Meet Cyber

I love taking pictures. I remember when the digital cameras first came around... wow... no film. This concept as I have envisioned it must be pretty close to the effect of sliced bread. I still have a soft spot for the 35mm cameras, but you can't beat instant gratification.

When little Mac was born I bought my first digital. It's a 3 mega pixel Fuji FinePix and back then that was a standard point and shoot model. As far as "standards" go...it was usable. What do you mean by usable? Well, taking pictures of anything moving is out of the question. Taking pictures in low-light is also out. And God for bid you have to take a close up of anything!

This year is the year that I chose to upgrade. Went to Best Buy to see what was out there. I didn't want some huge honking thing because I carry my camera everywhere. I also don't care about how thin or stylish it is...I did require that there be a no-flash option and macro for those close-ups of yarn.

I walk over to the display and I see a bright yellow Clearance sign for the Fuji FinePix 8.3 mega pixel model. Cool. Same size as my old one. Same function keys, so it felt friendly. I couldn't pass up a the Price of $149!! On top of that they only had the floor model... so another 10% off... sweet!!

I get the thing home and it sucks monkey balls. Yeah... all the features I wanted, but it was slower then my first camera. I just couldn't live with it. Went back and got me a serious upgrade. Meet the new love of my life the Sony Cyber-shot:



Yes I'm a dork taking pictures of myself in the company bathroom. But look..no flash and I got real close to the mirror too!!

Investing a little more money in something you love is always worth it. I would have ended up hating that camera and more then likely not taking any pictures.

Oh, just think of all the yarn p0rn that will be exposing it's self;)

Looking Forward to 2008

I have to say that 2007 was a very good year for me. I can just imagine that this new year will be even better... Full of new friends and new projects.

I'm not to big on resolutions, as I never seem to follow through, but I did want to list some things I'm looking forward too. In no specific order...

1. Learning some new knitting techniques.

2. Losing weight.

3. Getting my first STR sock club yarn.

4. Sketching in my journal.

5. Taking my first soak in my finished master bath.

6. Blocking Fulmar.

7. Sewing curtains for my kitchen.

8. Making sock yarn on my spinning wheel.

9. Knitting and spinning with friends.

10. Blogging about it all.

I'm going to live my life to the fullest... enjoy it baby because it's a short ride.

Thursday Update

I'm going bonkers over here. People...seriously. Look:



That is the Fulmar. The back to be more specific. To get even more technical..that main body of patterned cables was done over the course of 5 days...were talking 34 rows of size 2 tight cables. That's something on average of 7 rows a day...and I know I didn't knit every day.

How is this possible you say. How is it that you go from knitting 2-4 rows on average a day to a whopping 7... no cable needle. Oh yeah baby...I've mastered the technique. I'm sooooo thrilled to have this down. Now, I'm back to work and don't have all that free time to knit away. It was nice to get a big chunk done though.

My other work in progress is the hot coco socks...



I was going to rip it out and try the yarn on a larger needle, but I got lazy and just kept knitting. I'm hoping it softens a little with the blocking.

I'm also thinking it's time to try out a heel flap gusset with these bad boys. I like the short-rows and have gotten to the point where it's mindless...which is good, don't get me wrong. I just feel the need to learn a new trick, since I'm on a roll:P

A Snowy Fiber Adventure

What's the best thing to do on the first day of the first month of the year. The 4th Annual New Year’s Day Open House and Sale at The Fold.



Knitterary and I ventured out into the wind and snow in search of fiber. Toni knows how to throw a party...



We pulled up to this when the store had been open for only 30 minutes. The fiber lovers didn't stop coming. The weather was frightful, but the sales were delightful. We shuffled, and compressed ourselves into the store. Tons of stuff on sale and all the fiber lovers around us were just so pleasant. Makes waiting in the checkout line for 40 minutes not such a bad deal.



Sale bins where scattered through out the house and not to mention the delicious spread for sandwiches, dips and chips.



With our tummies and fiber fix satisfied ... we ventured out for the long stretch home.

This was the best deal of the day. Classic Elite Attitude was on sale at 75% off... yes folks...can you believe it!!! it's a cotton silk blend and gosh is it soft. Now, what to make with it?

FO: Koolhaas Hat

Pattern: Koolhaas Hat by Jared Flood - Interweave Knits, Holiday 2007

Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted

Needles: US 5 and US 7

Start Date: December 16, 2007

End Date: December 23, 2007

Comments: I choose to go down on the needle size, well...because that was the needle size I had, really. I did the larger size pattern which is one added repeat, but because of my HUGE ASS HEAD thick hair, I think I need another inch of rib on the bottom. We'll see what I get into this weekend. I might or I might not change it.