Can I just tell you? I had the worst day today. WORST. You see, Gorgeouses, yesterday’s sleep fest was FANTASTIC, but it was all a RUSE! It was a RUSE, I tell you! A RUSE!!!!!
When we got back from it’sgrandma’s birthday party (CAAAAAAKE!) last night, the monkey was looking sallow, and her little cheeks were BOILING HOT. I should have known, sigh, that that sweet afternoon sleep was a BAD SIGN — even though I enjoyed the frick out of it….
102 degrees. Not MAYJAH, yet still significant, of course. I thought she would, like, PASS OUT as soon as she hit the sheets last night (girlie was acting TIE-ERD), but NO. She was up all night. Ended up sleeping with me, and “cuddolling”– which, basically, means sucking her thumb and pinching the skin around my collar bone….SO BIZARRE….does it all the time. Usually does it with me, but sometimes certain others….
I digress.
So, yes. Today was plain awful. I was stuck at home most of the day, and those cheaty little buggers ran me ragged. To top it off, Rascal had a doctor’s appointment — his 6th-month checkup — and I had to wait in the DESERT-HOT waiting room or TWO HOURS. He got two needles that made this evening a royal mess for me. Especially with Josh-O out at basketball.
Gorgeouses, I could go on and on. Bad day. Bad. There was swearing and everything. I wanted to throw in the towel, Gorgeouses. THROW IN THE TOWEL!
Whatevs. Tomorrow will be better. In the meantime, I NEED inspiration to finish (well, pretty much START) the rascal’s blanket. Here it is again, for your viewing pleazhah….
I can’t seem to bring myself to get back into it. But, knitting’s the new yoga! It’s good for me. Meditative. Creative…. Need inspiration. So, check 13 celebrity knitters — some might surprise you!
1. JULIA ROBERTS (the most famous celebrity knitter of ALL, but couldn’t find a pic of her knitting!)
2. DAVID ARQUETTE
3. MARTHA STEWART (duhh…!)
4. JOAN CRAWFORD
5. FELICITY HUFFMAN
6. KRISTIN DAVIS
7. RUSSELL CROWE
8. GERI HALLIWELL
9. MARILOU HENNER
10. KATHARINE HEPBURN
11. PAULINA PORIZKOVA
12. DAKOTA FANNING
13. TRACEY ULLMAN
HEY GORGEOUSES? Do YOU knit??? If so, what are you working on??
Teena in Toronto said, March 26th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Sorry to hear that you had such a bad day. I hope all is well now.
I’m a knitter, as you know. Where’s my pic??!!
My TT13 is up too! Boogie on over!
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karla ~ looking towards heaven said, March 26th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Great list.
I just taught myself to knit over Christmas and love love love love love it!!! (although, I can’t tell you how many times I wanted to stick those needles in my eye while I was learning!)
I’m currently working on a blanket for my oldest… then one for each of the other 3
Happy T13
Blessings,
Karla
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Mrs. Brownstone @ XBOX Wife said, March 26th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Sorry to hear you had a bad day! I hope your baby is better soon. I do not knit but am planning on starting a class within the next couple of weeks! I have a long list of things I want to make. Seriously…Russell Crowe? In your profile photo, you kind of look like Michelle Trachtenburg ~ she was great in Buffy and in Ice Princess!
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Gwen said, March 27th, 2008 at 12:05 am
The only thing I could ever knit were Barbie scarves. Not a pretty thing.
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zenmomma said, March 27th, 2008 at 12:16 am
WAH! I can not knit. I’ve tried and I suck. I don’t drop stitches, I drop the needles. *sigh*
Sorry you had a bad day. Hope tomorrow is way better.
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MissMeliss said, March 27th, 2008 at 12:44 am
I think I am the only woman on the planet who doesn’t knit…
Great T13.
Lara said, March 27th, 2008 at 1:40 am
I HAD A BAD DAY TOO! Just wrote about it on my blog…’Cept I really don’t know why it was so bad. Just a downer I guess. Hope tomorrow’s better for both of us!
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Calee JGr said, March 27th, 2008 at 5:01 am
Poor Rascals…..
But really, Poor Cheaty!!!!!!!!!!
Mike said, March 27th, 2008 at 5:22 am
Hope you have a better day tomorrow. And the next.
Mike
http://somethingaboutparenting.typepad.com/
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LD said, March 27th, 2008 at 5:22 am
Who knew about the knitters?!?
I have never knit – no interest!!!
I hope the babies are better soon. That totally totally sucks
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grace said, March 27th, 2008 at 6:59 am
I don’t knit but my mom does. These celebs knit? I mean seriously? Geri Halliwell knitting seems like a remote idea!
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sam said, March 27th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Aw, I’m so sorry that your night was painful! (hugs)
And all this knitting talk is actually making me wanna learn. I can crochet, but I only know one pattern and I can’t only make blankets and scarves. LOL
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Beck said, March 27th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Your poor sick monkey.
I can’t knit and MANY people have tried to teach me. Ho hum, my hands are made out of thumbs.
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Chantal said, March 27th, 2008 at 8:35 am
ACH ok I take yesterdays comment back – Sleep bad
My little one is in the same predicament. He woke up last night at 2am with a 102 fever and was up for a few hours tossing and turning and kicking me and hubby. No fun at all.
I hope today is better for you.
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sdb in dubai said, March 27th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Thanks for letting me know that I’m in good knitting company
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tammy said, March 27th, 2008 at 8:53 am
I have wanted to learn how to knit for years…EVeryone in my family knits. The problem? My mother tried teaching me several times years ago when I was a teenager but she’s left handed and I’m right handed and it just wasn’t good. I ended up frustrated and never tried again! Maybe it’s time!
