...what lola wants..

Howdy Crawl

2008-10-19T23:04:00.005-05:00

My coat was stolen last night from an after party @ the great hall. So when I spotted this cute bomber by Matix, I knew it was sold in that moment. Trying it on was only an after thought! The hood is deep and like the great winter TNA coat without being a TNA coat. Which is a bonus.... if you know what I mean.

I've also been wanting/stalking the following precious items:

The BTYRA purse is the perfect cognac for fall.
I dig the liner fabric a lot. It's fucking hot for a work tote.
$268 Steven by Steve Madden

As a cross body fan, this had also been on my radar.
Fossil is great quality and the details are sweet.
Check out that key. I'm a sucker for purse flare.
$148 Tanzania by Fossil

Right now the equally cute black version is on sale 29% off @ $104

Love this one by Fossil's Fifty-Four luxe line.
$465 - Dillards.com

Shoe Shoppin

2008-04-22T09:23:00.003-05:00

easy like sunday morning

2008-03-02T13:34:00.005-05:00

I'm trying to up my dress quota this year.
I want a hundred dresses so that I can wear one everyday this summer.

I love kohls dresses because they are so wearable.
I tried on a few while I was in the states but I only took this one home:

The straps are adjustable and the bust is even padded slightly!
I'd wear it with the bow in the front though for more jazz.

Oh yeH, I forgot about this BLOG!

2008-02-18T01:02:00.003-05:00

First post since August, I can't believe it!
I've been wrapped up with teamknit, my rockin knitblog that I co-author with my fantastic girlfriend Julie Cameron. Things are going great on that front, our readership is up and well beyond anything that we might have imagined. The only thing we need, quite desperately actually is a new web design. We geekily aspire to have our own .com, .net or .something by the end of the year. Who knows though, it could happen sooner than we think. Perhaps.....end of spring?OOh, S-P-R-I-N-G! The whole reason I even remembered this journal- I've been online shopping for new purses and shoes when I stumbled across ninewest.com and liked what I saw so much that I had to share.

Check it out:

Large Suede Hobo ~~$150.00~~
$99.99 SALE

Bow Feelin' Large Shopper $95.00

Patent Croc Top Handle $69.00
$49.99 SALE

Block Party Bracelet, ships 5/8 $95.00

-->it would go so well with my thick torque ring from tiffanys

<3 ikea

2007-08-14T20:40:00.000-05:00

ikea.com

Something like this is necessary so I don't keep throwing my stuff on a table when I get home.

Notes to self: inspirations

2007-08-13T15:16:00.000-05:00

boh baby boh

2007-08-12T11:16:00.000-05:00

gasps !!!

2007-08-07T14:57:00.001-05:00

Burton 08 just went live. OMG. Lovin it.

Burton 5/3

FUCKING WANT IT!

choos, i lub my choos

2007-07-16T17:37:00.000-05:00

Did you know steve madden made dresses?

2007-07-05T20:23:00.001-05:00

I sure didn't. I was just clicking around to find out which stores have a size 8 in the new floral flats I bought in the states- If they even have them here that is. What I like most about them is that each shoe is different. The material is the same but I'd be hard pressed to find two of the same( trust me I asked to see every size 7.5 they had.

and I'm also after these called "novice" in brown

The dresses are very trendy, but some maintain that element of staying power madden is known for. I'd buy one if it looked good- hands down good dresses are hard to find.

I like this new wave of "looking like a present waiting to be unwrapped" bows. A mix of Audrey and Forever21

slllllllaaaacking...

2007-06-25T12:41:00.000-05:00

the other blog has been taking much of my net time latley, but i've still been shopping oh yes.

right now, i'm coveting this

I want to figure out a way to knit it. But it might be a wee bit out of me league. yep. just a weee bit.

Colin, I'm in the garden! Colin!

2007-06-11T15:20:00.000-05:00

Remember the Secret Garden? I loved that book and movie. For a long time- as far as I can remember really, I've wanted my own bit of earth. On Saturday I took some great leaps and bounds on it. But I have no photos, so it's boring and I'll get on to other things.

