tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75951966557513507682024-02-18T23:44:34.309-08:00Peace the Knit OutAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-49577052781051851852010-09-14T16:03:00.000-07:002010-09-14T16:03:57.307-07:00Vampire Knits!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSr0Z8MnAYE6MKz_7ES71wDyNoL1hqEgdjJWiaPxjN8bSUmv0hYwpbgEImOsW-VriEEwsjhiKg5DbJwPnq4_axD9hyphenhyphenzXT3HpZ2ovMD44WkFJlMiQbY4YWYXIwGzfdvDnBIFh-GQ0jI4cr/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-12+at+12.16.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSr0Z8MnAYE6MKz_7ES71wDyNoL1hqEgdjJWiaPxjN8bSUmv0hYwpbgEImOsW-VriEEwsjhiKg5DbJwPnq4_axD9hyphenhyphenzXT3HpZ2ovMD44WkFJlMiQbY4YWYXIwGzfdvDnBIFh-GQ0jI4cr/s400/Screen+shot+2010-09-12+at+12.16.05+PM.png" width="332" /></a></div>Today is the release date of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Knits-Projects-Knitting-Twilight/dp/030758660X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1284504074&sr=8-1">Vampire Knits</a>! Genevieve Miller, all the beautiful designers, and I, have been planning and waiting for this day for almost 2 years! I can't believe it's today! I recieved my book in the mail about a week ago, and it is gorgeous! The styling is so beautiful and the vampire "tid-bites" are so interesting, it just came out so beautifully and I couldn't be prouder! <br />
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My designs in the book are: <br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/be-still-my-beating-heart-capelet">Be Still My Beating Heart Capelet</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfDz5BsjSDenGaYrr9qdz3dlYJK1IDpozXtTxULO_a1x9HshuQ5C9vUCd8yD7s0-3dIcnaeN7KhV8MOL0ycT913f7sYBS3jDa-oG9eBJdL3B8-UhLbutmiDvtyJ-zqF5mBKPJ63wgPSpW/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-11+at+5.49.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfDz5BsjSDenGaYrr9qdz3dlYJK1IDpozXtTxULO_a1x9HshuQ5C9vUCd8yD7s0-3dIcnaeN7KhV8MOL0ycT913f7sYBS3jDa-oG9eBJdL3B8-UhLbutmiDvtyJ-zqF5mBKPJ63wgPSpW/s400/Screen+shot+2010-09-11+at+5.49.43+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sitio-stockings">Sitio Stockings</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQkRYqJBhJOm1Tr9Csw5cW4nhkXG_bMfSCBOJda0XPuUBcbvCxAbgBS21jaAO2foZhsN_Myb6G4e6GO_DGU3xOb5WOWQ73fYVUgeHKbewL2VrdjDQ-HToAPkH1NHhwQvebarORppqMX8R/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-11+at+5.49.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQkRYqJBhJOm1Tr9Csw5cW4nhkXG_bMfSCBOJda0XPuUBcbvCxAbgBS21jaAO2foZhsN_Myb6G4e6GO_DGU3xOb5WOWQ73fYVUgeHKbewL2VrdjDQ-HToAPkH1NHhwQvebarORppqMX8R/s400/Screen+shot+2010-09-11+at+5.49.11+PM.png" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sidhe-shrug">Sidhe Shrug</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TsD-X0ZIVqsBCrXUlpgRXFCXi9L671kvrd5BZ13As2m1WsQghY3jNxITwk-E5Uz8L6nOROY3nkaKrNE29en9Y4oICCXe6RklNsWrBsujw6KseGDmctWB_wlrvuvrjRmv2U3HRJ4vlIuE/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-11+at+5.50.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TsD-X0ZIVqsBCrXUlpgRXFCXi9L671kvrd5BZ13As2m1WsQghY3jNxITwk-E5Uz8L6nOROY3nkaKrNE29en9Y4oICCXe6RklNsWrBsujw6KseGDmctWB_wlrvuvrjRmv2U3HRJ4vlIuE/s400/Screen+shot+2010-09-11+at+5.50.12+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">And here's the Ravelry link for <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/vampire-knits">Vampire Knits</a>. I'm so happy with my designs and I can't wait to see the projects made with them! I also love every single other pattern in the book! I want to make everything! I think I want to start with Cirilia Rose's <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lore-hoodie">Lore Hoodie</a>, which is featured on the cover of the book. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I am also planning an event at <a href="http://www.kamilles.com/">Kamille's</a> yarn shop in West Jordan, Utah, so if you happen to live in the Salt Lake area, you should stop by! Go to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153551591339040">facebook</a> page for more info :)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I hope you all love the book, I recommend it to vampire and non-vampire fans alike :)</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-17944942333098014402010-08-31T17:39:00.000-07:002010-08-31T17:39:46.957-07:00Sunflowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswRWztHDvdFU8y-yzriBd6EBUawchKiCB7sTBPA9YC6lvZNZdklLb_mIc8GdObog2XKIt7lJMB1HWS8Mwt5plt0ZdmbyoJPPJVaUS06JiRAkiVn8S9acaOT5y_hxCM16cjtowXI_-ezEk/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswRWztHDvdFU8y-yzriBd6EBUawchKiCB7sTBPA9YC6lvZNZdklLb_mIc8GdObog2XKIt7lJMB1HWS8Mwt5plt0ZdmbyoJPPJVaUS06JiRAkiVn8S9acaOT5y_hxCM16cjtowXI_-ezEk/s400/004.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To celebrate the last day of August, I want to share my sunflower that just bloomed a couple days ago! I grew this sunflower plant from a seed, I'm so proud :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It also reminds me of my very favorite Van Gogh painting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm also excited that tomorrow is September, I have been so looking forward to Fall!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This giveaway was so fun! I can't wait to do another one! Thanks to everyone who entered, my first giveaway was a success!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-6962215836546345102010-08-10T16:58:00.000-07:002010-08-10T16:58:20.027-07:00Tea TableWow, has it really been over a week since my last post? I have been wanting to keep my <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/08/pink-giveaway.html">Pink Giveaway</a> as the first post to give everyone a chance to see it, and by the way, I'm so excited that I'm getting entries! I must confess I was worried I wouldn't get any :) <br />
