in Hawaii

Hey Everyone, I knitted a nice dishcloth on my way from Korea to Hawaii, but since I got here I have not done a thing. Go over to www.yublogkorea.blogspot.com to see some pictures from Hawaii. I can't believe we have to leave already. Vacations never last as long as I would like. Darn you, Budget!!!

in Hawaii

Hey Everyone, I knitted a nice dishcloth on my way from Korea to Hawaii, but since I got here I have not done a thing. Go over to www.yublogkorea.blogspot.com to see some pictures from Hawaii. I can't believe we have to leave already. Vacations never last as long as I would like. Darn you, Budget!!!

gift!

Dishclothes, ahem, I mean Spa Facecloths make a great gift. Like this one, wrapped around some soap. Just thought I would share. This is just a little gift for a friend here. I wish I had gotten on the ball to give all my friends one. I am such a dork sometimes.
Well, gotta run and organize for the packers.

Market Day

Hello everyone, thanks again for all the happy thoughts! And don't worry about the N. Korean missles, for I bought yarn today - so it is a good day.

Here are some pictures on the way to the yarn store. Every few days in the summer they have huge-er than normal markets outside of 2nd Market, and today was one of thsoe days... so I thought while I was at it I should take some pictures. I usually don't post Korea pictures on this blog (I keep them over at blog of the morning calm) but since this was semi yarn related I thought I would add it.




It is hard to find normal worsted weight yarn. Koreans seem to crochet more than knit and they also seem to always use really thin yarn. But I took Amanda along with me and she spotted some cool yarn. This is what I ended up buying... it has purple and green entwined around it. It was 6 bucks a skein and it 60% acrylic... but I loved the color. You know me and that spring green color. It is almost as bad as my orange obsession.




(by the way I bought the coolest backback this weekend that is totally orange and has my name embroidered on it. It also has a pocket for a camelback where you can put the tube through the top, but since I don't have one, I am thinking it would be a cool yarn pocket you can thread the yarn through instead!!)

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

Thanks to all of you who wished me a happy birthday! June 30th was stellar as usual. Harland took me to Seoul Friday, then we stayed in Osan from Saturday until this morning. Friday night we ate a really good buffet at the hotel we stayed in and it was excellent. I will have to post pictures once I upload them.

I also started a new dishcloth on the way home, but I am afraid Pink Dandelion was right when she said most of my cloths won't make it to my own drawer! They make such great gifts.

Anyway, thanks for posting onto my blog! I will have some pictures up here tomorrow!
Jessica

Dishcloths are underrated

WEll hello, I have been knitting dishcloths. "Why?" you may ask. Well because I read an article this weekend in the news paper that said that kitchen sponges can be "mean little transporters of bacteria". In the article (which was printed in the Stars and Stripes but was originally from The Seattle Times) they suggested using a clean dishcloth for every day. So I decided that my cotton yarn must finally be utilized. And so on I go knitting dishcloths. I have a feeling this is all my brain can handle by knitting anyway these days. I have a zillion worries about this move, and all future travels. My life will surely be unsettled for the next two months. So I put away the sock for now and out come some squares. I may get more creative as I go... but this is what I have so far. I am using Lion Cotton (by lionbrand) in grape. And size 7 Denise needles. I love my Denises and they are the best knititng present I ever got. If you only buy one set of needles, make them Denises. They are fairly inexpensive and they rock.





What I like about these is I can finish them in a day or two. And they look so pretty. Already I am thinking of giving away the basketweave one to a friend with some nice soap to use as a washcloth. So again it begins that it will probably take me the next two months to make 7 dishcloths that I don't give away. :)

well that is all for now, friends.

knitting time has been limited!

Sorry to the folks that read this blog often. I have not been posting very often and the reason? I have not been knitting a whole lot. I have only gotten as far as the gussett in that sock. (and I think I will run out of yarn so this may end up being a child's sock!!)

So the reasons I haven't been knitting? 1. busy at Red Cross 2. busy searching/applying for jobs 3. busy trying to find an apartment that we can afford in the DC area 4. being upset because numbers 2 and 3 are not happening as fast as I would like 5. being plain tired.

It's not much of a list but it has really worn me out. For those of you who like a current and frequently updated blog, please only check back every week or so. I promise once I get settled in August I will post more often. But in the next three weeks we have to pack, clean, sell furniture etc. and Harland has to run around to all kinds of Army offices to clear. Then we take our trip to Hawaii, LA, Dayton, Birdsboro, Manchester and finally to DC. I don't know how often I will get to post, although I hope to have some cool pictures at least once a week on here.

So there is that.
Cheers y'all.