So Much for Sock Madness

I didn't make it past the third round. That's okay I hated the sock and haven't finished it yet. Not sure what to do since I don't want the yarn to go to waste. Guess it will be sleeping socks. I was so excited to try sock madness and this year it was all inexperienced designers for most of the socks. Really bad pattern writing and gauge? OMG! 15 rows to the inch? Just happened to be her choice of yarn not a standard but more like lace. Then she determined how much by taking her sock which had been done with 20 rounds and weighed it to change it to 40 rounds!  Turns out we all ran out of yarn some were able to get more before the time was up.  I couldn't since I bought the last too spools.  So I have odd colored toes.  Guess that's okay since I still have to rip them out and make them shorter.  WHO! in the world does a test pattern for 20 round legs in a lace yarn and then decides they want it to bee 40 so weighs it to add yardage to a pattern?  Then shows everyone in the world of Ravelry the pictures of the 20 rounds for the pattern???  Talk about false advertising!

 Yesh, then the third round was rainbow pipes... well they are like clown socks and not clear enough that I have the button on the wrong side for one sock and wasted a mini skein I really wanted to use for some fingerless gloves.  Those are the ones I need to finish.  Just if the heels were both the same color I would probably like them better.  So sock madness was a bust this year.  Don't know if I want to do next year.  Maybe for the patterns but this year left such a bad taste in my mouth and made my carpel tunnel worse.  I just don't know. We will see. 

Sock Madness 8 and I made it!

That's right!  I made it through round 2 and on to round 3.  I am not the happiest camper about the pattern but I got it done.  I will end up ripping out half the foot so I can make it shorter for myself and I will skip the fancy toe cable.

You can see in this picture how long the socks are.  WAAAAY! to looong for me.

Knitting Needle Conversion Chart

I've been getting into some old knitting patterns lately and I thought the needle sizes seemed really odd.  Turns out they were UK sizes and not US sizes.  Big difference on how you read the patterns too.  So with some poking around I found some online charts for converting the needle sizes.  Hope this is of help to others out there.

US	UK	US / UK Metric	European Metric	Older US system
8/0	24	.5 mm	.5 mm
6/0	22	.75 mm	.75 mm
	20		.875 mm
5/0	19	1.0 mm	1.0 mm	18 (steel dpn)
			1.125 mm	17 (steel dpn)
4/0	18	1.25 mm	1.25 mm	16 (steel dpn)
0	17	1.5 mm	1.5 mm	15 (steel dpn)
	16		1.625 mm
0	15	1.75 mm	1.75 mm	14 (steel dpn)
0	14	2 mm	2 mm	0 (standard needles) 13 (steel dpn)
1		2.25 mm	2.25 mm	12 (steel dpn)
1	13	2.5 mm	2.5 mm	1 (standard needles)
2	12	2.75 mm	2.75 mm	2 (standard needles) 11 (steel dpn)
2	11	3 mm	3 mm	3 (standard needles) 10 (steel dpn)
3	10	3.25 mm	3.5 mm
4		3.5 mm	3.5 mm	4 (standard needles) 9 (steel dpn)
5	9	3.75 mm	3.75 mm	5 (standard needles) 8 (steel dpn)
6	8	4 mm	4 mm
		4.25 mm	4.25 mm	6 (standard needles)
7	7	4.5 mm	4.5 mm
		4.75 mm	4.75 mm	7 (standard needles)
8	6	5 mm	5 mm	8 (standard needles)
		5.25 mm	5.25 mm	9 (standard needles)
9	5	5.5 mm	5.5 mm
		5.75 mm	5.75 mm	10 (standard needles)
10	4	6 mm	6 mm
10 1/2	3	6.5 mm	6.5 mm	10 1/2 (standard needles)
	2	7 mm	7 mm
	1	7.5 mm	7.5 mm
11	0	8 mm	8 mm
13	0	9 mm	9 mm
15	0	10 mm	10 mm
17			12.5 mm
18			14 mm
19			15.5 mm
35			19 mm
50			25 mm

Goodreads | Vicky Shaw (Idaho Falls, ID)'s review of The White Mountains

Goodreads | Vicky Shaw (Idaho Falls, ID)'s review of The White Mountains

*SIGH* Another Union Shoots It's Self in the Foot.