I want to show you guys the pretty little tea table I got from an antique store! I saw it in a booth that was made for me, light oceany blue paint and everything else was black and white, just like my room! I saw the little table, but it was a bit expensive, it was still there the next time I came back, and I got it, and I'm so glad! It matches perfectly with my room, and I'll keep it forever. Here are pictures!<br />
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What else have I been doing?<br />
I've been mostly working on another design and reading.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's it for today! Make sure you get your entries in for my <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/08/pink-giveaway.html">Pink Giveaway!</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am seriously so excited about this! I have been collecting things for a giveaway for a while, but I just can't wait anymore! So, here it is! The</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>There are so many cute items in this giveaway including:</strong></div><ul><li><br />
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</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I will also add some cute pink candy and probably a few more things and wrap it all in a cute gift basket!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>There are 3 ways to enter:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>1. Follow my blog! Comment on this post telling me you're following me, give me your e-mail, and tell me what your favorite season is!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>2. Blog about it with a link to this post, you're welcome to use the image above, and comment on this post with a link to your blog!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>3. Tweet it with a link to this post, and comment on this post with a link to your twitter!</strong></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Since I don't have too many followers yet, I will keep this giveaway open until August 29th, and I will announce a winner on August 30th!</strong><br />
<strong>I also will be happy to ship internationally, so go ahead and enter even if you don't live in the U.S.!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Good Luck!</strong></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-47262214631366692352010-07-29T21:59:00.000-07:002010-07-29T22:02:51.585-07:00Still looking for test knitters!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMNyU5wkGohDNDzxEBgf4PEFBp-nEeZFOAInWBdK5uOim8sGk918wiDTPTENNmpYhQ1GQsfjLlr1kJ1XLwhIrAoQIvt3eJphyphenhyphenHTusDuWQ96ub92fG6jjzIWA4GY-p8ni0zftVn1BepyUI/s1600/070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMNyU5wkGohDNDzxEBgf4PEFBp-nEeZFOAInWBdK5uOim8sGk918wiDTPTENNmpYhQ1GQsfjLlr1kJ1XLwhIrAoQIvt3eJphyphenhyphenHTusDuWQ96ub92fG6jjzIWA4GY-p8ni0zftVn1BepyUI/s400/070.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I'm still looking for test knitters for the Clara <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/07/clara-sweater.html">Sweater</a> in size medium (bust measurement 34-38 inches) and size large (bust measurement 39-44 inches) this sweater would look great with some positive ease so if you're normally a size small, try the medium, or if you're a medium, try the large! If you would like to give it a try, send me a message on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/shamupops">Ravelry</a> or e-mail me at <a href="mailto:shamupops@gmail.com">shamupops@gmail.com</a>!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here's a picture of the keyhole back of the sweater</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_dpm3i6SmUcktWJcZcsv6fr44AMwHQJEjAa6VN8a2k_YkBJgQXKs7vmSkQ72QblzJ5l6dCJ6SUxPaJ5phyI2S-3cbCAefxiA4bINRPoPQy7a1yGu_G2w2IeKyoe5-JwXqg7gnAwb3nKN/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_dpm3i6SmUcktWJcZcsv6fr44AMwHQJEjAa6VN8a2k_YkBJgQXKs7vmSkQ72QblzJ5l6dCJ6SUxPaJ5phyI2S-3cbCAefxiA4bINRPoPQy7a1yGu_G2w2IeKyoe5-JwXqg7gnAwb3nKN/s400/028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a closeup of the button I used, it's a cute little cluster of crystals, I think it goes well with the 1920's inspiration for the sweater.