It's been a while, but I've been busy with the TeamKnit I've been shopping though, finding some amazing dresses.

I'm sold on the green, not so much on the polkadots.

I ended up buying a pearlized white belt, and some very VERY cute earings from a local artist. Pictures later ofcourse.

The day before I found a special leather etched edition of the shoes below. I cannot emphasize how freaking better these shoes look in all one piece of leather. The laces will be taken out- I'll never wear them. But they are a perfect replacement for the aldo SLIPPERS I've been wearing as shoes. These new ones actually have SOLES. Oooh. My feet wont know what hit them. Bam!

Phase 1

2007-06-04T14:26:00.000-05:00

http://teamknit.blogspot.com

My mind is now a divided entity.
Fibre, knitting and designing there.
Shopping, frivolity, and all the other shallowdem here.

the BIG plan

2007-05-28T10:51:00.000-05:00

Jules and I have been hammering out details for a joint project. I dont want to give out details yet as I hardly have any, but it will be spectacular. I'd like to be opperational June 1 but thats probably a pipe dream and will settle for ASAP. Hopefully our meeting with the creative designer will inspire him to a fevered frenzy and we'll be up and blogfamous in no time. lmao. blogfamous.

memories of yesterday

2007-05-25T08:35:00.000-05:00

BlogTO review

2007-05-23T15:03:00.000-05:00

My sexy-asian-pie got a write up in one of my favourite blogs

http://www.blogto.com/contact_2007/2007/05/second_glance_at_well_and_good/

The show is on untill next thrusday May 31, 2007.
Come thursday for beers, my love's amazing photography and a braless jen

Lelah and Me

2007-05-23T13:43:00.000-05:00

i think i just had a yarn-gasm

2007-05-18T09:23:00.000-05:00

Ok. I've calmed down some since writing out the first draft of this post. I have a lot to say and I'm in a fantastic mood so lets get to it.

Yesterday was a special day. Not only was it our anniversary but the shopping gods smiled heavily upon me and oh did I bask in it.

I was at odds over what to get Toby, we celebrate anniversaries but usually don’t make a big deal out of it. Happy anniversary, lets get it on type deal. I just wanted an excuse to updrage him. So I bought him this posh leather card holder + removable brushed silver money clip from Harry Rosen. Nothing but the best.

Salvatore Ferragamo

I finally used up my $50 GAP giftcard. With these three below. I bought the white one in black, and the black one in a bright blue. Versitile pieces as each can be dressed up or down.

Yep! There's more!

I visited the holy grail known as "Cosmetics World" at Yonge/Charles. Wow just about sums it up. They have every styling line imaginable. High end shit man. I found the whole sebastian laminates line. *drools* so I picked up a new bottle of "Get a Grip" the ultimate in volume + control nonsticky gel. I also picked up some fake lashes, the outer half kind because a full set makes me look like a tramp. Straight up.

Gosh. I haven't even gotten to the yarn porn yet. Holycrap batman.

First let me show you my progress on Lelah. Cast on last night and 4 repeats later..

my precious.. preeeeeeecious debbie bliss arrived today along with two Addi Turbo Natura 24" circulars.

not sure what I'm going to make with this yet..
Trellis scarf? mmm....

Check out the joins!

Who's a happy kitten?

2007-05-15T12:34:00.000-05:00

My first yarn+needle purchase from knitpicks arrived yesterday and you bet I was swatchin the moment I sat down on the subway. The Lelah calls lace bit calls for 7&9's but they have not arrived from the other sale I bought from at knithappens but I can easily enough fit them on a 16" untill the 24" arrives.

This is going to make for some great semi-mindless knitting. Although I am swatching carefully. I've read on other blogs that this can be the top from hell if you dont get your guage in check.

3.25mm, 5.5mm, 4.0mm

I think I'm partial to the smaller guages. As Julie points out, "It looks more handknit than homemade".

Someone's got a bit of a problem...

