tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253167342024-03-05T19:11:13.305-05:00Dreamy Jamie Knits, Crochets, and Lives...This blog is about my crafting adventures, my real life and online adventures, and all the other stuff too. Enjoy!J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-44280818968405720192010-11-27T02:35:00.001-05:002010-11-27T02:35:42.503-05:00Glee!<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QM7Zno4r2a8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QM7Zno4r2a8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-76251645719513867902010-11-13T22:56:00.001-05:002010-11-13T22:56:33.702-05:00I'll See You All In 6 Weeks...When I finally get over this!<br />
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If you don't recognize who that is singing, that's Darren Criss, from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk">A Very Potter Musical.</a> I'm totally obsessed with this clip now.J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-27883724313461504052010-10-17T21:15:00.001-04:002010-10-19T23:07:02.905-04:00Custom Fingerless Gloves Info!Hi!<br />
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If you didn't find this post via <a href="http://www.agirlandherscout.blogspot.com/">A Girl and Her Scout</a>, head on over there and check out <a href="http://agirlandherscout.blogspot.com/2010/10/artist-highlight-adn-giveaway-dreamy.html">my interview</a> and to enter the contest that this is relevant to.<br />
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The contest for a pair of crochet fingerless gloves is being hosted over at A Girl and Her Scout, and the winner will get a customized pair of crochet fingerless gloves. This post is to give more info as to what that custom really entails.<br />
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The winner will choose any number of colors, limited to what I have in my yarn stash, and I'll use those to make a lovely pair of fingerless gloves for you! My yarn stash is full of multicolored yarns, as well as single colors that can be used individually or in combination with others. <br />
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Some examples of these gloves that I've done in the past are:<br />
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A Very Potter Sequel premiered earlier this evening, and it rocks. So hard. I don't want to elaborate too much, because I can't say a lot without telling you what's going on, you've just got to watch it first! You also don't really have to have seen the first one first, but there's a lot of stuff that isn't as funny if you don't get it from the first one, and well, you should have already seen the first one anyway! Be prepared to spend a good amount of time watching if you do it in one setting, and it isn't a family affair, the sequel's got a lot more hardcore language in it than the original and it isn't censored. This makes me like it more, but I know that isn't everyone's cup of tea. To be slightly spoilerish, I've posted my two favorite quotes below the video. There's a bunch of them, but these two are my faves from my first view through. <br />
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Ron: Where have you been all my life?<br />
Harry: In a cupboard under some stairs.<br />
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From Act 2, Scene 10:<br />
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Harry: No way? You listen to me now. For eleven years, I was a muggle douchebag locked under some stairs. This year, I found out I'm a wizard. I'm famous. I can fly, and turn invisible, and I just traveled the fuck back in time. Fuck You, Draco, how's that for a happy thought? So there is absolutely no way that there is no way, you hear me?J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-34469559640130014892010-06-30T16:49:00.000-04:002010-06-30T16:49:36.275-04:00For the Owlie boxes!We're working on putting together Team Sampler Boxes for the Owls team. This is my contribution:<br />
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Aren't they just too cute for words? (Okay, don't lie about it...) They're the latest in my knitting amigurumi sans pattern adventures, and I like them. :) And look how cute they are in their little packaging:<br />
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Look for more info about them and the Team Sampler Boxes coming in July! Exciting!<br />
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<a name='more'></a>So, my kit arrived from Germany as if it apparated! I wasn't expecting it until maybe the end of the week (if I got lucky) so to find it today was a great surprise! I opened it up to find I had a Ginny-inspired (as they're character themed) school supply kit! In my excitement to tear into it, I forgot to get a picture of it in the box, but this is what it looked like once I got it all out!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I couldn't even figure out where to start! There were so many packages, all labeled with their own little categories, even my boyfriend said it looked like they came out of a shop that way!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