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQsJrzyx3Bdb3iSDpcxBzdU8HM3jnt2ShktUc88fz1Fpx343aKx6NWdOlYHAV3VuYuGc0Grha3HQHYH-BD6k4y41cQ_1S2PGBAZ8VMVZeshR9wwMOBMOS3MGHfAmje6TZeTSiAPvs_y-d/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQsJrzyx3Bdb3iSDpcxBzdU8HM3jnt2ShktUc88fz1Fpx343aKx6NWdOlYHAV3VuYuGc0Grha3HQHYH-BD6k4y41cQ_1S2PGBAZ8VMVZeshR9wwMOBMOS3MGHfAmje6TZeTSiAPvs_y-d/s400/031.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope I can get 1 or 2 test knitters for the sizes medium and large, the sooner I get test knitters, the sooner I can put it up for sale!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still working on getting the official photos, these are just snapshots. I also have another sweater in the works that I will need testers for soon!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also have a big surprise for all my readers on monday! I'm so excited about it!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks everyone!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-75062038377115736282010-07-28T15:26:00.000-07:002010-07-28T15:26:01.501-07:00Help my sister win a photo shoot with Liam Gallagher!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbiRH7VRnyUhkAw8GHbU9YEPJ8Pi2Qh-_Q6kXoQm7Z1MHWW7uwvErMjX7_2CD-xGOgDzfVEVW2t_znbgR8e5P9UqICCcQrUe9DWQLT68XOGqRWvaxG2j781dbm-Mun6VkXOH3iGwPn-T2/s1600/megan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbiRH7VRnyUhkAw8GHbU9YEPJ8Pi2Qh-_Q6kXoQm7Z1MHWW7uwvErMjX7_2CD-xGOgDzfVEVW2t_znbgR8e5P9UqICCcQrUe9DWQLT68XOGqRWvaxG2j781dbm-Mun6VkXOH3iGwPn-T2/s320/megan.png" /></a></div>My sister entered a contest to win a photo shoot with Liam Gallagher for his clothing line, <a href="http://www.prettygreen.com/">Pretty Green</a>. To help her win, go to Facebook, "Like" <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/PrettyGreenltd">Pretty Green</a> and then "Like" her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/photo.php?pid=30934802&id=1158009715&subject=52730062643">photo</a>. Thank you so much!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-47870160209331545942010-07-18T19:13:00.000-07:002010-07-18T19:13:40.597-07:00Clara Sweater<div align="center">I just finished the sample for my latest design, the Clara Sweater!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Clara Sweater is inspired by the Art Deco architecture and bold fashion of the 1920's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a cap sleeve slightly cropped sweater with a scoop neckline and exaggerated keyhole back. The lace pattern has eyelet columns on the cap sleeves and yoke of the sweater and an eyelet diamond pattern on the lower body of the sweater. The sweater is knit in one piece and the cap sleeves are created by raglan shaping. It looks perfect knit with Knit Picks Stroll Sock Yarn in Basalt Heather. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm currently looking for test knitters, if you're interested, post your e-mail in the comments or message me at <a href="mailto:AshleyEFay@gmail.com">AshleyEFay@gmail.com</a>, or on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/shamupops">Ravelry</a></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-6663523142135794892010-07-15T23:07:00.000-07:002010-07-15T23:07:59.026-07:00London<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6r0_rPPb_GXG8oRxKQzKHRc7lHX-8Ud4AJ_vnrbQT5QIwF_tO5hRmkW-ojk5KOu9MZ7p6A_qmytspSrftbxaIguKSvIZj5vWLv5TAMhtN4_QDE9TBSvHfZDeYv7pxm_DMkZdfvNZuo6k/s1600/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6r0_rPPb_GXG8oRxKQzKHRc7lHX-8Ud4AJ_vnrbQT5QIwF_tO5hRmkW-ojk5KOu9MZ7p6A_qmytspSrftbxaIguKSvIZj5vWLv5TAMhtN4_QDE9TBSvHfZDeYv7pxm_DMkZdfvNZuo6k/s400/1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, if you read my last <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/07/malaga.html">post</a>, you'll know that in April, my family took a vacation, we went to London for 4 days, then Malaga for 5 days, and back to London for 5 more days, or so we thought, about 2 days before we were supposed to leave, a volcano <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8621407.stm">errupted</a> in Iceland, and the ash cloud travelled down and covered most of the UK and other parts of Europe, apparently volcanic ash is bad news for planes. I thought we would be fine because our flight wasn't for 2 days, but every day on the news, they would announce that all flights to and from the UK are cancelled until the next day, so 2 days came and went, and we had no way to get home. After our first flight got cancelled, they rescheduled us for the next day, but that day came and went, still no flights, so they put us on a flight for a week later. I know being stuck in London doesn't sound like the worst thing, but it got a little scary not knowing when we would be able to go home, if it would be a week, a few weeks, maybe more. People were sleeping in the airport because they had no place to go. It was really strange. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So about 4 days before our next scheduled flight, airlines started doing test flights, because they were losing hundreds of millions of dollars, and they were getting tired of it, and stranded passengers weren't so happy either, so the test flights happened, and the planes were fine, but they still had to wait for approval to be able to begin flights again. The next day, still no flights, but the day after that, they started letting a few planes go, so we took that opportunity to call our airline and get the first available flight, which turned out to be in a few hours, so we gathered our luggage as quickly as possible and finally got flighy home, a week after we planned on coming home, it was certainly an adventure, but I still had a great time :]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been to the UK a few times, I have had some amazing opportunities to travel, and I think this was my favorite trip, I loved it.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">If you read this entire long post, thank you!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a lovely day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-31207665358578403692010-07-14T21:00:00.000-07:002010-07-14T21:00:21.427-07:00Malaga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbeVYncaLd4cdskhFoDagQm4JrFofos3Tw_Nsn_9LLHRBLlb2DDh471NcawLCdLPQJkD0yfmPb2zQRcOWJnHZMa30IJz1HPMFFcqKGyaZ1PPIWpYHWWHphJU6IE3VsYj3qWiOch_zv3qJ/s1600/Malaga+and+London+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbeVYncaLd4cdskhFoDagQm4JrFofos3Tw_Nsn_9LLHRBLlb2DDh471NcawLCdLPQJkD0yfmPb2zQRcOWJnHZMa30IJz1HPMFFcqKGyaZ1PPIWpYHWWHphJU6IE3VsYj3qWiOch_zv3qJ/s320/Malaga+and+London+046.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you about my trip to Malaga, Spain. In my next post I'll tell you about London. In April, my family and I went to London for 4 days, then Spain for 5 days and back to London for 5 days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got an amazing opportunity to stay at the 5-Star Hotel Torrequebrada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Malaga was so beautiful, the beach was amazing. The beach was right outside the hotel doors, we would go out there and spend hours just watching the waves and eating delicious local fruit. Or we would walk around and find the best restaurants, they had delicious mediterranean food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even got to go sightseeing in Malaga city with a cute boy from Germany that I met there</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ayagpAU4GHlVQXJbGPITMOCCHA0XNILL4QoOu-cNbswCpw_dx1n61opXUCBSTqJ6vWP00OuFYvj-hkHHcXgITFZdkk7raiUvwtcktqkNM7nhHsASY8KUXLTrFDjJMKfrsQlGU0QswirD/s1600/11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ayagpAU4GHlVQXJbGPITMOCCHA0XNILL4QoOu-cNbswCpw_dx1n61opXUCBSTqJ6vWP00OuFYvj-hkHHcXgITFZdkk7raiUvwtcktqkNM7nhHsASY8KUXLTrFDjJMKfrsQlGU0QswirD/s400/11.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is us in front of the bullfighting ring, where they still have bullfights, sadly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all had such a wonderful time, I think that Spain was one of my family's favorite vacations ever. We were definitely sad to leave, but we got to go to London again, so we were excited about that, but Malaga turned out to be the calm part of the trip, before our big adventure, which I'll tell you about tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for reading! Have a lovely day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-40389309773383345712010-07-10T20:39:00.000-07:002010-07-10T20:43:48.456-07:00Alpacas and Lavender<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Today was my dad's birthday, and we went to a lavender farm and an alpaca farm! The alpaca farm was having it's annual farm day where they let people visit their alpacas and they also have yarn and roving for sale. I don't normally buy yarn impulsively, I usually buy it when I have a project in mind, but the yarn was so soft and gorgeous, I just had to get some. I got 4.7 ounces of this worsted/heavy worsted black and grey twist:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKXtgZRYHaEypP4mNSBNG5D0ZTjp7HSiVn5kVnQ6_b_ZYhm4jZJpLSM5Tyw_Us5Vnz_k497oPBNoCQrOmflKxexLxBJ9-ojAAdC82FTlk2CN83ATOJzr31jaVj1tTfCSGmG1R3_6972ut/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKXtgZRYHaEypP4mNSBNG5D0ZTjp7HSiVn5kVnQ6_b_ZYhm4jZJpLSM5Tyw_Us5Vnz_k497oPBNoCQrOmflKxexLxBJ9-ojAAdC82FTlk2CN83ATOJzr31jaVj1tTfCSGmG1R3_6972ut/s400/031.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">4.8 ounces (total) of this gorgeous medium rose grey fingering weight, which will make a beautiful pair of socks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3vV_Mi1Y9lZOjhwvUpIoGceMAcRaZINZu96k_ElgTJF8llY_sn2fUwxK8E_bl1vf_F5XneCqUg2SVv9rokNTXXQ-sjAvtD5z0e19yC0p-KS0tDmcdrMAKbMYGwF90WcWR8MY8aqh9vTm/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3vV_Mi1Y9lZOjhwvUpIoGceMAcRaZINZu96k_ElgTJF8llY_sn2fUwxK8E_bl1vf_F5XneCqUg2SVv9rokNTXXQ-sjAvtD5z0e19yC0p-KS0tDmcdrMAKbMYGwF90WcWR8MY8aqh9vTm/s400/037.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And 8 ounces, about 450 yards, of super amazingly soft baby alpaca. It's from their cute little copper brown baby alpaca named Penny Candy!