2007-05-09T14:42:00.000-05:00

Uh-oh. I gotta stop bringing my credit card to work. The little voice in my head (suprisingly not Julie for once) knows that it won't stop me for I have it memorized! MUAHAHAHAHAHA! (halp me!)

I just bought 10 balls of Debbie Bliss Cotton DK. The sale advertised 2.60/ball with shipping and tax it was 4.10/ball which is still good according to the kind lady on Craftster.

I have great taste

2007-05-07T15:21:00.000-05:00

How suprising is it, that when- for nostalgia's sake, I look up the first yarn ever purchased and it's Malabrigo! Hah.

Angelina still crushingly beautiful

2007-05-05T10:54:00.000-05:00

I don't care why they don't have window washers in LA because this makes for a beautiful fucking candid.
Here is a link to the rest of the Angelina @ Wyclef gallery.

and in other news..

six skeins of coral
look out lelah
i'm commin

feeding the shopping jones

2007-05-01T09:28:00.000-05:00

I haven't been doing much knitting lately. The needles just aren't calling. Ok that’s a bold face lie- I just want to buy different yarns. I would really like to start the lelah top in the next few days. Maybe I'll do a lil shrapnel damage today? Mebbe.

What color?

I find I spend my time perusing shopping blogs and reading up on what everyone else is doing/wearing thes days. Here are my picks from anthropologie.com

whoa....deviantart attack!

2007-03-28T19:57:00.000-05:00

mmmmm...shopping

2007-03-19T09:20:00.000-05:00

Today I boycot work and windowshop all day long. Here is what I'd buy given the chance at a new wardrobe from Urban Outfitters.

I think my butt would look so cute in these overalls
Lux Lightweight Wide Leg Overalls -$29.99

Lacey Top - $28.00

Filigree Pendant -$28.00

Charming Pendant -$28.00

Charmeuse Floral Square Scarf-$11.99

Metallic Double Strap -$19.99

Granny Satchel -$39.99

Printed Kimono Blouse -$34.99

Sparkle Fine Rib Split Neck Thermal -$16.99

Kimchi & Blue Floral One Shoulder Dress -$49.99

ooh. hey there...

2007-03-13T13:54:00.000-05:00

it's not that i'm not knitting, because I am.

i've finished l'slouch, a cabled clutch, two cable scarves and a pair of slippers recently...

it's not that i don't like blogging, because I do.
i've totalled more hours on facebook and myspace combined than I have on my homework for school.

it's because i have no desire to have an ugly blog. were it to be pretty.. well I can fantasize the things I'd put. the things i dont bother with because of the uuuug.

and there you have it.

I went snowboarding in vermont on the weekend

2007-02-19T08:43:00.000-05:00

in spirit

Also been working on Kevin's #2 which by accident I made ginormous and had to rip out down to the flaps. Comming along nicley though ..NOW... *frustrated*

Guage is the bane of my existence.

long winded? nah... just bored at work...again

2007-02-13T12:03:00.000-05:00

My love monkey left yesterday to the states for a huge artist photoshoot. Watching him move on to bigger and better things just fills me with pride!

and to my relief and subsequently ever growing love of cellphones..

on to the fiber content

The other day I made a great leap over the interweb to destash and purchased some needles from pointeshoespunkrockandpurl.blogspot.com I try to shy away from internet orders because I always end up buying more than I need and more than I wanted to! I'm happy with this purchase though, and I've been plotting many devious projects.

Ok I lie.

I've mainly been thinking hard about how I'm going to make kevin's part 2. Which is turning out to be just as complicated as the arrrrgh's. Why must I be so ambitious when knitting? *smacks forehead* Like really, everyone else I know takes a pattern, knits it and voila. I on the other hand take the pattern dis and dismantle then fudge it up as I go along. baah.

it's only tuesday!
kill me!

I have a ton of photos to add but I'll get to them later.

ooh! I put the argyle aside last night and fiddled around with some cabling work.. can we say clutch?

shusterknits

2007-02-07T14:42:00.001-05:00

shusterknits, originally uploaded by j_sun.

believe it or not, i have found another man who knits!

here's another progress shot of the arrgh's

one of Toby

Trav(of Traviest) n me at his going away party lookin stoned

half baked

2007-01-31T14:25:00.000-05:00

Instead of finishing one glove completely, I started the second to save time while I figure out how to make the hole Karo wants. Seriously. This is damn hard.