One of the first things I stopped to play with for a few minutes was this little guy, who is named Humphrey and politely asked if I'd like anyone hexed. (What a nice thing for him to ask, as if he knew me already!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Then I got into the packages, and even though I tried to keep them separated as I opened them, I lost track of what some of them came out of. The little purple guy was the only class package in the first pile (shown below). He came wrapped up in the Care of Magical Creatures package, and if Poppy hadn't of told me to how to tame him, I never would've figured out to squeeze him! (it's a measuring tape, and it's so adorable I can't stop playing with it!)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Gryffindor bag came filled with jelly beans, which somehow disappeared during this photoshoot, even though they're still sealed in my kitchen now, so I don't know what happened there. The "wand case" (needle roll) will be great for keeping all the knitting needles in order, and I've been needing one! The hat and matching cowl came wrapped up with a sweet note from "mom" that made me giggle. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
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The main handmade item for the kit was this adorable purse, inspired by Ginny's look at the Slug Club dinner party (Poppy said that's one of her favorite scenes, it's one of my favorite scenes too!!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Then I checked out the Quidditch training package, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Herbology. Yum chocolate! And the tea smells AMAZING, I can't wait to try it! (it's elderberry/cherry) And the HP Q20 will be great for gearing up for Quidditch next season!<br />
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And these stitch markers, which I can't remember what package they came out of (might have been charms?) Harry and Ginny LOVE!<br />
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And what everyone needs in a school kit, knitting supplies! <br />
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I think these were Potions and Transfiguration (that makes sense in my head anyway!). I got some Knit Picks Bare in Fingering Weight (and a bunch of Koolaid to dye it with! SCORE!), some Knit Picks Shine Worsted (which I've never tried) PLUS a circular great for socks, a size 15 circular, and two awesome patterns! (Including one by a fellow swapper how cool!)<br />
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I made myself put away the Bare and not dye it IMMEDIATELY (like I wanted) because I've got to work on my HPKCHC knitting. But I wanted to. really. I'm going to plot it as motivation to knit faster!<br />
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This kit was amazing, so very well thought out and considerate, and luckily full of several things I needed! (the needle roll, the measuring tape, and of course, the needles!) Poppy's an amazing kit builder, and I feel totally lucky to have gotten spoiled by her. Poppy, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! <br />
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AND, although it's nowhere near as cool as the one I just got (though my spoilee did seem to like it) here's the Lupin kit I built. I had fun trying to tie everything together, and I think I did all right for my first kit. :)<br />
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We played our last Quidditch match over in HSKS group on Ravelry today. We lost, but it was SO close and we got through it so gracefully that I feel like we did a really great job. I was captaining, so you know that's a trainwreck waiting to happen, and half of our team were volunteers from other houses, and we definitely couldn't have done it without them.<br />
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Related to that, I've got Skype now, and learned to use it to do group calls today, fun times. SO, if anyone out there has Skype and wants to be my Skype friend, lemme know. :D<br />
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Other than all the swap madness, and working, I haven't really been doing a whole lot else lately. I'm starting to get my mojo back for my Etsy shop, now all I need to do is put that mojo to work! Too bad it can't work without me... :DJ-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-59383954502612795832010-05-25T01:47:00.002-04:002010-05-31T15:28:49.923-04:00Sudoku Madness! (HSKS)So, I just remembered how much I'm in love with Sudoku. Seriously. I'm not really a numbers person, but there's something in the structure and logic behind Sudoku that makes me ♥ it. The HSKS homework this week was doing some Sudoku's to get certain highlighted numbers, use the key to convert them to letters, and then unscramble them to find a word related to the Potter universe. <br />
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I downloaded them, then uploaded them into a Google doc so I could play around with the spreadsheet, and also used the margins to take notes about each row, column, and 3x3 square as I needed it. <br />