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv1pCU97l94shjRaUh7cfPT8rGEcv-5d6HXZ4b31gXAr95JxAz6xnixldCoN4mE0eRgNwLpl0pnhghQbOmSgyDl9p5WYYZeOP3cQwNBdUr_ogN2FtDi-SiszVvsKThO5G2Ekr36vR0MVB/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv1pCU97l94shjRaUh7cfPT8rGEcv-5d6HXZ4b31gXAr95JxAz6xnixldCoN4mE0eRgNwLpl0pnhghQbOmSgyDl9p5WYYZeOP3cQwNBdUr_ogN2FtDi-SiszVvsKThO5G2Ekr36vR0MVB/s400/024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is the best part, I got to hang out with Penny Candy! Here we are:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It was really cool to see the alpaca that my yarn came from, I let her know I appreciate the beautiful fiber I got from her :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We also picked lavender, which was so fun and so pretty smelling</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So it was a very fun day! I hope you are all having a great weekend!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-5354681143279437732010-07-09T17:04:00.000-07:002010-07-09T17:04:14.296-07:00Etsy ShopI did a small update on my <a href="http://www.peacetheknitout.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> shop today. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I made a white pillow with 3 fabric roses attached:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And I listed 2 pairs of my pointe shoes</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So just a small update on my <a href="http://www.peacetheknitout.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> and on this blog today, but I'm glad I have been a little more motivated than I have in the past week :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a lovely day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-77198331192876225132010-07-08T20:58:00.000-07:002010-07-08T20:58:20.947-07:00Mail Call!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So I got 2 interesting bits of mail today! Number 1:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU9vxX1VuyWt5uxoqAcPn0U3ckVI4eC1DqRNZ3y1aSIUBS-8GPU7kWbzRk6c74mNRy_fWFBlxLR6hKWWrgbWBbgo-gRMfc6gpE-SZPGG19Ou7huHTzu3MM3curm0uzR_hjC6JgH5v6iPX/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU9vxX1VuyWt5uxoqAcPn0U3ckVI4eC1DqRNZ3y1aSIUBS-8GPU7kWbzRk6c74mNRy_fWFBlxLR6hKWWrgbWBbgo-gRMfc6gpE-SZPGG19Ou7huHTzu3MM3curm0uzR_hjC6JgH5v6iPX/s320/009.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Boye Needlemaster! This was a surprise gift from my Grandma and Aunt, they heard about my <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/07/accident.html">accident</a> and they sent me this! I was so excited, it definitely made me feel better! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second was 2 packages of teeny-tiny clothespins!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got them because I saw them on a display in a store and I thought they would be perfect for my mini sock advent calendar! I am making 25 mini socks to hang on a clothesline with my little mini clothespins and I think they will make a cute advent calendar christmas decoration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately I haven't felt up to much crafting in the past few days, I did make some baby bloomers to go with the <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/07/mini-cherries-dress.html">cherry dress</a>, here they are in progress:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Other than that, I have been working on my latest sweater design! It's nearly done, I can't wait to show you pictures because it's exactly what I pictured in my head!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for reading!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-3389542564625047032010-07-05T20:04:00.000-07:002010-07-05T21:56:58.669-07:00accident :(Sorry for the lack of posting this weekend, but on Saturday I was in a car accident. I wasn't driving, I was with a friend, and no one was seriously hurt, but I did have to get my spine x-rayed yesterday and I found out I have bruising all over my spine. I also have a scrape and bruise on my collar bone from the seat belt and a painful bruise on my knee. For the past couple days I have been in pain and trying to rest, so, needless to say, I haven't been very productive with any knitting or sewing projects this weekend. Anyway, just so this post isn't too much of a downer, I was having photos taken of me right before the accident, here are a couple of my favorites: (P.S., I'm wearing the <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/06/high-waist-shorts.html">shorts</a> I made in the last couple photos!)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to have more crafts to show in the next few days as I recover! Have a lovely day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-55343898063712721972010-07-01T18:47:00.000-07:002010-07-01T18:47:27.935-07:00Mini Cherries DressMy sister owns a cherry print dress by <a href="http://www.collectif.co.uk/">Collectif</a>, I don't think they have it on the website, she got her dress from a store called Rocket Rebellion in our town. She wore it when we went to a <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/">family reunion</a> and my aunt mentioned that she thought it would make a cute baby dress, her baby is about to turn one, so I got inspired to try to recreate a tiny baby version of the dress. Here's my sister in her dress:<br />