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Maribeth (marnini) said, March 27th, 2008 at 9:11 am
The men definitely shocked me. I want to be taught how to knit. I used to know how to crochet a bit. Where would one go to learn how to knit? I have no one that I know that does it
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JavaChick said, March 27th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Poor babies…
I am a begninning knitter. I started teaching myself a couple years ago. I started knitting a baby blanket for a friend 6 months ago and was moving right along up until January, at which point I seemed to lose steam. I am so close to being finished, but I just can’t seem to get back into it. At this rate, that poor baby will be all growed up by the time I finish.
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dayn said, March 27th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Hope she feels better soon!! We all have those days. The other day I told my 16 month old to be quiet, BE QUIET BE QUIET!! Then reality hit, I’m telling my 16mth old to be quiet in a loud voice. He wasn’t even doing anything, just fussing because he wanted up as usual and I wanted to wash the floors. Just one of those days, so don’t feel bad!
Renee said, March 27th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Sorry for your bad day. Hope Monkey is feeling better soon and that Rascal doesn’t catch it.
Yes I knit, but I’m a beginner. I also knifty knit and crochet. I only work on my knitting when it’s cold out cuz it’s hot to sit under all that yarn and my first project is just me learning how to do it..it’s a shawl/throw thing to keep me warm. once this skein runs out it’s finished. I like crochet better.
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ali said, March 27th, 2008 at 9:59 am
i CAN knit. i just don’t. i prefer the fleece baby blankets
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LAVENDULA said, March 27th, 2008 at 10:39 am
sorry you had such a bad day Haley.hope monkeys feeling better.and no i can’t knit i have two left feet for hands and zero patience as i am incredibly picky did i mention my two left feet….
Goofball said, March 27th, 2008 at 10:57 am
in grade 12 I suggested my classmates to knit a class scarf…just for fun, for bonding, for whatever. Most of them stared at me that I was nuts and totally uncool, some mumbeled that they didn’t know how to knit, most of them simply ignored me.
I didn’t remember how to knit either but with 4-5 of us we started a scarf anyway. And during lunch hours we continued a bit. And others got interested and asked us to teach them how to knit again. Test knits were started . The cupboard of the class got filled with knitting books and wool until the director came and complained that our books were cluttering on the windowsills and that they should be in the cupboards (we had no lockers).
The patterns on the scarf got more complicated all the time, the scarf moved along with our class when we were on schooltrips and in the end we had a scarf of 31 meters!!!!!!!!! 31 freaking meters.
And it ended in a fight who got to keep the class scarf after our graduation :p.
I’ve seen that show where Martha showed those capes and handed them out. they look hideous! Yikes!!!!!! Ugly capes
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Kristen said, March 27th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Hepburn was so gorg!
I am so sorry to hear you girly is sick, I hope today is a million times better day. Ugh, I would have been yelling at my dh for going to play and leaving me with sick kids. But I am a mean and witchy wife:)
Thinking of you Haley.
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Drea said, March 27th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I do knit
its fun but i never have time for it these days.
my moms really into it
her blog is
KnittingAura.blogspot.com
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kgirl said, March 27th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
My mum is a super champion knitter, so i leave it to her, but i crochet. save for a few pairs of slippers and a couple of hats, i’ve been working on the same blanket for 10 years.
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mamatulip said, March 27th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Ugh, that sounds like a shitty day. YUCK.
I had no idea that any of those celebs knit!
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Tena said, March 27th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I don’t knit, well I don’t know how. I want to learn in the worst way and a girlfriend of mine just shared a link online that teaches you how with video’s!!! Soon as I get home from my Vegas trip it is on…. like donkey kong!!! Sorry you had a rough day!
{{{ gentle hugs }}}}
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kelly said, March 27th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Joan Crawford should not have been allowed to use knitting needles, seriously.
Hope tomorrow is better, darlin.
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Porter said, March 27th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
sorry for your bad day…hope the cake was good?
i knit! i don’t really know what i’m doing yet, i’ve been teaching myself…and i am a perfectionist so i keep ripping it apart. oh i’m just working on a scarf of some sort.
Di said, March 28th, 2008 at 4:36 am
I do knit…but have nothing going at the moment. When I knit, I dress EXACTLY like Geri Halliwell! Freaky, huh?
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Ambrosiality said, March 28th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
hmm David Arquette knits? for some reason I always thoguht only Kritin’s SATC character could knit not her, pretty cool.
(smiles) & hope today’s a better day
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Chai latte mommy said, March 30th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I really liked your Thursday 13 this week! I am in the process of learning how to knit. It is something I have always wanted to do and didn’t have anyone to teach me. I finally found a great place about 5 minutes from my houes and they do private lessons. I have had a one hour lesson so far and am working on my very first scarf! It has been taking me a loooong time’cause I don’t always have the time with my little ones constantly bugging me!
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[...] Since I started knitting years ago, popularity in knitting has risen and now seems to be peaking in some unusual places. Julia Roberts, Julianne Moore and even Russell Crowe (who it turned out doesn’t knit, but just was photographed with yarn and needles in hand) are knitting their way through photo shoots, magazine articles and on film. Monica Lewinsky told Marie Claire that the only way to stay sane was to knit during grand jury hearings. Hilary Swank appeared on The Tonight Show talking about her favorite pastime, knitting between shoots. Check out thirteen celebrity knitters. [...]