Today Hostess announced it's closing. The union wanted more money when the company is already in bankruptcy. You would think to insure keeping their jobs the union would have tried working with the company more. Now these people will have no jobs no income, and everything is gone because Hostess is already in bankruptcy. I'm hoping that my husbands work won't be doing that next.

Need another faucet mount filter that is not a PUR

This is now the second faucet mounted filter that has stripped out in less than a year. The first one made it 9 months before the adapter started to just blow off the faucet when we weren't even using the water filter. We didn't have the receipt so we bought another. This one made it 6 months then the change filter light stopped working. So we put the first one on since the adapter seemed to be doing just fine. Now the adapter is doing it again. I can't seem to find any replacement adapters, the kit only comes with one of each size/type. Not happy right now about this. No you would think I learned my lesson and kept the receipt, but I didn't.

InkGarden - Take Customization To The Next Level - Dollar Holiday Card Offer

InkGarden - Take Customization To The Next Level - Dollar Holiday Card Offer

I could so go for this deal. Now I better email Alexis about getting those pictures taken.

Homeschooler's on Glenn Beck

Coconut Cream Concentrate Review & Giveaway – Ends 10/24 – US & Canada | Contest Corner: The Best Giveaways on The Net!

Enter for your chance to win a free bottle of Tropical Traditions Coconut Cream. Coconut Cream Concentrate Review & Giveaway – Ends 10/24 – US & Canada | Contest Corner: The Best Giveaways on The Net!

The Neighbors Are Watching - Book Review

The Neighbors Are Watching: A Novel by Debra Ginsberg

HTC Sues Apple, Attempts To Block The Sale Of Macs and iOS Devices | TechnoBuffalo

HTC Sues Apple, Attempts To Block The Sale Of Macs and iOS Devices | TechnoBuffalo

Why is it that this makes me happy? I know it is so wrong to feel that way, but I'm just all "Go! HTC!!" every time it crosses my mind. I know it's so wrong someone please pray for me I just can't help it.

AAARRRRGGGHHH! The...

AAARRRRGGGHHH! The...

Why do Mac people think that having a Mac is the answer to any and all computer problems?! Heck in this case it wasn't even a computer problem it was me trying to remember the name of a FLIPPING Scrapbook kit! If they feel that all my problems would be fixed by getting a Mac why do I NOT! see them buying me one? Probably because they don't have the thousand bucks either! IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRY PUSHING A MAC ON ME THEN JUST GIVE ME ONE CAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE THOUSAND BUCKS FOR ONE! If I had the thousand bucks I wouldn't be living in an apartment and struggling to pay my medical bills. Or should I say wondering if I can afford to pay the co-pay to even go to the doctor. I'll probably die at home one day because I'll have decided that I don't have the $100 bucks for the stupid emergency room co-pay! and dying would be cheaper! So just stop saying that a Mac would fix everything! Because I don't have one you're saying, I stupid, inadequate, a moron, and my life is miserable because I chose to pay my rent instead of getting a Mac!

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Cottonelle Toilet Paper Only $1.50 at Walgreens, 7/31 ONLY! » The Krazy Coupon Lady

Cottonelle Toilet Paper Only $1.50 at Walgreens, 7/31 ONLY! » The Krazy Coupon Lady

I think I better just not sleep and hit the Walgreen's at 6am. What do you think?

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And use $1.00/1 Cottonelle Toilet Paper from August Walgreens Coupon Booklet (will deduct $2.00)
Pay $6.50, Receive $3.50 Register Reward
Final Price: 1.50 each when you buy 2

Penzey's DEAL!!!

Go to http://www.penzeys.com/
Promo code KINDNESS gets you any 1/2 cup jar of spices for free.
Promo code 22150C will add a free 1/2 cup jar of Northwoods Seasoning to your cart.
Choose the "Slow" shipping method for $3.95 shipping.

Dole Coupon

Right now on Facebook. The only weird thing is it prints really LARGE!
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Room Essentials Pillows at Target, Only $0.50! » The Krazy Coupon Lady

Room Essentials Pillows at Target, Only $0.50! » The Krazy Coupon Lady I used this deal and got 8 pillows for $4.24! How awesome was that!

This is a start

A start in getting my poor forgotten blog going again. Time to take new pictures and start scrapping. Finish scrapping Chris' pictures, and get Elizabeth's wedding pictures done and scrapped too. Thank goodness I also downloaded those ones to Photobucket or else I'd really be crying. Whew!

The Aurora on Vimeo

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You have got to see this guys stuff absolutely beautiful!