44:00.000-05:002006-02-12T14:50:12.406-05:00Thank you to my Secret Pal!She sent me two sets of buttons from Allison Cole. She sent me Evil and Pirates! So very cute! Please send her some good wishes, she has been a bit under the weather and we all want her to be well :o)Yay snow! Even with all the shoveling and driving and slippery roads, I still like snow. Please enjoy it if you have a chance :o)In the world of Knitting Olympics : "The staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1139498073470609712006-02-09T10:04:00.000-05:002006-02-09T10:36:49.740-05:00Hello to you!I would like to pick your brains for a minute.....it may take more than a minute but not more than five :o)I want to discuss stitch markers:1. Do you use stitch markers?If you do, please go onto question 2.2. Do you like them to be able to fit all sizes of needles?3. What attracts you to a stitch marker?4. Do you like to buy markers in sets?5. Does it matter to you if your markers staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1139164715914111112006-02-05T12:55:00.000-05:002006-02-05T13:38:35.980-05:00OK, wow! Long time since the last post :o) Though I have been posting a lot on my Live Journal. Maybe I should merge the two somehow....Knitting: Finished Pat's sweater (photo coming) Finished the Orange Socks (no photo yet) Swatched for Knitting Olympics Cast on for some Jaywalkers (failed to understand pattern, now I am knitting toeup)staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1137535598016195842006-01-17T17:00:00.000-05:002006-01-17T17:13:13.593-05:00Help my friends go to Vegas!The Boston Babydolls are slipping in the polls! They have tumbled from first place to fourth as of this writing. Please click over here and vote, they really deserve to go!!!staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1136839267730984472006-01-09T14:29:00.000-05:002006-01-09T15:41:07.773-05:00SP7 SurveyYay SP7 has begun. Here is my survey!1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? I really am :o) I like natural fibers and well made yarn.2. Do you spin? Crochet? I have been a spinner for several years on both wheel and spindle. I don't do crochet often even though it was my first craft.3. What do you use to store staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1134141368259798892005-12-09T09:20:00.000-05:002005-12-09T10:16:08.273-05:00Lookie!We woke up to this:Lots of crispy wet snow. Got the husband off to work, trains were slow but working. He looked so cute in his matching hat and scarf :o)Now, photos as promised!!!Look, Fuzzy Feet! I used a chunkier yarn than the pattern called for (because it was all I had and wanted to cast on) They are a bit big on my size 9.5's but I like them :o) It took 1 1/2 skeins of Burlyspun and staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1133446062540459382005-12-01T08:38:00.000-05:002005-12-01T09:07:42.593-05:00Ah sweet success!Pat's sweater is finished but for a little weaving in of ends. It is beautiful and I plan on photographing him wearing it for my scrapbook. I could very easily weave in the ends today block it a bit more and put it away till Saturday January 28th when the bet is over, but I don't seem to want to touch it. Dunno, it may be a case of "Deny thyself chocolate till you finish the staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1132751991072999782005-11-23T11:19:00.000-05:002005-11-23T16:05:12.060-05:00I'm almost positive someone made this connection already. But what a coincidence!!!So I saw this photo.....Then thought of this.....I leave you to draw your own conclusions.staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1132237969226008462005-11-17T09:16:00.000-05:002005-11-23T16:05:30.386-05:00I have emailed Blogger for help and have not gotten any so I am taking matters into my own hands...I know...It's annoying. Please deal with it for now, I will hunt them down and have them make it go away. I have seen this happening on other Blogs, so I know I am not alone.Now, Down to business!!!Things have been busy. As you can see on the side bar I have joined the other Blemmings (Blog Lemmingsstaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1130858361734669872005-11-01T10:15:00.000-05:002005-11-01T10:19:21.746-05:00Just a quick post! I got a wonderful package in the mail...a giftie from my secret pal!!! Some lovely decorated writing paper, fall stickers and orange envelopes. I was lamenting about how people don't write enough letters anymore. So I'm going to write a few letters :o) Thank you SECRET PAL!!!Other than that not a lot going on. Still knitting away on Pat's sweater, the orange socks, and trying staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1129910434950533422005-10-21T10:46:00.000-05:002005-10-21T11:00:35.000-05:00Look I got stuff!I got this from my friend Malcolm (you know me too well!)Thanks for returning my blue cooking pot :o)I got this from my Secret Pal. She went to a Ren Fair in California and thought of me, so sweet! It's an S with a ball of yarn. She watched them make it at the fair, so cool. She also wrote me a letter. It has been ages since I have recieved a letter on paper, through the mail :o)staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1127404956310895242005-09-22T07:42:00.000-05:002005-10-18T09:32:57.140-05:00Yay Secret Pal! I got a box in the mail quite a few days ago, but have not had time to catch my breath since then. My secret pal must be very handy with wax because I got the most beautiful candles! With bunnies on them! I also recieved lovely stitch markers, a note pad with a gardening theme, fiber in fall and plum colors (with sparkles, I love sparkles) and some Columbine seeds ( I have never staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1126732960364349492005-09-14T15:56:00.000-05:002005-09-14T16:22:40.396-05:00So I am participating in something called Secret Pal 6. You can get details about it here.I am posting my SP6 question answers here:1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?I tend to be a moderate yarn snob, I don't use Red Heart but like some Lion Brand. I tend to use my handspun more often staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1125706576830380212005-09-02T22:16:00.000-05:002005-09-02T19:16:16.836-05:00So my friend Jen is getting married on April 1st of 2006. She is marrying a great guy by the name of Birch who she met via Eharmony.com. First off, I think it is sooooo cool that she is getting married and has found someone whom she feels comfortable with. Second, she has asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. There will be three of us, Myself, Allison and Melissa. Her sister Cyndy is going to bestaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1124809122570849682005-08-23T09:54:00.000-05:002005-08-24T11:01:09.676-05:00Back From War!!! For eight days my husband and I went out to Pennsylvania to camp with about 11,000 of our friends (well actually we don't know them all but we know a lot of people) at the Pennsic War I have to say, I like seeing all of my friends, doing crafty things and hanging out....but there are some things I don't like about war.1. The heat. I do not like to be hot. Cold is much better for staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1123855977396534782005-08-12T12:12:00.000-05:002005-08-12T09:12:57.426-05:00So many links so little time!So I have found a designer that I am in love with, Hanne Falkenberg. My favorite design is this one. I can't wait to make it! With my hips being curvaceous (like hips are supposed to be) I think that the lines of this jacket would be super. There is only one US dealer, in North Carolina and they only have a phone number (no website).Another designer (new to me) is staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1123548225874048262005-08-08T22:43:00.000-05:002005-08-08T19:43:45.883-05:00So I thought I would introduce you to two other members of our family. We have:Macy, shown here guarding a ball of red yarn. Don't laugh! You never know when a ball of yarn will go wrong (o:Hazel, our oldest, doing cat aerobics. Actually, he is stuck to the rug by his claws, but refused to let me pry his claws out of the carpet. You should know that Hazel HATES getting his claws clipped. He wouldstaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1123377594446223872005-08-06T22:19:00.000-05:002005-08-07T19:38:39.216-05:00Does this look familiar?For those of you who live with a technophile, these photos will look very familiar.So our receiver was dying. What is a receiver you ask? Well it is a large box full of wires that you plug many more other wires into. This large box then controls all the other large boxes with lights and wires that are hooked up to your TV. All these boxes full of wires seem to produce evenstaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597470.post-1123192355701116992005-08-04T19:52:00.000-05:002005-08-04T17:25:07.826-05:00Hot as heck!Wow it's hot! It reached 95 here in Woodbridge today. I went outside twice, once to drive hubby to the train and once to get the mail. The rest of the day was spent inside working on a russet sweater in Mission Falls 1824 superwash wool from Knit-A-Bit. The pattern is simple, called "The exception to the rule" from The Yarn Girls Guide to Simple Knits. It's for a friend of mine named staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838407567555643455noreply@blogger.com1