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This led me to realize how much easier they are to play on the computer!<br />
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Now I'll have to find somewhere to play them online!<br />
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Puzzle 1: Dobby<br />
Puzzle 2: Harry Potter<br />
Puzzle 3: Hogs HeadJ-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-52863696500090203462010-05-21T23:57:00.000-04:002010-05-21T23:57:34.746-04:00Quidditch! (HSKS)I'm playing Quidditch this weekend, I'm pretty excited!<br />
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If only it were as cool as taking the skies with a real broomstick and the world had magic, and I could keep going on and on forever in my Harry Potter geekness, but I'll stop. :)<br />
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The Quidditch I'm playing is a rather nifty version over in a Ravelry group I'm in, where it's done mixing knitting and crocheting (done by the chasers as the ways to make goals) with Harry Potter trivia (done by beaters!) and an extensive snitch-hunting Internet quest! It's quite an elaborate set-up, and I'm excited to get to play in the upcoming match. <br />
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I'll write how it goes after the match Sunday!J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-43043726633955377022010-05-16T21:41:00.000-04:002010-05-16T21:41:46.031-04:00Just a Cartoon Moment...Poor Snoopy...<br />
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This came from the <a href="http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Editorial-Cartoons/G373">Editorial Cartoons Gallery</a> over at USAToday.comJ-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-34030160306029797762010-05-16T00:29:00.000-04:002010-05-16T00:29:56.188-04:00Just an update...So, our HSKS prompt this week was in the spirit of funny. That's really funny, because the jokes have been bouncing around in the House Cup lately too. This was my favorite that someone else posted:<br />
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How many Slytherins does it take to light a wand? <br />
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Six. One to light it, one to gloat over it, one to steal it, and three to look impressive.<br />
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How many Ravenclaws does it take to light a wand? <br />
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Just one, because she stayed up all night studying on how to do it properly.<br />
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How many Hufflepuffs does it take to light a wand? <br />
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Only one, but they’re so loyal she’ll probably tell you it took the whole house.<br />
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How many Gryffindors does it take to light a wand? <br />
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None. Gryffindors? We do not fear the dark!<br />
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We were also prompted to show some photos of ourselves that reflect the funny, so I dug around, and couldn't really find all that much. This is what I've got. They're not all of me. (obviously)<br />
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I'm hoping to get some pictures for Part 1 and Part 3, but if I don't have time, here's the rest of my homework. I'm geeking out a lot because I knew #3 and #4 without looking them up. :)<br />
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1. Sneezewort, scurvy grass, and lovage are used to make what?<br />
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2. Porcupine quills are to be added when to a Boil Cure Potion?<br />
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3. What potion, if brewed correctly, should change color numerous times throughout brewing including deep purple, lilac, and finishing clear?<br />
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A)The Draught of Living Death<br />
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4. This ingredient in the Draught of Peace, would likely bring you permanent peace since it is poisonous, what is it?<br />
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D)Hellebore<br />
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5. Chopped daisy roots, skinned shrivel-fig, sliced caterpillar, one rat spleen, dash of leech juice are all ingredients to what?<br />
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C)Shrinking SolutionJ-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-91093669735672853902010-04-26T18:31:00.000-04:002010-04-26T18:31:02.445-04:00Take That, Gryffindor! (hsks)<a name='more'></a>Hufflepuff won our first Quidditch match!!! I wasn't playing, because I had to go to work, but I did get to stay for the first 2/3rds or so of the match. It was something out of Quidditch Through the Ages---our Keeper had to leave due to a family emergency, and there was nobody to replace her! So, imagine our team, flying around the Pitch doing their best, and our goal wide open! Wide open! <br />