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And here's the baby dress:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I was really happy that I found this cherry print fabric because the cherries are really little, so it looks like not only the dress has shrunk to baby size, but also the fabric, and I think the dainty print will be more suitable for a baby than some of the larger prints I was looking at.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I think my aunt will be pretty happy, because this dress is going to be a total surprise! I haven't told her that I'm making it.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a lovely day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-21034188703195565332010-06-28T13:18:00.000-07:002010-07-05T22:00:46.962-07:00High waist shortsAs promised, here are some photos of me wearing the linen high waist <a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/06/paper-bag-shorts.html">shorts</a> that I made :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">They look cute with the cropped shirts that I have been buying. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also got this shirt today that I think looks cute with it:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm glad I found this shirt, I was planning on making one, and I think it will go with my </span><a href="http://peacetheknitout.blogspot.com/2010/06/vintage-sewing-finds.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Audrey Hepburn</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> pants when I make them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn't use a pattern on these. I don't usually use patterns because I am imagining something specific in my head, and I can't normally find a pattern that's exactly what I want, so I just buy a little extra fabric for trial and error :) I do the same thing with knitting, if I use a pattern, I almost always modify it in some way. Are any of you the same way?</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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Yesterday I bought some boxes to hold some of my sewing and knitting supplies, everything was getting a little spread out.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the map print, maps and globes as decorations are my favorite. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, not much to share today, just my little boxes, and I have collected a few more things for my giveaway, I will post about it soon!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-51277083978805875582010-06-26T22:10:00.000-07:002010-06-26T22:10:22.427-07:00Miss Indie<a href="http://missindiedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/06/hello-kitty-giveaway.html">Miss Indie</a> is having a super cute Hello Kitty giveaway on her blog!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">How fun is it that it's Hello Kitty themed? There are lots of ways to enter, so make sure you get your entries in!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">By the way, I have started collecting items for my first giveaway! I don't know when it's going to happen just yet, but it's going to be cute!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-67962475217460371542010-06-25T19:24:00.000-07:002010-06-25T19:24:23.635-07:00Paper bag shorts<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I love the high waist shorts with a cropped shirt look, it looks so vintage and pretty, ever since I saw Sabrina, I wanted to look like this:</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately, not too many stores sell high-waisted shorts, and if they do, they're not as high as I would like, so I made my own! They are linen paper bag style shorts</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I will take a picture wearing them, I promise, but by the time I was finished, it was too dark outside to take pictures. I didn't use a pattern because I couldn't find one, but they came out really cute and they fit great! I'm so excited to wear these all summer, they will go with anything! </div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-91594580410007777502010-06-23T21:37:00.000-07:002010-06-23T21:37:59.796-07:00My Garden!I wanted to show you what I'm growing in my garden! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">There are already 2 red cherry tomatoes and 2 green peppers growing!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6RNW_jwbotS0kDVqt9g5jlGa1Nf6G1CkaGuOsWkhEj9m0M_qKQxiQkcBrMv8sY5W5a1lbLG4EOKarGCeu2Sm4-jeJZ03372t5EXptgjn-pLy4d-sDQYzFXBa36sy5qEHIJyVmkCOFc8X/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6RNW_jwbotS0kDVqt9g5jlGa1Nf6G1CkaGuOsWkhEj9m0M_qKQxiQkcBrMv8sY5W5a1lbLG4EOKarGCeu2Sm4-jeJZ03372t5EXptgjn-pLy4d-sDQYzFXBa36sy5qEHIJyVmkCOFc8X/s320/009.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWNHP8rrV1e96u1JTJeYbsxpYjyyhkYH3iK_Bb_HUf5Uq32mWblOmVleSj_oYFMmP-EksY3KflWtGNgtDeoACbUEMqdyTkfPMNgo6J-Bfky2lc6xn7dtrkEbTJ9MV4Iy7kM9kjVnfzuh7/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWNHP8rrV1e96u1JTJeYbsxpYjyyhkYH3iK_Bb_HUf5Uq32mWblOmVleSj_oYFMmP-EksY3KflWtGNgtDeoACbUEMqdyTkfPMNgo6J-Bfky2lc6xn7dtrkEbTJ9MV4Iy7kM9kjVnfzuh7/s320/008.