Look I'm posting!!

I finished David's scarf yesterday and it's been a relief (i'll post pics tonite)! I'm hoping to start one of the sweaters tonite or tomorrow. About the sweater for me for the wedding, I found yarn!! So I'm awaiting the delivery of that yarn...it's a light yellow baby alpaca. This will be my first time using such a high quality yarn and I'm so happy that it will be for the wedding! That's if I like the way it turns out....And i may have to add some beading to it as well.

Wedding plans:
(This week)
- I will cut all of the directions inserts at work today because it needs to be done.
- I will spray a test sheet of the postcards to see if I like it sprayed or not.

(Next week)
- I will start on the photo guest book since I have to have that done relatively soon. And we're just going to litter it with engagement pics and maybe one or two others.
- I will finish all of the flower work and get it put away someplace out of the office.


I'm deciding if I want another insert about h'or d'heurves or not. The invite says that the reception starts at 6:30 but I want to emphasize that it's 6:30 SHARP. And that's when everything starts and if you're late, you're sol. So I'm trying to figure out how I want to word that and if I want since after that I will be able to assemble everything. The guest list also needs to be finalized. oy vey, the list keeps getting longer...

ok, i'm out!

kar

Progress??

Ok, so let's start with the progess chart:

1. Invite inserts - done! They just need to be cut and I'm going to spray the postcards with a gloss finish to make them look more "permanent" but other than the cutting, they're finally done. I've been playing with illustrator and photoshop a ton this week to get everything just right...but I'm happy to say they're done.
2. Invites themselves - done!! except for the monogram I need to glue all of the ribbons are tied and glued on and the pockets have been made. The monograms will be finished today or else!
3. Pots - haven't even looked at them, I better do some of those this weekend before I get ahead of myself. If I get all of this done in October I will be sitting pretty!

Up next for November:
- make earrings for the girls
- decorate champagne glasses (i have to order gold leading....)
- gather digital pictures for our photo guest book

Ok, now onto the matters of knitting and crocheting...

I love the minimalist sweater. Love, love, love it. BUT i don't think i can get it done properly in the time allowed so I'm going to switch my mom's sweater to a different crocheted version so that it will be done and be done nicely! I'm going to instead make the minimalist out of a wool (it was a cotton blend before) and make it for myself this time around in a pinky to possibly wear on wedding day. I was watching Reba last night (yes, I'm lame, leave me alone!) and they were renewing their vows and crap happened as it usually does and the girl put on the most adorable cardigan with some sparkles. I think this would be nice if i have more of an overcast day than a bright sunny one as I'm desparately hoping, and I'm hoping for more vegitation than bare trees :(

So my mom's sweater will now be the rosemary sweater out of interweave crochet. I do love to knit but I'm not confident enough to give a project to someone else! I'm fine with wearing my mistakes but no one else has to! I'm thinking I'll have to buy new yarn for this one too, I'll have to think about it. Right now I have knitpicks crayon and it should work and give more dimension to the piece but who knows, I'll figure it all out!

Ok, so that's all I have for the updates! Oh and the new e-pics turned out fabulous! It was the best decision to spend the money on this photographer!

Kar

The projects that lie ahead...

Ok first, let's talk about all the things I have to do kinda soon for the wedding:
1. 2nd round of e-pics, those happen this weekend and they're important because I want to finish the response postcards and want to see if I like a pic from the 2nd round or the 1st round better, I'm not sure which ones I will like.
2. Print, cut, and assemble invite inserts. I have them for the most part done and ready to print, but again, waiting for those 2nd e-pics...and I'm waiting for confirmation in writing about our new room rates...since they apparently changed for the better! yay!
3. Finish invites. I'm working on these at work since I have some downtime. I have to glue and tie the ribbons on them and then they'll be finished. Shouldn't take me long!
4. Finish the pots. I still have about 15-20 pots that need flowers in them. I'm hoping to finish those this week as well.

So those are all of the items I want to finish in October. Oh and not to mention losing around 5-10 pounds before January when I have my bustle done. I also have decided to make my garter and that will be a project for later, not now later.

Onto crocheting/knitting projects....

1. Sweater for mom for christmas. Knitted.
This will be a challenge as it's my first large knitted project but I absolutely love the sweater and think it would be perfect for her! It's from interweave knits and the minimilast cardigan, I'm too lazy to post pics!

2. Sweater for sister-in-law for christmas. Crocheted.
Though the directions are 3 pages long, I dont' think that it will be a big deal considering I'm a good crocheter and been doing it for a long time.

3. Scarf for fiance. Crocheted.
I've already started and am about 1/3 done. Hopefully tonite I'll make it to 1/2 way or more done. I made the pattern myself and it's a zig-zag stripe but I don't know how I'll like it when it's done. I'll just make him a new one next year if I dont' like it! HA!

4. Sweater for fiance's mom for christmas. Crocheted.
Do you see a pattern in xmas gifts? The yarn color I want isn't available until 10/22 so I have to wait to get this one started anyway, but it's crocheted so it shouldn't be a problem.

OK, so the only one I'm sorta worried about is the knitted one, but I'm confident as the pattern is not difficult at all. I'm hoping to have a sweater every 2 1/2-3 weeks done. It will take a lot of time but that's ok. I'll start bringing it to work and doing it on my lunch time so that's an hour a day, but probably more like 45 minutes.

So those are all my projects and I'm hoping to have a finished scarf either by the end of this week or the beginning of next. Wish me luck!

Kar