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I felt sooo bad because I couldn't step in and play, but I knew that I'd have to leave soon after that, and it wouldn't do any good. I was correct, because right before I left, Gryffindor scored their first goal, an easy hit towards our open goal posts. <br />
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So it all came down to the Snitch! In a feat worthy of Harry himself, Hufflepuff Seeker Rowan Dragonsinger caught the Snitch just seconds before the Gryffindor Seeker would have. Or so I hear, because I wasn't there at that point, but I imagine it all being quite fast paced and terribly exciting! So, HUZZAH Hufflepuff! I hope to be playing in at least one of our two remaining matches, coming up in May and June. Now that I've seen how it works, I think I could handle it, if I start training now. :)J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-70953288151710277642010-04-24T02:35:00.000-04:002010-04-24T02:35:07.913-04:00Quidditch! (HSKS)<a name='more'></a>Today is our first Quidditch match of the season! I'm pretty excited, I've never been to a Quidditch match before. Hopefully, I'll get to play in one later this season, but due to my schedule I'm only stopping by to watch for a while this time. I've got my Hufflepuff pride ready to go, I just need to stop listening to Wrock and go to sleep! (It's 2:30 in the morning. The Quidditch match starts at noon. I should be sleeping!) <br />
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So, if I'm late, it's not because I'm still in bed (except it might be...)J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-26201444142613916222010-04-17T02:46:00.000-04:002010-04-17T02:46:58.036-04:00Homeworks! (HSKS)HSKS Post. :)<br />
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Pt. 1: Protective Gear and Accessories for Care of Magical Creatures (sorry, had no time to get pictures!)<br />
What gear would I need to handle a magical creature? Well, definitely <b>gloves</b>, because lots of creatures have sharp claws, horns (and sometimes sharp edges or spikes!) and even like to bite!<br />
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Another item I would want is <b>earplugs!</b> We all know that mandrakes require earmuffs because their screams can harm us, but earplugs are something that would be good for more than just mandrakes! Have a crying, whining creature? Not any more!<br />
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Also something that would be really important would be a <strong>knife or scissors. </strong>Why? What if your creature gets stuck somewhere and you need to free them? Need to chop food for your creature? Or, if your creature has nails or claws, scissors might come in handy for trimming them. <br />
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One thing I would definitely want is a <strong>protective smock of some sort, like a ponchocloak. :) </strong>This is a must for any situation where there's a mess involved, because when you're done tending the creatures, you can just slip the ponchocloak off and you're still clean and tidy underneath!<br />
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Finally, a <strong>bag</strong> for carrying all of this in! Also, might be handy for carrying said magical creature. :)<br />
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Pt 2: House Elf Quiz!<br />
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1. Please describe the physical appearance of a house elf.<br />
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Short and lean (with skinny arms and legs), large eyes and large pointy ears.<br />
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2. Kreacher is the house elf of which wizarding family?<br />
The Noble House of Black. :)<br />
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3. What is Hermione Granger making for the house elves?<br />
knitted hats and socks in an effort to give them clothes. <br />
4. How do you free a house elf?<br />
By presenting them (even unintentionally, as Lucius Malfoy discovered!) with clothes. <br />
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Society for the Promotion of Elfish WelfareJ-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-76810289105701169132010-04-13T13:12:00.000-04:002010-04-13T13:12:02.247-04:00Settling In...This Be A <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/hogwarts-kit-swaps">HSKS</a> POST.<br />
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So, I'm settling in okay at Hogwarts. The Hufflepuffs are great. A few of us spent some time together the other night talking Quidditch and Kit Strategy. It was quite helpful, and I feel a bit more comfortable with both areas now. I wish I could apply for a time turner, so I would be able to have a Quidditch position for the whole term, but alas, it was not meant to be. I'm excited that I'll be able to play one match, and I hope I don't let the Puffs down. <br />
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I'm really enjoying living near the kitchens too. I've made friends with some of the house elves, and they let me sneak in and make my own snacks. :) I won't let them make them for me, because, well, they've got enough to do without serving me!<br />