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And I planted another few things the other day, so they haven't grown yet :]</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The bigger one is rosemary, and the smaller ones are sunflowers, forget-me-nots, parsley, cucumber, and lemon basil. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Have any of you planted gardens this year?</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I have seen some bloggers replying to comments on their blog page, which I think is a good idea, because I always want to reply, but I don't know if the commenter will ever read them! So, to <a href="http://www.knittedbliss.com/">Julie</a>, I had no idea hairpin lace could be so beautiful until I saw those links you posted! I really want to try out those gorgeous patterns! P.S., I love your blog and your knits are beautiful! Plus you're so darn cute! I think the same thing about <a href="http://yellowbirdknits.blogspot.com/">Anna</a>! Love your blog and knits too! Same with the cuteness :] Thanks for commenting on my new pattern! And yes, I love reading your <a href="http://hopingforpeas.blogspot.com/">sister's</a> blog too! And it was kind of funny, she posted a comment here and said I should read your blog! It really is a small blog world!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I seriously love getting comments, thanks to everyone who takes the time to comment on my little blog!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-29144808743692623532010-06-22T18:36:00.000-07:002010-06-22T18:36:59.546-07:00Sorry!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days! I was at a family reunion for the past few days, and I didn't get a chance to get online!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>I want to thank everyone who posted kind comments about my new pattern!<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A lot of bloggers have been posting about honesty, and in the spirit of that, I want to say that I really love getting comments on my blog, especially nice ones, expecially from knitters that I look up to and from bloggers that I regularly read!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, when I was gone, I went to the craft store and I found a hairpin lace kit! I had never heard of it until I saw it in a vintage 1950's pattern book, and I tried looking at my local stores, but I just figured that no one really used this technique anymore, but I found it! Here's what it looks like:</div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I know it doesn't look like much now, but you make lots of strips and then you connect them, and it looks awesome when they're all connected, here's a picture from my 50's pattern book:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, in the same spirit of honesty, I worry a lot about what I'm going to post here, I have lots of things to post about, but I never know which one to post about first, and if I should combine things into a post. Anyway, I'm learning as I go, and I'm having lots of fun doing it!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for reading!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-67564220629167051912010-06-17T15:40:00.000-07:002010-06-17T15:40:09.918-07:00Newport Beach Pullover!My newest design, the <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/Newport_Beach_Pullover__D10325220.html">Newport Beach Pullover</a> is now for sale on <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/">http://www.knitpicks.com/</a>! Here's the Ravelry link: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newport-beach-pullover">http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newport-beach-pullover</a><br />
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<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">The Newport Beach Pullover is an off-the-shoulder sweater knit in one piece with no seaming. The relaxed gauge creates a light and drapey fabric. This sweater reminds me of my hometown in southern California. It’s the perfect sweater to wear on a chilly day at the beach. </div></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmJXxdwOPe7ZfSXA91MMEhqjyxyChS8-8_CGIBXD8K3WXNlNx3m1RYkTG9Wa28Lm7X7Ap6Vxdu7qwDFQeLlLenxjeiT9LkezsIjEEZooGf0UO_KIF0c94RZ1nYj7rxFyBSYqtkDWMzwNK/s1600/newport1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmJXxdwOPe7ZfSXA91MMEhqjyxyChS8-8_CGIBXD8K3WXNlNx3m1RYkTG9Wa28Lm7X7Ap6Vxdu7qwDFQeLlLenxjeiT9LkezsIjEEZooGf0UO_KIF0c94RZ1nYj7rxFyBSYqtkDWMzwNK/s320/newport1.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYqlgmbPcuQErb7yWZw1b0qygOkESxHyehyphenhyphen0g0CXJyeO6uJXlT_QEr0cx2sL3LtHn4QFbUIiPt7gqm4jVnd9WoYze5qy0RbBphz9UHPKY3Xj77ZUdbvUHcu_pa0bFIzYugqefUOeXstG4/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYqlgmbPcuQErb7yWZw1b0qygOkESxHyehyphenhyphen0g0CXJyeO6uJXlT_QEr0cx2sL3LtHn4QFbUIiPt7gqm4jVnd9WoYze5qy0RbBphz9UHPKY3Xj77ZUdbvUHcu_pa0bFIzYugqefUOeXstG4/s320/018.