and knitting

domo arigato mister roboto

Hey - check out these cute knitted robots.

Thanks for the link, Newlin!

math is tough

The first time I knitted "in the round," I couldn't visualize how on earth the stitch marker worked. Was it knitted into the hat? How do you get it out of the stitches? Yes, I am a dumbass.

- Crazy Aunt Purl

Embarassing as it is, I will admit that I too was once befuddled by stitch markers. However, CAP, we, who were once confused by stitchmarkery, are not dumbasses, we have exceptionalities.

Anyway, I know that I do not need to point out the fabulousity of this Crazy Aunt Purl, but I did want to point you to her fabulous mathematics master pattern for a rolled brim hat. Isn't it darling?

iDork

I saw this over at Burnt Orange and couldn't resist. You should do it too...

My iTunes Library
How many total songs? 1414 songs, 3.7 days, 4.79 GB
Top Most Played Song: ChOOSe mE or Die - Tommy February6 (51)

Sort by...
Title
First: 7 - Moby
Last: Zor & Zam [TV Version] - The Monkees

Time
First: Jive - Cibbo Matto (:18)
Last: Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes (19:30)

Artist
First: 50 Cent - Places to Go
Last: Yuki - 長い夢 -Instrumental

Find "sex", how many songs show up? 4
Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sex Life - Black Box Recorder
Sexy Boy - Air
Sir Psycho Sexy - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Find "death", how many songs show up? 0

Find "love", how many songs show up? 50
(How glad am I that figured out how to export this to Excel and then could copy and paste it here?)
★Candy Pop In Love★ - Tommy february6
Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) - Antônio Carlos Jobim
Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) - Astrud Gilberto
Arigato We Love You - Pizzicato Five
Careless Love - Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan
Distant Lover (Live) - Marvin Gaye
Do Not Ask for Love - The Monkees
Down With Love - Blossom Dearie
Ellie's Love Theme - Isaac Hayes
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
Free Love - David Brent
Hallelujah I Love Him So - Monica Zetterlund
He Loves Me - Blossom Dearie
Highschool Lover - Air
I'm Lonely (And I Love It) - Future Bible Heroes
I Don't Want Your Love - Duran Duran
I still love you boy - Tommy february6
If Love Is A Red Dress - Maria McKee
It's Nasty (Genius Of Love) (Short Version) - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
Let Me Love You - Blossom Dearie
Love's Prelude - Pizzicato Five
Love's Theme - Giorgio Moroder
Love's Theme - Pizzicato Five
Love's Theme (Automator Mix) - Pizzicato Five and Automator
Love's Theme (Saint Etienne Mix) - Pizzicato Five and Saint Etienne
Love Doctor - Millie Jackson
Love is forever - Tommy february6
Love Is Only Sleeping - The Monkees
Love Is Only Sleeping [Alternate Mix] - The Monkees
Love Love Mode - Dimitri From Paris
Love Me - 50 Cent, Eminem & Obie Trice
Love To Love [Previously Unissued Alternate Mix] - The Monkees
Love Will Conquer All - Lionel Richie
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Nouvelle Vague
Lover Man - Blossom Dearie
Make Love To Me - Astrud Gilberto
My Lovely Man - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
Playground Love - Air
She Don't Love You - Lil' Kim
Sweet Love - Lionel Richie
Tereza My Love - Antônio Carlos Jobim
The Day We Fall In Love - The Monkees
The Kind Of Girl I Could Love - The Monkees
The Lover In You - The Sugar Hill Gang
This Is Not a Love Song - Nouvelle Vague
What Time Is Love (The KLF Original "Pure Trance" Version) - The Timelords
When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door) - The Monkees
ドッキドキ!LOVEメール - Aya Matsuura
ドッキドキ!LOVEメール(Instrumental) - Aya Matsuura

tears in my beer

It was 100 degrees yesterday so I hunkered down in my air conditioned bedroom last night with a couple of Bass Ales and The Manchurian Candidate and knitted away on the silly little scarf for my sister. I'm nearly finished, but the problem is that so is my yarn. So irritating!