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I'm knitting in all the free time I've got, which isn't a terrible lot, but I've been planning out a nice super secret project for someone out there, and I need to get that started ASAP. I do hope she loves it!<br />
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Well, I think that's all for me right now. <br />
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Hugs from Hufflepuff!<br />
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GenevraJ-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-29252156735630506802010-04-11T23:39:00.000-04:002010-04-11T23:39:52.360-04:00What I Really Should Be Doing Instead of Writing This Blog Post...I should be making things. The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/hp-knitting-crochet-house-cup">House Cup</a> is on break until May, so I've got all sorts of jolly free time, and what am I doing? Not that much. :)<br />
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I am working on a line of knitted amigurumi for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/suenosdejmi">my Etsy shop</a> and I'm pretty excited about them. I'm working on the second, and I want to have several of them finished before I list any of them for sale. I'm hoping to have one to preview on my Facebook page in a few days. <br />
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Other than that, I'm hoping to start my first sewing project soon! I've got some fabric that I had bought a while back to make a laptop sleeve out of. I've since changed my mind about the laptop sleeve, so I've decided to attempt to make a knitting needle roll. I have a pattern, so it shouldn't be too hard. Except for the part where it's sewing. !<br />
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I also should be working on my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/hogwarts-kit-swaps">HSKS kit</a>...which reminds me, I need to blog for that. And then make something for it. I have a bunch of ideas, which I can't really go into, since someone might find this and be spoiled. Lets just say it's going to be TOTALLY AWESOME. <br />
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And now I'll go watch <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&cad=14009586817357983785&ct=res&cd=4&ved=0CBMQtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DwmwM_AKeMCk&rct=j&q=a+very+potter+musical&ei=tZXCS7T1KIGBlAf72LnYBA&mk=0&mb=2&usg=AFQjCNGpLEzLIwCFqhbfbjE6AgZkeFMAxA&sig2=KVqenDiChJxFoyzsqejUAQ">A Very Potter Musical</a> instead of craft. :)J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-3691949052027160502010-03-30T19:28:00.002-04:002010-07-04T21:53:57.686-04:00The "What I Like" PostThis is the Post of Things I like. :)<br />
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<strong>Favorite Colors:</strong> Green & Purple are my absolute favorite colors. I love all shades of green, even the light and lime colors, but I prefer the darker colors. Same with Purple. I'm also fond of burnt-orange, browns, and blue (like medium blues...). Sky blue and burnt orange together makes my heart sing. :) <br />
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<strong>Favorite Scents:</strong> <br />
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I have to be careful with scents, because lots of things make me sneeze. I can't wear any perfumes or body sprays, but I'm largely okay with lotions and such. See 'Little Things I Like' below. Also things like household scents are largely out, because my DBF also sneezes, and different things make us sneeze. <br />
<strong>Favorite Yarn Brands:</strong> <br />
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I am largely unexperienced with yarn brands. I really covet some Koigu PPPM, because it's so freakin' pretty...I really like Mirasol Yarns, Knit Picks (love all KP but WOTA Bulky makes my heart sing, especially those handdyed colorways...yum!), and I recently fell in love with Moda Dea's Tweedle Dee (of course I did, they've discontinued it...) My regular stand by yarns are Patons Classic Wool Merino & Wool Ease. :) <br />
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I don't like yarns that scream 'felt me!', because they're usually rough and harsh. I like wools, but softer wools (or superwash wools are good too). Cottons are great with me, and I tend to enjoy blends: cotton blends, wool blends, etc. I'm on a super bulky yarn kick, love me some chunky chunky yarn! :) I don't have a lot of experience with sock yarn, so far I've been good enough to not buy it (because I've never made socks, lol!) I'm also working on collecting some bare colored wools that I can dye, because I'm experimenting with kool-aid dyeing!<br />
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I'm just not picky about needles. Coming from a crochet background, a hook's a hook IMO. I'm realizing this is different with knitting, but I still haven't figured out my favorites. I've got a nice little variety, a pair of bamboo, some wooden needles, and a slew of metal needles. I did get a Knit Picks Zephyr (size 6 tips) circ for Christmas, which I love, and I'm always looking to collect more tip sizes, etc. <br />