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXDn4ThtZDmaXQ0OKSG4cZnCtOGLMMUfjFZPOcSjwsBKGSMehBlwtwM3JZxA45bMEiMvbAQFDrOxB-_ZN4ZvkFszRjNznMeiCTQsXU5S9wJirM83oV-j6SWhGW9vsP388i1GMAmVvjlFK/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXDn4ThtZDmaXQ0OKSG4cZnCtOGLMMUfjFZPOcSjwsBKGSMehBlwtwM3JZxA45bMEiMvbAQFDrOxB-_ZN4ZvkFszRjNznMeiCTQsXU5S9wJirM83oV-j6SWhGW9vsP388i1GMAmVvjlFK/s320/007.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I have other pictures to upload, but I'm about to leave to go to California, like, right now :] and the picture uploader isn't working right.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyways, I'm really excited about it, and it's only $1.99 with Knitpicks Independent Designer program!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a nice day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-77894691773488181522010-06-16T21:35:00.000-07:002010-06-16T21:38:20.460-07:00Aprons and blanketsJust a quick little post today :] I finished the apron! It's made of cupcake print fabric. I want to take better pictures, but here's one, I didn't have any makeup on, so I got just the apron in the picture :]<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">By the way, I have news for tomorrows post! I can't wait!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a lovely day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-72457657218781527652010-06-15T19:12:00.000-07:002010-06-15T19:13:11.615-07:00Apron, scarf, and queue<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Right now I am finishing a really cute apron, here's a little peek:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It's <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-1914-aprons.aspx">this</a> pattern, view A (main picture) and it's a reprinted vintage patterns, I love those, but, as you know from my last post, I love real vintage patterns even more, there's just something about finding a pattern for a dress and thinking about how maybe someone bought the pattern to make a dress for a special occasion. Anyway, I will take pictures in it when the apron's finished! This will be my first apron! I really want to make more, it will be a fun way to use holiday and other printed fabrics!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also found my dad's <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/shamupops/henry">scarf</a>, I made it for him, and he lost it, like right away, so I never got to take pictures of it, I want to take more, but I was so excited about finding it that I snapped a couple, here's one:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I was also looking through all my knitting books and magazines, and I was looking at all the patterns I really want to make, I bought the magazines and books specifically for the patterns, and I haven't made them yet.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> Of course, I think all knitter's "to do" lists grow much faster than we can keep up with :] I have never really used my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/shamupops/queue">queue</a> on Ravelry, I mostly just save things to my favorites, but in the last couple of days I have been updating my queue, and putting it in order of priority, and I'm excited to start, I feel like my projects haven't had much direction. I think it's because for the past year I have been doing a lot of designing and not a lot of projects for myself. Well, now I think I want to work on some things for me :]</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, that's it for today! Have a nice day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595196655751350768.post-35780967998017147582010-06-13T15:24:00.000-07:002010-06-13T15:25:13.055-07:00Vintage sewing findsI learned to knit about 2 1/2 years ago, and since then, I have been knitting most of the time, and I haven't been sewing as much, but lately I have been trying to sew a lot more. I love vintage patterns and I have quite a collection now. I wanted to show you a couple of vintage sewing items that I found at an antique store last week. First, this adorable sewing basket! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">It has pictures of sewing supplies on the top and on the inside are holes for thread to go through. It also has handles that are threaded through the top and attached to the inside, so you pull the top open, and pull the handles to close it. I love it! I also got a couple new vintage patterns</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I have also been going through my sewing stash, and I found this pattern that I want to make as soon as possible! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the skinny, slightly cropped style, and I've always wanted pants like Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I made <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/homemade-cranberry-nut-granola-recipe/index.html">this</a> granola yesterday, it is so amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So todays post had lots of pictures, and went off topic at the end :] Have a nice day!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246476415532160464noreply@blogger.com1