That will soon be remedied because I ordered another skein from Knit Picks, along with the makings of a secret project or two.

While I wait for my order I guess I'll have to pass the time by playing a little solitaire.

F@#%!!!

That felt good.

Now that I got that off my chest, a link to the best rant ever.

"When did it become ok for you to talk to women this way? I wish I were invisible when I walk down the street. I don’t appreciate your comments. I’m not dressed like this for you, alright? I wear skirts when I leave the house because I’m going to work. In an office. (Unlike you guys, who apparently spend all day sitting on stoops. What the hell are you doing out there? You never move! How do you pay your rent?) Would you want someone to talk to your mom or your sister like that, every day? "

-anonymous post on Craiglist

sweating like a pig doing the jig at the gig of the century

It has been hot and very humid here so I haven't been doing much knitting, but feel like I should post something that has something to do with knitting on my blog that is supposed to be about knitting.

I got a chance to knit a bit more of the new bobbles on the bullet train scarf during this morning's commute. The ever so exciting photo at left is blurry because the driver seemed to be aiming for the potholes.

People were overly interested in my knitting today. I'm not really a fan of knitting in front of an audience. They really stared when I whipped out my camera and took a photo of my work in progress.

grand opening

grand opening
Originally uploaded by joleenieweenie.

Woo hoo - Love, Joleen is opening tomorrow (June 21).

She makes a lot of cute things. Check it out!

kimono a la mode

I'm still running at the mouth about my trip to Japan, so forgive yet another post that doesn't say much about knitting.

One of the things I love about Japan is seeing women out and about wearing kimono. I've always liked kimono, but really fell in love with the beautiful garments when my sister's friend dressed us up in kimono on my first visit to Japan.

Since it would be a bit bizarre for me to walk around town wearing one, I use the internet to get the vicarious kimono experience. As you know, there are now blogs about everything -- even kimono.

Here are a few I visit quite frequently.

tsumikimix blog Kimono no Torico fraise.net Nanairo Kimono Diary

Though I have nowhere to wear it, I do own one very cute yukata I bought off eBay. The silhouette really appeals to me, so I've long had my eye on Kyoto from Knitty (though I hesitate to add yet another knitting project to my to knit list).

Despite the fact that I wouldn't get a chance to wear it, if I had my way I'd buy a whole ensemble from Mamechiyo. Her kimono and yukata are amazing!

Since I couldn't justify buying a kimono or yukata on my last trip, I found the next best thing -- a great Kimono book by Mamechiyo called kimono a la mode (ISBN 4-09-103468-3).

The book is great, with wonderful Pierre et Gilles-ish photos and 60s style illustrations. Even if you never plan to wear a kimono, the color and pattern combinations are inspiring. Kimono a la mode also contains instructions, complete with photographs, on how to "get the knack" with wearing kimono.

Les tabliers...

Like I said, I didn't have much luck finding new knitting books while I was in Japan. However, I did finally get my hands on a book I had been coveting for a long time.

Les tabliers sont arrivés de Paris
ISBN 4-579-10972-4

I'm a big fan of aprons. It seems that recently they started becoming a trendy little thing to make and collect. They even sell them at Anthropologie (all links via Wee Wonderfuls).

The aprons in this book are ridiculously adorable. I'm not sure I'll ever make any of them due to my complete lack of sewing ability, but just looking at the photos is fun.

Even the illustrations in the pattern section are cute!

preoccupied

Hi. Howdy. Hello.

I'm still here, but haven't been doing any knitting of real significance, so haven't posted. I'm also feeling sleepy and a bit out of it. Out of it, as in I almost put my leftover lunch in my desk drawer, rather than in the refrigerator. Maybe it's the "detoxifying" vitamins I just started taking. Hmm, do you think they'll still detoxify me if I eat some skittles and drink some coffee for energy?

Anyway, I have a couple posts in the works and will be back very soon.