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<strong>Favorite Snacks:</strong> <br />
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I <strong>love</strong> Dark Chocolate (but I like my chocolate without nuts in it!). I also love mint, so anything with Dark Chocolate + Mint = Win (like 3 Musketeers Mint, Andes Mints, or those Ghirardelli Dark Mint squares....*drools* I'm not overly fond of peanut butter mixed with chocolate. I also like Wonka stuff like Gobstoppers, Runts, Nerds, etc... all that bad for you candy, and Sour Patch kids and those neon sour worms...yum....I also like coffee (just about anything coffee or coffee flavored), hot chocolate (yum!) and tea (any kind of tea, but i especially like fruit related teas!) <br />
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Tiny lotions or liquid bath soaps, things like Bath & Body Works, Burts Bees, etc. I love Cucumber Melon and Pomegranate anything. :) <br />
Lip Balms, because I can't ever have enough of that stuff. <br />
Koolaid for dyeing (shades of cherry, grape, and greens are my favorites)<br />
Soak Wash! I've recently discovered how awesome it is! I don't have a favorite scent yet because I'm still trying little samples Soak sent me.<br />
Stationary, particulary tiny little notebooks with hard covers on them. <br />
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Allergies: Don't mail me cigarettes or a puppy, and I'll be okay. Wait, please mail me a puppy. I'll sneeze, but it's a puppy!!! Unless he smokes, then you can keep him. ;)<br />
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Wishlists:<br />
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<a href="http://amzn.com/w/3EI8D0ATP7WQY">The Ultimate List</a> (will grow, and has Etsy and stuff on it too, since my Etsy favorites are a disaster zone!)J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-37340455026890212892010-03-29T22:38:00.001-04:002010-07-04T21:49:31.620-04:00My favorite HP CharactersIf the public at large didn't know, I'm a pretty geeky HP kid. I just can't help myself. I really enjoy thinking about the characters, about they represent in the books, how we see ourselves in them, etc. I was recently given the task of discussing who my favorites are, and why, so here we go. <br />
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When the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/hogwarts-kit-swaps">HSKS</a> said that the kits this term were character based, I found that pretty awesome. <br />
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We were given a list of characters, and told to choose our three favorites. I chose Ginny Weasley, Severus Snape, and Luna Lovegood. As much as I love him, I didn't choose Harry, I felt that was too easy. (but he rocks my socks off!) We were given some starter questions to help us brainstorm this, so I'm using a few of those, and also thinking about how she would apply to a kit theme. <br />
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<strong>Ginny Weasley</strong><br />
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I chose Ginny as my top character, because there are just so many things I love about her. Despite the fact that she grew up with 6 brothers, she's a strong feminine character. Her spunky, snarky personality reminds me of myself. :) I love how deeply she cares for Harry, and I know part of why I love her is because he loves her, she's his Happy Ending. :)<br />
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I also know my love for her is somewhat impacted by how her character is played over in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=C76BE906C9D83A3A">A Very Potter Musical</a> (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldix5R8x7XI&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=C76BE906C9D83A3A">Act 1, Scene 6</a> anybody?)<br />
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So what would a Ginny Weasley kit look like? I imagine it'd have some sort of Gryffindor pride in it, or rather something Quidditch pride related. It'd be a bit girly, because she's got her girly girl moments. I think it'd have something warm and winterishly in it, possibly something Molly made her. Craft wise, I think the pattern in the kit would be either something thick and warm like Ginny would wear, or something adorably cute that she'd want to cuddle and love! And of course it'd have sweet goodies in it, because all the HP youth loved sweets!<br />
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<strong>Severus Snape</strong><br />
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Oh Snape. How can I not love Snape? Before the omgWTF ending that was unveiled in Deathly Hallows, I loved Snape angst. Some of the funniest moments in the movies for me usually involved him smacking Harry and Ron around. He's the character you love to hate. When he did that bad thing he did at the end of HBP, I was heartbroken. You were too. Of course you were, we all were. I felt like I had been betrayed. Then, when we got the ending, and the department of backstory told us everything we needed to know, I was so emotionally overwhelmed. <br />