Cast-on for my endpaper's and about 1/4 way throught the first one I realized I didn't like them as much as I had hoped. I'd post a picture but it's already back at the pond. Maybe a houndstooth motif instead. *shrugs*

I'll be so glad when I can knit for ME.

I have two other *secret* projects in the works right now for two friends who are all about exclusivity. They want stuff nobody else has, and nobody else will ever have. Easy enough, look forward to me breaking many copyright laws in the comming weeks.

what else?
Oh yes. I'm going to clean up this blog, sit down and write out some CSS/HTML and make a proper webpage. Whats the use of havin skills if you dont use them right?

arrrrrrrr guy

2007-01-25T18:44:00.001-05:00

arrrrrrrr guy, originally uploaded by j_sun.

you so boxxy

And in the category of things that have now taken up my life...

2007-01-15T10:52:00.000-05:00

This year I keep a few resolutions in my minds eye...

One: become stronger than I was before the accident
Two: being all my needle projects to fruition
Three: erase visa debt, and save up the cost of vacations BEFORE hand

Here's what I plan to accomplish so far for 2007. Crazy is as crazy does..

not in order

1. Fair Isle fingerless gloves/armwarmers *my own design for Karo
2. Endpaper mittens
3. Bella Paquita *Click
4. Lelah top *Click
5. Amelia *Click
6. Clapotis *Click
7. An undetermined triangle shawl as a gift to a friend
8. An undetermined rectangle shawl as a gift to a friend
9. Odessa *Grumperina

Besta get knittin hmm?

RudeCoreCap

2007-01-12T00:36:00.001-05:00

RudeCoreCap, originally uploaded by j_sun.

pattern comming soon@!

Rep that shit Ms. Noble

traviest

2007-01-04T14:52:00.001-05:00

traviest, originally uploaded by j_sun.

I knit this for a good friend using 1 skein of cotton yarn. no itchies here, no siree bob. The last thing you want to think riding down a hill is how much you want to scratch your forehead. This was made for man's size medium.

what you will need:
1 50g skein of desired color (worsted weight)
5mm 16inch circular needles
5mm double pointed needles
tapestry needles to weave in ends

Cast on 96 stitches
K2P2 rib for 1.5 inches

Cable Pattern:
Row1: * CB6, P2, K2, P2* Repeat to end
Row2, 3, 4: * K6, P2, K2, P2* Repeat to end

Repeat these 4 rows 8 times then begin decreases

Row1: * K2tog,K2, SKP, P2, K2, P2* Repeat across (80 sts)
Row2: * K4, P2, K2, P2* Repeat across
Row3: * K2tog, SKP, P2, K2, P2* Repeat across (64 sts)
Row4: * K2, P2* Repeat across
Row5: * K2tog, P2tog* Repeat across (32 sts)
Row6: Knit all sts
Row7: * K2tog* Repeat across (16 sts)
Row8: Knit all sts
Row9: * K2tog* Repeat across (8 sts)

break yarn and weave through the last 8 stitches and tie closed. weave begining end in and BOH. you have the traviest hat evAr.

white night

2007-01-04T13:26:00.001-05:00

white night, originally uploaded by j_sun.

i love this scarf, it's a (late) christmas prez for a girlfriend of mine who moved away. pairs perfect with an off the shoulder top when its too cold to wear alone. I used Romni Wool's hand spun 2(100g) skeins in white and they key point here---> it knits up so freakin soft.

This pattern work in multiples of (3 + 2)
Size 10mm neeedles

Cast on 17 stitches
Row 1 (RS): k1, *yo, sl1, k2, psso the two knit sts over; rep from *, end k1
Row 2: p

repeat these two rows to desired length, block, add fringe and enjoy !

A-hoy-hoy !

2007-01-03T13:45:00.000-05:00

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