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I love Snape because everything he was boiled down to loyality and love. Everything he was, he was for Lily. He served Dumbledore for Lily. He protected Harry for Lily. He lived for Lily. BUT, he was so perfectly human, thus ultimately imperfect. Harry was still James' son, and he couldn't get past how he felt. So Harry got smacked around, abused, mistreated, belittled, and ultimately saved by Snape. <br />
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What would a Snape kit look like? Well, it would be imperfect and human like Snape, but how would that be physically manifested? (Don't mind my philosophical angst here...) Obviously, the Snape Kit would be gloriously Slytherinish in nature, with some Slytherin bling of some sort, lots of greeeeen, and possibly reflect Snape's love for Potions and DADA. Maybe the pattern would be incredibly complicated or a touch evil? I also want to say the kit would reflect his neverending love for Lily, but how would that be incorporated? (This just made me realize I want to learn to dye and make a Snape Loves Lily colorway! OMG!)<br />
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<strong>Luna Lovegood</strong><br />
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I don't have a lot to say about Luna. She just makes me happy. She's a free-spirited, intelligent young lady who's not afraid to be herself, despite the fact that almost everyone finds her a freak because of it. She's quirky and unique, and fun. :)<br />
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She's one that I actually chose because of her application to a kit. A Luna Kit would be hysterical. It would have some incredibly odd piece of jewelry in it, like her radish earrings, and the rest of the kit would be totally random just like Luna. :) Some fun and unique yarn (radically colored perhaps?), a really fun pattern, and neat accessories like sweets and such. <br />
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I hope all of this is useful to the One Who Sends Me Things (swapee? lol!), I've definitely enjoyed thinking about these characters and also how they apply to a Kit. It's been useful for me, now I just need to go see which characters the One I Send Things To chose. :)J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-28883559783816018372010-03-29T16:51:00.000-04:002010-03-29T16:51:01.885-04:00Warning: Harry Potter Geekery Ahead!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxtg8gDhCCCG_NrG4zstdy-SgG4IlVh1ZEm9HDzmU8PQ9cbs4YQHgvLIdchCAj5XcUFVPFWtXcndwGlQ1Yat2pAWpo_T5XzTTv3_RcXQrhMwpZIimrrWnzlMNbtF_MnVUiSRe/s1600/hsks10+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxtg8gDhCCCG_NrG4zstdy-SgG4IlVh1ZEm9HDzmU8PQ9cbs4YQHgvLIdchCAj5XcUFVPFWtXcndwGlQ1Yat2pAWpo_T5XzTTv3_RcXQrhMwpZIimrrWnzlMNbtF_MnVUiSRe/s320/hsks10+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've joined the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/hogwarts-kit-swaps">HSKS</a> over on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry!</a> </div><a name='more'></a>What does that mean? This means that for the next few months, my blog will become host to miss Genevra Dreamy, who is experiencing her first term at Hogwarts. The group is a swap group, so we send and receive a package by the end of the three month term, but along the way there's a lot of fun Hogwarts activities to get into! Like the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/hp-knitting-crochet-house-cup">HPKCHC</a>, where I already practically live, there's homework and Quidditch! One of the main differences is that each participant picks a character name, and plays through that character during the term. So Genevra is mine, chosen because I ♥ Ginny (and Genevra is a cool Italian way to spell her name. :)) and Dreamy comes from my username, suenosdejmi. I'm pretty bad at coming up with things like that, and I've never done any character playing before, so this will be very new to me. <br />
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I'll be tagging my posts with HSKS when relevant, so if you want or need to follow along (Hi Poppy, if you ever read this!) you can find all my posts in one nice spot! I'm hoping to use this as a chance to get my blog back active again, so it'll be mixed with Etsy post and other such things, as always.J-Mihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059904213402538126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25316734.post-30299444219980738152010-03-23T23:32:00.000-04:002010-03-23T23:32:15.243-04:00Owl Nest Cam!This was posted over on the <a href="http://etsyoffthewall.blogspot.com/">Owls blog</a>, and while I thought it was a neat concept, I didn't check it out right away. When another Owlie member, bumblebirch, linked it to me while we were chatting earlier I went ahead and clicked. And it's an owl, sitting in a box!<br />
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I just went back to check it randomly, and I saw the one hatched baby owlet (for just a second) and a bunch of eggs, as she was positioning herself to sit on them again. Based on the comments below the video, i had just missed seeing the male owl by a few minutes. Oh well. <br />
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